;Registry patch for Windows XP ;This file is merged into the registry by a line in the CMDLINES.CMD file. ;The entries in this file are added to the "Default User" profile. ;Please document each entry with a comment ;----------------------------------HKEY CLASSES ROOT------------------------------- ;----- Disables Preview of Movie file formats (allowing you to move/rename/delete without errors) [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.avi\ShellEx] [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mpg\ShellEx] [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mpe\ShellEx] [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mpeg\ShellEx] [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mov\ShellEx] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}] "SortOrderIndex"=dword:00000054 ;----- Specify The First Desktop Icon: (48)=My Doc's 54 =My Comp ;-------Removes Language bar [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{540D8A8B-1C3F-4E32-8132-530F6A502090}] @="Language Bar" "MenuTextPUI"="@% SystemRoot% \ \ System32 \ \ msutb.dll, -325" [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{87D62D94-71B3-4b9a-9489-5FE6850DC73E}] ;-------Speeds up avi file browsing [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.avi\shellex\PropertyHandler] ; Speeds up .zip copying and moving [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.zip\CompressedFolder] [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{E88DCCE0-B7B3-11d1-A9F0-00AA0060FA31}} ;------------------------------------------HKEY CURRENT USER ----------------------------------------- ;----- Disable Filterkeys shortcut ;----- [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Accessibility\Keyboard Response] "Flags"="122" ;----- Disable StickyKeys shortcut ;----- [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Accessibility\StickyKeys] "Flags"="506" ;----- Disable ToggleKeys shortcut ;----- [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Accessibility\ToggleKeys] "Flags"="58" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop] "MenuShowDelay"="1" ;----Menu Delay (time in miliseconds) "AutoEndTasks"="1" ;------ Automatically ends tasks when they are closed "HungAppTimeout="1" "WaitToKillAppTimeout"="1" ; ----------Time to wait to shutdown an application (miliseconds) "ForegroundLockTimeout"=dword:00000000 "PowerOffActive"="1" ;-----Powers down the monitor when the logon screen is up but computer is inactive "SmoothScroll"=dword:00000000 "MinAnimate"="0" ;Window Animation (0=Disable Window Animations, 1=Enable Window Animations) [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg] "CurrentPowerPolicy"="2" ;Power Management Configuration (Default="0") ; "0" = Home/Office Desk ; "1" = Portable/Laptop ; "2" = Presentation ; "3" = Always On ; "4" = Minimal Power Management ; "5" = Max Battery [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Sound] "Beep"="yes" ;Turns on windows beeps (yes) Turns off windows beeps (no) "ExtendedSounds"="yes" ;Turns on extended sounds ((example startup sounds)) (yes) Turns off extended sounds (no) [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics] "IconTitleWrap"="0" ;---------Allows viewing of the total text of a icon's title "MenuShowDelay"="1" ;Delay before a Menu is Shown (Default Value="400") "SmoothScroll"=dword:00000000 ;Smooth Scrolling Effect (0=Disabled, 1=Enabled) [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor] "CompletionChar"=dword:00000009 ;Enables tab completion of file names ;Hides the Language Bar [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\CTF\LangBar] "ExtraIconsOnMinimized"=dword:00000000 "ShowStatus"=dword:00000002 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\CTF] "Disable Thread Input Manager"=dword:00000001 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\CTF\MSUTB] "ShowDeskBand"=dword:00000001 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\InformationBar] "FirstTime"=dword:00000000 ;----Removes annoying information bar popup [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IntelliForms] "AskUser"=dword:00000000 ;Disables autocomplete prompt [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main] "Disable Script Debugger"="yes" ;Disable Internet Explorer Script Debugging "NoUpdateCheck"=dword:00000001 ;Stop Internet Explorer from looking for updates "Start Page"="http://www.google.com" ;Set Internet Explorer Home Page "Use Search Asst"="no" ;Disables the new Search Assistant in Windows Explorer "StatusBarWeb"=dword:00000000 ;Disables useless status bar in IE7 "Use FormSuggest"="no" ;disables autocomplete "FormSuggest Passwords"="no" ;disables autocomplete "FormSuggest PW Ask"="no" ;Disables AutoComplete [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\New Windows] "Allow HTTPS"=dword:00000001 ;Disables the "Do you want to continue?" for Internet sites that are registered and are secure. ;Disable links folder in explorer favorites so it never appears again. [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar] "LinksFolderName"="" "Locked"=dword:00000001 ; IE7Menu Bar Top [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser] "ITBar7Position"=dword:00000001 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences] "AddToMRU"=hex:00 ;Disables recently used lists in Media Player "SendUserGUID"=hex:00 ;This disables the sending of a "serial number" unique to your media player. "UpgradeCodecPrompt"=dword:00000000 ;Disable automatic codec downloads [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MessengerService] "PassportBalloon"=hex:0a,00,00,00 ;Disable Passport Balloon Reminder "DSBkgndMode"=hex:01,00,00,00 ;Disable Background Notification Balloon in Messenger [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Notepad] "FWrap"=dword:00000001 ;Enables and saves word wrap for notepad "StatusBar"=dword:00000001 ;Enables and saves the status bar in notepad "fSavePageSettings"=dword:00000001 ; Saves Notepads settings "fSaveWindowsPositions"=dword:00000001 ;Saves Notepad's previous window position ;----- Disable "Search Dog" and use advanced search [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Search Assistant] "Actor"="" "SocialUI"=dword:00000000 "UsageCount"=dword:00000000 "UseAdvancedSearchAlways"=dword:00000001 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Tour] "RunCount"=dword:00000000 ;Disables Windows Tour Bubble Popup [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer] ;--Makes seaching more efficient "SearchSystemDirs"=dword:00000001 "SearchHidden"=dword:00000001 "IncludeSubFolders"=dword:00000001 "CaseSensitive"=dword:00000000 "SearchSlowFiles"=dword:00000001 "link"=hex:00,00,00,00 ;----- Remove "Shotcut to" in new shorcuts "EnableAutoTray"=dword:00000000 ;Hide Active Icons (0=Disabled, 1=Enabled) "NoSimpleStartMenu"=dword:00000001 ;Use the classic Start menu [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced] "ShowInfoTip"=dword:00000000 ;Disables Balloon Tips "ClassicViewState"=dword:00000001 ;Disable Explorer Thumbnail View "DisableThumbnailCache"=dword:00000000 ;Thumbnail cache (0=Cache Thumbnails, 1=Do Not Cache Thumbnails) "EnableBalloonTips"=dword:00000000 ;Balloon Tips (0=Disable, 1=Enable) "FolderContentsInfoTip"=dword:00000000 ;Show popup description for folder and desktop items (O=Disabled, 1=Enabled) "FriendlyTree"=dword:00000000 ;Display Simple Folder View in Explorer's Folders list (0=Disabled, 1=Enabled) "Hidden"=dword:00000000 ;Show Hidden Files and Folders (0=Hide Files, 1=Show Files) "HideFileExt"=dword:00000001 ;Hide Extensions for known file types (0=Show Extensions, 1=Hide Extensions) "IntelliMenus"=dword:00000000 ;Use personalized menus (0=Disabled, 1=Enabled) "NoNetCrawling"=dword:00000001 ;Automatically Search for network folders and printers (0=Enabled, 1=Disabled) "PersistBrowsers"=dword:00000000 ;This registry patch disables Windows from reopening windows that were not closed ;before Windows was restarted(0=Disabled,1=Enabled) "ShowSuperHidden"=dword:00000000 ;Hide Protected Operating System Files (0=Hide Files, 1=Show Files) "StartButtonBallonTip"=dword:00000000 ;Show "Click here to begin" on Start Button (0=Disabled, 1=Enabled) "Start_NotifyNewApps"=dword:00000000 ;When new programs are installed, the start menu highlights them. This registry patch ;disables that feature. "StartMenuFavorites"=dword:00000000 ;Show Favorites on the Start Menu (0=Do Not Show, 1=Show Favorites) "TaskbarGlomming"=dword:00000000 ;Group similar Taskbar buttons (0=Disabled, 1=Enabled) "ShowCompColor"=dword:00000000 ;Show Encrypted or Compressed NTFS files in Color (0=Disabled, 1=Enabled) "WebView"=dword:00000000 ;Enabled/Disable web content in folders "WebViewBarricade"=dword:00000000 ;Enabled/Disable web content in folders ;----- Set autocomplete to off [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoComplete] "AutoSuggest"="no" "Append Completion"="no" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CabinetState] "Use Search Asst"="no" ;Disables the new Search Assistant in Windows Explorer [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\CleanupWiz] "NoRun"=dword:00000001 ;Disable the Desktop Cleanup Wizard [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideMyComputerIcons] "{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"=dword:00000001 ;Show Control Panel in My Computer (0=Show Control Panel,1=Hide ;Control Panel) ; Removes Sign up with Passport Wizard when trying to sign in MSN Messenger [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Passport] "RegistrationCompleted"=dword:00000001 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\tips] "Show"=dword:00000000 ; ;----- Determines whether the Welcome to Windows splash screen, Welcome.exe, ;----- appears the next time the user logs on. [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VisualEffects] "VisualFXSetting"=dword:00000002 ;Visual Effects settings (0=Let Windows Choose, 1=Best Appearance, 2=Best Performance) [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings] "MaxConnectionsPerServer"=dword:00000009 ;Changes the maximum amount of downloads (4) to 9 for faster webpage response "MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server"=dword:00000009 ;Changes the maximum amount of uploads (4) to 9 for faster webpage response "PrivDiscUiShown"=dword:00000001 ;Disables Internet Explorer Cookie prompt about cookies being blocked. "WarnOnZoneCrossing"=dword:00000000 ;Disable Internet Explorer "You are about to view pages over a secure connection" prompti [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] "NoRecentDocsMenu"=dword:00000001 ;----------Removes Recent Documents Menu "NoSMBalloonTip"=dword:00000000 ;---Removes Balloon Tips "NoStartBanner"=hex:01,00,00,00 ; ----Removes start banner balloon tip "NoRecentDocsHistory"=dword:00000001 ;--------Removes Recent Documents History "NoWelcomeScreen"=dword:00000001 ;---------Removes Blue Welcome Screen On Startup "NoLowDiskSpaceChecks"=dword:00000001 ;------Stops low Disk Space Checks "NoSharedDocuments"=dword:00000001 ;------Removes Shared Documents ;"NoInstrumentation"=dword:00000001 ;----Disables user tracking which removes recent programs list from the start menu. [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\InfoDelivery\Restrictions] "NoSearchBox"=dword:00000001 ;Removes the IE7 search box ;------------------------------------------HKEY LOCAL MACHINE ----------------------------------------- [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CompressedFolder] ;speeds .zip browsing [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\(87D62D94-71B3-4b9a-9489-5FE6850DC73E)\InProcServer32] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg\BootOptimizeFunction] "Enable"="Y" ;----- allows boot files to be placed optimally on the hard-drive for faster boots. ;Disables Internet Explorer Watson (Aka troubleshooting on IE7) [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main] "IEWatsonEnabled"=dword:00000000 "IEWatsonDisabled"=dword:00000001 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\PlayerUpgrade] "AskMeAgain"="no" ;Disables the media player for searching for updates ;----- Disable Error Reporting ;----- [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting] "AllOrNone"=dword:00000001 "DoReport"=dword:00000000 "IncludeKernelFaults"=dword:00000000 "IncludeMicrosoftApps"=dword:00000000 "IncludeWindowsApps"=dword:00000000 "ShowUI"=dword:00000000 ;Disables annoying notifications from security center in case you would like no firewall or antivirus software. [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center] "AntiVirusDisableNotify"=dword:00000001 "FirewallDisableNotify"=dword:00000001 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Tour] "RunCount"=dword:00000001 ;----- Disable Windows Tour bubble ;This disables Internet Explorer from searching networked computers for scheduled tasks, this can cause long delays when ;opening. In Windows 2000 this disables the long wait when opening network folders as well. [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RemoteComputer\NameSpace\{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\OptimalLayout] "EnableAutoLayout"=dword:00000000 ; Optimizes desktop layout [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Perflib] "DisablePerformanceCounters"=dword:00000001 ;Disables Windows Performance Counters (Logs of your system's performance which ;slows down PC) [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] "NoStartBanner"=hex:01,00,00,00 ;Removes the start banner (supposedly the Click here to start balloon) "NoRecentDocsHistory"=dword:00000001 ;Removes Recent Documents history "NoSharedDocuments"=dword:00000001 ;Removes Shared Folders [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system] "DisableStatusMessages"=dword:00000001 ;Removes Startup, Shutdown, Logon, Logoff Status messages [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Prefetcher] "BootFilesOptimized"=dword:00000001 ;Adjusts boot files for optimal performance when computer is idle for more than 15 ;minutes "EnableAutoLayout"=dword:00000001 ;Lays out the desktop for optimal performance [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UnreadMail] "MessageExpiryDays"=dword:00000000 ;----------Disables unread mail message at welcome screen [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows] "NoPopUpsOnBoot"=dword:00000001 ; Disables popups and notifications that appear on booting ;Disables WMP from automatically checking for updates. Another unnecessary internet connection sending ;information. This is only for WMP 7+ and WMP 8 (XP). [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer] "DisableAutoUpdate"=dword:00000001 "EnableAutoUpgrade"="No" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control] "WaitToKillServiceTimeout"="1" ;Time to end applications that stop responding after manually closing them (in miliseconds) [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CrashControl] “AutoReboot”=dword:00000000 ;----- Disable Automatic Restart in the event of a BSOD ;----- These NTFS tweaks improve file system performance (Speed up NTFS) ;----- Note: these have been reported to cause non-compatibility with DOS/Win9x-based apps/games [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem] "NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate"=dword:00000001 "NtfsDisable8dot3NameCreation"=dword:00000001 "NtfsMftZoneReservation"=dword:00000002 "Win95TruncatedExtensions"=dword:00000001 "Win31FileSystem"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management] "ClearPageFileAtShutdown"=dword:00000000 ;Disables clearing the pagefile every shutdown which leads to faster shutdowns "LargeSystemCache"="0" ;a value of 0 is built for workstations and smaller machines a value of 1 is for larger networks. ;Essentially 1 optimizes background services and 0 optimizes programs [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\PrefetchParameters] "EnablePrefetcher"=dword:00000003 ;Prefetcher settings 0 = no prefetching 1 = only program prefetching 2 = only boot ;prefetching 3 = program and boot prefetching (default tweak is meant to correct tampering) [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Windows] "NoPopUpsOnBoot"=dword:00000001 ;Disables popup balloons on booting ;This registry file disables the caching of DNS lookups. ;Windows caches failed and successful lookups so this disables them. ;By caching failed lookups, it slows the connection down. ;This disables that. [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Dnscache\Parameters] "NegativeCacheTime"=dword:00000000 "NetFailureCacheTime"=dword:00000000 "NegativeSOACacheTime"=dword:00000000 ;------------------------------------------HKEY USERS ----------------------------------------- ;This set of hacks ends tasks and minimizes the time it takes for an application to close. It also changes the delay on the ;start menu to essentially nothing. It also changes the font to cleartype font. [HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop] "AutoEndTasks"="1" "HungAppTimeout"="1" "MenuShowDelay"="1" "WaitToKillAppTimeout"="1" "FontSmoothing"="2" "FontSmoothingType"="2" [HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics] "MinAnimate"="0" ;Removes windows animations making the computer faster ;Ensures that startupsounds are enabled (enabled by default just makes sure) [HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Sound] "Beep"="yes" "ExtendedSounds"="yes"