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    Vista RC1 - UAC still unusable

    in Windows Vista

    Posted

    I've been trying out a couple of AV players on RC1 since WMP11 is still as unfriendly and inconfigurable as ever.

    So I install PowerDVD and try to copy over some skin files to the program's directory. UAC pops up asking for permission, I give it and... nothing is copied!

    I install bsplayer and try downloading some skin files into the relevant directory from Firefox. UAC doesn't bother popping up, the file just goes nowhere.

    I turn off UAC and restart, bingo, everything now works as it should.

    UAC is a key feature and this is a Release Candidate, the time of Beta fix-it-tomorrow promises is past. This is not ready for prime-time. This sort of rubbish should not be happening. The idea of UAC is fine, but when you explicitly give permission and nothing happens, or when you aren't even given the option of authorising the write into a program directory something is seriously broken.

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    WebView driving me nuts!

    in Unattended Windows 2000/XP/2003

    Posted

    Solution found!

    I tried all sorts of things to get rid of WebView (including GPO edits, logon scripts, etc), but it turns out that the critical key is buried in VisualEffects.

    To remove the 'show common tasks' WebView pane, use the following in the reg keys edited at the T-12 cmdlines.txt stage:

    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VisualEffects]
    "VisualFXSetting"=dword:00000003

    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VisualEffects\WebView]
    "DefaultApplied"=dword:00000001

    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
    "WebView"=dword:00000000

    The first key forces VisualEffects to use the individual settings you specify. Obviously there is some strangeness in setting the WebView state that requires you to tell the system to apply the default value. Needless to say there was zero documentation on this from MS, but I found a mention of it in one of the posts buried in the Regteaks thread, though the key was lumped together with all the other Visualeffects settings, so I didn't realise it was vital for getting Web View to vanish.

    I didn't want to strip WebView out completely, as it is occasionally useful to have around. These settings force it off by default, but it can still be turned back on if needed.

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    WebView driving me nuts!

    in Unattended Windows 2000/XP/2003

    Posted

    Ok, I've searched through all the posts here (including reading the *lengthy!* Regtweaks post :) as well as elsewhere on the net and not found a solution, so throwing this out to see if anyone has any ideas.

    Basically, I want to set [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]

    "WebView"=dword:00000000

    This gets rid of the irritating 'Show common tasks' junk in explorer windows. Sounds simple, yes? Well I set it in the regtweaks file called by cmdlines.txt at T-12 and while

    [HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]

    shows WebView set correctly to 0, the current user on first logging on still has the webview junk! I set up a renamed admin account in cmdlines.txt AFTER applying the regtweaks, but something seems to be forcing webview on.

    Here's my Regtweaks file:

    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

    ;Disable Windows File Protection (SFC)
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
    "SFCDisable"=dword:ffffff9d

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

    ;Show Control Panel In My Computer
    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideMyComputerIcons]
    "{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"=dword:00000000

    ;Speed up shutdown
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control]
    "WaitToKillServiceTimeout"="3000"

    ;Speed up Network Browsing by removing Network Scheduled Tasks
    [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RemoteComputer\NameSpace\{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}]

    ;Disable Autorun
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Cdrom]
    "AutoRun"=dword:00000000

    ;Disable QoS
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Psched]
    "NonBestEffortLimit"=dword:00000000

    ;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

    ;Remove Shortcut Arrows
    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile]
    "IsShortcut"=-
    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer]
    "link"=hex:00,00,00,00

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

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

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

    ;This adds the "Open Command Window Here" on the right click menu for folders
    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\cmd]
    @="Open Command Window Here"
    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\cmd\command]
    @="cmd.exe /k \"cd %L\""
    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\cmd]
    @="Open Command Window Here"
    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\cmd\command]
    @="cmd.exe /k \"cd %L\""

    ;Remove WMP Right Click Options (Queue-it-up, etc.)
    [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{CE3FB1D1-02AE-4a5f-A6E9-D9F1B4073E6C}] 
    [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{F1B9284F-E9DC-4e68-9D7E-42362A59F0FD}] 
    [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{8DD448E6-C188-4aed-AF92-44956194EB1F}]

    ;Set to classic mode in explorer
    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
    "NoVisualStyleChoice"=dword:00000000
    "NoColorChoice"=dword:00000000
    "NoSizeChoice"=dword:00000000

    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
    "SetVisualStyle"=-

    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ThemeManager]
    "ThemeActive"="1"
    "DllName"=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,00,72,00,65,00,73,00,6f,00,75,00,72,00,63,00,65,00,73,00,5c,\
      00,54,00,68,00,65,00,6d,00,65,00,73,00,5c,00,6c,00,75,00,6e,00,61,00,5c,00,\
      6c,00,75,00,6e,00,61,00,2e,00,6d,00,73,00,73,00,74,00,79,00,6c,00,65,00,73,\
      00,00,00
    "ColorName"="NormalColor"

    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
    "NoSaveSettings"=dword:00000000

    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
    "ClassicShell"=dword:00000000

    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
    "ClassicShell"=dword:00000000

    ;Prevent delay opening explorer
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\stisvc]
    "Start"=dword:00000004

    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
    "NoSaveSettings"=dword:00000000

    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
    "NoRemoteRecursiveEvents"=dword:00000001

    ;Open files with no extension in Notepad
    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell]

    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\open]
    @="Open With Notepad"

    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\open\command]
    @="notepad.exe %1"

    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.]
    "Application"="Notepad"

    ;Disable ScreenSaver
    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]
    "ScreenSaveActive"="0"

    ;Set custom logon screen
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
    "UIHost"="logonblack.exe"

    ;Set folders to display in new windows
    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CabinetState]
    "Settings"=hex:0c,00,02,00,3a,01,e7,77,60,00,00,00
    "FullPath"=dword:00000000
    "FullPathAddress"=dword:00000001

    ;Set explorer view options
    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
    "Hidden"=dword:00000001
    "ShowCompColor"=dword:00000001
    "HideFileExt"=dword:00000000
    "DontPrettyPath"=dword:00000000
    "ShowInfoTip"=dword:00000001
    "HideIcons"=dword:00000000
    "MapNetDrvBtn"=dword:00000000
    "WebView"=dword:00000000
    "Filter"=dword:00000000
    "SuperHidden"=dword:00000001
    "SeparateProcess"=dword:00000000
    "ListviewAlphaSelect"=dword:00000001
    "ListviewShadow"=dword:00000001
    "ListviewWatermark"=dword:00000001
    "TaskbarAnimations"=dword:00000001
    "Start_LargeMFUIcons"=dword:00000001
    "Start_MinMFU"=dword:00000006
    "Start_ShowRecentDocs"=dword:00000000
    "Start_AutoCascade"=dword:00000001
    "Start_NotifyNewApps"=dword:00000000
    "NoNetCrawling"=dword:00000001
    "FolderContentsInfoTip"=dword:00000001
    "FriendlyTree"=dword:00000001
    "WebViewBarricade"=dword:00000001
    "DisableThumbnailCache"=dword:00000001
    "ClassicViewState"=dword:00000000
    "PersistBrowsers"=dword:00000001
    "StartMenuInit"=dword:00000002
    "StartButtonBalloonTip"=dword:00000002
    "ShowSuperHidden"=dword:00000001
    "TaskbarSizeMove"=dword:00000000
    "TaskbarGlomming"=dword:00000001
    "CascadeNetworkConnections"="YES"
    "ServerAdminUI"=dword:00000000

    ; Show protected operating system files
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\SuperHidden]
    "DefaultValue"=dword:00000001

    ; Get rid of that annoying backwards warning.
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\SuperHidden]
    "WarningIfNotDefault"=-

    ;Disable windows sounds(log-on, log-off-sound, etc)
    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\.Default\.Current]
    @=""
    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\CriticalBatteryAlarm\.Current]
    @=""
    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\DeviceConnect\.Current]
    @=""
    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\DeviceDisconnect\.Current]
    @=""
    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\DeviceFail\.Current]
    @=""
    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\LowBatteryAlarm\.Current]
    @=""
    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\MailBeep\.Current]
    @=""
    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemAsterisk\.Current]
    @=""
    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemExclamation\.Current]
    @=""
    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemExit\.Current]
    @=""
    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemHand\.Current]
    @=""
    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemNotification\.Current]
    @=""
    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemStart\.Current]
    @=""
    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\WindowsLogoff\.Current]
    @=""
    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\WindowsLogon\.Current]
    @=""
    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\EmptyRecycleBin\.Current]
    @=""
    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\Navigating\.Current]
    @=""

    ;Force Classic Control Panel
    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
    "ForceClassicControlPanel"=dword:00000001


    ;Disable "Send To" menu
    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Send To]
    @=""

    Here's the .cmd file called in cmdlines.txt:

    REM expand visual style
    PUSHD %windir%\Resources\Themes\iBar4.5_Brushed
    expand iBar.cab iBar4.5_Brushed.msstyles
    del iBar.cab
    POPD

    REGEDIT /S RegTweaks.reg

    REM Set modified login screen
    bootcfg /Copy /D "Custom Boot" /ID 1
    bootcfg /RAW /A /Kernel=MyKrnl.exe /ID 2
    bootcfg /Timeout 0

    REM Associate assorted textfiles with notepad
    assoc .blt=txtfile
    assoc .cue=txtfile
    assoc .diz=txtfile
    assoc .eml=txtfile
    assoc .iss=txtfile
    assoc .log=txtfile
    assoc .md5=txtfile
    assoc .m3u=txtfile
    assoc .nbi=txtfile
    assoc .nfo=txtfile
    assoc .nt=txtfile
    assoc .pif=txtfile
    assoc .sam=txtfile
    assoc .sif=txtfile
    assoc .sfv=txtfile
    assoc *=txtfile

    REM Disable search companion
    regsvr32 /u /s %windir%\srchasst\srchui.dll

    REM Setup base user account
    net user xxxxxx xxxxxx  /add
    net localgroup Administrators xxxxxx /add
    net accounts /maxpwage:unlimited
    REM REGEDIT /S autologon.reg

    EXIT

    I removed the autologon feature which seemed to mess up unhiding system files, but the WebView nonsense sticks.

    Anyone have any ideas how I can fix this? Please.

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