This is for broad band connections. I didn’t try it on dial up but might work for dial up.
make sure your logged on as actually "Administrator". do not log on with any account that just has administrator privileges.
1) start - run - type gpedit.msc
2) expand the "local computer policy" branch
3) expand the "administrative templates" branch
4) expand the "network branch"
5) Highlight the "QoS Packet Scheduler" in left window
6) in right window double click the "limit reservable bandwidth" setting
7) on setting tab check the "enabled" item
8) where it says "Bandwidth limit %" change it to read 0
Effect is immediate on some systems, some need to re-boot. This is more of a "counter what XP does" thing. In other words, programs can request up to 20% of the bandwidth be reserved for them, even with QoS disabled, this is no big deal and most programs do not request it. So, although QOS has caused a big stink because people think it reserves 20% of their bandwidth, you can still disable it, just to be sure
Monday, August 6, 2007
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Modify the Windows XP System Properties logo
This will open up your general system information dialog. On our Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Pro laptop, the Windows XP System Properties logo looks like this
If you want to put your own graphic in there, you should create your image in a .bmp graphic file. It's also a good idea to create this bitmap image with the same background shade of gray (RGB: 192, 192, 192) used in the Properties dialog. Otherwise, you risk letting Windows make its own judgments regarding color contrast and background shading.
The next thing to consider is the image size. The system properties dialog only offers enough real estate for an image of about 180 (wide) x120 (high) pixels. Make sure that you can fit your logo in this area.
Once you have created your logo and saved it as a .bmp file, copy it over to the system32 subfolder of your Windows system folder. If you don't know where your system folder is :
- Click the Start button and select "Run"
- In the "open" field, enter "cmd" (without the quotes) and click ok
- Windows will open up a dos command window
- In the command window, type "set system" (without the quotes)
- Look for the line that contains "SystemRoot", this is where your system directory is (generally, the Windows XP system folder is c:\windows)
Now that you know where your system folder is, copy your logo image file over to the system32 subfolder of your system folder. Then rename your logo image file to oemlogo.bmp
Additionally you can create a new file in this same folder and name the new file oeminfo.ini
In this file you can enter your contact information like in the example below :
[General]
Manufacturer=Windows Help Central
Model=ShowCase
[Support Information]
Line1=" "
Line2=" For support, sales, upgrades or questions:"
Line3=""
Line4=" Some text to demonstrate the XP System Properties logo"
Line5=" Windows XP Tips and Tricks "
Line6=" yadayada"
Line7=""
Line8=" +1 (888) 888-888 (voice)"
Line9=" +1 (888) 888-889 (fax)"
Line10=""
Line11=""
Line12=" http://windows-help-central.com/"
Save and close the file and you are ready. From now on, if someone opens up the system properties dialog, your own Windows XP System Properties logo is in there.
An icon to switch user fast
If you have enabled the Windows XP feature "Fast User Switching", you can create an additional icon to switch user FAST.
1) Right-click an empty space on your desktop
2) Select the option "new shortcut"
3) Type "rundll32.exe user32.dll LockWorkStation" (Exactly as shown here, but without the quotes. LockWorkStation is case-sensitive.)
4) Click next
5) Type a name for the shortcut (e.g. Switch User Fast) and click finish
This icon is so fast and handy and completely safe that I would recommend dragging it to your Quick Launch bar.
An icon to restart your computer fast
1) Right-click an empty space on your desktop
2) Select the option "new shortcut"
3) Type "shutdown -r -t 0" (Exactly as shown here, but without the quotes.)
Click next
4) Type a name for the shortcut (e.g. Fast Restart) and click finish
An icon to stop the shutdown mechanism
To create an anti-shutdown icon :
1) Right-click an empty space on your desktop
2) Select the option "new shortcut"
3) Type "shutdown -a" (Exactly as shown here, but without the quotes.)
Click next
4) Type a name for the shortcut (e.g. Anti shutdown) and click finish
A Windows XP shutdown icon on your desktop
1) Right-click an empty space on your desktop
2) Select the option "new shortcut"
3) Type "shutdown -s -t 0" (Exactly as shown here, but without the quotes. The last character in the command is a zero.)
4) Click next
5) Type a name for the shortcut (e.g. Fast shutdown) and click finish
Now you have a new icon on your desktop. Let's customize it some more.
5) Right-click the new icon and select properties.
In the dialog box that opens up, click change icon.
6) You may see a warning message that shutdown.exe contains no icons, just click ok if you see this
7) Choose a new icon
8) You are now ready to test your new Windows XP shutdown button. Make sure to close all applications and double-click your new icon to shutdown your computer.
Once the shutdown mechanism is started.