IIS Connection Limits (XP Pro)

XP Pro allows 10 connections. This limit is installed by default by the metabase key MaxConnections for W3SVC, and there is no user interface method for modifying the setting. You can change this setting to any number less than 40 and it works, but that is not widely advertised.

Windows Media Player (Vista/Windows 7) stuttering while playing MP3 files

Solution:

Control Panel -> Hardware and Sound -> Sound -> Speakers / Headphones -> Enhancements - Check "Disable all enhancements" and Ok

Application popup: : \SystemRoot\System32\RDPDD.dll failed to load

The problem is with the size of the session image space. The session image space is shared by the display drivers and printer drivers. If the sum of the drivers (rdpdd is an additional display driver) gets too big then there is no room left to load.

If you increase the size of the session image space then you can run remote desktop.

Add the following registry key:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management]

"SessionImageSize"=dword:00000020

Get a DELL Service Tag on the remote Linux system

dmidecode -s system-serial-number

WinXP: Restore a lost wallpaper from cache

actually, a cache of the current wallpaper bitmap stored here:

"C:\Documents and Settings\-User Name-\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Wallpaper1.bmp"

Remove an access list from ASA(PIX)

To clear an access list from the running configuration, use the clear configure access list command in global configuration mode.
clear configure access-list [id]

How to remove a pre-login wallpaper from Windows Home Server

Run Regedit and go there:
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop
Remove the "Walpaper" key