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Latest registry hacks for vista

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ashish_patel
ashish_patel Original post #1
Jan 8, 2008 at 7:01 PM
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

;Enable addition Avalon effects

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer]
"MILDesktop"=dword:00000001
"MILExplorer"=dword:00000001

; Remove Word " Shortcut " on shortcuts .this entry gets rid of shortcut arrows and still lets links work.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Shell Icons]
"29"="%systemroot%\\System32\\shell32.dll,52"

; Disable Tool Tips
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"ShowInfoTip"=dword:00000000

; Edit Registration Info
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion]
"RegisteredOrganization"your Organization Here""
"RegisteredOwner"="Your Name Here"

; Remove Details Pan (the big fat blue bar at the bottom of every Explorer window )
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Modules\GlobalSettings\Sizer]
"PreviewPaneSizer"=hex:51,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00

; Restore Details Pan ( if you have removed it )

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Modules\GlobalSettings\Sizer]
"PreviewPaneSizer"=hex:51,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00

; Remove navigation pan
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Modules\GlobalSettings\Sizer]
"PageSpaceControlSizer"=hex:d0,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00

; Restore navigation pan
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Modules\GlobalSettings\Sizer]
"PageSpaceControlSizer"=hex:d0,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00

; Make menu bars and window frames opaque (solid) instead of translucent
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM]
"ColorizationOpaqueBlend"=dword:00000001

; Change windows AERO theme color, set your own custom color by changing values of strings
; shown below
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM]
"Composition"=dword:00000001
"ColorizationColor"=dword:45409efe
"ColorizationOpaqueBlend"=dword:00000000
"CompositionPolicy"=dword:00000000

; Disable IPv6 in Vista (makes ipconfig more readable)
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip6\Parameters]
"DisabledComponents"=dword:000000ff

; turn off start menu baloon tips
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoDriveTypeAutoRun"=dword:00000091
"NoSMBalloonTip"=dword:00000001

; Enable slow-motion window effects (min/max/3dflip) by holding down Shift key. ( this is damn nice effect if you have supported gfx card. )
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM]
"AnimationsShiftKey"=dword:00000001

; Add "Control Panel" to "Computer"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}\Shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}\Shell\Open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}\Shell\Open\Command]
@="Explorer.exe ::{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}]
@="Control Panel"

; Remove "Control Panel" From "Computer"

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}\Shell]

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}\Shell\Open]

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}\Shell\Open\Command]


[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace]

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}]
ravi_9793
ravi_9793 #2
Jan 8, 2008 at 7:32 PM
and source is this:
*www.pctools.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5843
V
vaibhavtek #3
Jan 8, 2008 at 10:06 PM
what did ur tut do..?? *gigasmilies.googlepages.com/41a.gif
anand1
anand1 #7
Jan 9, 2008 at 1:17 AM
Thanks ravi for providing the proper source.
T
The Conqueror #9
Jan 14, 2008 at 11:15 AM
Kitne bar copy-paste karoge ??????????
piyush gupta
piyush gupta #10
Jan 14, 2008 at 11:31 AM
Another copy paste thread....
iMav
iMav #11
Jan 14, 2008 at 11:54 AM
i am amused that no moderator has banned this fool :shock:
Pathik
Pathik #12
Jan 14, 2008 at 11:59 AM
Yea. and why does he use the :x smiley in each topic?
iMav
iMav #13
Jan 14, 2008 at 12:01 PM
arre oh andrew symonds (didnt wanna call hima a monkey :D) stop copy-pasting stuff not to mentions all of this so friggin old and posted many times in different posts on this forum
enticer86
enticer86 #14
Jan 14, 2008 at 12:02 PM
:rolleyes: Ye beard wale uncle ki beard kheench kheench k iski maarni padegi
Bloody spammer!

iMav said:
i am amused that no moderator has banned this fool :shock:
Click to expand...
Seriously... how can the mods be so arrogant now. :-?


Pathik said:
Yea. and why does he use the :x smiley in each topic?
Click to expand...

Welll- that's coz we are not appreciating his efforts with a ban na.. isliye... ro raha hai bechara.. getting frustrated. :rolleyes:
Pathik
Pathik #15
Jan 14, 2008 at 12:05 PM
Arey yaar tum log report to karo.
Reported.
enticer86
enticer86 #16
Jan 14, 2008 at 12:09 PM
Main bhi
Beard wale uncle ki report kar raha hun...

Helllo police? ye uncle ko le jao.

This is what i wrote while reporting:

Spam karta rehta hai ... Copy pasting stuff from everywhere and taking credit- though he is sincere enuf- bechara shave bhi nahi karta. lol
enticer86
enticer86 #18
Jan 14, 2008 at 9:32 PM
Thanx man for posting here... i had lost this thread somehow and really wanted to chek comments here.