One word....actually one website.
www.tweakxp.com
This site solved some of my biggest issues with XP. I was a loyal 98SE user before. Got XP home on my custom comp back in Aug. The little things that bugged me:
Turn off main sounds if I'm listing to music = damn onboard speaker beeping everytime I get a IM. Solved!
Damn XP forgetting my folder options whenever it felt like it (Thumbnail view) Solved.
The tweak to min Outlook to the tray.....solved! (I love that one)
To disable some stupid services that can get my PC hacked....solved.
How to speed up searches through my pron files and folders...opppsss....LOL....
LOL Solved! (Thank you tweak XP! )
All in all, it's a great site to learn some XP tweaks. I still have some issues going on with XP, but the biggest tweak is from Lazer....."Da Man!" XP only allows a min of "2" downloads per internet site. With that tweak....I can now download up to 15 or sometimes 20 downloads from one web page at a time
Still thanking you man for that.
Another good source is not even online. Maximum PC mag helped me out also. Downloading Zone Alarm and some XP tweaks from them made my comp run better and faster. Hat's off!