Sneaky registry tweak?

[just_laze]

Hello,

I have numerous registry tweaks, but none to change my Start-Menu to classic, yet it still happens.

Can anyone spot the registry tweak below that may be having the undesired effect? I'm willing to lose the main purpose of the tweak in order to get the new-style Start-Menu back.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 

;Remove Shared Documents from My Computer
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoSharedDocuments"=dword:00000001

;Deletes Temporary Internet Files On IE close.
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache]
"Persistent"=dword:00000000

;Disable the Desktop Cleanup Wizard
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\CleanupWiz]
"NoRun"=dword:00000001

;NoLowDiskSpaceChecks won't check if you are low on diskspace and pop up a balloon telling you.
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoLowDiskSpaceChecks"=dword:00000001

;Change MenuShowDelay (Start Menu load speed)
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]
"MenuShowDelay"="10"

;Remove "set programs default" from startmenu
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoSMConfigurePrograms"=dword:00000001

;Speed up the opening of My Computer and Explorer
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"NoNetCrawling"=dword:00000001

;Sort Start Menu and Favorites in Alphabetical Order
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrder\Start Menu]
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrder\Favorites]

;Disable IE just in time debugger
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
"Disable Script Debugger"="yes"

;Search with google from the address bar instead of MSN
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchUrl\G]
@="http://www.google.com/search?q=%s"

;Beep On Errors
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Sound]
"Beep"="No"
"ExtendedSounds"="no"

;Helps windows identify more quickly when an application needs killing
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]
"ForegroundLockTimeout"=dword:00000000
"HungAppTimeout"="4000"
"WaitToKillAppTimeout"="5000"

;Make the "Find Files" Interface Cleaner and TURN THAT **** DOG OFF
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CabinetState]
"Use Search Asst"="no"

;Remove "Shortcut To" text on shortcuts
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer]
"link"=hex:00,00,00,00

;Recycle-Bin Delete Confirmation Is No Longer Displayed
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer]
"ShellState"=hex:24,00,00,00,37,88,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
 01,00,00,00,0d,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00

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

;Disable Tracking of Broken Shortcut Links
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoResolveTrack"=dword:00000001

;Change the Clock to 24 Hour time format
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\International]
"iTime"="1"
"iTLZero"="0"
"sTime"=":"
"sTimeFormat"="H:mm:ss"
"iTimePrefix"="0"

;Set icon size for start menu (small)
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"Start_LargeMFUIcons"=dword:00000000

;lock taskbar
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"TaskbarSizeMove"=dword:00000000

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

;Remove Username from the Start Menu
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoUserNameInStartMenu"=dword:00000001

;Max your Internet Explorer's simultaneous downloads to 10
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]
"MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server"=dword:0000000a
"MaxConnectionsPerServer"=dword:0000000a

;Show GO button in address bar
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
"ShowGoButton"="no"

;Edit .nfo files with notepad
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.nfo]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.nfo\OpenWithList]
"a"="NOTEPAD.EXE"
"MRUList"="a"
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.nfo\OpenWithProgids]
"nfo_auto_file"=hex(0):

;Fix for DSO Exploit that Spybot complains about
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\0]
"1004"=dword:00000003

;Disable Sticky Keys (Popups up when pressing shift for some time, accessibility)
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Accessibility\StickyKeys]
"Flags"="506"

;Disable Filter keys (Popups up when pressing shift for some time, accessibility)
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Accessibility\Keyboard Response]
"Flags"="122"

;Disable Toggle Keys (Popups up when pressing shift for some time, accessibility)
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Accessibility\ToggleKeys]
"Flags"="58"

;Disables the sound icon
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\SysTray]
"Services"=dword:0000001b

;Disable Automatic Restart in the event of a BSOD
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CrashControl]
"AutoReboot"=dword:00000000

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

;Disables Error Reporting, but notifies when errors occur
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting]
"DoReport"=dword:00000000

;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 System Restore
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SystemRestore]
"DisableSR"=dword:00000001

;Recycle bin uses 3% of available space (not 10%)
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\BitBucket]
"Percent"=dword:00000003

;Make IE Behave
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Infodelivery\Restrictions]
"NoUpdateCheck"=dword:00000001
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
"IEWatsonDisable"=dword:00000001
"IEWatsonEnabled"=dword:00000000

;Explorer Fast Update
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Update]
"UpdateMode"=hex:00

;Speed up opening of My Computer and Explorer
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\stisvc]
"Start"=dword:00000002
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoRemoteRecursiveEvents"=dword:00000001

;CPU gives active programs priority
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\PriorityControl]
"Win32PrioritySeparation"=dword:00000026

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

;Clear the Page File at System Shutdown 
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management]
"ClearPageFileAtShutdown"=dword:00000001

;Optimize Hard Disk when idle
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\OptimalLayout]
"EnableAutoLayout"=dword:00000001

;Removes More Themes Online..." option in the Themes dropdown box
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\DownloadSites]

;Speed-up Access to AVI Media Files
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{87D62D94-71B3-4b9a-9489-5FE6850DC73E}]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.avi\shellex\PropertyHandler]

;Remove Shared Documents from My Computer
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\DelegateFolders\{59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}]

;Allow renaming of Recycle Bin
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=hex:50,01,00,20
"CallForAttributes"=dword:00000000

;Administrative tools on Control Panel
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ControlPanel
\NameSpace\{D20EA4E1-3957-11d2-A40B-0C5020524153}]
@="Administrative Tools"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"TaskbarGlomming"=dword:00000000

;Don't Search Windows Update For Drivers (New HW Detected)
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DriverSearching]
"DontSearchWindowsUpdate"=dword:00000001
"DontPromptForWindowsUpdate"=dword:00000001

;Speeds up copying/moving of zip files (disable windows built in zip functionality)
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.zip\CompressedFolder]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{E88DCCE0-B7B3-11d1-A9F0-00AA0060FA31}]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CompressedFolder]

;Adds "Device Manager" to the right click menu of 'My Computer'
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\Device Manager]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\Device Manager\command]
@=hex(2):6d,00,6d,00,63,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,25,00,53,00,59,00,53,\
 00,54,00,45,00,4d,00,52,00,4f,00,4f,00,54,00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,59,00,53,00,\
 54,00,45,00,4d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,64,00,65,00,76,00,6d,00,67,00,6d,00,74,\
 00,2e,00,6d,00,73,00,63,00,00,00

;Adds "Empty Recycling Bin" to the right click menu
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}]
@="Empty Recycle Bin"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Empty Recycle Bin]
@="{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Empty Recycle Bin]
@="{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Empty Recycle Bin]
@="{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Empty Recycle Bin]
@="{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}"

;Remove Shortcut Arrows on shortcuts
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile]
"IsShortcut"=-

;Enables Keys F13, F14 & F15 on Apple Pro Keyboards
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout]
"Scancode Map"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,04,00,00,00,37,e0,64,00,\
  46,00,65,00,46,e0,66,00,00,00,00,00

;Sorts My Computer Above My Documents
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}]
"SortOrderIndex"=dword:00000054

;Run explorer from icon my computer
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell]
@="Explorer"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\Explorer\Command]
@="explorer.exe /e,/n,::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}"

;Remove Username from the Start Menu
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoUserNameInStartMenu"=dword:00000001

;Adds Control Panel to right click of MY Computer
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\Control Panel\command]
@="rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL"

;Adds Services to right click of MY Computer
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\services]
@=hex(2):53,00,65,00,72,00,76,00,69,00,63,00,65,00,73,00,00,00
"SuppressionPolicy"=dword:4000003c
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\services\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,77,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,69,00,72,00,25,00,5c,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,;65,00,20,00,2f,00,73,00,20,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,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,00,73,00,65,00,72,00,76,00,69,00,63,00,65,00,73,00,2e,00,6d,00,73, 00,63,00,20,00,2f,00,73,00,00,00

;Adds Add/Remove to right click of MY Computer
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\Add/Remove Programs\command]
@="control appwiz.cpl"

;Adds MSCONFIG right click of MY Computer
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\msconfig]
@="Microsoft Configurator"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\msconfig\command]
@="msconfig.exe"

;Hide the Run as... option from the context menu
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"HideRunAsVerb"=dword:00000001

;Removes Briefcase, and Rich-Text-Document from New Menu.
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.bfc\ShellNew]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.rtf\ShellNew]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.bmp\ShellNew]

;Remove new Wav file
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.wav\ShellNew]

;Remove new BMP file
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.bmp\ShellNew]

;Disable Default Hidden Shares
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\parameters]
"AutoShareWks"=dword:00000000
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters]
"AutoShareServer"=dword:00000000

;Show Administrator on the Welcome Screen Value: 
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList]

;Removes Manage from right-click context-menu on My Computer
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoManageMyComputerVerb"=dword:00000001
"Administrator"=dword:00000001

[shaggy]

;Recycle-Bin Delete Confirmation Is No Longer Displayed

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer]"ShellState"=hex:24,00,00,00,37,88,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\

01,00,00,00,0d,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00

I think its this tweak

[just_laze]

Hi,

Are you being serious, or funny?

I'll give it a go and report back.

[cluberti]

I have numerous registry tweaks, but none to change my Start-Menu to classic, yet it still happens.

Actually, it looks like you just might. One of the values of the ShellState function (also read from this key in the registry) is to set the start bar to standard or classic mode, as well as 29 to 35 other shell settings, depending on the OS. So yes, this is probably the setting - you are likely setting the start menu to classic with one of those 00 entries. See this link for what you can do with this value:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default..../shellstate.asp

It's not sneaky - it is well documented all over MSDN as a shell function.

[just_laze]

Hi,

Thank you shaggy, you were right!

cluberti, the title of my post was purely a bit of 'fun' and unfortunately i don't have the time to read MSDN as extensively as i'd like to.

[Camarade_Tux]

I have numerous registry tweaks, but none to change my Start-Menu to classic, yet it still happens.

Actually, it looks like you just might. One of the values of the ShellState function (also read from this key in the registry) is to set the start bar to standard or classic mode, as well as 29 to 35 other shell settings, depending on the OS. So yes, this is probably the setting - you are likely setting the start menu to classic with one of those 00 entries. See this link for what you can do with this value:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default..../shellstate.asp

It's not sneaky - it is well documented all over MSDN as a shell function.

I love you!

I never managed to get these infos and am somehow unable to search through MSDN.

You just changed my whole life.

I only have one question : some values such as

fShowSysFiles
TRUE to show system files, FALSE to hide them.

seem to also be set with another registry entry. Do you know which one has the predececence ?

PS: do you know if there is any entry in MSDN for HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Streams\Desktop\TaskbarWinXP ?

Thanks again. B)

[cluberti]

The key for show hidden system files is:

Key: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced

Value: ShowSuperHidden

Type: REG_DWORD

Data: 0 = Hide Files, 1 = Show Files

I've never gotten clarification on which actually causes the setting to change last (take preference), but some testing should give an idea if you are still curious.

As to TaskBarWinXP, you'll find more information about that by searching for IStream or IPersistStream (or both) - just a hint. Remember, MSDN is a developer site, so think like a developer when searching it and you'll have more luck .

cluberti, the title of my post was purely a bit of 'fun' and unfortunately i don't have the time to read MSDN as extensively as i'd like to.

Understood .

[NOTS3W]

Sorry for dredging up this old thread, but it's very interesting and I have a question about ShellState.

The OP has 36 bytes in his ShellState value. I do, too, with XP Home SP2. A few of the bytes have values other than 00 or 01. The referenced MSDN page at http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms538317.aspx describes 30 bytes that can be set in ShellState.

How can I map my 36-byte registry entry to MSDN's 30-byte description?

Is it correct to assume that the order of the bytes right to left relates to MSDN's descriptions top to bottom?

Thanks,

Ray