Tips 27- Protect Your Accounts

For additional security, you can force users to press Ctrl-Alt-Del at log-on (to prevent Trojan horses from taking over your system) and eliminate the automatic display of the last user's name in the log-on box. Launch Regedit and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ Windows\CurrentVersion\ Policies\System. Find or create a DWORD value named Don'tDisplayLastUserName and set its data to 1. In the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ Winlogon key, find or create a DWORD value named DisableCAD and set its data to 0 (zero). Note that you must be using the Windows 2000–style log-on, as discussed in the previous tip.

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Tips 1- Make Sure You Have the Latest update
Tips 2- Choose a File System
Tips 3- Find the Extras on the Windows XP Discs
Tips 4- Add (or Delete) Standard Desktop Icons
Tips 5- Get rid of Animated Dog
Tips 6- Tweak UI: The Must-have Tool
Tips 7- Create Your Own Toolbars
Tips 8- Eliminate Balloon Tips in the Notification Area
Tips 9- Remove Hidden Windows Components
Tips 10- Disable Error Reporting to Microsoft
Tips 11- Customize the Send To Menu
Tips 12- Enable Auto-complete in the Command Prompt
Tips 13- Add the Address Toolbar to the Taskbar
Tips 14- Search Better and Faster with Indexing
Tips 15- Organize Your Start Menu
Tips 16- The Desktop Cleanup Wizard
Tips 17- Use the Keyboard
Tips 18- Rename Multiple Files
Tips 19- Use Shortcut Keys to Launch Your Applications
Tips 20- Cool Hidden Extras
Tips 21- Private Character Editor (Eudcedit)
Tips 22- IExpress 2.0 (Iexpress)
Tips 23- Windows Media Player 6.4 (Mplayer2)
Tips 24- Keep Your Start Menu to Yourself
Tips 25- Avoid Simple File Sharing
Tips 26- Protect Your Password
Tips 27- Protect Your Accounts
Tips 28- Set Up Ownership on Hard Drives
Tips 29- Add a Subfolder in the Start Menu Visible to All Users
Tips 30- Media Player Shortcut Keys
Tips 31- Save Passwords
Tips 32- Clear Your Passwords
Tips 33- Internet explorer Shortcuts
Tips 34- Internet Connection Firewall
Tips 35- Automatic Wireless Device Configuration
Tips 36- Use the Hosts, Luke!
Tips 37- Find your IP address
Tips 38- Double Your Desktop
Tips 39- Maximize Battery Life
Tips 40- Juggle Wi -Fi At Work And Home
Tips 41- Optimize Remote Desktop
Tips 42- Using Infra Red In XP
Tips 43- Reduce Overhead By Setting Services to Manual
Tips 44- Don't Reactivate After Reinstalling
Tips 45- Reboot Without Launching Programs In The Startup Folder
Tips 46- Keep Windows Up To Date
Tips 47- Clean Up The Add/Remove Box
Tips 48- Roll Back Drivers
Tips 49- Check Event Logs
Tips 50- Clear The Prefetch
Tips 51- Protect Your Data
Tips 52- Back Up Critical System Files