20 things you didnt know about Windows XP Youve read the reviews and digested the key feature enhancements and operational changes. Now its time to delve a bit deeper and uncover some of Windows XPs secrets. 1. It boasts how long it can stay up. Whereas previous versions of Windows were coy about how long they went between boots, XP is positively proud of its stamina. Go to the Command Prompt in the Accessories menu from the All Programs start button option, and then type systeminfo. The computer will produce a lot of useful info, including the uptime. If you want to keep these, type systeminfo > info.txt. This creates a file called info.txt you can look at later with Notepad. (Professional Edition only). 2. You can delete files immediately, without having them move to the Recycle Bin first. Go to the Start menu, select Run... and type gpedit.msc; then select User Configuration, Administrative Templates, Windows Components, Windows Explorer and find the Do not move deleted files to ...