Change The Text Of Internet Explorer's Title Bar!

The title bar of Internet Explorer displays the text "Microsoft Internet Explorer," along with the title of the page you're visiting. If you're tired of constantly being assaulted with images and words from Big Red up in Redmond, you can change that text to anything that you want - including "My Other Computer Runs Linux":

1. From a command line or from the Run line, run regedit. This opens the Registry Editor.
2. Select the folder HKEY_CURRENT_USER and follow the folder path \Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main.
3. Add a new String Value named Window Title. In the Value field type in the text you want to appear and then hit OK.
4. Close Internet Explorer if it's open, and restart it. The title bar will now have your new text.
5. If you want your title bar to have no text in it aside from the title of the page you're currently visiting, create the Window Title string value, but leave the Value field empty.

Caution Using the Registry Editor Incorrectly can cause Data Loss or even Operating System Failure. Be careful when directly editing the registry.

Gary Chambers

Customize The CPU Cycles Given To Programs And Processes!

XP assigns every program and process running on your PC a priority which determines the relative amount of CPU power that it gets compared to other programs. The priorities that XP assigns are: Low, BelowNormal, Normal, AboveNormal, High and Realtime. Most programs are assigned the Normal priority, but using the Task Manager, you can change the priorities assigned to any process or program. If you've got a lot of applications running, but want one - like a 3D shooter -- to get most of the processor's attention, this can really speed it up. To change the priority of a running program or process:

1. Run the Task Manager by pressing Ctrl-Alt-Delete.
2. Click on the Processes tab.
3. Right-click on the program or process whose priority you want to change, highlight Set Priority and choose the priority for the program. When you assign a new priority to a process or program, that new priority sticks only as long as the program or process is running. Once the program or process ends, and you restart it, it defaults to the priority assigned to it by XP.

Gary Chambers

Arrange Multiple Monitors In Windows XP

One monitor serves as the primary monitor, and this monitor displays the Logon dialog box when you start your computer. In addition, most programs will display windows on the primary monitor when you initially open them. You can select different screen resolutions and different color quality settings for each monitor. Multiple monitors can be connected to individual video adapters or to a single video adapter that supports multiple outputs. To configure the arrangement of multiple monitors:

Click Start, and then click Control Panel.

Click Appearance and Themes, and then click Display. On the Settings tab, click Identify to display a large number on each of your monitors. This shows which monitor corresponds with each icon.

Click the monitor icons and drag them to positions that represent how you want to move items from one monitor to another, and then click OK or Apply to view changes.

NOTE: The icon positions determine how you move items from one monitor to another. For example, if you are using two monitors and you want to move items from one monitor to the other by dragging left and right, place the icons side by side. To move items between monitors by dragging up and down, place the icons one above the other. The icon positions do not have to correspond to the physical positions of the monitors. You can place the icons one above the other even though your monitors are side by side.

Gary Chambers