Modify the registry to make the Windows XP operating system more personalized

Windows XP operating system is known for its stable performance and beautiful appearance. But by modifying the registry, we can make the system more in line with our own personality. In the following article we will provide some application tips that will make your system more personal. 1, modify the Windows XP login background pattern

Faced with a 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.DEFAULTControl PanelDesktop subkey branch, double-click wallpaper, type the path of the image you selected, such as: c:Documents and SettingsMy DocumentsMy Picturesmypic.bmp, click "OK", then find Tilewallpaper, double click it Enter the key value "1" and restart the system to see the effect.

2, cancel the default value of Windows picture and fax viewer

In my computer and resource manager look at the picture with Windows picture and fax viewer as the default value, if you need to cancel This default value can be modified by pressing: in [Start]-->[Run]-->Type [regedit]-->Select [HKEY_LOCAL_MacHINE]-->[SOFTWARE]-->[Classes ]-->[CLSID]-->[{e84fda7c-1d6a-45f6-b725-cb260c236066}]-->[shellex], delete the [MayChangeDefaultMenu] item.

3, stop the "insufficient disk space" notification function

When the disk drive capacity is less than 200MB, Windows XP will issue a "out of disk space" notification, if you want to stop this function , you can change the login file by pressing the program: in [Start]-->[Run]-->Type [Regedit]-->[HKEY_LOCAL_MacHINE]-->[Software]-->[Microsoft]- ->[Windows]-->[CurrentVersion], add an item name [Explorer] under [PolicIEs] (if there is no need to add it), add a DWord value in [Explorer], [NoLowDiskSpaceChecks] value data For [1]=stop notification, the value data is [0]=default to start notification.

4, completely deleted the custom hidden inactive icon

In the taskbar, there is a hidden inactive icon in the notification area, there are many are running before When the software was left, some of the software was removed, and there is still its shadow. To delete completely:

Run regedit, open HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerTrayNotify

Delete the values ​​of IconStreams and PastIconsStream

Simultaneously press DEL+ALT+CTRL or right click on taskbar/task management Open Task Manager/Process, end the EXPLORER.EXE program, leave it alone, press OK. At this time, the taskbar is gone.

Then, click Task Manager's "File" /New Task, enter EXPLORER.EXE, then restore the taskbar, and then, it is best to restart.

5, IE can not open a new window solution

Recently, I do not know why, my IE can not open a new window, the specific form is: use the left mouse button to click the hyperlink does not respond Right click on the hyperlink, select "Open in new window" in the pop-up menu, there is no movement, this is anxious for me, reloading IE, it is too much trouble, after some data search, finally let I found a solution. If you have the same situation as me, you can try it like this:

Click "Start" → "Run" and enter "regsvr32" in the pop-up "Run" dialog box. Actxprxy.dll" (note that there is no quotes when typing), then click the "OK" button, then an information dialog "DllRegisterServer in actxprxy.dll succeeded" will appear; click the "OK" button in the dialog;

Click “Start” → “Run” again, enter “regsvr32 shdocvw.dll” in the pop-up “Run” dialog box (note that there is no quotation mark when entering), and then click the “OK” button. Then there will be an information dialog box "DllRegisterServer in shdocvw.dll succeeded", click the "OK" button in the dialog box;

Restart Windows, run IE, just open a web page, click on a hyperlink to try test. You will find that IE can open a new window again! Try again with the right mouse button and select "Open in new window", still no problem!

6, IE window becomes smaller solution

Sometimes somehow, whenever IE opens a new window, there is a small window, even if you click the "maximize" button, or To no avail. In fact, this is a kind of "memory" effect that IE itself has, that is, the window that is re-opened next time is the same as the state when it was last closed. To restore the IE window that opens each time to the normal state, you can do the following:

Enter the registry editor, go to HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMain, delete the "Window_Placement" key in the right window;

Expand the registry to HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerDesktopOld Work-Areas, delete the "OldWorkAreaRects" key in the right window;

Close the registry, restart the computer, maximize the IE window twice ("maximize" → "Restore" → "Maximize"), restart IE again and it will be OK.

7. Turn off the automatic restart function

When Windows XP encounters a serious problem, it will restart suddenly. Press the change to cancel this function: in [Start]-->[ ,null,null,3],Run]--> Type [regedit]-->Select [HKEY_LOCAL_MacHINE]-->[SYSTEM]-->[CurrentControlSet]-->[Control]-->[CrashControl], [AutoReboot ] The dWord value is changed to [0] and the restart takes effect.

8, XP read-ahead settings

Windows XP has set up a pre-read technology
to improve system speed. If you have PIII 800, 512M memory or more, it is recommended to modify:

Run "regedit"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MacHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlSession ManagerMemory ManagementPrefetchParametersEnablePrefetcher>;

Set the value 0,1,2, 3. 0-Disable, 1-read-ahead application, 2-start pre-read, 3-pre-read both ("3", recommended), 4. reboot.

Clearing read-ahead files

When xp is used for a while, the files in the pre-reading folder will become very large, and there will be dead chain files, which will slow down the system time. Recommendation: Delete these files on a regular basis. (Windowsprefetch)

9, delete the system redundant dll file

"HKEY_LOCAL_MacHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionsharedlls" record shared dll information, the following number indicates that the current dll file is shared by several applications, if it If the value is 0, it means that it is redundant, you can delete it as much as you can.

10, 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 registry editor, Find the HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelDesktopWindowMetrics 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. If it is changed to 0, the animation is disabled. Display, then select the "Logout" command from the start menu to activate the changes you just made.

11, 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 the HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftware Microsoft WindowsCurrentVersionPolicIEsExplorer subkey branch, select the "New" command under the "Edit" menu, create a new type of REG_DWord, the name is NoCommonGroups, double-click the newly created NoCommonGroups sub-key, in the "Edit String" text box Enter the key value "1", then click the "OK" button and restart the system.

12、Hide Recycle Bin

Hide Recycle Bin, it means it will not be displayed in the desktop and resource manager. Hidden does not mean to stop this function. If you use the login file, please change it first. Export the login file for backup, login file change (for Windows XP home and commercial version): at [Start]-->[Run]-->Type [Regedit]-->[HKEY_LOCAL_MacHINE]-- >[SOFTWARE]-->[Microsoft]-->[Windows]-->[CurrentVersion]-->[Explorer]-->[Desktop]-->[NameSpace], will [ ,null,null,3],{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}] Delete can be re-login to take effect.

13. Modify the background color when logging in.

If you want to change the background color when you log in, you can do the following: Open the registry editor and find the HKEY_USERS.DEFAULTControl PanelColors 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.

14. Setting startup information or adding warning information

If you want to display some customized information you have defined when starting Windows XP, you can do the following: Open Registry Editor Find the HKEY_LOCAL_MacHINE_SOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionWinlogon subkey branch, double-click the LegalNoticeCaption name under it, open the "Edit String" window, and enter the title of the information dialog box in the "Value Data" text box, such as "Hello, welcome to use this machine. "", then double-click LegalNoticeText, in the "Edit String" window that appears, enter the warning message you want to display, such as "Please do not modify the settings of this level, thank you!", click the "OK" button, restart You can see the modified effect.

15. Keep the desktop settings unchanged every time you start it

We can protect our desktop settings by modifying the registry. No matter what changes are made, just restart the desktop. Will return to the original. The steps are as follows: Open the registry editor, find the HKEY_CURRENT_USERSSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPolicesExplorer subkey branch, find NoSaveSettings under it, its type is REG_SZ, change its key value to "0", or delete the key value directly, restart the system to make settings Effective.