Start menu delay

Hkey_current_user\control Panel\desktop locate

Menushowdelay change value from 400 to 15

Sound Problem,Disk Drive,Folders

While you are opening any file/folder during playing of CD/DVD u r feeling turbulence of sound.To avoid follow d given steps

Open Device Manager
-IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers
-Primary IDE channel
-Advanced Settings
-Transfer Mode(Both)
-select DMA if available

Do d Same in secondary IDE channel

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To Change Drive Letter:

Go to

Control panel>admin tool>computer management>disk managmnt>right click d partition whose name u want 2 change

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Folders

Device names such as COM1, CON or LPT1 are reserved words, and they can't be used as folder or file names.

AUTOMATICALLY KILL TASK

To allow Windows XP to close non-responsive applications automatically upon shutdown:

Open REGEDIT and navigate to 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop'

Highlight the value 'AutoEndTasks.'

Change the value to '1'

XP will now be able to close hung applications without user input during the shutdown process.

Close hung applications

Open REGEDIT and navigate to 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop'

Highlight the value 'AutoEndTasks.'

Change the value to '1'

XP will now be able to close hung applications without user input during the shutdown process.