Command Prompt: System Variables

At the command prompt type "SET"

Firewall

Have a firewall between your computer and the internet.

If you are running Windows XP with Service Pack 2, then from the control panel select “security” and make sure the firewall is set to “on”

What would be better is to have a router with a NAT firewall installed between your internet connection and your computer. I use and recommend the Linksys WRT54GL

Command Prompt: Map Network Drives

Type net use x: \\computer name\share name where x: is the drive letter you want to assign to the shared resource.

Free Spy-Ware Software

Everyone should have spyware/adware detection software on their pc. The software I use, and install on all the pc's I work on is Lavasoft's Ad-Aware Free. Which can be downloaded from download.com through a link on Lavasoft's website

Free Anti-virus Software

Everyone should have Anti-virus software on their pc for protection. The software I use, and install on all the pc's I work on is Grisoft's AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition. Which can be downloaded directly from their website

Adding Shortcuts to the "Send To" Menu in Windows XP

1. Click Start, and then click My Computer.


2. Double-click the drive where Windows is installed (usually drive C, unless you have more than one drive on your computer).


3. If you cannot view the items on your drive when you open it, under System Tasks, click Show the contents of this drive.


4. Double-click the Documents and Settings folder.


5. Double-click the folder of the user whose SendTo menu you want to change (usually your own).


6. Double-click the SendTo folder.


7. The SendTo folder is hidden by default. If the folder is not visible, on the Tools menu, click Folder Options, and then on the View tab, click Show hidden files and folders.


8. Add shortcut in folder

NOTE: If you want to add a location to the SendTo menus of other users on the computer, you do not have to repeat these steps, you can copy the shortcut into the other users' SendTo folders.