XP Window Size fix

I found this while browsing some of my .doc files this AM.
I didn't know what happened to it. I tried his fix on a W2000Pro machine,
with no luck.
I will try it later today on this XP Home machine.
Beware. . . .again I say I tried this on W2000Pro with no fix, but no
problems either...but I can't guarantee this fix.
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1. Launch REGEDIT from the Start menu's Run dialog.
2. Navigate to the Registry key

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell. If this key is not
present, skip to step 8.
3. If a subkey named BagMRU is present, delete the entire subkey.
4. If a subkey named Bags is present, delete the entire subkey.
5. Look for a value named BagMRU Size (with a space between BagMRU and
Size).
6. If this value is not present, select New | DWORD Value from the Edit menu
and name the new value BagMRU Size.
7. Double-click on the BagMRU Size value, choose Decimal, and enter the
desired number of folder settings for Win XP to remember (for example,
1,000).
8. Navigate to the Registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\ShellNoRoam. If present, repeat steps 3 through 7.
9. That should cure Windows XP's faulty memory. The will "forget" all
existing folder settings, but from this point onward, it should remember
them correctly.






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