Turn of CD Auto Play

• Open My Computer
• Right click on your CD ROM and choose Properties
• Click on the Auto Play tab
• In the drop down box you can choose the Action for each choice shown in the drop down box

Or

1. Go to Start->Run->gpedit.msc
2. Computer Config -> Administrative Template -> System
3. Double click Turn off Autoplay
4. Enable it.

Launch Internet Explorer.

Select the Tools from the menu bar. Then select Internet Options... from the drop down menu. Once the internet options has loaded click on the general tab. Under the temporary internet files section click the settings button. A settings window will load. Slide the slider all the way to the left so the size indicated in the text box on the right is one. Click OK Click Ok

Internet Connection Sharing

To enable Internet Connection Sharing on a network connection:

1. Open Network Connections.
2. Click the dial-up, local area network, PPPoE, or VPN connection you want to share, and then, under Network Tasks, click Change settings of this connection.
3. On the Advanced tab, select the Allow other network users to connect through this computer's Internet connection check box.
4. If you want this connection to dial automatically when another computer on your home or small office network attempts to access external resources, select the Establish a dial-up connection whenever a computer on my network attempts to access the Internet check box.
5. If you want other network users to enable or disable the shared Internet connection, select the Allow other network users to control or disable the shared Internet connection check box.
6. Under Internet Connection Sharing, in Home networking connection, select any adapter that connects the computer sharing its Internet connection to the other computers on your network.

Watch your cookies

In XP, the Documents And Settings folder holds all user information, including configuration settings, favorites, and cookies. The Documents And Settings\Username\Cookies folder is where XP stashes cookies. How do you control the number of cookies you allow on your system? Click Start > Control Panel > Network And Internet Connections > Internet Options. Click the Privacy tab, then use the slider bar to modify your cookie settings. For instance, you can block cookies from sites that use personal identification without your consent. To increase your security, try out the other privacy settings in this dialog. The lowest level is Accept All Cookies while the highest is Block All Cookies, with low, medium, medium-high, and high settings in between. (An explanation of each appears as you move between settings.) Keep in mind that rejecting cookies may limit your actions on some Web sites, and some sites use cookies to track how many times you see a popup, for example, on this website, if you blocked cookies, you would see a popup on every page.

Speed Up Browsing on Windows XP Machines

Make Internet Explorer Go Faster

Here's a great tip to speed up your browsing of Windows XP machines. Its actually a fix to a bug installed as default in Windows 2000 that scans shared files for Scheduled Tasks. And it turns out that you can experience a delay as long as 30 seconds when you try to view shared files across a network because Windows 2000 is using the extra time to search the remote computer for any Scheduled Tasks. Note that though the fix is originally intended for only those affected, Windows 2000 users will experience that the actual browsing speed of both the Internet & Windows Explorers improve significantly after applying it since it doesn't search for Scheduled Tasks anymore. Here's how :

1. Open up the Registry and go to :
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Windows/Current Version/Explorer/RemoteComputer/NameSpace


2. Under that branch, select the key :
   {D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}
   and delete it.

This is the key that instructs Windows to search for Scheduled Tasks. You may want to export the exact branch so that you can restore the key if necessary.

This fix doesn't require a reboot and you can almost immediately notice how much it speeds up your browsing. Enjoy!

How to Disable Error Reporting in Windows XP

1. Open Control Panel


2. Click on Performance and Maintenance.


3. Click on System.


4. Then click on the Advanced tab


5. Click on the error-reporting button on the bottom of the windows.


6. Select Disable error reporting.


7. Click OK


8. Click OK

Autodisconnect doesn't work or settings change

If the settings change.... Q230142 Internet Explorer Auto Disconnect Feature Set to 5 Minutes After Using Netscape Communicator http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q230142

If auto disconnect doesn't work ....

Go to the advanced options of your dial up settings - IE tools/internet options/connections/dial up settings/advanced dial up settings and turn on the option to disconnect if connection no longer required.

Also see these links: Not Prompted to Disconnect After Closing Internet Explorer

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q153/9/65.asphttp://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q180/9/48.asphttp://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q193/5/55.asphttp://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q256/3/02.ASP

Then, if no joy shut down Internet Explorer and follow these instructions:Start Regedit and got to the following registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\RemoteAccess\Profile\Now look at the following DWORDS:EnableExitDisconnectEnableAutodisconnectIf either one has the data of 00 00 00 00, right click the value and select Modify.Change the data to 01 00 00 00.Also check this registry key.HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet SettingsLook at the DWORD: EnableAutodisconnect

If this value has the data of 00 00 00 00, change it to 01 00 00 00Remember to reboot the computer.