Tricks and tweaks Registry

Change the text in the header of an Internet Explorer window

Branch: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software \ Microsoft \ Internet Explorer \ Main.
In the right pane, change the value of the "WindowTitle" parameter.

Create another name for My Computer

Branch: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
Key: CLSID \ {20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}
Date Type: REG_EXPAND_SZ (Expanded String Value). Rename the value "LocalizedString" to "LocalizedString.old". Create a new REG_EXPAND_SZ parameter and name it "LocalizedString", then set such value as: "% USERNAME% to% COMPUTERNAME%". Close the Registry Editor, click on the desktop and press F5 (refresh). My Computer icon will now be renamed to "Username on Computername".

Change information about the name and company after installing Win XP

Branch: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key: SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion
In the right pane, expand the RegisteredOrganization option. and set any value (the name of your organization).
To change the name of the registered owner, change the value of the RegisteredOwner parameter.
Alt + F4 and then F5.

Remove user name from Start Menu

HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer
Parameter: NoUserNameInStartMenu
Parameter type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Parameter value: (0 = display user name, 1 = hide user name)
Create a new DWORD parameter, or change an existing parameter named 'NoUserNameInStartMenu' and set the appropriate parameter value. Alt + F4, you may need to restart Windows to activate the changes.

Extract from the registry the registration number of the disk

Branch: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Key: Software \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion
Parameter Name: ProductId
Type: REG_SZ
Meaning: from 6 to 15 characters this is the CD Key (it is better to record the entire number completely, just in case).

IE start page

Branch: HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Internet Explorer \ Main
Parameter Name: Start Page
Type: REG_SZ
Value: URL

Change the location of the Favorites folder

Branch:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ User Shell Folders
Parameter Name: Favorites
Type: REG_EXPAND_SZ
Meaning: path (variables allowed)

Delete the label "arrow" that appears in the bottom left corner

Branch: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ lnkfile. Remove the value of the IsShortcut parameter.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Classes \ piffile]. Restart.

Remove pop-up hints and tips for novice users who give XP

Branch: HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ Advanced
"EnableBalloonTips" = dword: 0

Prevent label from appending shortcuts

Branch: HKEY_LOCAL_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer
"link" = hex: 00,00,00,00

Ability to change the wallpaper shown before any user logs in

Branch: HKEY_USERS \ .DEFAULT \ Control Panel \ Desktop
"Wallpaper" = "c: \ my_wallpaper.bmp"

Remove the basket from the table

Remove key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ Desktop \ NameSpace \ {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}

So that the text under the "My Computer" icon includes the current user name and computer name

Add the key: HKCU \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ CLSID \ {20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} and assign it a default value of the following "% USERNAME% on% COMPUTERNAME% in% USERDOMAIN%"

Enable Windows Media Player DVD Features

Branch: HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ MediaPlayer \ Player \ Settings
"EnableDVDUI" = "Yes"

Change the title of the media player window

Branch: HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Policies \ Microsoft \ WindowsMediaPlayer
"TitleBar" = "Your Title"

Instead of using Notepad.exe, use your program for viewing the source code of HTML pages using the "View - Source" command.

Add a registry key
HKLM \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Internet Explorer \ View Source Editor
Editor Name parameter
and assign it a string value that includes the full file name.

Before each shutdown, your swap file will be cleared.

Branch: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ CurrentControlSet \ Control \ Session Manager \ Memory Management
"ClearPageFileAtShutdown" = dword: 1

If you copied the installation disk to a hard disk (HDD), you can change the installation path in the registry

Branch: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Setup
"SourcePath" = "D: \ your folder"

Cancel sending of reports on M $ in case of crash of any programs

To do this, change the values ​​of the two registry keys from 1 to 0:
Branch: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ PCHealth \ ErrorReporting
"DoReport" = dword: 0
"ShowUI" = dword: 0

Maintain desktop state

If you notice that Windows has stopped saving the location of icons on the desktop, check if the "NoSaveSettings" key appears in the
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer or
HKEY_USERS \ [Your profile] \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer

Name next to the system clock

If you want your name next to the system clock, in the registry at
Branch: HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Control panel \ International \
create 3 string parameters:
"s1159" with a value of "your name" (no more than 8 characters)
"s2359" with the meaning "the same as the first"
"sTimeFormat" with the value "HH: mm: ss tt"
The order should be followed!
Reboot and admire.
Comment: if done as described, the name next to the clock will appear not only on the panel in the lower left corner of the Desktop, but also in all programs that request system time, for example, in Outlook Express in the "Sent" or "Received "=)

Creating new objects in the menu "File" => "Create"

Create empty files with the necessary extensions and place them in the "\ Windows \ ShellNew" folder. Run regedit.exe and go to the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT key to find the file extension you need. Select it, click the right mouse button and add a new group, calling it "ShellNew".
In the right window of the editor, right-click on the background image and add a new string parameter.
Call it "FileName", double-click on the icon in the "Edit Line" window and enter the name of an empty file that you placed in the folder "\ Windows \ ShellNew".
Close Registry Editor. All =)

Adding new "actions" to the "File" menu

Add, for example - WinRAR
In the registry - HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ * - create a new key:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ * \ shell \ open
Click on the right (Standart) and write: Add to & RAR
Then add one more key to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ * \ shell \ open:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ * \ shell \ open \ command
on the right, enter the path: C: \ Program \ WinRAR \ winrar95.exe "% 1"

Context menu of folders and files

When you right-click on a file, a menu pops up in which you can delete unnecessary parameters.
Branch - HKCR \ * \ shellex \ ContextMenuHandlers
here, the subsections are these same parameters - remove unnecessary ones
Commands for specific file types can be found in HKCR \ filename \ shell
For example, for an AVI file, this will be the HKCR \ avifile \ shell section
For the folder menu are responsible HKCR \ Directory \ shell and HKCR \ Folder \ shell

Remove components from the "control panel" \ "install and uninstall ..."

If you delete the program, but it still exists in the Control Panel \ Add and Remove Programs, and it is not possible to remove it from there, then proceed as follows:
1. Open the registry.
2. Find
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Uninstall
3. Find there a folder with an unnecessary program and delete it.

Automatic login to Windows (NT 4.0, XP)

Branch: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Microsoft \ WinNT \ Current Version WinLogon:
AutoAdminLogon: REG_SZ: 1
DefaultUserName: Name
DefaultPassword: Password

How to remove past system tray icons

1. Remove IconStreams and PastIconsStream from the registry branch:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ TrayNotify
2. Open the Task Manager (Ctrl + Alt + Delete), in the Processes tab, click Explorer.exe and click End Process.
3. In the Task Manager, click File -> New Task, type explorer and then click OK.

Hiding disks from "My Computer"

HREY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer
create a DWORD parameter - NoDrives. Set the following values ​​to hide the disks (values ​​in hexadecimal):
A: + B: = 3
C: = 4
D: = 8
E: = 10
F: = 20
A + B + C = 7
A + B + D = b
A + B + E = 13
A + B + F = 23
C + D = c
D + E = 18
etc.
Hide all icons = 0x03ffffff

The ban on startup (Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP)

HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ Advanced
HKLMSoftware \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer
Type - DWORD
To make the system ignore all autoloading from LOCAL MACHINE:
DisableLocalMachineRun - value 1
Single startup from LOCAL MACHINE RunOnce:
DisableLocalMachineRunOnce - value 1
User loading - CURRENT USER:
DisableCurrentUserRun - value 1
Single user loading - CURRENT USER Run Once:
DisableCurrentUserRunOnce - value 1

View of the window opened with "Save" / "Open"

You can register your folders on the left side of the dialog box for quick navigation:
Branch -HKCU \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ comdlg32
Create a section - PlacesBar, where you can save folder names.
Ordinary folders of registration names can have 5 and they look like the first one is Place0, the second one is Place1, and the fifth one is Place4
The registry key for them has the form, for example - Place1 = "C: \ Windows \ Systems".
System folders have a registration type of DWORD and are determined by the values:
Desktop - 00000000
My documents - 00000005
My drawings are 00000027
My videos are 0000000e
My computer is 00000011
Favorites - 00000006
My Network Places - 00000012
Fonts - 00000014
History - 00000022

Menu display speed

Branch - HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Control Panel \ Desktop
Parameter - MenuShowDelay
The smaller the number, the faster the appearance of the menu (0 is the highest speed, that is, without any delays at all)