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I-94 Problem: You�re tired of looking at the same
the dialup networking icon in the start menu and want to
change it to a custom icon. The following registry entry lets
you do so.
The number 2 is the number of the icon in the file you want displayed. In this case, 2 specifies the third icon because the first icon in a file is numbered 0. If no number is used, the default is 0. I-95 Problem: You are tired of looking at the same the MS Office Binder icon in the start menu. To change it to a custom icon, change the following registry entry.
The number 2 is the number of the icon in the file you want displayed. In this case, 2 specifies the third icon, because the first icon in a file is numbered 0. If no number is used, the default is 0. I-96 Problem: You want to rename the Recycle Bin. You right-click on the Recycle Bin icon, but renaming it isn�t an option. Modify the following key under ShellFolder.
Now right-click the Recycle Bin, and you can rename the icon. I-97 Problem: You want to delete the Recycle Bin Icon. Right-clicking on the icon brings up the menu, but it has no delete option. Modify the following key under ShellFolder.
Now right-click the Recycle Bin, and you can delete the icon. I-98 Problem: You have deleted the Recycle Bin and now you want it back. Modify this registry entry and everything will be back as it was.
Add the following key:
Press F5 to refresh the key, and there�s the recycle bin. I-99 Problem: You want to rename the Inbox. You right-click the Inbox icon, but renaming it isn�t an option. Try this registry modification.
Modify the following value under ShellFolder:
Now right-click the Inbox, and you can rename the icon. I-100 Problem: You want to delete the Inbox Icon. Right-clicking on the icon brings up the menu, but deleting it isn�t an option. Try this registry modification.
Modify the following value under ShellFolder:
Now right-click the Inbox, and you can delete the icon. I-101 Problem: You have deleted the Inbox and now you want it back. Modify this registry entry and everything will be back as it was.
Add the following key:
Under the key you just added, add this value:
Press F5 to refresh the key, and there�s the Inbox. I-102 Problem: Users keep accidentally deleting the Internet icon from the desktop. You can fix this problem by removing the Delete option from the icon menu. Modify the following key under ShellFolder.
Right-click the Internet icon, and the delete option is removed. I-103 Problem: You�re tired of looking at those little arrows on shortcuts. This registry modification lets you do away with the arrows, leaving the original icon. Delete the following value from the LNKFILE key.
Restart your machine for these new values to take effect. I-104 Problem: You have a machine that different people use at different times. You have recently had complaints that people can see what others were working on and that it is a potential security problem. You can manually remove these file entries, but this registry modification automatically deletes the files for you. Modify the following value under User Shell Folders.
Set your recycle bin to automatically delete files. Log off and then log back on. Now the Document menu option always reads empty. I-105 Problem: The Explorer interface seems a little slow on some of the older computers in your installation. Here is a neat little trick to turn off animated or so-called �exploding� windows. Add the following value under the explorer key:
I-106 Problem: When you select an option from the Start menu and that menu option has multiple options, a window displays the additional menu selections � but sometimes these additional menus seem slow or delayed. You can really speed things up with the following registry modification. The lower the number, the faster the menus are displayed. The default value on my system was 400. Change the following value under the Desktop key.
Now choose the Programs option from the Start menu. The submenus are displayed instantly! No delay. I-107 Problem: You want to restrict access to network drives and local drives from the Explorer interface. This registry modification lets you do just that. To disable all drives, add the following value under the Explorer key:
This value is a bit field, where each bit corresponds to a letter in the alphabet, as shown below.
0 3 F F F F F F
0000 0011 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111
zy xwvu tsrq ponm lkji hgfe dcba
If the bit is on (value of 1), access to the drive from
Explorer is disabled. If the bit is off (value of 0), access
to the drive is enabled. To disable everything but the A, B,
C, and D drives, just set this value to 03FFFFF0:
0 3 F F F F F 0
0000 0011 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 0000
zy xwvu tsrq ponm lkji hgfe dcba
You must log off for these new values to take effect. Note
that this change does not disable access to the drives; it
just disables their appearance in the Explorer interface.
I-108 Problem: You have a corporate standard for the way users are supposed to configure their systems. Yet you have a pesky user � you know the one � who knows enough to mess up everything, but not quite enough to fix it. To disable users� ability to save settings on their computers, add the following value under the Explorer key:
Restart your machine for these new values to take effect. I-109 Problem: You want to keep users from running programs from the Start menu. This registry entry disables the Run command. Add the following value under the Explorer key:
Restart your machine for these new values to take effect. I-110 Problem: Users continually clutter their desktops with icons, then they can�t figure out what they�ve done and you have to come fix it. This registry entry lets you hide all icons on the desktop. That way users can run programs only from their respective program groups. Add the following value under the explorer key:
Restart your machine for these new values to take effect. I-111 Problem: You want to keep users from using the Find command in the Start menu. This registry entry lets you disable the Find command. Add the following value under the explorer key:
Restart your machine for these new values to take effect. I-112 Problem: Windows NT selects the location of default folders in the following manner. Each user has a default location where Windows NT stores files � for example, the Favorites folder. This folder points to a directory stored in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ex plorer\Shell Folders key. The default value is %USERPROFILE%\
This value gives the path name to which the Favorites button in Word points. Shortcuts you create in Internet Explorer are also stored here.
This value sets where application datafiles reside, on a per-user basis. You could also use this value to point many users to one set of files.
This value sets where Windows NT stores the files or shortcuts that appear on your desktop. This information is stored on a per-user basis.
This value sets where Windows NT stores the fonts available on the system. This path generally points to a common directory for all users, but it could be modified for different users.
This value sets where the folders, files, and shortcuts you see when you click on the Network Neighborhood icon are stored. Values are stored on a per-user basis.
This directory is for personal data. When you store files in Word to your personal directory, this value sets the location.
This value sets data storage for the folders, files, and shortcuts you see when you click Printers in the Start Menu. PrintHood values are stored on a per-user basis.
This path sets data storage for data shown when you click Programs in the Start menu.
This value sets storage for the folders, files, and shortcuts you see when you click Documents in the Start menu. Document values are stored on a per-user basis.
This value sets what you see when you right-click an object and choose Send To. The default values are 3� floppy, Mail Recipient, and Briefcase. You can also add more options.
This value sets where all the files, shortcuts, and folders that appear under the Start menu are located.
This directory houses the data that appears in the startup menu, which you find by selecting Programs from the Start menu and then selecting Startup.
This directory stores template files for various programs. The default files in the directory are amipro, excel, excel4, lotus, powerpnt, presenta, quattro, winword, winword2 and wordpfct. The next six registry values affect the way the default logon screen looks. Remember, when you work with the HKEY_USERS hive, your changes affect all users for the system.
This value sets the background on the logon screen. You must provide the fully qualified path and file name. These files are case sensitive, so be sure to type the path and file name correctly. Log off and back on for changes to take effect.
This value determines whether the default background graphic is tiled. A value of 1 means you want the graphic tiled. A value of 0 centers the graphic. Log off for changes to take effect. I-127 These registry values determine the behavior of the default screen saver for the logon screen.
This value is the fully qualified path to the screen saver executable. The default is logon.scr (boring). Log off and back on for any changes to take effect.
This value controls how long Windows NT waits before invoking the screen saver. The value is stored in seconds. |
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