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I-55 | Hive: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER |
Key: | Software\Microsoft\Command Processor\Completion | |
Value Name: | Char | |
Data Type: | REG_DWORD | |
Value: | 9 |
Setting this value to 9 lets you specify a partial pathname at any command prompt and have it be completed when you press the TAB key. For example, typing c wind <TAB> expands to c:\windows.
I-56 Does your desktop seem sloooow? Want to speed it up? Try changing this registry entry. Add the following value under the explorer key.
Hive: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER |
Key: | Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer |
Value Name: | Max Cached Icons |
Data Type: | REG_DWORD |
Value: | number of icons to cache |
This value controls how many icons Windows NT stores in memory and in its cache file %systemroot%\ShellIconCache. You will need to experiment to find the right value for your system. Reboot the machine for these values to take effect.
I-57 Problem: Have you ever wanted to remove the Network Neighborhood Icon from your desktop? Try as you might it cant be done, right? Thats what I thought, too, but here is a registry entry that gets rid of it. Add the following value under the Explorer key:
Hive: | HKEY _Current _User |
Key: | Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ Explorer |
Value Name: | NoNetHood |
Data Type: | REG_DWORD |
Value: | 0x1 |
Reboot the machine or log off and back on, and presto! No Network Neighborhood.
I-58 Do you have drive mappings that you want to reconnect automatically each time you log on? Even though you check the Reconnect at logon box, they still disappear. Add this value under the NetworkProvider key.
Hive: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Key: | System\CurrentControlSet\Control\NetworkProvider |
Value Name: | RestoreConnection |
Data Type: | REG_DWORD |
Value: | 0 |
Setting this value to 1 disables reconnecting when you log on.
I-59 If you dont want your users to have access to the network connect and disconnect functions, add the following key and value to the registry:
Hive: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER |
Key: | Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ |
Policies\Explorer | |
Value Name: | NoNetConnectDisconnect |
Data Type: | REG_DWORD |
Value: | 1 |
I-60 Do you want to modify the text that appears in the caption bar beside the title of the Begin Logon, Logon Information, Workstation Locked, and Unlock Workstation dialog boxes? This registry entry lets you display any string of up to 256 characters.
Hive: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Key: | Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\ |
CurrentVersion\Winlogon | |
Value Name: | Welcome |
Data Type: | REG_SZ |
Value: | any string |
Restart Windows NT for these changes to take effect.
I-61 Are your users having problems seeing the icons on their desktop? Do you need more control than simply choosing between big or small icons? Try these registry settings for total control over your icon sizes.
Hive: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER |
Key: | Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics |
Value Name: | Shell Icon Size |
Data Type: | REG_SZ |
Value: | 32 pixels (increase for larger icons; for example, 48 or even 64) |
I-62 Do you want to disable the menu that appears when you right-click over Start or any application button on the taskbar? Change this entry.
Hive: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER |
Key: | Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ |
Policies\Explorer | |
Value Name: | NoTrayContextMenu |
Data Type: | REG_DWORD |
Value: | 0 (default) |
Setting this value to 1 disables right-clicking over the task bar. To re-enable this function, set this value to 0 and restart your system. You may need to create part of this key and add this subvalue to the registry.
I-63 You can also disable the menu that appears when you right-click over your desktop or one of the file windows in the Explorer by adding this registry key and value:
Hive: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER |
Key: | Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ |
Policies\Explorer | |
Value Name: | NoViewContextMenu |
Data Type: | REG_DWORD |
Value: | 1 |
Restart the machine for these changes to take effect.
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