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I-71 You can also change the number of columns that the cool switch displays by changing the value below.
Hive: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER |
Key: | Control Panel\Desktop |
Value Name: | CoolSwitchColumns |
Data Type: | REG_ SZ |
Value: | 7 |
The default value is 7; change the value to the number of columns you want it to display.
I-72 You can also change the number of rows the cool switch displays.
Hive: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER |
Key: | Control Panel\Desktop |
Value Name: | CoolSwitchRows |
Data Type: | REG_ SZ |
Value: | 3 |
The default value is 3; change the value to the number of rows you want to display.
I made mine tall and skinny by changing the values to 2 for CoolSwitchColumns and 4 for CoolSwitchRows.
I-73 The following registry values affect the way the Display Properties Control Panel command (right-click on the desktop) works. Add the System key under the Policies key, and add the following values under the System key.
Hive: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER |
Key: | Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ |
Policies\System | |
Value Name: | DisableTaskMgr |
Data Type: | REG_DWORD |
Value: | 00 |
This value disables the Task Manager.
I-74 | Value Name: | NoDispCPL |
Data Type: | REG_DWORD | |
Value: | 1 |
This value removes the Control Panel.
I-75 | Value Name: | NoDispBackgroundPage |
Data Type: | REG_DWORD | |
Value: | 1 |
This value removes the Background tab.
I-76 | Value Name: | NoDispAppearancePage |
Data Type: | REG_DWORD | |
Value: | 1 |
This value removes the Appearance tab.
I-77 | Value Name: | NoDispScrSavPage |
Data Type: | REG_DWORD | |
Value: | 1 |
This value removes the Screen Saver tab.
I-78 | Value Name: | NoDispSettingsPage |
Data Type: | REG_DWORD | |
Value: | 1 |
This value removes the Settings tab from the Display Properties Control Panel command (right-click on the desktop).
I-79 | Value Name: | DisableTaskManager |
Data Type: | REG_DWORD | |
Value: | 1 |
This value disables the Task Manager. You must have installed Service Pack 2 or later for this change to take effect. The default value is 0, which enables the feature.
I-80 Are users logging into your system with roaming profiles and cluttering everything up? Do you want to delete the profile cache after they log out? Try adding the following value under the WinLogin key.
Hive: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Key: | Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\ |
CurrentVersion\WinLogin | |
Value Name: | DeleteRoamingCache |
Data Type: | REG_ DWORD |
Value: | 1 |
Reboot your system for these changes to take effect.
I-81 Do you want to change the timeout value some of the informative dialog boxes use when logging in? For example, when you log in with a roaming profile and your system cant find the system where your roaming profile is stored, you see an error dialog box. This registry entry is useful for both disabling the timeout feature and speeding up the timeout value.
Hive: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER |
Key: | Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\WinLogin |
Value Name: | ProfileDlgTimeOut |
Data Type: | REG_ DWORD |
Value: | n |
The value is the time in seconds before the dialog box times out.
I-82 You dont like Explorer and you want to run Program Manager or another alternate shell in its place. Change the following value for Shell from explorer.exe to progman.exe.
Hive: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Key: | Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\ |
CurrentVersion\Winlogon | |
Value Name: | Shell |
Data Type: | REG_SZ |
Value: | explorer.exe |
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