Request for a few settings/tweaks

[DL.]

In my strive to customize Windows (XP) to its outmost I have come across a few settings I would like to do using reg-, batch- and/or vbs-scripts (=unattended):

1. Remove IE menu items:

"Synchronize" and "Mail and News" from Tools.

"Send" from File.

2. Remove a number of individual IE right-click menu items, for example "Go to My Pictures" and "Send Picture by Email".

3. Remove Explorer menu items:

"Synchronize" from Tools.

"Help and Support Center" from Help.

"Is this Copy of Windows Legal?" from Help.

4. "Allow Indexing Service..." to be unticked in the properties for all drives.

5. Remove WMP menu items:

"Synchronize" from File/CD:s and drives.

"Online Stores" from View.

"Show privacy policy" from Help.

6. Remove MS Paint menu item:

"Send" from file.

7. Remove the "Help"-button from the classic shutdown-dialog.

I want them all to be removed/hidden and not only disabled/greyed out, also it should be done without affecting anything else. I've done some extensive searching, but haven't found anything on these yet.

[DL.]

Anyone? I know they are quite uncommon/difficult, but someone ought to know something!

Edited October 11, 2005 by DL.

[Zxian]

ResHacking seems to be the easiest way to do this. I don't know of any registry entries that will allow you to change the menus like that.

[DL.]

I have successfully removed/hidden some other menu items by using .reg-files to remove CLSID:s and set a few values. But those I asked for in this thread have proven to be more difficult to do.

I find it hard to believe that not a single one of them can be done in any other way than reshacking.

[Zxian]

Well... if the menus are embedded in the files themselves, and not a registry key, then modifying the file is the only way to change the appearance...

ResHacking isn't all that hard....

[DL.]

I know reshacking isn't all that hard. I've done it...

It only requires is some work (mostly finding out which file to reshack and what to change in the file).

Also if the files get updated you'll have to do it again.

In some cases reshacking is the only way to go, but I would prefer registry changes (when/if they can be done).

[mraeryceos]

I have successfully removed/hidden some other menu items by using .reg-files to remove CLSID:s and set a few values. But those I asked for in this thread have proven to be more difficult to do.

I'd like to know what changes you made, if you are still around. Also have been looking for some of the OP's initial request.

On my own, I've reshacked shell32.dll so that error message only says "<Workgroup> is not accessible." and not also "You might not have permission to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you have access permissions. The list of servers for this workgroup is not currently available."