Registry Tweaks
Change IE Title Bar Text
This tweak allows you to customize Internet
Explorer by adding your own window title
[Start] [Run] [Regedit]
Registry Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Modify/Create the Value Name [Window Title] according to the Value Data listed
below.
Data Type: REG_SZ [String Value] // Value Name: Window Title
Value Data: [Enter The Text Desired In Title Bar]
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Customize Windows Media
Player Title Bar Allows you to change the title bar to read
Windows Media Player provided by <your text>,
[Start] [Run]
[Regedit]
Registry Key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft
Create the Key [WindowsMediaPlayer].
Modify/Create the Value Name [TitleBar]
according to the Value Data listed below.
Data Type: REG_SZ [String Value] // Value
Name: TitleBar
Value Data: [Enter the text to be displayed
in the title bar.]
Note: Whatever
text you enter as the value data will be
preceded by:
Windows Media Player provided by, so if I
had entered text of [TechSupersite], it
would read:
Windows Media Player provided by
TechSupersite
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Prevent
Messenger from Running In Outlook Express This tweak is but one of the many ways to stop Windows Messenger from running
[Start] [Run] [Regedit]
Registry Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Outlook Express
Modify/Create the Value Name according to the Value Data listed below.
Data Type: REG_DWORD [Dword Value] // Value Name: Hide Messenger
Value Data: [2 = Messenger Will Not Load]
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Run Internet
Explorer Full Screen This tweak forces Internet Explorer to open in full screen mode. That said, I've left this tweak here because a number of people have asked for it so they could remember how to uninstall it. While it does work initially, if you change the view while browsing, the second part of the tweak resets to "No" so that opening IE subsequently will launch it in normal view. Rather than using this tweak, I suggest using the F11 key which accomplishes the identical results.
Note: This is a two part modification. Complete both parts as listed below.
[Start] [Run] [Regedit]
Registry Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Console
Modify/Create the Value Name [FullScreen] according to the Value Data listed below.
Data Type: REG_DWORD [Dword Value] // Value Name: FullScreen
Value Data: [0 = Disabled / 1 = Enabled]
[Start] [Run] [Regedit]
Registry Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\InternetExplorer\Main
Modify/Create the Value Name [FullScreen] according to the Value Data listed below.
Data Type: REG_SZ [String Value] // Value Name: FullScreen
Value Data: [Modify Value to (Yes)]
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Specify Default IE Download
Directory This tweak changes the default directory where downloads initiated in Internet Explorer are stored on the system
[Start] [Run] [Regedit]
Registry Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer
Modify/Create the Value Name [Download Directory] according to the Value Data
listed below.
Data Type: REG_SZ [String Value] // Value Name: Download Directory
Value Data: [Enter Path to Directory to be Assigned as Defualt for Downloads]
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Create A Hidden
User Account This tweak allows an account that is normally displayed on the Welcome screen to be hidden from view. To log on using the account it's necessary to use the Log On To Windows dialog box similar to the one in Windows 2000
[Start] [Run] [Regedit]
Registry Key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\
Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList
Modify/Create the Value Data Type(s) and Value Name(s) as detailed below.
Data Type: REG_DWORD [Dword Value] // Value Name: Type Name of Account to be
Hidden
Setting for Value Data: [0 = Account is Hidden / 1 = Enabled]
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Enable/Disable Error Reporting in Windows XP In an effort to make Windows XP a better and more stable operating system, Microsoft has included Error Reporting in the latest release. Whenever an application has to close because of an error, it asks that a report be sent to Microsoft for study and evaluation. Sending the report is optional, but users can benefit from the error log that is generated if they wish to study it or print a hard copy. If you find error reporting objectionable and want it disabled:
Open Control Panel.
Click on Performance and Maintenance.
Click on System.
Then click on the Advanced tab.
Click on the error-reporting button on the bottom of the windows.
Select Disable error reporting.
Click [OK] [OK]
Enable/Disable
Run Commands Specific to the Registry This tweak controls the use of the Run command on the local machine
[Start] [Run] [Regedit]
Registry Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Policies\Explorer
Create a DWORD value for each Run function that will be disabled.
Modify/Create the Value Name [DisableLocalMachineRun] according to the Value
Data listed below.
Data Type: REG_DWORD [Dword Value] // Value Name: DisableLocalMachineRun
Modify/Create the Value Name [DisableLocalMachineRunOnce] according to the Value
Data listed below.
Data Type: REG_DWORD [Dword Value] // Value Name: DisableLocalMachineRunOnce
Modify/Create the Value Name [DisableCurrentUserRun] according to the Value Data
listed below.
Data Type: REG_DWORD [Dword Value] // Value Name: DisableCurrentUserRun
Modify/Create the Value Name [DisableCurrentUserRunOnce] according to the Value
Data listed below.
Data Type: REG_DWORD [Dword Value] // Value Name: DisableCurrentUserRunOnce
Setting for Value Data: [0 = Disabled / 1 = Enabled]
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