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Disclaimer: These registry edits and script files are presented "as is". Every effort has been made to ensure the files work as stated. I assume no responsibility for your use of these files.
Speed Up Browsing (Windows Explorer and IE)
Start/Run/Regedit
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RemoteComputer\
NameSpace. In the left pane find:{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}Value and delete it.
Configure Internet Downloads
Start/Run/Regedit
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings. To increase the
number of simultaneous connections that are allowed to 10, follow these steps: On the Edit menu, click Add
Value , and then add the following registry values: "MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server"=Dword:0000000a "MaxConnectionsPerServer"=Dword:0000000a.
Auto Disconnect for Internet Explorer
Start/Run/Regedit
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters
In the right pane, find Autodisconnect and change the time accordingly.
Disable the Custom Search Page in Internet Explorer
Start/Run/Regedit
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main. Value Name: Use Custom Search URL,
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value), Value Data: (0 = disabled, 1 = enabled). Create a new DWORD value,
or modify the existing value, called 'Use Custom Search URL' and edit the value according to the settings below.
Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.
Change the Text in Internet Explorers Title Bar
Start/Run/Regedit
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main. In the right pane, change the value of the string,
"WindowTitle".
Change default Internet Explorer Download Directory
Start/Run/Regedit
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer
In the right pane, double click on the Download Directory value. Enter the path to the folder you want as your download location.
Next, right click on the Internet Explorer subkey and select Permissions. Then click the Advanced button on the
Security tab. In turn, Highlight Administrators, your user account and System. For each one, click the Edit
button. In the Deny column, put the check mark in Set Value. Then click OK. Repeat for each of the remaining user accounts.
Once done, click the Apply button on the Advanced Security Settings dialog.
This removes the "permissions" for anything or anyone to write to the Download
Directory value. It also prevents changes to any of the other values listed directly under the Internet Explorer sub-key, so you may wind up preventing
something else from being changed as well. Unfortunately, its not possible to remove permissions from individual values.
Run Explorer Full Screen
Start/Run/Regedit
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Console. In the right pane find FullScreen and modify the value to 1. Then go to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\InternetExplorer\Main. In the right pane find FullScreen and modify the
value to yes. Exit/Reboot.
Control the Internet Explorer Script Debugger
Start/Run/Regedit
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
Value Name: Disable Script Debugger
Data Type:
REG_SZ (String Value) Value Data: yes or no. Create a new string value, or modify the existing value, named "Disable
Script Debugger" and set it to either "yes" to disable the debugger or "no" to enable it. Restart Internet Explorer for the
change to take effect.
Control Internet Explorer Error Reporting
Start/Run/Regedit
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main. Value Name: IEWatsonDisabled,
IEWatsonEnabled, Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value).
Create a new DWORD value called "IEWatsonDisabled" and set it to "1".
Create another DWORD value called "IEWatsonEnabled" and set it to "0".
Restart Internet Explorer for the changes to take effect.
Prevent Account Changes in Outlook Express
Start/Run/Regedit
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Outlook Express, Value Name: No Modify Accts, Data Type:
REG_DWORD (DWORD Value), Value Data: (1 = enable restriction).
Create new DWORD value called "No Modify
Accts" and set it to "1" to enable the restriction or "0" to allow users to modify accounts.
Restart Outlook Express for the change to take effect.
Change the Default Internet Explorer Search Page
Start/Run/Regedit
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main. Value Name: Search Bar, Data Type:
REG_SZ (String Value), Value Data: Search URL.
Create a new String value, or modify the existing value,
called 'Search Bar' and edit the value according to the settings below.
Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.
Note: This tweak can also be applied on a per-user basis under the [HKEY_CURRENT_USER] hive.
Disable Automatic Modem Connections at Startup
Start/Run/Regedit
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Ole. Value Name: EnableRemoteConnect, Data Type: REG_SZ
(String Value), Value Data: "Y" = enable automatic connections, "N" = disabled. Create a new String value, or modify
the existing value, called 'EnableRemoteConnect' and edit the value according to the settings below. Exit your registry,
you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.
Disable the "Log on using dial-up connection" Check Box
Start/Run/Regedit
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon. Value Name: RasDisable,
Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value), Value Data: (0 = restriction disabled, 1 = restriction enabled). Create a new String
value, or modify the existing value, called 'RasDisable' and edit the value according to the settings below. Exit your
registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.
Modify the Internet Auto-Dial Settings
Start/Run/Regedit
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
Value Name: EnableAutodial
Data Type: REG_BINARY (Binary Value)
Value Data: (00 00 00 00 = disabled, 01 00 00 00 = enabled)
Create a new binary value named "EnableAutodial", and set the new value to equal "01 00 00 00" to enable autodial or "00 00 00 00"
to disable it.
Note: This restriction can be used either on a user by user basis by adding it to HKEY_CURRENT_USER
or on a computer wide basis by adding it to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
Remove MSN Messenger from Outlook Express
Start/Run/Regedit
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Outlook Express. Value Name: Hide Messenger, Data Type:
REG_DWORD (DWORD Value), Value Data: (2 = remove messenger).
Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called 'Hide Messenger' and set the value to 2.
Control the Auto Complete Mode
Start/Run/Regedit
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoComplete
Value Name: Append Completion
Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
Value Data: yes or no
Create a new string value, or modify the existing value, named "Append Completion" and set it to "yes" to append the
suggested text as you are typing or "no" to only show a drop-down list.
Restart Windows for the change to take effect.
Change the Search Assistant in Internet Explorer
Start/Run/Regedit
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search
Value Name: SearchAssistant
Data Type:
REG_SZ
(String Value)
Value Data: Search URL
Create a new String value, or modify the existing value, called 'SearchAssistant' and edit the
value according to the settings above.
Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.
Note: To use the Google search assistant page enter "http://www.google.com/ie" as the URL.
Getting Rid of the Unread Email Messages at Start Up
Go to Start/Run/Regedit
For a single user:
Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\UnreadMail
Right click on the UnreadMail and click on New then DWORD. Name it MessageExpiryDays
Give it a value of 0
For all users:
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\UnreadMail
Right click on the UnreadMail and click on New then DWORD.
Name it MessageExpiryDays
Give it a value of 0
Eliminate IE's AutoComplete Reminder
It does seem that Internet Explorer really wants you to use AutoComplete.
On a system with AutoComplete turned off, it will prompt you from time to time,
asking to turn it on again. A Registry tweak will prevent IE's "helpful" reminders.
First, close all IE windows. Launch REGEDIT from the Start menu's Run dialog.
Navigate to the key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel.
Note that this key may not be present in its entirety. You may need to create the Internet
Explorer and Control Panel subkeys. In the right-hand pane, look for a DWORD value named FormSuggest
it will probably not be present. In that case, right-click in the right-hand pane and
choose New | DWORD Value from the pop-up menu. Name the new value FormSuggest. Whether you
found it or created it, double-click this value and set its data to 1. That should terminate the annoying reminder.
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