Numinous Posted October 3, 2003 Posted October 3, 2003 ok so not exactly a thing of the past but heres how it breaks down..windows xp uses four inf files in the i386 distribution folder to create the registry's hive files when you install the operating system. you should be able to customize them easily. here's the four inf files:hivecls.inf -- creates the settings in HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes (HKCR)hivedef.inf -- creates the settings in HKU\.DEFAULT -- also creates the settings for the default user profilehivesft.inf -- creates the settings in HKLM\SOFTWAREhivesys.inf -- creates the settings in HKLM\SYSTEMyou can change any of the windows xp default settings by changing the setting in these hive files. if you want to deploy a per−user hack, change those values in hivedef.inf. this is in lieu of creating a default user profile for windows xp. if you want to change file associations, change them in the file hivecls.inf--------------fed up with backing up my documents or favorites folders before a reinstall??edit :: see this post http://board.MSFN.org/index.php?showtopic=...=10entry64339hack heaven baby
valkyre Posted October 4, 2003 Posted October 4, 2003 Wow, I didn't know about those. I'll have to try this out right away!Thanks numinous!
Numinous Posted October 4, 2003 Author Posted October 4, 2003 no worries ..havent had a chance to hack my own yet
devil270975 Posted October 4, 2003 Posted October 4, 2003 Hives, old news, Topic it is much easier editing the registry than the hive that forms it
Numinous Posted October 4, 2003 Author Posted October 4, 2003 Hives, old news, Topic it is much easier editing the registry than the hive that forms itsaves editing the registry this is for permanent settings may be old news to you but i highly recommended it ..has the potential for you to find settings you wouldnt know about otherwise and theyre all in one lump instead of a bloated directory structure.. nice ..ever found a registry hack you never knew about?? ..and i dont mean someone elses post.. id say its much easier than searching around blindly for a setting or scouring the net.. sorry devil but i gotta say 'more fool you' ..no more 'hmmm i wonder if it works' or 'oh poo it didnt work' ..this is 100%
Numinous Posted October 4, 2003 Author Posted October 4, 2003 yay HKCU,"Control Panel\Keyboard","InitialKeyboardIndicators",0x00000002,"2"numlock on after setups complete ..at last.. so annoying
pmcx9 Posted October 4, 2003 Posted October 4, 2003 I found this when searching around google for hivedef.infYou can also change the values of default entries in these .inf files.The easiest way to get these entries is to start with a clean install. Then:http://downloads1.ondemandsoftware.com/dow...ininstallle.exeand compare before and after tweaking.
scoult01 Posted October 4, 2003 Posted October 4, 2003 Wouldnt by chance know if you can have the F Lock key on by default too... Thats the one thing that p***es me off about my multimedia keyboard
valkyre Posted October 4, 2003 Posted October 4, 2003 Wouldnt by chance know if you can have the F Lock key on by default too... Thats the one thing that p***es me off about my multimedia keyboardYou wouldn't happen to have a black, Logitech keyboard would you?
Numinous Posted October 4, 2003 Author Posted October 4, 2003 Wouldnt by chance know if you can have the F Lock key on by default too... Thats the one thing that p***es me off about my multimedia keyboardyep i think this needs to be done from a reg file!![HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout]"Scancode Map"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,19,00,00,00,3b,00,3b,e0,3c,00,08,e0,\ 3d,00,07,e0,3e,00,3e,e0,3f,00,3f,e0,40,00,40,e0,41,00,41,e0,42,00,42,e0,43,\ 00,43,e0,44,00,23,e0,57,00,57,e0,58,00,58,e0,3b,e0,3b,00,08,e0,3c,00,07,e0,\ 3d,00,3e,e0,3e,00,3f,e0,3f,00,40,e0,40,00,41,e0,41,00,42,e0,42,00,43,e0,43,\ 00,23,e0,44,00,57,e0,57,00,58,e0,58,00,00,00,00,00it flips the f locks default to on.. need a restart before itll work.. the light stays off on boot btw.. if you want the alt fkeys.. turn flock on ..how it should be if you ask me
Numinous Posted October 4, 2003 Author Posted October 4, 2003 Eek, I can't stand numlock being on at alldah dont do it den lol ..if you got nothing interesting to say valkyre please dont say it.. some people
Aaron Posted October 4, 2003 Posted October 4, 2003 Does this F Lock reg hack also work for Logitech keyboards? I find it annoying having to enable it on every reboot.
Numinous Posted October 4, 2003 Author Posted October 4, 2003 give it a try.. works on microsofts ..i know what your saying aaron.. too **** annoying.. im guessing it wont work though and may screw up your keyboards layout.. make sure you back up your regkey first!!
Numinous Posted October 4, 2003 Author Posted October 4, 2003 some info that may come in handy HKCU,"Control Panel\Desktop","Wallpaper",0x00000000,"%NONE%"breaks down torootkey, [subkey], [value], [flags], [data]rootkey This is the root key containing the key or value you're modifying. Use the abbreviations HKCR, HKCU, HKLM, or HKU.subkey This is the subkey to create or the subkey in which to add or change a value. This is optional. If missing, all operations are on the root key.value This is the name of the value to create or modify if it exists. This value is optional. If value is omitted and the flags and data parameters are given, operations are on the key's default value. If value, flags, and data are omitted, you're adding a subkey.flags 0x00000000 Value is REG_SZ. This is the default if you omit flags. 0x00000001 Value is REG_BINARY 0x00010000 Value is REG_MULTI_SZ 0x00020000 Value is REG_EXPAND_SZ 0x00010001 Value is REG_DWORD 0x00020001 Value is REG_NONE 0x00000002 Don't overwrite existing keys and values. Combine this flag with others by ORing them together. 0x00000004 Delete subkey from the registry, or delete value from subkey. Combine this flag with others by ORing them together. 0x00000008 Append data to value. This flag is valid only if value is REG_MULTI_SZ. The string data is not appended if it already exists. Combine this flag with 0x00010000 by ORing them together. 0x00000010 Create subkey, but ignore value and data if specified. Combine this flag with others by ORing them together. 0x00000020 Set value only if it already exists. Combine this flag with others by ORing them together. 0x00001000 Make the specified change in the 64−bit registry. If not specified, the change is made to the native registry. Combine this flag with others by ORing them together. 0x00004000 Make the specified change in the 32−bit registry. If not specified, the change is made to the native registry. Combine this flag with others by ORing them together.data This is the data to write to value. If the value doesn't exist, the Setup API creates it; if the value exists, the API overwrites it; if the value is REG_MULTI_SZ and you set the 0x00010008 flag, the API adds the value to the existing string list. If you omit data, the Setup API creates the value without setting it.
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