How to remove control panel applets

You can use this tips to remove the Control Panel applets.

1. Start regedit.
2. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel.
3. Created new key named don't load.
4. On the right pane, create new String Value for each each control panel applet you want removed.

Here are the Windows XP Pro Control Panel applets: Add or remove programs = appwiz.cpl
Accessibility Options = access.cpl
Add Hardware Wizard = hdwwiz.cpl
Network Connections = ncpa.cpl
ODBC Administrator = odbccp32.cpl
Display Properties = desk.cpl
Internet Properties = Inetcpl.cpl
Game Controllers = joy.cpl
Phone and modem Options = telephon.cpl
Time and Date Properties = timedate.cpl
Region and Language Options = intl.cpl
Power Options = powercfg.cpl
Mouse Properties = main.cpl
Sound and Audio Devices = mmsys.cpl
System Properties = sysdm.cpl
Speech Properties = sapi.cpl
User Accounts = nusrmgr.cpl

Get windows xp IP address information

Get Windows IP Information

1. Go to "DOS Prompt"
2. type "ipconfig /all"
3. Press ENTER

Increase Internet download connection at xp

This tips will increasing Simultaneous Internet Download Connections.
Increases the number of allowed simultaneous connections to ten (10). This tips will increasing Simultaneous Internet Download Connections.
Increases the number of allowed simultaneous connections to ten (10).

1. Start regedit.
2. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
3. Modify/Create DWORD Value of Data type REG_DWORD Named "MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server"
4. Setting for Value Data: [0000000a]
5. Modify/Create DWORD Value of Data type REG_DWORD Named "MaxConnectionsPerServer"
6. Setting for Value Data: [0000000a]
7. Close regedit

How to remove OEM link at Xp start menu

Usually, OEMs add their logo and icon to the Start Menu which cannot be removed just like removing a normal shortcut. Clicking the OEM Link may launch a website, folder or a program.

Usually, OEMs add their logo and icon to the Start Menu which cannot be removed just like removing a normal shortcut. Clicking the OEM Link may launch a website, folder or a program.

Example.. Do More With Gateway link for Gateway computers, Presario info center link for Compaq Presario systems.

Removing the OEM Link
If you don't plan to use these shortcuts and want to hide the OEM Link from the Start Menu:

Right-click the New Start Menu and choose Properties
Click Start Menu tab, Customize, Advanced tab
In the Start Menu items list, uncheck Manufacturer Link
Click OK, and OK
The OEM Link should no longer appear in the New Start Menu. In case, the above option Manufacturer Link is unavailable in the list, you may need to edit the registry and enable the option to show in the dialog.

Open Registry Editor and navigate to this location:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software\ Microsoft \ Windows\ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ StartMenu \ StartPanel \ ShowOEMLink

In the right-pane, set NoOEMLinkInstalled Value to 0
Close Registry Editor and restart Windows.
The Manufacturer Link entry should now appear in the 'Start Menu Items' dialog. Uncheck it. This hides the OEM Link from Start Menu. If you wish to remove the registry reference to the OEM Link completely [Optional], you will need to delete the following key in the Registry:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ CLSID \ {2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}

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Set NoOEMLinkInstalled value to 1 in the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ Start Menu \ StartPanel \ ShowOEMLink