Posts Tagged ‘regedit’

windows :Turn off the low disk space windows notification Baloon Tip

Monday, June 30th, 2008

start regedit,
add/update value “NoLowDiskSpaceChecks” to DWORD = 1
path: HKEY_CURRENT_USER -> Software -> Microsoft -> Windows -> CurrentVersion -> Policies -> Explorer
requires a logoff or reboot

Eliminate Ie’s Autocomplete Reminder

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

AutoComplete: Some people like it, some don’t. Those who don’t like it turn it off. Those of us who turned it off are now constantly being prompted to turn it on. By now, we despise it! How do we turn it off completely, with no more pop-ups asking us to turn it on?

It does seem that Internet Explorer really wants you to use AutoComplete. On a system with AutoComplete turned off, it will prompt you from time to time, asking to turn it on again. A Registry tweak will prevent IE’s “helpful” reminders. First, close all IE windows.

1. Launch REGEDIT from the Start menu’s Run dialog.

2. Navigate to the key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel.
Note that this key may not be present in its entirety. You may need to create the Internet Explorer and Control Panel subkeys. In the right-hand pane, look for a DWORD value named FormSuggest it will probably not be present.

3. In that case, right-click in the right-hand pane and choose New | DWORD Value from the pop-up menu. Name the new value FormSuggest. Whether you found it or created it, double-click this value and set its data to 1.

That should terminate the annoying reminder.

Remove the Links folder in IE Favorites

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

If you’re one of the many people that NEVER use the “links” folder in your favorites and can’t keep windows for re-creating it. Here’s how:

[Start] [Run] [Regedit]

Registry Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\ Microsoft\ Internet Explorer\ Toolbar

Modify/Create the Value Data Type(s) and Value Name(s) as detailed below.

Data Type: REG_SZ [String Value] // Value Name:

LinksFolderName

Value Data: [Set the String Value to a blank string]

Open Internet Explorer and manually delete the Links folder from Favorites Menu. The Links folder will not be recreated. Exit Registry and Reboot.

Safely Editing The Registry

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

Windows XP has a vast number of configuration dialogs, but some adjustments can be performed only by directly editing the Registry. Frequently, tips involving Registry tweaks include stern warnings to back up the Registry before making any change. The Windows XP Backup applet can back up the Registry along with other elements of the System State, but the resulting data file can occupy hundreds of megabytes. You’re better off saving a system restore point each time you’re about to edit the Registry. Better still, you can use Regedit to back up only the Registry keys that will be changed.

Click on Start | Run and enter Regedit to launch the Registry editor. To back up an individual key you plan to edit, navigate to the key and right-click on it. Choose Export from the menu, and save the key to a REG file. Open the REG file in Notepad and insert a few comment lines that describe the source and purpose of the tweak. (To create a comment line, simply put a semicolon at the start of the line.)

Now go ahead and make all the changes to Registry keys and values specified by the tip you’re applying. Any time you add a new key or value, make a note of it with another comment line in the REG file. When you’re done, save the REG file and close Notepad.

If later you want to undo this Registry tweak, just double-click on the REG file and confirm that you want to add it to the Registry. This will restore any deleted keys or values and will restore the original data for any values whose data was changed. Note that this will not remove new keys or values that were added; that’s why you need to make comments about such changes.

Right-click on the REG file and choose Edit, which will open it in Notepad. Check for comments about keys or values that were added, and if you find any, use Regedit to delete them. You can delete the REG file itself once you’ve completed this process

Backing Up the Registry

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

Backing up your registry from time to time is a pretty good idea. Well, there’s an easy way!

For Win 98 & ME…

1. Click Start /Run and type in “regedit” (no quotes).

2. Next, click the Registry menu, Export Registry File …

3. Select a location from the resulting box and give your backup registry a
name. I use:

like this…Regbackupfile14-11-2006.

That’s it! All backed up.

For XP users…

1. Click Start /Run and type in “regedit” (no quotes).

2. Next, click the File menu, Export

3. Select a location from the resulting box and give your backup registry a
name. Something like:

Regbackupfile14-04-2007.

Just a quick note: by default, Windows backs up the registry when you shut down your machine. The above is probably best used for those (like myself) who like to tinker with registry settings.

Now, how to restore the registry you just backed up…

First, if Windows gets an error when loading your registry, it will automatically revert to its backup, so it should never give you any kind of trouble loading.

OK, but what do you do if you’ve been playing around in your registry and have *really* messed stuff up?

Click the Registry menu (in the Registry Editor) and select Import Registry . Then just point the computer to your back up file.

Oh, one more thing. You can also add the registry to your regular backup routine (you do have a backup routine, don’t you?). Your registry is in two hidden files called “User.dat” and “System.dat”, located in the Windows folder. Just add those two files to your normal backup.

How to improve on shutdown time ? Close apps automatically & quickly at shutdown tip

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

Open Registry by going to START-RUN and typing REGEDIT. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\CONTROL PANEL\DESKTOP and look for AutoEndTasks. On my computer default value is 0. Change it to 1. Thats all. Further more you can reduce the time it takes for Windows to issue kill directive to all active/hung applications.
In doing this only constraint that you should make sure exists is that HungAppTimeout is greater than WaitToKillAppTimeout. Change the values of WaitToKillAppTimeout to say 3500 (since default value for HungAppTimeout 5000 and for WaitToKillAppTimeout is 20000)

How to remove recycle bin from your desktop Tip

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

Open Regedit by going to START - RUN and type Regedit and hit enter. Then you should navigate to following entry in registry HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
Desktop\NameSpace\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} and delete it. This action should remove recycle bin from your desktop.

REGEDIT Keyboard Shortcuts

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

Searching
“Ctrl+F” — Opens the Find dialog box.
“F3″ — Repeats the last search.

Browsing
“Keypad +” — Expands the selected branch.
“Keypad -” — Collapses the selected branch.
“Keypad *” — Expands all the selected branch’s sub keys.
“Up Arrow” — Selects the previous key.
“Down Arrow” — Selects the next key.
“Left Arrow” — Collapses the selected branch if it’s not collapsed; otherwise, selects the parent key.
“Right Arrow” — Expands the selected branch if it’s not already expanded; otherwise, selects the key’s first sub key.
“Home” — Selects My Computer.
“End” — Selects the last key that’s visible in the key pane.
“Page Up” — Moves up one page in the key pane.
“Page Down” — Moves down one page in the key pane.
“Tab” — Moves between the key and value panes.
“F6″ — Moves between the key and value panes.

How to change the Register Owner Organization in Windows XP

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

By editing registry you can Change this

Open registry editor “regedit”

Go to the path

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion

Modify the values of RegisteredOwner and RegisteredOrganization

Export and Import Registry File Before Editing

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

Today an important tip about the back up of your system Registry. Make sure before modifying your system Registry about its backup because Registry contains all information how your system runs. This backup will help you to restore Registry in case any problem occurs after modifying.

You can backup the whole Registry and also Registry subkeys.
Click Start Button then type regedit in Run box and click Ok button. Here you can export the whole Registry or you can locate the required subkeys that contain the information that you want to edit.

Go to File menu option then click on Export option for backup and save it with on any your system drive with .reg extension and you can restore this backup going File menu using import option.