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Registary Tweeks

To action the below tips, open Windows XP Registary Editor by clicking on :
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Type "regedit" into the OPEN box
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WARNING - Day-Zyne STRONGLY recomend that you back up our registary before doing any of the below tips. See our "Support/Manuals" page on "How To - Backup The Registry"

 

Thumbnail Resizer [TOP]
LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
Create a DWORD Value called "ThumbnailSize" and give it a value between 32 and 96
Faster Start Menu [TOP]
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
Locate the value "MenuShowDelay" and set it to 0 (time in milliseconds)
Toolbar Background Images [TOP]
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar
Edit or create the String value "BackBitmapShell" and set its value to the chosen .bmp path.
AVI Movie Playback [TOP]
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{87D62D94-71B3-4b9a-9489-5FE6850DC73E}
Rename the Key so it begins with a "-"...e.g. -{87D62D...This will stop XP reading the file before playback and simply play.
New Menu Options [TOP]
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuhandlers

Right Click "ContextMenuhandlers" > select NEW > KEY and lable it "Copy To". Do the same again, only labeling the key "Move To". Now, Right click on the (Default) string within the "Copy To" folder, and select MODIFY and change the data value to be : {C2FBB630-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}. And now for the "Move To" String, as you did the "Copy To" String, change the data value to : {C2FBB631-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}.

Now when you right click on a file in Windows Explorer, you will have the new options of "Move To Folder..." and "Copy To Folder..."
Defrag Right Click [TOP]
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\Shell

Right click on "Shell" select NEW > KEY. label it "Defrag". Now Right click on "Defrag" select NEW > KEY. label it "Command", Now, Right click on the (Default) string within the "Command" folder, and select MODIFY and change the data value to be : DEFRAG.EXE %1

Now when you open "My Computer" and right click on a drive, you will have the option to Degragment the drive using a command prompt type defragmenter

Restore Intervals [TOP]
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\System Restore

To change the time intervals of the auto system restore that happens every 24 hours, go to the above entry in the registary and in the right pane, Right Click > NEW > DWORD Value. Name the new DWORD String RPGlobalInterval

The default Value is 86,400 seconds (24 Hours). Right click on the new RPGlobalInterval string within the "System Restore" folder, and select MODIFY and change the Value Data to be the time in seconds you desire
Stop DLL Caching [TOP]
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer

Used DLL files remain cached in your system's memory even after the application that was using them has been closed. To Stop this, go to the above entry in the registary and in the right pane, Right Click > NEW > DWORD Value. Name the new DWORD String AlwaysUnloadDLL

Now, Right click on the AlwaysUnloadDLL string within the "Explorer" folder, and select MODIFY and change the Value Data to be : 1
Faster NTFS Drive Access [TOP]
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem

When Windows XP accesses a directory, the "LastAccess" stamp is updated - to stop this do the following

Go to the above entry in the registary and in the right pane, Right Click > NEW > DWORD Value. Name the new DWORD String NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate

Now, Right click on the NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate string within the "FileSystem" folder, and select MODIFY and change the Value Data to be : 1
Device Manager Details [TOP]
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment

This displays details in devise manager of your installed hardware.

Go to the above entry in the registary and in the right pane, Right Click > NEW > String Value. Name the new String DEVMGR_SHOW_DETAILS

Now, Right click on the DEVMGR_SHOW_DETAILS string within the "Environment" folder, and select MODIFY and change the Value Data to be : 1