How can I change the speed of the Windows XP slide show? I suspect that the change will have to occur in the Registry. If this is the case, how would it be done?

You are correct that there is a registry hack to change the speed at which the Windows XP slide show runs. Go to the ‘Start’ menu > ‘Run’ and type ‘regedit’ (without the quotes) and click OK. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerShellImageView. At this location, check to see if there is a DWORD value named ‘Timeout’. If not, right-click in a blank space in the right-hand pane and select ‘New’ > ‘DWORD Value’. Name this value ‘Timeout’ (without the quotes). Now, if the ‘Timeout’ value already existed or you just created the value, follow the next procedure. Double-click on ‘Timeout’, click ‘Decimal’ (as the base) and then under ‘Value data’, enter the amount of time in milliseconds you would like each slide to be displayed before changing. For example, 1000 = 1 second, 12000 = 12 seconds, etc’¦ Click OK. Close the Registry Editor. Enjoy the slideshow!