Cleaning Up Your Windows PC Startup

This is s shortened version of the data originally found at:
http://www.softwaretipsandtricks.com/startup_applications/howtoremove.php
Tools and places you can edit:
Start \ Run \  msconfig
Start \ Control Panel \ Administrative Tools \ Services
Win9X   -   C:\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp
WinNT\2K  – C:\Winnt\Profiles\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp
WinXP  – C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
Registry Locations:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServicesOnce
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
For Win 9x\ME – check the win.ini for load= or run= [...]

WINXP: Troubleshooting WIFI connection issues

Thanks to Microsoft for an excellent article on how to troubleshoot Windows XP Wireless connection issues.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/870702

Undelete (Free for Personal Use)

If your using a server then you probably have the ability to revert to a previous version of a file or recover from a backup file. If not, call me asap, to avoid losing all your files.
For the rest of you, call me if you have no data backup!
Now, your at home and you delete [...]

File Sharing Problems with Windows Vista

Many people experience problems trying to share folders in Windows Vista. This hopefully will help you sort out your drama’s.
Remember that in most home networks, there is no domain server, and so the usernames you create on each PC, are very unique from a username (with the same name) on another PC. For this reason [...]

WinXP: Internet browsing doesn’t work on any browser!

Windows XP sometimes experiences problems, when applications do not uninstall properly, in install improperly. This results in internet browsing to stop working, and chances are your TCP IP stack or Winsock registry entries are corrupt.
Use these tools to fix them up and make sure you reboot straight after!
http://www.xp-smoker.com/freeware.html
http://download.cnet.com/XP-TCP-IP-Repair/3000-2094_4-10410929.html
Cheers, josh

WinXP – RDP with three concurrent connections to XP

Hi there,
This solution is not secure by any means, so run it at your own risk. This solution effectively allows your mum, your dad, and you to use Remote Desktop to your computer all at the same time. Why do you want to do this? Maybe because their computers are slow and yours is fast..
I [...]

WinXP – Redirect Folders ie My Documents

USE THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK, BACKUP ALL DATA FIRST!
So your C: is running out of disk space, and you desperately need to move your documents to another drive..
Easy, just edit your registry here:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer \User Shell Folders
Change your documents folder to it’s new location.
You may need to change it at HKLM as above also.
Now [...]

WinXP – Slow PC, Slow Network Drives

If you have a slow computer, or you have network drives that you think are slowing down your computer, then try these solutions. Back up everything first! Use these fixes at your own risk.
GENERAL SPEED ISSUE+ Run CCleaner on all PC’s to clean dodgy files and registry entries+ C:\WINDOWS\system32\fxssvc.exe: disable the microsoft fax service+ Run [...]

WinXP – SM Bus Controller

In your device manager you will probably find this after an install of Windows XP.
Download the Intel INF tool and run it to fix this problem in most cases:
http://www.intel.com/support/chipsets/inf/
Cheers, josh

Print Spooler Crashing – sdimf32.dll

If your getting this error, then your print spooler is probably crashing frequently, and making all the printers disappear.
Here is my solution. Use at your own risk, this may cause problems on your PC. Back up everything and confirm backup before applying this fix.
Click Start then Run, then type in:regsvr32 /u C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\drivers\w32×86\3\SDIMF32.DLLPress OK
Browser to C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\drivers\w32×86\3\and [...]

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