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1. Default Mail Client
2. Generate Program Fault Log
3. Remove "Click here to begin"
4. Disable Windows Animation
5. Full-Color Icons
6. Preview BMP images in Windows Explorer
7. Windows Refresh Rate
8. Remove Hidden Shares
9. Outlook 2000/XP Restricted Filetypes
10. Display the Number of Network Errors for a Network Connection
11. Changes to the Windows Security Screen Title Bar
12. Thumbnail Size
13. Thumbnail Quality
14. Default Email Client
15. Restrict Users from Changing their Home Page
16. Delete Roaming Profiles when logging out
17. Delete NetMeeting's Most Recently Used List
18. Require a Password in Order to Access a Workstation
19. Restrict Users from Changing Their Passwords
20. Remove Shortcut Arrow's

1. Default Mail Client

   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto\shell\open\command.

   Under command, enter the full path to the email client then %1

   c:\internet\Netscape\program\netscape.exe %1

   c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe %1

2. Generate Program Fault Log

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\FaultLo

   gFile

   Value should be the path and filename of the log file

3. Remove "Click here to begin"

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explo

   rer\NoStartBanner

   Set this hex value to 01,00,00,00

4. Disable Windows Animation

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER \Control Panel \Desktop \WindowMetrics\MinAnimate

   Set this to 1

5. Full-Color Icons

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\desktop\WindowMetrics\Shell Icon BPP

   Give it a value of 16

6. Preview BMP images in Windows Explorer

   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PAINT.PICTURE\DefaultIcon

   Set value to "%1"

7. Windows Refresh Rate  Top

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Update\UpdateMode

   Setting value to 00 will force an instant update to Windows Explorer.

8. Remove Hidden Shares

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parame

   ters\AutoShareServer

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parame

   ters\AutoShareWks

   
   Both of these REG_DWORD values set to 0 will prevent hidden shares from working

   (c$, etc.)

9. Outlook 2000/XP Restricted Filetypes

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Outlook\Security\Level1Re

   move

   It is possible to add Filetypes back into the OK zone. This will allow you to open these

   attachments from Outlook (they won’t be blocked).

   This key lists all of the file extensions that will be blocked by Outlook. You can edit this

   key to either remove extensions that you want access to or add extensions that you want

   to block.

10. Display the Number of Network Errors for a Network Connection

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Network\Connection

    s\StatMon\ShowLanErrors

(Windows 2000)   Top

You can display a LAN connection-error count on the General tab of the connection's

Status dialog box in Win2K This REG_DWORD when set to 1 will display the errors

that have occurred over a network connection. The default value is 0 will not display the

errors. Note that the Errors field looks a little odd, because of a bug in how the Status

dialog box accommodates the error information.

11. Changes to the Windows Security Screen Title Bar

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows

    NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\ Welcome

    (Windows NT/2000)

    This REG_SZ data type will display a custom string on the title bar of the Windows

    Security Screen that you see when you invoke the Ctrl+Alt+Del keystroke.

    I am retesting the next two tips.

12. Thumbnail Size  

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Th

    umbnailSize

    This DWORD value can be set between 32 and 256. This number represents the size in

    pixels that the Windows Explorer Thumbnail view will display.

13. Thumbnail Quality

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Th

    umbnailQuality

    This DWORD value will determine the quality of the thumbnail image quality. This

    number can be set between 50 and 100

14. Default Email Client  Top

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail

    From the Internet Options applet of the Control Panel, click on the Programs tab. The

    program that Internet Explorer will try to open when you click on an email link is here

    (my default is Outlook, although I could also choose Hotmail or Outlook Express). This

    registry key is where this information is saved. If your favorite email program won’t set

    itself up here, then you can go to this registry key, and following the example of the ones

    already setup, try and set your program up.

15. Restrict Users from Changing their Home Page

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control

    Panel\HomePage

    This DWORD set to 1 will make it so users cannot change their Internet Explorer home

    page. Setting it to 0 will allow the home page to be changed.

16. Delete Roaming Profiles when logging out

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogo

    n\DeleteRoamingCache

    This value set to 1 will cause Windows to delete Roaming Profiles (if they are enabled on

    a network). This value set to 0 will keep the profile.

17. Delete NetMeeting's Most Recently Used List

    HKEY_USERS\[LongNumber/String]\Software\Microsoft\Conferencing\UI\CallMRU

    Each of the Addr# values can be deleted or changed. This will delete IP addresses that are

    showing up in the Netmeeting recently used list

18. Require a Password in Order to Access a Workstation  Top

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Network\Logon\MustBeValidated

    This REG_DWORD set to 1 forces a user to enter a password to login to the local

    workstation. Setting it to 0 allows them to press Esc and bypass a password.

19. Restrict Users from Changing Their Passwords

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Syste

    m\DisableChangePassword

    (Windows 2000)

    Setting this REG_DWORD to 1 will stop users from being able to change their

    passwords

20. Remove Shortcut Arrow's

    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\IsShortcut

    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\piffile\IsShortcut

    Delete these values if you want to remove the arrow that appears on all shortcuts.  Top