Ultimate Windows Tweaks
Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 11:27 am
Note: As always it is a must to backup the registry…..but this only helps if you know how to restore it from command prompt…..so I recommend creating a full backup (image)…..Some great programs are listed below;
1. Norton Ghost (version 9 I think….there is an issue I think with 10….sniper can probably verify this)
2. Paragon exact image
3. Acronis True Image
4. I think Gibson research’s spin doctor also does imaging.
Customize Logon Box Message
1. In the left hand pane navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\ CurrentVersion\Winlogon
2. Right click on the white region of Regedit's right hand pane, click New, and then click STRING Value
3. Enter LogonPrompt for the name of the new STRING Value and press Enter. The new value should now appear in Regedit's right-hand column.
4. Right click the new value and choose Modify.
5. Set the Value Data field to the text you want to see in the message, then click OK.
QoS Bandwidth Reserve Setting
By default, Windows XP reserves 20% of the connection bandwidth for QoS traffic. This tweak allows the setting to be altered to a different percentage of connection b
1. In the left hand pane navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Psched
2. Right click on the white region of Regedit's right hand pane, click New, and then click DWORD Value
3. Enter NonBestEffortLimit for the name of the new DWORD Value and press Enter. The new value should now appear in Regedit's right-hand column.
4. Right click the new value and choose Modify.
5. Set the Value Data field to whatever percentage you would like it to be set. The default value is 20, then click OK.
Change IE Start page And Window Title
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
"Start Page"="http://m4i/"
"Window Title"=" Macro 4"
Clear Page File (virtual memory) at shutdown
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management]
"ClearPageFileAtShutdown"=dword:00000001
Show windows version on the desktop
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]
"PaintDesktopVersion"=dword:00000001
Add “copy toâ€
1. Norton Ghost (version 9 I think….there is an issue I think with 10….sniper can probably verify this)
2. Paragon exact image
3. Acronis True Image
4. I think Gibson research’s spin doctor also does imaging.
Customize Logon Box Message
1. In the left hand pane navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\ CurrentVersion\Winlogon
2. Right click on the white region of Regedit's right hand pane, click New, and then click STRING Value
3. Enter LogonPrompt for the name of the new STRING Value and press Enter. The new value should now appear in Regedit's right-hand column.
4. Right click the new value and choose Modify.
5. Set the Value Data field to the text you want to see in the message, then click OK.
QoS Bandwidth Reserve Setting
By default, Windows XP reserves 20% of the connection bandwidth for QoS traffic. This tweak allows the setting to be altered to a different percentage of connection b
1. In the left hand pane navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Psched
2. Right click on the white region of Regedit's right hand pane, click New, and then click DWORD Value
3. Enter NonBestEffortLimit for the name of the new DWORD Value and press Enter. The new value should now appear in Regedit's right-hand column.
4. Right click the new value and choose Modify.
5. Set the Value Data field to whatever percentage you would like it to be set. The default value is 20, then click OK.
Change IE Start page And Window Title
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
"Start Page"="http://m4i/"
"Window Title"=" Macro 4"
Clear Page File (virtual memory) at shutdown
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management]
"ClearPageFileAtShutdown"=dword:00000001
Show windows version on the desktop
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]
"PaintDesktopVersion"=dword:00000001
Add “copy toâ€