| Windows XP Power Toolkit brings together detailed | | | | recommended hardware requirements, Windows XP |
| information on both Microsoft and third-party | | | | is the best-performing Windows operating system |
| Windows XP tools you probably never knew existed | | | | ever created. When networks were first created |
| -- tools that extend XP in powerful new ways, and | | | | they were intended to connect trusted computers |
| fix annoying problems you thought youd have to live | | | | together. Over time clusters of networks became |
| with. Most of the people say that many default | | | | connected, introducing the ability for an unknown |
| Windows XP tools and utilities are totally worthless | | | | entity from one network to connect to a computer |
| and just piece of crap. Besides the networking | | | | on another network, which led to the need for |
| wizards illustrated in the previous sections, there are | | | | protection. But now numerous tools are freely |
| several Windows XP tools that you need to be | | | | available on the Internet, making it easy for novice |
| familiar with. You will have also used Windows XP | | | | hackers (so-called script kiddies) to find vulnerabilities |
| tools to maintain a computer. | | | | in computers and exploit them. Intended for |
| This Power Toy gives you access to system | | | | organizations that have already deployed or are |
| settings that are not exposed in the Windows XP | | | | planning to deploy the Active Directory service, this |
| default user interface, including mouse settings, | | | | article helps administrators manage policy settings for |
| Explorer settings, taskbar settings, and more. Without | | | | computers running Windows XP, the successor to |
| a doubt, any user of Windows XP will learn about | | | | Windows 2000 Professional. Many new features of |
| several useful features. | | | | Windows XP such as Remote Assistance, Windows |
| Tools are small applications that implement a limited | | | | Media Player, and Error Reporting come with their |
| set of functions and help you perform management | | | | own Group Policy settings that administrators can use |
| or problem-solving tasks. Microsoft Windows XP | | | | to customize and standardize configurations for users |
| Professional provides a number of tools that can help | | | | and computers across the network. This article |
| you diagnose and resolve hardware and software | | | | explains: Whats new for policy settings in Windows |
| problems. Build a list of tools for future use in your | | | | XP Logon optimization in Windows XP Managing client |
| Favorites folder so that you can find the perfect tip | | | | computers using Windows XP Verifying policy with |
| the next time you need it. In addition to the tweaks, | | | | Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP). User data includes the |
| the program also offers several tools (Utilities) that | | | | documents, images, spreadsheets, presentations and |
| include a Start-Up Manager, Uninstaller, Cleanup | | | | email messages on a user's computer. User settings |
| Center, Disk Cleanup, and Designer XP. There are | | | | include application configurations, preferences, window |
| command line tools that can help. | | | | sizes, toolbar settings and so forth on a user's |
| If you can start the computer in safe mode but not | | | | computer. Personalized data, applications, and settings |
| in normal mode, the problem is caused by a driver or | | | | can follow each user to different computers |
| service that runs in normal mode. To start your | | | | throughout the network. Administrators can easily |
| computer in 'safe mode'. Note your computer might | | | | replace faulty computers and restore all user data |
| take longer to start and shut down when it is running | | | | and settings on a new computer. It also provides an |
| in safe mode because Windows XP Professional | | | | architectural overview of these features, and |
| disables disk caching in safe mode. Foremost | | | | presents sample scenarios showing how IntelliMirror is |
| computers that meet Microsoft's minimum | | | | used throughout a computers lifecycle. |