Bold_Fortune

Wishing all of you a Very Happy and Special Christmas. Bold :welcome:

San Diego. LOL I'm just having fun with my computer these days...figuring out this and figuring out that with it.

To everyone's surprise, the site went back online a couple of weeks ago. Ugh! I'm just so tired of this. Most of you know that it's not actually my site, but it belongs to Sadie, a generous lady in England, who gave me the site because she believed in my work on Slimming Down Windows XP: The Complete Guide. It not actually being my site is sometimes (and too often now) very frustrating. I never know what's going on when something happens. It sure looked like it was gone for good this time when someone else had hold of its domain name. No matter, I was tired of moderating a forum. I have made the forum Read Only now. I want to get back to having fun with my computer.

Wow. I'm sorry to hear that, N1K. I had something like that happen to me once, only it was an inside job.

Yes, the site is gone, and will not be coming back this time. The site was actually owned by Sadie, a generous lady from England who gave me the site to further my work on Slimming Down Windows XP: The Complete Guide. She apparently let it go. And I can't blame her, she's been paying for it for over three years. The domain name was picked up by some magazine subscription service. But... Let your friends know about this change so N1K and WinCert can benefit from the traffic from my site. I'll be keeping my guide updated here on WinCert.

Thanks, Mom! :welcome: LOL

Glad to see you back up and running, N1K. I was afraid I had lost a good friend.

Welcome Back! Members on my site were asking about you. Keep this site up, N1K, we all enjoy it being here. :type:

You mean you can't say hell or **** or anything like that on the forum? That's a bitch...LOL :cap: :censored:

Sorry, Rick. I screwed up your codebox edit when I was editing my reg file, and I don't know the code for codebox. (That codebox is a dumb **** thing. You have to copy and paste what's in a codebox to Wordpad instead of Notepad for things to line up for you properly. Plus editing it is pain...scroll and scroll and scroll and scroll to get to the end. But you do want you want.)

Yeah, but much of that reg file applies to my system and the way I set it up. You need to look through it carefully, and make any necessary changes for your system.

I've been playing around with a Fresh-Install image that past few days. Once the XP installation is complete, I'll download and install all my Microsoft Updates. But before installing any drivers and programs, I click on this Master Reg File, and everything just about falls into place for me and how I want my installation to be. I'm still adding to it, so show me yours if you have one, or make suggestions if you have them. Most Recent Edits Made: NOV, 12, 2007 Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 ;INTERNET EXPLORER TWEAKS ; ;Speed Up Network Browsing By Removing Network Scheduled Tasks [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RemoteComputer\NameSpace\{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}] ;Disable Image Toolbar in IE [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main] "Enable_MyPics_Hoverbar"="no" :Disable Phishing Filter ;(Internet Properties > Advanced tab > select Disable Phishing Filter) [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\PhishingFilter] "Enabled"=dword:00000000 ;Disable Remote Assistance ;(System Properties > Remote tab > ;Uncheck "Allow Remote Assistance invitations to be sent from this;computer") [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server] "fAllowToGetHelp"=dword:00000000 ;Disable SP2 Security Center [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center] "AntiVirusDisableNotify"=dword:00000001 "AntiVirusOverride"=dword:00000001 "FirewallDisableNotify"=dword:00000001 "FirewallOverride"=dword:00000001 "FirstRunDisabled"=dword:00000001 "UpdatesDisableNotify"=dword:00000001 ;Disable User Data persistence ;(Internet Options > Security > Custom Level > scroll to Miscellaneous > ;under "User Data persistence" put a tick in Disable) [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\3] "1606"=dword:00000003 ;Disables Error Reporting, but notifies when critical errors occur [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting] "DoReport"=dword:00000000 ;Do not search from the Address bar ;(Internet Properties > Advanced tab > under "Search from the Address;bar") [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main] "AutoSearch"=dword:00000000 ;No More Tracking Cookies ; ;These modify Advanced Privacy Settings ;Location: Internet Properties -> Privacy tab -> Advanced button ;Override automatic cookie handling = Enable (Checked) ;First-party Cookies = Accept ;Third-party Cookies = Block ;Always allow session cookies = Enabled (Checked) ; [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections] "SavedLegacySettings"=hex:3c,00,00,00,f5,04,00,00,01,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,3a,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,e0,f9,66,72,b1,9d,c4,01,01,\ 00,00,00,c0,a8,02,a7,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00 "DefaultConnectionSettings"=hex:3c,00,00,00,09,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,01,00,00,\ 00,3a,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,e0,f9,66,72,b1,9d,c4,\ 01,01,00,00,00,c0,a8,02,a7,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings] "PrivacyAdvanced"=dword:00000001 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\3] "{AEBA21FA-782A-4A90-978D-B72164C80120}"=hex:1a,37,61,59,23,52,35,0c,7a,5f,20,\ 17,2f,1e,1a,19,0e,2b,01,73,13,37,13,12,14,1a,15,2a,4e,2c,08,0d,20,1b,28,18,\ 36,32 "{A8A88C49-5EB2-4990-A1A2-0876022C854F}"=hex:1a,37,61,59,23,52,35,0c,7a,5f,20,\ 17,2f,1e,1a,19,0e,2b,01,73,13,37,13,12,14,1a,15,39,4e,2c,08,0d,20,1b,28,18,\ 36,32 "1206"=dword:00000003 ;Removes dialog box pop up asking if you want to browse the web when ;trying an open a file with an unknown extension. It will now go ;directly to the Open With menu [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System] "NoInternetOpenWith"=dword:00000001 ;Remove ActiveX Bar In IE [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_SECURITYBAND] "(Reserved)"="0" "explorer.exe"="0" "iexplore.exe"="0" "wmplayer.exe"="0" ;RemoveScriptDebugger [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main] "Disable Script Debugger"="yes" ;Set IE Homepage [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main] "StartPage"="http://www.yahoo.com/" ;Solve Security Issues ; ;Closing DCOM Protocol [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Ole] "EnableDCOM"="N" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Rpc] "DCOM Protocols"=hex(7):6e,00,63,00,61,00,63,00,6e,00,5f,00,73,00,70,00,78,00,\ 00,00,6e,00,63,00,61,00,63,00,6e,00,5f,00,6e,00,62,00,5f,00,6e,00,62,00,00,\ 00,6e,00,63,00,61,00,63,00,6e,00,5f,00,6e,00,62,00,5f,00,69,00,70,00,78,00,\ 00,00,00,00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Dnscache\Parameters] "MaxCachedSockets"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NetBT\Parameters] "SmbDeviceEnabled"=dword:00000000 ;Closing ICMP Protocol and a few others [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters] "EnableICMPRedirect"=dword:00000000 "DeadGWDetectDefault"=dword:00000001 "EnableDeadGWDetect"=dword:00000000 "EnablePMTUDiscovery"=dword:00000000 "KeepAliveTime"=dword:000493e0 "NoNameReleaseOnDemand"=dword:00000001 "PerformRouterDiscovery"=dword:00000000 "SynAttackProtect"=dword:00000002 ;Disable Posix and OS 2 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\SubSystems] "Optional"=hex(7):00,00 ;No Viewing Remote Shared Printers [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RemoteComputer\NameSpace\{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}] ;Tightening Restrict Anonymous Holes [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa] "restrictanonymous"=dword:00000002 "restrictanonymoussam"=dword:00000001 ;Apply Optimal TCPOpitmizer Settings ; [SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters] TcpWindowSize=256960 GlobalMaxTcpWindowSize=256960 EnablePMTUDiscovery=1 EnablePMTUBHDetect=0 SackOpts=1 DefaultTTL=64 TcpMaxDupAcks=2 Tcp1323Opts=1 DisableUserTOSSetting=-1 DefaultTOSValue=-1 [SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Afd\Parameters] DefaultReceiveWindow=-1 [Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings] MaxConnectionsPerServer=10 MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server=10 [SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ICSharing\Settings\General] InternetMTU=-1 [SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RemoteComputer\NameSpace\{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}] {D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}=-2 [SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Dnscache\Parameters] MaxNegativeCacheTtl=0 NegativeCacheTime=-1 NetFailureCacheTime=0 NegativeSOACacheTime=0 [SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Psched] NonBestEffortLimit=-5 [SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\ServiceProvider] LocalPriority=5 HostsPriority=6 DnsPriority=7 NetbtPriority=8 [System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters] SizReqBuf=16384 [SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NdisWan\Parameters\Protocols\0] ProtocolMTU=-2 [SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Interfaces\{834C3081-4F05-4FA6-BC67-4FF6CC9A111E}] MTU=1500 TcpWindowSize=-1 [SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Psched\Parameters\Adapters\{834C3081-4F05-4FA6-BC67-4FF6CC9A111E}] NonBestEffortLimit=-2 ;Uncheck Use inline AutoComplete ;(Internet Properties > Advanced tab > under Browsing) [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoComplete] "Append Completion"="no" ;WINDOWS TWEAKS ; ;Add register / unregister to the context menu for .dll files [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.dll] "Content Type"="application/x-msdownload" @="dllfile" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\dllfile] @="Application Extension" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\dllfile\Shell\Register\command] @="regsvr32.exe \"%1\"" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\dllfile\Shell\UnRegister\command] @="regsvr32.exe /u \"%1\"" ;Add register / unregister to the context menu for .ocx files [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ocx] @="ocxfile" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ocxfile] @="OCX" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ocxfile\Shell\Register\command] @="regsvr32.exe \"%1\"" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ocxfile\Shell\UnRegister\command] @="regsvr32.exe /u \"%1\"" ;Always Unload DLL [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AlwaysUnloadDLL] @="1" ;Change Caption Buttons (to 20) and Scrollbar Sizes (to 16) ;(Display Properties > Appearance tab > Advanced button) [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics] "CaptionHeight"="-300" "CaptionWidth"="-270" "ScrollHeight"="-240" "ScrollWidth"="-240" ;Customize Taskbar and Start Menu (Taskbar and Start Menu Properties) ; [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced] ;Use Small Icons "Start_LargeMFUIcons"=dword:00000000 ;Set Number of Programs on Start Menu to Zero "Start_MinMFU"=dword:00000000 ;Do Not Highlight Newly Installed Programs "Start_NotifyNewApps"=dword:00000000 ;Do Not Show Help and Support "Start_ShowHelp"=dword:00000000 ;Do Not Display My Documents "Start_ShowMyDocs"=dword:00000000 ;Do Not Display My Music "Start_ShowMyMusic"=dword:00000000 ;Do Not Display My Pictures "Start_ShowMyPics"=dword:00000000 ;Do Not Display Set Programs Access and Defaults "Start_ShowSetProgramAccessAndDefaults"=dword:00000000 ;Display Administrative Tools on All Programs Menu "StartMenuAdminTools"=dword:00000001 ;Disable Grouping of Similar Taskbar Buttons "TaskbarGlomming"=dword:00000000 ;Disable Hide Inactive Icons [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer] "EnableAutoTray"=dword:00000000 ;Delete Time Zones and Keep Pacific Time (Date and Time > Time Zone tab > Dropdown Box) [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Time Zones] ;Restore Pacific Time [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Time Zones\Pacific Standard Time] "Display"="(GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)" "Dlt"="Pacific Daylight Time" "Std"="Pacific Standard Time" "MapID"="32,33" "Index"=dword:00000004 "TZI"=hex:e0,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,c4,ff,ff,ff,00,00,0b,00,00,00,01,00,02,00,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,02,00,02,00,00,00,00,00,00,00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Time Zones\Pacific Standard Time\Dynamic DST] "FirstEntry"=dword:000007d6 "LastEntry"=dword:000007d7 "2006"=hex:e0,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,c4,ff,ff,ff,00,00,0a,00,00,00,05,00,02,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,04,00,00,00,01,00,02,00,00,00,00,00,00,00 "2007"=hex:e0,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,c4,ff,ff,ff,00,00,0b,00,00,00,01,00,02,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,02,00,02,00,00,00,00,00,00,00 ;Disable Caps Lock [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout] "Scancode Map"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,00,00,3a,00,00,00,00,00 ;Disable Desktop Cleanup Wizard [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\CleanupWiz] "NoRun"=dword:00000001 ;Disable Dr. Watson [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AeDebug] ;Disable Error Reporting, But notify me when critical errors occur [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting] "DoReport"=dword:00000000 ;Disable Low Disk Space Warning [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] "NoLowDiskSpaceChecks"=dword:00000001 ;Disable Screensaver [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop] "ScreenSaveActive"="0" "SCRNSAVE.EXE"=- ;Disable Security Center Notifications [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center] "FirstRunDisabled"=dword:00000001 "AntiVirusDisableNotify"=dword:00000001 "FirewallDisableNotify"=dword:00000001 "UpdatesDisableNotify"=dword:00000001 "AntiVirusOverride"=dword:00000001 "FirewallOverride"=dword:00000001 ;Disable System Restore [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SystemRestore] "DisableSR"=dword:00000001 ;Disable Time Stamp [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem] "NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate"=dword:00000001 ;Disable User Tracking [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] "NoInstrumentation"=dword:00000001 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer] "NoInstrumentation"=dword:00000001 ;Disable WBEM Logging [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WBEM\CIMOM] "Logging"="0" ;Disables Windows Tour Bubble Popup [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Tour] "RunCount"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Tour] "RunCount"=dword:00000000 ;Enable Word Wrap in Notepad [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Notepad] "fWrap"=dword:00000001 ;Enable Status and Address Bar In Explorer ;Will show the Status Bar and the Address Bar within Windows Explorer ; [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main] "StatusBarOther"=dword:00000001 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\ShellBrowser] "ITBarLayout"=hex:11,00,00,00,4c,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,34,00,00,00,1b,00,00,00,56,00,00,0 0,01,00,00,00,20,07,00,00,a0,0f,00,00,05,00,00,00,62,05,00,00,26,00,00,00,02,00, 0 0,00,21,07,00,00,a0,0f,00,00,04,00,00,00,21,01,00,00,a0,0f,00,00,00,00,00,00,00, 0 0,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00, 0 0,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00, 0 0,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00, 0 0,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00, 0 0,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00, 0 0,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00, 0 0,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00, 0 0,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00, 0 0,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00, 0 0,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00, 0 0,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00, 0 0,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00, 0 0,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00, 0 0,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00, 0 0,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00, 0 0,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00, 0 0,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00, 0 0,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00, 0 0, ;Hide Network Places In Windows Explorer [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}\ShellFolder] "Attributes"=dword:20180000 ;Auto End Tasks Quicker [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control] "WaitToKillServiceTimeout"="1000" [HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop] "AutoEndTasks"="1" "HungAppTimeout"="1000" "WaitToKillAppTimeout"="1000" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop] "AutoEndTasks"="1" "HungAppTimeout"="1000" "WaitToKillAppTimeout"="1000" ;Change MenuShowDelay (Start Menu load speed) [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop] "MenuShowDelay"="50" ;Modify CHKDSK 10 Second Countdown [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager] "AutoChkTimeOut"=dword:00000003 ;Modify Visual Effects [System Properties -> Advanced tab -> Settings(under Performance)] ; ;These tweaks will disable (and uncheck) all of the settings EXCEPT: ;Show windows contents while dragging ;Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop ;Use visual styles on windows and buttons ; [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop] "DragFullWindows"="1" "FontSmoothing"="0" "UserPreferencesMask"=hex:90,12,03,80, [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics] "MinAnimate"="0" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced] "ListviewAlphaSelect"=dword:00000000 "ListviewWatermark"=dword:00000000 "TaskbarAnimations"=dword:00000000 "WebView"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VisualEffects] "VisualFXSetting"=dword:00000003 ;No Recent Documents History [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer] "ClearRecentDocsOnExit"=dword:00000001 "NoRecentDocsHistory"=dword:00000001 "NoRecentDocsMenu"=dword:00000001 ;Recycle Bin Uses 3% of Available Space Rather than 10% [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\BitBucket] "Percent"=dword:00000003 ;Remove Balloon Tips [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced] "EnableBalloonTips"=dword:00000000 ;Remove Compress Old Files [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VolumeCaches\Compress old files] ;Remove Folder Toolbar Icons ;This will remove all the icons in Folder Toolbar except: ;Back ;Forward ;Up ;(With any folder opened, right-click on the Toolbar, ;choose Customize.) [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar] "{710EB7A1-45ED-11D0-924A-0020AFC7AC4D}"=hex:07,00,00,00,f2,03,00,00,7e,69,79,\ 1e,c5,9c,d1,11,a8,3f,00,c0,4f,c9,9d,61,20,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,f3,03,00,00,\ 7e,69,79,1e,c5,9c,d1,11,a8,3f,00,c0,4f,c9,9d,61,21,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,0c,\ 04,00,00,7e,69,79,1e,c5,9c,d1,11,a8,3f,00,c0,4f,c9,9d,61,30,01,00,00,04,00,\ 00,00 ;Remove "More themes online..." Option in the Themes Dropdown Box ;(Display Properties > Themes tab > under Theme: in Dropdown Box) [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\DownloadSites] ;Returns the Classic Search To Both Explorer and IE [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CabinetState] "Use Search Asst"="no" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main] "Use Search Asst"="no" ;Remove Shared Documents Folders [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\DelegateFolders\{59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}] @="" ;Remove Shortcut to Prefix for new shortcuts [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer] "link"=hex:00,00,00,00 ;Rename Recycle Bin [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}] @="Trash" ;Right-Click Context Menu Edits ; ;Remove Add to Now Playing List and Add to Playlist for WMV files [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WMVFile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\WMPAddToPlaylist] ;Remove Add to Now Playing List and Add to Playlist for MPEG AND MPG;Files [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mpegfile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\WMPAddToPlaylist] ;Remove Add to Now Playing List and Add to Playlist for ASF Files [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ASFFile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\WMPAddToPlaylist] ;Remove Add to Now Playing List and Add to Playlist for Avi Files [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AVIFile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\WMPAddToPlaylist] ;This key also needs to be removed along with any of the 4 keys above ;for Remove Add to Now Playing Lists [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\video\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\WMPAddToPlaylist] ;Remove "Add to Sync List" & "Add to Burn List" from MPEG & MPG Files [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.mpeg\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\WMPBurnAudioCD] [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.mpg\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\WMPBurnAudioCD] [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mpegfile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\WMPBurnAudioCD] ;Remove "Add to Sync List" & "Add to Burn List" from AVI Files [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.avi\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\WMPBurnAudioCD] [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AVIFile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\WMPBurnAudioCD] ;Remove "Add to Sync List" & "Add to Burn List" from WMV Files [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.wmv\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\WMPBurnAudioCD] [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WMVFile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\WMPBurnAudioCD] ;Removes Map Network Drive and Disconnect Network Drive From Tools Menu;and My Network Places Right Click ;This also removes the Add Network Place Icon from an open My Network;Place window and the Network Setup Icon [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] "NoNetConnectDisconnect"=dword:00000001 ;Removes Briefcase, Bitmap Image, Wordpad Document, Eraser Task Document,;Wav Sound and Compressed (zipped) Folder from New;Menu. [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.bfc\ShellNew] [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.bmp\ShellNew] [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.doc\WordPad.Document.1\ShellNew] [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.wav\ShellNew] [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.zip\CompressedFolder\ShellNew] ;Remove Play On My For AVI File [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AVIFile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\PlayOnMyTV] ;Remove Play On My For MPEG and MPG Files [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mpegfile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\PlayOnMyTV] ;Remove Play On My For WMV File [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WMVFile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\PlayOnMyTV] ;Remove Print From Batch Files [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\batfile\shell\print] ;Remove Print From CMD Files [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cmdfile\shell\print] ;Remove Print From HTML Files [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\htmlfile\shell\print] ;Remove Print From Image Files [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image\shell\print] ;Remove Print From inf File [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\inffile\shell\print] ;Remove Print From ini File [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\inifile\shell\print] ;Remove Print From Internet Shortcut [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\InternetShortcut\shell\print] ;Remove Print From reg Files [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\regfile\shell\print] ;Remove Print From txt Files [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\txtfile\shell\print] ;Remove Print From Wordpad RTF Files [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\rtffile\shell\print] ;Remove Record From Wave Files [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\SoundRec\shell\record] ;Remove Search From Folder [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\shell\find] ;Remove Sharing and Security From Drives and Folders Right Click [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Sharing] [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Sharing] ;Set Screen Refresh Rate to 75 Hertz ;(Display Properties > Settings tab > Advanced button > Monitor Tab ;> under Monitor settings) [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Hardware Profiles\0001\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\VIDEO\{23A77BF7-ED96-40EC-AF06-9B1F4867732A}\0000] "DefaultSettings.VRefresh"=dword:0000004b ;Set Screen Resolution to 1024 by 768 ;(Display Properties > Settings tab) [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Hardware Profiles\0001\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\VIDEO\{23A77BF7-ED96-40EC-AF06-9B1F4867732A}\0000] "DefaultSettings.XResolution"=dword:00000400 "DefaultSettings.YResolution"=dword:00000300 ;Show extentions for known file types [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced] "HideFileExt"=dword:00000000 ;Show Hidden Devices In Device Manager [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment] "DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES"="1" ;Show hidden files and folders [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced] "Hidden"=dword:00000001 ;Show Protected Operating System Files [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced] "ShowSuperHidden"=dword:00000001 ;Small Icons in Folder Toolbar ;(With any folder opened, right-click on the Toolbar. In Customize;Toolbar under "Icon Options:" select Small icons from the drop arrow.) [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\SmallIcons] "SmallIcons"="yes" ;Switch To Silver Color Scheme ;(Display Properties under Color scheme:) [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors] "ActiveTitle"="192 192 192" "Background"="88 87 104" "ButtonFace"="224 223 227" "ButtonShadow"="157 157 161" "GradientActiveTitle"="200 200 200" "GradientInactiveTitle"="238 239 247" "Hilight"="178 180 191" "HilightText"="0 0 0" "HotTrackingColor"="100 139 203" "InactiveTitle"="255 255 255" "InactiveTitleText"="162 161 161" "TitleText"="14 16 16" "MenuHilight"="187 183 199" "MenuBar"="224 226 235" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ThemeManager] "ColorName"="Metallic" ;Turn Off Recycle Bin Delete Confirmation [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer] "ShellState"=hex:24,00,00,00,37,88,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\ 01,00,00,00,0d,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00 ;Turns Off Automatic Updates [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update] "AUOptions"=dword:00000001 ;My Windows Sound Schemes [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes] @=".current" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default] @="Windows" "DispFileName"="@mmsys.cpl,-5856" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\.Default] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\.Default\.Current] @="" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\.Default\.Default] @=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\ 00,5c,00,6d,00,65,00,64,00,69,00,61,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,\ 77,00,73,00,20,00,58,00,50,00,20,00,44,00,69,00,6e,00,67,00,2e,00,77,00,61,\ 00,76,00,00,00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\AppGPFault] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\AppGPFault\.Current] @="" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\AppGPFault\.Default] @=hex(2):00,00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\CCSelect] @="" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\CCSelect\.current] @="" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\Close] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\Close\.Current] @="" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\Close\.Default] @=hex(2):00,00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\CriticalBatteryAlarm] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\CriticalBatteryAlarm\.Current] @="" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\CriticalBatteryAlarm\.Default] @=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\ 00,5c,00,6d,00,65,00,64,00,69,00,61,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,\ 77,00,73,00,20,00,58,00,50,00,20,00,42,00,61,00,74,00,74,00,65,00,72,00,79,\ 00,20,00,43,00,72,00,69,00,74,00,69,00,63,00,61,00,6c,00,2e,00,77,00,61,00,\ 76,00,00,00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\DeviceConnect] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\DeviceConnect\.Current] @="" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\DeviceConnect\.Default] @=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\ 00,5c,00,6d,00,65,00,64,00,69,00,61,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,\ 77,00,73,00,20,00,58,00,50,00,20,00,48,00,61,00,72,00,64,00,77,00,61,00,72,\ 00,65,00,20,00,49,00,6e,00,73,00,65,00,72,00,74,00,2e,00,77,00,61,00,76,00,\ 00,00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\DeviceDisconnect] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\DeviceDisconnect\.Current] @="" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\DeviceDisconnect\.Default] @=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\ 00,5c,00,6d,00,65,00,64,00,69,00,61,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,\ 77,00,73,00,20,00,58,00,50,00,20,00,48,00,61,00,72,00,64,00,77,00,61,00,72,\ 00,65,00,20,00,52,00,65,00,6d,00,6f,00,76,00,65,00,2e,00,77,00,61,00,76,00,\ 00,00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\DeviceFail] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\DeviceFail\.Current] @="" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\DeviceFail\.Default] @=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\ 00,5c,00,6d,00,65,00,64,00,69,00,61,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,\ 77,00,73,00,20,00,58,00,50,00,20,00,48,00,61,00,72,00,64,00,77,00,61,00,72,\ 00,65,00,20,00,46,00,61,00,69,00,6c,00,2e,00,77,00,61,00,76,00,00,00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\LowBatteryAlarm] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\LowBatteryAlarm\.Current] @="" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\LowBatteryAlarm\.Default] @=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\ 00,5c,00,6d,00,65,00,64,00,69,00,61,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,\ 77,00,73,00,20,00,58,00,50,00,20,00,42,00,61,00,74,00,74,00,65,00,72,00,79,\ 00,20,00,4c,00,6f,00,77,00,2e,00,77,00,61,00,76,00,00,00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\MailBeep] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\MailBeep\.Current] @=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\ 00,5c,00,6d,00,65,00,64,00,69,00,61,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,\ 77,00,73,00,20,00,58,00,50,00,20,00,4e,00,6f,00,74,00,69,00,66,00,79,00,2e,\ 00,77,00,61,00,76,00,00,00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\MailBeep\.Default] @=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\ 00,5c,00,6d,00,65,00,64,00,69,00,61,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,\ 77,00,73,00,20,00,58,00,50,00,20,00,4e,00,6f,00,74,00,69,00,66,00,79,00,2e,\ 00,77,00,61,00,76,00,00,00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\Maximize] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\Maximize\.Current] @="" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\Maximize\.Default] @=hex(2):00,00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\MenuCommand] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\MenuCommand\.Current] @="" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\MenuCommand\.Default] @=hex(2):00,00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\MenuPopup] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\MenuPopup\.Current] @="" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\MenuPopup\.Default] @=hex(2):00,00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\Minimize] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\Minimize\.Current] @="" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\Minimize\.Default] @=hex(2):00,00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\Open] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\Open\.Current] @="" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\Open\.Default] @=hex(2):00,00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\PrintComplete] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\PrintComplete\.Current] @="" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\PrintComplete\.Default] @=hex(2):00,00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\RestoreDown] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\RestoreDown\.Current] @="" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\RestoreDown\.Default] @=hex(2):00,00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\RestoreUp] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\RestoreUp\.Current] @="" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\RestoreUp\.Default] @=hex(2):00,00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\ShowBand] @="" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\ShowBand\.current] @="" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemAsterisk] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemAsterisk\.Current] @="" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemAsterisk\.Default] @=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\ 00,5c,00,6d,00,65,00,64,00,69,00,61,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,\ 77,00,73,00,20,00,58,00,50,00,20,00,45,00,72,00,72,00,6f,00,72,00,2e,00,77,\ 00,61,00,76,00,00,00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemExclamation] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemExclamation\.Current] @="" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemExclamation\.Default] @=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\ 00,5c,00,6d,00,65,00,64,00,69,00,61,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,\ 77,00,73,00,20,00,58,00,50,00,20,00,45,00,78,00,63,00,6c,00,61,00,6d,00,61,\ 00,74,00,69,00,6f,00,6e,00,2e,00,77,00,61,00,76,00,00,00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemExit] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemExit\.Current] @="" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemExit\.Default] @=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\ 00,5c,00,6d,00,65,00,64,00,69,00,61,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,\ 77,00,73,00,20,00,58,00,50,00,20,00,53,00,68,00,75,00,74,00,64,00,6f,00,77,\ 00,6e,00,2e,00,77,00,61,00,76,00,00,00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemHand] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemHand\.Current] @="" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemHand\.Default] @=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\ 00,5c,00,6d,00,65,00,64,00,69,00,61,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,\ 77,00,73,00,20,00,58,00,50,00,20,00,43,00,72,00,69,00,74,00,69,00,63,00,61,\ 00,6c,00,20,00,53,00,74,00,6f,00,70,00,2e,00,77,00,61,00,76,00,00,00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemNotification] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemNotification\.Current] @="" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemNotification\.Default] @=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\ 00,5c,00,6d,00,65,00,64,00,69,00,61,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,\ 77,00,73,00,20,00,58,00,50,00,20,00,42,00,61,00,6c,00,6c,00,6f,00,6f,00,6e,\ 00,2e,00,77,00,61,00,76,00,00,00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemQuestion] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemQuestion\.Current] @="" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemQuestion\.Default] @=hex(2):00,00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemStart] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemStart\.Current] @="" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemStart\.Default] @=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\ 00,5c,00,6d,00,65,00,64,00,69,00,61,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,\ 77,00,73,00,20,00,58,00,50,00,20,00,53,00,74,00,61,00,72,00,74,00,75,00,70,\ 00,2e,00,77,00,61,00,76,00,00,00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\WindowsLogoff] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\WindowsLogoff\.Current] @="" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\WindowsLogoff\.Default] @=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\ 00,5c,00,6d,00,65,00,64,00,69,00,61,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,\ 77,00,73,00,20,00,58,00,50,00,20,00,4c,00,6f,00,67,00,6f,00,66,00,66,00,20,\ 00,53,00,6f,00,75,00,6e,00,64,00,2e,00,77,00,61,00,76,00,00,00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\WindowsLogon] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\WindowsLogon\.Current] @="" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\WindowsLogon\.Default] @=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\ 00,5c,00,6d,00,65,00,64,00,69,00,61,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,\ 77,00,73,00,20,00,58,00,50,00,20,00,4c,00,6f,00,67,00,6f,00,6e,00,20,00,53,\ 00,6f,00,75,00,6e,00,64,00,2e,00,77,00,61,00,76,00,00,00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Conf] @="NetMeeting" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Conf\Person Joins] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Conf\Person Joins\.Current] @="" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Conf\Person Leaves] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Conf\Person Leaves\.Current] @="" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Conf\Receive Call] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Conf\Receive Call\.Current] @="" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Conf\Receive Request to Join] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Conf\Receive Request to Join\.Current] @="" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer] @="Windows Explorer" "DispFileName"="@mmsys.cpl,-5854" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\ActivatingDocument] @="" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\ActivatingDocument\.current] @="" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\BlockedPopup] @="" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\BlockedPopup\.current] @="" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\BlockedPopup\.default] @=hex(2):43,00,3a,00,5c,00,57,00,49,00,4e,00,44,00,4f,00,57,00,53,00,5c,00,6d,\ 00,65,00,64,00,69,00,61,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,\ 20,00,50,00,6f,00,70,00,2d,00,75,00,70,00,20,00,42,00,6c,00,6f,00,63,00,6b,\ 00,65,00,64,00,2e,00,77,00,61,00,76,00,00,00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\EmptyRecycleBin] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\EmptyRecycleBin\.Current] @=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\ 00,5c,00,6d,00,65,00,64,00,69,00,61,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,\ 77,00,73,00,20,00,58,00,50,00,20,00,52,00,65,00,63,00,79,00,63,00,6c,00,65,\ 00,2e,00,77,00,61,00,76,00,00,00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\EmptyRecycleBin\.Default] @=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\ 00,5c,00,6d,00,65,00,64,00,69,00,61,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,\ 77,00,73,00,20,00,58,00,50,00,20,00,52,00,65,00,63,00,79,00,63,00,6c,00,65,\ 00,2e,00,77,00,61,00,76,00,00,00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\FeedDiscovered] @="" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\FeedDiscovered\.current] @="" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\FeedDiscovered\.default] @=hex(2):43,00,3a,00,5c,00,57,00,49,00,4e,00,44,00,4f,00,57,00,53,00,5c,00,6d,\ 00,65,00,64,00,69,00,61,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,\ 20,00,46,00,65,00,65,00,64,00,20,00,44,00,69,00,73,00,63,00,6f,00,76,00,65,\ 00,72,00,65,00,64,00,2e,00,77,00,61,00,76,00,00,00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\MoveMenuItem] @="" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\MoveMenuItem\.current] @="" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\Navigating] @="" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\Navigating\.Current] @="" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\Navigating\.Default] @=hex(2):43,00,3a,00,5c,00,57,00,49,00,4e,00,44,00,4f,00,57,00,53,00,5c,00,6d,\ 00,65,00,64,00,69,00,61,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,\ 20,00,4e,00,61,00,76,00,69,00,67,00,61,00,74,00,69,00,6f,00,6e,00,20,00,53,\ 00,74,00,61,00,72,00,74,00,2e,00,77,00,61,00,76,00,00,00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\SearchProviderDiscovered] @="" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\SearchProviderDiscovered\.current] @="" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\SecurityBand] @="" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\SecurityBand\.current] @="" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\SecurityBand\.default] @=hex(2):43,00,3a,00,5c,00,57,00,49,00,4e,00,44,00,4f,00,57,00,53,00,5c,00,6d,\ 00,65,00,64,00,69,00,61,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,\ 20,00,49,00,6e,00,66,00,6f,00,72,00,6d,00,61,00,74,00,69,00,6f,00,6e,00,20,\ 00,42,00,61,00,72,00,2e,00,77,00,61,00,76,00,00,00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Names] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Names\.Default] @="Windows Default" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Names\.None] @="No Sounds" ;WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER TWEAKS ; ;Disable WMP MRU [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences] "AddToMRU"=hex:00 ;Disable SendUserGUID [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences] "SendUserGUID"=hex:00 ;DisableWMPUpdate [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer] "DisableAutoUpdate"=dword:00000001 "EnableAutoUpgrade"="No" ;Disable WMP from running HTML scripts [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences] "PlayerScriptCommandsEnabled"=dword:00000000 ;Speed-up Access to AVI Media Files [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{87D62D94-71B3-4b9a-9489-5FE6850DC73E}] [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{87D62D94-71B3-4b9a-9489-5FE6850DC73E}\InProcServer32] ;Stop AVI Previews [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.avi\shellex\PropertyHandler] @=-

I tried, but it looks like they (Wikipedia) just aren't going to see it any differently. "It's me against the whole of Wikipedia's policies and guidelines," as they put it. Me against the whole of Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Do I sense a note of finality in that statement? LOL http://www.bold-fortune.com/forums/index.p...amp;#entry12799 EDIT: We've devised a plan. PLAN B going into effect.

XPLite (a program one has to pay for, no less) has an article in Wikipedia with an external link to where one can purchase it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XPLite nLite has an article in Wikipedia with external links posted. (Although my name, and reference to my guide and its external link, were removed from it.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NLite But a major work like Slimming Down Windows XP: The Complete Guide has no mention whatsoever in Wikipedia. And if it is mentioned, it is removed. Now you tell me what's wrong with that picture. Oh, look. Here's one for CCleaner. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ccleaner

My name and my guide used to be mentioned (No, I didn't put it there.) in the article about nLite that's on Wikipedia. That was removed, too. I'm starting to take this very personally.

I had the URL pointing to WinCert.

Oh well, The article was deleted. The reason was spam. 14:48, 5 October 2007 DragonflySixtyseven deleted "Bold Fortune" ‎ (spam)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bold_Fortune :prop:

Most people take this one for granted these days. They pass it around like it's Internet common knowledge. But it took me a very long time to figure out how to do this. I emailed script writers to help me. I bugged them half to death on forums. No one knew exactly how to do this. So, yes, this is my script...no matter who else you think created it. I have incorporated a failsafe feature into my batch files. Files and folders will be moved and saved (Not deleted permanently. Later that will be up to you.) to a backup folder on C:\. The backup folder is simply named "Backup". Within the Backup folder, you will find the files and folders you removed, in smart placement. Their order of appearance will be identical to how XP's files and folders appear on your C Drive. When you remove files and folders from the WINDOWS and system32 directories, in the Backup folder you will first see a WINDOWS folder. Within the WINDOWS folder you will see the individual files and subfolders you removed, including the system32 folder. And within the system32 folder you will see its individual files and subfolders you removed. The same applies to the Documents and Settings and the Program Files directories. I created this smart placement so you would always know exactly where these files and folders came from should you decide to replace any to their original locations. Here's an example to get you started on making one for yourself. IF NOT EXIST "%systemdrive%\backup\WINDOWS\system32" md %systemdrive%\backup\WINDOWS\system32 MOVE %systemdrive%\WINDOWS\system32\jgaw400.dll %systemdrive%\backup\WINDOWS\system32\ MOVE %systemdrive%\WINDOWS\system32\jgdw400.dll %systemdrive%\backup\WINDOWS\system32\ MOVE %systemdrive%\WINDOWS\system32\jgmd400.dll %systemdrive%\backup\WINDOWS\system32\ MOVE %systemdrive%\WINDOWS\system32\jgpl400.dll %systemdrive%\backup\WINDOWS\system32\ MOVE %systemdrive%\WINDOWS\system32\jgsd400.dll %systemdrive%\backup\WINDOWS\system32\ MOVE %systemdrive%\WINDOWS\system32\jgsh400.dll %systemdrive%\backup\WINDOWS\system32\

This tweak was actually thought up and created for me by one of my forum members named pete. Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 ;Remove ActiveX Bar In IE [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_SECURITYBAND] "(Reserved)"="0" "explorer.exe"="0" "iexplore.exe"="0" "wmplayer.exe"="0" You can switch it back on with this whenever you think you'll need it.... Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 ;UNDORemove ActiveX Bar In IE [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]

If you build it, they will come. Hi, moose4 :welcome:

I used to have a pretty groovy Desktop. I just seemed to lose interest in it, so I haven't anything pretty to show you now. However, look at this bitchen job... http://bold_fortune.tripod.com/boldfortune/ Just scroll a little way down. P.S. Do not follow any advice I gave on that site. We wouldn't want your machine blowing up. It was a very long time ago that I posted those tips for my friends in Yahoo Chat for Windows 98. But the Desktop there was with a Windows XP install. (Egads! I use to use Symantec?!? LOL.)

Absolutely, everyone has his or her own preferences. I was just offering some information.

I wrote this some time ago on my site. I've heard wondrous things about Media Player Classic, the alternative to Windows default Windows Media Player 6.4 (mplayer2.exe). Minimalists have nothing but praise for this player. http://www.afterdawn.com/software/video_so...yer_classic.cfm Did you know, though, that the file size of the one file (mplayerc.exe) is 5.42MB big? While the additional files you need for Windows Media Player 6.4 weigh-in at 2.60MB? And did you know that Media Player Classic needs one of the files needed by Windows Media Player 6.4 to play *.WMA music files and *.WMV video files: The qasf.dll file. You can, however, play *.MP3 music files. And You can play *.AVI and *.MPG video files without the qasf.dll file. But you're still going to need the qasf.dll file to play *.WMA music files and *WMV video files...just as Windows Media Player 6.4 does. The qasf.dll weighs in at 216KB. 216KB + 5.42MB = more than 2.60MB Stop here. This is assuming you have trimmed the fat out of DirectX and Windows Media Player 10 like I have in PART 9 of the guide. I keep a slimmed version of WMP 10 on my system, and I don't know which files I keep for it that Media Player Classic may not need. But if you delete the files I do, keeping but a slimmed version on WMP10, and you would like Windows Media Player 6.4 (mplayer2.exe) to work for you also, put these files back to system32... Files Needed By Media Player 6.4 (2.60MB): Needed to start Media Player 6.4 (mplayer2.exe) msdxm.ocx Needed to play media files with Media Player 6.4 wmpdxm.dll Needed to play *.wma music files and *.wmv video files with Media Player 6.4 drmclien.dll ...(FROM PART 3 under C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\DRM) dxmasf.dll qasf.dll strmdll.dll wmpasf.dll wmv8ds32.ax Needed to play *.wma music files and to hear sound in *.wmv video files with Media Player 6.4 msadds32.ax And place this file back in the C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player folder: mplayer2.exe

I heard about the Pamela Anderson video, and I had to see it for myself. (Kidding.) Although, it really was one of the first things I looked for when I got my first computer. I locked up my computer so many times on porn sites, and had to pull the plug, I actually think I damaged my hardrive. Gateway had to replace it. I actually don't know why I bought my first computer.