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I have a query with the VisualFXSetting"=dword:00000003 tweak with the customized options for it. Basically what i`m trying to do is to enable only certain visual fx which are smooth edge of scrren fonts and drop shadows on desktop icons, all the rest i want un switched or disabled.

Do you have to somehow refresh the display settings or something to get this tweak implemented because I cannot seem to get it working properly or is it a tweak to load with windows. When i change the visualfxsetting to a 2 it does alter the tickboxes in system properties, performance, but with the setting on a 3 it does not alter the tickboxes.

Anyone help ?

thanks

Paul

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I think this should be corrected to the Registry Zip:

The line:

"Use Search Asst"="no"

should be

"Use Search Asst"="yes"

on the condition that you have these keys:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Search Assistant]
"SocialUI"=dword:00000000
"UsageCount"=dword:00000001
"UseAdvancedSearchAlways"=dword:00000001

This will NOT enable that stupid dog or whatever,

but it will let you search by advanced options by default (so that you won't have to tick the advanced anymore).

If you would have "Use Search Asst" = "no", then you wouldn't have the dog neither, but then those [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Search Assistant] keys would be useless.

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Hi,

how to remove from My Computer (explorer) the others users Document directories ? cause after 4 - 5 users created, it occupied too much room.

user1 Documents

user2 Documents

user3 Documents ...

I would like having just the user document folder of the user logged.

Thx a lot.

Weeb,

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Hi Prathapml - I tried your Enable Quick Launch toolbar hack : it doesn't work. I am using Win XP Professional. Any suggestions from anyone about how to enable the Quick Launch toolbar from a script or program will be highly appreciated. I wrote a VB program to simulate mouse click on taskbar and enable the Quick Launch toolbar using ALT+Q, and it works! But I believe its not the best way to do it. FYI - I am using Windows Classic theme applied as a local policy. Thanks in anticipation.

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I've got a slight problem with the start menu, and specificly the list of recently ran programs. Somehow, after applying the tweaks, this list just stays empty. Has anyone encountered this before or knows the solution to this?

Since nobody can answer your question I guess I wil :) because I've experienced exactly the same and I think the MRU list is very handy too!

Here we go:

In Johnny Do's registry tweaks there is this tweak:

;-----  Won't check if you are low on diskspace and pop up a balloon telling you
;-----  NoInstrumentation disables windows user tracking
;-----
;[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
;"NoLowDiskSpaceChecks"=dword:00000001
;"NoInstrumentation"=dword:00000001
;[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
;"NoLowDiskSpaceChecks"=dword:00000001
;"NoInstrumentation"=dword:00000001

It's strange that those tweaks are put together because afaik they have nothing in common :blink:

"NoInstrumentation disables windows user tracking" should be:

"NoInstrumentation disables windows user tracking (disables MRU)" because this is the tweak to blame for your problem (and mine as well :P)

> To (re)enable the MRU list in your startmenu ignore this tweak and remove it from your regtweaks.reg.

If you've allready applied this tweak just remove "NoInstrumentation" from [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]

> My pleasure :P

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this tweak:

;Add Google As Main/Default Search Page
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
"Search Page"="http://www.google.nl"
"Search Bar"="http://www.google.nl/ie"
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchURL]
@="http://www.google.nl/search?q=%s"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search]
"SearchAssistant"="http://www.google.nl/ie"

Is in any case much better then the standard search method (msn)

But does any of you know with what registry key I can just type my search query in the addressbar in Internet Explorer? (like in Mozilla :P)

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this tweak:

;Add Google As Main/Default Search Page
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
"Search Page"="http://www.google.nl"
"Search Bar"="http://www.google.nl/ie"
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchURL]
@="http://www.google.nl/search?q=%s"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search]
"SearchAssistant"="http://www.google.nl/ie"

Is in any case much better then the standard search method (msn)

But does any of you know with what registry key I can just type my search query in the addressbar in Internet Explorer? (like in Mozilla :P)

Here is the thing. :)

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
"Search Page"="http://www.google.com"
"Search Bar"="http://www.google.com/ie"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search]
"SearchAssistant"="http://www.google.com/ie"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchUrl]
@="http://www.google.com/keyword/%s"
"provider"="gogl"
" "="+"
"&"="%26"
"+"="%2B"
"#"="%23"
"?"="%3F"
"="="%3D"

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@ war59312:

thank you very much, now my friend isn't so cool anymore about having Mozilla and it's search function B)

I integrated it with my regtweaks and tested it > didn't even have to reboot for it to work :P > flawless

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I had 2 quick registry tweak questions:

1. How do I set the folder view to Icon

2. What are some websits that are good for registry tweaks. It's really tough to search through 40 pages of posts.

Try downloading the file at the beginning of the article, I believe your questions are answered in it. Either that or use the search feature which is at the top of the page.

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