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Don’t you hate it once you have installed Windows updates and are not at the PC it will automatically reboot to apply the updates? Well, it’s a Microsoft feature built into SP2, and can be a pain if you have your PC running some important applications etc.

There is a solution - Auto XP reboot remover. Best thing is it’s freeware as well.

When I want to shutdown one of my (Windows) PCs, I’m sick of clicking on Start>Turn off computer and then ’shutdown’. Why didn’t Microsoft include a short icon or something similar to do that.

Here’s some nifty instructions for making a shutdown shortcut on your desktop - complete with icon!

Click here to read how to do it.

Do you want to change the default file folder Outlook 2003 uses for attachments? While you can’t set a folder for attachments you send, you can set one for storing received attachments. You need to navigate to

HKEY_CURRENT USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook\Options

and add a string value called DefaultPath then enter the folder path.

The next time you use the File, Save attachment menu, Outlook’s save explorer opens to that folder.

Disclaimer: Changing registry entries is done at the user’s own risk. I take no responsibility for any problems relating to the regaistry change mentioned above - but I have tried it and it works!

This is old school stuff but it is interesting to learn, and even in this day & age of Windows, can help you with some of those crappy/obscure problems that only you have
Check out this link for a tutorial in batch file programming.