affidavit

by disabling the service... on home.. i have been able to block windows update. i have not seen windows run the service anyways or turn it back on without my knowledge. So by disabling the service I can stop updates. only way to check for updates is to enable the service again. even manually

Affidavit, you posted this same piece of info on three threads, but all of them lack a description of the "a program" you used.Can you share this piece of info? jaclaz ProduKey is the program I used but any will do. Aparrently though, you can skip the product key entry and it will activate regardless. As long as you did the upgrade... I upgraded.. Grabbed key.. Clean installed using key and it worked for me.

I just wish dx11 was going to windows 7 as well.. It really makes no sense why its not, other than forcing ppl to update

yea I agree with you, Im not a hardcore gamer and don't play the latest games on my laptop anyways.. so loosing dx12 isn't a loss to me... I think Im going to go back to windows 7. I simply miss it and its ease of working to my needs.. I will admit... I am like Hitler on my PC though.. haha. I wan't full control of everything. I don't think the "Cloud" has a place in the PC realm, where storage is not an issue. I also think touch screen is a gimmick in the pc realm... sure its cool, neat stuff, but to kind of tailor an OS around it is retarded. I just don't like the whole mobile direction MS is taking. To be honest though, Windows 10 will probably continue to be loved and praised as the best yet. The masses of smartphone users will love this kinda thing. Generally speaking, you see the arrival of pushed updates when the OS creeps more into your personal info... you see this on phones. Its justified by having to be more secure because the os literally has more control of your personal info and what you do. My guess is that Microsoft has these pushed updates to in turn protect the user from outside invasion of their own snooping. Windows 10 feels... "smooth" and I like that about it.. i just hate every thing else... mark my words, in the future all software purchases will go threw the microsoft store, much like the play store. That is why they are so hard pressed on this metro-app thing.. I think its what they want for the entirety of the Operating System.

I'm really hating this new release more and more every day... To sum it up, I feel like i am on an unrooted android phone.. When I'm on my laptop.. I'm waiting for someone to build a custom windows 10 that has all the BS removed. No store.. Metro apps.. No settings.. Full control panel.. Nothing connected with Microsoft servers running.. I need a bare bones.. Stripped down, un -Microsoft build of windows 10... I'm a legitimate license owner but dont even want Microsoft to have that info.. I don't even want Microsoft to know I'm running windows 10 lol... All this spawned from windows activation. We are genuine now huh lol... I miss the days when u inserted CD.. Put in key that was printed on the sleve... Done. Those days are long gone. Now Microsoft knows everything.. While you got your hand on the mouse, they got a microscope right up your tailpipe.

-old windows update.. No pushed updates -stop having settings all over the **** place... Remove "settings" and everything in control panel. Having both is a pain. -windows wasn't meant for cellphones.. Stop making the os like its running on one. Windows phones and PCs should be seperate operating systems. Besides i predict 3 years from now there won't be a windows phone. Windows update is my main gripe atm

Actually after upgrade you can use a program to grab the product key and use it on a fresh install from disc. It asks for key and key works.. Activates fine.. But u have to upgrade to get your product key

To clean install first you must upgrade. Then use a program to grab your product key from windows 10. Now you can goto the windows site and download the .iso for the same version of windows. Burn to disc or what not and install. It will ask for a product key. The one that is grabbed will work and its your product key. This is how I clean installed 10 on my laptop.

@MAgicAndre... sorry you feel that way if you dont like it dont use it I been really busy guys and i havnt had a chance i promise i will update the tweaks here soon and even add a few.. and most of the tweaks are not useless.. and I personally like disabling uac.. its not irreversible.. u can change it later it just changes the setting... forceing areo from my experience.. does work... most of the tweaks make it easier to get around 7... prolly not all labeled yes.. but i will get to that.. mainly the right click tweaks.. but yes.. ill add more to it soon working tons of hours and havnt had time.. but will get back to it promise I do promise you tho that there is nothing in those tweaks that will adversely affect your pc... performance or stability.. and I would almost guarantee that you will like the end result..

I would like to recommend Mediafire.com it is a really good storage site.. that is free and does not require a login to download and has no limits ect ect....

not a solution.... but... my suggestion.. ditch ie8 its garbage and use firefox i could never suf the web in something that looks like its menu's was birthed out of the aperance of office 2007.... lol... horrid horrid menu... so so ugly.... firefox pretty.. neat.. or try google chrome.. its got a slick interface.. but yea my personal taste atm... ie is just to ugly to even be on my system

what edition of windows 7 are you running? and is it 32 or 64 bit? is it a store bought retail or a download? if you downloaded it it could be a corrupt installation.

well said... its just to early for x64 browsers.. maybe sometime in the near future.. but for rite now... x86 browsers is the only logical solution for the moment

glad you guys like the tweaks... im not sure they are labeled .. i need to browse threw it and see the exact tweaks but some of my fav.'s are the my computer right click options (services, regedit, device manager, ect...) saves time and is very usefull if i get the time ill edit the registry tweaks to add more about what each tweak does..

yea was not aware of that.. apologies that just happens to be my avatar on all the forum sites i participate in... didn't put much thought into it when i picked it here when updating email address and ect... in any case... now corrected

Every windows version needs a little tweaking. Here is a compiled 100% safe registry tweaks for windows 7 x86 or x64 everything is pretty much labeled as to what it does... just copy it all and paste in notepad and save as a ***.reg file open that file and add it to the registry... or if you wish you can browse threw and pick and choose but i must say it is a good compilation of tweaks Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Sidebar\Settings] "AllowElevatedProcess"=dword:00000001 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Window Switcher] @="{3080F90E-D7AD-11D9-BD98-0000947B0257}" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Copy To] @="{C2FBB630-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Move To] @="{C2FBB631-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop] "AutoEndTasks"="1" "HungAppTimeout"="1000" "MenuShowDelay"="8" "WaitToKillAppTimeout"="2000" "LowLevelHooksTimeout"="1000" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] "NoLowDiskSpaceChecks"=dword:00000001 "LinkResolveIgnoreLinkInfo"=dword:00000001 "NoResolveSearch"=dword:00000001 "NoResolveTrack"=dword:00000001 "NoInternetOpenWith"=dword:00000001 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control] "WaitToKillServiceTimeout"="2000" [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RemoteComputer] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\runas] @="Take Ownership" "NoWorkingDirectory"="" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\runas\command] @="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" && icacls \"%1\" /grant administrators:F" "IsolatedCommand"="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" && icacls \"%1\" /grant administrators:F" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\runas] @="Take Ownership" "NoWorkingDirectory"="" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\runas\command] @="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" /r /d y && icacls \"%1\" /grant administrators:F /t" "IsolatedCommand"="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" /r /d y && icacls \"%1\" /grant administrators:F /t" ;Windows will tell you exactly what it is doing when it is shutting down or is booting [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System] "VerboseStatus"=dword:00000001 ;Enable Glass Effect (DWM) without a supported card [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DWM] "perUser"=dword:00000000 "DebugDumpTree"=dword:00000000 "DebugMessages"=dword:00000000 "DebugMouse"=dword:00000000 "DebugZOrder"=dword:00000000 "EnableMachineCheck"=dword:00000000 "ForceSoftwareD3D"=dword:00000000 "Glass"=dword:00000001 "UseAlternateButtons"=dword:00000001 "Animations"=dword:00000001 "AnimationsShiftKey"=dword:00000001 "Blur"=dword:00000001 "Composition"=dword:00000001 "UseDPIScaling"=dword:00000001 "RenderClientArea"=dword:00000001 "MagnificationPercent"=dword:00000064 ;Enable addition Avalon effects [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer] "MILDesktop"=dword:00000001 "MILExplorer"=dword:00000001 ; Disable Tool Tips [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced] "ShowInfoTip"=dword:00000000 ; maximum simultaneous downloads for IE to 20 ( default is 2 ) [HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings] "MaxConnectionsPerServer"=dword:00000014 "MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server"=dword:00000014 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings] "MaxConnectionsPerServer"=dword:00000014 "MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server"=dword:00000014 ; Enable ClearType Tuning [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop] "FontSmoothing"="2" "FontSmoothingType"=dword:00000002 "FontSmoothingGamma"=dword:000003e8 "FontSmoothingOrientation"=dword:00000001 ; add 'open with notepad' to right context [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with Notepad] @="" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with Notepad\command] @="notepad.exe %1" ;Disable User Account Control ( UAC ) [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System] "EnableLUA"=dword:00000000 ;get rid of the Windows Mail splash screen [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Mail] "NoSplash"=dword:00000001 ; Show Super Hidden Files in vista [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced] "SuperHidden"=dword:00000001 ; Disable Windows Media Player AutoUpdates [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer] "DisableAutoUpdate"=dword:00000001 ; 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. [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM] "AnimationsShiftKey"=dword:00000001 ;faster browsing with IE [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\AFD\Parameters] "BufferMultiplier"=dword:00000400 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{02A07E80-EFA2-11D4-8306-A7EBD4C50C7C}] @="CDEject Context Menu Shell Extension" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{02A07E80-EFA2-11D4-8306-A7EBD4C50C7C}\InprocServer32] @="C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\cdeject.dll" "ThreadingModel"="Apartment" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\{02a07e80-efa2-11d4-8306-a7ebd4c50c7c}] @="{02a07e80-efa2-11d4-8306-a7ebd4c50c7c}" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell] @="none" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Appearance] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Appearance\command] @="control desk.cpl,,2" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Change Screen Saver] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Change Screen Saver\command] @="control desk.cpl,,1" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Change Theme] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Change Theme\command] @="control desk.cpl,,@themes" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Change Wallpaper] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Change Wallpaper\command] @="control desk.cpl,,@desktop" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Desktop Icons Settings] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Desktop Icons Settings\command] @="control desk.cpl,,0" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Window Colorization] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Window Colorization\command] @="explorer shell:::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\\1\\::{ED834ED6-4B5A-4bfe-8F11-A626DCB6A921}\\pageColorization" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Administrative Tools] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Administrative Tools\command] @="control admintools" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Folder Options] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Folder Options\command] @="control folders" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Network Connections] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Network Connections\command] @="control ncpa.cpl" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Programs and Features] "Icon"="OptionalFeatures.exe" "Position"="Bottom" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Programs and Features\command] @="control appwiz.cpl" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\regedit] @="Registry Editor" "Icon"="regedit.exe" "Position"="Bottom" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\regedit\command] @="regedit.exe" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Task Manager] "Icon"="taskmgr.exe" "Position"="Bottom" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Task Manager\command] @="taskmgr" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\User Accounts] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\User Accounts\command] @="Control userpasswords" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\PrefetchParameters] "EnablePrefetcher"=dword:00000005 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon] "PowerdownAfterShutdown"="1" [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\”” [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\”” [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{98641F47-8C25-4936-BEE4-C2CE1298969D}] @="User Accounts 2" "InfoTip"="Starts The Windows 2000 style User Accounts dialog" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{98641F47-8C25-4936-BEE4-C2CE1298969D}\DefaultIcon] @="%SystemRoot%\\\\System32\\\\nusrmgr.cpl,1" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{98641F47-8C25-4936-BEE4-C2CE1298969D}\Shell] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{98641F47-8C25-4936-BEE4-C2CE1298969D}\Shell\Open] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{98641F47-8C25-4936-BEE4-C2CE1298969D}\Shell\Open\command] @="Control Userpasswords2" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ControlPanel\NameSpace\{98641F47-8C25-4936-BEE4-C2CE1298969D}] @="Add Userpasswords2 to Control Panel" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel] "{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}"=dword:00000000 "{59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}"=dword:00000000 "{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}"=dword:00000000 "{F02C1A0D-BE21-4350-88B0-7367FC96EF3C}"=dword:00000000 "{5399E694-6CE5-4D6C-8FCE-1D8870FDCBA0}"=dword:00000000 "{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\devmgmt] @="&Device Manger" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\devmgmt\command] @="mmc.exe devmgmt.msc" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\gpedit] @="Group Policy" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\gpedit\command] @="mmc gpedit.msc" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\regedit] @="&Registry Editor" "Icon"="regedit.exe" "Position"="Bottom" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\regedit\command] @="regedit.exe" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\services] @="&Services" "Position"="Bottom" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\services\command] @="mmc.exe services.msc" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\shell\Delete] @="Guy's Search..." "Description"="Removes Delete, replaces with Search.." [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\shell\Delete\command] @=hex(2):25,00,77,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,69,00,72,00,25,00,5c,00,65,00,78,00,70,\ 00,6c,00,6f,00,72,00,65,00,72,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,00,00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\shell\Delete\ddeexec] @="[FindFolder(\\\"%l\\\", %I)]" "NoActivateHandler"="" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\shell\Delete\ddeexec\Application] @="Folders" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\shell\Delete\ddeexec\topic] @="AppProperties" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\PrefetchParameters] "EnablePrefetcher"=dword:00000005 ; Specifies the time, following user input, during which the system keeps apps from moving into the foreground. [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop] "ForegroundLockTimeout"=dword:00000000 ; Disable automatic updates [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update] "AUOptions"=dword:00000001 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop] "FeedbackToolEnabled"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] "Sidebar"="C:\\Program Files\\Windows Sidebar\\sidebar.exe /autoRun" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced] "HideDrivesWithNoMedia"=dword:00000000 ;Make the text white in command windows [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor] "DefaultColor"=dword:0000000F ;------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ;This adds an option in the right-click menu to open any folder on your computer in a new window [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\shell\openNew] @="Open In New &Window" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\shell\openNew\Command] @="explorer %1" ;------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ;Makes a right click option for unknown files (Open with notepad) [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell] @="\"notepad.exe %1\"" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\open] @="Open &With Notepad" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\open\command] @="notepad.exe %1" ;------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ;Disable automatic restart in the event of a blue screen [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CrashControl] "AutoReboot"=dword:00000000 ;--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ;Adds MSCONFIG to right click on My Computer [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\msconfig] @="MSCONFIG" "Icon"="msconfig.exe" "Position"="Bottom" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\msconfig\command] @="msconfig.exe" ;--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ;Enable DVD in Media Player Value: Yes or No [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Player\Settings] "EnableDVDUI"="Yes" ;--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ;Enable MP3 Encoding from right-click while browsing [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Settings\MP3Encoding] "HighRate"=dword:0004e200 ;--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ;Speed-up Access to AVI Media Files [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{87D62D94-71B3-4b9a-9489-5FE6850DC73E}] [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.avi\shellex\PropertyHandler] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Wallpapers\KnownFolders\0\Windows Wallpapers\MergeFolders] "%windir%\\Globalization\\MCT\\MCT-AU\\Wallpaper"="" "%windir%\\Globalization\\MCT\\MCT-CA\\Wallpaper"="" "%windir%\\Globalization\\MCT\\MCT-GB\\Wallpaper"="" "%windir%\\Globalization\\MCT\\MCT-US\\Wallpaper"="" "%windir%\\Globalization\\MCT\\MCT-ZA\\Wallpaper"="" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\InstalledThemes\MCT] "%windir%\\Globalization\\MCT\\MCT-AU\\Theme\\AU.theme"="" "%windir%\\Globalization\\MCT\\MCT-CA\\Theme\\CA.theme"="" "%windir%\\Globalization\\MCT\\MCT-GB\\Theme\\GB.theme"="" "%windir%\\Globalization\\MCT\\MCT-US\\Theme\\US.theme"="" "%windir%\\Globalization\\MCT\\MCT-ZA\\Theme\\ZA.theme"="" ;------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ;Speed up shell response [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop] "MenuShowDelay"="2" [HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-19\Control Panel\Desktop] "MenuShowDelay"="2" [HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-20\Control Panel\Desktop] "MenuShowDelay"="2" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced] "Start_ShowRun"=dword:00000001 ;------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ;Notepad saves window position [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Notepad] "fSaveWindowPositions"=dword:00000001 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{D20EA4E1-3957-11D2-A40B-0C5020524153}] [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}] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{3080F90E-D7AD-11D9-BD98-0000947B0257}] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{7007ACC7-3202-11D1-AAD2-00805FC1270E}] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{2559A1F3-21D7-11D4-BDAF-00C04F60B9F0}] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{2559A1F0-21D7-11D4-BDAF-00C04F60B9F0}] ;------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ;Make the text white in command windows [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor] "DefaultColor"=dword:0000000F ;---------------------------------------------------------- [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\runas] @="Defragment" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\runas\command] @="defrag %1 -v" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\runas] @="Defragment" "Extended"="" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\runas\command] @="defrag %1 -v" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{9cd0827e-0ad1-4c27-93d0-29f4c4ecd3b2}] @="Group Policy Editor" "InfoTip"="Starts the Group Policy Editor" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{9cd0827e-0ad1-4c27-93d0-29f4c4ecd3b2}\DefaultIcon] @="%SYSTEMROOT%\\System32\\gpedit.dll" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{9cd0827e-0ad1-4c27-93d0-29f4c4ecd3b2}\Shell] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{9cd0827e-0ad1-4c27-93d0-29f4c4ecd3b2}\Shell\Open] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{9cd0827e-0ad1-4c27-93d0-29f4c4ecd3b2}\Shell\Open\Command] @=hex(2):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,00,6d,00,6d,00,\ 63,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,\ 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,00,67,00,70,00,65,00,64,00,69,00,74,00,2e,00,6d,00,73,00,63,\ 00,00,00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ControlPanel\NameSpace\{9cd0827e-0ad1-4c27-93d0-29f4c4ecd3b2}] @="Add Group Policy to Control Panel" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{77708248-f839-436b-8919-527c410f48b9}] @="Registry Editor" "InfoTip"="Starts the Registry Editor" "System.ControlPanel.Category"="5" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{77708248-f839-436b-8919-527c410f48b9}\DefaultIcon] @="%SYSTEMROOT%\\regedit.exe" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{77708248-f839-436b-8919-527c410f48b9}\Shell] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{77708248-f839-436b-8919-527c410f48b9}\Shell\Open] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{77708248-f839-436b-8919-527c410f48b9}\Shell\Open\Command] @=hex(2):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,00,72,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,64,00,69,00,74,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,\ 00,00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ControlPanel\NameSpace\{77708248-f839-436b-8919-527c410f48b9}] @="Add Registry Editor to Control Panel" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\diskcleanup] @="Disk Cleanup" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\diskcleanup\command] @="cleanmgr.exe /d %1"

i had a problem with windows 7 freezing on a toshiba laptop here recenetly.. i tried a few clean installs but the problem kept occuring... the solution i found was in the bios... check your bios and see if by anychance AHCI is enabled for your harddrive.. if it is disable it and see if you keep having the problems may or may not be your problem but hope that gets ya fixed

I run firefox and nothing else! the new version they released works well with windows 7.. it is a 32 bit app and i am running a x64 win 7 install.. but rite now thats really the only option... x64 bit support all around in a browser is still requiring some time. as far as speed the fastest browser i have found to be effective in windows 7 is Google Chrome I have found firefox faster than IE on windows 7 I still choose firefox as my browser.. because it is just a solid browser.. not to mention the add on's that keep me a a firefox fan... when i install firefox on a fresh install the first thing i do is goto the add on page and install AddBlockPlus, NoScript, and DownloadHelper (for grabbin vid's from youtubeish sites) the first 2 add-on's when put to gather make a very secure browsing environment and I just love AdBlockPlus.. say there is an advertisement or picuture or frame that annoys you on your fav site you can have adblockplus remove it... not just display it.. but display the page itself as if it were never there... Firefox all the way...

looks like whatever Cluberti did in the databases got my account working.. thanks guys.. it now looks like i am as good as new and yes.. sorry about the email rejection... i just now updated the account with a current working email address and wow!!! I CAN POST and using firefox btw.. so yea whatever was wrong in the database or whatever that someone changed... well that got it going thanks again guys BTW: the account "affidavit1" can be deleted by an admin/mod or what not. now what I have my account back online and able to post

See, it works without issue. I will PM you new password.

ok aaron.. ill take your advice on that... tell me... what would my winnt.sif need to look like if all i wanted to see durring the setup was the part where u typed in your NAME and ORG... and I want the Screen durring the first boot where u set the user accounts and such to also still be displayed... and.. ofcourse.... i want to be able to have what i have listed under the components section to work for refference... on my previous post.. a few posts back u can see my winnt.sif thanks if u can help me aaron.. or anyone else that may know

Hey Aaron.. or well.. anyone else that might know... This Regards KB826942 - Wireless Update Rollup Package for Windows XP is Available and KB822603 - The USB Update thingy...... I just tested my install... under MS Virtual PC and i am having a problem with these too... for some reason they both still show up in the windows update page... but.. they are both on the qfecheck, add remove progrograms... and if memory serves me correctly, the catfile dir.... so whats the problem... is it that i have them installing from the svcpack.inf? here is what i got on my svcpack.inf tell me if you see any problems SVCPACK.INF [Version] Signature="$Windows NT$" MajorVersion=5 MinorVersion=1 BuildNumber=2600 [SetupData] CatalogSubDir="\I386\Update" [ProductCatalogsToInstall] KB826939.cat Q330994.cat js56nen.cat KB822603.cat KB823182.cat KB824105.cat KB824141.cat KB825119.cat KB826942.cat Q828026.cat KB828028.cat KB828035.cat Q832894.cat msjava.cat [SetupHotfixesToRun] update.exe /quiet /n /o /norestart Q327405.exe /Q:A /R:N Q330994.exe /Q:A /R:N JS56NEN.exe /Q:A /R:N Q822603.exe /Q /O /N /Z <===== Not installing right Q823182.exe /Q /O /N /Z Q824105.exe /Q /O /N /Z Q824141.exe /Q /O /N /Z Q825119.exe /Q /O /N /Z Q826942.exe /Q /O /N /Z <===== Not installing right Q828026.exe /Q /O /N /Z Q828028.exe /Q /O /N /Z Q828035.exe /Q /O /N /Z Q832894.exe /Q:A /R:N MSJava.exe DX9NTopk.exe qchain.exe DOTNETFW.EXE Q832483.cmd <==== This isn't installing right either Here is my Q832483.cmd (the Q832483.exe and Q832483.cmd are both in the "I386\update" dir.) Q832483.exe /C:"dahotfix.exe /q /n" /q also if you see any other problems with any of my stuff.. lemme know please btw.. my slipstream is windows xp pro sp1a oh yea.... something else is getting me...... on this install on the vm-ware... i had annother problem.... on my winnt.sif i have it listed so that msn explorer and msn messenger are not installed.. but on this same install.... take a guess.... lol.. they both are.. what could cause this... here is my winnt.sif ;SetupMgrTag [Data] AutoPartition=0 MsDosInitiated=0 UnattendedInstall=Yes [Unattended] UnattendMode=ProvideDefault OemSkipEula=Yes OemPreinstall=Yes TargetPath=\WINDOWS Repartition=No UnattendSwitch="No" WaitForReboot=Yes Hibernation=No DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore OemPnPDriversPath=Drivers\000_cardbus;Drivers\001_network;Drivers\002_graphics; Drivers\003_sound;Drivers\004_modem;Drivers\005_keyboard [GuiUnattended] OemSkipWelcome=1 [UserData] ProductKey="XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX" [Components] Indexsrv_system=off msmsgs=off msnexplr=off thanks for the help

hey aaron... i thought you had to have the .cat files for all the hotfixes you are using install under [productcatalogstoinstall]..... besides just the updat rollup.. and from the snap of your update dir above i see that the only cat file you are using is the one for the update roll up... so... am i wasting time having the other cat files being installed... what would be the best thing to do?

Hey aaron.. Im running into major problems with my slipsteam disc and i was using the sp1... but somewhere i have seemed to loose the sp1 update install... shucks huh.. well.. i do have the sp1a... now.. i have heard different things.. if i slipstream the sp1a into my xp cd.... will i have any problems installing msjava.... and where should i install it at... i am using the repacked file that i made.. (u know.. by unpacking the older version of msjava that don't update just installs... and replacing the files with the most current msjava files then repacking...ect...) now.. if i won't have any problems installing the msjava on sp1a... at which point should i install it at? if you could help me out i would be greatefull

is it possible to use the hacked uxtheme via installation disk so the origional uxtheme is never even there... without causeing a problem with windows file protection and without having to disableing it as well?