Appendix A. Setting Locator
It shouldn't take you too long to find that the various
options, switches, and adjustments that allow you to customize Windows are
scattered throughout dozens of dialog boxes, property sheets, and add-on
utilities. Understandably, this can turn a simple task into a monumental
wild-goose chase. The following list contains more than 700 individual Windows
XP settings and where to find them.
The settings are listed alphabetically and named in such a
way that they should be easy to locate by context. For example, to find out how
to turn off the Power Management icon in the Taskbar Notification Area, look
under "Taskbar Notification Area, Power Icon." Note that a few settings have
been duplicated with different labels to make them easier to find.
Settings made in the Registry (see Chapter 3) are not
included here because of their complexity. Most Registry settings can be found
by using the Registry Editor's Find tool or by looking through this book.
Of special note here is TweakUI, a special utility that
Microsoft has made available to allow you to change some settings otherwise
inaccessible in the Windows interface. TweakUI can be downloaded from the
Microsoft web site or from
http://www.annoyances.org.
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