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Top Banner
Key : HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Policies \Explorer
Entry : NoStartBanner
System : 95, 95+IE4.x, 98, ME, NT, 2K
Type : REG_BINARY
Range : 00 00 00 00 or 01 00 00 00
Default value : 00 00 00 00
01 00 00 00 : The message Click here to begin will not be displayed in the Taskbar at startup.
 
Top Tips
Key : HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Explorer \Tips
Entry : Show
System : 95, 95+IE4.x, NT
Type : REG_BINARY
Range : 00 00 00 00 or 01 00 00 00
Default value : 01 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 : Disables tips display at startup. Tips are located in HKLM \SOFTWARE \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Explorer \Tips.
 
Key : HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Explorer \Tips
Entry : Next
System : 95, 95+IE4.x, NT
Type : REG_BINARY
Range : 00 00 00 00 to FF FF FF FF
Number of the next tip to be displayed by Welcome.exe at Windows startup. This value is updated and incremented each time a tip is displayed.
00 00 00 00 : Tip 1
01 00 00 00 : Tip 2
02 00 00 00 : Tip 3
0a 00 00 00 : Tip 10
0b 00 00 00 : Tip 11
0c 00 00 00 : Tip 12 etc.
 
Key : HKLM \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Explorer \Tips
System : 95, 95+IE4.x, NT
Type : REG_SZ
The entries contained in this key are numbered from 0 to n, their values are REG_SZ character strings containing the text of each tip.
 
Top Screensaver
Key : HKCU \Control Panel \Desktop
Entry : ScreenSave_Data
System : 95, 95+IE4.x, 98, ME
Type : REG_SZ
Coded screensaver password.
 
Key : HKCU \Control Panel \Desktop
Entry : ScreenSaveActive
System : 95, 95+IE4.x, 98, ME, NT, 2K
Type : REG_SZ
Range : 0 or 1
Default value : 1
1 : Activates the screensaver before logon.
 
Key : HKCU \Control Panel \Desktop
Entry : SCRNSAVE.EXE
System : 95, 95+IE4.x, 98, ME, NT, 2K
Type : REG_SZ
Range : Sstars.scr, etc.
Path and file name for the screensaver. The path is not necessary if the screensaver is in %WinDir%.
 
Key : HKCU \Control Panel \Desktop
Entry : ScreenSaveTimeOut
System : 95, 95+IE4.x, 98, ME, NT, 2K
Type : REG_SZ
Range : 0 to 65536
Default value : 900 (15 minutes)
Delay in seconds before activating the screensaver.
 
Key : HKCU \Control Panel \Desktop
Entry : ScreenSaveLowPowerActive
System : 95, 95+IE4.x, 98, ME, NT, 2K
Type : REG_SZ
Range : 0 or 1
1 : Indicates that the monitor is compatible with the power saving functionality. The box Sleep... is ticked in the Screensaver tab .
 
Key : HKCU \Control Panel \Desktop
Entry : ScreenSavePowerOffTimeout
System : 95, 95+IE4.x, 98, ME, NT, 2K
Type : REG_SZ
Range : 0 to 65536
Delay in seconds before the monitor will be turned off.
 
Key : HKCU \Control Panel \Desktop
Entry : ScreenSaveIsSecure
System : 95, 95+IE4.x, 98, ME, NT, 2K
Type : REG_SZ
Range : 0 or 1
Default value : 0
1 : Prevents disabling the screensaver to be locked with a password with ScreenSaveActive to protect the machine.
 
Key : HKCU \Control Panel \Desktop
Entry : ScreenSaveUsePassword
Système : 95, 95+IE4.x, 98, ME
Type : REG_DWORD
Range : 0 or 1
Default values : 0
0 : The screensaver is not locked with a password. Set to 0 if you have forgotten your screensaver password.
1 : The screensaver is locked with a password.
 
Top Keyboard
Key : HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layouts\0000040C
Entry : Attributes (Keyboard)
System : NT, 2K
Type : REG_DWORD
Suggested value : 0x00010000 (65536)
Enables unCapsLocking with Shift instead of rehitting CapsLock.
 
Key : HKCU \Control Panel \Keyboard
Entry : InitialKeyboardIndicators
System : 95, 95+IE4.x, 98, ME, NT, 2K
Type : REG_SZ
Range : 0 or 2
Default value : 0
0 : Numlock off.
2 : Numlock on.
 
Key : HKCU \Control Panel \Keyboard
Entry : KeyboardDataQueueSize
System : 95, 95+IE4.x, 98, ME, NT, 2K
Type : REG_DWORD
Range : 1 to 65536
Default value : 0x64 (100)
Size of keyboard buffer. Double that value if you type very fast.
 
Key : HKCU \Control Panel \Keyboard
Entry : KeyboardDelay
System : 95, 95+IE4.x, 98, ME, NT, 2K
Type : REG_SZ
Range : 0 to 3
Default value : 1
Delay between the moment a key is hit and when it starts being repeated.
 
Key : HKCU \Control Panel \Keyboard
Entry : KeyboardSpeed
System : 95, 95+IE4.x, 98, ME, NT, 2K
Type : REG_SZ
Range: 0 to 31
Default value : 31
00 : 2 characters per second.
31 : 30 characters per second.
 
Top Cursor
Key : HKCU \Control Panel \Desktop
Entry : CursorBlinkRate
System : 95, 95+IE4.x, 98, ME, NT, 2K
Type : REG_SZ
Default : 530
Cursor blinking frequency in milliseconds.
 
Top Explorer
Key : HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Policies \Explorer
Entry : ? NoDesktopUpdate
System : 95+IE4.x, 98, ME, NT, 2K
Type : REG_DWORD
Range : 0 or 1
Default value : 0
1 : Is supposed to prevent creating shorcuts on the desktop. I have never seen it work.
 
Key : HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Policies \Explorer
Entry : NoFileMenu (Explorer)
System : 95, 95+IE4.x, 98, ME, NT, 2K
Type : REG_DWORD
Range : 0 or 1
Default value : 0
1 : Hide the File option from Explorer.
Different from NoFileMenu (Program Manager).
 
Key : HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Policies \Explorer
Entry : NoSaveSettings (Explorer)
System : 95, 95+IE4.x, 98, ME, NT, 2K
Type : REG_DWORD
Range : 0 or 1
Default : 0
Does not save the position changes of icons on the desktop, but does not prevent creating nor deleting icons, does not save the configuration of the last opened windows, nor the position of the Taskbar.
Different from NoSaveSettings (Program Manager).
 
Key : HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Policies \Explorer
Entry : NoGoto
System : 95, 95+IE4.x, 98, ME, NT, 2K
Type : REG_DWORD
Range : 0 or 1
Default : 0
1 : Disables the option Go to in the Explorer Tools menu.
 
Key : HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Policies \Explorer
Entry : NoOptions
System : 95, 95+IE4.x, 98, ME, NT, 2K
Type : REG_DWORD
Range : 0 or 1
Default : 0
1 : Disables the option Options in the Explorer Display menu.
 
Key : HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Policies \Explorer
Entry : NoRecentDocsNethood
System : 2K
Type : REG_SZ
Range : 0 or 1
Default : 0
1 : Does not add remote shared documents recently opened to Network Favorites in Windows 2000.
 
Key : HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Policies \Explorer
Entry : DisablePersonalDirChange
System : 2K
Type : REG_SZ
Range : 0 or 1
Default : 0
1 : Prevents users from changing the path to My Documents in Windows 2000.
 
Key : HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Policies \System
Entry : ? NoViewContextMenu
System : NT, 2K
Type : REG_DWORD
Range : 0 or 1
Default : 0
1 : Disables context menus in Explorer and on the Desktop. I have never seen it work.
Needs Service Pack 2 for Windows NT.
 
Key : HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Policies \Explorer
Entry : NoShellSearchButton
System : 2K
Type : REG_DWORD
Range : 0 or 1
Default : 0
1 : Hide the command Find from Explorer in Windows 2000.
 
Top Restrict programs
Key : HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Policies \Explorer
Entry : EnforceShellExtensionSecurity
System : 95, 95+IE4.x, 98, ME, NT, 2K
Type : REG_DWORD
Range : 0 or 1
Default : 0
0 : The user may open any type of file.
1 : The user may only open file whose types have been associated to an application.
 
Key : HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Policies \Explorer
Entry : RestrictRun
System : 95, 95+IE4.x, 98, ME, NT, 2K
Type : REG_DWORD
Range : 0 or 1
1 : Only the programs indicated in the key RestrictRun can be executed.
 
Key : HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Policies \Explorer \RestrictRun
System : 95, 95+IE4.x, 98, ME, NT, 2K
Entry type : REG_SZ
RestrictRun must be set to 1. REG_SZ character strings numbered from 1 to 65536 containing the paths and names of applications which can be executed. For example,
1 : Setup.exe (necessary)
2 : Systray.exe
3 : Explorer.exe
4 : Winword.exe
5 : Regedit.exe (during tests)
6 : PolEdit.exe (during tests)
 
Top Properties\Display
Key : HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Policies \System
Entry : NoDispCPL
System : 95, 95+IE4.x, 98, ME, NT, 2K
Type : REG_DWORD
Range : 0 or 1
Default : 0
1 : Disables the Control Panel Display icon as well as the option Properties of the Desktop's context menu.
 
Key : HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Policies \System
Entry : NoDispBackgroundPage
System : 95, 95+IE4.x, 98, ME, NT, 2K
Type : REG_DWORD
Range : 0 or 1
Default : 0
1 : Removes the Background tab in the Control Panel Display icon.
 
Key : HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Policies \System
Entry : NoDispScrSavPage
System : 95, 95+IE4.x, 98, ME, NT, 2K
Type : REG_DWORD
Range : 0 or 1
Default : 0
1 : Removes the Screensaver tab in the Control Panel Display icon.
 
Key : HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Policies \System
Entry : NoDispAppearancePage
System : 95, 95+IE4.x, 98, ME, NT, 2K
Type : REG_DWORD
Range : 0 or 1
Default : 0
1 : Removes the Appearance tab in the Control Panel Display icon.
 
Key : HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Policies \System
Entry : NoDispSettingsPage
System : 95, 95+IE4.x, 98, ME, NT, 2K
Type : REG_DWORD
Range : 0 or 1
Default : 0
1 : Removes the Configuration tab in the Control Panel Display icon.
 
Top Privacy
Key : HKLM \Software \Microsoft \User Information
System : 98, ME, 2K
If you use Windows 98/ME/2000, this key may contain information such as your name, address, phone number, email address, zip code, city, etc. which can be read by any program able to read in the registry. You had better remove them.
 
Key : HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion
Entry : RegDone
System : 98, ME
Type : REG_SZ
Range : 0 or 1
Default : 0
as well as
Key : HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Welcome \RegWiz
Entry : Default (Update)
System : 98, ME
Type : REG_SZ
Range : 0 or 1
Default : 0
1 : If you use Windows 98/ME/2000, set those entries to 1 to be able to use Windows Update without having to register at Microsoft.
 
Top Active Desktop
Key : HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Policies \Explorer
Entry : NoActiveDesktop
System : 95+IE4.x, 98, ME
Type : REG_BINARY
Range : 00 00 00 00 ou 01 00 00 00
Default : 00 00 00 00
1 : Removes the Web tab from Desktop Properties.
 
Key : HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Policies \Explorer
Entry : ForceActiveDesktopOn
System : 2K
Type : REG_SZ
Range : 0 or 1
Default : 0
1 : Enables Active Desktop and prevents disabling it in Windows 2000.
 
Key : HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Policies \Explorer
Entry : NoActiveDesktopChanges
System : 95+IE4.x, 98, ME
Type : REG_BINARY
Range : 00 00 00 00 ou 01 00 00 00
Default : 00 00 00 00

Key : HKCU \Software \Policies \Microsoft \Windows \NetCache
Entry : NoActiveDesktopChanges
System : 2K
Type : REG_DWORD
Range : 0 or 1
Default : 0
(0)1 (00 00 00) : Prevents modifying Active Desktop settings . In addition, in Windows 2000, prevents enabling or disabling Active Desktop.
 
Key : HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Policies \Explorer
Entry : NoSetActiveDesktop
System : 95+IE4.x, 98, ME, NT, 2K
Type : REG_DWORD
Range : 0 or 1
Default : 0
1 : Removes the Active Desktop option from the Parameters submenu in the Start Menu. The option Active Desktop is still available in the Desktop context menu.
 
Key : HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Policies \Explorer
Entry : ClassicShell
System : 95+IE4.x, 98, ME, NT, 2K
Type : REG_DWORD
Range : 0 or 1
Default : 0
1 : Uses Windows classic desktop. Disables Active Desktop, folder web view, folder thumb view. User can't open items by clicking instead of double clicking. User interface looks like 95/NT and users can't enable those new functions.
 
Key : HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Policies \ActiveDesktop
Entry : NoComponents
System : 95+IE4.x, 98, ME, NT, 2K
Type : REG_DWORD
Range : 0 or 1
Default : 0
1 : Disables all Active Desktop items.
 
Key : HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Policies \ActiveDesktop
Entry : NoAddingComponents
System : 95+IE4.x, 98, ME, NT, 2K
Type : REG_DWORD
Range : 0 or 1
Default : 0
1 : Prevents adding items on Active Desktop.
 
Key : HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Policies \ActiveDesktop
Entry : NoDeletingComponents
System : 95+IE4.x, 98, ME, NT, 2K
Type : REG_DWORD
Range : 0 or 1
Default : 0
1 : Prevents deleting items on Active Desktop.
 
Key : HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Policies \ActiveDesktop
Entry : NoEditingComponents
System : 95+IE4.x, 98, ME, NT, 2K
Type : REG_DWORD
Range : 0 or 1
Default : 0
1 : Prevents modifying items on Active Desktop.
 
Key : HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Policies \ActiveDesktop
Entry : NoClosingComponents
System : 95+IE4.x, 98, ME, NT, 2K
Type : REG_DWORD
Range : 0 or 1
Default : 0
1 : Prevents closing items on Active Desktop.
 
Key : HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Policies \ActiveDesktop
Entry : NoHTMLWallPaper
System : 95+IE4.x, 98, ME, NT, 2K
Type : REG_DWORD
Range : 0 or 1
Default : 0
1 : Prevents using an HTML page as Active Desktop wallpaper.
 
Key : HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Policies \ActiveDesktop
Entry : NoChangingWallPaper
System : 95+IE4.x, 98, ME, NT, 2K
Type : REG_DWORD
Range : 0 or 1
Default : 0
1 : Prevents changing the Active Desktop wallpaper.
 
Key : HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Policies \ActiveDesktop
Entry : NoCloseDragDropBands
System : 95+IE4.x, 98, ME, NT, 2K
Type : REG_DWORD
Range : 0 or 1
Default : 0
1 : Prevents moving and closing toolbars in Active Desktop.
 
Key : HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Policies \ActiveDesktop
Entry : NoMovingBands
System : 95+IE4.x, 98, ME, NT, 2K
Type : REG_DWORD
Range : 0 or 1
Default : 0
1 : Prevents resizing toolbars in Active Desktop.
 
Top Fonts

No TrueType fonts will be available before installing a printer.
To be able to use those fonts, you must install a printer even if you dot not have one.
If the Control Panel\Fonts folder has lost its special functions, check it has the system attribute. Otherwise, the %WinDir% \Fonts \Desktop.ini file may have been deleted or damaged. Correct or recreate the file with the following lines :
[ShellClassInfo]
UICLSID={BD84B380-8CA2-1069-AB1D-08000948F534}
 
Key : HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows NT \CurrentVersion \TrueType
Entry : TTEnable
System : NT, 2K
Type : REG_SZ
Range : 0 or 1
Default : 1
0 : Disables True Type fonts.
 
Key : HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows NT \CurrentVersion \TrueType
Entry : TTonly
System : NT, 2K
Type : REG_SZ
Range : 0 or 1
Default : 0
1 : Enables True Type fonts only.
 
System : 95, 95+IE4.x, 98, ME - Key : HKLM \SOFTWARE \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Fonts
System : NT, 2K - Key : HKLM \SOFTWARE \Microsoft \Windows NT \CurrentVersion \Fonts
Entry types : REG_SZ
Fonts are stored in REG_SZ entries containing font file names. The path must only be indicated for files outside %WinDir%\Fonts. Default fonts are :
Arial   (TrueType)   =   ARIAL.FOT
Arial Bold   (TrueType)   =   ARIALBD.FOT
Arial Bold Italic   (TrueType)   =   ARIALBI.FOT
Arial Italic   (TrueType)   =   ARIALI.FOT
Courier 10,12,15   (VGA res)   =   COURE.FON
Courier New   (TrueType)   =   COUR.FOT
Courier New Bold   (TrueType)   =   COURBD.FOT
Courier New Bold Italic   (TrueType)   =   COURBI.FOT
Courier New Italic   (TrueType)   =   COURI.FOT
Modern   (Plotter)   =   MODERN.FON
MS Sans Serif 8,10,12,14,18,24   (VGA res)   =   SSERIFE.FON
MS Serif 8,10,12,14,18,24   (VGA res)   =   SERIFE.FON
Roman   (Plotter)   =   ROMAN.FON
Script   (Plotter)   =   SCRIPT.FON
Small Fonts   (VGA res)   =   SMALLE.FON
Symbol   (TrueType)   =   SYMBOL.FOT
Symbol 8,10,12,14,18,24   (VGA res)   =   SYMBOLE.FON
Times New Roman   (TrueType)   =   TIMES.FOT
Times New Roman Bold   (TrueType)   =   TIMESBD.FOT
Times New Roman Bold Italic   (TrueType)   =   TIMESBI.FOT
Times New Roman Italic   (TrueType)   =   TIMESI.FOT
WingDings   (TrueType)   =   WINGDING.FOT
 
Top Alt+Tab
Key : HKCU \Control Panel \Desktop
Entry : CoolSwitchColumns
System : 95, 95+IE4.x, 98, ME, NT, 2K
Type : REG_SZ
Number of columns in the CoolSwitch taskbar when hitting Alt+Tab.
 
Key : HKCU \Control Panel \Desktop
Entry : CoolSwitchRows
System : 95, 95+IE4.x, 98, ME, NT, 2K
Type : REG_SZ
Number of lines in the CoolSwitch taskbar when hitting Alt+Tab.
 
Top Version
Key : HKCU \ControlPanel \Desktop
Entry : PaintDesktopVersion
System : 98, 2K, ME
Type : REG_SZ
Range : 0 or 1
Default : 0
1 :Displays the operating system version number in the lower-right corner of screen. Is hidden if Active Desktop is on.
 
Top Scrolling
Key : HKCU \Control Panel \Desktop
Entry : SmoothScroll
System : 95, 95+IE4.x, 98, ME, NT, 2K
Type : REG_SZ
Range : 0 or 1
Default : 1
1 : Enables smooth scrolling of windows content.

 

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