Add program to startup programs in windows xp home

To add Windows Task Manager (or any program) to your Startup folder (that will make it work each time you start the windows and you will see it in the system tray), please follow the below instructions:

1. Click Start>Programs, then right click on Startup folder and choose Open.

2. On the Startup window, go to File menu and choose New>Shortcut.

3. In the dialog box click the Browse button to specify the Task Manager program, it's by default at C:\windows\system32\taskmgr.exe (Where C is the partition that your windows XP is installed on).

4. After specifying the program path, click next and finish. Then you will see a new shortcut (computer icon) in the Startup folder.

5. Right click on that shortcut and choose Properties, select Minimized from the Run combo box, and click Ok, then close the Startup folder.

6. At the next time you start your computer the program will run automatically and you will see it in the system tray.

How to Disable Internet Options in XP

1

Open the Windows XP Group Policy Editor. Go to Start, click on "Run," then type "gpedit.msc" into the search field and click "OK."

2

Remove Internet Options from the Control Panel. Under "Local Computer Policy," go to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Control Panel, then click "Hide specified control panel applets" in the right pane. Click "ENABLED," then select "Show" and click on "Add." Type "Internet Options," then click "OK."

3

Remove Internet Options from Internet Explorer. Under "Local Computer Policy," go to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Internet Explorer > Browser Menus, then double-click "Tools menu: Disable Internet Options menu option" in the right pane. Select "ENABLED," then click "OK."