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36_748978 index.qxd 8/30/05 11:54 PM Page 347 Index Application Program Interface (API), 21 • A • applications AAC format music, 294 camera software, removing problematic, accounts. See user accounts 173–174 Acrobat Reader, updating, 43–44 choices of, 41–44 activation communication between, 21 about, 210 controlled with Task Manager, 202–204 installation CD, creation of, 212 pinning, 63–64 of new copy of Windows XP, 210–211 Quick Launch toolbar, adding to, 92–93 pirate product keys, 213 starting, 115–116 pirated copy of Windows, switching to on Windows XP, list of, 18 legitimate copy from, 214–215 AskWoody, 24, 253 of preinstallled Windows XP, 211–213 ATI video chip, 313, 316 problems with, 211 autoarranging icons, 101–102 product key, 210–211 Autoplay, disabling, 55–56 reinstallation of Windows XP, 211 auto-starting programs, 268–270 of volume licenses, 213–215 AVG Free active content on desktop, 98 about, 13, 32–33 Administrative Tools setting, 83 installation of, 262–263 Administrator accounts, 217 settings, adjusting, 263–264 Advanced Start menu settings, 80–83 Advanced tab in Customize Start Menu • B • dialog box, 80–83 AIM (AOL Instant Messenger), 165 background of desktop, changing color Alive MP3 Recorder, 301 of, 97 All Programs, rearranging, 73–78 backups AllOfMP3, 295–296 complete copy of hard drive, 16 anonymizers data backups, 14 about, 272 ghost of hard drive, 16 Anonymizer, 273 importance of, 14 SurfShield, 273 COPYRIGHTEDfor keys, MATERIAL 327–328 The-Cloak, 273 Registry backups, 15 antivirus software System Restore Point, 15 about, 261–262 binary data type, 325, 329 AVG Free, 262–264 BitTorrent uninstalling, 32–33 about, 307–308 AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), 165 installation of, 308–310 appearance blinking text, removing, 161 of desktop, customizing, 97–99 Blue Screen of Death, 21 and speed improvements, 334 bookmarks in Firefox, 155–156 BootIt NG, 240 36_748978 index.qxd 8/30/05 11:54 PM Page 348 348 Windows XP Hacks & Mods For Dummies Bott, Ed (Windows Media Player cheats for games, 315 “poisoned” license), 250 ClearType bottom layer of desktop, changing color about, 108 of, 97 modifying, 109–111 browsers. See also Firefox; Internet Clipboard contents saved as picture file, Explorer 189–190 choosing, 41 The-Cloak, 273 history information in, deleting, 273–276 codes for games, 315 buttons on taskbar, controlling groups of, combinations of keys, list of valid, 137 90–91 communication between programs, 21 compatibility issues games, 313 • C • Windows Update, incompatibility with cameras. See also pictures Firefox, 154 automatically downloading pictures from complete copy of hard drive, 16 camera to computer, 178–179 connection time, increasing, 346 Clipboard contents saved as picture file, contacts in Trillian, adding, 167–168 189–190 Control Panel setting, 82 deleting pictures, 182 Coolswitch, 56 file formats for pictures, converting, Copy to Folder, modifying, 134–135 188–190 copy-protected files converted to free MP3 memory card, copying pictures from, files, 297 179–180 CountdownClock extension in Firefox, 159 naming pictures, 176–177 CounterSpy, 265–267 new pictures, organizing, 181–182 CPU usage tracking with Task Manager, Paint, changing file formats for pictures 206–208 with, 189 critical patches, 250–251 renaming pictures, 182 customization resizing pictures, 185–188 desktop, 97–99 Restoration program, 182–185 folder templates, 122–123 rotating pictures, 181–182 keyboard shortcuts, 136–137 Scanner and Camera Wizard, 175–179 Quick Launch toolbar, 91–96 software, removing problematic, 173–174 Start menu, 60–62 storing pictures, 176–177 taskbar, 86–87 transferring pictures from camera, Customize Start Menu dialog box 175–179 Advanced tab, 80–83 undeleting images on, 182–185 left side of Start Menu, customizing, viewing pictures, 181–182 60–62 cascading menus All Programs menu, 74–75 TweakUI and, 51–52 • D • CDs data backups, 14 burning, 297–298 data types, 323–325 installation CD, creation of, 212 default file, 22 ripping, 299–300 36_748978 index.qxd 8/30/05 11:54 PM Page 349 Index 349 default settings of Firefox, changing, double word data type, 325 160–163 drive letters, reassigning, 241–242 defragmenting hard drives, 246 DVI connectors, 314 Deskbar on Google Desktop Search (GDS), 144–145 desktop • E • active content on, 98 eDonkey, 307 appearance, customizing, 97–99 Elder Geek, 24 background, changing color of, 97 e-mail bottom layer, changing color of, 97 anonymous e-mail, sending, 271 ClearType, 108–111 Remote Assistance connection through, customization of, 97–99 227, 231–233 icons on, 98, 99–102 eMusic, 295 monitor power saver on, 98 encrypting files, 278 mouse cursor, changing, 98 error codes, 200 screensaver on, 98 error messages in games, 318 searching, 140 error reports Themes, 102–108 about, 280 wallpaper, changing, 97 government receiving, 280 Device Manager turning off, 281 about, 199 errors, 20 error codes, 200 Event Logs, changing location of, 341–342 hardware, checking for ghosted, 200–202 Event Viewer starting, 199 about, 193 views in, 200 log files, saving, 198–199 DictionarySearch extension of Firefox, 159 Start menu, opening event logs from, 194 Diggler extension of Firefox, 159 using, 195–198 digital rights management, 294, 297 existing value, changing, 328–329 DirectX, problems with, 316–318 expiration date of invitation to Remote disabling programs/services in Windows, Assistance, 234–236 advice against, 314 extensions for Firefox, installing, 156–159 Disk Cleanup and speed improvements, 337–339 warning for, disabling, 245 • F • Disk Defragmenter, 246 FastTrack, 307 display name, 219 FAT (File Allocation Table) file system, DNS cache entries, removing negative, 182–183, 243 344–346 FAT32 (File Allocation Table) file system, Doom 3, 313 243–245 DOS favorite hacks and mods of author, 13–14 commands used to list files in folder, file access permissions, 12 130–134 file formats of pictures, converting, games, 314 188–190 use of, 12 file protection, 277–278 36_748978 index.qxd 8/30/05 11:54 PM Page 350 350 Windows XP Hacks & Mods For Dummies File Rescue Plus, 185 default settings, changing, 160–163 file sharing DictionarySearch extension, 159 about, 305 Diggler extension, 159 finding files, 310 extensions, installing, 156–159 Google used to find files, 310 ForecastFox extension, 159 infected files, 306 history information in, deleting, 273–276 legality of, 305, 306 installation of, 152–154 MP3 search engines used to find files, 310 Internet Explorer compared, 152 newsgroups used to find files, 310 keyboard shortcuts for, 163 P2P (Peer-to-Peer) file sharing, 305–307 printing Web pages in, 164–165 public domain files, 305 speed of, increasing, 162–163 quality of files, 306 tabs, working with, 154–156 scumware, 306 TinyURLCreator extension, 159 file system, 243 toolbar buttons, changing, 161 filename extensions Windows Update, incompatibility about, 116 with, 154 changing, 116–118 firewalls. See also Windows Firewall hidden/system files, 118–120 checking, 30–32 showing, 33–34, 118–120 and Remote Assistance, 233 unsafe filename extensions, 119 Floating Deskbar on Google Desktop filenames in Registry, sorting, 325–326 Search (GDS), 144–145 files folder templates Copy to Folder, modifying, 134–135 customization of, 122–123 copy-protected files converted to free memory for, setting aside extra, 123–124 MP3 files, 297 setting, 121–124 deleting, 277 folders erasing, 277 files in folder, listing, 129–134 finding, 310 My Recent Documents, 278–280 in folder, listing, 129–134 old-style names for, preventing, 339–340 GDS prevented from indexing specific, pinning, 65 145–146 Quick Launch toolbar, adding to, 93 Move to Folder, modifying, 134–135 footprints, 272 pinning, 66 ForecastFox extension in Firefox, 159 quality of files, 306 Frankel, Justin (Winamp), 302 Quick Launch toolbar, adding to, 93 Remote Assistance connection through, 227, 231–233 • G • Firefox games about, 13, 151–152 about, 311 advantages of, 152 ATI video chip, 316 blinking text, removing, 161 cheats for, 315 bookmarks, 155–156 codes for, 315 choosing, 41 compatibility issues, 313 Cookie options, 275–276 DirectX, problems with, 316–318 CountdownClock extension, 159 36_748978 index.qxd 8/30/05 11:54 PM Page 351 Index 351 disabling programs/services in Windows, rules for searching with, 150 advice against, 314 running, 143–145 Doom 3, 313 using, 150 DOS games, 314 GoToMyPC, 236 DVI connectors, 314 Grisoft, 262 error messages, 318 Group Policy Editor, modifications made Google used for getting ahead in, 314–315 with, 59–60 hardware issues, 315–316 Guest accounts, 218 information sources for getting ahead in, 314–315 Intel video chip, 316 • H • news on, 315 hackers, 17 nVIDIA video chip, 316 Hacking Windows XP (Sinchak), 24 refresh rate of monitor and, 314 hacks, author’s favorite, 13–14 sound driver problems, 316 hacks that don’t work video driver problems, 315–316 DOS, use of, 12 walkthroughs for, 315 file access permissions used to restrict Web sites on, 315 access, 12 Windows XP Game Advisor, 311–313 parental control software and XGI video chip, 316 modifications, 12 GDS. See Google Desktop Search Registry changes made to speed up a ghosted hardware, 200–202 computer, 11 GIANT, 265 Registry cleanup utility, use of, 11 Gibson, Steve Windows processes, disabling, 11 “How Sub-Pixel Font Rendering Works”, hard drives 108, defragmenting, 246 ShieldsUP! Web site, 258, 272 disk cleanup warning, disabling, 245 GIF files, 188 drive letters, reassigning, 241–242 Gnutella, 307 FAT disk conversion to NTFS, 243–245 Goodger, Ben (Firefox),