HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESystemCurrentControlSetControlSession ManagerMemory Management
Set the ClearPageFileAtShutdown DWORD to 1. This will make shutdowns take longer, because it overwrites everything in the swap file with zeroes. Don?t turn this feature on unless you have a serious security threat.
33. Delete the Files Stored on This Computer category in the My Computer window
In Windows XP, the My Computer window?s listing is broken down by categories: Hard Disk Drives, Devices with Removable Storage, and so on. One of these categories is Files Stored on This Computer, which appears at the top of the My Computer window. If a user doesn?t need it , you can get rid of it. To do so, go to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerMyComputer
NameSpaceDelegate Folders
Delete the 59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c55595fe6b30ee subkey to remove the category.