Windows XP Hints and Tips

Windows XP Tips Appearance Features and Fixes Install/Restore Balloon Tips Classic Mode Logon Style Numlock Quick Launch System Tray Icons Taskbar Buttons Windows Version Desktop E-mail Message Count Error Reporting Fast User Switch Firewall Hibernation MSN Messenger Non-Responsive Tasks Registration System Time General Notes Device Drivers Java Virtual Machine Paging File Quick Reinstall System Restore Security Networking Performance Administrator Logon Guest Account Passwords User Names (Show/Hide) Bandwidth DNS Cache NetBEUI TCP/IP CD Access File System Cache Performance General Notes Service Packs Service Pack 2 should be installed under all cases. This service pack corrects several major errors as well as installs java. There was no Java support in XP pre-Service Pack 1 without installing the Sun JRE. MSN.com is not installed by default. MSN Messenger is installed by default, however it is very simple to remove. See instructions below. XP is bulkier and more prone to security holes, but on a newer machine it is much faster and has a better load time due to optimizations made for newer hardware. Passport Microsoft originally made Passport a requirement to use Windows Messenger and other features. Despite the severe security weaknesses of Microsoft's Passport authentication system (http://www.avirubin.com/passport.html from an AT&T Labs analysis), XP repeatedly requests the user's e-mail address and pass word to create a Passpo rt e-commerce account . The passport authentication program, used by millions of people to log on to Hotmail, is trivially easy for a Trojan horse to compromise on Windows 9x and ME systems. A breach can expose a user's financial information, including credit card numbers that were typed in by a user and stored on Passport's central Web server. If you use MSN somebody can get your Passport ID, password, and the phone number to dial your ISP. Because a person's e-mail address and password are used to sign onto the What We Do Custom Development For the Web Maintenance Testimonials Development Concepts Usability Metatags Anti-Virus Anti-Spam Business Accounting Backup EDGE Digital Signage Linux Scalix Shop OnLine Document Management Applications Business Info Hardware Info Microsoft Info Linux 101 AIX 101 OnLine Help Help Desk Blog Backup EDGE Eudora mySQL PowerTerm uniBasic Business Pro & Yes I Can Analyze Your Needs Software Ownership Password Creation Effective Presentations Buses Cables Chips DVD Memory Monitors Networks Power Protection RAID SCSI Versions & LIcenses About Office Windows XP Access Excel Word Contact Us What's New Horizon Newsletter Our Customers Employment Versions & Licenses Windows XP About Office Access Excel Word indows XP Hints and Tips from Advan ced Horizons http://www.ahinc.com/wxp.htm 1 of 14 3/3/2011 12:46 PM

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Windows XP Hints and Tips