Change the registered owner
This quick alteration to the registry will change what is displayed as the owner of the current installation of Windows.
How to Restore the Operating System to a Previous State
This article describes how to use the System Restore tool to return your computer to a previous working state. System Restore takes a “snapshot” of critical system files and some program files and stores this information as restore points. You can use these restore points to return Windows XP to a previous state.
How to clear Windows Explorer MRUs
After you complete this procedure, the MRU list does not appear in Windows Explorer-style dialog boxes; however, this list is not removed from the registry.
Change the delay on menus
You can easily speed up or slow down how long it takes for flyouts to occur when you hover your mouse over a cascading menu item. All you need is one simple registry change.
A faster NTFS file system
You probably use the NTFS file system (see the properties of your C: partition). You can improve performance by making some changes in the following registry key:
Make NAS work wiith Vista, Part 2
Some versions of Vista, such as Home, do not have secpol.msc available to change the LanMan Compatibility Level. It is necessary to reduce it for connection to certain NAS devices.
DontDisplayLastUsername
The idea behind the DontDisplayLastUsername registry tweak is to tighten security, particularly on communal machines. The default registry setting means that the logon dialog box displays the last username. If it`s your own machine, where no-one else ever logs on – fine, don`t change the setting.
AutoAdminLogon
The idea behind AutoAdminLogon is that a user(name) can logon at a computer without having to type a password. A typical scenario would be a test machine on a private network. With AutoAdminLogon enabled, when you restart the machine it automatically logs on a named user. The trick, which also its liability, is to set a value for… Read More »
Disable the Windows XP built-in Certificate Propagation Mechanism
The Windows XP built-in certificate propagation mechanism is designed to propagate all the certificates on a smart card to the local My Certificate store.
Remove the low disk space warning
Probably you have seen the irritating “low on disk space”-warning before, if your hard disk reaches full capacity. This warning message can be turned off by adding the DWORD-value NoLowDiskSpaceChecks with value 1 in the following key: