1. Reinstalling Windows XP does not require re-activate
If you need to reinstall Windows XP, you usually have to reactivate it. In fact, as long as you back up the files in the windows\system32 directory during the first activation, you no longer need to do the activation work. After reinstalling Windows XP, you only need to copy the file to the above directory.
2. How to know if your Windows XP is activated
Open Start → Run, enter: oobe/msoobe /a in the pop-up dialog box. After pressing, the system will pop up a window to tell you whether the system has been activated.
3. Find the missing quick start bar
Move the mouse to an empty area of the taskbar, right-click to select "Properties" from the pop-up menu, select the "Task Bar" tab in the pop-up window, and then select the "Show Quick Start" check box from the "Task Bar Appearance" box, and "OK".
4. The background of the login interface changes color
Open the registry editor, find [hkey-users\.default\control panel\colors], and change the background value to "0 0 0" (without quotes), so that the login background will become black.
5. Completely uninstall xp
Some friends find that they don’t like this operating system after installing Windows XP. At this time, you can use the Windows 98 installation CD to boot to the DOS state, and then type: format -ur. This will delete all XP files and reinstall Windows 98/Me.
6. The system saves life
When suspected that changes made to the computer before the system restart may cause a failure, press F8 when starting the system and select "Last Correct Configuration" to restore the changes made to the system.
7. Recover previous drivers of hardware
When you find that the system is unstable or the hardware cannot work after installing the new hardware driver, you can simply select the Driver Recovery button in Device Manager to restore to your previous normal system state. But the printer driver cannot be restored.
8. Automatic login
Click Start → Run, enter ", usersrundll" (without quotes), and then cancel "users must enter a user name and password to use this computer" in user acconts, click "ok", and then enter the user name and password you want to log in to yourself in the pop-up dialog box.
9. Shortcut keys for quick shutdown or restart (timeable)
Right-click on the desktop and select New (shortcut, enter the position in the pop-up wizard as: c:\windows\system32\ -s -t 10 (where -s can be changed to -r, which means restart, and -t 10 means a delay of 10 seconds, you can change this number according to your needs). After making this shortcut, specify an icon for it according to the method above. This quick shutdown or restart technique will display a relatively beautiful dialog box that prompts shutdown (restart), and you can add "-c "I'm going to shut down!"" to the back, so that the sentence will be displayed in the dialog box. Of course, you can freely text. But be careful not to exceed 127 characters.
10. Shut down and restart only 1 second
If you want Windows XP to shut down instantly, you can press CTRL+ALT+DEL, then click "Shut down" → "Shut down" in the pop-up task manager, and press and hold CTRL at the same time. In less than 1 second, you will find that the system has been shut down, just in the blink of an eye. By the same token, if you select "Reboot" in the "Shutdown" menu, you can restart quickly.
If you need to reinstall Windows XP, you usually have to reactivate it. In fact, as long as you back up the files in the windows\system32 directory during the first activation, you no longer need to do the activation work. After reinstalling Windows XP, you only need to copy the file to the above directory.
2. How to know if your Windows XP is activated
Open Start → Run, enter: oobe/msoobe /a in the pop-up dialog box. After pressing, the system will pop up a window to tell you whether the system has been activated.
3. Find the missing quick start bar
Move the mouse to an empty area of the taskbar, right-click to select "Properties" from the pop-up menu, select the "Task Bar" tab in the pop-up window, and then select the "Show Quick Start" check box from the "Task Bar Appearance" box, and "OK".
4. The background of the login interface changes color
Open the registry editor, find [hkey-users\.default\control panel\colors], and change the background value to "0 0 0" (without quotes), so that the login background will become black.
5. Completely uninstall xp
Some friends find that they don’t like this operating system after installing Windows XP. At this time, you can use the Windows 98 installation CD to boot to the DOS state, and then type: format -ur. This will delete all XP files and reinstall Windows 98/Me.
6. The system saves life
When suspected that changes made to the computer before the system restart may cause a failure, press F8 when starting the system and select "Last Correct Configuration" to restore the changes made to the system.
7. Recover previous drivers of hardware
When you find that the system is unstable or the hardware cannot work after installing the new hardware driver, you can simply select the Driver Recovery button in Device Manager to restore to your previous normal system state. But the printer driver cannot be restored.
8. Automatic login
Click Start → Run, enter ", usersrundll" (without quotes), and then cancel "users must enter a user name and password to use this computer" in user acconts, click "ok", and then enter the user name and password you want to log in to yourself in the pop-up dialog box.
9. Shortcut keys for quick shutdown or restart (timeable)
Right-click on the desktop and select New (shortcut, enter the position in the pop-up wizard as: c:\windows\system32\ -s -t 10 (where -s can be changed to -r, which means restart, and -t 10 means a delay of 10 seconds, you can change this number according to your needs). After making this shortcut, specify an icon for it according to the method above. This quick shutdown or restart technique will display a relatively beautiful dialog box that prompts shutdown (restart), and you can add "-c "I'm going to shut down!"" to the back, so that the sentence will be displayed in the dialog box. Of course, you can freely text. But be careful not to exceed 127 characters.
10. Shut down and restart only 1 second
If you want Windows XP to shut down instantly, you can press CTRL+ALT+DEL, then click "Shut down" → "Shut down" in the pop-up task manager, and press and hold CTRL at the same time. In less than 1 second, you will find that the system has been shut down, just in the blink of an eye. By the same token, if you select "Reboot" in the "Shutdown" menu, you can restart quickly.