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New tips added July 24th 2000 Home-Brewed Registry Cleaner: First Scandisk and Defrag. When this is done "copy", NOT "Move", system.dat and user.dat from your Windows folder to a temporary folder so you'll have a backup in case something goes wrong. Then open Registry Editor by clicking on Start-Run and typing regedit and clicking Ok. When the window opens up go to the Registry menu and select Export Registry. Decide where you want to save the exported Registry (C:\Windows is probably the best) and save it as temp.reg. Restart the computer in MS-DOS mode. This should come up in a black screan with C:\Windows> on the screan. If you saved temp.reg in there then your set to continue if not then you have to switch to where you saved it. Type in "regedit /c temp.reg" without the quotes and hit Enter! The cleaning process may take from 30 minutes to 10 hours so it's a job for the night or when your going out. Just let it run until it's done!!!It may seem like it's hanging on locked up at times, but just LEAVE it. When finished type exit at the prompt to return to windows. If you compare the new system.dat and user.dat files in your windows folders they should be smaller than the ones you saved for backup to a temporary folder. It may not seem like much, but just remember that 1k equals over 1000 characters of text and the registry is all pure text. In a couple of days if everything is working properly than you can delete system.dat and user.dat that you saved to a temporary folder and as well as the temp.reg file! The System Information Utility lets you save all your system settings and information -- and we mean all -- to a text file. Just select File/Export. Always keep a current copy of your settings; if your computer goes south, it can help with troubleshooting. Increase Registry Backups: Win98 keeps the last five backups Registry Checker creates. To save more backups, open \WINDOWS\SCANREG.INI with Notepad and change the MaxBackupCopies= value from 5 to a higher number.Restoring a Win98 Registry Save: Every time you start your Win98 PC, the Registry Checker automatically creates a backup of the Registry. It stores the five most recent backup copies in the \Windows\Sysbckup folder -- they are stored as RB001.CAB, RB002.CAB, and so on. If you want to manually back up the Registry before installing software that may effect the registry, you should run the System Info utility (Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools), then go to the Tools menu and select Registry Checker. After a quick scan, Registry Checker will offer to make a backup. Click Yes to make it overwrite the oldest backup file with an updated one. To restore a Registry backup, boot your computer to a C:> prompt and run ScanReg. Follow the instructions to view your backed-up Registry files and restore the most recent one. How to Restore a Win95 Registry Backup: Follow these steps to restore the backup copy of your Win95 Registry. Restart the Computer in MS-DOS mode. From your Windows directory, type the following DOS commands, one after another, pressing Enter after each one. When you get done, restart your computer. attrib -h -r -s system.* Use this Registry setting to disable the Display icon in Control Panel: as well as the Properties option when a user right-clicks on the desktop. By disabling these options, you will stop the user from changing settings that control monitor resolution as well as screen saver and wallpaper options. To disable this option for a user, open the Registry Editor and go to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System, Edit the value "NoDispCPL" (DWORD value) and set the value equal to "1"(without quotes) to disable the Display icon (if the value/key does not already exist, create it). To re-enable the option, delete the above value or set the value to "0". The setting will take effect immediately and does not require a reboot. Remove the URLs that IE remembers: for its AutoComplete feature by launching RegEdit and going to HKEY_USERS\Default\Software\Microsoft \InternetExplorer\TypedURLs. Delete any unwanted URLs. You can disable the Documents submenu: on Win98's Start menu. Tweak UI's Paranoia tab can automatically clear the Documents menu each time you boot, but a quick Registry edit removes the Documents menu and the C:\WINDOWS\RECENT folder altogether. First, back up your Registry files - C:\WINDOWS\USER.DAT and SYSTEM.DAT - before making any changes. Next, launch RegEdit and go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer. In the right pane, right-click on the background and select New/Binary Value. Type NoRecentDocsHistory and press Enter. Double-click on the new icon and enter 01000000 in the Edit Binary Value dialog box. (Note: RegEdit automatically inserts three spaces into the value). Click on OK. Add a new NoRecentDocsMenu binary value entry and follow the same steps. Close RegEdit and restart Windows. To reverse the tip, delete the two new binary values you added, or change both values to 00000000. To remove the Start menu's Favorites menu: You can also follow the same steps. First, back up your Registry files - C:\WINDOWS\USER.DAT and SYSTEM.DAT – before making any changes. Next, launch RegEdit and go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer. In the right pane, right-click on the background and select New/Binary Value. Type NoFavoritesMenu and press Enter. Double-click on the new icon and enter 01000000 in the Edit Binary Value dialog box. (Note: RegEdit automatically inserts three spaces into the value). Click on OK. Close RegEdit and restart Windows. To reverse the tip, delete the new binary value you added, or change it to 00000000. Bios Info: Sometimes you need to get basic BIOS information fast: Open the Registry and drill down to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Enum\Root\*PNP0C01\0000. Your BIOS name, version and date will all be listed. Startup Menu: To get to the startup menu when you first boot up the computer, for safe mode or command prompt, hold down the Ctrl key when you first see any text on the screen during boot. Registered Owner: If your copy of Win 95/98 does not list your name as the registered owner and you wish to change it, then follow these instructions: Click START select RUN type "regedit". Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion, on the right side of the screen you should see many files, go to the one that says Registered Owner, double click it, type in the new name and press OK. Registered Owner: If your copy of Win 95/98 does not list your name as the registered owner and you wish to change it, then follow these instructions: Click START select RUN type "regedit". Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion, on the right side of the screen you should see many files, go to the one that says Registered Owner, double click it, type in the new name and press OK. Delete the Program Name That has Been Deleted, but Still Exists in the "Add/Remove Programs"!: Go to the Registry (as in the Startup Menu: tip above) and access the "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall" find the offending program, click to highlight it and delete. Disable the Documents submenu : on Win98's Start menu. A quick Registry edit removes the Documents menu and the C:\WINDOWS\RECENT folder altogether. First, back up your Registry files-C:\WINDOWS\USER.DAT and SYSTEM.DAT-before making any changes. Next, launch RegEdit and go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows \CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer. In the right pane, right-click on the background and select New/Binary Value. Type NoRecentDocsHistory and press Enter. Double-click on the new icon and enter 01000000 in the Edit Binary Value dialog box. (Note: RegEdit automatically inserts three spaces into the value). Click on OK. Add a new NoRecentDocsMenu binary value entry and follow the same steps. Close RegEdit and restart Windows. To reverse the tip, delete the two new binary values you added, or change both values to 00000000. Remove the URLs that IE remembers for its AutoComplete feature: by launching RegEdit and going to HKEY_USERS\Default\Software\Microsoft \InternetExplorer\TypedURLs. Delete any unwanted URLs. If your Start menu is getting too long: and you never use the Log Off option, just remove it. Select start/Run, enter Regedit, and press Enter. In the Registry Editor, find HKEY_CURRENT_USER, and click down through Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer. Select Edit, New, Binary Value, and name the new entry NoLogOff. Press enter, and set the value to 01 00 00 00 before you quit RegEdit and restart Windows. Delete and Rename Icons:Have you ever noticed that most desktop icons have a Delete and Rename option when you right-click on them, but the Recycle Bin does not. Using this option you can make the Delete and Rename options available for the Recycle Bin as well. To set this option, go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\ShellFolder Edit the value "Attributes" (BINARY value) and change the value setting to one of the following numbers: 50010020 = Add Rename Only Desktop Free of Icons:If you are a person that generally uses the Start menu to access all your programs and would prefer your desktop to be free of icons, use this setting to hide all of the items on your desktop. To set this option, go to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer Edit/create the value NoDesktop (DWORD value) and set the value to "1" (without quotes) to hide the desktop icons, or "0" to display the desktop icons. |
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