If we try to change or replace any windows files like explorer,logonui,ntoskrnl etc we get a warning dialog of file missing to insert Windows XP CD.To disable this file protection we can disable this from Policy Editor.
To make the above setting follow the below steps:
1.Type "gpedit.msc" without quotes in Run command
you get the policy editor Window.
2.Navigate and find the Part :Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Windows File Protection
3.Select "Set Windows File Protection Scanning" and set it Disabled.
4.Done.Close Editor
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Prohibit Patching of EXE
Certain patch programs are malicious as they patch your program and too work as a silent trojan.I f you want the patching of programs not to be done, you can disable the patching feature from policy editor.
To make the above setting follow the below steps:
1.Type "gpedit.msc" without quotes in Run command
you get the policy editor Window.
2.Navigate and find the Part :Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Explorer
3.Selct the setting "Prohibit Patching" and set it Enabled.
4.Done-Exit
To make the above setting follow the below steps:
1.Type "gpedit.msc" without quotes in Run command
you get the policy editor Window.
2.Navigate and find the Part :Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Explorer
3.Selct the setting "Prohibit Patching" and set it Enabled.
4.Done-Exit
Custom TitleBar Caption for Internet Explorer
Normally when you open the Internet Explorer Window we see n the Title bar "Internet Explorer-Microsoft Windows". You can edit this title to custom title.
To make the above setting follow the below steps:
1.Type "gpedit.msc" without quotes in Run command
you get the policy editor Window.
2.Navigate and find the Part : User Configuration\Windows Settings\Internet Explorer\Browser User Interface
4.Select the setting "Browser Title".
5.You can set the custom title in the properties window.
6.Done.Exit
To make the above setting follow the below steps:
1.Type "gpedit.msc" without quotes in Run command
you get the policy editor Window.
2.Navigate and find the Part : User Configuration\Windows Settings\Internet Explorer\Browser User Interface
4.Select the setting "Browser Title".
5.You can set the custom title in the properties window.
6.Done.Exit
Prevent Access to Control Panel
To make control panel invisible to others,follow the below steps:
1.Type "gpedit.msc" without quotes in Run command
you get the policy editor Window.
2.Navigate and find the Part : User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Control Panel
3.Select the Setting "Prohibit Access to Control Panel" and double click to the properties.
4.Set it Enabled and Apply.
5.After the next login You can see the change
6.If You want to Disable it,set the property as Disabled.
7.Exit the editor
1.Type "gpedit.msc" without quotes in Run command
you get the policy editor Window.
2.Navigate and find the Part : User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Control Panel
3.Select the Setting "Prohibit Access to Control Panel" and double click to the properties.
4.Set it Enabled and Apply.
5.After the next login You can see the change
6.If You want to Disable it,set the property as Disabled.
7.Exit the editor
Prevent Access to Task Manger(Remove Trojan Affect)
Certain times you see a dialog "Task Manager has been Disabled".Mostly this is because some trojan or virus have affected your computer.You can mannualy Enable/Disable this control from Policy Editor
To make the above setting follow the below steps:
1.Type "gpedit.msc" without quotes in Run command
you get the policy editor Window.
2.Navigate and find the Part : User Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Ctrl+Alt+Del Options
3.Select the Setting "Remove Task Manager" and double click to the properties.
4.Set it Enabled and Apply.
5.After the next login You can see the change
6.If You want to Disable it,set the property as Disabled.
7.Exit the editor
To make the above setting follow the below steps:
1.Type "gpedit.msc" without quotes in Run command
you get the policy editor Window.
2.Navigate and find the Part : User Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Ctrl+Alt+Del Options
3.Select the Setting "Remove Task Manager" and double click to the properties.
4.Set it Enabled and Apply.
5.After the next login You can see the change
6.If You want to Disable it,set the property as Disabled.
7.Exit the editor
Prevent Access to Command Prompt
You can make, prevent other users from using the Command Prompt.
For a more secure environment you can make these settings active.
To make the above setting follow the below steps:
1.Type "gpedit.msc" without quotes in Run command
you get the policy editor Window.
2.Navigate and find the Part : User Configuration\Administrative Templates\System
3.Select the Setting "Prevent access to Command Prompt" and double click to the properties.
4.Set it Enabled and Apply.
5.After the next login You can see the change
6.If You want to Disable it,set the property as Disabled.
7.Exit the editor
For a more secure environment you can make these settings active.
To make the above setting follow the below steps:
1.Type "gpedit.msc" without quotes in Run command
you get the policy editor Window.
2.Navigate and find the Part : User Configuration\Administrative Templates\System
3.Select the Setting "Prevent access to Command Prompt" and double click to the properties.
4.Set it Enabled and Apply.
5.After the next login You can see the change
6.If You want to Disable it,set the property as Disabled.
7.Exit the editor
Prevent Access to Registry
You can make, prevent other users from using the registry editing or updating.
For a more secure environment you can make these settings active.
We saw the Registry Editing Hacks...now you can make these settings from another application Policy Editor.
When your system is affected by trojans or some viruses you can see that registry, commandprompt,taskmanager etc is disabled.You can restore this using Policy Editor.
Policy Editor Application(gpedit.msc) resides in System32 folder.
To make the above setting follow the below steps:
1.Type "gpedit.msc" without quotes in Run command
you get the policy editor Window.
2.Navigate and find the Part : User Configuration\Administrative Templates\System
3.Select the Setting "Prevent access to registry editing tools" and double click to the properties.
4.Set it Enabled and Apply.
5.After the next login You can see the change
6.If You want to Disable it,set the property as Disabled.
7.Exit the editor
For a more secure environment you can make these settings active.
We saw the Registry Editing Hacks...now you can make these settings from another application Policy Editor.
When your system is affected by trojans or some viruses you can see that registry, commandprompt,taskmanager etc is disabled.You can restore this using Policy Editor.
Policy Editor Application(gpedit.msc) resides in System32 folder.
To make the above setting follow the below steps:
1.Type "gpedit.msc" without quotes in Run command
you get the policy editor Window.
2.Navigate and find the Part : User Configuration\Administrative Templates\System
3.Select the Setting "Prevent access to registry editing tools" and double click to the properties.
4.Set it Enabled and Apply.
5.After the next login You can see the change
6.If You want to Disable it,set the property as Disabled.
7.Exit the editor
Disable the useless Security Center warnings
Its irritating sometimes the unwanted pop up warnings of Security Center in Windows Xp.
These warnings are not so important for personal and home systems.
If you think this is not needed, you may disable it by the registry.
To disable follow these steps:
1.In run command type REGEDIT
now u get the registry editor window
2.Expand the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
3.Find and Navigate to Key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center
4.The reminders can be disabled by changing the values AntiVirusDisableNotify and FirewallDisableNotify to the DWORD-value 1
5.Done.Exit Editor
These warnings are not so important for personal and home systems.
If you think this is not needed, you may disable it by the registry.
To disable follow these steps:
1.In run command type REGEDIT
now u get the registry editor window
2.Expand the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
3.Find and Navigate to Key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center
4.The reminders can be disabled by changing the values AntiVirusDisableNotify and FirewallDisableNotify to the DWORD-value 1
5.Done.Exit Editor
Remove Shared Folders from My computer
If you think Shared Folder is not necessary you may remove it.This can be done by changing a registry entry.This can be restored only if you make a backup copy of the key.Making back up of registry was explained in last post.
Follow these steps:
1.In run command type REGEDIT
now u get the registry editor window
2.Expand the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
3.Find and Navigate to Key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\My Computer\NameSpace\DelegateFolders
4.Delete the value {59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}.[Should be backed up]
5.Done.Exit the editor
Follow these steps:
1.In run command type REGEDIT
now u get the registry editor window
2.Expand the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
3.Find and Navigate to Key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\My Computer\NameSpace\DelegateFolders
4.Delete the value {59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}.[Should be backed up]
5.Done.Exit the editor
Display a Start up message to the Users
Its your computer.Like to say something to others logging on to your system about You,your computer and rules ...or anything.???.You can do this by displaying a message box at time of logging in.
This can be done by Enabling a feature from registry.
Follow these Steps:
1.In run command type REGEDIT
now u get the registry editor window
2.Expand the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
3.Find and Navigate to Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
4.Find the Entry "LegalNoticeCaption" Set the value of the string as you like.This caption is shown as the caption on message box.eg "Warning to Strangers"...or anything You like.
5.Find the Entry "LegalNoticeText" Set the value of this string as your message.
6.Done Exit Editor and Log in again
This can be done by Enabling a feature from registry.
Follow these Steps:
1.In run command type REGEDIT
now u get the registry editor window
2.Expand the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
3.Find and Navigate to Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
4.Find the Entry "LegalNoticeCaption" Set the value of the string as you like.This caption is shown as the caption on message box.eg "Warning to Strangers"...or anything You like.
5.Find the Entry "LegalNoticeText" Set the value of this string as your message.
6.Done Exit Editor and Log in again
Customize Your Windows Appearance
Classic Windows appearance can be changed with themes and visual styles.But with out any themes we can change the colors of windows objects and size etc(though not their shapes).
This can be done by editing some of the registry values.You can revert to normal settings only if you have the old values.So first of all make a bak up of that registry key.
Follow these steps:
1.In run command type REGEDIT
now u get the registry editor window
2.Expand the HKEY_CURRENT_USER
3.Find and navigate to the Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors
4.Right click on the key and select Export.
5.Save the Key file somewhere handy.
6.In the right panel box you can see a list of Windows Components with three values.These values are RGB (RED GREEN BLUE) format. You can find this RGB configuration by selecting a color in applications like MS Paint.eg(0 0 0=>Black, 255 255 255=>White etc).You can edit the values and assign custom colors to all these components.
7.In case you want it in old style itself,just double click on the saved file.
8.You are done.Exit editor
9.Logoff and log on again to see the change.
This can be done by editing some of the registry values.You can revert to normal settings only if you have the old values.So first of all make a bak up of that registry key.
Follow these steps:
1.In run command type REGEDIT
now u get the registry editor window
2.Expand the HKEY_CURRENT_USER
3.Find and navigate to the Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors
4.Right click on the key and select Export.
5.Save the Key file somewhere handy.
6.In the right panel box you can see a list of Windows Components with three values.These values are RGB (RED GREEN BLUE) format. You can find this RGB configuration by selecting a color in applications like MS Paint.eg(0 0 0=>Black, 255 255 255=>White etc).You can edit the values and assign custom colors to all these components.
7.In case you want it in old style itself,just double click on the saved file.
8.You are done.Exit editor
9.Logoff and log on again to see the change.
Enable/Disable Friendly Tree of Folders
In the Folder Explorer Window...we see automatic expansion of folder trees.
Some times this becomes unwanted. This feature is called Friendly Tree.We can enable or disable this feature using a registry value:
For this we need to edit registry,follow the steps below:
1.In run command type REGEDIT
now u get the registry editor window
2.Expand the HKEY_CURRENT_USER
3.Find and Navigate to:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
4.Change the DWORD-value FriendlyTree to 0 (instead of 1)
5.You are done.Exit editor
Some times this becomes unwanted. This feature is called Friendly Tree.We can enable or disable this feature using a registry value:
For this we need to edit registry,follow the steps below:
1.In run command type REGEDIT
now u get the registry editor window
2.Expand the HKEY_CURRENT_USER
3.Find and Navigate to:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
4.Change the DWORD-value FriendlyTree to 0 (instead of 1)
5.You are done.Exit editor
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Speed Up Yor Video Browsing
While opening folders containf video files...it takes more time than other folders...
this extra time is taken by windows for collecting some unwanted information.
We can fix this by deleting a Registry Value;
Follow the steps:
1.In run command type REGEDIT
now u get the registry editor window
2.Expand the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
3.Navigate to CLSID AND EXPAND IT.
4.Find the Key :{87D62D94-71B3-4b9a-9489-5FE6850DC73E}
5.Delete the Key Entry
6.You are done.Exit the Editor
this extra time is taken by windows for collecting some unwanted information.
We can fix this by deleting a Registry Value;
Follow the steps:
1.In run command type REGEDIT
now u get the registry editor window
2.Expand the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
3.Navigate to CLSID AND EXPAND IT.
4.Find the Key :{87D62D94-71B3-4b9a-9489-5FE6850DC73E}
5.Delete the Key Entry
6.You are done.Exit the Editor
Faster NTFS file System:
NTFS system is considered as a faster one over FAT ...we may improve the performance of
NTFS by a registry change:
follow the steps
1.In run command type REGEDIT
now u get the registry editor window
2.Expand the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
3.Navigate to the Key:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Filesystem
4.Change the following registry values, as you wish:
DisableNTFSLastAccessUpdate = 1 (last file access is no longer registered).
NtfsDisable8dot3NameCreation = 1 (no more double filenames: long names and the old 8.3
variant (the 8.3 file notation is used for the older Windows versions).
NtfsMftZoneReservation = 2 (if there are many files on a partition, the master file table
(MFT) can get fragmented, with this tweak there will be no more fragmenting of the file
master file table (default value = 1, range 1-4).
NTFS by a registry change:
follow the steps
1.In run command type REGEDIT
now u get the registry editor window
2.Expand the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
3.Navigate to the Key:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Filesystem
4.Change the following registry values, as you wish:
DisableNTFSLastAccessUpdate = 1 (last file access is no longer registered).
NtfsDisable8dot3NameCreation = 1 (no more double filenames: long names and the old 8.3
variant (the 8.3 file notation is used for the older Windows versions).
NtfsMftZoneReservation = 2 (if there are many files on a partition, the master file table
(MFT) can get fragmented, with this tweak there will be no more fragmenting of the file
master file table (default value = 1, range 1-4).
Disable Balloon Tips
Baloon tips in Windows XP is irritating feature in many occasions ...it covers the view
area of start menu ,task bar etc...
We can disable this feature by the following registry Edit:
1.In run command type REGEDIT
now u get the registry editor window
2.Expand the HKEY_CURRENT_USER
3.Find and Navigate to:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
4.Change or add the DWORD-values EnableBalloonTips and ShowInfoTip, both with value 0.
5.Close Editor Window
area of start menu ,task bar etc...
We can disable this feature by the following registry Edit:
1.In run command type REGEDIT
now u get the registry editor window
2.Expand the HKEY_CURRENT_USER
3.Find and Navigate to:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
4.Change or add the DWORD-values EnableBalloonTips and ShowInfoTip, both with value 0.
5.Close Editor Window
Fix for shutdown problem
Certain times...we find windows do not shut down properly or not at all...
The fix for this problem can be done with this Registry Fix:
1.In run command type REGEDIT
now u get the registry editor window
2.Expand the HKEY_CURRENT_USER
3.Find and Navigate to:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
4.Edit "PowerOffActive" value to 1
5.Close Editor
The fix for this problem can be done with this Registry Fix:
1.In run command type REGEDIT
now u get the registry editor window
2.Expand the HKEY_CURRENT_USER
3.Find and Navigate to:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
4.Edit "PowerOffActive" value to 1
5.Close Editor
Shut it Down Quick
Windows XP many a times makes long time to shut down...or it shows some hangup in the shut
down process.This delay can be optimized for a fast shut down, if you need it.
The following registry change can make it:
Warning!:Use this trick on your own risk..
1.In run command type REGEDIT
now u get the registry editor window
2.Expand the HKEY_CURRENT_USER
3.To make changes, navigate to the following key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
4.Change the following String values:
AutoEndTasks=1
HungAppTimeout=4000
WaitToKillAppTimeout=4000
WaitToKillServiceTimeout=4000
5.Close the editor window and try shutting down
down process.This delay can be optimized for a fast shut down, if you need it.
The following registry change can make it:
Warning!:Use this trick on your own risk..
1.In run command type REGEDIT
now u get the registry editor window
2.Expand the HKEY_CURRENT_USER
3.To make changes, navigate to the following key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
4.Change the following String values:
AutoEndTasks=1
HungAppTimeout=4000
WaitToKillAppTimeout=4000
WaitToKillServiceTimeout=4000
5.Close the editor window and try shutting down
Optimize Searching option-faster
In Windows XP search feature could be used to find files on computer.But when You click on
"Start Search" you find it very slow to get the search completed.We can optimize the search
function and so that searches becomes more faster and reliable.
For this We have to make a registry Edit
1.In run command type REGEDIT
now u get the registry editor window
2.Expand the HKEY_CURRENT_USER
3.To make changes, navigate to the following key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
4.Edit and set the values of following Values as indicated:
SearchSystemDirs=1
SearchHidden=1
IncludeSubFolders=1
CaseSensitive=0
SearchSlowFiles=1
5.Close the editor and find the difference
"Start Search" you find it very slow to get the search completed.We can optimize the search
function and so that searches becomes more faster and reliable.
For this We have to make a registry Edit
1.In run command type REGEDIT
now u get the registry editor window
2.Expand the HKEY_CURRENT_USER
3.To make changes, navigate to the following key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
4.Edit and set the values of following Values as indicated:
SearchSystemDirs=1
SearchHidden=1
IncludeSubFolders=1
CaseSensitive=0
SearchSlowFiles=1
5.Close the editor and find the difference
Speed up startup
..Windows Xp always makes some delay in startup loading...
you may speed up startup by deleting unwanted services from msconfig...but still delay
might not be solved.
How ever better time is observed if you clear the pagefile memory and prefetch directory
when shut down....
To make this step performed automatic at each shut down you have to make a registry edit
follow the steps
1.In run command type REGEDIT
now u get the registry editor window
2.Expand the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
3.Find Key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory
Management
4.Create a new DWORD value "ClearPageFileAtShutdown"
5. Set the value of ClearPageFileAtShutdown=1 for clearing page file and
ClearPageFileAtShutdown=0 to disable the feature
6.exit editor and reboot
you may speed up startup by deleting unwanted services from msconfig...but still delay
might not be solved.
How ever better time is observed if you clear the pagefile memory and prefetch directory
when shut down....
To make this step performed automatic at each shut down you have to make a registry edit
follow the steps
1.In run command type REGEDIT
now u get the registry editor window
2.Expand the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
3.Find Key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory
Management
4.Create a new DWORD value "ClearPageFileAtShutdown"
5. Set the value of ClearPageFileAtShutdown=1 for clearing page file and
ClearPageFileAtShutdown=0 to disable the feature
6.exit editor and reboot
Start Your PC in just 10 seconds
..hey are you fed up of the time lagg in welcome screen...bootscreen...startupload etc
etc....
here is the simple way...to start your system in max 10seconds...with out disabling any of
above features..
For this you have to make a simple registry edit...
follow these steps:
1.In run command type REGEDIT
now u get the registry editor window
2.Expand the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
3.Find the value "StartupDelay" in key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\ContentIndex
4.Edit the value and set to 40000
5.close the editor
6.Reboot to see the change
This trick may not work with Laptops!!
etc....
here is the simple way...to start your system in max 10seconds...with out disabling any of
above features..
For this you have to make a simple registry edit...
follow these steps:
1.In run command type REGEDIT
now u get the registry editor window
2.Expand the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
3.Find the value "StartupDelay" in key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\ContentIndex
4.Edit the value and set to 40000
5.close the editor
6.Reboot to see the change
This trick may not work with Laptops!!
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