Registry Tips #2


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*1. Hide the Screen Saver Tab

This option allows you to hide the Screen Saver tab under 
Control Panel > Display. By hiding this tab, you can prevent 
users from activating screen savers or setting screen saver 
passwords.  To set this option, go to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Policies\System

Edit/create the value "NoDispScrSavPage" (DWORD Value) and set 
the value to "1" (without quotes) to hide the Screen Saver tab, 
or "0" to re-enable the Screen Saver tab.


*2. Hide All Items on Desktop

If you are a person that generally uses the Start menu to 
access all your programs and would prefer your desktop to be 
free of icons, use this setting to hide all of the items on 
your desktop.  To set this option, go to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Policies\Explorer

Edit/create the value NoDesktop (DWORD value) and set the value 
to "1" (without quotes) to hide the desktop icons, or "0" to 
display the desktop icons.


*3. For Your INFormation

If a new application is accompanied by an information file 
(filename.INF), that file may contain Registry-revision 
instructions. If so, search it for lines beginning AddReg= and 
DelReg=. These lines point to the sections of the INF file that 
contain those instructions. Review the sections to get an idea 
of what changes are about to be made to the Registry.


*4. Stopping the 'Click Here to

This option will stop the 'Click Here to Begin' message from 
periodically displaying next to the Start button. To set this 
option, go to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Policies\Explorer

Edit/create the value "NoStartBanner" (DWORD value) and set the 
value to "1" (without quotes) to stop displaying the message, 
or "0" to display the message.


*5. Adding Delete and Rename

Have you ever noticed that most desktop icons have a Delete and 
Rename option when you right-click on them, but the Recycle Bin 
does not.  Using this option you can make the Delete and Rename 
options available for the Recycle Bin as well.  To set this 
option, go to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\CLSID\
{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\ShellFolder

Edit the value "Attributes" (BINARY value) and change the value 
setting to one of the following numbers:

50010020  =  Add Rename Only
60010020  =  Add Delete Only
70010020  =  Add Delete and Rename


*6. Clean Up AutoComplete

Remove the URLs that IE remembers for its AutoComplete feature 
by launching RegEdit and going to 
HKEY_USERS\Default\Software\Microsoft\InternetExplorer\TypedURLs

Delete any unwanted URLs


*7. Have the Freshest Folder Views

To set Windows 95 to perform a constant refresh of file and 
folder views, launch the Registry Editor (type regedit in the 
Run command line), then drill down the left-hand pane through HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/System/CurrentControlSet/control/Update. In 
the right-hand pane, right-click on UpdateMode and select 
Modify. In the edit window, change the 01 to 00. You'll have to 
exit regedit and reboot your computer before the change 
takes effect.


*8. Remove entries from the Add/Remove Control Panel

Michael from Wichita, KS wants to remove old entries from the 
Add/Remove Control Panel. From time to time when you uninstall 
programs the entry is not removed. It's harmless, but annoying.
The uninstall entries are hiding in the Windows registry. You 
can use Regedit to remove them. Go to the

My Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Uninstall

key and delete the entries you no longer want. Careful to only 
delete the dummy entries, though!

But the easiest way to clobber those entries is with the 
Microsoft TweakUI control panel. Download the version for 
Windows 95 here:

http://hotfiles.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/texis/swlib/hotfiles/
info.html?fcode=000LV3

For Windows 98 get it here:
http://www.winmag.com/win98/software.htm


*9. Shred the Documents Menu

You can disable the Documents submenu on Win98's Start menu. A 
quick Registry edit removes the Documents menu and the 
C:\WINDOWS\RECENT folder altogether. First, back up your 
Registry files-C:\WINDOWS\USER.DAT and SYSTEM.DAT-before making 
any changes. Next, launch RegEdit and go to

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Policies\Explorer.

In the right pane, right-click on the background and select 
New/Binary Value. Type NoRecentDocsHistory and press Enter. 
Double-click on the new icon and enter 01000000 in the Edit 
Binary Value dialog box. (Note: RegEdit automatically inserts 
three spaces into the value). Click on OK. Add a new 
NoRecentDocsMenu binary value entry and follow the same steps. 
Close RegEdit and restart Windows. To reverse the tip, delete 
the two new binary values you added, or change both 
values to 00000000.

**THIS TIP IS FOR USERS WHO ARE COMFORTABLE EDITING 
THE REGISTRY**


*10.  Remove old entries from the Add/Remove Control Panel

Michael from Wichita, KS wants to remove old entries from the 
Add/Remove Control Panel. From time to time when you uninstall 
programs the entry is not removed. It's harmless, but annoying. 
The uninstall entries are hiding in the Windows registry. You 
can use Regedit to remove them. Go to the

My Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Uninstall

key and delete the entries you no longer want. Careful to only 
delete the dummy entries, though!

But the easiest way to clobber those entries is with the 
Microsoft TweakUI control panel. Download the version for 
Windows 95 here:

http://hotfiles.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/texis/swlib/hotfiles/
info.html?fcode=000LV3

For Windows 98 get it here:
http://www.winmag.com/win98/software.htm
