Tweaking Experience Registry Guide

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• Recently added Tweaks and Tips
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• About The Tweaking Experience
• Getting Started
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• Active Desktop Tweaks
  • Active Desktop Restrictions
  • Disable Internet Explorer Wallpaper
  • Force the Use of Active Desktop
  • No Active Desktop
• Command Prompt Tweaks
  • Add Command Prompt Option to Every Folder
  • Allow UNC Paths at the Command Prompt
  • Automate the DIR Command
  • Change the Command Prompt Colors
  • Change the Command Prompt Window
  • Disable the MS-DOS Command Prompt
  • Enable Command Completion
  • More on the Command Prompt
  • Scheduling Defrag via the Command Prompt
  • Setting the Dir Command to Display Filenames on the Left
• Desktop Tweaks
  • Add Administrative Tools Icon to the Desktop
  • Add Defragmentation to Context Menu
  • Add Printers and Fax Icon to the Desktop
  • Add Scanners and Cameras Icon to the Desktop
  • Add Scheduled Tasks Icon to the Desktop
  • Add XP TweakUI Icon to the Control Panel
  • Associate an icon with a drive
  • Change owner and organization in System Properties
  • Change the Logon Screen Saver
  • Change the Logon Screen Wallpaper
  • Change the Position of the Desktop Wallpaper
  • Create a Keyboard Shortcut for a Program in Windows XP
  • Disable Desktop Cleanup Wizard
  • Disable highlighting of new apps in Start Menu
  • Disable Personalized Menus
  • Disable Search Dog
  • Disable Shared Documents
  • Disable Taskbar Grouping
  • Disable the Recycle Bin
  • Disable the Recycle Bin Properties Option
  • Disable the Windows XP Tour
  • Disable Web Content in Explorer and Desktop
  • Disable Welcome Screen and uses Classic Logon
  • Easy way to empty Recycle Bin
  • Enable Cascading My Documents
  • Enable Cleartype Fonts
  • Enable Quick Launch
  • Extra's for My Computer
  • Hide Clock
  • Hide Names in Thumbnail View
  • Hiding System Tray Icons
  • Hiding the Windows Version on the Desktop
  • How To Display the Build Number on the Desktop
  • Missing Show Desktop Icon
  • No Standard Picture Viewer
  • Popular Applications
  • Prevent Start Menu popping up on Windows first boot
  • Print a Folder's Contents
  • Renaming Recycle Bin
  • Save load time and space when using Bliss background
  • Saving Desktop Settings
  • Set recycle bin to 5%
  • Set Timeout on Screensaver
  • Show Admin Tools in program files only in the Desktop Tweaks
  • Show Admin Tools in the Start Menu and Program Files
  • Show Logoff on Start Menu
  • Show User and Computer Name on Desktop
  • Turn off Thumbs DB file
  • Unregister the pic viewer
  • Use active desktop to save memory used by wallpapers
  • Your own Color
• Favorites Folder Tweaks
  • Change the Favorite Folder Location
  • Delete Advertisement Shortcuts
  • Hide Links Folder on Favorites Menu
  • Remove Favorites from the Start Menu
  • Sort Start Menu and Favorites in Alphabetical Order
• File System Tweaks
  • Change the Location of System and Special Folders
  • Change the Offline Files Synchronization Method
  • Convert from FAT32 to NTFS
  • Disable Hide File Extensions for known File types
  • Disable Windows File Protection
  • Disable Windows Installer Rollback (faster msi installs)
  • Enable Windows 2000 File Sorting Method
  • How do I delete an undeletable file
  • No more low disk space messages
  • NTFS MFT Zone Reservation
  • Restore Windows Protected Files
  • System Volume Information Folders
• Hardware Tweaks
  • Accessing Non-Listed Display Configurations
  • Change the Driver Signing Options
  • Disable Update Device Driver Wizard
  • Installation Windows XP on a 32GIG + FAT32 Hard drive
  • Show All Hidden Devices in Device Manager
• IIS Tweaks
  • Control Active Server Pages Browser Buffering
  • Install CDONTS DLL file in IIS
  • Virtual Directories
• Internet Explorer Tweaks
  • A Keyboard Shortcut for Going Home
  • Add Microsoft Knowledge Base to Internet Explorer Toolbar
  • Add search shortcuts to your Internet Explorer
  • Allow more Simultaneous Downloads in Internet Explorer 6.0
  • Another View Of Microsoft Internet Explorer 6
  • Block Banners In MSN Messenger 6
  • Change Browser Toolbar Background
  • Change default Internet Explorer Download Directory
  • Change the Auto Complete Mode
  • Change the Default Keep-Alive Time-Out in Internet Explorer
  • Change the text in Internet Explorers title bar
  • Clear Temp files on Close
  • Clear the Google Search History
  • Command line switches for Internet Explorer
  • Completely Remove Index
  • Control the Auto Complete Mode
  • Cookie Management
  • Delete Temporary Internet Files on Exit
  • Disable Auto Image Resizing in Internet Explorer
  • Disable Background Notification Balloon in MSN Messenger
  • Disable Debug Scripting in Internet Explorer
  • Disable Local Stylesheets in Internet Explorer
  • Disable Password Caching in Internet Explorer
  • Disable Schedule Task in Internet Explorer
  • Disable the Internet Explorer HTML Source Editor Check
  • Disable Web Content in Explorer and Desktop
  • Disable Windows Messenger from being run
  • Enable Hidden 5th Security Zone in Internet Explorer 6
  • Enable user to open Favorites in a New Window
  • Full Screen In Microsoft Internet Explorer
  • Having trouble reading small fonts in Internet Explorer 6.x
  • Home Page Tip
  • Hyperlinks Not Working
  • Importing and Exporting in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x
  • Internet Explorer Help Menu Restrictions
  • Open Internet Explorer in Fullscreen
  • Quickest E-mail Ever
  • Reinstall Internet Explorer 6.x
  • Restrict ActiveX Applets in Internet Explorer
  • Script Errors and Internet Explorer 6
  • Simple Reg Hack to Change the Internet Explorer Title Forever
  • Sorting Your Microsoft Internet Explorer Favorites List
  • Speeding Up Internet Explorer
  • Stop websites from making it your Homepage
  • The Internet Archive
  • Turn Off Error Notification of Script Error
  • Use auto fill in with the Internet Explorer
  • Use Classic Search in Internet Explorer
  • Viewing Cache Files
• Manuals
  • Change Text on XP Start Button
  • Clean up your Hard Drive
  • Convert MP3 to WMA format
  • Create Windows XP CD Slipstreamed with SP1a
  • Guide To DVD Playback In Windows Media Player
  • How to create a Backup Batch File
  • How to Reinstall TCP/IP in Windows XP
  • In 9 steps a bootable cd-rom
  • Manually Configuring Windows Firewall in Windows XP Service Pack 2
  • Monitoring Microsoft Windows XP/2000/2003 with MRTG
  • Reclaiming Resources under Windows XP
  • RPC Worm Removal Guide
  • Services You Can Disable
  • Spyware
  • Spyware Removal
  • Universal Windows Slipstreaming and Bootable CD Guide
  • Using BOOT.INI Startup Switches XP
  • Using the Windows XP Recovery Console
  • Windows XP VPN Client
  • Windows XP VPN Server
• Media Player Tweaks
  • Disable Media Player identification through Internetsites
  • Disable Media Player active setup
  • Disable Recent Files in Media Player
  • Do Not Receive Media Player Licences
  • Hide the Network tab in Media Player
  • Media Player EULA Auto accept (to prevent first-run on XPSP2)
  • Remove Windows Media Player context menus
  • Speed-up Access to AVI Media Files
• Messenger Tweaks
  • Disable Windows Messenger in Outlook
  • MSN Instant Messenger Restrictions
• Miscellaneous Tweaks
  • Add Copy to Folder and Move to Folder to Explorer Context Menu
  • Add/Remove optional features of Windows XP
  • Adjust CD-ROM AutoPlay
  • Automatically defrag drives with a new context menu item
  • Change OEM Text
  • Change Sort Order in Windows Explorer
  • Change Startup Windows Explorer
  • Clear Unwanted Entries from Add/Remove Programs
  • Closing Multiple Windows
  • Command Line Help Reference
  • Command Prompt in Your XP Right-Click Menu
  • Command Prompt Properties
  • Configure Notepad to use Word Wrap
  • Create a Shortcut to Lock Computer
  • Creating an Automated Install of Windows XP
  • Deleting the TEMP Directory at Bootup
  • DirectX Diagnostics and System Information
  • Disable the Windows Logo Keys
  • Disable the Windows XP Splash Screen
  • Disable Windows Time Service
  • Disable XP Boot Logo
  • Disables Error Reporting, but notifies when errors occur
  • Disabling Startup Programs
  • DOSKey for XP
  • Doubling Commands
  • Easly Disable Windows Messenger
  • Editor Change
  • Enable printscreen key
  • Excellent XP Shortcuts
  • How to remove the for testing purposes only after installing SP2
  • Keep Windows Task Manager Running
  • Netmeeting in Windows XP
  • No recent documents history
  • No Summer and Winter Time
  • No To All When Overwriting Files
  • Programs run with RunAS
  • Quick Close
  • Re-Initialize Your Registry Without Rebooting
  • REGEDIT Safety
  • Remove Hibernate file to regain space
  • Remove Windows default Image Viewer
  • Remove Windows version from Desktop
  • Removing the Text Labels from Toolbars
  • Send to tweak
  • SendTo Notepad
  • Setting Capslock, Numlock, Scroll Lock
  • Task Manager at the Ready
  • Temporary Administrative Permissions
  • The key with the Windows logo
  • Turn NumLock on at Logon
  • Turn Off ZIP Folders
  • Turning Off the Built-In CD Burner
  • Uninstall Windows Media Player 9
  • Uninstall Windows Messenger
  • Use Windows Update Without Registration
  • View System Uptime
  • Windows 2000 style logon
  • Windows XP search to include all file types
• Network Tweaks
  • Allowing Network Access with Blank Passwords
  • Automatically Synchronize Time
  • Broadband
  • Change TCP/IP Connection Retry
  • Change the Group Policy Refresh Interval
  • Changing the listening Port on Remote Desktop
  • Check IP at command prompt
  • Configure LMHOSTS Lookup Options
  • Configure Remote Access Client Account Lockout
  • Configure TCP/IP from the Command Prompt
  • Designate Master Browser
  • Disable Remote Desktop Help Session Manager
  • Disable TCPIP NetBIOS Helper
  • Disable the Remote Desktop Sharing RDS icon's menu
  • Easy IP
  • Easy Way to Share Multiple Folders in the Network Tweaks section
  • Enable the Network Adapter Onboard Processor
  • Faster browsing on the Internet or your Network
  • Get IP address of anyone you have a connection with
  • Hiding a XP Computer from Network Neighborhood
  • How do I enable a user to receive Remote Assistance in Windows XP
  • How do I offer Remote Assistance with Windows XP
  • How to send E-Mail with Telnet
  • Increase Network Performance
  • Limited TCP/IP Connections Windows XP SP2
  • Map Network Drive Button
  • Microsoft Windows XP IPv6 Support
  • Modify bandwidth reserved for QoS-aware programs
  • Not Displaying Previous Network Share Shortcuts
  • Optimize TCP/IP Traffic
  • Optimize the Windows Server Service
  • Prevent network connection popup balloon
  • Running Network Diagnostics
  • SMTP Test Utility
  • Speed up browsing with DNS catch
  • Speed up icon display in My Network Places
  • Tune Unsuccessful DNS Caching
• Office 2003 Tweaks
  • Customizing Outlook 2003
  • Opening Attachments with Outlook 2003
  • Outlook 2003 Junk Mail filter
  • Printing a List of Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Set Outlook 2003 to automatically download graphics
• Office XP Tweaks
  • Automatically Send Custom Reply Messages with Outlook
  • Change the Number of Undo Levels in Access
  • Color-Code Your Calendar
  • Control Error Reporting with Office XP
  • Disable the Office Assistants
  • Easy Access to Functions in the Office XP
  • Force Outlook XP to allow Executable File Attachments
  • Hold Those Graphics
  • How to Restore the Outlook Icon to Your Desktop
  • It All Adds Up in Excel
  • Kill the Office Paperclip
  • Minimize Outlook XP to the Tray
  • Put Outlook Notes on Your Desktop
  • Remove Deleted Information from Outlook
  • Seeing Which Styles are in Use
  • Shapes Print with Unexpected Borders
  • Shortcuts to the Desktop from Microsoft Outlook
  • Show or Hide the Status Bar
  • Specifying a Template for AutoText
  • Turn off the Clipboard Toolbar in Office XP
  • Turn off the Type a question for help box in Office XP
  • Turn on and off AutoArchive
  • Turning off the Spell-Checker for Passages of Text
  • Underline double quick in Excel
  • Use Auto-Complete in Word File Dialog Boxes
• Outlook Express Tweaks
  • Change the Location of your Data files
  • Change the Outlook Express Title Bar Text
  • Compact Outlook Express Email
  • Default Stationery for Outlook Express 6
  • Disable Outlook Express Splash screen
  • How to backup your Accounts Information
  • How to backup your Inbox Assistant rules
  • Prevent Account Changes in Outlook Express
  • Reinstall Outlook Express 6
  • Remove MSN Messenger from Outlook Express
  • Set Up a Group in Outlook Express
  • Shortcut to launch Outlook Newsreader from the Desktop
  • Uninstall Outlook Express
  • Use Smooth Scrolling in Outlook Express
• Registry Edits
  • Registry Edits for Windows XP
• Security Tweaks
  • Activate the Firewall in Windows XP
  • Add or Remove Programs Restrictions
  • Allow Offer Remote Assistance
  • Allow Remote Assistance
  • Change the Message Shown on the Logon Box
  • Customize the Windows Logon and Security Dialog Title
  • Disable Internet Access
  • Disable Password Caching for Outlook Internet Mail
  • Disable Remote Registry
  • Disable Remote Registry Service
  • Disable Registry Editing Tools
  • Disable Universal Plug'n'Play Service
  • Disable SSDP Discovery Service (Universal Plug'n'Play)
  • Disable Windows XP SP2 Security center
  • Editing the Registry for other Users
  • Disable Show Last User Name
  • Force Classic Start Menu
  • Hide Control Panel Applets
  • Hide Drives in My Computer
  • Legal Notice Dialog Box Before Logon
  • Opening Ports or Adding Allowed Programs with SP2 Firewall
  • Restrict Author Mode in Management Console (MMC)
  • Restrict use of Management Console (MMC) Snap-ins
  • Restrict Web Sites from Installing Software
  • Secure the USB Drive
  • Set Permissions for Shared Files and Folders
  • Testing Your System's Security
• System Performance Tweaks
  • Application and Boot file Defrag
  • Auto Delete Temporary Folder
  • Automatic Window Refresh
  • Change Source Path
  • Checking on Your Disk Maintenance
  • Clean the Windows XP Prefetch
  • Clean your prefetch to improve performance
  • Disable Prefetch for low memory systems
  • Easy Way to Adjust LargeSystemCache
  • Edit Hidden System Settings using Group Policy Editor
  • Faster DOS Printing
  • Faster Dual Boot Timeout
  • Faster reboot time
  • How Much Memory Does it Use
  • Improve Performance by Disabling Indexing Service
  • Increase Hard Disk Speed in Windows XP/2003
  • Increase Speed by Tweaking Prefetcher Settings
  • Load Applications Faster
  • NTFS Performance Tweak
  • Process Idle Tasks
  • Speed up Diskcache
  • Speed up Shutdown
  • Speed Up Startup Process
  • Speed up Taskmanager
  • Speed up Your Start Menu
  • Swap File Tweak for Game Performance
  • Unload DLL's to Free Memory
  • Using PerfMon in XP
  • XP Speed Performance
• Troubleshooting Tweaks
  • Automatically Ending Non-Responsive Tasks
  • Basic Troubleshooting in the Troubleshooting
  • Change the Icon Cache Size
  • Computer Reboots Without Warning
  • Correcting System Hang at Startup
  • Disable Automatic Restart in the event of a BSOD
  • Disable Status Messages During Boot, Logon, Logoff, Shutdown
  • Fix constant Italics font problem
  • How do I repair Internet Explorer in Windows XP
  • How to change the Windows XP Product Activation Key Code
  • How to remove the W32-Blaster Worm
  • Manage Floppy Access from Recovery Console
  • NTLDR or NTDETECT.COM Not Found
  • Removing Unchecked MSCONFIG Startup Entries
  • Repair Disk Full Dilemma
  • Slow System Response
  • Slowing down Windows Explorer
  • The NAV System Tray shield disappear
  • Unable to delete a nameless folder
  • Windows Explorer Forgets View Settings
  • Windows XP and JAVA
  • Windows XP cannot find Rundll32.exe
  • Windows XP SP1 makes some programs ten times slower
• User Interface Tweaks
  • Activate Clear Type on the Welcome Screen
  • Activate Clear Type
  • Add Seperators to Pinned Start Menu Items
  • Change Name and Company Information After You Install Windows XP
  • Changing the Logon Background Color
  • Disable Balloon Tips
  • Disable Regedit From Opening to Previous Location
  • Disable the mark of new installed programs in the Startmenu
  • Disable Tool Tips
  • Don't Cache Folder Thumbnails
  • Enable the Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 Mini-Player mode
  • Remove Frequent Programs List from the Start Menu
  • Remove My Documents from the Desktop
  • Renaming Desktop Icons
  • Show File Extensions
  • Use Classic Search in Explorer
  • Using ToggleKeys
• Useful Links
  • Harware & Drivers
    • AMD
    • ASUS
    • ATI Technologies Inc.
    • Creative
    • DriverGuide
    • HP
    • Intel
    • Logitech
    • Microsoft
    • MSI
    • NVIDIA
    • Plextor
    • Realtek
    • Silicon Integrated Systems Corp.
    • WinDrivers
  • News Related Sites
    • ActiveWin
    • Bink
    • Flexbeta
    • ieXbeta
    • MSFN
    • Neowin
    • OSNN
    • Paul Thurrott's SuperSite
    • Techlog
    • Tweakers (Dutch)
    • WinBeta
  • Microsoft
    • BootVis for Windows XP
    • ClearType Font Tuner
    • DirectX
    • Microsoft Bug Reporting
    • Microsoft Downloads
    • Microsoft Support
    • Microsoft TechNet
    • Microsoft Windows Media
    • MSDN
    • MSN Messenger
    • MSN Web Messenger
    • Office Update
    • Remote Desktop (RDP)
    • Windows Update
    • Windows Server 2003
    • Windows XP Expert Zone
    • Windows XP SP 2 Center
  • Miscellaneous
    • Bob Cerelli's Windows Page
    • BootDisks
    • Experts Exchange
    • JSI FAQ
    • LabMice
    • Only4Gurus
    • SnapFiles
    • Sysinternals
    • TechConnect
    • Windows XP Tips
  • Tweaking Sites
    • Black Viper's Web Site
    • Tweak XP
    • WinGuides
  • Virus Information
    • McAfee AVERT Alerts
    • Symantec Security Response
    • Trend Micro Virus Information
    • VirusAlert (Dutch)
• Useful Software
  • Internet Tools
    • MSN Toolbar Suite
  • Registry Tools
    • PHM Registry Editor
    • Registry First Aid
    • Registry Mechanic
    • RegSeeker
    • RegShot
    • RegTick
  • Network Tools
    • ADSLKeepAlive
    • Emco Remote Shutdown
    • SpeedGuide TCP Optimizer
    • Windows NT IPConfig Utility
  • Security Tools
    • Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer
    • Outlook Permissions Addin
  • Tweaking Tools
    • IEtweak 2
    • NeoTweak XP
    • X-Setup Pro
  • Utilities
    • ABF Outlook Express Backup
    • Ad-Aware
    • Adobe Reader Speed-Up
    • Autoruns
    • Belarc Advisor
    • BgInfo
    • CCleaner
    • CWShredder
    • EscapeClose
    • EVEREST Home Edition
    • Free RAM Optimizer XP
    • HijackThis
    • HotKey
    • Hotkeycontrol XP
    • Internet Explorer Fix
    • LS - File List Generator
    • Microsoft Powertoys for Windows XP
    • Microsoft Speed-Up-Boot Tool
    • MRU-Blaster
    • nLite
    • Outlook 2002/2000 Add-in Personal Folders Backup
    • Powertoy for Windows Media Player 9
    • Process Explorer
    • Shoot The Messenger
    • Spybot - Search & Destroy
    • Startup Control Panel
    • System Properties
    • TweakOL for Outlook 2003
    • Windows Memory Diagnostic
    • WinKey
    • XAIDA32 - Enterprise System Information
    • XP Style Hacker
    • XP Syspad
  • Virus Removal Tools
    • MyDoom [A/B] and DoomJuice [A/B] Worm Removal Tool
    • W32-Blaster Worm Removal Tool
• Windows Server 2003 Tweaks
  • Administration Tools Pack does not run on Windows XP
  • Disable Shut Down Tracker
  • Disable the original Administrator account
  • How do I enable the CD Burning service
  • View Advanced Features
  • What are the Group Policy settings for Windows XP SP2
  • Windows Server 2003 Optimize Tool
• Windows Mobile 2003 Tweaks
  • Changing the Storage Card name
  • Enable policy restrictions
  • Pocket IE SSL Cache Control
  • Remove the Menu Sliding Animation.htm
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