RegEdit
List of edits to the Registry
- type 'Regedit' in your 'Run' dialog box in your 'Start' menu
- then click 'File',
- then 'Export' Registry File,
- select 'All' in the 'Export Range' radio button
- then name the file and save the registry as a backup in a safe location in case of problems.
- Click on the Start menu.
- Click on Programs.
- Point to Accessories, then System Tools.
- Select Backup.
- Click Advanced.
- Click Backup Wizard.
- Select "Only back up system state data."
- Now follow the rest of the wizard.
- Unload DLL files from memory. Programs acting flaky? Memory low? Unload those unused DLL's in memory! HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer, create a new DWORD called AlwaysUnloadDll and set the value to 1
- Disable error messages when shutting down. I hate it when you got to shut down, walk away and find out 20 minutes later the PC is still on because its confused about a program that won't shut down. Arrrrrgh. So do this: open HKEY_USERS\DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop\AutoEndTasks and set the value to 1
- Reinstall your CD od DVD drive drivers.. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class{4d36e965-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}. Delete UpperFilters and LowerFilters and restart your PC. You will need to re-install 3rd party burning applications.
- Disable AutoExec.bat in WinXP. No longer needed in WinXP but it is still in there and maybe slowing things down a bit. Stop it from runnning via a simple regedit. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon. Create or edit ParseAutoExec DWORD value and set its value to 0.
- Get rid of Shared Documents folder Windows wont let you delete this folder available to everyone to see connecting to your computer thru a network. Clear out any files in this folder first before deleting it! HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows|currentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\DelegateFolders. Find the key with the title of {59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee} and delete it.
- Stop Error Reporting Tired of being asked to send error reports to MS after a program crashes? Do this regedit: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting. Find the DWORD value of DoReport and change its value to 0.
- Shutdown Event Tracker Windows doesn't track why it shuts down for no reason but it will if you tell it too in the "event viewer" (available in the Control Panels Administrative Tools app). Open HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Reliability. Find the DWORD value "ShutDownReasonUI" (create it if you need to) and change its value to 1. [Anyone surprised the Windows "Reliability" tracker is turned off??? ]
- Automatically close programs that stop responding Some programs just wont stop. Use this to get rid of them without using the "3 finger salute". HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Desktop. Find the string "AutoEndTasks" and change its value to 1.
- Keep Windows Core Data in Memory Sometimes Windows dumps it needed core files from memory for no good reason. Keep them there for quick access via this regedit: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\SessionManager\Memory Mangagement. Goto DisablePagingExecutive DWORD value and change it to 1.
- Make Windows Rearrange your HDD Windows can rearrange your Hard Drive so frequently used programs are placed at the front of your HDD so they start up faster. This is usually done when you defrag your hard drive. You can make it do this everytime your PC is idle by using this regedit: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\OptimalLayout. Modify the DWORD value called EnableAutoLayout (or create it) and set its value to 1. To turn it off make its value 0.
- Clear DLL's out of memory DLL's load into memory when a program needs them and stay there in case they are needed again. This of course takes up room in your memory. Use this regedit to clear out dormant DLL's: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer. Create a new key called AlwaysUnloadDLL. Set its value to 1.
- Change Prefetch values in Windows. Disabling prefetch can boost boot times but leaving it on can boost application start times. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SessionManager\MemoryManagement\PrefetchParameters. Change EnablePrefetcher Dword to one of these settings: 0 = No Prefetching, 1 = Prefetch on Boot, 2 = Prefetch application launches, 3 = Prefetch both.
- Alter the Registered Owner information HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion. Modify string values "RegisteredOrganization" and "RegisteredOwner" to what you want. Useful if you sell your PC.
- Make Windows Show ALL of its hidden files Some files are still hidden when you use "show hidden files and folders". Use this regedit to uncloak the remaining files. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced. Create a DWORD value called "ShowSuperHidden" and change its value to 1. To turn it off again modify its value to 0.
- Shutdown stubborn applications when Windows shutsdown HKEY_USERS\DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop and look for a string called AutoEndTasks. You can create it if it is not there. Modify its value to 1.
- To remove stuborn programs from the
"Add/Remove Programs" list try this. Navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall. Here you will see seperate subkeys for each application that is in the list. Locate the key that matches the program you want gone for good, right click it and delete.
- Check out this RegEdit if you want to make you hard disk drives invisible when using My Computer or Windows Explorer. Click here Hide your Hard Disk Drives to go to the page describing how to do this.
- To Force Windows to recognize a wheel mouse: Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\i8042prt\Parameters.
Create a new DWORD 'EnableWheelDetection' and set a value of 2.
- Disable the Windows Key: Goto HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard
Layout. Create a new Binary Value Scancode Map with a value of 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 00 00 5B E0 00 00 5C E0 00
00 00 00 (easy right?)
- To configure permissions for specific users within Registry (WinXP only):
Type regedt32, right click the key you want to configure and click 'permissions'. To add a new user or group click the 'add' button. Click the 'Check Names' then 'OK' You can then highlight the user/group and specify the type of permissions.
- To remove a program that automatically starts with
Windows®:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\RUN In the right side pane highlight the program you want to stop from loading and right-click it and select 'delete'
- Disable Auto Play in Windows XP Home
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\CurrentControlSet\Services. Click the CD-Rom folder and then double click the auto-run file. Type 0 in the "Value Data" field.
- Minimizing Outlook to the system tray.
Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0(or 11)\Outlook\Preferences. Make a new DWORD value named MinToTray and set it to 1 (one). Next time you start Outlook it will minimize to the sys tray. Cool, Huh? [note: this is the same as "hide when minimized" in version 2k3 pro available when right clicking the icon in the sys tray]
- Add a grace period to password protected screen saver
When you set your screen saver to have a password you can set a delay time before the password is required to unlock your computer. Here is how: Browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon. Change the ScreenSaverGracePeriod to a longer value (in seconds)
- Make Windows stop doing the annoying compression check from the Disk
Cleanup Wizard. Browse to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VolumeCaches\Compress
old files. Clear the value from the default key. Yeah!
- Customize the folders listed in open dialog boxs. (change the
default list of folders when you open something like Notepad.) Browse
to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\ Current
Version\Policies\comdlg32 and create a new key called Placesbar. Then create a
new String called Place0 and point it towards a folder you want. Create
another string callled Place 1 and point it towards another file on your hard
disk. Use variables such as %USERPROFILE% for the currently logged on user.
This won't work with Office.
- Get rid of the Recycle Bin on your desktop.
HKEY_CURRENT_USERS\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel. Create a new string value and name it {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}. Change the value to 1 and restart. Change the value to 0 to bring it back.
- Add items to context menu. "Copy to" and "Move to":
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers. Add two new keys: Move to and Copy to. Change thier default values to: C2FBB630-2971-11d1-A18C-00C04FD75D13 and C2FBB631-2971-11d1-A18C-00C04FD75D13. Do the exact same at HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFileSystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers. This adds support for folder options. Reboot. - Remove unwanted "right click" menu items.
Look at these registry items:- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\OpenWithList
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
- Change the maximum size of the 'ICONS' Windows uses (to a maximum of
128 pixels). HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Desktop\Windows
Metrics. Right click 'Shell Icon Size' and choose 'Modify'
- This 'regedit' will create a registry edit with notepad that will clear
Windows Searches automatic suggestion list.
Open 'Notepad' and enter the following:
REGEDIT4
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Search Assistant\ACMru\5603]
[ HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Search Assistant\ACMru\5603]
Save the file somewhere (like your desktop) as Acmru.reg and then double click the file to clear the data stored for searches
For versions of Windows other than XP download TweakUI 1.33 . After installing the program open it and select the 'Clear Find Files History At Logon' option listed under "Paranoia"
I haven't tried the notepad trick yet...email me if you have any questions or comments, Cy.
How do I back up my registry?
To back up your Registry open 'Registry Editor'
or try this:
Use Windows XP's built in wizard.
To back up your registry in Win2000 try ERUNT "The Emergency Recovery Utility NT".
NOTE: To open Registry Editor in WindowsXP click 'Start' - 'Run' (or windows key + r). Type regedit.exe or regedt32.exe. In Windows 95/98/2000/ME use 'Regedit.exe'.
[In Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, Regedt32.exe is a small program that just runs Regedit.exe. Reference: Microsofts Support page]
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Related Programs:
Check out this program for more registry tweaking X-SetupWebLinks:
Reference:
Registry: A database within Windows© containing user preferences and system configuration information.
[See Microsofts description of the Microsoft Windows Registry]
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