Category: registry

Go to Start then Run Type ‘Regedit’ then click ‘Ok’ Find “HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelDesktop” Select “MenuShowDelay” Right click and select “Modify’ Reduce the number to around “100” This is the …

Theoretically, you can get rid of it (as well as a few other things). Windows 2000 power users should already be familiar with this tweak.  Fire up the Windows …

Go to  Control Panel >  System, >  Advanced >  Performance area >  Settings button Visual Effects tab “Use drop shadows for icon labels on the Desktop”

Change Text and Baloon Tip Associated With All Desktop Icons You need to know the object’s class ID (CLSID), which uniquely identifies each system object. The following table lists …

When I first saw the default search pane in Windows XP, my instinct was to return it to its classic look; that puppy had to go. Of course, I …

Here’s a great tip to speed up your browsing of Windows XP machines. Its actually a fix to a bug installed as default in Windows 2000 that scans shared …

You can start or stop programs from executing at bootup by adding or deleting them to/from the run Keys in the Registry. Windows loads programs to start in the …

Change Icons of your Desktop Objects(MyComputer, Recycle bin..) Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTCLSID, and look for the CLSID subkey from the table above for the object whose icon you want to …

A new bunch of viruses, malware, spywares around use this technique to hide themselves from the users. Seems like a new work around in the registry can hide files …

You can change the Start menu delay in displaying sub-menus. Run Regedit adn navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER Control PanelDesktop. Change the value for MenuShowDelay to any number between 0 (fastest) …

This reg file automatically ends tasks and timeouts that prevent programs from shutting down and clears the Paging File on Exit. 1. Copy the following (everything in the box) …

———– STARTUP ———– Windows Prefetcher ****************** Under this key there is a setting called EnablePrefetcher, the default setting of which is 3. Increasing this number to 5 gives the …