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Windows NT Workstations Registry hacks
Caveat Emptor. Changes to the Registry can create an unstable computer. Have a complete backup of the Registry before attempting any changes. Academy Computer Services cannot be held liable for any problems you encounter after modifying, or attempting to modify, the Registry.

The Registry is Windows. It contains the settings for how the desktop looks, and how the system functions. You can alter some features of the operating system by editing entries in the Registry.

To start the Registry Editor

  1. Click on Start.
  2. Select the Run option.
  3. Type REGEDIT or REGEDT32 into the field.
  4. Click the OK button.

Some of these tricks can be done using TweakUI.

REGEDIT
The REGEDIT screen appears similar to the Windows Explorer: a two sided window that displays the tree structure on the left and the contents of the selected structure level on the right. Use the left side to navigate the tree to the desired level. Use the right side to select options and edit entries.

Most of these entries are DWordValues. You must enter the value as it appears in the chart: the value is a multiword entry with no spaces where each word has an initial capital letter.

Registry Entry Key
-what it does-
Value
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon DontDisplayLastUserName
-add this StringValue to remove the name of the last user to logon from the new logon prompt-
1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer NoNetHood
-add this value to remove the Network Neighborhood icon from the desktop-
1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer NoViewContextMenu
-add this value to disable the right-click feature of the mouse-
1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer NoTrayContextMenu
-add this value to disable all context menus-
1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer NoFavoritesMenu
-add this value to remove Favorites from the Start menu-
1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer NoFind
-add this value to remove Find from the start menu-
1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer NoSetFolders
-add this value to hide the Control Panel and Printers-
1
HKEYCURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer NoSetTaskbar
add this value to remove the Taskbar from the Start menu-
1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer NoDrives
-add this value to hide drives: use the bitmask to place a 1 in the place of any drive you ant to hide (the rightmost place is for drive A, the leftmost for drive Z)-
 
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Policies\System NoDispCPL
-add this value to disable the Control Panel-
1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\classes\CLSID\{20D04FEO...}\DefaultIcon Default
-double-click on this value to change the My Computer icon: enter the path to the new icon C:\mystuff\image.ico,0-
 

REGEDT32
This utility opens each section of the Registry in a separate screen. Browse through each section to locate the appropriate entry.

Registry Entry Key
-what it does-
Value
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040...\Shellfolder Attributes
-change the value of the key ot remove the Recycle Bin from the desktop-
600110020
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0... -delete the key <No Name> then add a REG_EXPAND_SZ value and enter the string
%UserName% at %ComputerName% in the box to change the caption of My Computer-