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SAVED BY SCANREG Did you know there’s a utility called ScanReg that backs up your Windows 98 Registry every time you boot Windows 98 successfully? That means if you ever make a mess of your Registry while editing it (and you didn’t back it up first–tsk, tsk), you can still …

Security Related Restrictions Windows NT Only Restricting acess to the event logs  [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application] Disabled “RestrictGuestAccess”=dword:00000000 Enabled;”RestrictGuestAccess”=dword:00000001 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Security] Disabled “RestrictGuestAccess”=dword:00000000 Enabled “RestrictGuestAccess”=dword:00000001 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\System] Disabled “RestrictGuestAccess”=dword:00000000 Enabled “RestrictGuestAccess”=dword:00000001 Increasing security by stopping the KnownDLL problem [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager] Disabled “ProtectionMode”=dword:00000000 Enabled “ProtectionMode”=dword:00000001

Un-Skinning Internet Explorer 4.x or 5.x This is for those of you who have had the look of your Internet Explorer changed or altered by your computer manufacturer or you Internet Service Provider (ISP), or maybe you just visited an Internet site that changed the way your Internet Explorer looks. …

Changing the caption on the Title Bar Change the Caption on the Title Bar for OutLook Express or the Internet Explorer: For Outlook Express: 1. Open RegEdit 2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\OutLook Express 3. Add a string value “WindowTitle” (no space) 4. Modify the value to what ever you like. For …

Removing (or adding back) the Log Off User option in the Start Menu Open the Windows Registry Editor (Regedit) and navigate to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer Next, in the right hand pane of regedit, create a new DWORD value and name it: “NoLogOff” Now right click on the Dword entry and select modify …

Windows NT Shutdown Related Registry Keys Auto Reboot on BSOD (Blue Screen of Death) [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CrashControl] Disabled “AutoReboot”=dword:00000000 Enabled “AutoReboot”=dword:00000001 “End” not responding applications at shutdown [HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop] Disabled “AutoEndTasks”=dword:00000000 Enabled “AutoEndTasks”=dword:00000001 [HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop] “WaitToKillAppTimeout”=dword:Milliseconds to wait to kill nonresponding applications. Setting this key affects all users. It can also be …

How About Speeding Up By Using The Fastest CPU Priority Open regedit and go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\BIOS In the right hand pane create a new DWORD Value called “CPUPriority” (no quotes) Now double-click on it and check the Decimal box and type 1. Now close and save the registry! This should …

Adding Protection for System Files To enable protection on system files such as the KnownDLLs list, add the  following value: 1. Open RegEdit 2. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\SessionManager 3. Create the a Dword value and name it “ProtectionMode “ 4. Set the Value to (one) 1

Preventing Users From Changing The “My Documents” Path Someone in your household or office changing the path for the “My Documents” folder? Are your network users changing the locations of My Documents on their local machines? As you know, if users right-click the My Documents icon on their desktops and …

Turning Off (or On) The Windows Animation You can shut off the animation displayed when you minimize and maximize Windows. 1. Open RegEdit 2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control panel \Desktop\WindowMetrics 3. Create a new string value “MinAnimate”. 4. Set the value data of (zero) 0 for Off 5. Or (one) 1 …