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The Registry is a database used to store settings and options for the 32 bit versions of Microsoft
Windows including Windows 95, 98, ME and NT/2000. It contains information and settings for
all the hardware, software, users, and preferences of the PC. Whenever a user makes changes to a
Control Panel settings, or File Associations, System Policies, or installed software, the changes
are reflected and stored in the Registry.
The physical files that make up the registry are stored differently depending on your version of
Windows; under Windows 95 & 98 it is contained in two hidden files in your Windows
directory, called USER.DAT and SYSTEM.DAT, for Windows Me there is an additional
CLASSES.DAT file, while under Windows NT/2000 the files are contained seperately in the
%SystemRoot%\System32\Config directory. You can not edit these files directly, you must use a
tool commonly known as a "Registry Editor" to make any changes (using registry editors will be
discussed later in the article).
There are six main branches, each containing a specific portion of the information stored in the
Registry. They are as follows:
• REG_BINARY - This type stores the value as raw binary data. Most hardware
component information is stored as binary data, and can be displayed in an editor in
hexadecimal format.
• REG_DWORD - This type represents the data by a four byte number and is commonly
used for boolean values, such as "0" is disabled and "1" is enabled. Additionally many
parameters for device driver and services are this type, and can be displayed in
REGEDT32 in binary, hexadecimal and decimal format, or in REGEDIT in hexadecimal
and decimal format.
• REG_EXPAND_SZ - This type is an expandable data string that is string containing a
variable to be replaced when called by an application. For example, for the following
value, the string "%SystemRoot%" will replaced by the actual location of the directory
containing the Windows NT system files. (This type is only available using an advanced
registry editor such as REGEDT32)
• REG_MULTI_SZ - This type is a multiple string used to represent values that contain
lists or multiple values, each entry is separated by a NULL character. (This type is only
available using an advanced registry editor such as REGEDT32)
• REG_SZ - This type is a standard string, used to represent human readable text values.
Other data types not available through the standard registry editors include:
Click on a blank area of desktop and press F5 to refresh for the change to take
effect. Note: This tweak can also by used on a system wide basis by entering the
same values under the [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE] hive.
Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to
take effect. Note: This can be used either on a user by user basis by adding it to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER or on a computer wide basis by adding it to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Policies\Explorer
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Policies\Explorer Value Name: NoStartMenuMFUprogramsList Data Type:
REG_DWORD (DWORD Value) Value Data: (0 = default, 1 = enable restriction).
Note: This setting only applies to the Windows XP Start Menu, not the Classic Start
Menu. Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the
change to take effect.
Note: This setting only applies to the Windows XP Start Menu, not the Classic Start
Menu. Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the
change to take effect.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explore
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Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to
take effect.
In the right pane, double click on the Download Directory value. Enter the path to
the folder you want as your download location.
Next, right click on the Internet Explorer subkey and select Permissions. Then click
the Advanced button on the Security tab. In turn, Highlight Administrators, your
user account and System. For each one, click the Edit button. In the Deny column,
put the check mark in Set Value. Then click OK. Repeat for each of the remaining
user accounts. Once done, click the Apply button on the Advanced Security Settings
dialog.
This removes the "permissions" for anything or anyone to write to the Download
Directory value. It also prevents changes to any of the other values listed directly
under the Internet Explorer sub-key, so you may wind up preventing something else
from being changed as well. Unfortunately, its not possible to remove permissions
from individual values.
Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to
take effect. Note: To use the Google search assistant page enter
"http://www.google.com/ie" as the URL.
System & System Performance Edits for
Windows XP
Change Source Path
Start/Run/Regedit
Copy /i386 to your hard drive. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion. In the right pane, change SourcePath to reflect your settings.
Unload DLL's
Start/Run/Regedit
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer.
Create a new sub-key named 'AlwaysUnloadDLL' and set the default value to equal
'1' to disable Windows caching the DLL in memory. Restart Windows for the change
to take effect.
Force Exit
Start/Run/Regedit
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
In the right pane find, "AutoEndTasks" (Create if not present). Set the Value of 0 or delete it. No
reboot needed.
Start/Run/Regedit
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Policies\Explorer
Note: If you are the person who applies Group Policy, do not apply this policy to
yourself. If applied too broadly, this policy can prevent administrators from running
Group Policy or the registry editors. As a result, once applied, you cannot change
this policy except by reinstalling Windows.
For example to use the TAB key set the value to '9', to use Ctrl-D set the value to '4'
and for Ctrl-F set the value to '6'. Now when you are using a command prompt and
type the first part of a directory name then press the specified key, Windows will
complete the remainder for you. Pressing the key multiple times will scroll through
the available options.
Start/Run/Regedit
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Update. Value Name:
UpdateMode, Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value), Value Data: default = 1.
Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, named "UpdateMode"
and set it to equal "0" for faster updates. Restart Windows for the change to take
effect.