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Changing Common Icons - Updated 1/31/00
Prevent Changes to the Start Menu - Added 1/31/00
DOS Restrictions - Updated 1/31/00
Networking Restrictions - Updated 1/31/00
Control Panel Restrictions - Updated 1/31/00
Restricting the Start Menu, Explorer, and the Desktop
- Updated 1/30/00
Changing Office 2000's Excel Undo History - Added
1/27/00
Changing the Title on Windows Media Player - Added 1/27/00
Eliminating the Right Click on the Taskbar - Added
1/10/00
Eliminating the Right Click on the Desktop - Added 1/10/00
Turning Off the Help on Min, Max, Close Icons - Added 1/8/00
Adding Open With to the Right Click in the Explorer - Added 12/28/99
Automatically Deleting a Registry Key - Added 12/20/99
Fixing no AutoRun for CDs - Added 11/9/99
Locking File Association Changes - Added 4/20/99
Renaming the File System Profiles - Added 4/20/99
Sticky Menus - Added 4/20/99
Automatic Shutdown with Windows NT - Submitted 3/28/99
Kill Hung Processes When Logging Off in Windows NT - Submitted 3/28/99
NT Crash Log File - Submitted 3/28/99
Changing the Location of Outlook Express Data Files - Added 1/16/99
Disabling the Blinking Cursor - Added 10/17/98
Re-Enabling DHCP Error Messages - Added 9/20/98
Getting Rid of Schemes - Updated 6/7/98
Hiding Any Combination of Drives - Submitted
2/15/98
Creating a Legal Text Notice Before Logon - Added
2/15/98
Removing the Hand Icon from Shared Resources - Submitted
2/11/98
Enabling the Middle Mouse Button on Logitech Mouse -
Submitted 12/7/97
Easily Opening a File with Notepad - Submitted 10/25/97
Displaying Hi-Color Icons without the Plus Pack -
Submitted 10/19/97
Backing Up the Registry - Submitted 9/13/97
Removing Unwanted Items from the RUN Menu - Submitted
8/23/97
Opening a DOS Window to either the Drive or Directory in
Explorer - Submitted 8/9/97
Compacting the Registry - Submitted 4/5/97
Changing Exchange's Mailbox Location - Added
3/29/97
Removing Sound Events from Control Panel / Sounds
- Added 3/16/97
Changing the Registered Owner - Added 2/6/97
Adding an Application to Every Folder - Added 1/30/97
Adding Explore From Here to Every Folder -
Added 1/30/97
Saving Desktop Settings - Submitted 1/11/97
Getting Rid of Tips - Submitted 1/2/97
Changing the Location of Windows95's Installation Files
- Added 12/18/96
Creating a Network Logon Banner - Submitted 12/7/96
Creating a Default File Opener - Added 11/29/96
Deleting Registry Keys from the Command Line - Added
11/3/96
Automatic Screen Refresh - Added 10/24/96
Disable Password Caching - Added 10/19/96
Changing the MaxMTU and other Network Settings - Added
10/19/96
Adding Items to the Start Button - Added
10/17/96
Removing Open, Explore & Find from Start Button -
Added 9/15/96
Removing the InBox Icon and Recycle Bin Icons
from the Desktop - Added 9/8/96
Removing Items from NEW on the Desktop - Added
7/28/96
Changing the Telnet Scroll-Back Buffer Size Added 7/27/96
Changing the Tips of the Day - Submitted 7/27/96
Disabling Drives in My Computer - Added
7/24/96
Not Saving Settings on Exit - Added 7/21/96
Not Displaying the Network Neighborhood - Added 7/21/96
Disabling Run or Find from the Start Menu -
Added 7/21/96
Hiding All Icons from the Desktop - Added 7/21/96
Get Your Folders to Open the Way You Want Every Time
- Submitted 7/7/96
Disabling the Right-Click on the Start Button
- Added 6/29/96
Disabling My Computer - Added 6/29/96
Clearing the Documents Menu Automatically - Added
6/2/96
Opening Explorer from My Computer - Added
5/28/96
Fixing a Corrupt Registry - Added 5/12/96
Recycle Bin Edits - Submitted 5/2/96
Not Displaying the Last User
Logged on - Added 4/29/96
Setting the Minimum Password Length - Added
4/29/96
Disabling File and Print Sharing - Added 4/29/96
Removing the Shortcut Arrows - Added 4/21/96
Turn Off Window Animation - Added 4/21/96
To speed up the Start Menu - Added 4/21/96
Changing your Modem's Initialization String - Added
4/21/96
Increasing the Modem Timeout - Added 4/21/96
Removing Programs listed from the Control Panel's Add/Remove
Programs Section - Added 4/21/96
Specifying programs to run every time Windows95 starts -
Added 4/21/96
Updated 1/31/00
You can change many of the common Windows icons.
0-13 Are the Drive and Application Icons
0 - To change the Unknown Application Icon
2 - To change the Default Application Icon
3 - To change the Closed Folder Icon
4 - To change the Open Folder Icon
5 - To change the 5 1/4" Floppy Icon
6 - To change the 3 1/2" Floppy Icon
7 - To change the Removable Disk Icon
8 - To change the Hard Drive Icon
9 - To change the Network Drive Online Icon
10 - To change the Network Drive Offline Icon
11 - To change the CD Drive Icon
12 - To change the Ramdrive Icon
13 - To change the Entire Network Icon
19-27 Are the Start Menu Icons
19 - To change the Programs Icon
20 - To change the Documents Icon
21 - To change the Settings Icon
22 - To change the Find Icon
23 - To change the Help Icon
24 - To change the Run Icon
27 - To change the Shutdown Icon
Other Icons
33 - To change the DUN Folder Icon
34 - To change the Desktop Icon
35 - To change the Control Panel Icon
37 - To change the Printer Folder Icon
40 - To change the Audio CD Icon
43 - To change the Favorites Icon
44 - To change the Logoff Icon
Added 1/31/00
To prevent any changes to the Start Menu, even a right click:
Updated 1/31/00
There are restrictions you can make to the ability to execute DOS programs
Updated 1/31/00
There are general restrictions you can make in Networking
Updated 1/31/00
There are many general restrictions you can make to the Control Panel
Updated 1/30/00
There are many general restrictions you can make to the Start Menu, the Explorer and to the Desktop itself.
Added 1/27/00
By default, Excel has only approximately 16 undo's you can perform.
To increase that number:
Added 1/27/00
You can change the title bar for the Windows Media Player
Added 1/10/00
To eliminate the right click on the taskbar:
Start Regedit
Added 1/10/00
To eliminate the right click on the desktop:
Added 1/8/00
When the mouse goes over the minimize, maximize and close icons on the upper
right hand side of a window, you normally get a display telling you want those
are for.
To disable that display:
Added 12/28/99
To add the option Open With when you right click on a file in the Explorer:
Added 12/20/99
Normally you cannot automatically delete registry keys from reg file. But there is a way...
Simply include a minus sign inside the left bracket before the main key.
For example.
If you want to delete the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Microsoft \ Office
\ 8.0 \ Common \ Assistants, your regfile would simply look like:
REGEDIT4[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Common\Assistants]
This would delete that key and any below it.
Added 11/9/99
If your CDs have stop starting automatically, and you have checked everything else:
Added 4/20/99
If you have your file associations the way you want for a particular file
type,
you can remove it from the list that gets displayed in the Folder Options /
File Types screen
Added 4/20/99
In the Control Panel / System / Performance / File System, you can
select either Desktop Computer, Mobile or docking system, or Network Server.
You can change these labels to something more descriptive:
Added 4/20/99
Normally when you move the mouse over the Start Menu / Programs, it will
automatically cascade and show the submenus.
If you want them to open only when you actually click on them:
Submitted 3/28/99
Most laptops allow the operating system to turn off the hardware after
shutdown, instead of displaying the message telling you it's now safe to turn
off your system.
You can take advantage of this capability by enabling the Power Down After
Shutdown feature.
To enable this feature, simply add a REG_SZ value named HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\PowerdownAfterShutDown and set it to 1.
Next, tell NT to shut down and see if the machine turns itself off after shutting down. If it doesn't, change the value back to 0 to restore normal operation.
Submitted by D Puffer
Submitted 3/28/99
When you tell NT to shut down, it first sends shutdown requests to any
running processes.
Most 32-bit applications honor these requests and shut down, but older 16-bit
apps running in the Virtual DOS Machine often won't.
When this occurs, the operating system prompts you with a dialog box asking if
you want to kill the task, wait for the task to die on its own, or cancel the
shutdown.
By modifying the Registry, you can automate this process.
You can force NT to kill all running processes on shutdown by adding a REG_SZ value named HKEY_USER\\ControlPanel\Desktop\AutoEndTasks and set the value to 1. You can also add this value to HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT so that all new accounts will shut down the same way.
Submitted by D Puffer
Submitted 3/28/99
In addition to the crash log file, you can also enable two other methods of
crash notification and logging.
You can enable an administrative alert by changing the value of
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CrashControl\SendAlert to 1. The next time the system crashes, an administrative alert will be sent that may provide the first sign of the crash.
You can also make NT log the crash in the event log by changing the value of
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\CrashControl\LogEvent to 1 instead of its default 0. Now, the exact time of the crash will be permanently recorded.
Submitted by D Puffer
Added 1/16/99
Normally Outlook Express keeps its data files in the C:\Windows\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook Express directory.
To change this:
Added 10/17/98
To stop the cursor from blinking in applications such as Word:
Added 9/20/98
If you got a DHCP error message, selected to not see DHCP errors, and now want to see them again;
Updated 6/7/98
Submitted by obs
When you right click on your desktop and pick properties your Display
Properties screen appears.
Under Appearance tab / Schemes, determine if you want all those wild schemes.
If not they can be deleted and clear approximately 45K.
Before you delete them, choose or create at least 1 Scheme and "Save
As" (in my case Bud 1).
Submitted by Bud Allen
bwil@erinet.com
Submitted 2/15/98
If you want to stop a drive or any combination of drives appearing in Explorer/My Computer
Add the Binary Value of 'NoDrives' in the registry at HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
Give it a value from a combination of the table below:
A: 01 00 00 00
B: 02 00 00 00
C: 04 00 00 00
D: 08 00 00 00
E: 10 00 00 00
F: 20 00 00 00
G: 40 00 00 00
H: 80 00 00 00
I: 00 01 00 00
J: 00 02 00 00
K: 00 04 00 00
L: 00 08 00 00
M: 00 10 00 00
N: 00 20 00 00
O: 00 40 00 00
P: 00 80 00 00
Q: 00 00 01 00
R: 00 00 02 00
S: 00 00 04 00
T: 00 00 08 00
U: 00 00 10 00
V: 00 00 20 00
W: 00 00 40 00
X: 00 00 80 00
Y: 00 00 00 01
Z: 00 00 00 02
Where (for eg) you want to hide Drives {C,E,J,O,R,U,Y,Z} you would give 'NoDrives'
the value 14 42 12 03
Where C+E = 14, J+O = 42, R+U=12 and Y+Z = 03
Please NOTE: The Numbers are to be added in HEXadecimal ie: ABCD = 0F, not 15
All Drives Visible is 00 00 00 00 All Drives Hidden is FF FF FF 03
Submitted by Ramon Buckland
Added 2/15/98
You can create a banner that will come up just before you logon to the computer:
Now before anyone logs into that computer, this banner will come up on the
screen.
This can be useful for any legal warnings you want to give regarding the use of
the computer.
Submitted 2/11/98
When you share a local resource, Windows95 normally puts a hand in from of
that resources icon.
To remove hand icon from your shared resources:
Submitted by Guntars Revelins
To enable the middle mouse button on Logitech Mouses to act as a double-click button by only pressing it once:
Run Regedit
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\LOGITECH\MOUSEWARE\CURRENTVERSION\SERIALV\0000
Change DoubleClick to equal 001
Submitted by Jason Maruniak
Submitted 10/25/97
This will enable you to right click on any file and have the option to open
it with notepad.
Also if a file has no association and you try to open it it will open with
notepad
Submitted by EIBON
Submitted 10/19/97
Submitted by Frank Lolli
Submitted 9/13/97
There are many backup programs for the registry but if the computer goes down and you can't fire off Win95 because of the registry problem.
Backup to a directory the following files:
These files can be copied to the windows directory from Win95 or DOS to help correct problems.
Submitted by George Harper
Submitted 8/23/97
Submitted by Graham Orchard
Submitted 8/9/97
Add or Edit the following Registry Keys
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\opennew]
@="Dos Prompt in that Directory"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\opennew\command]
@="command.com /k cd %1"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\opennew]
@="Dos Prompt in that Drive"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\opennew\command]
@="command.com /k cd %1"
These will allow you to right click on either the drive or the directory and the option of starting the dos prompt there will pop up
Submitted by James Doss
Submitted 4/5/97
How to compact the registry?
Submitted by Ian Buda
Added 3/29/97
When you create a mailbox in Exchange for e-mail, you specify the file where
you want to mail to go.
You cannot change this in Exchange afterwards.
If you want to change the file name or location::
Added 3/16/97
When you view what events you can assign sounds to from Control Panel /
Sounds,
you cannot delete the events themselves. In order to do that:
Added 2/6/97
Added 1/30/97
Here is how to add any application to the menu when you right click on any
Folder.
This could be useful if there is an app you always want available and don't want
to go through the Start menu
Now when you right click on any folder, you can have access to that
application
This will work for both Windows95 and NT 4.0
Added 1/30/97
Now when you right click on any folder, you can open up an Explorer window of
that folder.
This will work for both Windows95 and NT 4.0
Submitted 1/11/97
When I would go to Control Panel or Start Menu Programs, or any other Desktop window setting; meaning size, position, icon arrangement, they would never be as I set them. I found an answer:
At [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
There is a "NoSaveSettings" key. I deleted it and now my all my stuff
stays where I tell it.
The same key shows up at:
[HKEY_USERS\bwil\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer](where
bwil is your password profile) Just thought I'd share this with you all.
Submitted by Bud Allen
bwil@erinet.com
Remember those "Tips of the day" that appeared when you first
install Win95?
If you don't want them any longer and want to clear yet more Clutter,
approximately 5K, you can delete them at:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ explorer
\ Tips
Submitted by Bud Allen
bwil@erinet.com
Added 12/18/96
If you need to change the drive and or path where Windows95 will look for it's installation files:
Submitted 12/7/96
If you want to create a Network Logon Banner:
Submitted by Frank Tanner
Added 11/29/96
If you have a un-registered file type and want to view it with Explorer's
Right-click
you can add your program to the right-click options by:
In this example, when you right click on a file in Explorer, NOTEPAD will show up as an option.
Added 11/3/96
With the OEM Version of Windows95, a new switch, /D, is added to Regedit.
This enables you to delete items from Registry.
The syntax is: REGEDIT /L:system.dat_location /R:user.dat_location /D Reg_Key
where Reg_Key is the key you want to delete
There are two requirements:
1. That you have to boot to the same OEM version of Windows95 as the REGEDIT.EXE
file.
2. You cannot be in Win95 at the time you use this switch.
Added 10/24/96
When you make changes to your hard drive and use Explorer, the changes are
not usually displayed until you press the F5 key
To make the updates automatic:
Added 10/19/96
As in Windows for Workgroups, when logging on to an NT Domain, it is
preferable to disable password caching.
This allows for the single NT Domain login and eliminates the secondary Windows
logon screen.
It also eliminates the possibility of the respective passwords to get out of
sync.
To disable password caching on the workstation, a one-line addition to the
registry needs to be made.
To make the change, create a ASCII text file called DISABLE.REG with the
following lines:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Network]
"DisablePwdCaching"=dword:00000001
Open up a DOS box and type REGEDIT DISABLE.REG
You can also download the DISABLE.REG file.
If you need to re-enable password caching, download ENABLE.REG and repeat the process just with the different file name
Added 10/19/96
There are four network settings that can be configured so when dialing to an
ISP, you should get somewhat greater throughput.
They are the MaxMTU, MaxMSS and DefaultRcvWindow, and DefaultTTL
MaxMTU and MaxMSS
DefaultRcvWindows and DefaultTTL
Added 10/17/96
To add items when you right-click on the Start Button:
Added 9/15/96
When you right click on the Start Button, you can select Open, Explore or
Find.
Open shows your Programs folder. Explore starts the Explorer and allows access
to all drives.
Find allows you to search and then run programs. In certain situations you might
want to disable this feature.
To remove them:
Note: - When you remove Open, you cannot open any folders.
Added 7/27/96
When you right-click on the desktop and select New, a list of default
templates you can open up are listed.
To remove items from that list:
Added 7/27/96
By default, the Telnet session has a window size of 25 lines. To increase
this so you can scroll back
and look at a larger number on lines:
Submitted 7/27/96
You can edit the Tips of the day in the Registry by going to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ explorer
\ Tips
Submitted by Jayme Johnston
jayme@excalibur.net
Added 7/24/96
To turn off the display of local or networked drives when you click on My Computer:
Added 7/21/96
Added 7/21/96
Added 7/21/96
Added 7/21/96
Submitted 7/7/96
To get your folders to open the way you want every time:
Submitted by Dan Poplawski
dan@together.net
Added 7/1/96
Below is a reference for the icons I've been able to figure out:
0 - Default Icon
1 - Default Document
2 - Application
3 - Closed Folder
4 - Open Folder
5 - 5 1/4 Drive
6 - 3 1/4 Drive
7 - Removable Drive
8 - Hard Drive
9 - Network Folder
10 - Network Offline
11 - CD
12 - RAM Drive
13 - Entire Nertwork
15 - My Computer
16 - Printer
17 - Network Neighborhood
18 - Network Workgroup
19-27 are the Start Menu icons
19 - Programs
20 - Desktop
21 - Settings
22 - Find
23 - Help
24 - Run
25 - Suspend
27 - Shutdown
28 - Share
29 - Shortcut
31 - Recycle Bin (Empty)
32 - Recycle Bin (Full)
33 - Folder, Dial-Up Networking
34 - Desktop
36 - Program Group
40 - Audio Card
In addition, you can change:
Added 6/2/96
The Documents Menu displays the last file and programs you used. You can
clear item manually but only through editing
the Registry can you turn this off automatically. This can be useful on
computers that are used by multiple people.
The same settings can be also used in NT 4.0
Your Documents Menu should now be blank. This will be for all subsequent users who logon as well.
Added 6/29/96
Normally, when you right button click on the Start button, it allows
you to open your programs folder, the Explorer and run Find.
In situations where you don't want to allow users to be able to do this in order
to secure your computer.
Now when you right click on the Start button, nothing should happen.
You can delete only those items that you need.
Note: - On Microsoft keyboards, this also disables the Window-E (for
Explorer) and Window-F (for Find) keys.
See the section on Installation
to see how to do this automatically during an install.
Added 6/29/96
In areas where you are trying to restrict what users can do on the computer,
it might be beneficial to disable the ability to click on My Computer and have
access to the drives, control panel etc.
To disable this:
Now when you click on My Computer, nothing will happen.
You might want to export this section to a registry file before deleting it just
in case you want to enable it again..
See the section on Installation to see how to do this automatically during an install.
Added 5/28/96
You can change many of the icons that are located on your desktop.
Some of the additional items that can be searched for are:
Additional icons can be found in:
Added 5/28/96
By default, when you click on the My Computer icon, you get a display of all your drives, the Control Panel etc. If you would like to have this open the Explorer:
Added 5/12/96
If your registry has gotten corrupted, and re-installing Windows95 over your
existing version does not fix the problem,
there is a hidden, read-only, system file on the root of your boot drive called SYSTEM.1ST.
This is the initial system registry created when you first installed Windows95.
You will need to install your 32-bit apps and any other programs or changes
that modified your system registry
but you will not need to go through a new again. Your 16-bit apps should not
need to be re-installed since they do
not modify the registry. You will also retain your current desktop
configuration.
Submitted 5/2/96
Fooling with the recycle bin. Why not make the icon context menu act like other icon context menu's.
Add rename to the menu:
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=hex:50,01,00,20
Add delete to the menu:
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=hex:60,01,00,20
Add rename and delete to the menu:
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=hex:70,01,00,20
Restore the recycle bin to win 95 defaults including un-deleting the icon
after deletion:
... Restore the icon.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Desktop\NameSpace\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}]
@="Recycle Bin"
... reset win 95 defaults
. [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=hex:40,01,00,20
Other edits to the recycle bin icon:
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=hex:40,01,01,20 ... standard shortcut arrow
"Attributes"=hex:40,01,02,20 ... another shortcut arrow
"Attributes"=hex:40,01,04,20 ... and another shortcut arrow
"Attributes"=hex:40,01,08,20 ... make it look disabled (like it's been
cut)
I added the above edits for fun. But it gets you thinking.
Note: Adding rename and delete to the context menu takes effect instantly. To
restore the icon after deletion requires screen refresh (F5).
Have fun.... Tom
Submitted by Tom Temple
temple@earthlink.net
Added 4/29/96
Also see the Installation Section on doing this automatically during installation.
Added 4/29/96
Also see the Installation Section on doing this automatically during installation.
Added 4/21/96
If you want to start programs every time Windows95 runs, but would like to
hide them from users
by not having the listed in the Startup folder or the WIN.INI file, you can have
them load through the registry.
Added 4/21/96
You can shut off the animation displayed when you minimize and maximize
windows.
Added 4/21/96
Added 4/21/96
Added 4/21/96
Added 4/21/96
If your modem it timing out during file transfers or loading Web Pages,
you might try increasing the timeout period.
To change it:
Added 4/21/96
If you remove an installed program and its files by deleting the files,
it may still show up in the Add/Remove programs list through the control panel.
In order to remove it from the list (so you don't need to re-install in order to
just remove it again).
This will only delete them from the list, not delete the actual programs.
Only programs designed for Windows95 will show up here in the first place.
Want a quick way to add the "Open With" command to the right-click context menu of all or most icons in Windows 9x? Make a back-up of your Registry files, then use the System Registry Editor to open the key at
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects
and make a new key called shell. (Do that by right clicking the AllFilesystemObjects folder and choosing New, Key from the pop-up menu.) In the shell key, make the new key openas (with no space open and as). In the openas key, make a new key called command. Now double-click the Default icon in the command key and enter
C:\WINDOWS\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,OpenAs_RunDLL %1
in the Value data field, and click OK. Close the System Registry Editor. You'll now find the "Open With" menu item on the pop-up menus of most file and folder objects.