Posted on Nov 19, 2007 under Registry Hacks |
Enable or disable the warning message that says the following:
You are running out of disk space on [drive]. To free space on this drive by deleting old or unnecessary files, click here.
1. Click START–>RUN and type REGEDIT. Click OK.
2. Click the plus sign next to HKEY_CURRENT_USER
then SOFTWARE
then Microsoft
then Windows
then CurrentVersion
then Policies
then Explorer
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Posted on Nov 19, 2007 under Windows Tips |
Turning off the Server Service makes your computer much more secure.
Anybody with admin rights on your network can view any file on your hard drive using admin shares. This means the geeks at the helpdesk can snoop around and see what you’ve been doing.
If you have admin rights to your machine also, you can disable the Server Service. This will prevent anybody from being able to access your files remotely. However, doing this will disable your ability to share files out to the network.
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Posted on Nov 19, 2007 under Registry Hacks |
Enable or disable the ability for Windows to clear recent docs on logoff.
1. Click START–>RUN and type REGEDIT. Click OK.
2. Click the plus sign next to HKEY_CURRENT_USER
then SOFTWARE
then Microsoft
then Windows
then CurrentVersion
then Policies
then Explorer
3. Double-click on ClearRecentDocsOnExit if it exists.
If it doesn’t, right-click on ADVANCED and Select NEW–>DWORD VALUE and name it ClearRecentDocsOnExit
4. Set this value to 1 to enable the Windows to clear docs when logging off.
Set this value to 0 to disable the Windows to clear docs when logging off.
Posted on Nov 19, 2007 under Windows XP Tips |
How to send a remote shutdown command to a remote computer under Windows XP.
You have to be an administrator to perform these actions:
1. Open Computer Management, click Start, and then click Control Panel. Click Performance and Maintenance, click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Computer Management.
2. Open Computer Management (Local)
3. In the console tree, right-click Computer Management (Local), and then click Connect to another computer.
4. In the Select Computer dialog box, click Another computer, type the name of the computer that you want to restart or shut down, and then click OK. You can also click Browse to search for the name of the computer.
5. In the console tree, right-click Computer Management (Remote computer name), and then click Properties.
6. On the Advanced tab, click Startup and Recovery.
7. Click Shut Down to open the Shut Down dialog box.
8. Under Action, select the actions you want to perform on the computer to which you are connected.
9.Under Force Apps Closed, select the circumstances under which you want to force applications to close when you shut down or restart the computer, and then click OK.
Posted on Nov 19, 2007 under Windows Tips |
The mysterious Windows XP Start button…why is it there? How did it get it’s name? Why is it so green? But most asked question of all is “How can I screw it up?”. There are many articles on the internet about this, however many of them are incomplete, difficult or unsafe. You will now learn exactly how to change “start” to whatever you like and even change the picture next to it.
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Posted on Nov 19, 2007 under Windows XP Tips |
How to update the group policy in Windows Vista and Windows XP.
If you need to apply the group policy changes immediately, you can use the following command to trigger the updating process: gpupdate /force This command compares the currently applied GPO to the GPO that is located on the domain controllers. If nothing has changed since the last time the GPO was applied, then the GPO is skipped. If Windows Vista accepts the request, it will display the following message:
“Updating Policy…
User Policy update has completed successfully.
Computer Policy update has completed successfully.”
Windows XP will display this message:
“Refreshing Policy…
User Policy Refresh has completed.
Computer Policy Refresh has completed.”
Posted on Nov 19, 2007 under Windows XP Tips |
After installing SP2 on Windows XP, you receive an error:
Delayed Write Failed
Windows was unable to save all the data for the file drive_letter:
The full error message is:
Windows was unable to save all the data for the file drive_letter:\file_path\file_name. The data has been lost. This error may be caused by a failure of your computer hardware or network connection. Please try to save this file elsewhere.To restore normal behavior:
1. Open a CMD.exe window.
2. Type the following command and press Enter: REG ADD “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\3ware Storage Controller” /V CacheControl /T REG_DWORD /D 0 /F
3. When you receive the The operation completed successfully message, shutdown and restart Windows XP.
Posted on Nov 19, 2007 under Registry Hacks |
If applications are not responding during the Windows shut down process, it will prompt you to “End Task” instead of completing the shut down process.
You will need to play with the AutoEndTasks value in the registry.
1. Click START–>RUN and type REGEDIT. Click OK.
2. Click the plus sign next to HKEY_CURRENT_USER
then Control Panel
then Desktop
3. Double-Click the AutoEndTasks value.
4. Set it to 1 to automatically end tasks at shut down or restart.
Set it to 0 to disable automatically ending tasks at shut down or restart.
Posted on Nov 19, 2007 under Registry Hacks |
This registry hack forces the use of the classic windows start menu and disables the Windows XP style menu. Good hack for admins.
1. Click START–>RUN and type REGEDIT. Click OK.
2. Click the plus sign next to HKEY_CURRENT_USER
then SOFTWARE
then Microsoft
then Windows
then CurrentVersion
then Policies
then Explorer
3. Double-click on NoSimpleStartMenu if it exists.
If it doesn’t, right-click on ADVANCED and Select NEW–>DWORD VALUE and name it NoSimpleStartMenu
4. Set this value to 1 to disable the XP menu.
This setting will permanently disable the Windows XP style Start Menu unles the policy or registry is changed.
Posted on Nov 19, 2007 under Registry Hacks, Windows XP Tips |
Disable the mode in Windows XP where it saves the desktop configuration while shutting down.
1. Click START–>RUN and type REGEDIT
2. Click the plus sign next to HKEY_CURRENT_USER
then SOFTWARE
then Microsoft
then Windows
then CurrentVersion
then Policies
then Explorer
Double-click on NoSaveSettings if it exists. If it doesn’t, right-click on ADVANCED and Select
NEW–>DWORD VALUE and name it NoSaveSettings
Give it a value of 0 to disable this setting.
Give it a value of 1 to enable this setting
Posted on Nov 19, 2007 under Windows XP Tips |
Disable the annoying Search Assistant in Windows XP.
1. Click START–>RUN.
2. type regsvr32 /u “%Systemroot%\System32\omniband.dll”
Now the Search assistant should be disabled, and the classic search should be enabled.
Posted on Nov 19, 2007 under Windows XP Tips |
You get the following error when trying to open a file in Windows:
“Windows has blocked access to these files to help protect your computer”
You get this error because of the security settings within Windows. You can solve the problem by right-clicking the file, selecting PROPERTIES and selecting UNBLOCK FILE.
You can find more information on this feature here.
Posted on Nov 19, 2007 under Windows XP Tips |
Set which desktop icon appears first.
1. Click START–>RUN and type REGEDIT
2. Click the plus sign next to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
then CLSID
then {450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}
Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called “SortOrderIndex” and set it according to the value.
0×48 = My Documents
0×54 = My Computer
Posted on Nov 19, 2007 under Registry Hacks, Windows XP Tips |
The “Hide Inactive Icons” option is Grayed out in Taskbar Properties.
1. Click START–>RUN and type REGEDIT
2. Click the plus sign next to HKEY_CURRENT_USER
then SOFTWARE
then Microsoft
then Windows
then CurrentVersion
then Policies
then Explorer
Create a DWORD value called EnableAutoTray
Set the value to 00000001 to enable the “Hide Inactive Icons” option again.
Posted on Nov 19, 2007 under Windows Tips, Windows XP Tips |
Convert your hard drive partition from FAT32 to NTFS and make it more efficient.
Click START–>RUN and type:
CONVERT C: /FS:NTFS
Within Windows, CONVERT will not be able to obtain exclusive access to your hard drive if any files are in use, as such the conversion must be done the next time Windows starts to load. You will be prompted to do this.
After the restart, your drive will begin converting over to NTFS after a scan of your hard disk.
Posted on Nov 19, 2007 under Registry Hacks |
hange the product key on your Windows XP computer.
The following steps are only valid on Windows XP SP1 and above.
1. Click Start–>Run.
2. In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.
3. In the left pane, locate and then click the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNTCurrent \VersionWPAEvents
4. In the right pane, right-click OOBETimer, and then click Modify.
5. Change at least one digit of this value to deactivate Windows.
6. Click Start–>Run.
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Posted on Nov 19, 2007 under Registry Hacks, Windows XP Tips |
You are unable to Lock the Taskbar because the option is grayed out.
1. Click START–>RUN and type REGEDIT
2. Click the plus sign next to HKEY_CURRENT_USER
then SOFTWARE
then Microsoft
then Windows
then CurrentVersion
then Policies
then Explorer
Delete the LockTaskbar value and close out of REGEDIT.
Posted on Nov 19, 2007 under Windows XP Tips |
Create a shortcut icon that will put your computer in suspend mode.
If you would like to create an icon to suspend your computer,
- Right-click on the Desktop
- New–>Shortcut
- Enter in rundll32.exe PowrProf.dll, SetSuspendState
- Give it whatever name you want
- Now when you click on that shortcut, your computer will shutdown and suspend.
Posted on Nov 19, 2007 under Windows XP Tips |
Trick to unhide hidden items that aren’t shown in Add/Remove Programs such as Windows Messenger.
1. Click START–>RUN.
2. Type %WINDIR%/inf/sysoc.inf.
3. Search for HIDE and remove it from the lines of the programs you wish to be able to view in Add/Remove Programs. Don’t remove any commas.
You should then be able to see the item(s) in Add/Remove Programs.
Posted on Nov 19, 2007 under Windows XP Tips |
Enable the ability to right-click a drive in My Computer and select Defrag in Windows XP.
1. Create a file called defrag.inf
2. Open the file and place the following in the file:
[version]
signature=”$CHICAGO$”
[DefaultInstall]
AddReg=AddMe
[AddMe]
HKCR,”DriveShellDefragcommand”,,,”DEFRAG.EXE %1″
3. Save the file then Close it.
4. Right click on defrag.inf and select Install.
5. You now have the option to right click on your drives and select Defrag.
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