Open My Computer
•Double-click the drive where Windows is installed (usually drive (C:), unless you have more than one drive on your computer).
•If the contents of the drive are hidden, under System Tasks, click Show the contents of this drive.
•Double-click the Documents and Settings folder.
•Double-click your user folder.
•Right-click any folder in your user profile, and then click Properties.
•On the Sharing tab, select the Make this folder private so that only I have access to it check box.
Note

•To open My Computer, click Start, and then click My Computer.
•This option is only available for folders included in your user profile. Folders in your user profile include My Documents and its subfolders, Desktop, Start Menu, Cookies, and Favorites. If you do not make these folders private, they are available to everyone who uses your computer.
•When you make a folder private, all of its subfolders are private as well. For example, when you make My Documents private, you also make My Music and My Pictures private. When you share a folder, you also share all of its subfolders unless you make them private.
•You cannot make your folders private if your drive is not formatted as NTFS For information about converting your drive to NTFS

To disable unneeded startup services for a safer, faster XP, use the “Services” Admin Tool (Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services). If you are a single user of a non-networked machine, you can disable the following items, with no ill effect.Alerter
Clipbook
Computer Browser
Fast User Switching
Human Interface Access Devices
Indexing Service (Slows the hard drive down)
Messenger
Net Logon (unnecessary unless networked on a Domain)
Netmeeting Remote Desktop Sharing (disabled for extra security)
Remote Desktop Help Session Manager (disabled for extra security)
Remote Procedure Call Locator
Remote Registry (disabled for extra security)
Routing & Remote Access (disabled for extra security)
Server
SSDP Discovery Service (this is for the utterly pointless “Universal P’n’P”, & leaves TCP Port 5000 wide open)
TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper
Telnet (disabled for extra security)
Universal Plug and Play Device Host
Upload Manager
Windows Time
Wireless Zero Configuration (for wireless networks)
Workstation

1. Insert Windows XP CD.
2. Start > Run > X:\i386\winnt32.exe /cmdcons
   (replace X: with the appropiate drive letter)
3. Acknowledge prompt by clicking ‘Yes’.
4. Skip updating process by clicking ‘Cancel’ or by pressing ‘Esc’
5. After installation, acknowledge success msg. by clicking ‘Ok’
6. Start > Shutdown > Restart
7. At boot menu, select ‘Microsoft Windows Recovery Console’
8. Select proper installation to log onto (default: 1) and press ‘Enter’
   (If prompted, enter Administrator password and press ‘Enter’)
9. Type (without quotes) and press enter: ‘cd system32\config’
10. Type (without quotes) and press enter: ‘copy SYSTEM C:\’
11. Type (without quotes) and press enter: exit
12. At boot menu, select ‘Windows XP Media Center Edition’
13. Log into Windows and play a game of minesweeper (very important)
14. Start > Run > Type: ‘regedit’ and press enter
15. Click on ‘HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE’.
16. File > Load Hive…
17. Browse and select C:\SYSTEM
18. Specify key name ‘BANANA’ and click OK
19. Expand: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > BANANA > WPA > MedCtrUpg
20. On the right-hand side, double-click IsLegacyMCE value
21. Change selected value to 1 and click Ok. (THAT IS NOT AN L!)
22. Click on BANANA subkey (under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE).
23. File > Unload Hive. Confirm.
24. Start > Shutdown > Restart
25. At boot menu, select ‘Microsoft Windows Recovery Console’
26. Take sip of Dr. Pepper (very important)
27. Select proper installation to log onto (default: 1) and press ‘Enter’
    (If prompted, enter Administrator password and press ‘Enter’)
28. Type (without quotes) and press enter: ‘cd \’
29. Type (without quotes) and press enter: ‘copy SYSTEM C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM’
    (Yes, you want to overwrite - Go ahead and do it)
30. Type (without quotes) and press enter: ‘del SYSTEM’
31. Type (without quotes) and press enter: ‘exit’
32. At boot menu, select ‘Windows XP Media Center Edition’

You should be able to join a Domain

Internet Explorer Full Download Instructions: Method 1 1. Download the IE 6 SP1 setup file using this link: Click Here 2. Place the downloaded setup file here: C:\Downloads (Create this folder if necessary.) 3. Click Start | Run and type the command below into the Open field (see screenshot below), and then click OK. NOTE: Use the EXACT syntax shown below, including the quotation marks. Copying the text below and pasting it into the Open field is recommended.

            “C:\Downloads\ie6setup.exe” /c:”ie6wzd.exe /d /s:”"#E”

 Method 2If you are having problems only with Internet Explorer 6, proceed as follows:First download IE 6 setup from here

1.       [Start] [Run] [Regedit]
2. Find the Key : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{89820200-ECBD-11cf-8B85-00AA005B4383}
3. Modify the value of the key IsInstalled from 1 to 0

4. Exit RegistryNow run the IE 6 setup file.