Gtalk secreat parameters

There are a few secret parameters you can add to Google Talk and make it function differently. Following is the list of parameters

• /nomutex: This allows you to open more than one instance of Google Talk
• /autostart: Starts on it's own.
• /forcestart: It forces it to start no matter what option was set.
• /factoryreset: set settings back to default.
• /S upgrade: Used when upgrading Google Talk
• /register: This registers Google Talk in the registry, includig GMail Compose method.
• /checkupdate: This keeps on checking for newer versions
• /plaintextauth: It makes use of plain authentication mechanism instead then Google's GAIA mechanism.
• /nogaiaauth: This disables GAIA authentication method. The same as above.
• /gaiaserver servername.com: uses a different GAIA server to connect to Google Talk. Used for debug purposes only, there are no other known GAIA servers.
• /mailto email@host.com: send an email with Gmail
• /diag: start Google Talk in diagnostic mode

Most of them can be ued in the following way

• Rifgt- click on the desktop.
• Select "New " >>>"Shortcut"
• Now browse through "My COMPUTER">>>"C:/">>>>"Program Files">>>>"Google">>"Google Talk">>>"Gtalk.exe"
• Now add the extention that you want.

eg:- "......../gtalk.exe"/log.