Windows XP Hacks
by Preston Gralla

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This page was updated October 1, 2004

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Confirmed errors:


(7) Figure 1-2
Figure 1-2 in Windows XP Hacks shows an Arctic forest scene with what
are described as huskies by the author.  I'm very sure that the canids
shown are wolves, not dogs of any kind. 
<...>

Mike Ulman
Secretary, Alaskan Malamute Assistance League


(10) Hack #3
BootVis is no longer available from Microsoft's site.
Note: Microsoft has inexplicably taken bootvis.exe off its site, and it's
unclear whether it will ever post it again. However, old software never dies
--- on the Internet it lives on --- and so you can download it from
http://www.apcslonline.com/NOTESRING/HomeNR7.nsf/0/992a118207ef9705c1256ca60
0472394/$FILE/BootVis.exe or from http://home.no.net/frydland/downloads.htm.
If for some reason it's not available on those sites, do a Google search
using the search terms "download bootvis.exe" and you'll find other places
from where you can download it.


(57) 1st full paragraph, before first line:
Insert text:
This hack, for editing folders in the open dialog box, using HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\comdlg32,
only works in Windows XP Home Edition.

(161), hack #44 "Tweak DNS settings for faster internet Access", 
it is stated that:
"You'll find an existing HOSTS file in C:\System32\Drivers\Etc\HOSTS"
it should be
"You'll find an existing HOSTS file in C:\WINDOWS\System32\Drivers\Etc\HOSTS"