IE does not give you the option to right-click on a Favorite and open it in a new window. Here’s how to add this functionality.

You can easily add shortcuts to your XP desktop for Restart and System Restore by following these simple steps.

If you require additional device information that is not typically displayed in Device Manager, you can configure Device Manager to show detailed information.

The Stored User Names and Passwords applet lets you assign user names and passwords to use when needing to authenticate yourself to services in domains other than the one you are currently logged into.

Instead of having to go to the Start button and then to Administrative Tools to get to Services, put it on the context menu of ‘My Computer’.

This tech-recipe describes how to edit the registry to prevent XP from displaying the last user who was logged on.

This Tweak allows you to add a web site to the Internet Explorer Toolbar: In our example we will use Tech-Recipes as the desired site.

The eye candy in Windows XP is great, unfortunately it can be resource heavy in terms of performance. You can compromise a little and speed up your computing while keeping that great XP look and feel. Follow these steps:

If you need to repair your Internet Explorer, follow the next steps:

You can overcome the limited options that Windows gives you for the placement of your desktop wallpaper (center or tile). With this setting you can move the image to an exact X,Y location on your desktop.