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Backup: Most of the tips and fixes in this site deal with Windows registry. Therefore general registry editing warning applies. It's your duty to do a registry backup or a complete system state backup if you wish to undo the changes made by one of the the Registry fixes / tips in this site. More info' on registry backup can be found in the following page:  How to Backup the Windows Registry
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This site contains information on how to troubleshoot problems in Windows, registry fixes, customization ideas, utilities and scripts to resolve problems in Windows XP. Resources available in this site should help you learn and fix the problems by yourselves.

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Ramesh Srinivasan
Microsoft MVP (2003-2012)

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