Windows XP-Secrets~~Tips & Tricks~~Registry Tweaks

Secret- Hidden Command Line Switch
Instructions- Go to "Start", "Run" and Type defrag c: -b to defragment the Boot and Application Prefetch information.
Secret- Hidden Install Creator
Instructions- Go to Start, Run, type iexpress
Secret- Hidden Internet Conference Application
Instructions- Go to Start, Run, type conf
Secret- Create a Log File
Instructions- Launch Notepad, Type.LOG on the first line, and then press Enter to move to the next line. On the File menu, click Save As, type a descriptive name for your file in the File name box, and then click OK. When you next open the file, note that the date and time have been appended to the end of the log, immediately preceding the place where new text can be added. You can use this functionality to automatically add the current date and time to each log entry

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Secret- Image Trails
Instructions- Open an image and hold down Shift then drag the image around to create an image trail.
Secret- 10x Zoom
Instructions- Open an image and select the magnifying glass icon. Left-Click exactly on the line below the 8x.
Secret- Hidden Font Editor
Instructions- Go to Start, Run, type eudcedit
Secret- Hidden Windows Media Player
Instructions- Go to Start, Run, type mplayer2

FreeCell
Secret- Instant Win
Instructions- Hold down Ctrl + Shift + F10 during game play. Then you will be asked if you want to Abort, Retry or Ignore. Choose Abort, then move any card to instantly win.
Secret- Hidden Game Modes
Instructions- In the "Game" menu choose "Select Game". Enter -1 or -2 to activate the hidden game modes.
Hearts
Secret- Show All Cards
Instructions- Edit this registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Soft ware\Microsoft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\Applets\H earts and create a new String value named ZB with a Data value of 42 . Start Hearts and Press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F12 to show all the cards.