Wayne's W2K Registry Tips

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--- A --- Registry Tips

• AD:
  • Control Event Logging
    
  • Replication Parms
    
  • Change number of objects Active Directory will search
    
• Administrator:
  • Send Administrator Alerts
    
• Alerter:
  • Configure Administrative Alerts in Windows 2000 Pro
    
• alt-ctrl-del: disable NT security dialog buttons
  
• Applications:
  • Restrict programs that can be run NT4 registry tip compatible with Windows 2000
    
• Automatic Logon: Enable/Disable/Enable x times
  

--- B --- Registry Tips

• BIOS:
  • Registry data for BIOS
    
• Browsing:
  • Slow browsing of Win9x and ME network resources
    
• BSOD:
  • AutoReboot rather than BSOD
    
  • PROCESS_HAS_LOCKED_PAGES
    
• Build Number:
  • Remove
    

--- C --- Registry Tips

• Cable/DSL:
  • Tweak performance
    
• Case:
  • Control whether Windows converts filenames and folders to lowercase
    
• CDROM:
  • Autorun NT4 registry tip compatible with Windows 2000
    
• Cleaner:
  • Registry Cleaner shareware
    
• Command shell:
  • Disable Windows 2000 / XP command promt and execution of batch files
    
  • Enable / Disable Command (cmd.exe) prompt extensions
    
  • Options
    fullscreen mode, quickedit mode, cursor size, default console fonts, command history buffer
    
  • Quick Edit Mode in Windows 2000 Command Shell
    
• Common Dialog:
  • Remove Back Button
    
  • Remove MRU dropdown
    
• Context Menus:
  • Add Copy To and Move To options
    
  • Remove the Manage item from the Windows Explorer context menu
    

--- D --- Registry Tips

• Denial of Service :
  • Harden Windows 2000 against DOS attacks
    
• Desktop:
  • Info descriptions - hide popups NT/W2K/XP
    
  • Restrictions
    Remove Common Groups, Shutdown button, Find, Run, Taskbar from Start Menu; remove desktop icons, drive icons, ...
    
• Diskspace :
  • Windows 2000 takes more space to install
    
• DC :
  • Domain Controller unavailable message
    
  • Overloading the upgraded domain controller
    
• DLL :
  • Virtual Device Driver failed DLL initialization
    
• DNS :
  • Client Resolver Security
    
  • Disable Windows 2000 Dynamic DNS Registrations
    
  • DNS Logging
    
  • Security Level of dynamic DNS
    
  • Negative Response Caching, DNS
    
• Dr Watson :
  • Registry Settings
    Disable; change logfile location; switch back if Lotus Notes debugger replaces Dr Watson.
    NT4 registry tip compatible with Windows 2000
    
• Drives :
  • Hide specified drives in My Computer NT4 registry tip compatible with Windows 2000
    

--- E --- Registry Tips

• Encrypting File System :
  • Disable the Encrypting File System
    
• Error :
  • Popup messages - suppress
    
• Environment :
  • Enable user environment event logging in Windows 2000
    
• Event log :
  • Active Directory event logging, control
    
  • Error 2506 - MaxMpxCt value invalid
    
  • Error 2506 - IRPStackSize value invalid
    
  • Settings
    CrashonAuditFail, Location, MaxSize, Retention, Sources
  • User environment event logging
    
  • Verbose event messages, enable
    
• Explorer :
  • Context Menus, Hide
    
  • Shell options
    Auto restart Explorer if it crashes; block open windows being restored at reboot; force taskbar / desktop / explorer to separate processes
    

--- F --- Registry Tips

--- G --- Registry Tips

• Games :
  • W2kGamer with driver update information
    
• Getting Started:
  • Disable dialog
    
• Global Policy:
  • Enable Verbose Logging
    
• Group Policy:
  • Registry hacks to turn-on verbose GPO logging
    
  • Group Policy Registry Table
    Group Policy uses Group Policy Objects in Active Directory, and affects computers and users by adding, deleting, and changing the values of entries in the registry. This table displays the Group Policy settings in the Administrative Templates folder and the registry entries that they change.
  • Modify the Default Group Policy Refresh Interval
    

--- H --- Registry Tips

• Hardware Tab:
  • Hide the hardware tab
    
• Hotfixes :
  • Query NT, W2K, or XP registry for applied hotfixes
    

--- I --- Registry Tips

• IE:
  • Control Internet Explorer Settings
    
  • Internet Explorer Security Zones Registry Entries
    
  • Lock Internet Explorer Toolbars inplace
    
  • Personalize Internet Explorer's Title
    
  • Prevent file downloads in IE5.5
    
  • Restore IE default AutoSearch page
    
• IP:
  • Enable IP Forwarding in Windows 2000
    
• Iomega:
  • Windows 2000 doesn't detect Iomega parallel port ZIP drive
    
• IPP:
  • Disable Internet Printing Protocol
    

--- J --- Registry Tips

--- K --- Registry Tips

• Keyboard :
  • Scan code remapper
    

--- L --- Registry Tips

• Lockout :
  • Automatic Reboot after Lockup
    
• Logon :
  • Cached credentials message suppressed by default
    
• Logon :
  • Hide LastLogon ID
    Security hack changed location and value type
    
  • Legal Notice
    Windows NT legal notice registry settings not valid for Windows 2000
    

--- M --- Registry Tips

• Memory Management:
  • Memory Management Parameters
    
• Menus :
  • Fast cascading menus NT4 registry tip compatible with Windows 2000
    
• My Computer :
  • Remove My Computer from the XP and W2K Desktop and Start Menu
    
• My Documents folder:
  • Change location, restore to default location
    

--- N --- Registry Tips

• Netbios :
  • Configure Netbios scope for Windows 2000
    
• Network :
  • Disable "Entire Network" link for Network Neighborhood
    NT4 registry tip compatible with Windows 2000
    
  • Hide "Map Network Drive" and "Disconnect Network Drive"
    NT4 registry tip compatible with Windows 2000
    
• Network Adapter:
  • Load balance multiple network adapter cards
    
  • Manually remove NIC from registry
    
  • Reliable method to obtain network address programmatically
    
• NTFS: Last Access TimeStamp
  

--- O --- Registry Tips

• OS/2:
  • Disable OS/2 and/or Posix SUBSYSTEMS
    
• Outlook:
  • 
    
  • Make Outlook minimize to system tray rather than task bar
    

--- P --- Registry Tips

• Passwords :
  • Enforcing alphanumeric passwords Security issue
    
  • Disable insecure LANMAN Hash for Windows 2000 / Windows XP
    
  • Disable password caching Windows NT / Windows 2000 / Windows XP
    
• Places Bar:
  • Hide Common Dialog Places Bar
    
• Ports:
  • Windows 2000 doesn't detect Iomega parallel port ZIP drive
    
• Posix:
  • Disable OS/2 and/or Posix SUBSYSTEMS
    
• PrettyPrint:
  • Control whether Windows converts filenames and folders to lowercase
    

--- Q --- Registry Tips

--- R --- Registry Tips

• Registry:
  • Maximum size
    
• RegCleaners: automated clear inconsistent and obsolete sections from registry
  
• RestrictAnonymous:
  • Security setting
    
• Run :
  • Remove Run command from Start Menu NT4 registry tip compatible with Windows 2000
    

--- S --- Registry Tips

• Schema :
  • Active Directory Schema Update Allowed
    
• ScreenSaver :
  • Prevent logon screensaver from launching
    
  • Search :
    • Commandline Registry Search Tool
      Resource Kit, downloadable
      
  • Services :
    • Control error response when service fails ignore, warn, bsod, bug-check
      
    • Restore IE default AutoSearch page
      
  • Shortcuts :
    • Do not use the comprehensive search-based method when resolving shell shortcuts (.lnk)
      
  • Shutdown :
    • Clear system page file at shutdown NT4 registry tip compatible with Windows 2000
      
    • Remove Shut Down button from Start Menu NT4 registry tip compatible with Windows 2000
      
  --- T --- Registry Tips
  • Task Manager :
    • Enable / Disable Task Manager Registry Hack or Group Policy setting
      
  • TCP/IP :
    • Link detection loopback
      
    • Enable IP Forwarding in Windows 2000
      
  • Toolbars :
    • Disable changes to the desktop toolbars
      
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  --- W --- Registry Tips
  • WFP :
    • Windows File Protection
      prevents shared system files (.sys, .dll, .exe, and .ocx files) from being overwritten
      
  • WMP :
    • Block html script processing Windows Media Player
      
  • WindowsUpdate :
    • Restrict Access to the Windows Update Feature
      
  • Winkey :
    • Disable winkey
      
  • Word :
    • Enable Wide Text Printing of Unicode languages in Microsoft Word
      
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