Performance, Tricks, Fixes, Security Page 2

*  Tips

   Quickly access the Properties for any object on the Desktop - hold
   the [Alt key] and double-click on the object.


*  Msdos.sys

>  I have a Win95 computer that loads a DoubleSpace driver every time
>  it boots - Its not in the Autoexec.bat or Config.sys - where is it
>  loading from and how do I stop it? There are no compressed drives!

;  In your C:\MSDOS.SYS file, set DblSpace and DrvSpace to 0. You get
;  60 to 100kB more free memory:

   [Options]
   BootGUI=1
   BootDelay=0
   DblSpace=0
   DrvSpace=0

   For additional information about DRVSPACE.BIN, click here.


*  Setver.exe

:: Rename c:\windows\setver.exe and Windows can't find it. If
:: you get a message about "Incorrect MS-DOS version", just undo it.

   Ren "%windir%\setver.exe" "_setver.exe"

   For additional information about the SETVER.EXE file, click here.

   Jump to next paragraph.
   RegEditX Tips & Tricks.


*  Registry (Win9X)



Preface:


Netscape 4.7 is very destructive. I couldn't edit

HTML files within IE. So, I uninstalled Netscape,

but the uninstall information by Netscape did not

corrected the problem. Netscape simply spoiled my

registry/computer. When I selected the "edit HTML

page within IE", then that Netscape Editor simply

wanted to eat my pages. FORMAT the whole disk or:


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;[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\htmlfile\shell\edit\command]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\NetscapeMarkup\shell\Edit\command]

@="C:\\WINDOWS\\COMMAND\\PFE32.EXE \"%1\""

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(Sorry about my Danish)

   Edit (Notepad) a file "MY.REG", save and double-click it.
   (;) is the same as double colon (::) in a DOS-Batch file.
   Note:  A REG file begins with the word REGEDIT4. Remember
   to end the file with an Enter/ (new line + a simicolon ;)

*  Defrag the Registry.

   I found RegCompact.EXE on John Bowden's Favorite page.


*  Exporting Registry Keys

   Ex.: Name the following batch file something like "Run_Export.bat",

@echo off
  If not KEY(%1) == KEY() goTo Export(Key)
@%0 "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run"

: Export(Key)
  %2 if exist %temp%.\StartUp echo. Have you already exported [%1], ?!
  %2 if exist %temp%.\StartUp %0 %1 :: re
  echo.
  echo. Press any key to %3Export [%1] to
  echo. "%temp%.\StartUp", or hit [Ctrl]+Break & [Alt]+F4,+F4 to quit.
  pause>nul

  start /wait regedit /e %temp%.\StartUp %1
  notepad %temp%.\StartUp
  del /p  %temp%.\StartUp
Cls

  REM ; Read and remember this, or think for your self ;-)
  REM ; Removing: Prefix a hyphen; (-), then double click StartUp.reg:
  REM ; Bad ex. Write "SystemTray"="-SysTray.Exe", save the REG file &
  REM ; select the file, hit [F2], and [End] and put an extension .REG
  REM ; Double click StartUp.reg, import hyphen(s) and restart the PC.
  REM ; To browse your temporary folder at a later time: 5 characters:
  REM ; Write %tmp% in the StartMenu's Run dialog box and hit [Enter].

  Link: The UseNet.


*  C:\Config.sys

   Skip the two seconds delay after displaying the "Starting MS-DOS..."
   message during startup, just add the /F switch. For more information
   about the SWITCHES command, take a look at my comprehensive DOS book.

   For information about bypassing CONFIG.SYS commands, just click here.

*  Links:


     *
    ** = good
   *** = very good
  ****

[Registry] zdnet
? [Win98 Configurator]

* [MyTricks.ZIP] (2.09kB) - March 30.
*** [Windows Tuning with the Registry] 180kB
? [Xteq X-Setup] Win9x/ME/NT/2k. System tuning

**(*) [Partition Resizer] Essential DOS Utilities
** [RegEditX] -- (291kB). Registry Editor Extensions

? [FindOrphans] -- Locate and safely remove orphaned files
? [More Properties] -- Customize features in Windows 95/NT


Notes about the above rating:
I tried Partition Resizer on a 4 GB harddisk. There was only one partition
(FAT32 and 100% space was used). Then I used FDISK to create a drive D. It
was fast. Hmmm - Today I used Partition Resizer on another computer. But -
ARGH! The monitor went into black. So I tried the "FDISK /MBR" command and
then everything was fine again. I still give it two stars because I didn't
found a shortcut to the FDISK command. (His computer didn't lose any data)

RegEditX (two stars instead of three). I found some very nasty tricks (see
later). The author (David Ching) told me; because of that, he will upgrade
it to a new version. But this means that he has not thought about that. So
I punish him right away: Two stars ** :o)


*  RegEditX tips

   In the folder where you installed your RegEditX files, you'll find
   a file named REGEDITX.SAV - If you open this file in Notepad, then
   you can write your own comments as shown in the following example:
__
REGEDITX File Version : 1
Active key : 0

   10 Remove the arrows. Delete IsShortcut \HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\LNKfile
   20 Same as above but PIF instead of LNK \hkey_classes_root\PIFfile
   30 Tjek it on Friday:       \HKEY_CURRENT_USER\InstallLocationsMRU
   40 Stop the user from changing monitor setting. DWORD: NoDispCPL=1
\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
   01 400 mS| MenuShowDelay |\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\desktop
   80+400mS\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\\ MenuShowDelay=0
__[SNIP]. Back Space until the end of the above line (not a new line)

 Caution / oops:
   Don't add a blank line before the line "REGEDITX File Version : 1"

 Tips: (01)
   Manipulate the sort order by the number in front of any \KEY line.

   Select item to Copy. Example:
   Double click the word MenuShowDelay (from within the address line)

 Notes: (80)
   It's also possible to write a comment after a specific \KEY. But a
   message and a question appears, which you may answer with NO. \KEY
   must be followed by a Back Slash (\). Example: +\KEY\your comment.

   Additional information:
   A problem: It's not possible to copy & paste from a line where you
   add the comments to the end of the line. Anyhow, it's not possible
   to see/find anything, if you only add a comment to the end because
   of the idiot font used by Mic.. (Mickey Mouse). So, always place a
   comment in the front of the line. Conclusion: If comments uses the
   Back Slash character and you need to copy it from the address line
   then you must substitute all of these: \ with another character: |
   (Replace \ in the comment and don't place any comments at The End)


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