Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Faster network browse in Windows XP

Windows XP is too darn slow by default in browsing network and shares. Each time we open up Entire network, or type \\MyPC, Windows attempts to look for shared printers and scheduled tasks. You can disable it by applying the following to the registry.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RemoteComputer\NameSpace]

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RemoteComputer\NameSpace\{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}]

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RemoteComputer\NameSpace\{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}]


If you want to download a pre-made file. Click the download link below. Double click to execute and click Yes when windows prompts you for a confirmation.

Download Fast-Network-Browse registry file (416 bytes)

Disable Low Disk Space popup in Window XP

Getting annoyed by the low disk space warning balloon popup of Windows XP? Copy and paste the contents below to a Windows Registry file and execute it to remove this nag.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoLowDiskSpaceChecks"=dword:00000001

Alternatively, you can download the registry file from below. Double click to execute and click yes to confirm.

No-Low-Disk-space-warning registry file (326 bytes). Click to download.