Windows XP registry application: 8 utility settings

1, speed up the window display speed: we can modify the registry to change the window from the taskbar pop-up, and minimize the action of the regression taskbar, the steps are as follows: open the registration Table editor, find the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Control Panel\\Desktop\\WindowMetrics subkey branch, find the MinAniMate key in the right window, the type is REG_SZ, by default the value of this value is 1, indicating that the animation displayed in the window is opened. Change it to 0 to disable the display of the animation, then select the "Logout" command from the Start menu to activate the changes you just made.

2, remove the "update" option: For most users, Windows XP Windows Update function does not seem to have much effect, we can remove it, the steps are as follows: open the registry editor, find HKEY_CURRENT_USER \\Software \\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\Explorer subkey branch, select the "New" command under the "Edit" menu, create a new value of type REG_DWORD, name is NoCommonGroups, double-click the newly created NoCommonGroups subkey, in the "Edit" Enter the key value "1" in the String text box, then click the "OK" button and restart the system.

3, modify the Windows XP login background pattern: face long-lasting monotonous login pattern, you may be tired for a long time, we can use the registry to replace it with your favorite pattern, the steps are as follows : Open the Registry Editor, find the HKEY_USERS\\.DEFAULT\\Control Panel\\Desktop subkey branch, double-click wallpaper, type the path of the image you selected, such as: c:\\Documents and Settings\\My Documents\\My Pictures\\mypic. Bmp, click "OK", then find Tilewallpaper, double-click it to enter the key value "1", restart the system to see the effect.

4, modify the background color when logging in: If you want to modify the background color when you log in, you can follow the steps below: Open the registry editor, find the HKEY_USERS\\.DEFAULT\\Control Panel\\Colors subkey Branch, double-click the Background key name under the subkey branch, the "Edit String" dialog box appears, enter the key value representing the color in the "Value Data" text box (such as black RGB value is 000, white RGB value 255 255 255, the system default is 58 110 165), click the "OK" button to restart the system.

5, set the startup information or add warning information: If you want to display some customized information when you start Windows XP, you can follow the steps below: Open the registry editor, find HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE_SOFTWARE\\Microsoft \\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Winlogon subkey branch, double-click the LegalNoticeCaption name under it, open the "Edit String" window, enter the title of the information dialog box in the "Value Data" text box, such as "Hello, welcome Use this machine", then double-click LegalNoticeText, enter the warning message you want to display in the "Edit String" window that appears, such as "Please do not modify the settings of this level, thank you!", click the "OK" button, Restart to see the modified effect.

6. Keep the desktop settings unchanged every time you start: We can protect our desktop settings by modifying the registry. No matter what changes are made, the desktop will be restored as soon as it is restarted. The steps are as follows: Open the Registry Editor, find the HKEY_CURRENT_USERS\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Polices\\Explorer subkey branch, find NoSaveSettings under it, its type is REG_SZ, change its key value to "0", or Delete the key value directly and restart the system for the settings to take effect.

7. Any custom button color: Although Windows XP itself has a variety of window display schemes, users want to define the color of a certain part, such as changing the color of the button from black to blue or red. You need to modify the registry, the steps are as follows: open the registry editor, find the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Control Panel\\Colors subkey branch, double-click the Bottontext under it, change its key value to the one you want in the dialog that opens. The value of the color, such as red 255 0 0, click the "OK" button, and restart the system to see the effect, the text color on the button will turn red, in addition you can modify the width and height of the button And background parameters.

8, prohibit Dr. Watson's operation: Dr. Watson is the built-in system maintenance tool, it will display when the program fails to load or crash, we can cancel it through the registry, the steps are as follows: open Registry Editor, find the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\AeDebug subkey branch, double-click the Auto key name under it, change its "Value Data" to 0, and finally press F5 to refresh the settings.