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RAM, making the most of  
       better use of memory with Task Manager  
               identifying memory-hogging applications  
               Performance tab memory reporting  
       tips for  
               desktop icons, reducing  
               DOS applications, avoiding  
               reduce background applications and services  
               reducing number of colors  
               remove DLLs from cache memory  
ranking Indexing Service search results  
RAS (Remote Access Server)  
reading web pages offline  
       with Internet Explorer  
rebooting
       shortcuts for  
Recovery Console  
       allowing floppy copy and access to all drives and folders  
       commands for examining the system  
       fixing MBR, boot sector, or boot menu  
       fixing Windows  
       starting  
Recycle Bin
       disk defragmentation and  
       hiding desktop icon  
       removing icon from desktop  
redirections
       incoming misspelled URLs  
       permanent redirection for web resources  
       web site parent directory to child directory  
       web site to a URL  
REG_BINARY data type (Registry)   2nd  
REG_DWORD data type (Registry)   2nd  
REG_EXPAND_SZ data type (Registry)   2nd  
REG_MULTI_SZ data type (Registry)   2nd  
REG_SZ data type (Registry)   2nd  
RegisteredOrganization value (Registry), changing  
RegisteredOwner value (Registry), changing  
Registry  
        backups  
               using Backup utility  
               using Registry Editor  
               using System Restore  
       boot defragment option, checking  
       context menu items, removing from Explorer  
       Control Panel category values  
       Copy to Folder/Move to Folder, Explorer context menu options  
       customizing user interface   [See user interfaces, customizing with the Registry]
       DLLs, removing unneeded from cache memory  
       editing safely with .reg files   [See .reg files]
       editing with Registry Editor   [See Registry Editor]
       entries for uninstalled programs, deleting  
       entries left behind by uninstalled programs  
               finding and deleting  
       Explorer context menu, improving
               opening command prompt  
       hacks that use
               allowing laptops to enter power-saving state  
               changing names of registered user and company  
               closing programs automatically at shutdown  
               disabling XP shutdown  
               Disk Cleanup warning, disabling  
               mouse and keyboard buffer, changing size of  
               program installation location, changing default  
               timeouts for programs, changing  
       hacks to speed up XP   [See under system performance]
        halting programs running at startup  
       hives  
               defragmenting  
               HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT  
               HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG  
               HKEY_CURRENT_USER  
               HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE  
               HKEY_USERS  
       introduction to  
       keys, forcing automatic on/off  
       keys, subkeys, and values  
               primary data types of values  
       Most Frequently Used Programs List
               banning probrams from  
               killing  
       network browsing, speeding up  
       NTFS, disabling automatic updates on  
       Outlook Express
               mail rules stored in  
               mail settings, accounts and preferences  
       Outlook, opening blocked file attachments  
       spyware problems, detecting and fixing  
       system objects
               changing desktop icons for  
               changing text and balloon tips  
       tracking changes with RegSpy  
               rolling back install/run changes for uninstalled programs  
       uninstall entries for uninstalled programs, removing  
       user logins, controlling  
       Windows Media Player, GUID (supercookie)  
Registry Editor   2nd   [See also Registry]
       .reg files, using for safety  
       adding and deleting keys and values  
       backing up the Registry  
       disabling paging file clearing at shutdown  
       editing, creating, or deleting keys and values  
       launching  
               navigation  
RegSpy program  
       rolling back install/run changes for uninstalled programs  
       SnapShots feature  
regular expression queries (Indexing Service)  
relational operators in Indexing Service queries  
       date and time expressions, using with  
releasing and renewing DHCP-assigned IP addresses  
remapping the keyboard  
Remote Access Server (RAS)  
Remote Access utility (Windows Server 2003)  
remote access, controlling another PC with  
       configuring XP remote server  
       firewalls, getting through  
       setting up remote client  
remote client  
Remote Desktop Connection program  
remote procedure calls (RPCs) for email notifications  
remote server  
renaming files (Better file Rename utility)  
residential gateways
       automatic hostname mapping to dynamic IP address, problems with  
       optimizing  
               cloning MAC address  
               hub/router settings for DSL access  
               settings for VPN use  
       port forwarding for specific Internet services  
       resetting router to repair TCP/IP connection  
resolution (laptop or LCD screens), improving  
resolve cache  
Resource Tuner utility  
restore CDs supplied by PC manufacturers  
Restore point  
       creating before deleting spyware  
       creating before removal of XP components  
restoring backups  
restoring files
       backups (NTBackup)  
       Outlook Express files backed up in .reg keys  
right-click "New" menu, cleaning up  
right-click context menus   [See context menus ]
Router Password setting (residential gateways)  
routers
       disabling port 135 to kill Messenger service pop ups  
       for home networks   [See residential gateways]
       troubleshooting with tracert  
Routing and Remote Access utility (on Windows Server 2003)  
RPCs (remote procedure calls) for email notifications