'Evildesk Shell Replacement', and 'Xp Tcp-Ip Repair'

Evildesk Shell Replacement

Shell replacement for Windows XP. It features low resource consumption and a low-clutter interface that is somewhat similar to the OSX dock. (Note, one reader suggests using this only on English language systems or else you may have trouble deactivating it).

http://netevil.org/node.php?nid=257

Xp Tcp-Ip Repair

This tool is here to restore basic network connectivity. Only use XP TCP/IP Repair on a computer where you have no or limited network (internet) connectivity due to a malformed LSP or corrupt TCP/IP and/or Winsock registry entries. Use of this program on an otherwise good network (internet) connection could possibly cause you to lose network (internet) connectivity. This tool should only be used as a last resort.

http://www.xp-smoker.com/freeware.html