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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
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Frequently used Tips & fixes for Windows XP
Windows XP Tips & Fixes
(Check the Tips Index for the entire list)
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Prevent Applications from stealing focus Disable Balloon Tips
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"Drive" Association Fix for XP Clean Most Recently Used (MRU) lists
How to manage Windows startup? Restore "Send To" context menu item
Edit the registry offline using BartPE CD Reinstalling System Restore in Windows XP
Registering programs with "Open With" SVCHOST.EXE Description
   
How to backup the Registry Restore Show Desktop icon to Quick Launch
Free-up the hard disk space Reset the special folder paths to defaults
Configure XP to Automatically Login Prevent XP searching inside ZIP / CAB files
Registry Editing disabled by administrator System Restore turned off by group policy

Internet Explorer Tips
Visit IEFAQ page for the entire list
Remove IE Restrictions & Restore tabs Reset IE Window placement
IE Toolbar reset position Repair Internet Explorer using IEFix
Disable Third-Party browser extensions Set IE as default browser (IE6 & XP only)
ToolbarCop - Manage IE Add-ons Enable or Disable Right-Click in IE
   
Internet Explorer "Advanced" tab is blank Missing "Empty Temporary Internet.." option
Quickly clear the Cache in IE Add HTML Editor to IE Options
Troubleshoot PDF Vs IE problems Enable download prompt for CSV files
Enable download prompt for PDF files Missing favorites after upgrading to XP?

  There are many other articles and problem solvers

The above is not the exhaustive list. For more Tips and Troubleshooting documents for Windows XP, start from this page. Or check the Recent documents page out here. Internet Explorer FAQ is here