2002 Windows Registry Guide
Think RegEdit is whimpy... try:
Fix Problems
No
Content Advisor
Removes password for the IE Content Advisor
Tech Explain : Replaces Content Advisor password with a
blank value, thus removing the password.
Return of the Internet Explorer
icon to the Desktop
Returns the IE icon to the Desktop. With the Desktop active, press F5
(Refresh) after installation if the icon doesn't immediately appear.
Tech Explain: Restores DWORD defaults
Remove
Screensaver Password
Forgotten the password to your screensaver? Use this file to remove the
password.
While I'm on the topic of screensavers, I'd like to point out that it is
generally a bad idea to use your screensaver as a security device because the
screensaver can be easily turned off, even without this file.
Tech Explain : Simply Deletes Password from Win
Registry
Fix
Autorun
If autorun ceases to work on your computer - fix it with this
Tech Explain : Restores autorun defaults
Preview
Jpeg & Gif files
Fixes problem of being unable to preview Jpeg & Gif files in Explorer
Tech Explain : Restores Jpeg & Gif file properties
to default
Fix
EXE file associations
Fixes damage caused by Trojan Horse Viruses
Tech Explain : Restores Exe file properties to default
Fixes
missing New... option
If the New... option is missing from your computer then use this to fix it
Tech Explain : Another Registry edit, replaces the
value that cause problems
Enhancements/Alterations to Windows
Advanced
Windows
Click Start, Settings, "Folder options", click View, marvel at the
options Microsoft give you to play with, now install this file, reboot, and go
back to see what they should have given you.
Tech Explain : Adds many more options to the OS thus
allowing more customization. Some of the options duplicate others found on this
site, or add an on/off feature for the function.
No
Expanded New Menu
Reduces the New, option in IE from a bulky 6 item option to a single New Window
option
Tech Explain : I only ever use the New Window option,
so I reduced the Expanding window into a single option for "New
Window"
No
Active Desktop option
Removes the "Active Desktop", option from the Start, Settings menu.
This does not remove the Active Desktop feature, disable the feature or
otherwise turn it off.
Tech Explain : Can be accessed from the Display Control
Panel if needed.
Rename
the Recycle Bin
Allows you to rename the Recycle Bin from the Desktop (right mouse context menu)
Tech Explain : Alters the Recycle Bin edit options to
allow Rename function
Open
with Notepad
Adds option to open any file using Notepad from the right mouse context
menu
Tech Explain : Adds "Open with Notepad"
option to file properties of universal file handler
Remove
the Scheduled Tasks and Web Folders from My Computer
Remove the Scheduled Tasks and Web Folders in My Computer
Tech Explain : Deletes the show folder keys from the
Registry
Remove
Low Disk Space Warning
Gets rid of the "You are running out of space on c: drive" when low on
disk space
Also frees up memory that used to be used to check disk space every few seconds
Tech Explain : Adds a reg key to turn it off
Return
Attributes Column
Returns the Attributes Column which was removed in Win98 (when viewing folders
in "Details" mode)
Tech Explain : Adds back some registry values were not
present in Win98
DOS
prompt here
Adds a "DOS prompt here" command to the right mouse context menu
Tech Explain : Similar to "Open with Notepad"
file
No
Fav Menu
Removes the Favorites Menu from Start button
Tech Explain : Adds a NoFavMenu key to hide the
Favorites menu
No
Suspend
Removes the Suspend option from the Start button
Tech Explain : Alters a reg value to hide the option
No
"Shortcut to..."
Remove the "Shortcut to..." when creating new shortcuts
Tech Explain : When creating new shortcuts Windows
automatically adds "Shortcut to...", windows can be taught to
stop this, altering the registry is easier.
No
log off option
Removes the "Log off ..." option on the Windows start menu
Tech Explain : Alters registry to remove "Log
off..."
No
go button
Removes the go button in MS Internet Explorer (next to the address bar)
Tech Explain : Frees up space by altering registry to
remove go button
Increase Performance
BIOS
Tweaks
BIOS tweaks for Windows
Tech Explain : Allows Windows to interface with the
BIOS slightly more efficiently.
Speed
up your CDROM
Speed up CDROM performance
Tech Explain : Ramps up the read ahead cache to a
higher value
Unload
DLL
Forces Windows to remove DLL files from memory when done
Tech Explain : Why waste memory with unneeded DLL
files, get windows to free up some RAM once it is done using it
Cache
Size
Increases size of cache for file names to maximum
Tech Explain : More cache for file names means windows
can hold more file names without looking at the slower Hard Disk Drive. Right
click My Computer, click properties, click Performance tab, click "File
System" and change the size of the Typical Role of this computer to either
"Med", "Big" or "Max". Only use Max if you have
more than 64mb of RAM.
NoLowDiskWarn
Removes the "Low Disk Warning" setting.
Tech Explain : If you are continuously running low of
hard drive space, this will remove the reminder.
Speeds
up the Internet
As the title says - it performs some tweaks to speed up the net
Tech Explain : Alters TCP/IP settings to make it more
efficient.
Speedy
Internet - Cable Modem
Speed up Internet performance for Cable Modems
ISDN, ADSL and similar use this file
Tech Explain : Alters the Maximum Transfer Unit (MTU) and related values to
take into account the higher speed of cable modems and similar
Speedy
Internet - Modem
Speed up Internet performance for Modems (56.6 Kb/s or lower)
Tech Explain : Alters the MaxMTU and related values to
take into account slower speed of normal modems
General
Tweaks
Implements some general tweaks to speed up your computer
Tech Explain : Alters file system controls and includes
facility to idle CPU when it is not busy to control heat
Max
Net Connection
Can increase Internet performance when downloading multiple files from same
website
Tech Explain : Increases max simultaneous downloads
value for more concurrent downloads.
Windows
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