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    How to find your Internal IP address when using a router

    For: 98SE/ME/NT go to: start - run type in: winipcfg (and press enter) your internal IP address will displayed in a nice lil box :) For: XP/2K go to: start - run type in: command (and press enter) when the msdos window opens up, type in: ipconfig /all the...
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    Freeware Program to restore files

    I just found a wonderful little program (fits on a floppy) to restore files even after the Recycle Bin has been cleared. (will not work if you've run a defrag since clearing out the Recycle Bin tho) The file can be found here: http://hccweb1.bai.ne.jp/~hcj58401 and is designed to...
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    NT4/2K - Disable "Save Password" option in dial-up networking

    The dial-up networking (DUN) subsystem lets you maintain a separate user name and password for each and every entry in the Phonebook. You can also use the "Save this password" checkbox which appears in the RAS Logon Dialog; when you do, that account's password will be saved in the registry...
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    NT4/2K/XP - clearing the pagefile at shutdown

    How secure an OS is depends upon certain features implemented, one feature being object reuse. Simple put, object reuse just means that objects (including disk blocks, memory and other shared resources) are cleared out after use. This prevents leakage of confidential data. As shipped NT4...
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    NT4/2K - Prevent workstations from caching of logon credentials

    By default, NT workstations will cache the last ten sets of logon credentials received from a domain controller. This reduces the number of times a workstation has to contact a domain controller for verification of a logon request, and it often makes it possible to log on to a domain even when...
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    NT4 - Turn off CD-ROM AutoRun

    Some folks like AutoRun; some (like myself) hate it ! You can disable this feature by adding a REG_DWORD named HKEY_Local_Machine\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Cdrom\AutoRun and setting it's value to 0. note: may also work for 2k - try it at your own risk tho !
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    NT4 - Suppress Error Msg During Boot/Logon

    During the NT boot process, it's not uncommon to see error dialogs reporting problems that occurred during startup. For example, you may see warnings telling you that a device driver couldn't be started or that some other system component didn't do what it was supposed to do. You can suppress...
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    NT4 - Speed Up The Taskbar

    To adjust the Taskbar popup speed, add a REG_SZ value named MenuShowDisplay to the registry in the following location: HKEY_Current_User\Control Panel\Desktop This value determines the number of milliseconds the shell will pause before displaying the Taskbar. By default, it's set to "400"...
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    Loadwc.exe/webcheck.dll - Parasites !

    loadwc.exe and webcheck.dll are used to manage subscriptions and user profiles for IE4/5/5.5. (I can't seem to find any info on this for IE6) If you don't use subscriptions or user profiles, you can get rid of it. This "parasite" is executed via the following registry key...
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    D2/LoD - cd spinning driving you nuts ?

    Locate and copy all *music.mpq files from the cd's to your D2/LoD folder. (do not replace any existing *music.mpq's) CD will now spin up only when you start the game - alot quieter ! oopsies ! I forgot to also mention that I've disabled auto-run on the cd-rom.
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