WinXP registry hacks

the_technocrat

Hey all, a while back I compiled all of the registry performance hacks I could find into a .reg file. Can anyone add to the list? Please provide a description of what your tweaks do, I'm sure none of us will want to randomly run something...

my original post from a long time ago

the code listed in the post:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

;************************************************
;* NOTE: THERE ARE A FEW MACHINE-SPECIFIC *
;* ENTRIES LISTED HERE THAT NEED YOUR ATTENTION *
;************************************************

;*****
;the following was submitted by Dan
;the-technocrat.blogspot.com  (note: now geeklimit.com)
;*****

;note: some of the settings below are commented out for your own good!

;Specify the background image
;[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Polici es\System]
;”WallpaperStyle”=”2″
;”Wallpaper”=”C:\background.JPG”

;Tell Windows XP how much L2 on-die cache memory there is (in KB)
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management]
“SecondLevelDataCache”=”128″

;Set default Internet Explorer download directory
[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer]
“Download Directory”=”H:\”

;Change title bar in Internet Explorer
[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
“Window Title”=”The Technocrat - the-technocrat.blogspot.com“

;Set IE Homepage
[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
“StartPage”=”http://the-technocrat.blogspot.com/”

;Set power scheme to ‘Always On’
[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\PowerCfg]
“CurrentPowerPolicy”=”3″
;0 = Home/Office Desk
;1 = Portable/Laptop
;2 = Presentation
;3 = Always On
;4 = Minimal Power Management
;5 = Max Battery

;Specify Windows installation directory
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup]
“SourcePath”=”C:\I386″

;Turn off Windows XP fade effect
[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop]
“UserPreferenceMask”=hex:9e,28,07,80

;Disable cache of thumbnail images
[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Explorer\Advanced]
“DisableThumbnailCache”=dword:00000000

;Remove shortcut arrows from shortcut icons
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile]
“IsShortcut”=-

;Disable Window Animations
[ HKEY_USERS\.Default\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics]
“MinAnimate”=”0″

;Disable Internet Explorer error reporting
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
“IEWatsonEnabled”=dword:00000000
“IEWatsonDisabled”=dword:00000001

;Disable re-creation of Links folder on favorites menu
[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar]
“LinksFolderName”=”"

;Allow QoS scheduling full control over bandwidth, instead of limiting to 20%
;(A program which has bandwidth priority will be allowed access to full bandwidth speed, not 20% of total available bandwidth, as is the default. Note that the NIC may be another story)
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Psched[
“NonBestEffortLimit”=dword:00000000

;Turn on ClearType
;(pretty for LCD’s)
[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop]
“FontSmoothing”=”2″
“FontSmoothingType”=dword:00000002

;Turn on Active Window Tracking
[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Mouse]
“ActiveWindowTracking”=dword:00000001

;Automatically close non-responsive applications when shutting down
[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop]
“AutoEndTasks”=”1″

;Power down the machine after shutdown
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
“PowerdownAfterShutdown”=dword:00000001


; ##################################
;Turn off un-needed services (many settings follow!)
; ##################################

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Alerter]
“Start”=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ALG]
“Start”=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\AppMgmt]
“Start”=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\AudioSrv]
“Start”=dword:00000002

; Need this one for Windows Update - commented out
;[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\BITS]
;”Start”=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Browser]
“Start”=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\cisvc]
“Start”=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ClipSrv]
“Start”=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\COMSysApp]
“Start”=dword:00000003

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\CryptSvc]
“Start”=dword:00000002

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\dmadmin]
“Start”=dword:00000003

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\dmserver]
“Start”=dword:00000003

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ERSvc]
“Start”=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Eventlog]
“Start”=dword:00000002

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventSystem]
“Start”=dword:00000003

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\FastUserSwitchin gCompatibility]
“Start”=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Fax]
“Start”=dword:00000002

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\helpsvc]
“Start”=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\HidServ]
“Start”=dword:00000002

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\IISADMIN]
“Start”=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ImapiService]
“Start”=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Iprip]
“Start”=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanserver]
“Start”=dword:00000002

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanworkstatio n]
“Start”=dword:00000002

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LmHosts]
“Start”=dword:00000002

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LPDSVC]
“Start”=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Messenger]
“Start”=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\mnmsrvc]
“Start”=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSDTC]
“Start”=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSFtpsvc]
“Start”=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSIServer]
“Start”=dword:00000003

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSMQ]
“Start”=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSMQTriggers]
“Start”=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NetDDE]
“Start”=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NetDDEdsdm]
“Start”=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netlogon]
“Start”=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netman]
“Start”=dword:00000003

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Nla]
“Start”=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NtLmSsp]
“Start”=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NtmsSvc]
“Start”=dword:00000003

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\PlugPlay]
“Start”=dword:00000002

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\PolicyAgent]
“Start”=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ProtectedStorage  ]
“Start”=dword:00000002

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RasAuto]
“Start”=dword:00000003

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RasMan]
“Start”=dword:00000003

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RDSessMgr]
“Start”=dword:00000003

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RemoteRegistry]
“Start”=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RpcLocator]
“Start”=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RpcSs]
“Start”=dword:00000002

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RSVP]
“Start”=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SamSs]
“Start”=dword:00000002

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SCardDrv]
“Start”=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SCardSvr]
“Start”=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Schedule]
“Start”=dword:00000002

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\seclogon]
“Start”=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SENS]
“Start”=dword:00000002

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess]
“Start”=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ShellHWDetection  ]
“Start”=dword:00000002

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SimpTcp]
“Start”=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SMTPSVC]
“Start”=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SNMP]
“Start”=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SNMPTRAP]
“Start”=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Spooler]
“Start”=dword:00000002

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\srservice]
“Start”=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SSDPSRV]
“Start”=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\stisvc]
“Start”=dword:00000003

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SwPrv]
“Start”=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SysmonLog]
“Start”=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\TapiSrv]
“Start”=dword:00000003

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\TermService]
“Start”=dword:00000003

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Themes]
“Start”=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\TlntSvr]
“Start”=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\TrkWks]
“Start”=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\uploadmgr]
“Start”=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\upnphost]
“Start”=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\UPS]
“Start”=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\VSS]
“Start”=dword:00000003

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time]
“Start”=dword:00000002

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W3SVC]
“Start”=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WebClient]
“Start”=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\winmgmt]
“Start”=dword:00000002

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WmdmPmSp]
“Start”=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Wmi]
“Start”=dword:00000003

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WmiApSrv]
“Start”=dword:00000004

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wuauserv]
“Start”=dword:00000002

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WZCSVC]
“Start”=dword:00000002

;Disable Network Scheduled Tasks
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explore r\RemoteComputer\NameSpace\{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}]

;Disable SP2 Security Center
;[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center]
;”AntiVirusDisableNotify”=dword:00000001
;”AntiVirusOverride”=dword:00000001
 ;”FirewallDisableNotify”=dword:00000001
;”FirewallOverride”=dword:00000001
 ;”FirstRunDisabled”=dword:00000001
;”UpdatesDisableNotify”=dword:00000001
 ;[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wscsvc]
;”Start”=dword:00000004

;Gets rid of anoying popup for running files you download from internet
;[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Download]
;”CheckExeSignatures”=”no”
;”RunInvalidSignatures”=dword:00000001
 ;[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Poli cies\Attachments]
;”SaveZoneInformation”=dword:00000001
;[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Polici es\Associations]
;”LowRiskFileTypes”=”.zip;.rar;.nfo;.txt;.exe;.bat;.com;.cmd;.reg;.msi  ;.htm;.html;.gif;.bmp;.jpg;.avi;.mpg;.mpeg;.mov;.mp3;.m3u;.wav;”

;Don’t search Windows Update for drivers (when new HW detected)
;[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DriverSearchi ng]
;”DontSearchWindowsUpdate”=dword:00000001
;”DontPromptForWindowsUpdate”=dword:00000001

;Disable Hiding Inactive Icons
[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explore r]
“EnableAutoTray”=dword:00000000

;Add register / unregister to the context menu for .dll files
;[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.dll]
;”Content Type”=”application/x-msdownload”
;@=”dllfile”
;[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\dllfile]
 ;@=”Application Extension”
;[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\dllfile\Shell\Register\command]
;@=”regsvr32.exe  \”%1\”"
;[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\dllfile\Shell\UnRegister\command]
;@=”regsvr32.exe  /u \”%1\”"

;Add register / unregister to the context menu for .ocx files
;[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ocx]
;@=”ocxfile”
;[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ocxfile]
 ;@=”OCX”
;[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ocxfile\Shell\Register\command]
;@=”regsvr32.exe  \”%1\”"
;[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ocxfile\Shell\UnRegister\command]
;@=”regsvr32.exe  /u \”%1\”"

;Disable Taskbar Button Grouping
[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explore r\Advanced]
“TaskbarGlomming”=dword:00000000
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer  \Advanced]
“TaskbarGlomming”=dword:00000000

;Show Hidden Devices In Device Manager
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment]
“DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES”=”1″

;Set Classic Start Menu
;HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explore r]
;”ShellState”=hex:24,00,00,00,33,28,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,0 0,00,00,; 01,00,00,00,0d,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00

;Speed up shutdown
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control]
“WaitToKillServiceTimeout”=”3000″

;Disable the Desktop Cleanup Wizard
[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explore r\Desktop\CleanupWiz]
“NoRun”=dword:00000001

;Disables Windows Tour bubble popup
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\ Tour]
“RunCount”=dword:00000000

;Disable Built in Windows CD Burning
;[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policie s\Explorer]
;”NoCDBurning”=dword:00000001

;Disable Imapi CD-Burning Service
;[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ImapiService]
 ;”Start”=dword:00000004

;This will add “services” to the right-click menu of “My Computer”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\ services]
@=hex(2):53,00,65,00,72,00,76,00,69,00,63,00,65,00,73,00,00,00
“SuppressionPolicy”=dword:4000003c
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\ services\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,77,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,69,00,72,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,7 9,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,6d,00,6d,00,63,00,2e,00  ,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,2f,00,73,00,20,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74  ,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00  ,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,00,65,00,72,00,76,00,69,00,63  ,00,65,00,73,00,2e,00,6d,00,73,00,63,00,20,00,2f,00,73,00,00,00

;Prevents Internet Explorer windows from being reused
[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
“AllowWindowReuse”=dword:00000000

;Disables Preview of Movie file formats (allowing you to move/rename/delete without errors)
;[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.avi\ShellEx]
;[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mpg\ShellEx]
 ;[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mpe\ShellEx]
;[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mpeg\ShellEx]

;Disable Automatic Restart in the event of a BSOD
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CrashControl]
“AutoReboot”=dword:00000000

;Disables Error Reporting, but notifies when errors occur
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting]
“DoReport”=dword:00000000

;Disable Messenger Service (to stop spam. Does not affect MSN or Windows Messenger)
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Messenger]
“Start”=dword:00000004

;Disable Remote Registry Service
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RemoteRegistry]
“Start”=dword:00000004

;Disable Windows Time Service
;[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time]
 ;”Start”=dword:00000004

;Disable Balloon Tips
[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explore r\Advanced]
“EnableBalloonTips”=dword:00000000

;Remove Shared Documents from My Computer
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explore r\MyComputer\NameSpace\DelegateFolders\{59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe 6b30ee}]

;Max your Internet Explorer’s simultaneous downloads to 10 (default was 2)
[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Interne t Settings]
“MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server”=dword:0000000a
“MaxConnectionsPerServer”=dword:0000000a

;Change MenuShowDelay (Start Menu load speed)
[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop]
“MenuShowDelay”=”4″

;Removes Language Bar
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{540D8A8B-1C3F-4E32-8132-530F6A502090}]
@=”Language bar”
“MenuTextPUI”=”@%SystemRoot%\\System32\\msutb.dll,-325″

;Allow renaming of Recycle Bin
;[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\Shell Folder]
;”Attributes”=hex:50,01,00,20
;”CallForAttributes”=dword:00000000

;Renames The Recycle Bin
;HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explore r\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}]
;@=”Trash Can”

;NoLowDiskSpaceChecks won’t check if you are low on diskspace and pop up a balloon telling you.
;NoRecentDocsmenu removes the recent documents from the start menu.
;[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Polici es\Explorer]
;”NoLowDiskSpaceChecks”=dword:00000001
;”NoRecentDocsMenu”=dword:00000001

;Hide My Computer, IE, My Documents, Network Places Desktop Icons
;[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Desktop\General]
;”WallpaperFileTime”=hex:ee,e0,3d,a6,87,a9,c4,01
 ;”WallpaperLocalFileTime”=hex:ee,48,02,08,90,a9,c4,01

;[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explor er\HideDesktopIcons]

;[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explor er\HideDesktopIcons\ClassicStartMenu]
;”{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}”=dword:00000001
 ;”{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}”=dword:00000001
;”{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}”=dword:00000001
 ;”{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}”=dword:00000001

;[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explor er\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel]
;”{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}”=dword:00000001
 ;”{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}”=dword:00000001
;”{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}”=dword:00000001
 ;”{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}”=dword:00000001

;Folder Options Stuff, show hidden files, show file extensions etc.
[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explore r]
“IconUnderline”=hex(0):03,00,00,00
“NoFileFolderConnection”=dword:00000000

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explore r\Advanced]
“Hidden”=dword:00000001
“HideFileExt”=dword:00000000
“NoNetCrawling”=dword:00000000
“FolderContentsInfoTip”=dword:00000001
“FriendlyTree”=dword:00000001
“WebViewBarricade”=dword:00000000
“DisableThumbnailCache”=dword:00000000
“ShowSuperHidden”=dword:00000001
“ClassicViewState”=dword:00000000
“PersistBrowsers”=dword:00000000

;disable unread mail message at welcome screen
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UnreadMa il]
“MessageExpiryDays”=dword:00000000

;Recycle Bin Uses 3% of Available Space Rather than 10%
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer  \BitBucket]
“Percent”=dword:00000003

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer  ]
“IconUnderline”=hex(0):03,00,00,00

;Disable Error Reporting
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting]
“AllOrNone”=dword:00000001
“DoReport”=dword:00000000
“IncludeKernelFaults”=dword:00000000
“IncludeMicrosoftApps”=dword:00000000
“IncludeWindowsApps”=dword:00000000
“ShowUI”=dword:00000000

;Increase Network Throughput
;[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanworkstati on\parameters]
;”MaxCmds”=dword:00000064
;”MaxThreads”=dword:00000064
;”MaxCollectionCount”=dword:00000064

;Faster Web Page Loading
;[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\ServicePr ovider]
;”DnsPriority”=dword:00000001
;”HostsPriority”=dword:00000001
;”LocalPriority”=dword:00000001
 ;”NetbtPriority”=dword:00000001

;Broadband Network Optimizations for Windows 2000/XP/2003
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters  ]
“DefaultTTL”=dword:00000040
“EnablePMTUDiscovery”=dword:00000001
“EnablePMTUBHDetect”=dword:00000000
“TcpMaxDupAcks”=dword:00000002
“TcpMaxDataRetransmissions”=dword:00000006
“SackOpts”=dword:00000001
“MTU”=dword:000005dc
“Tcp1323Opts”=dword:00000001
“TcpTimedWaitDelay:=dword:0000001e

;Enable Classic Search
[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explore r\CabinetState]
“FullPath”=dword:00000001
“FullPathAddress”=dword:00000001
“Use Search Asst”=”no”
“Settings”=hex:0c,00,02,00,1b,01,e7,77,60,00,00,00

;Typing Long File Names In DOS
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Command Processor]
“CompletionChar”=dword:00000009

;Adds Device Manager to right click of MY Computer
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08 002B30309D}\shell\DevMgr]
@=”Device Manager”
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08 002B30309D}\shell\DevMgr\command]
@=”mmc.exe %%SYSTEMDRIVE%%\\WINDOWS\\SYSTEM32\\devmgmt.msc”

;Adds Registry Editor right click of My Computer
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\ regedit]
@=”Registry Editor”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\ regedit\command]
@=”Regedit.exe”

;Adds Reboot to right click of My Computer
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\ Reboot\command]
@=”shutdown -r -f -t 5″

;Adds Shutdown to right click of My Computer
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\ Shutdown\command]
@=”shutdown -s -f -t 5″

;allows boot files to be placed optimally on the hard-drive for faster boots.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg\BootOptimizeFunction]
“Enable”=”Y”

;Enable XP to pre-load startup programs on boot
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\PrefetchParameters]
“EnablePrefetcher”=dword:00000005

;Allow software to run or install even if the signature is invalid
;[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Download]
;”RunInvalidSignatures”=dword:00000000
;does not check for signatures on downloaded programs
;”CheckExeSignatures”=”no”

;Speed up opening of My Computer and Explorer
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\stisvc]
“Start”=dword:00000004
[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policie s\Explorer]
“NoSaveSettings”=dword:00000000
[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explore r\Advanced]
“NoNetCrawling”=dword:00000001
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies  \Explorer]
“NoRemoteRecursiveEvents”=dword:00000001

;Speeds up copying/moving of zip files (disable windows built in zip functionality)
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.zip\CompressedFolder]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{E88DCCE0-B7B3-11d1-A9F0-00AA0060FA31}]
 [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CompressedFolder]

;Faster reboot time
“EnableQuickReboot”=”1″

;Enable Quick Launch
;[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explor er\Streams\Desktop]
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;Disable file system indexing
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem\CDFS]
“CacheSize”=hex:ac,09,00,00
“Prefetch”=dword:00004000
“PrefetchTail”=dword:00004000

;Disable File System ‘Last Accessed’ logging
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem]
“NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate”=dword:00000001

;Disable DOS 8.3 filename translation
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem]
“NtfsDisable8dot3NameCreation”=dword:00000001

;Disable use of hard drive for RAM paging
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management]
“DisablePagingExecutive”=dword:00000001

;Load XP kernel into RAM on boot
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management]
“LargeSystemCache”=dword:00000001

;Unload DLL’s when you are done with them
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer  ]
“AlwaysUnloadDLL”=”1″

;Don’t cache failed DNS lookups
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Dnscache\Paramet ers]
“MaxNegativeCacheTtl”=”0″
“NegativeCacheTime”=”0″
“NetFailureCacheTime”=”0″
“NegativeSOACacheTime”=”0″

;Disable Windows Media Player Updates
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\PlayerUpgrade]
“AskMeAgain”=”No”

QCH

I got a ton... I'll look at your when I get back...

lemonlime

Great list of tweaks!

There are quite a few there I was not aware of. Need something like this for Vista now

deyamag

welldone, thanks.