XP contains a new feature called System Restore that
restores the system to a previous configuration point.
Should you restore your system to a point before you
activated XP on your computer, the OS will forget that
you activated it and you'll need to reactivate XP. If
the system restore point is past the 30-day grace period
that Microsoft allows for activation, you'll have to
activate XP immediately.
The only workaround to reactivating your system is
to perform the following steps:
The above procedure will work only if you've made no
significant hardware changes.
we saw that to bring up the Security dialog box for
files/folders/shares, you had to hold down the Ctrl
key. To eliminate this requirement, perform the following
steps:
- Start the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Local
Security Policy snap-in (Start, Control Panel, Administrative
Tools, Local Security Policy).
- Expand the Local Policies branch.
- Select Security Options.
- Double-click "Network access: Force network logons
using local accounts to authenticate as Guest."
- Select Disabled, and click OK.
- Close the snap-in.
- Reboot the system for the change to take effect.
Now you have share permissions and file security
on NTFS volumes. On FAT volumes, the Security menu
will remain unavailable.
How
do I use the new Windows XP Welcome screen? |
The new XP Welcome screen is actually as simple as
it looks. When you first boot the machine, log off,
or use Fast User Switching, the system displays a
screen with the computer's local accounts. To log
on as one of these accounts, click the appropriate
user name or picture. If you have a password, the
system will display an area for your password (if
you don't need a password, you'll be logged on).
Type your password and click the right arrow or press
Enter. If you forget your password and configured
a password hint, you can click the question mark (?)
next to the right arrow to display your hint. Note
that these password hints aren't secure; anyone
can see them by clicking the ?, so don't make them
too obvious.
Where can I get Microsoft's
extra Windows XP screen saver?
|
To highlight XP's and DirectX 8.0's features, Microsoft
developed an extra screen saver for XP that consists
of a 3D flag. You can download the screen saver for
free from Microsoft's Web
site.
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