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So you want the icon for Notepad on it. Is that what you're asking? I've done that in the past.

xP Refresh A simple little application to refresh the desktop so you can delete those files you can't delete. Yes you can log off or reboot and come back and do it but that's a pain so I invented this. I use this and delete any and all those file's on my PC. xPrefresh Downloads Let me know what you think. Usage: Install it then on any Folder you select @ xP Refresh It will refresh the desktop and open Windows explorer so you can delete those files. I will soon make it return to same folder you had open. Caution, registry setting's are not saved at this point so use it with caution.

Ordinarily yes the CLSID is common to all PCs. You can generate a new CLSID when you programming and hopefully it won't crash with something else, I'd say it's highly unlikely though. I was just pointing out that like that key it changes's several other thing's. You must be carefull and export after you get it like you like. @evilvoice Thats what I use also, save's any reg entries. Anything you can add beforehand is much better.

I copy the one file bootvis.exe to %sytemroot%\System32 and call it like you did Simply add it to the very last thing Cleanup.cmd does It then don't matter if it boot's in 10 or 45, cleanup has done it's thing and normaly it boot's into the desktop but bootvis is running so don't matter cause cleanup should be rebooting it anyway's.

NOTE though: I f you don't have any UPnP devices disable that service because it's a security issue.

Systerm overload: I see posts with "Heuristics"= among other thing's PEOPLE LISTEN UP - If its a long string value Getting thing's set the way you like them then exporting those reg key's from your registry are the answer OK Mine and your's may differ by 1 byte which make's you posting these tweak's wrong for me and other's. Just point them to the value/key they need. A simple reg tweak like dword 1 or "yes" is ok but when it come's to those long string setting's, export your's after you get it set the way you like. You can use these as an example or to find the key you need to export. Thats one reason I added FLAGS to my own Unattend app, to get the setting's like I like them, not the way you have them. EDIT: Figured I'd show you what I mean... Heres that Heuristics for example Hibernation Off = "Heuristics"=hex:05,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,7a,03,00,00,04,00,00,00,ed,00,00,00 Hibernation On = "Heuristics"=hex:05,00,00,00,00,01,01,00,7a,03,00,00,04,00,00,00,ed,00,00,00 You see we're only changing one thing. Those other values change other things so you can't say this is Hibernation Off

Advanced Registry Tracer - I can do without The very best I've seen is Resplendent Registrar but we all know it's not free and the registry tracing suck's compared to the simplicity of InstallWatch Pro alkthough it does a good job.

Basically what you're saying is you prefer the folder view for zip file's that XP included.... That slow's opening Explorer down quite a bit so it's off by default here on a 120 gb drive where i have so many zip's and rar's. Yes the rar can be added and i've looked at programming it but no i don't care to cause of the slowness it would add. If you simply install Winrar and make it the default for zip and all it handle's then you will see the folder view on rar files also. Me I choose off.

I know I've read somewhere since pagefile.sys is not all that big and size can be changed smaller it's simply better to just leave it on the root of main drive containing the OS. EDIT: If you do that then OS on first drive and you put the pagefile on second/another drive Or simply saying doing all that changeing serve's what purpose????? Are we looking at millisecond's or microsecond's. I never saw any difference.

Extract SP2.cab and driver.cab Take a look at the .IN_ files in I386, expand them first Also any .ini, inf file's on the CD. Once you get to looking it become's real easy.

Its I386\HIVESFT.inf needs changed. Change this; HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Driver Signing",,0x00000010 To; HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Driver Signing","Policy",0x00000001,00 You also need the thing in Winnt.sif BTW, that sure is a long list, mine install's and I don't do all them sub folder's, strange huh.

Screwz Luse There is no way to turn on the Windows Explorer Status Bar short of hacking something, you can just click it like three times and go to folder option's and tell it to apply to all folder's. Eventually it stick's. That's one I've hunted awhile.

XP SP2 only = If you don't know read next post oK @prathapml you can add these if you want I have a bunch more but I'm playing with them ;Filter out the updates from Change or Remove Programs list + Add or Remove Programs ;the list WILL only show installed programs and not updates makes this list easier for users to read ;Change the DWORD value to 1 to disable the filter feature or simply delete and reboot... [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Uninstall] "DontGroupPatches"=dword:00000000 ;RPC interface restriction = LEAVE ALONE if you don't know what RPC is. ;Value: 0 = Causes the system to bypass the RPC interface restriction. ; Equivalent to the behavior in previous versions of Windows. ;Value: 1 = This value is the default value in Windows XP Service Pack 2. Restricts access to all RPC interfaces. ;Value: 2 = All remote anonymous calls are rejected by the RPC runtime with no exemptions. [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\RPC] "RestrictRemoteClients"=dword:00000002 ;Crash Detection 0 — Off, 1 — On ;Delete for Default value of On [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Restrictions] "NoCrashDetection"=dword:00000001 ;Users who do not want data to be written from their computer to a USB storage device ;0 - Disabled, 1 - Enabled, (Delete for Default Allow) [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control] "WriteProtect"=dword:00000000

You can do that with proper entries in the Winnt.sif Check out Deploy.chm [Data] AutoPartition=1 also [unattended] Repartition=Yes

I use a similar method in my Cache Killer which deletes all those folder's then re-create's 1 example rd /s/q "Local Settings"\"Temporary Internet Files" md "Local Settings"\"Temporary Internet Files" Strange but it work's good.

I think right click method is better also because less clicks, I'll just move my Context to default right click and put where Notepad was if it was there.

I don't know if b0r3d is still developing that winntsif. creator or not. If you know what deploy tools are then use setupmgr.exe Or just take a look at the hundred's of example's in the Unattended Forum here on MSFN. Or take a look at my UnattendXP app in my link's below. It's for anyone first time or not. Creates all the files you need. At the Winnt.sif point choose the Use Generic and add option's you want. Don't bore anyone over here with ? on it, reply in my forum.

AriesSyntax Allready said that.

Give em all in one place and peep's will install all and then complain. That's why I prefer to use an app to do it so i can test and undo. Having fun yet?

These are my Notes on that, don't set to 0 DELETE Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 ;If you find DWORD values MaxCacheEntryTtlLimit and/or NegativeCacheTime in the ;HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Dnscache\Parameters ;registry location, delete those. When present they will prevent Windows XP using the correct settings. ; ;After doing this flush the DNS cache for the changes to take effect ; @command prompt ipconfig /flushdns ; wshshell.Run "cmd /c ipconfig /flushdns" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Dnscache\Parameters] "MaxNegativeCacheTtl"=dword:00000000 "MaxCacheTtl"=dword:00003840 "MaxCacheEntryTtlLimit"=- "NegativeCacheTime"=- [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters] "QueryIpMatching"=dword:00000001 EDIT: http://www.windows-help.net/WindowsXP/tune-24.html EDIT:2 Added the reg

http://us.lgservice.com/index_b2c.jsp Link there - How do I update firmware? Somewhere on here they had a util to test it. http://www.cdfreaks.com/drive/firmware/906 LG GCE-8481B - Firmware version: 1.02 I have a 8240B which has been a pretty good CD RW

prathapml Nice for someone to spread the word. I discovered ConTEXT there some time ago and have been using that myself but never thought of it as a actual tweak. I see now. BTW I quit using that Notepad thing also back then. Help's clear the right click a little snce mine is crowded.

DVD is in list view, the others are thumbnail view. I don't know of any way around this short of just selecting List view.

One other thing to note If you want the Quicklaunch enabled on startup then Export this reg key HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Streams\Desktop to XPCD\$OEM$\quicklaunch.reg then in cmdlines.txt add this "REGEDIT /S quicklaunch.reg"

Sounds like some boot file's messed up. There are numerous thing's it could be and cure's for most of them so look around this forum and do the bootfix and stuff but if everything else fail's; A simple method would be install a second drive to the computer. Format install yada yada. You enter the new doze, there you can copy things from the defunct drive if it's any good. Note: you may need to use cacls or xcacls to gain permission's to gain access to things on this previous drive. Learn the cacls command's before you get there. Done this twice before, once for me and once for a friend.