“For Windows XP Experts and Novices.” Months after the release of Windows XP Professional and Home editions. people are still learning the nuances of Microsoft’s newest operating system. Whether you’ve been using it for a while or are planning to upgrade to the new OS soon, this GnomeTome is right up your alley. These tips have been verified on Windows XP Professional only. [ 50 Tips for $10 / Download ]

As humans, most of us were born with certain involuntary habits: breathing, sleeping, and tweaking. How I survived for twenty some- odd years without TweakUI is beyond me. Of course, I wouldn’t have been able to use it on my C64, so I guess the point is moot. With Windows XP Professional, some of us won’t be satisfied with Microsoft’s latest powertoy revision. Even X-Setup may not give us enough control (despite its unrivaled power). Where, then, can we turn? To the operating system. Enter “GPEDIT.MSC” in the Run command field. Now you’ll be staring the Group Policy editor straight in the face. From here, you can perform a myriad of tasks. Change password policies for yourself and other users, edit user-specific permissions, control Windows components like Netmeeting, Task Scheduler, and the Windows Messenger. Heck, you can even change IE’s Title Bar from here, too! Click User Configuration | Windows Settings | Internet Explorer Maintenance | Browser User Interface | Browser Title. Dude, I’m just scratching the surface here. Check it out for yourself!