Windows XP Registry Tips & Tricks

Introduction:

Most settings can be easily done in Windows. However, any settings you need to immerse yourself in the registration or use of a record profit of many, and some interesting registry settings you can do yourself using the registry editor.

NOTE: The issue must be careful, because the registry worst will happen as Windows will not start anymore. If you are unsure, leave it unchanged! My advice: create a system image before making big changes!

Windows XP Registry Hacks

Structure of Windows XP registry:

When you open the Windows XP registry, you see that is divided into two panes. On the left side there are five primary keys shown below. These can be extended to several sub-Keys, they also have many sub-Keys. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT HKEY_CURRENT_USER HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE + + + + + HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG HKEY_USERS Before testing the retouching, learn how to back up and restore Windows XP Registry.

Types of Registry Backups: It is very important that before taking the issue to make a backup of the current record. If you ignore this warning, it could kill you.

Open the registry. Go to Start> Run, type regedit. When you invoke the Export function from File> Export, you are offered a selection of different types of files that can be saved: The registry files (*. reg) Registry hive files (*. *) Text Files (*. txt) All files

Each of the different file types above plays an important role in how data are stored for export. Choosing the wrong type can give unexpected results. So let me quickly explain these types of files. Log Files: The Registration Files option creates a. reg. This is the most popular file format used to back up the registry. The log file can be used in two ways. As a text file can be read and edited using Notepad outside the Registry Editor. Once the changes have been made and saved, click on the file and use the [combination] command adds the changed file back into the registry. If you make additions to the registry using regedit and then merge the previously saved log file, anything you've added via regedit will not be removed, but changes made to data using regedit that previously existed in the file kept register is overwritten when mergedRegistry Hive Files: Unlike the option of previous log files, the option of registry hive files creates a binary image of the selected registry key. The image file is not editable by notepad or you can see its contents using a text editor. However, what file format registry hive that does is create a perfect image with the selected key and allow you to import it back into the registry to ensure changes made problems are eliminated. Text files: This option not only as the name suggests. It creates a text file that contains the information of the selected key. Its most useful purpose is the creation of a record or snapshot of a key at a given point in time it can refer to if necessary. You can not combine again on the record as a log file. Of the options given above, the safest method of backing up the registry is to use the Registry hive files. No matter what ever you do or do poorly on the editing, image import key will remove all changes. Windows XP Registry Tips & Tricks

1. Customizing Windows Media Player Title BarChange the title bar to read Windows Media Player provides, so if I had entered text? Abhishek Bhuyan? , Would be the following: Windows Media Player provided by Abhishek Bhuyan [Start] [Run] [Regedit] Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwarePoliciesMicrosoft create key [WindowsMediaPlayer] Create String value named [Header] Data Type: REG_SZ / / Value Name: the Title Bar Double-click the title bar and enter the text to be displayed in the title bar. Exit Registry / Reboot 2. Outlook 2002 to minimize the system tray If access to Outlook frequently during the day? S more desirable to minimize to system tray rather than invoking it each time you need to send or receive email. This trick reduces the Outlook 2002 system tray: [Start] [Run] [Regedit] Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftOffice10. 0O utlookPreferences Modify / Create DWORD named data [MinToTray] Setting value: [0 = Disabled / 1 = Enabled] Exit Registry / Reboot 3. Specify Default IE Download Tweak DirectoryThis changes the default directory where downloads initiated in Internet Explorer are stored in the system. [Start] [Run] [Regedit] Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternet Explorer Modify / Create String Value of Data type REG_SZ Named [Download Directory] Value Data: [Enter the directory path to be assigned as downloads DEFAULT] Registry Output / Reset 4. Use force loads the Classic Start MenuThis set Classic Start Menu and makes it impossible to switch back to the version Windows XP [Start] [Run] [Regedit] Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurre ntVersionPoliciesExplorer Edit / create the DWORD value data type REG_DWORD Named [NoSimpleStartMenu] Value Data: [0 = Default / 1 = Force Classic Start Menu] Exit Registry / Reboot 5. Show / Hide Internet Explorer IconBy default desktop, Windows XP does not display the Internet Explorer icon on the Windows desktop. Using the following registry trick lets you control whether to display the Internet Explorer icon. [Start] [Run] [Regedit] Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurre ntVersionPoliciesExplorer Modify / Create DWORD Value of Data type REG_DWORD Named [NoInternetIcon] Setting value: [0 = Disabled / 1 = Enabled] Exit Registry / Reboot 6. Increase SpeedWhen Display menu click on the Start menu there is a delay to display the contents, just for no reason. The effects are pretty good. The default speed can be adjusted with a quick registry entry. The default is 400. Set to 0 and the delay is gone. If you are not able to fit pick a number that suits your style and make the change. [Start] [Run] [Regedit] Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelDesktop Modify / Create String Value data type REG_SZ Named [MenuShowDelay] Value Data: [default = 400 / Set Preference] Exit Registry / Reboot 7. Change the location of Special FoldersThis adjust to change the location of special folders in the system. Any of the folders listed in the registry key can be moved. [Start] [Run] [Regedit] Go to: ntVersionExplorerUserShell folders HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurre Modify / Create String Value REG_SZ data type named [Various folder names] Data Type: REG_SZ [String Value] / / Value Name: Consult RegEdit folder names for data value: [Move the folder to the new desired location using explorer, then edit the appropriate folder in RegEdit to reflect the new folder location] Exit Registry and Reboot 8. Faster navigation in Windows Explorer default ComputersBy network, a Windows XP machine to connect to a Windows 95/98/Me search for scheduled tasks or enabled printers on the remote computer. Two sub-keys control this behavior. Elimination of them speed up the navigation on the remote computer. [Start] [Run] [Regedit] Go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurr entVersionExplorerRemoteComputerNameSpace To disable scheduled task name verification of securities: (D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF) Delete the subkey in the left pane of the Registry Editor to disable check printer settings Name: (2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D) Delete the subkey in the left pane of Registry Editor Exit Registry / Reboot 9. Add the administrator account on the screen when Windows XP is first installed it requires you to enter at least one name of a user who has access to the computer. Once created, the name of the default Administrator account vanishes. To access it, press Ctrl-Alt-Delete twice at the Welcome screen to retrieve the dialog level logon to Windows 2000. Log on as administrator on this point. To log the Administrator off, click [Start] [Exit] and [Log Off] when the [Exit Windows] selection box. The registration on the screen will display the available users. To make the administrator account always visible in the login screen to use this registry trick. [Start] [Run] [Regedit] Go to: NTCurrentVersionWinlogonSpecialAccountsUserLis t HKEY_LOCALMACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows Modify / Create DWORD Value of Data type REG_DWORD Named [Administrator] Setting for Value Data: [0 = Disabled / 1 = Enabled] Exit Registry / Reboot 10. Increase Internet Download Internet Download ConnectionsIncrease simultaneous connections. The number of simultaneous connections allowed ten (10). [Start] [Run] [Regedit] Go to: Settings HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurre ntVersionInternet Modify / Create DWORD Value of Data type REG_DWORD Named [MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server] Setting for Value Data: [0,000,000th] Modify / Create DWORD Value of Data type REG_DWORD Named [MaxConnectionsPerServer ] Setting for Value Data: [0000000th] Exit Registry / Reboot

11. Connected Web FoldersConnecting files and web files and folders allows a principal. htm o. HTML file that is moved with the files associated with the main document. Once the main document has been defined, create a subfolder with the same name as the primary document but assign it a. extension files. Whenever the primary file is moved, the sub-folder will also move and remain as a subfolder of the primary. [Start] [Run] [Regedit] Go to: HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurre ntVersionExplorer Modify / Create DWORD Value of Data type REG_DWORD Named [NoFileFolderConnection] Setting value: [0 = enabled (default) / 1 = Disabled] Exit Registry / Reboot 12. Show / Hide My Documents folder DesktopBy default, Windows XP does not display the My Documents folder on the Windows desktop. Using the following registry trick allows you to control if not displayed in My Documents. [Start] [Run] [Regedit] Go to: HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurre ntVersionExplorerCLSID (450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103) ShellFolder Modify / Create DWORD Value of Data type REG_DWORD Named [Attributes] Setting for Value Data: [default = 0xf0400174 / Hidden = 0xf0500174] Exit Registry / Reboot

13. Create a hidden user adjust AccountThis allows an account that is typically displayed on the welcome screen that is hidden from view. To log on to the account of the need to use the Login box dialog in Windows similar to Windows 2000 I. e. press CTRL + ALT + DEL twice. [Start] [Run] [Regedit] Go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsNTCu rrentVersionWinlogonSpecialAccountsUserList Modify / Create DWORD Value of Data type REG_DWORD Named [Type Name of account to be hidden] Setting value: [0 = Account is hidden / 1 = On Output ] Registry / Reboot while the account is hidden on the Welcome screen, note that the account profile will be visible in C: Documents and Settings or wherever you store user profiles, as well as in Local Users and Groups . 14. Create Legal Notice Logon dialog boxing situations where users need to read a legal notice before logging on, this trick will create the title of the notice. Start] [Run] [Regedit] Go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE NTCurrentVersionWinlogon Modify / Create String Value of Data type REG_SZ Named [LegalNoticeCaption] value LegalNoticeCaption Data: [Enter the title of the dialog box] Modify / Create String Value of data type REG_SZ called [LegalNoticeText] Value Data for LegalNoticeText: [type of data for the Legal Notice] Exit Registry / Reboot 15. Manage Internet Explorer Error ReportingThis adjust the tool deletes an error, ie, communicating with the appearance of the option of sending reports to Microsoft's browser debugging. [Start] [Run] [Regedit] Go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMain Note: – Create both values are listed below by type and bold for the change to work properly. Modify / Create DWORD Value of Data type REG_DWORD Named [IEWatsonEnabled] Value Data: [0 - Disabled / 1 - Enabled] Modify / Create DWORD Value of Data type REG_DWORD Named [IEWatsonDisabled] Value Data: [0 - Disabled / 1 - Enabled] Exit Registry / Reboot 16. Customize Logon and Security Dialog Title [Start] [Run] [Regedit] Go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE NT CurrentVersionWinlogon Modify / Create String Value of Data type REG_SZ Named [Welcome] Value Data: [0 = Disabled / 1 = Enabled] Exit Registry / Reboot 17. Customize logon box MessageThis is the message appears in the classic logon, not the XP? Welcome? The home screen [Start] [Run] [Regedit] Go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE NT CurrentVersionWinlogon Modify / Create String Value of Data type REG_SZ Named [LogonPrompt] Value Data: [Enter text of the message] Exit Registry / Reboot 18. Welcome Screen logon vs Classic Logon This tweak specifies whether the Welcome screen or the classic logon is used to access Windows XP. [Start] [Run] [Regedit] Go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE NTCurrentVersionWinlogon Modify / Create DWORD Value of Data type REG_DWORD Named [Logontype] Value Data: [0 - Classic Mode / 1 - Welcome Screen] Exit Registry / Reboot 19. QoS (Quality of Service) bandwidth reservation SettingBy default, Windows XP reserves 20% of connection bandwidth for QoS traffic. This lets you adjust the settings to be changed to a different percentage bandwidth connection. If the system uses more than a single adapter for network connections, each adapter can be set individually by navigating to esPschedParametersAdapters HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServic adpater-ID () instead of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWin dowsPsched [Start] [Run] [Regedit] Go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWin dowsPsched Modify / Create DWORD Value of Data type REG_DWORD Named [NonBestEffortLimit] Setting for Value Data: [Enter as a Percentage / Default = 20] Exit Registry / Reboot 20. Enable / Disable Save Password in DUNThis adjust saves user passwords Dial-Up Networking so they do not have to re-enter each session. [Start] [Run] [Regedit] Go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesRasManParameters Modify / Create DWORD Value of Data type REG_DWORD Named [DisableSavePassword] Setting value: [0 = Disabled (Passwords Saved) / 1 = Enabled (Passwords Not Saved) Exit] Register / Reset

21. Changing the Registered Organization / Owner of Windows adjust XPThis allows modification of the registered owner and organization of programs for Windows XP. Note: – This trick has nothing to do with Windows Product Activation (WPA) and will not allow you to register illegal XP software. [Start] [Run] [Regedit] Go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE NTCurrentVersion Modify / Create String Value of Data type REG_SZ Named [RegisteredOrganization] or [RegisteredOwner] Setting value: [change values reflect current information] of Exit Registry / Reboot 22. Remove Links Folder in FavoritesThe Links folder is part of the favorites if they are accessed through Internet Explorer or the Favorites menu in the Start menu. This trick will remove it from there. [Start] [Run] [Regedit] Go to: HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerToolbar Modify / Create String Value of Data type REG_SZ Named [Start Page] Value Data: [Set the string value to a blank string] Open Internet Explorer and delete Links folder manually Favorites menu. The Links folder is not recreated. Exit Registry / Reboot 23. Enable / Disable Active Window Tracking to Mouse MovementsWhen the mouse moves through an open window that automatically adjusts the focus to that particular window. It causes the window to the foreground of the open windows. [Start] [Run] [Regedit] Go to: HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelMouse Modify / Create DWORD Value of Data type REG_DWORD Named [ActiveWindowTracking] Setting value: [0 = Disabled ActiveWindowTracking / 1 = ActiveWindowTracking Enabled] Exit Registry / Reboot

24. Auto Disconnect for Internet ExplorerUse this edition of Internet Explorer automatically disconnect after a certain period of time has elapsed. Use this trick to anyone who does not like to use the computer with net J [Start] [Run] [Regedit] Go to: esLanmanServerParameters HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESystemCurrentControlSetServic Modify / Create DWORD Value of Data type REG_DWORD Named [Off] Value Data: [Enter new one-off time. Use hexadecimal if you are unfamiliar with Binary] Exit Registry / Reboot 25. Auto restart on CrashBy system default when the Windows XP operating system crashes an automatic reboot of the system occurs. While this behavior may be convenient, the downside is the error message accompanying the bankruptcy is not visible. Often this information can be helpful in troubleshooting the source of the accident. This behavior can be modified in two ways: through the registry or by using the Properties property sheet system. [Start] [Run] [Regedit] Registry Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetContro lCrashControl Modify / Create DWORD Value of Data type REG_DWORD Named [AutoReboot] Setting value: [0 = Disabled AutoReboot / AutoReboot 1 = Enabled] Exit Registry / Reboot Open System Properties via Start> Control Panel> Performance and Maintenance> System [System Properties may also be opened using the WinKey + Pause key combination] Select the Advanced tab and then click Settings under Startup and Recovery section In System Failure section, uncheck the box next to Automatically Restart Click OK and OK to exit 26. Edit CategoriesEven Control Panel if you like the new style for Control Panel, you may sometimes wish I could change some elements around a different category. It's possible. [Start] [Run] [Regedit] Go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurr entVersionControl PanelExtended Properties (305CA226-D286-468e-B848-2B2E8E697B74) 2 Modify / Create DWORD Value of Data type REG_DWORD Named [Choose one of the subprogrammes. cpl] Setting value: [Select the value in the table below] Other Control Panel Options 0 Appearance and Themes 1 Printers and Other Hardware 2 Network and Internet Connections and 3 sound, speed, and Audio Devices 4 Performance and Maintenance 5 Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options 6 Accessibility Options 7 Add or Remove Programs 8 User Accounts 9 Exit Registry / Reboot

To further customize the items that appear in the Control Panel, to search your system for all files ending in. cpl. If you are not already listed, you can add a new DWORD value and then assign them to a category of their choice. 27. Enable / disable run specific commands to adjust the RegistryThis use the Run command on the local computer [Start] [Run] [Regedit] Go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersion PoliciesExplorer Create a DWORD value of data type REG_DWORD for each Run function, that disability. Modify / Create the Value Name [DisableLocalMachineRun] Modify / Create the Value Name [DisableLocalMachineRunOnce] Modify / Create the Value Name [DisableCurrentUserRun] Modify / Create the Value Name [DisableCurrentUserRunOnce] Setting value: [0 = Disabled / 1 = Enabled] Exit Registry / Reboot 28. Activate / deactivate the system to access the properties of My ComputerThis adjust removes access to System Properties via My Computer, and through Control Panel. [Start] [Run] [Regedit] Go to: HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesExplorer Modify / Create DWORD Value of Data type REG_DWORD Named [NoPropertiesMyComputer] Value Data: [0 - Display Properties / 1 - Hide Properties] Exit Registry / Reboot29. Uninstall programs ManuallyJust because Windows XP has the Add / Remove Programs does not mean that your application appears on the list. Moreover, even if it appears, is no guarantee that the uninstall feature works. When run through one of these situations the items listed below will help you get rid of the application. Note that these steps can not remove everything related to the application and may affect other applications on your computer. Have a backup or restore point and use caution. Locate the application's directory and delete all files in the directory. Delete the directory. Open type regedit and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and find the application folder. Delete the folder. Open type regedit and go to HKEY_CURRENT_USERSOFTWARE and find the application folder. Delete the folder. To remove the application entry from Add / Remove Programs (if present) open regedit and navigate to the folder and find HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstall application. Delete the folder. Some applications have services that depend on them. If this is the case, go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESystemCurrentControlSetServices, locate and delete the service. In Windows Explorer, go to the individual user settings and delete program references. Common locations of control would be: C: Documents and Settings UsersStart MenuPrograms and remove the relevant entries. C: Documents and Settings UsersStart MenuProgramsStartup and remove the relevant entries. C: Documents and Settings% YourUserID% Start MenuPrograms and delete relevant entries. [Do this for each User ID listed] C: Documents and Settings% YourUserID% Start MenuProgramsStartup and delete relevant entries. [Do this for each User ID listed] If not found in the previous step and the application starts automatically, go to HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionWindows and delete the entry. 30. Create a command optionYou right click system can right-click a folder to get a list of actions that can be applied to it. Makes a way to create an action in the menu right-click to open a command prompt window with the folder, the current directory. In a text editor such as Notepad, type the following exactly: Windows Registry Editor Version 5. 00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTFoldershellCmd here] @ =? Command & Prompt Here? [HKEY_CLASSES-ROOTFoldershellCmd Herecommand] @ =? Cmd. exe / k pushd% L? Save the file with any name you want, with a. Reg extension. Then double-click the saved file and choose Yes to merge the information in the registry file. You can delete the file. Click on any folder and see the command prompt option here. 31. Adjusting System Restore valuesThe new feature in Windows XP System Restore automatically backs up a snapshot of your system, including its registration every 24 hours. It also saves restore points for 90 days. None of these values can be edited directly on the system restore program, but may change in the registry. Go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsNTCu rrentVersionSystemRestore You will find a wide variety of choices here. To change the interval between automatically created restore points, change the settings RPGlobalInterval. To change the number of days that a restore point remains, change the setting RPLifeInterval. System Restore time intervals are measured in seconds, not days, so you must convert the number of days you want in seconds. There are 86,400 seconds in a day, so multiply by 86,400 the number of days to determine the value. (There are 3600 seconds in an hour, I hope you know) 32. Erase the swap file in shutdownYou may be concerned about someone browsing their users? swap files and gathering bits of their sensitive data. A remote possibility, certainly, but it could happen. For this additional security measure, go to: Administration ManagerMemory HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESystemCurrentControlSetContro lSession ClearPageFileAtShutdown set the DWORD value to 1. This will make longer stops because it overwrites everything in the swap file with zeroes. Do not enable this feature unless there is a serious security threat.

33. Delete the files stored on this computer in category windowIn My Computer Windows XP, the window list of My PC is broken down by categories: Hard Drives, Devices with Removable Storage, and so on. One of these categories is Files Stored on This Computer, which appears at the top of the My Computer window. If a user does not need it, you can get rid of it. To do this, go to: Delete the folders HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerMyComputerNameSpaceDelegate (59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c55595fe6b30ee) sub key to ending the category. 34. Change the desktop cleanup frequencyThrough Display Properties (Desktop tab, Customize Desktop button, General tab), you can activate and deactivate a feature that runs the Desktop Cleanup Wizard every 60 days. No? You do not have the option to set a different date there, but you can change the interval in the registry. To do this, go to: HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerDesktopCleanupWiz Change Clean Up day from value to some other number of days (in decimal). 35. Sort alphabeticallyWhen menus to install a new program to a user doesn? They find their place in the hierarchy of the start menu in alphabetical order immediately, but hangs at the bottom for a while. If users use the Classic Start menu, you can re-alphabetize it manually by right-clicking the Taskbar and selecting Properties, click the Customize button next to Classic Start menu, and clicking the Sort button. With Windows XP style Start menu, but you don? T have an equivalent button. To make Windows always alphabetize the list, remove the permissions on the registry key that controls the sort order for the Start menu. To do this, go to: HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerMenuOrder Choose Edit | Permissions and click the Advanced button. Uncheck the Inherit from parent the permission entries that apply to child objects check box and click Copy on the security dialog box appears. Click OK and clear the full control input your account and all security groups that is a member of. Leave only Read permission.

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