Some Microsoft Windows Xp Registry Tips

Here I would like to learn you, some Microsoft Windows Xp Registry Tips. Please note that incorrectly changing registry entries may damages your computer. If you are not familiar with Microsoft Windows Registry, please do not change your registry entries. Please backup your registry for future restores.

To run Registry Editor:
Click Start menu > click run > type "regedit" in Run dialog box and press Ok to run Registry Editor.

To disable Display Properties Tabs
You can disable Display Properties Tabs, to do this go to following address: in the right panel create a DWORD with value of 1 and enter following entries as name for each Tap you want to disable:
to disable ScreenSaver type: NoDispScrSavPage
to disable Desktop type: NoDispBackgroundPage
to disable Themes type: NoThemesTab
to disable Setting type: NoDispSettingsPage

to disable " Set as background" feature in Internet Explorer
as you know, you can change your desktop wallpaper in Internet Explorer . to disable this feature, run registry editor and go to following address:
In the right panel create a DWORD, type " NoChangingWallpaper" as name and "1" as value of DWORD.

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To run programs from RUN dialog box
As you know, you can run such programs as Regedit and Msconfig. To run other windows programs by RUN dialog box, run registry and go to following address:Create a Key and name it as same as your program, like Myprog.exe and in value field, type your program address, for example: C:\Program Files\Myprog\Myprog.exe
Now, create a String Value, and type your program location as address, for example:
C:\Program Files\MyProg

here are another windows xp registry tweaks; sorry i can't edit my first post!!

How to disable Shared Documents in Windows Xp
1- Click start menu > click Run to open Run dialog box. Type regedit to run Windows Registry Editor.
2- Go to following address:
3- Delete following key : How to disable Task Manager or CTL + ALT + DEL
1- Click start menu > click Run to open Run dialog box. Type regedit to run Windows Registry Editor.
2- Go to following address:
3- Create a New DWORD value, name it as DisableTaskMgr, and give it value of 1.
4- To enable Task Manager again, delete created key.

How to add background picture to Toolbars in My computer and Explorer
1- Click start menu > click Run to open Run dialog box. Type regedit to run Windows Registry Editor.
2- Go to following address: 3- Create a new String Value, name it BackBitmapShell and type your favorite picture address as value.
4- Note that file extension must be GIF or BMP.

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here are new tips:

To enable Smooth Font feature
1- Click Start Menu > Select Run and type "regedit" to run Windows Registry Editor.
2- Go to the following address:
3- Create a new String value, name it as "FontSmoothing", and give it value of "2".
4- Close Windows Registry Editor and restart your Computer.

To disable your desktop (no desktop)!
1- Open Windows Registry Editor
2- Go to the following address:
3- Create a new binary value, name it as " NoDesktop", and give it value of "01".
4- Close Windows Registry Editor and restart your Computer.

To add an image before Windows XP Welcome Screen
1- Open Windows Registry Editor.
2- Go to the following address:
3- Create a new String value, name it as " Wallpaper", type your desire *.BMP image file, in value field.
4- Close Windows Registry Editor and restart your Computer
Note : image format must be BMP

How to show super hidden files (windows system files)
1- Open Windows Registry Editor.
2- Go to the following address:
3- Create a new DWORD, name it as " ShowSuperHidden", and give it value of "1".
4- Close Windows Registry Editor and restart your Computer.

NOTE: incorrectly editing Windows Registry may damages your system registry entries, before editing create a restore point.