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Category Archives: Windows Xp Customization

How Disable Avira nag screen

25-Aug-09

To disable this pesky notifier, simply follow these directions: For XP and Vista Users: 1. Start-> Control Panel 2. Administrative tools-> Local security policy 3. Click on Software Restriction Policy-> Action (at the top)-> create new restriction policies 4. Right-click additional rules (on the right side)-> new path rule 5. Click Browse and navigate to [...]

How to Add OEM Logo and Information in windows xp

17-Aug-09

Open the notepad to create a new file. Inside place something similar to this: [General] Manufacturer= Model= [Support Information] Line1= Line2= Line3= Line4= Line5= Line6= You can add any information to those lines. It’s your option. Once you created this file save it in the format OEMINFO.INI and place it into the following folder: WindowsSystem32. [...]

Remove Acronis True Image’s context menu ‘Backup’

07-Aug-09

To remove all Windows shell extensions associated with Acronis True Image: Open Windows Registry Editor (Hit Start -> Run and type “regedit”) Delete the following registry keys: Windows 32 bit HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{C539A15A-3AF9-4c92-B771-50CB78F5C751} HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{C539A15B-3AF9-4c92-B771-50CB78F5C751} HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{C539A15C-3AF9-4c92-B771-50CB78F5C751} HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\{C539A15A-3AF9-4c92-B771-50CB78F5C751} HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\tibfile Windows 64 bit HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Classes\CLSID\{C539A15A-3AF9-4c92-B771-50CB78F5C751} HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Classes\CLSID\{C539A15B-3AF9-4c92-B771-50CB78F5C751} HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Classes\CLSID\{C539A15C-3AF9-4c92-B771-50CB78F5C751} HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Classes\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\{C539A15A-3AF9-4c92-B771-50CB78F5C751} HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Classes\tibfile To enable the deleted Windows shell extensions back, you will need to [...]

Remove Adobe CS4 Drive Context Menu Entry, (Right click menu)

07-Aug-09

Open Regedit and delete these two entries. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\{C95FFEAE-A32E-4122-A5C4-49B5BFB69795} HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\{C95FFEAE-A32E-4122-A5C4-49B5BFB69795}

Adding open file location to context menu in XP

06-Aug-09

download this file and run the first reg file

Different Ways to Lock Windows XP

06-Aug-09

These methods apply to both Windows XP Home and Windows XP Pro. There are several ways to lock your Windows XP computer, but all of them use the same command line. The method you choose is a matter of personal preference. via the keyboard The easiest way to lock Windows XP is by simply pressing [...]

All About $NTUninstall folders

05-Aug-09

What are the $NTUninstall folders? $NTUninstall is a folder that appears everytime you download on of Windows XP updates. For example, if you download KB924667, a $NtUninstallKB917953$ will appear in your WINDOWS directory. These folders contains the information on how to remove the update, the same information used by “Add/Remove program” utility. How to safely [...]

PSD thumbnail preview in Windows XP

04-Aug-09

To create thumbnail previews for PSD files: Download the following dll file: . Place the file in the following directory: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Shell\ If the Shell folder does not exist you can create it. If you understand the registry file that i’m about to give you, then you can edit the path of the file [...]