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Windows Xp Registry Tips & Tweaks

This document is a Windows Registry file that contains various tweaks to optimize and customize Windows XP settings. It includes modifications such as reducing the disk check timeout, disabling automatic restarts on crashes, and removing certain features like the Desktop Cleanup Wizard and Recent Documents history. The file also enhances user experience by adding options like 'Command Prompt Here' in context menus and changing the drive icon.

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Windows Xp Registry Tips & Tweaks

This document is a Windows Registry file that contains various tweaks to optimize and customize Windows XP settings. It includes modifications such as reducing the disk check timeout, disabling automatic restarts on crashes, and removing certain features like the Desktop Cleanup Wizard and Recent Documents history. The file also enhances user experience by adding options like 'Command Prompt Here' in context menus and changing the drive icon.

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.

00

;This Reg file has been downloaded from http://www.hiren.info/

; Modifying the Disk Check Autochk.exe Time-out (Scandisk Delay) Value from 10
seconds to 3 Seconds

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager]
"AutoChkTimeOut"=dword:00000003

; Disable Automatic Restart in the event of a System Crash / BSOD

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CrashControl]
"AutoReboot"=dword:00000000

; Disable The Windows XP Desktop Cleanup Wizard (Unused Desktop Shortcuts)

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\
CleanupWiz]
"NoRun"=dword:00000001

; Speed up Network Browsing by Removing Network Scheduled Tasks

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
RemoteComputer\NameSpace\{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}]

; Disables Windows Take A Tour Bubble Popup

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Tour]
"RunCount"=dword:00000000

; Disable Remote Registry Service (Remote users to modify registry settings on your
computer. Now registry can be modified only by users on your computer)

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RemoteRegistry]
"Start"=dword:00000004

; Removes the Recent Documents from the Start menu. The system saves a shortcut to
each of the non-program files the user opened most recently, and it displays the
shortcuts on the Recent Documents.

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoRecentDocsMenu"=dword:00000001

; Classic Search, Full Path In Title Bar And Address Bar. This allows you to
disable the new Search Assistant Dog and use the traditional search interface in
Windows Explorer

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CabinetState]
"FullPath"=dword:00000000
"FullPathAddress"=dword:00000001
"Use Search Asst"="no"
"Settings"=hex:0c,00,02,00,1b,01,e7,77,60,00,00,00

; Have you ever wanted to Rename Recycle Bin ? This Tweak Allows Renaming of
Recycle Bin

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=hex:50,01,00,20
"CallForAttributes"=dword:00000000

; Are you getting 'Low Disk Space Notification' ? This Disables Low Diskspace
Warnings

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoLowDiskSpaceChecks"=dword:00000001

; Do you want to Speedup the Windows XP Start Menu?

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]
"MenuShowDelay"="2"

; Maximize Your Internet Explorer's Simultaneous Downloads From 2 to 10 Connections

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]
"MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server"=dword:0000000a
"MaxConnectionsPerServer"=dword:0000000a

; Remove the Queue-it-up, Burn to CD right click options on Windows Media Player
files.

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{CE3FB1D1-02AE-4a5f-A6E9-D9F1B4073E6C}]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{F1B9284F-E9DC-4e68-9D7E-42362A59F0FD}]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{8DD448E6-C188-4aed-AF92-44956194EB1F}]

; Removes Sign up with Passport Wizard when trying to sign in MSN Messenger First
time

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\
Passport]
"RegistrationCompleted"=dword:00000001
; Open Explorer From My Computer or Any Folder (Power users love this)

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell]
@="explore"

; Extract MSI Files by right click

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Msi.Package\shell\Unpack MSI\command]
@="msiexec.exe /a \"%1\" /qb TARGETDIR=\"%1-Unpacked\""

; Disables Preview (Thumbnails) of Movie File Formats (Allowing You To


Move/Rename/Delete without Errors)

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.avi\ShellEx]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mpg\ShellEx]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mpe\ShellEx]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mpeg\ShellEx]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mov\ShellEx]

; Remove 'Shortcut To ...' Prefix when you create new Shortcut

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer]
"link"=hex:00,00,00,00

; This adds 'Command Prompt here' on Right Click Menu (When you right click on a
Drive/Folder)

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Command Prompt Here]


@="Command &Prompt Here"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Command Prompt Here\command]
@="cmd.exe /k cd %1 "
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\Command Prompt Here]
@="Command &Prompt Here"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\Command Prompt Here\command]
@="cmd.exe /k cd %1 "
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Command Prompt Here]
@="Command &Prompt Here"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Command Prompt Here\command]
@="cmd.exe \\\"%1\\\""

; Remove Shared Documents folders from My Computer System Folder

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\
NameSpace\DelegateFolders\{59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}]
; Disable the Unread Mail Message on the Welcome Screen

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UnreadMail\]
"MessageExpiryDays"=dword:00000000

; Disable Compress Old Files (This is useful when Disk Cleanup Tool Stops
Responding While Compressing Old Files)

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
VolumeCaches\Compress old files]

; Windows Explorer Crashes When Opening Folder Containing avi/video files

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{87D62D94-71B3-4b9a-9489-5FE6850DC73E}]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.avi\shellex\PropertyHandler]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{87D62D94-71B3-4b9a-9489-5FE6850DC73E}\
InProcServer32]

; Disabling the File Association Web Service (when you click on unknon file it
displays 'Windows can not open this file, ... Use the web service to find the
appropriate program / Select from the Program list')

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer]
"NoInternetOpenWith"=dword:00000001

; Remove Arrow Overlay from Desktop Shortcuts

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile]
"IsShortcut"=-

; Empty Temporary Internet Files Folder When Browser Is Closed

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\
Cache]
"Persistent"=dword:00000000
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\
Cache]
"Persistent"=dword:00000000

; Remove "Links" Folder From Favorites

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar]
"Locked"=dword:00000001
"LinksFolderName"=""
; Disable Automatic Image Re-Size in Internet Explorer

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
"Enable AutoImageResize"="no"

; Disable Media Player EULA

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer]
"GroupPrivacyAcceptance"=dword:00000001

; Remove Shared Documents

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoSharedDocuments"=dword:00000001

; Add 'Disk Cleanup' on Right Click of a Drive

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\Disk Cleanup\command]
@="cleanmgr.exe /d %1"

; Disable Automatic Restart in the event of a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CrashControl]
"AutoReboot"=dword:00000000

; Disable Shutdown Event Tracker (Shutdown Speedup)

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Reliability]
"ShutdownReasonOn"=dword:00000000
"ShutdownReasonUI"=dword:00000000

; Disable the NTFS Last Access Time Stamp update

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem]
"NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate"=dword:00000001

; Clear 'Recent Documents' on Log off

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"ClearRecentDocsOnExit"=dword:00000001

; Display Drive Letters first in 'My Computer'


[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer]
"ShowDriveLettersFirst"=dword:00000004

; Change Drive Icon (You have to change the \C\ below to the drive you want to
change)

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\DriveIcons\
C\DefaultIcon]
""="c:\somefolder\icon.ico"

; Don't Group Similar Taskbar Buttons

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"TaskbarGlomming"=dword:00000000
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"TaskbarGlomming"=dword:00000000

; Launch Windows Desktop in a Separate Process (Internet Explorer and Windows


Explorer don't crash together)

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer]
"DesktopProcess"=dword:00000001

; Disable Recent Documents History

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoRecentDocsHistory"=dword:00000001

; Disable Tracking of Broken Shortcut Links

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoResolveTrack"=dword:00000001

; Prevents Internet Explorer windows from being reused

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
"AllowWindowReuse"=dword:00000000

; Show Detailed Information in Device Manager (can display old/removed hardware


drivers)

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment]
"DEVMGR_SHOW_DETAILS"=dword:00000001
"DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES"="1"
; Remove More Themes Online... from Themes Dropdown Box

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\
DownloadSites]

; Remove Language Bar from Taskbar

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{540D8A8B-1C3F-4E32-8132-530F6A502090}]
@="Language bar"
"MenuTextPUI"="@%SystemRoot%\\System32\\msutb.dll,-325"

; Allow Internet Explorer 7 to open direct links to swf files

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\
FEATURE_BLOCK_LMZ_SCRIPT]
"iexplore.exe"=dword:00000000

; Disable the Turn off computer button on the Welcome screen

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
"shutdownwithoutlogon"=dword:00000000

; Disable USB Autorun to Save PC from USB Viruses

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\IniFileMapping\
Autorun.inf]
@="@SYS:DoesNotExist"

;This Reg file has been downloaded from http://www.hiren.info/

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