Change Desktop Folder location.

Special folders such as My Documents, Desktop, and so on can be changed to any other location from that set by the default installation. Many users place the folder and file just in desktop for simplicity but when windows crashes and format the widows installation drive to regain widows. This resuts of lossing your important files on desktop and my document to. To prevent loss the important files and folder, you can change the default location of Desktop and My Documents location. There is other hacks to but this one is easier. First of...

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To add copy and move to folder to context menu

You can easily copy or move your folder or files to desired location.Following registry setting is to show "copy to" and "move to" in context menu, show that you can easily move you file and folders.Open the Registry Editor click on the Start-button on your taskbar, then click on Run and type "regedit" and click on Ok to start the regedit utility.Navigate the following keyHKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlersRight-click...

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Remove the Security Tab

This restriction removes the Security tab from Windows explorer which prevents users from accessing or changing the security permissions of folder and file objects.Navigate the following key:Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorerand create Dword value NoSecurityTab and give the value...

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Disable Folder Options Menu

This setting allows you to hide the Folder Options function from the folder Tools menu. Allowing you to restrict access to numerous advanced folder features.Navigate the following key:HKEY_CURRENT_USERS\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer and create Dword value NoFolderOptions give the value...

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Enable or Disable task manager

If your computer is infected by virus, you may not run task manager to kill the process that run by the virus. Even if you removed virus by antivus, problems could persist.Here is how to enable task managerFirstly, from the Start button click 'run' and type Regedit.Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SystemIn  DWORD value: DisableTaskMgrSet the data value to 0 to enable Task Manager.Set the data value to 0 to disable ...

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Change the Default Location for Installing Programs

It may happen that your windows drive (usually C:) getting over and there is low disk space. Now you are installing program in another location by browsing every time you install the program.If so, don't worry you can change the default location for installing program so that you don't have to browse every time. For this you have to change registry setting.Click Start Run type regedit and press enter.Expand the following keyHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersionLook for the value named ProgramFilesDir. By default, the...

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Enable registry when it is disable by Virus

Most of the virus disable regisry and task manager so that they could not be deleted by manually. To enable registry you have change some registry setting but registry is too disabled. So you could not enable the task manager and could not end process of virus. So you have to enable registry to do that.to enable registry do the following1) type gpedit.msc in Run box.2) Click on Administrative Templates3) Click the System and locate the Prevent access to registry editing tools and double click on it.4) Select the enabled on the optionbutton...

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Hide The Username On The Start Menu

Use this trick to hide the Username that is usually displayed in theXP start menu (not the Classic Start Menu, where the username isnot displayed). Navigate to: HCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ExplorerAnd to:HLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ExplorerChange the DWORD Value NoUserNameInStartMenu to 1 to hide the username display.  The default is...

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Disable Desktop Cleanup Wizard

By default Windows will run the Desktop Cleanup Wizard every 60 days to remove unused desktop items and shortcuts. This setting will disable it from running automatically. Navigate the following key:HKEY_CURRENT_USERS\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\CleanupWiz and create Dword value NoRun and give 1 to disable ...

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Enable Advanced File System and Sharing Security

This setting is used to enable the ability to control advanced NTFS permissions on local and shared files.Navigate the following key:HKEY_CURRENT_USERS\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsaand create Dword value ForceGuest and give the value...

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Disable the Ability to Customize Toolbars

By right clicking on a toolbar you are usually given the option to Customize, which allows you to change which functions are available from the toolbar. This tweak allows you to disable that function.Navigate the following key:HKEY_CURRENT_USERS\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer and create Dword value NoToolbarCustomize and give the value...

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Remove the Option to Change or Hide Toolbars

By default users are able to select which toolbars are displayed either be right clicking the toolbar itself, or by changing the options from the View menu. This tweak locks the toolbars, removing the ability to change which are displayed.Navigate the following key:HKEY_CURRENT_USERS\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer and create Dword value NoBandCustomize give the value...

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Remove File Menu from Explorer

This setting is used to Remove the File option from the Explorers toolbar.(This option was added in Windows NT Service Pack 2 and is standard in newer Windows versions.Navigate the following key:HKEY_CURRENT_USERS\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer and create Dword value NoFileMenu give the value...

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Hide the Network Neighborhood Icon

The Network Neighborhood icon is shown on the Windows desktop whenever Windows networking is installed, by enabling this setting the icon will be hidden.Navigate the following key:HKEY_CURRENT_USERS\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer and create Dword value NoNetHood give the value...

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Hide the Search Button on the Explorer Toolbar

This restriction allows you to remove the search button from the "Standard Buttons" toolbar in Windows explorer.Navigate the following key:HKEY_CURRENT_USERS\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer and create Dword value NoShellSearchButton give the value...

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Remove Properties from My Computer

This restriction remove the properties option from My Computer and hides the "System Properties" screen.Navigate the following key:HKEY_CURRENT_USERS\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer and create Dword value NoPropertiesMyComputer give the value...

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Remove the Ability to Modify File Types

This setting allows you to remove the ability to change, add or delete file types using explorer the Folder Options interface.Navigate the following key:HKEY_CURRENT_USERS\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer and create Dword value NoFileAssociate and give the value...

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Show Hidden Operating System Files

This setting controls whether the normally hidden operating system files should be displayed when using explorer to browse the file system.Navigate the following key:HKEY_CURRENT_USERS\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advance and create Dword value ShowSuperHidden and give 1 to show the fi...

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Unload Unused DLLs

After an application is closed in widows XP, it has the bad habit of leaving the associated DLL files in memory. This can hog precious resources and memory, and also cause stability problems. To makethe DLLs unload themselves from memory after the program is closed,Navigate to: HLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AlwaysUnloadDLLIf the DWORD AlwaysUnloadDLL is not present, you will need to create it. Set the Value of the (Default) setting to 1. Application associated DLLs will get unloaded when the application is clos...

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Remove the Hardware Tab

This restriction removes the hardware tab from applicable items in the Control Panel and from the local drive properties. This prevents users from changing the hardware device properties.Navigate the following key:HKEY_CURRENT_USERS\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer and create Dword value NoHardwareTab and give the value...

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