Wayne's XP Registry Tips

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--- A --- Registry Tips

• Administrator :
  • Add Administrator to Windows XP Welcome logon screen
    
  • No default Administrator ownership of files
    
• Automatic Logon:
  • Enable/Disable/Enable x times
    
  • Force Automatic Logon
    
• AVI files:
  • Speed opening folders with large numbers of AVI files
    

--- B --- Registry Tips

• Ballon :
  • Disable Balloon Tips in Windows XP
    
• Briefcase :
  • Briefcase Icon
    

--- C --- Registry Tips

• CD :
  • Disable CD autoplay in Windows XP Home
    
• 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 XP Command Shell
    
  • XP commandline registry tool
    

--- D --- Registry Tips

• Desktop :
  • Info descriptions - hide popups NT/W2K/XP
    
  • Hide Desktop Icons
    
• Disable - Hide :
  • Disable Balloon Tips in Windows XP
    
  • Disable CD autoplay in Windows XP Home
    
  • Disable Command (cmd.exe) prompt extensions
    
  • Disable Low Disk Space Notification in Windows XP
    
  • Disable Windows Messenger for XP Home / XP Pro
    
  • Disable Windows XP Windows Media Player Automatic Update Feature
    
  • Hide Desktop Icons
    
• Disk :
  • Disable Low Disk Space Notification in Windows XP
    

--- E --- Registry Tips

• Editor - Registry :
  • Reghance : enhanced registry editor
    
• Encrypting File System :
  • XP registry values to tune EFS caching
    
  • Disable the Encrypting File System
    
• Explorer :
  • Hide Security tab in Explorer object properties
    
  • Personalize Internet Explorer's Branding
    
  • Restore IE default AutoSearch page
    

--- F --- Registry Tips

• Files :
  • Search for All File Types
    
• Folders :
  • Rename special system folders
    My Computer, My Network Places, Network And Dial-Up, Connections, Printers And Faxes, Internet Explorer, Scheduled Tasks, Search Results, Fonts, Recycle Bin, My Documents
  • XP only remembers 400 folder settings
    

--- G --- Registry Tips

--- H --- Registry Tips

• Harddrive :
  • Disable Low Disk Space Notification in Windows XP
    
• Hotfixes :
  • Query NT, W2K, or XP registry for applied hotfixes
    

--- I --- Registry Tips

• Icons :
  • Briefcase Icon
    
• IE :
  • Control Internet Explorer Settings
    
  • Lock Internet Explorer Toolbars inplace
    
  • Personalize Internet Explorer's Title
    
  • Internet Explorer Security Zones Registry Entries
    
• Images :
  • Disable previewing images in XP's Windows Picture and Fax Viewer
    
• IPP :
  • Disable Windows XP IPP Internet Printing
    

--- J --- Registry Tips

--- K --- Registry Tips

--- L --- Registry Tips

• Logon:
  • Enable/Disable/Enable x times
    
  • Force Automatic Logon
    

--- M --- Registry Tips

• Media Player :
  • Control Windows XP Windows Media Player Automatic Update Feature
    
• Memory Management:
  • Memory Management Parameters
    
• Menus :
  • Speedup Cascading Windows
    
• Messenger:
  • Disable Windows Messenger for XP Home / XP Pro
    
  • Disable Windows Messenger broadcasts on UDP port 1900
    
• Messages:
  • W2K / XP / .NET enable verbose event messages
    
• My Computer :
  • Remove My Computer from the XP and W2K Desktop and Start Menu
    
  • Remove Shared Documents folders from My Computer System Folder
    

--- N --- Registry Tips

• Notification :
  • Remove Windows XP system tray from the task bar
    
  • Hide time display in Windows XP system tray notification area
    
• 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 :
  • Disable insecure LANMAN Hash for Windows 2000 / Windows XP
    
  • Disable password caching Windows NT / Windows 2000 / Windows XP
    
  • Enforcing alphanumeric passwords Security issue
    
• Posix:
  • Disable OS/2 and/or Posix SUBSYSTEMS
    
• Printing :
  • Disable Windows XP IPP Internet Printing
    

--- Q --- Registry Tips

--- R --- Registry Tips

• Recycle Bin :
  • Keep deleted files out of the recycle bin
    
• Registration :
  • Block XP Registration
    
• RegCleaners: automated clear inconsistent and obsolete sections from registry
  
• Registry Editors :
  • Reghance : enhanced registry editor
    

--- S --- Registry Tips

• ScreenSaver :
  • Prevent logon screensaver from launching
    
• Search :
  • Search for All File Types
    
  • Restore IE default AutoSearch page
    
• Security:
  • Hide Security tab in Explorer object properties
    
• 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
    
  • Shutdown workstation without logging on
    
  • Shutdown Event Tracker
    
• SSDP : Disable Windows Messenger broadcasts on UDP port 1900
  
• Start Menu :
  • Registry Settings for the Start Menu in Windows XP
    
    • Policy:Disable the new simple Start Menu
    • Policy:Remove pinned programs list from the Start menu
    • Policy:Remove frequent programs list from the Start Menu
    • Policy:Remove More Programs list from the Start menu
    • Policy:Remove common program groups from Start Menu
    • Policy:Gray unavailable Windows Installer programs Start Menu shortcuts
    • Policy:Disable and remove links to Windows Update
    • Policy:Remove user folders from the Start Menu
    • Policy:Prohibit user from changing user folder paths
    • Policy:Remove My Documents folder from the Start Menu
    • Policy:Prohibit user from changing My Documents path
    • Policy:Remove Recent Documents item from Start Menu
    • Policy:Maximum number of recent documents
    • Policy:Clear history of recent documents on exit
    • Policy:Remove Favorites item from Start Menu
    • Policy:Remove My Computer from the Start Menu
    • Policy:Remove Network Connections from the Start Menu
    • Policy:Remove Network Places from the Start Menu
    • Policy:Do not add shares of recently used documents to Network Places
    • Policy:Remove Help item from Start Menu
    • Policy:Remove Search item from Start Menu
    • Policy:Remove Run item from Start Menu
    • Policy:Add "Run in Separate Memory Space" check box to Run dialog box
    • Policy:Do not use the search-based method when resolving shell shortcuts
    • Policy:Do not use the tracking-based method when resolving shell shortcuts
    • Policy:Force Logoff to the Start Menu
    • Policy:Disable Logoff on the Start Menu
    • Policy:Disable and remove the Turn Off Computer button
    • Policy:Disable and remove the Undock PC command
    • Policy:Disable drag-and-drop menus on the Start Menu
    • Policy:Disable changes to Taskbar and Start Menu settings
    • Policy:Disable user tracking
    • Policy:Remove user name from Start Menu
• System Restore :
  • Disable System Restore option
    
  • Disable user access to System Restore option from XP start menu and control panel
    
• System Tray : Remove Windows XP system tray from the task bar
  

--- T --- Registry Tips

• Taskbar :
  • Control XP Taskbar forced window clustering
    
  • Lock Taskbar's Size and Position
    
  • Remove and restrict access to XP taskbar tray icons
    
• Task Manager :
  • Enable / Disable Task Manager Registry Hack or Group Policy setting
    
• Themes :
  • XP Desktop Theme Control Restrictions
    
• Thumbnails :
  • Control thumbnail display size
    
• Time :
  • XP Time Synchronization
    
• Tour :
  • Suppress the Windows Tour Prompt
    

--- U --- Registry Tips

• UPnP : Disable Windows Messenger broadcasts on UDP port 1900
  
• Users :
  • XP Allows Usernames to be Hidden from the Logon Screen
    

--- V --- Registry Tips

--- W --- Registry Tips

• WMP :
  • Block html script processing Windows Media Player
    
• WindowsUpdate :
  • Restrict Access to the Windows Update Feature
    
• Word :
  • Enable Wide Text Printing of Unicode languages in Microsoft Word
    

--- X --- Registry Tips

--- Y --- Registry Tips

--- Z --- Registry Tips

• Zips :
  • Disable Windows XP's builtin zip support
    

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