Some simple and practical network skills of Windows XP system

We are using Windows XP is the most widely used operating system, for this bookworm will combine their experience in the past few years into a series of dedicated dedication to everyone. Articles strive to be refined and practical. Today is the network of some tips, let's share it with everyone.
Let Windows Messenger no longer start automatically
If you don't use Windows Messenger often, you can completely remove the software from the self-starting list so that it doesn't start with the system. Open “Registry Editor”, find [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Run] and delete MSMSGS in the right pane.
Place Messenger anywhere
If you use Windows Messenger in Windows XP, have you ever encountered this problem when you put Windows Messenger in "Start”→“All Programs" After moving to other menus, Windows XP will re-create the Windows Messenger shortcut under the “All Programs” menu. If you don't want the system to rebuild its shortcuts. Open “Start”→“All Programs", find and right click on the Windows Messenger shortcut icon, select “Properties", open the “General" tab, in the "Properties" option In the middle, select “hide”, click “OK”. Now, the Windows Messenger icon has been hidden in the "Start” menu, but this will not affect your use. And not just Windows Messenger, it works for all programs that have shortcuts created in the "Start" menu.
Another trick to delete MSN Messenger
Open the “Run” dialog box, type: RunDll32 advpack.dll, LaunchINFSection %windir%\\INF\\msmsgs.inf, BLC.Remove, delete after carriage return it.
Enable Internet Connection Firewall
Click “Start”→“Connect to”→“Show all connections", right click on the dial-up, LAN or high-speed Internet connection you want to protect , then go to the "Advanced" tab and check the "Protect my computer and network by restricting or blocking access to this computer from the Internet" checkbox.