[DisabledTrucker]

This is incorrect as well:

;-----  Force DLL To Unload From Memory
;-----
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AlwaysUnloadDLL]
"Default"="1"

should be:

;-----  Force DLL To Unload From Memory
;-----
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer]
"AlwaysUnloadDLL"="1"

also, found another one I haven't seen in there I use:

;-----  Preset Folder Customizations for dialog box.
;-----  Sets default to My Computer
;-----  then lists My Computer, C:, D:, E:, and Network Places on side
;-----  C: here is represented as %systemdrive% in the registry
;-----
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\comdlg32\PlacesBar]
"Place0"=dword:00000011
"Place1"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,44,00,72,00,69,00,76,\
  00,65,00,25,00,5c,00,00,00
"Place2"="D:\\"
"Place3"="E:\\"
"Place4"=dword:00000012
@=dword:00000011

[argon007]

Thank you for sharing, I am happy with registry tweak...because my interesting is registry tweak...

[joebells]

that tweak might not even apply to xp. I see on microsoft site that it says

Quote

For operating systems prior to Windows 2000, you can shorten the inactive period by adding the following information to the registry.

on this page http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default....g/debugging.asp

[DisabledTrucker]

joebells, on Sep 18 2004, 03:32 PM, said:

that tweak might not even apply to xp. I see on microsoft site that it says

Quote

For operating systems prior to Windows 2000, you can shorten the inactive period by adding the following information to the registry.

on this page http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default....g/debugging.asp

It's like much anything else it's merely personal preference, I for one have seen a big improvement using this tweak in XP, I have used it since my first use of XP when it was released. As for the proper way of adding it, it's not a seperate key but a value added to a string, inside the key. If you use some poorly written programs which make use of .dll's then it will kill them when they are not in use, instead of letting them continue running in the background using valuable resources.

[joebells]

I'm gonna go ahead and use it myself also. I was just searching on it and saw that on the microsoft website so I thought I'd post it.

[nolookingca]

also, I'm pretty sure that

;-----
 ;-----  Disable Windows File Protection
 ;-----
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
"SFCDisable"=dword:ffffff9d

should be

;-----
 ;-----  Disable Windows File Protection
 ;-----
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
"SFCSetting"=dword:ffffff9d

[nolookingca]

since this is going with the canadian dot-ca version, the rest should be dot-ca as well. (customize to fit your country)

;-----  
;-----  Add Google As Main Start Page
;-----  
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
"Start Page"="http://www.google.ca/"
;-----  
;-----  Add Google As Main Search Page
;-----  
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
"Search Page"="http://www.google.com"
"Search Bar"="http://www.google.com/ie"
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchURL]
""="http://www.google.com/keyword/%s"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search]
"SearchAssistant"="http://www.google.com/ie"
;-----  
;-----  Search with google from the address bar instead of MSN
;-----  
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchUrl\G]
@="http://www.google.com/search?q=%s"

NUMBER 2)

Here's a set of customized entries, can someone tell me what that last line mean?

;-----  
;-----  Set autocomplete to full off
;-----  
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoComplete]
"AutoSuggest"="no"
"Append Completion"="no"
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
"Use FormSuggest"="no"
"FormSuggest Passwords"="no"
"FormSuggest PW Ask"="no"
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\New Windows]
"PopupMgr"="yes"

[nolookingca]

sorry for triple post, but I don't like long posts.
Does:

dword:00000001

mean "yes" or "no" (enabled or disabled)

2)

;-----
;-----  Disable Background Intelligent Transfer Service
;-----
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\BITS]
"Start"=dword:00000004

Doesn't Windows Update require BITS to be active?

[CoffeeFiend]

nolookingca, on Sep 18 2004, 01:56 PM, said:

Doesn't Windows Update require BITS to be active?

No

[prathapml]

Well, I HAD to clarify this - crahak please check if its not required. Maybe you meant the auto-update (since auto-update works even without BITS). Also, until XPSP1, and during the previous version of Windows Update (v4), BITS was not needed. But over here, on XP SP2 + WU v5, unless BITS is enabled, windows update doesn't download files (which is effectively "doesn't work").
--> So that means WU requires BITS to be active.

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\New Windows]
"PopupMgr"="yes"

Maybe that tweak says to enable the pop-up blocker.


"dword:00000001" means positive (yes/enabled). Zero would be "no/disabled".

[SiMoNsAyS]

crahak, on Sep 18 2004, 10:27 PM, said:

nolookingca, on Sep 18 2004, 01:56 PM, said:

Doesn't Windows Update require BITS to be active?

No

of course yes! at least if you want to update using the Windows Update main site.

Quote

the device manager to right click my computer menu tweak is hard coded to D:

Is there a way to make a system variable work there? I tried to put in %systemdrive% but it didn't work.

;-----
;-----  Adds Device Manager right click of MY Computer
;-----
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\DevMgr]
@="Device Manager"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\DevMgr\command]
@="mmc.exe D:\\WINDOWS\\SYSTEM32\\devmgmt.msc"

I personally use this and works perfect, because of system variables don't work in a normal string i've used and hex string that points to %WINDIR%\SYSTEM32\devmgmt.msc

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\ManDev]
@="Administrar &dispositivos"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\ManDev\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,77,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,69,00,72,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,\
  00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,6d,00,6d,00,63,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,\
  65,00,20,00,2f,00,73,00,20,00,25,00,77,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,69,00,72,00,25,\
  00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,64,00,65,00,\
  76,00,6d,00,67,00,6d,00,74,00,2e,00,6d,00,73,00,63,00,00,00

This post has been edited by SiMoNsAyS: 18 September 2004 - 03:08 PM

[CoffeeFiend]

I won't take time to check, I'll just say I was wrong First mistake I ever do, I mean, really...

[joebells]

simonsays I found a much easier method than that just use double percent signs and it will resolve the system variable correctly like this %%SYSTEMDRIVE%%

[DisabledTrucker]

If you put the SFCDisable in the HIVESFT.INF then you don't need the registry tweak. Which is where it has to be to make the SFC_OS.DL_ file to work in the i386 folder. When disabling it during the installation, I make a registry key to enable it and call it prior to booting that runs in WinNT.sif at the RegOneOnce line.

You are correct in the tweak about the BITS service in SP-2 requirement to be running if AutoUpdate service is running, set them both to 2.

Also, PopupMgr is the pop-up blocker, confirmed. And I believe it's also correct that you would use the .ca for canada as well, to make sure, go to google for your country and see what it is, that's what you'll use instead of .com if it's not U.S. The first one needs to be changed if you are in U.S.

Also, when I exported my registry for the Device Manager, this is what I get:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
*Edited for content*
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\DevMgr\command]
@="mmc.exe %Systemroot%\\System32\\Devmgmt.msc"

But like was mentioned it doesn't work correctly apparently.

This post has been edited by DisabledTrucker: 18 September 2004 - 04:35 PM

[nolookingca]

Strange how double %% seems to work...

@crahak:

Also, sometimes the descriptions seems to be the opposite of what it is

Eg,

Quote

check for signatures on downloaded programs

seems to actually mean

Quote

does not check for signatures on downloaded programs

...It does make sense if you look at it that way, but still.....

[cola99]

Does anyone know to change the windows sourcepath by using .REG file?? I tried using .REG file, but it can only change the driver but not with path( ie... C: is ok but not C:\WINDOWS\i386). However, this can be done by using REGEDIT directly. Any ideas? Thanks.

[DisabledTrucker]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup]
"SourcePath"="C:\\I386"
"Installation Sources"=hex(7):43,00,3a,00,5c,00,49,00,33,00,38,00,36,00,00,00,\
  00,00

You can also put whatever you want to there, but you actually have to have the i386 files there.

This post has been edited by DisabledTrucker: 18 September 2004 - 05:09 PM

[war59312]

joebells, on Sep 18 2004, 01:25 PM, said:

$I found it just use double percent signs like this

;-----
;-----  Adds Device Manager right click of MY Computer
;-----
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\DevMgr]
@="Device Manager"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\DevMgr\command]
@="mmc.exe %%SYSTEMDRIVE%%\\WINDOWS\\SYSTEM32\\devmgmt.msc"

%WINDIR% is a better choice. Since not everyone installs to windows. A lot of users including myself installed to winnt.

[shaky]

Can anyone post the registry that opens a command line for the selected folder? I can't seem to find it...

[nolookingca]

@War: agreed

@shaky: here you go:

;This adds the "Open Command Window Here" on the right click menu for folders
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\cmd]
@="Open Command Window Here"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\cmd\command]
@="cmd.exe /k \"cd %L\""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\cmd]
@="Open Command Window Here"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\cmd\command]
@="cmd.exe /k \"cd %L\""