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The option to select a Pattern under the Background (9x/NT)/Desktop (XP) tab of Display Properties was removed. Users can only set a pattern with the Registry Editor. [9] The 3D FlowerBox, 3D Flying Objects, 3D Pipes and 3D Text screensavers have been updated to use Direct3D instead of OpenGL.
Edit the registry to run the built-in subst command during computer startup or user logon by leveraging the appropriate Run registry key. The easiest way to do this is to create a registry file (.reg), and double click the file to import the settings into the registry. This is not preferred, as the mapping only appears at the end of bootup.
The registry editor for the 3.1/95 series of operating systems is RegEdit.exe and for Windows NT it is RegEdt32.exe; the functionalities are merged in Windows XP. Optional and third-party tools similar to RegEdit.exe are available for many Windows CE versions. Registry Editor allows users to perform the following functions:
The use of any registry cleaner can be detrimental to a machine, and there is never a good reason to ‘clean’ a registry. It is not a source of load or lag on a system in any way and can lead to additional problems such as software not working or even Windows failing to work, if a registry backup has not been performed. [9]
According to Chen, this was deemed a "disaster" because it resulted in additional work for Microsoft's product-support teams when diagnosing problems. [ 2 ] With the release of Windows XP , the Tweak UI applet was retooled and re-released on Microsoft's website as a separate executable , TweakUI.exe.
Configuration user interface – In Windows XP, there is a graphical slider to configure the amount of disk space allotted to System Restore. In Windows Vista, the slider to configure the disk space is not available. Using the command-line tool Vssadmin.exe or by editing the appropriate registry key, [12] [13] the space
Unlike the search feature in Windows XP, Windows Search does not display information about the location being searched in the status bar of Windows Explorer. It is not possible to perform a case sensitive search using Windows Search. Unlike the search feature in Windows XP, Windows Search no longer searches an item's NTFS Alternate Data Stream.
Microsoft also released PowerToys for Windows XP Tablet PC Edition [39] and Windows XP Media Center Edition. [40] A set of PowerToys for Windows Media Player was released as part of the Windows Media Player Bonus Pack (for Windows XP), consisting of five tools to "provide a variety of enhancements to Windows Media Player." [41] [42]