If you are on a restricted account but need to quickly access something as administrator, without logging out and back in as admin, you can usually access it through ‘command prompt’.
Navigate to Command Prompt (Start - progs - accessories’)
right click on ‘Command Prompt’
choose ‘Run as…’
select other, choose an admin account from the drop down […]
If you are stuck with proxy settings that you are unable to change through ‘Internet Settings’, you can change them in the registry.
The Proxy settings are a user specific setting, therefore are stored for the current user.
The registry location is ‘HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings‘ .
Here you can either turn off the proxy (ProxyEnable = zero) or change […]
If, for whatever reason, you cannot simply open the control panel - the various sections can be accessed from a command prompt (some require admin rights). The ‘.cpl’ files are stored in ‘\WINDIR\system32′.
To open a snap-in, the command is ‘control filename.cpl‘ where filename is replaced with the relative snap in name.
These are…
Access.cpl
Accessibility properties
Appwiz.cpl
Add/Remove Programs properties
Desk.cpl
Display […]
The quickest way to invoke Task Manager in Microsoft Windows XP is through the following key combination - ‘CTRL-SHIFT-ESC’.
Other quick alternatives are to right mouse click on the taskbar (a blank bit) and choose ‘Task Manager’, or ‘CTRL-ALT-DEL’ and click on ‘Task Manager’.
Windows XP Tips and Tricks in Easy Steps (In Easy Steps)
If you ever need recovery console on Windows XP Pro, you will know you need the administrator password - this can be easily forgotten!
If you have another account with admin rights, you can easily reset the Administrator account password - without dodgy cd’s or paying other people…
Simply go ‘Start - Run‘ - type in ‘control […]
