Restore Folder Windows at Startup (Windows XP)

This option controls whether Windows will attempt to re-open any folders that were already open when the system was last shutdown.

User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
Value Name: PersistBrowsers
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0 = do not re-open, 1 = re-open windows)

Reference -> http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/1222/

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Remove Shared Documents from My Computer (Windows XP)

The Shared Documents folder allows users to easily share files and folders over a network. This restriction will remove the "Shared Documents" object from My Computer.

User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
Value Name: NoSharedDocuments
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0 = default, 1 = enable restriction)

Reference -> http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/1220/

View Enhanced Start Menu Folders (Windows XP)

These settings allow you to customize which items are shown on the Windows XP enhanced Start Menu.

User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
Value Name: Start_ShowControlPanel, Start_ShowMyComputer, Start_ShowMyDocs, Start_ShowMyMusic, Start_ShowMyPics, Start_ShowNetConn
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0 = hidden, 1 = open when clicked, 2 = expand contents)

Start_ShowControlPanel - Control Panel
Start_ShowMyComputer - My Computer
Start_ShowMyDocs - My Documents
Start_ShowMyMusic - My Music
Start_ShowMyPics - My Pictures
Start_ShowNetConn - Network Connections

Note: These settings will not affect the Start Menu in Classic mode.

Reference -> http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/1218/

Enable Remote Assistance (Windows XP)

The Remote Assistance feature is a convenient way for an administrator to remotely connect to a computer and with permission view the screen, move the mouse, use the keyboard and chat online.

System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server]
Value Name: AllowTSConnections, fDenyTSConnections
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)

To Enable Remote Assitance
Create or modify the DWORD called "AllowTSConnections" and set it to "1". Also modify the value called "fDenyTSConnections" and set it to "0".

To Disable Remote Assitance
Create or modify the DWORD called "AllowTSConnections" and set it to "0". Also modify the value called "fDenyTSConnections" and set it to "1".

Reference -> http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/1213/

Speed-up Access to AVI Media Files (Windows XP)

Windows XP can run slowly when attempting to access a folder that contains a large number of AVI (Audio Video Interleave) media files. This tweak speeds the process up by stopping Windows from extracting file information from AVIs.

System Key: [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{87D62D94-71B3-4b9a-9489-5FE6850DC73E}]

To disable file information extraction rename the key and place a minus sign infront of the current name (i.e. "-{87D62D94-71B3-4b9a-9489-5FE6850DC73E}").

Reference -> http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/1209/

Disable Image Preview (Windows XP)

When you open an image file in Windows XP the default action is to "Preview" it using the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer. This tweak can be used to disable the Preview image option.

System Key: [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\ShellImagePreview]
Value Name: (Default)
Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
Value Data: Blank or {e84fda7c-1d6a-45f6-b725-cb260c236066}

Clear the value of "(Default)" to disable the default image preview action. You can restore the preview action by set the value to "{e84fda7c-1d6a-45f6-b725-cb260c236066}".

Note: This will only remove Preview for image formats that are associated with an alternate viewer. File types that are associated with Windows Picture and Fax Viewer will still show the Preview option.

Reference -> http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/1207/

Increase Cache for Customized Folders (Windows XP)

Windows XP normally remembers the customized settings of a maximum of 400 folders. This tweak allows you to increase the number of folders that can be individually customized.

User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell]
Value Name: BagMRU Size
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: Default = 400 folders

Repeat the step for the same value at [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam].

參照 -> http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/1206/

Convert an IEEE 1394 Device to a Dynamic Disk Drive (Windows XP)

This tweak allows you to convert an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE) 1394 (FireWire) disk drive to a dynamic disk drive.

System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Dmadmin\Parameters]
Value Name: EnableDynamicConversionFor1394
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0 = default, 1 = enabled)

Note: Do not convert IEEE 1394 disk drives to dynamic disk drives if they are going to be moved to other hosts. This setting must only be used for drives that remain with a single host.

Note: Dynamic disks are not supported on portable computers or Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition.

參照 -> http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/1204/

Change the Client-Side DNS Caching Timeouts (Windows 2000/XP)

Windows contains a client-side Domain Name System (DNS) cache with stores recent domain lookup entries. If you are experiencing caching or lookup problems you can disable or change the cache timeout.

System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Dnscache\Parameters]
Value Name: MaxCacheEntryTtlLimit, NegativeCacheTime
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: Time in Seconds

To change the DNS cache timeout for positive responses (where a lookup was successful) create or modify the DWORD value called "MaxCacheEntryTtlLimit". Set the value to equal the required timeout in seconds the default is 86400 (1 day).

To change the DNS cache timeout for negative responses (where a lookup failed) create or modify the DWORD value called " NegativeCacheTime". Set the value to equal the required timeout in seconds the default is 300 (5 minutes).

參照 -> http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/1203/

Disable Auto Upgrade with Windows Media Player

When Windows Media Player is used it will periodically check for newer versions via the Internet. This tweak allows you to turn off this checking and notification.

System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer]
Value Name: DisableAutoUpdate, EnableAutoUpgrade

Windows Media Player 7.0, 7.1 and Media Player for Windows XP (8.0)
Open your registry and find or create the key [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer]. Create a new DWORD value called "DisableAutoUpdate" and set it to "1" to disable updates.

Windows Media Player 6.4
Open your registry and find or create the key [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MediaPlayer]. Create a new string value called "EnableAutoUpgrade" and set it to "No" to disable updates.

Note: This tweak affects Windows Media Player 6.4, 7.0, 7.1 and Media Player for Windows XP (8.0).

參照 -> http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/1199/