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User
Interface Tweaks |
 Show file extensions
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In
any folder that contains files. Click on the tools
menu and select folder options.
Then click on the view tab.
Locate where it lists Hide extensions of known file
types and uncheck it.
Click OK
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Remove Shared Doc's from My Computer |
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Start
regedit
Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows/
CurrentVersion/Explorer/MyComputer/NameSpace/DelegateFolders.
Locate the key {59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}.
Right click on it and select delete.
Reboot !
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Turn off autoplay for CDs |
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 Download
and install MS powertoys and then Open TweakUI
Click on MyComputer
Autoplay and choose the drive by unticking it
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Show hidden files |
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In
any folder that contains files. Click on the tools
menu and select folder options.
Then click on the view tab.
Locate where it lists Hidden files and folders and
select Show hidden files and folders.
Click OK.
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CopyTo/MoveTo registry tweak to add to
the right click button |
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To
add Copy to... and Move to... context menu options
start
> run > regedit and then create the following
registry keys ( i just renamed the winzip key which
i dont need in the right click menue and changed
it to "copy to" and then added the value)
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Copy
To
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Move
To
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Copy
To
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Move
To
For
the Copy To's set the default value to {C2FBB630-2971-11d1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}
and for the Move To's set the default value to {C2FBB631-2971-11d1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}
Now
when you right click on a file or folder, above
the send to option are two new options: Copy to
Folder and Move to Folder
You can copy or move files or directories to other
folders with this.
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Sort your start menu |
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Open
your main menu
Select any program
Right Click and choose "Sort by Name" and voila
!!!
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Dont Cache Folder Thumbnails |
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To
make folders with thumbnail images start up faster
Go to control panel and then folder options
Click on the view tab and Uncheck "Do not cache
thumbnails" .
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Speed up the Main Menu |
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Open
Tweak UI for WinXP and select Mouse.
Under Menu Speed move the slider all the way over
to fast.
Reboot !.
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Quick switch user screen |
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Press
Winkey+Q and hold it for a second.
Repress Q to rotate to other users
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Create your own popup menu in the TASK
BAR |
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You
can create your own popup window other than START
MENU in the taskbar.
Create a new folder and put all the shortcuts of
the applications that you want to popup in that
folder .
Then you right click on taskbar -->toolbars -->new
toolbar --> and select the folder
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| System
Performance Tweaks |
 Speed up Diskcache
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Open
Regedit
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/ControlSession/
Manager/MemoryManagement/IoPageLockLimit];
Modify the value in Hex depending on the size of
your RAM
RAM: modified value(Hex)
64M: 1000;
128M: 4000;
256M: 10000;
512M or more: 40000.
Reboot.
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Disable Programs at
Start up |
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Go
to start - run
Type msconfig
Go to the tab "Startup"
Untick anything you dont want starting when XP boots
up , but be carefull !!!!!!!!!
Reboot
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Easily Disable Messenger
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Go
into C:Program FilesMessenger
rename the Messenger folder to something like "MessengerOFF"
This does not slow down Outlook or hinder system
performance
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Speed up Network Browsing
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Open
up regedit
Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Windows/Current
Version/Explorer/RemoteComputer/NameSpace
Find a key named {D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}
Right click on it and delete it
Reboot !
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XP memory tweaks |
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Below
are some Windows XP memory tweaks. They are located
in the windows registry at: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Control/
SessionManager/MemoryManagement
DisablePagingExecutive
- When enabled, this setting will prevent the paging
of the Win2k Executive files to the hard drive,
causing the OS and most programs to be more responsive.
However, it is advised that people should only perform
this tweak if they have a significant amount of
RAM on their system (more than 128 MB), because
this setting does use a substantial portion of your
system resources. By default, the value of this
key is 0. To enable it, set it to 1.
LargeSystemCache
- When enabled (the default on Server versions of
Windows 2000), this setting tells the OS to devote
all but 4 MB of system memory (which is left for
disk caching) to the file system cache. The main
effect of this is allowing the computer to cache
the OS Kernel to memory, making the OS more responsive.
The setting is dynamic and if more than 4 MB is
needed from the disk cache for some reason, the
space will be released to it. By default, 8MB is
earmarked for this purpose. This tweak usually makes
the OS more responsive. It is a dynamic setting,
and the kernel will give up any space deemed necessary
for another application (at a performance hit when
such changes are needed). As with the previous key,
set the value from 0 to 1 to enable. Note that in
doing this, you are consuming more of your system
RAM than normal. While LargeSystemCache will cut
back usage when other apps need more RAM, this process
can impede performance in certain intensive situations.
According to Microsoft, the "[0] setting is recommended
for servers running applications that do their own
memory caching, such as Microsoft SQL Server, and
for applications that perform best with ample memory,
such as Internet Information Services."
IOPageLockLimit
- This tweak is of questionable value to people
that aren't running some kind of server off of their
computer, but we will include it anyway. This tweak
boosts the Input/Output performance of your computer
when it is doing a large amount of file transfers
and other similar operations. This tweak won't do
much of anything for a system without a significant
amount of RAM (if you don't have more than 128 MB,
don't even bother), but systems with more than 128
MB of RAM will generally find a performance boost
by setting this to between 8 and 16 MB. The default
is 0.5 MB, or 512 KB. This setting requires a value
in bytes, so multiply the desired number of megabytes
* 1024 * 1024. That's X * 1048576 (where X is the
number, in megabytes). Test out several settings
and keep the one which seems to work best for your
system
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Disable unnecessary
services to free system resources |
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Services
are programs that run when the computer starts up
and continue to run as they aid the operating system
in functionality. There are many services that load
and are not needed which take up memory space and
CPU time. Disabling these services will free up
system resources which will speed up your overall
computer experience. I recommend that you sort through
the list and read the descriptions to decide if
you need that service depending on what you want
to do with your computer. Remember, you can always
turn the service back on if you find that you need
it in the future.
Full
Description of each service - Microsoft.com
Below
is the procedure to turn off a service.
Or
just go to or Optimize Windows
XP System Settings for your Gaming Machine
Click
the start button.
Select run from the bottom of the right column.
Then type services.msc in the box and click ok.
Once the services window has loaded we are ready
to turn off unneeded services.
For instructional purposes we are going to turn
off the Portable Media Serial Number service.
Find this service in the list and select it with
the mouse.
Right click and select Properties.
Once the properties windows has loaded locate the
Start up type drop down box and select disable.
Then just click ok and the next time the computer
starts the service will not be loaded.
Do
this with Care !
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NTFS Performance Tweak
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When
Windows NT lists a directory (Explorer, DIR command,
etc.) on an NTFS volume, it updates the LastAccess
time stamp on each directory it detects. If there
are a very large number of directories, this could
effect performance. A new registry entry allows
you to control this behavior.
Download
here:
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Internet
Tweaks |
 Allow more than 2 simultaneous downloads
in IE 6
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This
is to increase the the number of max downloads to
10.
1. Start Registry Editor
2.
Locate the following key in the registry:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/InternetSettings
3.
On the Edit menu, click Add Value , and then add
the following registry values:
"MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server"=Dword:0000000a
"MaxConnectionsPerServer"=Dword:0000000a
4.
Quit Registry Editor.
Reboot
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DNS Cache Tweak |
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This
registry patch increases the DNS cache in XP, and
will add an improvent in Internet speed.
Download the registry file -
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Enable mIRC identd |
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Ident
needs to use port 113 , if you use "Internet Connection
Firewall" in XP. Here is how to get it working without
disabling the entire firewall:
1.
Go into Control Panel-> Network Connections
2. Right click "Local Area Network" and select "Properties"
3. Left click the advanced tab
4. Left click the settings button
5. Under services, left click the add button
6. For description type "Ident", for Name of IP
put the name that identifies your system with your
ISP OR your IP if it is static.
7. Both external and internal ports are 113 by default
and TCP.
8. Click OK all the way out.
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Disable Schedule Task in IE |
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IE
6.0 wants to run a schelduled task everytime it
connects to a server. This results in slower browsing.
To disable this delete the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/
explorer/RemoteComputer/NameSpace/{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}
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Get rid of Internet Browsing history |
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Launch
Internet Explorer.
Select the Tools from the menu bar.
Then select Internet Options... from the drop down
menu.
Once the internet options has loaded click on the
general tab.
Under the history section change the days to keep
in history to 0.
I would also click the clear history button to get
rid of everything else.
Click OK
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Clear temp files on close |
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The
latest versions of internet explorer include some
great new security improvements. For this tweak
I will talk about the feature that clear the temporary
internet files each time you close internet explorer.
Launch Internet Explorer.
Select the Tools from the menu bar.
Then select Internet Options... from the drop down
menu.
Once the internet options has loaded click on the
advanced tab.
Under security find where it says Empty Temporary
internet files folder when browser is closed and
check it.
Click OK
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Change Web Page Font Size on the Fly |
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If
your mouse contains a wheel for scrolling, you can
change font size on the fly when viewing a Web page.
To do so:
Press
and hold Ctrl. Scroll down (or towards yourself)
to enlarge the font size. Scroll up (or away from
yourself) to reduce the font size.
You
might find it useful to reduce font size when printing
a Web page, so that you can fit more content on
the page.
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Disable or Adjust Taskbar Grouping |
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Right
Click on the Taskbar. Choose Properties . Untick
Group similar taskbar buttons
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| Miscellaneous
Tweaks |
 Clear pagefile on shutdown
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For
added security you should always clear the page
file upon shutting down your computer. Windows uses
this file as extra ram. Lets say that you are working
on a confidential MS Word doc. When you load this
document it is loaded into ram. To save ram windows
places certain items in the page file. The page
file can then be opened and the document can be
extracted as well as any other open program or files.
However Microsoft has implemented a feature that
will clear the page file but they do not have it
enabled by default. Please note, this will slightly
increase the amount of time it takes to shut down
your computer but it is well worth it.
Start Regedit.
Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SYSTEM >
CurrentControlSet > Control > SessionManager
> Memory Management
Select ClearPageFileAtShutdown from the list on
the right.
Right on it and select Modify.
Change the value to 1 to enable.
Reboot your computer
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Disable error reporting |
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One
feature that I can do without is error reporting.
Every time a program crashes I do not want to send
a report to microsoft. Read below to find out how
to disable this stupid feature.
Open Control Panel
Click on Preformance and Maintenance.
Click on System.
Then click on the Advanced tab
Click on the error reporting button on the bottom
of the windows.
Select Disable error reporting.
Click OK
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Display message on startup |
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If
you would like to display a legal message or any
other message in a pop-up window when windows starts
read below:
Start regedit, if you are unfamiliar with regedit
please see our FAQ.
Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/WindowsNT/CurrentVersion/Winlogon
Modify the key legalnoticecaption with what you
want to name the window.
Modify the key legalnoticetext with what you want
the window to say.
Reboot
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Turn off system beeps |
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If
those beeps annoy you there is a way to turn them
off
Start Regedit.
Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Control Panel
> Sound
Once there, locate Beep on the list on the right.
Right click on it and select Modify
Change the value equal to no
Reboot your computer and the beeps will be gone!
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| Create
a shortcut to lock computer |
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Right
click on desktop and select new -> shortcut.
Then copy and paste this in the program location
box "rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation"
Click next and enter a name for you shortcut and
then click finish.
Now you can copy and paste that shortcut anywhere
you want on your computer.
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Use the group policy tool to restrict access
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If
you would like to play computer god and limit or
control just about every aspect of your computer
you can use a great tool called the group policy
editor.
Click Start and select Run
Type gpedit.msc in the text box and click
on OK.
The group policy editor will load. Navigate through
the folders and you will discover hundreds of items
that you can limit access to and control.
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Media Player 8 High encoder |
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Allows
MP3 ripping at a higher Rate.
Download the encoder here
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Regedit stays expanded |
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Open
Regedit
HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Applets/Regedit
and look for the value LastKey. Double-click it
and clear the string.
Then right-click the Regedit key (in the lefthand
pane) and select Permissions.
Set Permissions to Deny for any/all users/groups
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Speed up Nero in XP |
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Go
to "administrative tools" in the control panel,
and in the "services" list, disable the IMAPI CD-Burning
COM service.
(Note: manual setting is not enough it must be disabled)
It is the built-in CD-burning capability for windowsXP
(incidentally, written by Roxio).
Once
it is disabled, Nero will start up much quicker.
WinXP
PRO only
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