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My Active Desktop Not Working, How to restore?

May 25, 2011

My Active Desktop is a feature for allows users to make the desktop act like a web page.  Some time there have been reports of the “Restore My Active Desktop” error that is generated after installation of certain software, such as Internet Explorer. Clicking on the “Restore” button doesn’t produce any results, However there is [...]

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Dr. Watson for Windows (Drwtsn32.exe)

April 21, 2011

Dr. Watson for Windows is a program error debugger that gathers information about your computer when an error (or user-mode fault) occurs with a program. Technical support groups can use the information that Dr. Watson obtains and logs to diagnose a program error. When an error is detected, Dr. Watson creates a text file (Drwtsn32.log) [...]

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Auto End Tasks to Enable a Proper Shutdown

April 15, 2011

This reg file automatically ends tasks and timeouts that prevent programs from shutting down and clears the Paging File on Exit. 1. Copy the following (everything in the box) in to notepad. —————————————————————————————- Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management] “ClearPageFileAtShutdown”=dword:00000001 [HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop] “AutoEndTasks”=”1″ [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control] “WaitToKillServiceTimeout”=”1000″ —————————————————————————————- 2. Save the file as shutdown.reg 3. [...]

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How to Enable DVD Player in Media Player

March 8, 2011

Go to Start/Run/Regedit HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Player\Settings. Value Name: EnableDVDUI, Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value), Value Data: yes or no. Create a new string value called “EnableDVDUI” and set it to “yes” to enable DVD functionality.

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CD or DVD Disappeared After an Upgrade

March 8, 2011

Remove the Upperfilters and Lowerfilters values completely from the following registry key: Go to Start/Run/Regedit HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}

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How to Remove Properties from My Computer

March 8, 2011

This restriction removes the properties option from My Computer and hides the “System Properties” screen. Go to Start/Run/Regedit HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Policies\Explorer Value Name: NoPropertiesMyComputer, Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value) Value Data: (0 = Properties, 1 = No Properties) Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called ‘NoPropertiesMyComputer’ and edit the value according to [...]

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How to Disable the “Log on using dial-up connection” Check Box

March 8, 2011

Go to 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 [...]

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How to Change default Internet Explorer Download Directory

March 8, 2011

Go to 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 [...]

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How to Customize the Windows Logon and Security Dialog Title

March 8, 2011

Start/Run/Regedit HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\ CurrentVersion\Winlogon. Value Name: Welcome, Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value), Value Data: Text to display. Create a new String value, or modify the existing value, called ‘Welcome’ 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 [...]

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How to Change Name and Company Information After You Install Win XP

March 8, 2011

Start/Run/Regedit HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion In the right pane, double-click RegisteredOrganization. Under “Value data”, type the name that you want, and then click OK. To change the name of the registered owner, do the following: In the right pane, double-click RegisteredOwner. Under “Value data”, type the name that you want, and then click OK/Exit.

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How To Disable Desktop Cleanup Wizard

March 8, 2011

Go to Start/Run/Regedit HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Explorer\Desktop\CleanupWiz. Value Name: NoRun, Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value), Value Data: (0 = enabled, 1= disable wizard). Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called ‘NoRun’ and edit the value according to the settings below. Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows [...]

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How To Disable/Stop Error Messages When Booting

March 8, 2011

Go to Start/Run/Regedit HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Windows. Value Name: NoPopupsOnBoot, Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value), Value Data: (1 = disable messages). Stops the annoying Windows pop-up messages notifying you a device is not functioning when you boot-up Windows. Create a REG_DWORD value of ‘NoPopupsOnBoot’ in the key below (if it doesn’t already exist). Set the value to ’1′ [...]

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How To Disable Low Disk Space Message in Windows

March 8, 2011

Go to Start/Run/Regedit HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer.  Create or modify: NoLowDiskSpaceChecks REG_DWORD and set the value to 1. Logoff/Reboot.

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How To Disable Crash Control Auto Reboot

March 8, 2011

Go to Start/Run/Regedit HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CrashControl In the right pane, “AutoReboot” set the Value to 1. To disable set the value back to 0.

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How to Disable Error Reporting In Windows

March 8, 2011

Go to Start/Run/Regedit HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting. Value: DoReport, 1 = Send Reports, 0 = Don’t Send.

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How to Disable the Windows Key

March 8, 2011

Go to Start/Run/Regedit Create a new Binary value, or modify the existing value, called ‘Scancode Map’ and edit the value according to the settings below. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\ Keyboard Layout. Value Name: Scancode Map, Data Type: REG_BINARY (Binary Value), Value Data: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 00 00 5B E0 [...]

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