ActiveWindows -- Registry Tips

Welcome to the Windows Registry Tips library. These registry tweaks and hacks will make Windows perform the way you want it to be. Please note that these tweaks are not for beginners to toy with. If you know more please contact Byron. We will list your tip with your name under it.

95 : Windows 95
98 : Windows 98
NTS : Windows NT Server 4
NTW : Windows NT Workstation 4

Introduction
Introduction To The Registry Using The Registry Editor Backup The Registry Restoring The Registry
Interface	Start Menu
Disable Tooltips ^95l Turn Off Windows Zooming Animation ^Al Editing Menu Pop/Slide Out Speed ^All Aligning Drop-Down Menus to the Right ^{95 98} Editing Inaccessible Appearance Items ^All	Remove Run From Start Menu ^All Remove Favorites From Start Menu ^All Remove Documents From Start Menu ^All Remove Log Off User From Start Menu ^All Remove Find From Start Menu ^All Remove Settings Menu Items ^All Restore Start Menu To Alphabetical Order ^{95 98} More Start Button Fun ^AllAdding a Cascading Control Panel Menu to the Start Menu ^{95 98}
Explorer	Desktop
BMP Thumbnail As Icon ^All Default Icon Display ^All Instant Refresh ^All Save Window Settings ^All Make DLLs Show Their Own Icons ^All Customizing The Shortcut Arrow ^All Using Quick View On Any File ^All Remove "Shortcut To" Prefix ^AllEnable or Disable the CD-ROM Autorun Feature ^All	Wallpaper Position ^All More Flexibility For Desktop Icons ^All Lock Icons On Desktop ^All Remove Pesky Desktop Icons^All Open Explorer For My Computer ^All
Context Menus	Mouse
Add "DOS Prompt" Menu Command ^All Add "Open With" Menu Command ^All Add "Open New Window" Menu Command ^All Customize Recycle Bin Fun (funny) ^All Customize My Computer Context Menu ^All	Change Double-Click Sensitivity ^All Enabling Third Mouse Button Functions^All Change Cursor Blink Rate ^All Extra Control Over Mouse Speed ^All Enable Active Window Tracking ^All
Enhancements	System
Enrich AutoComplete URLs Add Sounds to Application Events Using Update Wizard Without Having To Register	Increase Screen Power Schedule ^All Editing Time Zone Caption ^All Trimming The Add/Remove Program List ^All Trimming The Run Menu & URL List ^All Trimming The Find List ^All Editing System Folders ^AllDefine the Scheduler Priority ^All
Productivity	Boot Up
Exporting Your Color Scheme ^All Editing User Name & Organization ^All Stop Automatic Registry Merge ^All Editing Batch Files ^All	Create Your Own Welcome Tips ⁹⁵ Searching For Start-up Programs ^All Turn NumLock On Or Off ^All Display A Logon Text Banner ^{NTS NTW} Automatically Log-on User ^{NTS NTW}
Troubleshooting	Internet Connections
Source Path Change ^All Locate Help File For Your Programs ^All Retrieving Your Microsoft Product's Serial Number ^All Remote Access Service Log ^{NTS NTW} PPP Log ^{NTS NTW}Error Logging In Windows ^{95 98}Suppress Safe Mode Warning Message ^{95 98}Yellow "!" On PCMCIA Network Adapter ^{95 98}	TCP/IP Keys ^{95 98}
Internet Explorer	Outlook Express
Change Default Search Engine ^All Resizable Full Screen Toolbar ^All Dress Up Explorer Toolbar ^All Custom Title ^All Lengthen Cache Expiry Period ^AllHow to Restore the Animated Internet Explorer Logo ^All	Custom Title ^All Colorful Background ^All
Applications	Connectivity
Scrolling While Dragging Toolbar (Word 97) ^All Change Notepad Font ^All	Edit Modem Timeout Rate ^All
File System	Drivers & Device Manager
Dangerous Tip: Ditch Numerictail (~) ^All Contiguous File Allocation Size ^{95 98} Disable 8.3 Name Creation (NTFS) ^{NTS NTW} Disable Long Filenames (FAT) ^{NTS NTW}	Digital Signature Check for Device Drivers ^{95 98}Modifying the Device Configuration ^{95 98}Changing CD-ROM Drive Letters ^{95 98}
Hiding Items, Restrictions & Passwords	Modem Related
Restricting Access to Password Properties ⁹⁸ Restricting Access to Printer Properties ⁹⁸ Restricting access to system properties with the Local User Properties property sheet ⁹⁸ Registry Tips: Restricting Access to Network Properties ⁹⁸Restrict Unauthorized Entry ^All Don't Display Last User Name ^{NTS NTW} Moving Profile From Workgroup To Domain ^{NTS NTW} Disable NT Password Caching ^{NTS NTW} Restrict Access To System Folders ^{NTS NTW} Changing the Owner & Organization⁹⁸Hide the Device Manager Page⁹⁸ Hide the Hardware Profiles Page⁹⁸ Hide the File Systems Button⁹⁸ Hide the Virtual Memory Button⁹⁸	Modem Registry Keys ^{95 98}