Disable Windows Animation

Windows Animaiton is enabled by default. It includes animation that takes place during minimise and maximise operation. For those who have low system resources can improve their system performance using the following trick.........

• Open Registry Editior.
• Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics
• Change the Value of the MinAnimate to 0.
• Restart the computer for the change to take effect.
  

Changing Login Password without knowing it.

This trick can only be used by the Administrator account users.

To change the login password of any user account follow these simple steps:-

· Open Command Prompt(In Run dialog box type cmd and press Enter)

· Type in the Command Prompt net users.

· A list of available users will be displayed in the prompt.

· Now type net users [username] *

· Eg. net users john *

· Enter the new password as will be directed

Note: While typing password no characters will be displayed.

Change the Default Location of My Documents

There can be a situation where you run out of space in the drive that includes Windows XP. In such situation, you can change the location of default folders like My Documents. To do this task:-

· Move the My Documents folder to the new location, say [D:].

· Open Registry Editor(Type regedit in the Run Dialog Box)

· Navigate to : HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Explorer\User Shell Folders

· Change the value of the Personal element with the new path, that is, [D:\My Documents].