XP & NTFS Reader Tips

[spy1]

Got this from the latest LangaList:

"Reader Michael Santo was on a roll, and sent in two separate and
interesting tips on the same day:

* * 1) You may have noticed when you go to Add/Remove programs and
* * try to delete extra Windows components (like Messenger, which
* * I don't want), you only a few items. If you want all possible
* * Windows components you can uninstall, go into the \Windows\Inf
* * directory, edit SYSOC.INF and remove the word "hide" and
* * replace it with, well nothing. [I.E. replace instances of * * ",HIDE," with ",,"] You can then add/install all the Windows
* * components possible, including Windows Messenger.

* * 2) re NTFS, there's one thing you can do to increase
* * performance. The OS marks the timestamps a folder when you
* * access it. You can turn this off by Opening the registry and
* * Changing
* * \HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem\NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate
* * to 1. Naturally if the key does not exist you should create it ..."

(These may have been covered elsewhere here - if so, my apologies). Pete

[Checkout]

First class information - and exactly what I needed right now! *No wonder I haven't been able to uninstall/reinstall dial-up networking! *

Thanks, Pete!

[spy1]

You're quite welcome, Checkout! lol! Man, you were all over that one in a heartbeat! Very glad it helped. Pete

[Checkout]

Oh, they don't call me Quickie Checkout for nothing!

(I have to pay them, of course!)

[spy1]

I wouldn't touch that one with a ten foot pole! Pete