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Remove DefaultUsername / DefaultPassword / AutoAdminLogon from HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\Winlogon.

Why not install Dx9 in runonceex ?

imho, your solution will not work ... If your PC is unstable, try to find the "real" problem, perhaps it's just your operating system, format & reinstall a fresh windows copy. Maybe it's a driver fault ...

Use UltraISO with optimize function. CDIMAGE GUI has the option too if I remember http://unattended.msfn.org/unattended.xp/view/web/15/ The ISO contain one file but has several reference on the cd, this is why you can put many version of Windows. Mine has 3 versions ua + 3 version regular ... more than 2Gb fit on 600mb ISO "optimized"

I havn't the solution, but I'm curious ... Why create MS VPN over Hamachi/OpenVPN ?!

What is a "specific virtual network adapter" ? You mean another network interface ?

I don't think vista home can't browse network ressource. Check a second time the Network Center settings, check "Network discovery" or other options. I havn't vista installed, but I remember while testing rc2 there are settings for each "zone" Public, Work, Home ...

do what tap52384 says

but explorer.exe is not only responsable of windows responsiveness. Look for win2k + patchs/hack to allow the features you want in XP to keep responsiveness of Win2k ...

Wga doesn't run in background once (or "when", excuse for my language) windows is genuine'd

I havn't read all the topic, but fabfisc you can make a "pause" with ping command like ping 127.0.0.1 You can add more ping to "pause" more ... It's not really beautiful, but works great for many batchs of mine ... ++

Even if it's possible (while breaking few features of XP), tweaking will best choice than replacing the shell, IMHO Few regs Disabling themes & effects Disabling un-used services Cleaning programs at start

Why not use directly Win2k ?!

Same solution as Jeremy but with an automatic .reg file REGEDIT4 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}] "UpperFilters"=- "LowerFilters"=- [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Cdr4_2K] [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Cdralw2k] [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Cdudf] [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\UdfReadr]

The key on your license must works, it's weird ... But the key embedded on recovery cd/partition or system installed by default will not work with regular cd, you will need a HP cd. The alternative is to re-make a HP cd with full regular cd and use OEMbios files from http://www.oembios.net/.

you can pick-up the media of your neighbour ^^ and backup its media, it's tolered imho.

I don't know if it's your case but, Windows XP Pro media can be bought without license-key, it's just the media to use with key for enterprises (volume license key). The media is about 10€ if I remember, but if you buy that CD you can't do anything without a license key.

The method is explained at http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=93152 For those want to make its installer in his native language. (sorry for my language ^^)

Oups, too fast reading your post ... sorry ... I don't know for WMP11

Thanks the_guy for your work! Edited (in fact all is okay on real machine) Anyone has noticed Internet Explorer 7 updates aren't displayed in Automatic Updates tool (in yellow shield) ? I have installed all updates except IE7 and Automatic Updates tool says nothing, but on WindwsUpdate.com there are the 2 ie7 updates avaible.

I havn't an expert audio ear but all my music collection is in 96kbps wma format and the quality is enough for me. I burn some wma files and read in my Alpine 9815RB and the quality is enough too, no people in my car say to me "I think you have wma in your cd .." yet ! But I'm agree in the fact that wma is dragstic (on the paper) to encode sound, but for me it isn't enough ^^

In WMP, there is an option to backup your license to My Documents. On the new system, re-use the utility to retsore license and plya your drm files.

For me, it isn't possible to work on a same excel files on two computers over network. I think the best it to use Remote Desktop feature, but you can't really work together at the same time, but the document is directly edited,modified,viewed ... I hope you undersstand what I mean. Goodbye.

Win + D , force show desktop (better than win + M ) Win + F , search files Win + L , lock session

If I remember vista on CD needs 4 cdroms, which is contain all vista version by the way, this is the case for my msdn version.