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Change the default application install path |
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Change the default Win2000 install path |
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A warmer welcome |
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Tell Win2000 where to find the service pack
files |
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Remove Unwanted programs from Add/Remove
Programs |
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Open My Computer icon in Explorer view |
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Keep the Print Spooler service from displaying
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Stop Print Job Logging in the Event Log |
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Disable Keyboard Combinations |
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Turn off 8.3 Filename Generation |
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Autologon |
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Clear the PageFile at Shutdown |
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Enable Shutdown button on the Logon Screen |
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Change the default application
install from C:\Program Files: 
If you want to change the Default application
install from "C:\Program Files",
use Regedt32 to navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
Alter the paths at: ProgramFilesDir
AND
ProgramFilesPath
You may also alter: CommonFilesDir
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Changing the default Win2000 install
path:
If you want to change where Windows
2000 expects to find the installtion
source files, edit:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Setup
and substitute your hard disk path for
the existing CD-ROM path.
If a value isn't there, click Edit,
New, String Value. For the name enter
SourcePath and press enter. Then double
click SourcePath and enter the
path to your installation files, e.g.
C:\I386. (it must have a I386 structure)
Next, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion. In RegEdit's right
pane, double-click SourcePath and
enter the new path, e.g. C:\I386.
You should also check:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup\
Installation Sources
and
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup\
SourcePath
for a path to the CD-ROM drive. If the
CD-ROM path appears in these keys, then
change them to the hard disk path also.
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A Warmer Welcome:
You can set a note to appear at log-on
by editing the Registry.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon.
Change the LegalNoticeText subkey to
a text string for the notice you want
to
display, and change the LegalNoticeCaption
subkey to a text string that specifies
a caption for the notice's dialog box.
If you want to change the prompt itself,
edit the LogonPrompt key.
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Remove unwanted items from Add/Remove
programs:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
Delete any program names you no longer
need.
Note: Use the same registry key
in Windows NT, Win9x, Win2000
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Opening My Computer icon on the
desktop in Explorer View:
If you hold down the Shift key while
you double-click My Computer, it will
open in the Explorer view. To make this
a permanent change, you can edit the
Registry. Keep in mind that the Registry
change will cause all folders to open
in the Explorer view.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\Folder\Shell\Open.
Click the arrow at the left side of
the Open folder to expand it. Next,
click Command to select the folder.
Double- click the (Default) value
in the right pane and change the value
to:
%SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe /idlist,%I,%L
Next, navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\Folder\Shell\Open\ddeexec.
Double click (Default) in the right
pane and replace the current value with:
[ExploreFolder("%l", %I, %S)]
Choose Registry, Exit to close RegEdit.
Your folders, including My Computer,
will now open in the Explorer view.
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Keep the Print Spool Service from
displaying dialogs boxes.
The print spooler has an annoying "feature"
that causes it to display alerts telling
you when a print job has been submitted.
You can stop it from doing so by adding
a new REG_DWORD named NetPopup to:
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\
Print\Providers
Give it a value of 0 to suppress the
alerts, or 1 to re-enable them.
After making this change, you'll need
to reboot.
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Stop Print Job Logging In Event
Log:
To suppress print job event log entries,
add a new REG_DWORD value
named EventLog to:
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\
Print\Providers
Give it a value of 0. This change won't
take effect until you stop and restart
the Spooler service.
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Disable ALT-TAB
Start the Registry Editor (regedit.exe)
Move to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control
Panel\Desktop
Double click on Coolswitch
Set to 0 and click OK
Close the registry editor
Disable CRTL+ALT+DEL
This can't be done. However,
you can do the following:
Disable Lock Workstation:
Start the registry editor (regedit.exe)
Move to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
If the System Key is not there, then
create one by clicking Edit, New Key
and press
enter. Name the key System.
From the Edit menu select New, DWORD
value, Enter a name of
DisableLockWorkstation and press Enter
Double click on the new value and
set to 1. Click OK
Disable Shutdown:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
Add value name NoClose as type REG_DWORD
Set it to 1 to remove the ShutDown
button from the Start Menu.
This does not disable shutdown from
CTRL+ALT+DEL.
To totally disable a users ability
to shutdown, remove the
"Shutdown the System" right
in the Local or Group Policy.
To disable the shutdown button on
the Windows Log On dialog box,
open
regedit, point to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
folder, click the Edit menu, click
Find,
type in shutdownw, and then click
Find Next.
Double-click the ShutdownWithoutLogon
value, change from 1 to 0,
and then click OK.
Or navigate to this key:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system
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Turning off 8.3 file name generation:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem
Change the NtfsDisable8dot3NameCreation
value to 1
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Implement AutoLogon using RegEdit:
To do this, click Start, Run, type "regedit",
and press Enter. Navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
Double-click DefaultDomainName and set
it to the necessary value. Now double-click
DefaultPassword and make sure it contains
your current password. Do not enter
a new password here.
Next, double-click DefaultUserName and
make sure it is set correctly.
Again, do not make a change here. If
you're logging in as administrator,
then administrator is what you need
in the key. Finally, double-click AutoAdminLogon
and set its value to 1. Choose Registry,
Exit and then restart the computer.
From this point on, you will not be
prompted for logon information.
To lock down AutoLogon:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
Right-click in the RegEdit right pane
and choose New and String Value. Name
the new string IgnoreShiftOverride and
press Enter twice. Set the value to
1 and press Enter
Set the number of times Autologon
executes:
By default, autologon will log on a
defined user account each time
the machine starts. However, in some
circumstances, you might want
automatic logon to occur only a defined
number of times (e.g.,
unattended installations require autologon
only once). To set the
autologon count, perform the following
steps:
1. Start the registry editor (regedit.exe).
2. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
3. From the Edit menu, select New, String
value.
4. Enter a name of AutoLogonCount, and
press Enter.
5. Double-click the new value, and enter
the number of times you
want autologon to occur.
6. Close the registry editor. Each time
autologon occurs, the AutoLogonCount
will decrement by one.
After this value reaches 0, Windows
will disable autologon and remove
all registry values related to this
setting.
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To clear the pagefile at shutdown,
add the REG_DWORD value:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session
Manager\Memory Management\ClearPageFileAtShutdown
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Enable Shutdown button on the Logon
Screen
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\CurrentVersion\policies\system.
In the right pane, look for the value
named shutdownwithoutlogon. Windows
2000 lists this key in all lowercase.
To change the value, double-click
it. You’ll then see the DWORD
Editor. Enter a value of 1 in the
Data field and click OK.
Add the value if it doesn't exist
by selecting Add Value from the Edit
menu. When the Add Value menu appears,
enter the name of the value in the
Value Name field exactly as listed
above. Make sure the Data Type list
box contains the value REG_DWORD and
then click OK. You'll then see the
Data Editor screen. In the String
field, enter a value of 1 and click
OK.
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