The new pattern will appear the next time you log on. If a user doesn't need it and most folks don't , you can get rid of it. You might be concerned about someone browsing your users' swap files and gathering up little bits of their sensitive data. A remote possibility, to be sure, but it could happen. For that extra measure of security, go to:. This will make shutdowns take longer, because it overwrites everything in the swap file with zeroes. Don't turn this feature on unless you have a serious security threat.
The System Restore feature in Windows XP automatically backs up a snapshot of your system, including your registry, every 24 hours. It also saves restore points for 90 days. Neither of these values is directly editable in the System Restore program, but you can change them in the registry. Go to:. You'll find an assortment of settings here. To change the interval between automatically created restore points, change the RPGlobalInterval setting. To change the number of days that a restore point is retained, change the RPLifeInterval setting.
System Restore time intervals are measured in seconds, not days, so you must convert the number of days you want into seconds. There are 86, seconds in a day, so multiply 86, by the number of days you want to determine the value.
There are 3, seconds in an hour. You can right-click a folder to get a list of actions you can apply to it. Here's a way to create an action on that right-click menu that opens a command prompt window with that folder as the current directory. In a text editor such as Notepad, type the following:. Save the file with any name you want, with a. Then, double-click the saved file and choose Yes to merge the file's information into the registry.
You can delete the file. Right-click any folder and you'll see the CommandPrompt Here option. Use Table A as a guide shown with decimal numbers, which is the way you should enter them. Notes from the Advanced Security settings: If you want the inheritable permissions that are assigned to the parent key to apply to a subkey, select the Inherit from parents the permission entries that apply to child objects.
Changing Ownership of a Registry Key Click the key for which you want to change ownership. Need more help? Expand your skills. Get new features first. Was this information helpful? Yes No. Thank you! Any more feedback? The more you tell us the more we can help. Can you help us improve? Resolved my issue. Clear instructions. Easy to follow.
No jargon. Pictures helped. Didn't match my screen. Incorrect instructions. Too technical. Although convenient, this method can pose security risks on your PC, especially if it is shared by other users or is accessible through remote access.
Automatically turn off the power of your PC at shutdown and stop the prompt informing you that it is safe to turn off the power of your system from displaying. Display hidden operating system files that do not display even after you configure Windows explorer to display hidden files.
Note: Value of 1 enables you to display super hidden files and 0 disables the feature to display super hidden files.
You can customize the behavior of your XP system by performing simple registry edits. However, prior to going ahead with a registry edit, remember to create a backup of your registry. This is important because all registry changes are permanent and there is no undo.
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