Organize your files with WinXP
Windows XP includes a feature that allows you to easily group icons in order according to the file details. To do this while in a folder like My Documents click on the view tab and then click the Arrange Icons By. Here you will have the options to arrange your folders by name size or type and you can even arrange them in groups so that all of your spread sheets are in one group and your word processor files are in another. This can make finding files much easier.

Disable Error Reporting in WinXP
Windows XP includes a feature that will send a bug report to Microsoft when ever a program fails. You will see a dialog box that asks if you want to send the error report to Microsoft after a program crashes. I find this reporting to be a bother. This is how to turn this feature off: 1. Click Start and then click Control Panel. 2. Open the System applet. Click on the Advanced tab. 3. Click the Error Reporting button. 4. In the Error Reporting dialog box, select the Disable error reporting option and put a checkmark in the But notify me when a critical error occurs. Click OK and then click OK again. There that's it your done your privacy and band width has been protected.

 Get rid of the Windows XP Messenger
Try this: 1. Open the Windows XP Instant Messenger 2. Click the Tools menu, then click the Options command. 3. Click the Preferences tab. Remove the checkmarks from the Run this program when Windows starts and Allow this program to run in the background checkboxes. Click OK and restart the computer. That should stop the Windows XP messenger from showing up!

Add Information Fields in the Windows Explorer
The Windows Explorer in XP does not include any attribute information. This information can be helpful when you need to see which files are marked as Read-only or Hidden or System. This information and a lot more is available through the Windows Explorer but you must tell it to show you. Here's how to do it: 1. Right click the Start button and click Explore. 2. Right click on any of the columns in the right pane of the Windows Explorer. For example, right click on the Name column. 3. You'll see a list of information columns that you can display. Click on the Attributes entry. You will now see the Attributes column. 4. To make this change stick for all folders, click the Tools menu and click Folder Options. 5. In the Folder Options dialog box, click the View menu. Click the Apply to All Folders button. Click Yes in the Folder views dialog box. Click OK. Now all folders will show the Attributes column.

Renaming multiple files the easy way.
With more and more of us using digital cameras we find that when we download a series of pictures  they end up on our computer with a number rather than a name. To keep up with all of our photos we need to name them but renaming all of those files one at a time would take forever to type in. There is a way to rename them all at one time. If you have a group of pictures that you want to rename, use the shift key to select all of the files you want to change. Then go to File and click rename, then type in the new  name of the file but leave the extension after the dot alone. Press the enter key  and watch as the new files are renamed in sequential order using your new name. This works very well for renaming digital photos but will work on most types of files.