"Access is Denied" error message when you try to open a folder

To resolve this issue, you must turn off Simple File Sharing, and then take ownership of the folder:

1. Turn off Simple File Sharing:
   1. Click Start, and then click My Computer.
   2. On the Tools menu, click Folder Options, and then click the View tab.
   3. Under Advanced Settings, click to clear the Use simple file sharing (Recommended) check box, and then click OK.
2. Right-click the folder that you want to take ownership of, and then click Properties.
3. Click the Security tab, and then click OK on the Security message, if one appears.
4. Click Advanced, and then click the Owner tab.
5. In the Name list, click your user name, Administrator if you are logged in as Administrator, or click the Administrators group.
   
   If you want to take ownership of the contents of that folder, click to select the Replace owner on subcontainers and objects check box.
6. Click OK.
   
   You may receive the following error message, where Folder is the name of the folder that you want to take ownership of:
   You do not have permission to read the contents of directory Folder. Do you want to replace the directory permissions with permissions granting you Full Control? All permissions will be replaced if you press Yes.
7. Click Yes.
8. Click OK, and then reapply the permissions and security settings that you want for the folder and the folder contents.

How to manually optimize the memory usage

You can optimize your computer's memory usage to reflect your specific needs. If your computer is used as a workstation instead of as a server, you can increase performance by devoting more memory to your programs. Your programs will work faster and the system cache size will remain the default size that was included with Windows XP. Or, you can set aside more computer memory for a larger system cache if your computer is used primarily as a server, or if you use programs that require a large system cache.

1. Click Start, click Run, type sysdm.cpl in the Open box, and then press ENTER.
2. Click the Advanced tab, and then under Performance click Settings.
3. Click the Advanced tab, and then under Memory usage use one of the following methods:
   • Click Programs if you use your computer primarily as a workstation instead of as a server. This option allocates more memory to your programs.
   • Click System cache if your computer is used primarily as a server or if you use programs that use a large system cache.
4. Click OK to save preferences and close the dialog box.

How To Display, Use, and Clear "My Recent Documents" on the Start Menu in Windows XP

To Display the My Recent Documents Folder

To display the My Recent Documents folder on the Start menu:

1. Right-click Start, and then click Properties. Or, if the Start menu is already displayed, right-click an empty area of the Start menu, and then click Properties.
2. Click Customize.
3. Click the Advanced tab.
4. Under Recent documents, click to select the List my most recently opened documents check box, click OK, and then click OK. The next time you click Start, the My Recent Documents command is displayed on the Start menu.

To Open a Recently Used Document

To open a document that you recently used, Click Start, point to My Recent Documents, and then click the item that want to open.

To Clear the Contents of the My Recent Documents Folder

To clear the My Recent Documents list, follow these steps:

1. Right-click Start, and then click Properties. Or, if the Start menu is already displayed, right-click an empty area of the Start menu, and then click Properties.
2. Click Customize.
3. Click the Advanced tab.
4. Under Recent documents, click Clear List, click OK, and then click OK. Your most recently used documents are removed from the My Recent Documents folder. Note that this action does not delete the documents from your hard disk.

Troubleshooting

Some programs cannot add items to the My Recent Documents folder. In this case, the document that you recently used is not listed. If you want to open a document that is not in the My Recent Documents list, click Search on the Start menu to search for the item.

How to Create a Scheduled Task

1. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Command Prompt.
2. At the command prompt, type the following line, and then press ENTER to display a list of currently running services:
   net start
   If Task Scheduler is not displayed in the list, type the following line, and then press ENTER:
   net start "task scheduler"
3. At the command prompt, type the following line (use the parameters that are appropriate to your situation), and then press ENTER:
   at \\computername time /interactive | /every:date,... /next:date,... command

Examples

• To copy all files from the Documents folder to the MyDocs folder at midnight, type the following line, and then press ENTER:
  at 00:00 cmd /c copy C:\Documents\*.* C:\MyDocs
• To back up the Products server at 11:00 P.M. each weekday, create a batch file that contains the backup commands (for example, Backup.bat), type the following line, and then press ENTER to schedule the backup:
  at \\products 23:00 /every:M,T,W,Th,F backup
• To schedule a net share command to run on the Sales server at 6:00 A.M. and to redirect the listing to the Sales.txt file in the shared Reports folder on the Corp server, type the following line, and then press ENTER:
  at \\sales 06:00 cmd /c "net share reports=d:\Documents\reports >> \\corp\reports\sales.txt"

How to Cancel a Scheduled Task

1. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Command Prompt.
2. At the command prompt, type the following line, and then press ENTER to display a list of currently running services:
   net start
   If Task Scheduler is not displayed in the list, type the following line, and then press ENTER:
   net start "task scheduler"
3. At the command prompt, type the following line (use the parameters that are appropriate to your situation), and then press ENTER:
   at \\computername id /delete | /delete/yes

Examples

• To cancel all tasks that are scheduled on the local computer, type at /delete, and then press ENTER.
• To cancel the task ID 8 on a computer that is named "MyServer," type at \\MyServer 8 /delete, and then press ENTER.

How to View Scheduled Tasks

To view the tasks that you created by using the at command, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Command Prompt.
2. At the command prompt, type the following line, and then press ENTER to display a list of currently running services:
   net start
   If Task Scheduler is not displayed in the list, type the following line, and then press ENTER:
   net start "task scheduler"
3. At the command prompt, do one of the following steps:
   • To view a list of tasks that you scheduled by using the at command, type the following line, and then press ENTER:
     at \\computername
     -or-
     
     
   • To view a specific scheduled task, type the following line, and then press ENTER:
     at \\computername id

Examples

• To view all scheduled tasks on the local computer, type at, and then press ENTER.
• To view all scheduled tasks on a computer named "Support," type at \\support, and then press ENTER.
• To view the task ID 18 on the local computer, type at 18, and then press ENTER.