Registry Tweaks

TRY all this on u r risk :) enjoy

1. Enable or Disable the CD-ROM Autorun Feature :-

You can disable the CD-ROM autorun by changing this setting, this will stop applications from auto launching when you insert a CD-ROM disc into your drive.

Open: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\CDRom

Change to value of 'Autorun', or create a new DWORD value if it doesn't exist: (0=disable, 1=enable)

Restart Your Computer.


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2. LOCK regedit.exe :-

LOCK regedit.exe


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open regedit.exe


seracH

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System



th3n Cr3ate new DWORD va|ue, DisableRegistryTools

nd set d va|ue to 1 for disablin

or set to 0 for enablin it

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3. Open any site without registering:-

Open any site without registering

Go to

-http://bugmenot.com/

and type the URL of the website you want to log into.
Examples:

-http://www.nytimes.com/, -http://www.winnetmag.com/
etc..

Another (and better) way is changing the user agent of your browser to:
Googlebot/2.1+

-http://www.googlebot.com/bot.html

This is very easy in Mozilla's Firefox. Download and install the User Agent Switcher from

http://www.chrispederick.com/work/firefox/useragentswitcher/
and add the Googlebot user agent.

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4. CREATE 3D EFFECT FOR WINDOWS XP:-

Start Regedit
Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Control Panel \ Colors
Make sure the following setting are there:
ButtonHilight=128 128 128
ButtonShadow=255 255 255

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5. > Disable Access to Add or Remove Programs :-

Suppose for security purpose you want to restrict other users from uninstalling any programs.

Just delete all the uninstall links of the programs from the start menu as all most all programs can be removed from control panel > add or remove programs option & then disable access to the add or remove programs itself.

Start regedit by go to start > run & type in regedit and press enter.

Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies

Right click on policies & create a new key by selecting new > key.

Name the new key Uninstall

Now select the newly created key ie Uninstall.

Now create a new DWORD value on the right pane of the regedit window

and name it NoAddRemovePrograms and set value to 1.




This should disable your Add or Remove Programs.




To re-enable your Add or Remove Programs just set the early created

NoAddRemovePrograms keys value to 0





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6.1>Command Prompt on Right-Click:..........

Add Command Prompt to the Right Click

When you Right-Click any folder - it will show the "Command Prompt Here" option. So you can browse through that folder in Command Prompt.

1) Open Notepad
2) Copy and paste the code from the below into the notepad.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Command Prompt Here]
@="Command &Prompt Here"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Command Prompt Here\command]
@="cmd.exe /k cd %1 "

In Notepad, click File > Save As... >

File name: Add Command Line to the Right Click.reg
Save as type: All Files

Now, choose your desired folder to save the file in.
Double click the reg file to run.

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Add Open New Window to the Right Click

When you Right-Click on any Folder - it will show the "Open in New Window" option. Clicking it will open that folder in New Window(Windows Explorer Style).

Open Notepad
Copy and paste the code from below into the notepad.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\shell\opennew]
@="Open in New &Window"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\shell\opennew\command]
@="explorer.exe /e, %1"

In Notepad, click File > Save As... >
Type these infos:

File name: Add Open New Window to the Right Click.reg
Save as type: All Files

Now, choose your desired folder to save the file in.
Double click the reg file to run.

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6.2>Command Prompt on Right-Click:..........

Start > Run
Enter "regedit" and hit Enter
Expand to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Folder\shell"
Right-click on "shell" and select New > Key
Make sure a new key is created under "shell". Change the name of this key to "Command Prompt"
Right-click on this new key "Command Prompt" and select New > Key
Change the name of this key to "command"
Double-click on the "(Default)" text on the right window to bring up the edit box
Enter this text into the Value Data field:
cmd.exe "%1"
Click OK and close the registry

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7.>No Folder Options Or Hidden Files Cannot be seen

The show hidden files and folders may not work sometimes.If we selected Show hidden files and folders, and then apply the changes, that changes may disappear when we open the Folder Options again.
This happens may be due to some viruses.
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You can clean the system using an effective Antivirus, and get back the normal situation.
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If you want to show the hidden files before removing this virus, this method may work.

Steps:

1. Open Registry Editor ( Start > Run > regedit )
2. Get to this location:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced

Now, in the right pane, double click open the entry name Hidden. Change its value to 1 and click OK.

Now close the registry editor, and look whether the hidden files are shown or not.


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8.>Task Manager Disabled by Administrator

1. Click Start, Run and type Regedit.exe

2. Navigate to the following branch:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies\ System

3. In the right-pane, delete the value named DisableTaskMgr

4. Close Regedit.exe


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