Archives for Registry Hacks category
Posted on May 06, 2008 under Registry Hacks, Windows Vista Tips |
If the Clock is missing from the Notification Area or Systray in Windows Vista, a registry entry may be the problem. First ensure that you have tried to, enable the clock. If that doesn’t work, try the following fix:
1. Hold down the Windows key and press R.
2. Type regedit and click OK.
3. Click the plus sign next to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
then Software
then Microsoft
then Windows
then CurrentVersion
then Policies
then click Explorer
4. Look for an entry on the right side for HideClock. Right-click the entry and Delete it.
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Posted on May 06, 2008 under Registry Hacks, Windows Vista Tips |
If the Power icon is missing from the Notification Area or Systray in Windows Vista, a registry change could fix the issue. First make sure you’ve tried to change the setting to enable or disable the Power Icon. If that doesn’t work, try the following fix:
1. Hold down the Windows key and press R.
2. Type regedit and click OK.
3. Click the plus sign next to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
then Software
then Microsoft
then Windows
then CurrentVersion
then Policies
then click Explorer
4. Look for an entry on the right side for HideSCAPower. Right-click the entry and Delete it.
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Posted on Apr 09, 2008 under Registry Hacks |
If the Lock the taskbar option is grayed out under Taskbar and Start Menu Properties, a registry change can solve the issue.
1. Hold down the Windows key and press R (Or click Start > Run).
2. Type regedit and click OK.
3. Click the plus sign next to HKEY_CURRENT_USER
then Software
then Microsoft
then Windows
then CurrentVersion
then Policies
then click Explorer
4. Look for an entry on the right side for LockTaskBar. Right-click the entry and Delete it.
Posted on Apr 05, 2008 under Registry Hacks |
In Microsoft Office products such as Word, Excel, Outlook or Publisher, the Recently used file list may be grayed out under Tools > Options > General. Here’s how to fix this.
1. Hold down the Windows key and press R (Or click Start > Run).
2. Type regedit and click OK.
3. Click the plus sign next to HKEY_CURRENT_USER
then Software
then Microsoft
then Windows
then CurrentVersion
then Policies
then click Explorer
4. Look for an entry on the right side for NoRecentDocsHistory. Right-click the entry and Delete it.
Now you should be able to access Recently used file list.
Source: “Recently used file list” grayed out on Word
Posted on Jan 13, 2008 under Registry Hacks |
Is the Administrator account missing from the Windows welcome screen? Here is how to enable it in Windows Vista or Windows XP.
1. Hold down the Windows key and press R.
2. Type regedit and click OK.
3. Click the plus sign next to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
then Software
then Microsoft
then Windows NT
then CurrentVersion
then Winlogon
then SpecialAccounts
then click UserList
4. Look for an entry on the right side for Administrator. If it doesn’t exist, you will need to create it. To do so, right-click on UserList and select New > DWORD Value. Give the value a name of Administrator. Press the Enter key when you are done.
5. Right-click the Administrator entry and click Modify.
6. Set the Value data to 1 and click OK.
7. Close the registry editor and restart the computer. The Administrator account should now be an option on the login screen.
Posted on Jan 11, 2008 under Registry Hacks |
Can’t find Network Connections in the Control Panel? Here’s how to enable it.
1. Hold down the Windows Key and press R.
2. Type regedit and click OK.
3. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\don’t load
4. Delete ncpa.cpl on the right side.
5. Close the registry editor and now you should have the Network Connections option listed in the Control Panel.
Posted on Jan 09, 2008 under Registry Hacks |
Are you having trouble finding the Data Sources (ODBC) option in your control panel? This is common in Windows XP. Here’s how you can enable it.
1. Hold down the Windows Key and press R.
2. Type regedit and click OK.
3. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\don’t load
4. Delete odbccp32.cpl on the right side.
5. Close the registry editor and now you should have the Data Sources (ODBC) option listed in the Control Panel.
Posted on Jan 01, 2008 under Registry Hacks |
How to disable user tracking in Windows XP and Vista. Disabling this feature disables customized menus and other features that require user tracking information such as which files were accessed and the times they were accessed.
1. Hold down the Windows key and press R.
2. Type regedit and click OK.
3. Click the plus sign next to HKEY_CURRENT_USER
then Software
then Microsoft
then CurrentVersion
then Policies
then click Explorer
4. Look for an entry on the right side for NoInstrumentation. If it doesn’t exist, you will need to create it. To do so, right-click on Explorer and select New > DWORD Value. Give the value a name of NoInstrumentation. Press the Enter key when you are done.
5. Right-click the NoInstrumentation entry and click Modify.
6. To disable user tracking set the Value data to 1.
Set the Value data to 0 to enable user tracking.
Posted on Dec 18, 2007 under Registry Hacks |
Configure Windows XP or Windows Vista to perform a boot defrag. All of the boot files will be organized on the hard drive together and the system will boot slightly faster.
1. Click Start > Run and type REGEDIT
2. Click the plus sign next to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
then Software
then Microsoft
then Dfrg
then click BootOptimizeFunction
3. Double-click on Enable on the right side and change the value from N to Y.
4. Restart the computer for the changes to take effect.
Posted on Nov 27, 2007 under Registry Hacks |
Enable or disable the Windows XP feature that allows you to burn CD’s using this registry hack.
Go to START–>RUN and type REGEDIT. This will open the registry editor. Find the following registry key:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Policies\ Explorer]
Look for a key called “NoCDBurning”
If it does not exist, you can create a new DWORD value under the Explorer Folder by performing the following steps:
Click EDIT–>NEW–>DWORD VALUE
Name it “NoCDBurning” without quotes
Double click on “NoCDBurning” and you can set the value to “1” to disable CD burning or set it to “0” to enable it.
Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.
Posted on Nov 26, 2007 under Registry Hacks |
How to disable the File Compression feature in Windows. These steps should work in Windows 2000, XP and Vista.
1. Hold down the Windows key and press R.
2. Type regedit and click OK.
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Posted on Nov 26, 2007 under Registry Hacks |
How to disable the File Encryption (EFS) feature in Windows. These steps should work in Windows 2000, XP and Vista.
1. Hold down the Windows key and press R.
2. Type regedit and click OK.
3. Click the plus sign next to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
then SYSTEM
then CurrentControlSet
then Control
then click FileSystem.
4. Look for an entry on the right side for NtfsDisableEncryption. If it doesn’t exist, you will need to create it. To do so, right-click on FileSystem and select New > DWORD Value. Give the value a name of NtfsDisableEncryption. Press the Enter key when you are done.
5. Right-click the NtfsDisableEncryption entry and click Modify.
6. To disable EFS set the Value data to 1. (To enable EFS again, set the Value data to 0 or delete NftsDisableEncrpytion)
7. Restart the computer to apply changes.
Now when trying to encrypt a folder, the following error will be produced:
An error occurred applying attributes to the file:
{file path and filename}
Access is denied.
Windows Vista Command
In Windows Vista, you can accomplish the same thing by simply using the following command on the Run line:
fsutil behavior set disableencryption 1
Posted on Nov 26, 2007 under Hardware Tips, Registry Hacks |
How to enable your Zune device to act as a hard drive and be visible in Explorer.
1. Disconnect the Zune and close out of any Zune software
2. Click Start > Run, type REGEDIT and click OK.
3. Click once on HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
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Posted on Nov 26, 2007 under Registry Hacks |
Disabling Windows from updating the timestamp on every file when it’s accessed can increase system performance.
To do so, perform the following steps:
1. Click the Start > Run.
2. Then type regedit in and click OK.
3. Click the plus sign next to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
then SYSTEM
then CurrentControlSet
then Control
then click on FileSystem
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Posted on Nov 26, 2007 under Registry Hacks |
Keeping support available for old 16-bit applications that use the 8.3 filename format can degrade performance of your Windows Vista system. Here’s how to disable it.
Disable 8.3 filename support for the future
1. Click the Start orb and type REGEDIT in the Start Search area.
2. Open the Registry Editor.
3. Click the plus sign next to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
then SYSTEM
then CurrentControlSet
then Control
then click FileSystem
4. On the right side, double-click on NtfsDisable8dot3NameCreation and give it a value of 1. Click OK.
5. Close the Registry Editor.
Disable 8.3 filename support for current files
1. Press SHIFT+F10 to open a Command Prompt.
2. Type:
fsutil.exe behavior set disable8dot3 1
and press ENTER.
When you restart your computer, the old 16-bit 8.3 filenames will no longer be supported and your Windows Vista system will run faster.
See also:
How to Disable the 8.3 Name Creation on NTFS Partitions
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