You can change your xp startup and shutdown music easy steps

Two type we can change First type
step1.Go to Control Panel

step2:Sounds and Audio prperties

step3:Click sounds tab in below list select windows logon

step4:click browse to select the sound in .wav format

step5:click ok and restart

Another Method

Step 1.

Choose the track which you want to play at start-up and shutdown jingles,

Limitations are

It should be in .WAV format.
The size of file should not be large, prefer keeping them within in 1 Mb, otherwise

your startup will take a bit longer.
If the file you want to make your start-up or shutdown is not in .WAV format, you can

easily convert them using Jet Audio 7, or any other converter.

Step 2.

Now rename these files as “Windows XP Startup.WAV” and “Windows XP

Shutdown.WAV” respectively.

Step 3.

Now Go to “C:\WINDOWS\MEDIA”, here you will find files “Windows XP

Startup.WAV” and “Windows XP Shutdown.WAV”, move them to some other

locations, this step is required for, in case you need to revert back these sounds, else

you can ignore this step.

Step 4.

Now the files you have chosen and renamed, just copy-paste or cut paste them in

“C:\WINDOWS\MEDIA”, here you go, now you can enjoy the new Start-up and

shutdown.

Ways to Shutdown XP Fast:

Step1:Go to control panel by pressing ctr+shift+esc

or ctrl+alt+del

Step2 : go to shutdowntab->click ctrl+turnoff option

It will shutdown in a second.

How to restore help if when typing in cmd prompt it gives error messages show like this ERROR help is not recognized as an internal or exte command

ERROR help is not recognized as an internal or external command, in Cmd prompt in XP.
solution:
TO Restore help to make operable program or batch file.Follow the below steps.
Steps to resolve problem
1. Goto c:>windows>system32>
You find a file help.exe right click it and open with any editor like notepad

2. Save as the file as help.bat

3. Copy both help.exe and help.bat

4. Paste it in all partitions like c:,d:,E; etc

5. Start>run>cmd>c:>help

there u are u recovered help

Step 2:
* Put xp cd in drive
* When xp screen appears click install it.
* Select upgrade recommended
* click ok
* type the xp key now wait for nearly one hour xp is completing its installation and u got ur xp back without error

bye bye !

Dirtectx Dxdiag show file missing Error

Solution:Go to www.dll-files.com and type the dll file that is missing in the directx and place it under windows/system32/
now restart the computer

Recover the lost administrators password

The password you think as Administrator Password it is also a user with Administrator To see real Administrator go to safe mode where you will find Admin user.

If you forget or lost your administrative password, to recover password

1.First reboot Windows XP in safe mode by re-starting the computer and pressing F8 repeated as the computer starts up.

2. Then (in safe mode)
Click Start and then click Run.

In the open box type "control userpasswords2" without the quotes
OR Go to Control panel->User Accounts to change the Password

3.You will now have access to all the user accounts, including the administrators account and will be able to

reset the lost password.

4.Just click the administrators user account, and then click Reset Password.

5.You will need to add a new password in the New password and the Confirm new password boxes, and confirm by clicking OK. All done, you have recovered the lost adminitrators password!

How to change the User Login in Win XP

If you wants the classic way of login: Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to login
In the control panel, click on "User Account" on this control, under "Pick Task"
select "Change the way users log on and off". On this window uncheck "use welcome screen" and "Use fast user switching". This will revert you back to the traditional WinNT/Win2000 style of logging in.
OR

Start -> Run -> Regedit and change the following value:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon look for "LogonType" in there and change the DWORD value from 1 to 0 (double click on it and enter 0 in popup the)...after a restart you should have the classic logon-box...

If you don’t want the classic way of login: Reverse the steps:

Start>>Control Panel >>User Accounts >>Select Change the way users log on and log off>>Check the option>>Use Welcome screen & Use Fast user switchingThen restart the computer.You will not get the traditional style of logging in.
OR

Start>Run>>Regedit>>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>>Software>>Microsoft
>>WindowsNT>>CurrentVersion>>Winlogon and look for “LogonType” in their change the DWORD value from 0 to 1.Then restart the computer.