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1) Trouble Shooting Software Installation and running
Run Sysinternals' Regmon program, which tracks registry activity, you can tell where the system tried to write data. www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/source/regmon.shtml
Also turn on file Auditing to the programs folder and the Windows Directory
2) EFS Enhancements in Windows XP
And you can indeed use a password reset disk to reset an account whose password you've changed since you created the disk, then log on with that new password. However, if you then try to open an encrypted file in XP, the system will deny access. Apparently, XP stores data based on your password reset disk in the SAM along with your user account, and this stored data doesn't change when you change your password. In XP, Microsoft by default, no recovery agent exists.
3) XP's Password Reset Disk
XP lets the user create a password reset disk, then use that disk to access his or her computer after forgetting the password. The password reset disk contains a secret key that's based on the user's current password. The Microsoft article HOW TO: Create and Use a Password Reset Disk for a Computer That Is Not a Domain Member in Windows XP explains two methods of creating a password reset disk. XP requires that you know the user's current password or have the user present when you create the password reset disk. However, despite what the documentation says, an XP administrator can't actually create a password reset disk for another user—the necessary menu options simply don't exist. In the current release of XP, a user can create a password reset disk only for himself or herself. To create a password reset disk for yourself, open Control Panel, click User Accounts under Pick a Category, and click Related Tasks, Prevent a forgotten password. A wizard prompts you to enter your current password. (You won't be able to proceed unless you enter the correct password.) The wizard then asks you to insert a disk and copies the password information to the disk. A password reset disk becomes outdated if the user doesn't recreate it each time he or she changes a password.
4) New data encryption standard, AES
Microsoft implemented the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) as the default encryption algorithm for Windows XP, post-SP1 and for Windows Server 2003. You cannot open an AES-encrypted file using Win2K or a pre-SP1 XP Pro computer. It won't work. Win2K uses DESX to encrypt files, and isn't capable of using AES. But that's not the only problem. A more serious side effect can occur. Microsoft warns (in Knowledge Base article 329741) that attempting to decrypt the file may also result in data loss. XP, pre-SP1, defaulted to DESX. That could be changed to 3DES, but required a configuration change. Attempting to decrypt 3DES-encrypted files with Win2K similarly can't be done. XP can decrypt 3DES and DESX EFS-encrypted files, but Win2K can only decrypt DESX-encrypted files.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\EFS
Value: AlgorithmID
Data type: REG_DWORD
Radix: Hexadecimal
Value data: set to one of the following:
3DES: 0x6603 -- XP and later
DESX: 0x6604 -- XP and Windows 2000
AES_256: 0x6610 -- XP SP1 and later
5) Turn off balloon Help in XP
Windows' Balloon Help can be useful, especially when you're learning a new OS, but it can become annoying. Turning it off under Windows XP requires a different registry edit.
Launch regedit.
For Win2K, open the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer subkey.
For XP, open the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ Advanced subkey.
Add a subkey called EnableBalloonTips.
Set the DWORD value to 0.
6) Stop users from upgrading to Dynamic Disks
Dynamic disks aren't supported on notebooks.
Users have the option enabled to upgrade his basic disks to dynamic disks. To turn off the option to prevent a user from getting into trouble. Do the Following: 1. Launch regedt32.
2. Goto HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\dmload registry subkey,
double-click the Start entry and enter 0x4 in the "Value data" field.
3. Restart the machine. (what else is new!)
7) The Recycle Bin deletes the files immediate
To configure a system to bypasses the Recycle Bin and deletes the files immediately. Follow these steps:
1. Launch regedit.
2. Open HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\BitBucket
3. Change the NukeOnDelete value to 1 to enable immediate deletion or to 0 to disable immediate deletion
If the NukeOnDelete value doesn't exist, create it as a DWORD value.
8) Create an MS-DOS boot disk
How to create an MS-DOS boot disk from within XP
1. Insert a floppy disk in the floppy drive.
2. Open My Computer and right-click the floppy drive icon.
3. Select Format from the context menu.
4. From the Format dialog box, select Create an MS-DOS startup disk.
5. Click the Start button.
6. On the format warning dialog box, click OK.
9) To Keep the Start menu open
To keep the Start menu open after launching an application, you simply need to press the Shift key while clicking the application you want to launch. The application will launch and the Start menu will remain open, letting you proceed to the next application.
10) Which CurrentControlSet is the Last Known Good
To find out which CurrentControlSet is associated with the Last Known Good options,
1) run regedt32.exe
2) go to HKEY_LOCAL_ MACHINE\SYSTEM\Select then LastKnownGood
11) Recovery Console Not Require the Administrator Password
How to configure the Recovery Console (RC) to Not Require Me to Enter the Administrator Password
Do the following steps:
1. Start a regedt32
2. Navigate to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Setup\RecoveryConsole
3. Double-click SecurityLevel
4. Set its value to 1 to not require password entry (or 0 to require the user to enter the password)
5. Then click OK.
4. Close the registry editor.
You can also use the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Local Security Settings snap-in
go to Local Policies
Security Options
"Recovery console: Allow automatic administrative logon" enable
12) Force Windows to take a file's ACL
You can force Windows to take a file's ACL along with the file from NTFS volume to NTFS volume.
Take the following steps:
1. Launch regedt32.
2. Open HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
3. Add a subkey of type REG_DWORD and name it ForceCopyAclwithFile.
4. Set the data value to 1.
5. Log off, then log back on to make the change take effect.
13) Back up to a CD-ROM
A major limitation of XP's Ntbackup utility is its inability to select a CD-RW drive as a backup destination. To work around this hurdle, open Ntbackup, select the files to back up, then select
C:\documents and settings\username\local settings\application data\microsoft\cd burning\backup.bkf
as the backup destination. When the backup finishes, XP will prompt you to write the files to the CD-ROM
14) Avoid reactivate the XP system if you reinstall XP
After the initial activation, simply make a copy the wpa.dbl and wpa.bak files in the system32 directory. After you reinstall XP boot in safe mode and restore the files.
15) Why fast user switching does not work
a) Insufficient memory
b) Domain membership
c) Third-party programs, such as the Novell client and the Citrix client
d) Incompatible applications, some applications aren't compatible with this feature
16) To Logn on as Administrator with XP Home (Windows Welcome)
Logon to XP as Administrator.
To display a Ctrl+Alt+Del style logon screen, press Ctrl+Alt+Del twice.
17) Enable Advanced File System and Sharing Security
If you want to enable advanced file system and sharing security, you must disable the ForceGuest registry setting by performing the following steps:
1. Start a registry editor (e.g., regedit.exe).
2. Navigate to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa registry subkey.
3. Double-click ForceGuest, set it to 0, then click OK.
4. Restart the computer for the change to take effect.
If you disable the Guest account but enable the ForceGuest setting, remote connections will fail, regardless of the username and password the user passes in--even if the credentials are valid.
18) Scheduled tasks are gone after you change to daylight saving time
If your WinXP computer is running FAT32 as the system partition, problems with scheduled tasks occur because of the way time changes affect the file stamps. This problem doesn't occur with NTFS. I always recommend using NTFS with Windows XP and Win2K.
19) Add Copy To... by customize the right-click context menu
- Start > Run then type > regedit.exe
- Go To > HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesytemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
- Edit menu > New > Key
4) Call it > Copy To
- Select the Copy To subkey and open the Default value on the right
- Type > {C2FBB630-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}> (include the curly braces)
- Click OK > close the registry
20) Remote Control IP Address
Windows XP Remote Control uses TCP port 3389
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm You'll find hundreds of registry tweaks for all sorts of situations
21) Roaming Profile error message at logon
If you are using the Novell NetWare client with Windows XP and roaming profiles you are probably receiving an error message stating that their local profile is newer than the remote profile?
Every time that XP's System Restore creates a new restore point, it changes the modification date of the ntuser.dat files in the local profiles to match the time when the system created the restore point. After the user logs off for the day and the system creates a restore point, the System Restore process updates the user's local profile date. Then, when the user logs on the next day, the local profile date is newer than the date on the network share profile, which prompts the system to display the error message relating to the local profile being newer than the remote profile. To resolve the problem, you must stop the System Restore process.
22) Stop XP from Restoring Deleted My Documents Subfolders
You can, however, stop XP from restoring deleted My Documents subfolders by following these steps:
a) Open a command prompt window
b) type regserv32 /u mydocs.dll
This unregisters the DLL that maintains the My Documents subfolder
23) Get XP to Boot up more quickly
Open Registry Editor by clicking the Start button and choosing Run.
Type regedit in the Open text box, and then click OK.
Navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg\BootOptimizeFunction
On the right side, locate the Enable parameter and change it to a value of Y.
This turns on the boot defragment function. Now when you boot up Windows, your OS will ensure that all files needed for booting are located together and not fragemented in the file system. This will increase the start-up speed of Windows.
24) Stored Credentials feature, you no longer have to log off and log back on again using your different credentials
Using Windows XP and you're a member of the Administrators group
- open Control Panel
- double-click on the User Accounts icon
- select the Advanced tab
- click the Manage Passwords button.
- Stored User Names And Passwords dialog box, clickthe Add button
- Enter the name of the server that contains the network resource you want to access
- enter your alternate username and password in the corresponding text boxes
- then click OK
25) Scrolling in Internet Explorer (Win XP)
You can use your wheel mouse or your keyboard's arrow keys to scroll up and down. All you need to do is simply press the [Spacebar]. Pressing [Spacebar] scrolls down a page, and if you need to scroll up a page, just press [Shift][Spacebar].
26) Protect your company from data theft
To protect yourself from company data theft and computer compromise try disabling USB ports wherever possible. Here are a few things you can do.
1. Disable USB ports in BIOS.
2. Prevent installation of USB device drivers on Windows XP. If no USB storage device is installed on the computer, assign users or groups Deny permission on the files usbstor.pnf and usbstor.inf, located at %systemroot%\inf. Doing so will prevent users from installing a USB storage device on the computer.
3. Disable the use of installed USB devices on Windows XP. If a device is installed, set its Start value to hexadecimal 4 in the Registry at
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\UsbStor. Be sure to make a backup, and use caution whenever editing the Registry.
4. Make devices Read-only. XP SP2 allows you to give Read access on USB devices requiring it, while also preventing data from being written, through the WriteProtect value. You'll need to add the DWORD value and set it to hexadecimal 1. Add the value to the
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies key.
5. Don't allow users to be Administrators. Administrators can undo the things you've done.
6. Purchase Read-only USB storage devices or USB-to-device bridges. These devices ensure read-only via USB. One such device is the U2-ATAWP01 bridge, www.cooldrives.com.
7. Purchase software that locks out users from specific USB device types. DeviceLock, www.protect-me.com, is one such device, and it can also prevent access to CD-ROMs, firewire and bluetooth devices as well as IRDA, serial and LPT ports.
27) Concurrent RDP Sessions
Tip: Enabling Concurrent RDP Sessions in Windows XP SP2 (contributed by David Chernicoff, david@winnetmag.com) One feature in the beta release of Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) that isn't in the final version was the ability to configure XP to support two simultaneous Remote Desktop sessions. I found this feature very useful, given the way I use RDP in my daily tasks, and I was disappointed that it was gone. However, you can re-enable this feature with a simple registry edit.
1. Open Registry Editor (Start, Run, regedit).
2. Navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\Licensing Core.
3. Create a new REG_DWORD value named EnableConcurrentSessions.
4. Set the value to 1.
5. Exit the editor.
You'll then have support for two concurrent RDP sessions.
28) Turn off Windows XP's annoying Security Center alerts
when you don't have your firewall, automatic updates, or antivirus software configured the way that XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) prefers. The alerts can be annoying because they pop up even when your computer is protected--for example, even if you're behind a strong firewall or are running an antivirus solution that isn't recognized by the Security Center application.
To turn off those alerts:
1. Open Control Panel.
2. Double-click the Security Center applet.
3. On the left pane labeled Resources, click the last entry on the list, "Change the way Security Center alerts me."
4. In the Alert Settings dialog box, clear the checkbox next to the alert you don't want to receive.
29) SP2 Problems and Fixes
- A list of programs that stop working after you install Windows XP Service Pack 2 MS Knowledge Base Id=842242
- No results are returned when you search for files or for folders over a slow network link in Windows Server 2003 or in Windows XP MS Knowledge Base Id=885843
- The network provider may not function as expected on your Windows XP-based computer MS Knowledge Base Id=885423
30) To improve the performance of your XP system
Goto COntrol Panel <> System
Select the Advanced tab
Then in the Performance panel, click the Settings button
Select the Visual Effects tab
Then select the Custom option button
Then, Select best perfomance option
Then OK, and your setting changes will take effect.
31) Can't modify XP's Firewall
If Group Policies have disabled the Properties context menu for connections. Here's a workaround to allow the Firewall applet to run:
1. From the Start menu, click the Run command.
2. Type firewall.cpl
3. click OK
32) Always display the correct time
If you Want to be sure your system always displays the correct time? You can synchronizing your PC's clock with internet time.
1) Double-click on the clock in your system tray
2) select the Internet Time tab in the Date And Time Properties dialog box
3) Select the Automatically Synchronize With An Internet Time Server check box
4) then click Update Now.
5) click OK
33) Automate both Disk Cleanup and Disk Defragmenter
When you run Disk Cleanup from the command line, you use the Cleanmgr command, which has three parameters: /d, /sageset, and /sagerun. Using Cleanmgr to automate file cleanup is a two-step process. The /d parameter lets you select the drive on which you want to delete unnecessary files. The /sageset parameter lets you select the types of files you want to delete and associate that set of file types with a unique number. You use the /d parameter with the /sageset parameter, following the syntax
cleanmgr /d X: /sageset:n
where X is the letter of the target drive and n is a unique numeric value from 0 to 65535. Disk Cleanup stores the set of files and its associated number in the registry.
You use the /sagerun parameter to run Disk Cleanup against the set of files you specified with the /sageset parameter. You use the syntax
cleanmgr /sagerun:n
where n is the number representing the set of files you want to delete. The /d parameter doesn't apply when you use the /sagerun parameter.
Let's try setting a group of files to delete, then run Disk Cleanup against those files. Open a command-shell window. Type
cleanmgr /d C: /sageset:100
and press Enter. The Disk Cleanup Settings dialog box will appear.
In this dialog box, select the types of files you want to delete.
When you click OK, Disk Cleanup will save this group of files as set number 100 in the registry.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VolumeCaches registry key.
Within those subkeys are StateFlags entries that correspond to the number you provided to the /sageset parameter
Now type
cleanmgr /sagerun:100
to automatically run the Disk Cleanup tool against those files
To automate Disk Defragmenter, you must use the /f parameter. This parameter tells Disk Defragmenter to proceed with its operations, even if disk space is below 15 percent or if current fragmentation levels don't warrant a defragmentation. Specifically, you can use the command
defrag.exe C: /f
Create a batch file or scheduled task. Because of the resource-intensive nature of defragmentation, you should schedule the batch file or task to run during off-hours. Don't run Disk Defragmenter through a logon script.
Available defragmentation utilities include Executive Software's Diskeeper 8.0, NORTHERN Parklife's O&O Defrag 6.0, Raxco Software's PerfectDisk 6.0, and Winternals Software's Defrag Manager
Boot to safe mode to get a better & more complete defrag
34) Create Partitions on an external USB
- Double-click on the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the System Tray.
- Select the drive, click the Properties button, then click on the Policies tab.
- Selected the Optimize For Performance option so is Windows treats the drive as a fixed device and you can delete and add partitions.
35) Many Registry tweaks for Windows XP
www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
36) Deleting the default folders in My Documents
If you delete these subfolders to the My Documents folder, Windows will automatically recreate them the next time you log on. To stop Windows from creating these subfolders every time, perform the following steps:
1. From the Start menu, select Run
2. Type regsvr32 /u mydocs.dll
to unregister the .dll file,
3. click OK. 4. Navigate to My Documents, then delete the automatically created folders
If you want to reregister the .dll file, perform the above steps again but use the command
regsvr32 mydocs.dll
37) Disable the local Administrator Account
Disabling the Accounts: Administrator account status GPO policy makes the built-in Administrator account unavailable for remote or local logons, except under safe-mode boots
Security Settings \ Local Policies \ Security Options \ Local Security Policy
38) Display Information about your system
To display detailed information about your machine
1) Click the Start menu
2) Choose Run
3) Type msinfo32
4) Click the OK button.
39) Move profiles from one system to another
A great tool in XP is Files and Settings Transfer Wizard (Fastwiz)
Fastwiz lets you copy your application settings, Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) Favorites and cookies, Microsoft Outlook Express mail, desktop settings, and data files from any XP, Win2K, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Me, or Windows 9x system to an XP system.
Learn More At
40) System security with SP2's Add-on Manager (WinXP)
This feature allows you to view and control the list of add-ons run by Microsoft Internet Explorer so you can reduce the risk associated with them.
- Launch Internet Explorer
- Then choose Tools menu
- Manage Add-ons to open the Manage Add-ons dialog box.
The Add-on Manager lists all the add-ons currently installed on your system, including their publishers, the type of add-ons, and the names of the files (if any) currently stored on your system, so that you can enable or disable each add-on individually.
41) Hide the drop-down list of domains on the logon screen
Remove the domain drop-down list from the logon screen and force users to use their full user principal name (UPN ie. danshea@dananne.com), perform these steps:
1. Start > Run > then type regedit.exe
2. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
3. From the Edit menu, select New, DWORD value.
4. Enter a name of NoDomainUI and press Enter.
5. Double-click the new value and set it to 1. Click OK.
6. Reboot the machine.
42) Microsoft USB Flash Drive Manager
Microsoft has released a utility called USB Flash Drive Manager for Windows XP, which you can use to manage USB flash devices. You can download the utility at
www.microsoft.com/downloads
You can configure USB Flash Drive Manager to copy files to and from flash drives;
create images of the flash drives for backup purposes (by default, the images are placed in your My Documents folder in a USB Flash Drive Backup subfolder);
configure autorun capabilities on a flash drive;
43) Disable XP Services for Security and Speed
Some of the services listed below may not be install on your computer. Your network Admin may decide your company needs some of these
- ClipBook - ClipBook Viewer will not be able to share information with remote computers
- COM+ Event System - automatic distribution of events to COM components
- COM+ System Application - same as above
- Error Reporting Service - Calls home to Microsoft when errors occur
- Messenger - Transmits net send and Alerter service messages and popup message with Messenger Services in the title bar
- NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing - remotely access your computer through NetMeeting
- Network DDE - Useless service unless you use remote ClipBook
- Network DDE DSDM - same as above
- Protected Storage - stores your passwords and enable the auto-complete
- Remote Desktop Help Session Manager - support for Remote Assistance sessions
- Remote Registry Service - remotely have access to editing your registry
- Routing and Remote Access - enables remote computers dial-in routing to your computer
- Security Accounts Manager - will not be able to run the Group Policy Editor
- Server - RPC support and file print and named pipe sharing over the network. Disabled unless absolutely needed
- SNMP Service - incoming SNMP requests
- SSDP Discovery Service - to locate UPnP devices on your home network
- Telnet - allows a remote user to log on to the system and run console programs
- Uninterruptible Power Supply - Manages an uninterruptible power supply (UPS)
- Universal Plug and Play Device Host - detects and configures UPnP devices on your home network
- WebClient - Disable this for security reasons
- Wireless Zero Configuration - You will have to manually configure wireless networking
44) Can't copy a user profile
If the Copy To button is grayed out in the dialog box in the System Control Panel applet.
This usually happens when you try to copy a profile that has been used since the computer has been started. Reboot the computer and don't log on as the profile you're trying to copy. Remember that you can't copy the profile you're currently logged on as.
45) Periodically clear the Prefetch folder
Found at %Windows%\prefetch, the prefetch folder contains pointers that help the system load programs that you've recently run. Empty it once a month or less.
46) Remove the default installed OS applications
- Browse the hidden %systemroot%\Inf folder
- Open the Sysoc.inf file. This file lists all the components you can remove
- Remove the word HIDE from each line of the program you want to uninstall
- Save and close the file
- Go to Control Panel and open Add/Remove Programs
- Select Add/Remove Windows Components for a list of options on the left
You should now see those additional components
46) Great builtin troubleshooting tool
- Open the Run command
- Type msconfig
- It will give you all the System Configuration information
47) Manage and debug services using Sc.exe
This is a command line utility. It can be used in scripts. To get a list of all supported commands, type sc at the command line. You can use it to query the status of a service; to start, pause, and stop the service; to change the configuration of a service; to enumerate service dependencies; to delete the service from the registry; and for many other purposes.
47) GUI version of IPConfig
Same as Windows 98 download at www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/tools. This GUI version of IPConfig.exe is called Wntipcfg.exe, and it's part of the Windows 2000 Resource Kit.
48) Services running inside Windows XP's processes
You will find multiple processes listed as Svchost.exe, which is a generic host process for services that run from dynamic-link libraries (DLLs).
To identify the processes that are hosting services you can use the TaskList command-line tool and the ModualName switch:
1. Open a Command Prompt window.
2. Type the following command:
tasklist /m to see it in the Command Prompt window
or tasklist /m > tasklist.rtf to export it to a text file
3. Press the [Enter] key:
4. Launch the WordPad program, and open tasklist.rtf
49) Onscreen Keyboard
go to Start
Programs
Accessories
Accessibility
On-Screen Keyboard (osk.exe)
50) Fix a corrupt Boot.ini
You must first boot the system with the Windows XP CD
Access the Recovery Console
type "Bootcfg /Rebuild"
This Completely re-creates the Boot.ini file
The user must confirm each step
51) Closing all open applications at once
Hold down the [Ctrl] key and click on each application button on your taskbar.
To selecte all programs along to bottom.
Then right-click on any one of them and select the Close command from the shortcut menu.
All your applications close. If needed you will be prompted to save files
52) Set Up a Default Network Printer for All Windows XP Users
support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307016&Product=winxp
53) Fixing Permissions on Shared Folders
Networking applications will make previously available shared folders on a Windows XP computer unavailable to users from other computers, even though it appears that permissions have been set correctly to allow the network shares to be hosted.
perform the following steps:
1. Launch the registry editor.
2. Open HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\LSA.
3. In the right pane, double-click the restrictanonymous.
4. Change the data value from 1 to 0.
5. Exit the registry editor and Reboot the computer.
54) New MMC Vs. 3
www.microsoft.com
To enable the new features and interface, perform these steps: Start the registry editor
Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MMC.
From the Edit menu, select New, Key.
Enter a name of UseNewUI and press Enter.
Close the registry editor.
55) Disable Desktop Cleanup Wizard
Open the registry
goto:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\CleanupWiz
Change NoRun which is a dword
To = 00000001
56) Adding Copy To and Move To, to the right-click menu
1. Start Regedit
2. Navigate to this key in the Registry file: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
Note: The Send To key is already there.
3. Right-click on the ContextMenuHandlersfolder and select New | Key to add a new key.
4. Give it the name Copy To and then double-click the (Default) value of the new key's right-hand pane.
5. Type in this code as the new data: {C2FBB630-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}
6. Right-click on the ContextMenuHandlersfolder and select New | Key to add a new key.
7. Give it the name Move To and then double-click the (Default) value of the new key's right-hand pane.
8. Type in this code as the new data: {C2FBB631-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}
9. Click OK and close Regedit
Copy To and Move To should now be available options on the right-click context menu in Windows Explorer.
57) Disable Windows Messenger popups
Go to Start Menu
Control Panel
Administrative Tools
Services
Messenger Service
. click the Stop button.
Select Disabled from the Startup Type dropdown list
click OK.
58) Add the Encrypt or Decrypt option to the shortcut menu
1. open the registry editor
2. Locate the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced.
3. Edit menu, click New, DWORD VALUE.
4. Type EncryptionContextMenu as a name
5. Type 1 .
6. Close the registry editor.
7. You should see the Encrypt option on the shortcut menu.
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