Tips and Tricks Guest Only Network AccessIf you try and connect to an XP computer and are shown a logins screen with only the computername/Guest,You may need to change one of the Local Security Policies:Got to Control Panel - Administrative ToolsGo to Local Policies - Security OptionsCheck teh Network access: Sharing and security model for local accountsSet it to Classic - local users authenticate as themselvesHiding a XP Computer from Network NeighborhoodIf you want to share files from a XP computer,yet want to remove it from showing up in the Network Neighborhood,Run net config server /hidden:yesEasy Way to Share Multiple FoldersIf you need to share multiple folders, running the program SHRPUBW.EXE will bring up a simple dialog box to let you:Browse to the folder you want to shareEnter in a Share nameEnter in a Share descriptionSet permissions. Several choices are availableRestart the process from within the same programNot Viewing Zip Files as FoldersIf you want to turn off WindowsXP showing Zip files as folders,just run:regsvr32 /u zipfldr.dllSetting Capslock, Numlock, Scroll LockIf you want to set the startup state for any or all of these keys,you just need to edit the registry.Start RegeditGo to HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Control Panel \ KeyboardOpen InitialKeyboardIndicatorsChange the value to one of the following numbers0 - All Keys off1 - Caps Lock on2 - Num Lock on4 - Scroll Lock onFor multiple keys, add their values:3 - Caps Lock and Num Lock on5 - Caps Lock and Scroll Lock on6 - Num Lock and Scroll Lock on7 - Caps Lock, Num Lock, and Scroll Lock onLog off and back on againRestoring Desktop Icon to the Quicklaunch BarIf you mistakenly deleted the icon for the Desktop on the Quicklaunch toolbarGo to C:\Documents and Settings\user_name\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch(where user_name is replaced by your login name)Create a Text file called ShowDesktop.SCF with the following contents:[Shell]Command=2IconFile=explorer.exe,3[Taskbar]Command=ToggleDesktopNetwork Access After Norton Anti-Virus InstallSometimes you can't access a WinXP computer after installing Norton Anti-Virus.There might be a variety of errors at the other computer depending on the operating system.On the XP computer, in the Event Viewer / System log, there will be the following error:The server's configuration parameter "irpstacksize" is too small for the server to use a local device.Start RegeditGo to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanserver\parametersEdit the IRPStackSizeGive it a value of 15Reboot the computer