As in Windows for Workgroups, when logging on to an NT Domain, it is preferable to disable password caching.This allows...
Here is how to add any application to the menu when you right click on any Folder.This could be useful if there is an app...
Removing Sound Events from Control Panel / Sounds
When you view what events you can assign sounds to from Control Panel / Sounds,you cannot delete the events themselves....
Changing Exchange's Mailbox Location
When you create a mailbox in Exchange for e-mail, you specify the file where you want to mail to go.You cannot change this...
Compacting the Registry
How to compact the registry? Got to true DOS, not a DOS windowRun Regedit and then export the entire Registry to COMPACT.REG.Then...
Opening a DOS Window to either the Drive or Directory in Explorer
Add or Edit the following Registry Keys [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\opennew]@="Dos Prompt in that Directory"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\opennew\command]@="command.com...
Removing Unwanted Items from the RUN Menu
Start the REGEDIT programSearch for the word RUNMRUDelete the ones you don't wantRename so they are all in alphabetical...
Displaying Hi-Color Icons without the Plus Pack
Start RegeditGo to HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Control Panel \ desktop \ WindowMetricsAdd or edit Shell Icon BPP=16 where the number...
Easily Opening a File with Notepad
This will enable you to right click on any file and have the option to open it with notepad.Also if a file has no association...
Enabling the Middle Mouse Button on Logitech Mouse
To enable the middle mouse button on Logitech Mouses to act as a double-click button by only pressing it once: Run RegeditGo...
Removing the Hand Icon from Shared Resources
When you share a local resource, Windows95 normally puts a hand in from of that resources icon.To remove hand icon from...
Creating a Legal Text Notice Before Logon
You can create a banner that will come up just before you logon to the computer: Start RegeditGo to HKeyLocalMachine \...
Hiding Any Combination of Drives
If you want to stop a drive or any combination of drives appearing in Explorer/My Computer Add the Binary Value of 'NoDrives'...
Getting Rid of Schemes
A safer way would be is to go to the Control Panel / Display / Appearance tabGo to the Scheme drop down boxSelect the...
Re-Enabling DHCP Error Messages
If you got a DHCP error message, selected to not see DHCP errors, and now want to see them again; Start RegeditGo to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE...
Disabling the Blinking Cursor
To stop the cursor from blinking in applications such as Word: Start RegeditGo to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\DesktopAdd...
Changing the Location of Outlook Express Data Files
Normally Outlook Express keeps its data files in the C:\Windows\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook Express directory. To...
NT Crash Log File
In addition to the crash log file, you can also enable two other methods of crash notification and logging. You can enable...
Kill Hung Processes When Logging Off in Windows NT
When you tell NT to shut down, it first sends shutdown requests to any running processes.Most 32-bit applications honor...
Automatic Shutdown with Windows NT
Most laptops allow the operating system to turn off the hardware after shutdown, instead of displaying the message telling...
Sticky Menus
Normally when you move the mouse over the Start Menu / Programs, it will automatically cascade and show the submenus.If...
Renaming the File System Profiles
In the Control Panel / System / Performance / File System, you can select either Desktop Computer, Mobile or docking system,...
Fixing no AutoRun for CDs
If your CDs have stop starting automatically, and you have checked everything else: Go to HKEY_USERS\.Default\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ExplorerThe...
Automatically Deleting a Registry Key
Normally you cannot automatically delete registry keys from reg file. But there is a way... Simply include a minus sign...
Adding Open With to the Right Click in the Explorer
To add the option Open With when you right click on a file in the Explorer: Start RegeditGo to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software...
Turning Off the Help on Min, Max, Close Icons
When the mouse goes over the minimize, maximize and close icons on the upper right hand side of a window, you normally...
Eliminating the Right Click on the Desktop
To eliminate the right click on the desktop: Start RegeditGo to HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion...
Eliminating the Right Click on the Taskbar
To eliminate the right click on the taskbar: Start Regedit Start RegeditGo to HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \...
Changing the Title on Windows Media Player
You can change the title bar for the Windows Media Player Start RegeditGo to HKEY_USERS \ .DEFAULT \ Software \ Policies...
Changing Office 2000's Excel Undo History
By default, Excel has only approximately 16 undo's you can perform. To increase that number: Start RegeditGo to HKEY_CURRENT_USER...
Restricting the Start Menu, Explorer and the Desktop
There are many general restrictions you can make to the Start Menu, the Explorer and to the Desktop itself. Start RegeditGo...
Control Panel Restrictions
There are many general restrictions you can make to the Control Panel Start RegeditGo to HKEY_Current_User / Software /...
Networking Restrictions
There are general restrictions you can make in Networking Start RegeditGo to HKEY_Current_User / Software / Microsoft /...
DOS Restrictions
There are restrictions you can make to the ability to execute DOS programs Start RegeditGo to HKEY_Current_User / Software...
Prevent Changes to the Start Menu
To prevent any changes to the Start Menu, even a right click: Start RegeditGo to HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft...
Changing Common Icons
You can change many of the common Windows icons. Start RegeditGo to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows...
Setting Excel 2000 High-Contrast Cell Selection
If you want to increase the contrast in selected cells: Start RegeditGo to HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Office...
Comparing Registries
While working with changes to your system, you might want to see what is changing in your Registry.Since you can export...
Preparing to Move Hard Drive to Another Computer
To remove the devices from device manager when taking a HD from one computer to another,simply: Run RegeditGo to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\...
Setting the Internet Explorer Home Page
If you want to set the home page used by Internet Explorer through the registry Start RegeditGo to HKey_Current_User \...
Setting the Recycle Bin to Always Delete
You can set the recycle bin to always delete items (like holding down the shift key when dragging files to the recycle...
Deleting Specific Registry Value
In a previous tip, Automatically Deleting a Registry Key, it was mentioned how to remove an entire registry key.If you...
Changing the Location Of Special Folders
You can modify the registry to change the location of special folders like: My DocumentsFavoritesMy PicturesPersonal Start...
Turning off System Beeps
If you want to turn off all system beeps (like the ones that go through your computers' internal speaker): Start Regedit...
Locking File Associations
If you have your file associations the way you want for a particular file type, you can remove it from the list that gets...
Preventing Changes to File Associations
You can prevent users from changing associations via Windows Explorer's Tools / Folder Options / File Types tab. Start...
Allowing Network Access with Blank Passwords (XP and Vista)
Although you can log in locally without a password, by default, WindowsXP Pro does not allow network users to access the...
Disabling the F3 Search Key
If you want to disable the ability to use the F3 key from either the Windows Explorer or Internet Explorer Start RegeditGo...
Add/modify a registry value to point to the exchange-oma
1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK. 2. Locate the ...
Protection on system files
To enable protection on system files such as the KnownDLLs list, add the following value; 1. Open RegEdit 2. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\...
The Fix for Grayed Out Boxes
The File Types tab in Explorer's View / Options menu lets you edit most of your file types, but certain settings cannot...
Removing Programs from Control Panel's Add/Remove Programs Section
If you uninstalled a program by deleting the files, it may still show up in the Add/Remove programs list in the Control...
Increasing the Modem Timeout
If your modem it is timing out during file transfers or loading Web Pages, you might try increasing the timeout period....
Changing your Modem's Initialization String
1.Open RegEdit 2.Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet \Services \Class \Modem \0000 \Init 3.Change the settings...
Turn Off Window Animation
You can shut off the animation displayed when you minimize and maximize Windows. 1. Open RegEdit 2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control...
Removing the Shortcut Icon Arrows
1.Open RegEdit 2.Open the Key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT 3.Open the Key LNKFILE 4.Delete the value IsShortcut 5.Open the next...
Add\delete programs to run every time Windows starts
You can start or stop programs from executing at boot up by adding or deleting them to/from the run Keys in the Registry....
Setting the Minimum Password Length
1.Open RegEdit 2.Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Policies\ Network3. Now, choose...
Recycle Bin Edits
Fooling with the recycle bin. Why not make the icon context menu act like other icon context menus. Add rename to the menu:...
Opening Explorer from My Computer
By default, when you click on the My Computer icon, you get a display of all your drives, the Control Panel etc. If you...
Disabling My Computer
In areas where you are trying to restrict what users can do on the computer, it might be beneficial to disable the ability...
Disabling the Right-Click on the Start Button
Normally, when you right button click on the Start button, it allows you to open your programs folder, the Explorer and...
Changing the caption on the Title Bar
Change the Caption on the Title Bar for OutLook Express or the Internet Explorer: For Outlook Express: 1. Open RegEdit...
Disabling Drives in My Computer
To turn off the display of local or networked drives when you click on My Computer: 1.Open RegEdit 2.Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\...
Changing the Tips of the Day
You can edit the Tips of the day in the Registry by going to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\...
Changing Telnet Window
You can view more data if you increase the line count of Telnet. By Default it has a window size of 25 lines. To increase...
Removing Items from NEW Context Menu
When you right-click on the desktop and select New, or use the File Menu item in the Explore and select New a list of default...
Disable Password Caching
To disable password caching, which allows for the single Network login and eliminates the secondary Windows logon screen....
Automatic Screen Refresh
When you make changes to your file system and use Explorer, the changes are not usually displayed until you press the F5...
Change/Add Restrictions And Features
If you want to make restrictions to what users can do or use on their computer without having to run Poledit, you can edit...
Deleting Registry Keys from the Command Line
There are two ways to delete a key from the Registry from the Command line. At the Windows Command line: RegEdit /l location...
Creating a Default File Opener
If you have a un-registered file type and want to view it instead of having to select Open With. Use Explorer's Right-click...
Creating a Logon Banner
If you want to create a Logon Banner: A message box to appear below your logon on. 1.Open RegEdit 2.Go To For Windows...
Changing the Location of Windows' Installation Files
If you need to change the drive and or path where Windows looks for its installation files: 1.Open RegEdit 2.Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\...
Adding Explore From Here to Every Folder
When you want to right click on any folder and want to open up an Explorer window of that folder. 1. Open RegEdit 2....
Adding an Application to the Right Click on Every Folder
Here is how to add any application to the Context Menu when you right click on any Folder. This way you do not have to always...
Add/Remove Sound Events from Control Panel
You can Add and delete sounds events in the Control Panel. In order to do that: 1. Open RegEdit2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps...
Changing Exchange/Outlook Mailbox Location
To change the location of your mailbox for Exchange: 1. Open RegEdit 2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ Microsoft\Windows...
Opening a DOS Window to either the Drive or Directory in Explorer
Add the following Registry Keys for a Directory: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\opennew @="Dos Prompt in that Directory"...
Change the Registered Change the User Information
You can change the Registered Owner or Registered Organization to anything you want even after Windows is installed. 1)...
Change Default Folder Locations
1. Open RegEdit 2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Explorer\ Shell Folders 3. Change...
Changing Windows' Icons
You can change the Icons Windows uses for folders, the Start Menu, opened and closed folder in the Explorer, and many more....
Multiple Columns For the Start Menu
To make Windows use multiple Start Menu Columns instead of a single scrolling column, like Windows 9x had, Also if you are...
Disable the Outlook Express Splash Screen
You can make OutLook Express load quicker by disabling the splash screen: 1. Open RegEdit 2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\OutLook...
Lock Out Unwanted Users
Want to keep people from accessing Windows, even as the default user? If you do not have a domain do not attempt this. ...
Customize the System Tray
You can add your name or anything you like that consists of 8 characters or less. This will replace the AM or PM next to...
FTP Sites to Download Softwares, Games, Music, Movies and e-Books
1. ftp://ftp.freenet.de/pub/filepilot/2. ftp://193.43.36.131/Radio/MP3/3. ftp://195.216.160.175/4. ftp://207.71.8.54:21/games/5....
regedit not opening
This is probably have some corrupted files or corrupted registry entries. Insert your W2K/XP CD. If it loads and displays...
Speed up viewing shared files across a network
Windows 2000 & XP machines delay as long as 30 seconds when you try to view shared files across a network because Windows...
Where has Scan Disk Gone
Scandisk is not a part of Windows XP - instead you get ...
Easy sendto menu modification
first open - X:\Documents and Settings\username\SendTo (it is hidden)...
Disable Error Reporting
1. Open Control Panel 2. Click on Performance and Maintenance. 3. Click...
WinXP Clear Page file on shutdown
Go to Control panel Administrative tools, local security policy. then...
Reduce Temporary Internet F ile Space
The temporary internet files clutter your hard drive with copies of each page visited. These...
User Accounts and Fast User Switching
User Accounts and Fast User SwitchingBrief infoDOWNL...
Using Remote Desktop
You must first enable the Remote Desktop feature on your ...
Getting an Older Program to Run on Windows XP
1.Right–click the executable or the program shortcut to the executable, and then click Properties....
Slow Shutdown
Some people have noticed that they are experiencing a really slow shutdown after installing Windows...
Boot Defragment
A very important new feature in Microsoft Windows XP is the ability to do a boot defragment....
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