Windows SHORT CUTS - Very Very useful

Useful Shortcut:

Start + M: Minimizes all open windows
Start + Shift + M: Maximizes All Windows
Start + E: Runs Windows Explorer
Start + R: Open the RUN Dialog Box
Start + F: Open the Search Results Dialog box
Start + CTRL + F: Opens the Search Results-Computer dialog Box (if the computer is connected to a network)
Start + Pause (Break): Opens the System Properties Dialog Box


Windows System Key Combinations:

F1: Help
CTRL + ESC: Open Start menu
ALT + TAB: Switch between open programs
ALT + F4: Quit program
SHIFT + DELETE: Delete item permanently


Windows Program Key Combinations:

CTRL + C: Copy
CTRL + X: Cut
CTRL + V: Paste
CTRL + Z: Undo
CTRL + B: Bold
CTRL + U: Underline
CTRL + I: Italic


Mouse Click/Keyboard Modifier Combinations for Shell Objects:

SHIFT + right click: Displays a shortcut menu containing alternative commands
SHIFT + double click: Runs the alternate default command (the second item on the menu)
ALT + double click: Displays properties
SHIFT + DELETE: Deletes an item immediately without placing it in the Recycle Bin


General Keyboard-Only Commands:

F1: Starts Windows Help
F10: Activates menu bar options
SHIFT + F10: Opens a shortcut menu for the selected item (this is the same as right-clicking an object
CTRL + ESC: Opens the Start menu (use the ARROW keys to select an item)
CTRL + ESC or ESC: Selects the Start button (press TAB to select the taskbar, or press SHIFT+F10 for a context menu)
ALT + DOWN ARROW: Opens a drop-down list box
ALT + TAB: Switch to another running program (hold down the ALT key and then press the TAB key to view the task-switching window)
SHIFT: Press and hold down the SHIFT key while you insert a CD-ROM to bypass the automatic-run feature
ALT + SPACE: Displays the main window's System menu (from the System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the window)
ALT +- (ALT + hyphen): Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI)child window's System menu (from the MDI child window's System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the child window)
CTRL + TAB: Switch to the next child window of a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) program
ALT + underlined letter in menu: Opens the menu
ALT + F4: Closes the current window
CTRL + F4: Closes the current Multiple Document Interface (MDI) window
ALT + F6: Switch between multiple windows in the same program (for example, when the Notepad Find dialog box is displayed
ALT + F6: switches between the Find dialog box and the main Notepad window)


Shell Objects and General Folder/Windows Explorer Shortcuts For a selected object:

F2: Rename object
F3: Find all files
CTRL + X: Cut
CTRL + C: Copy
CTRL + V: Paste
SHIFT + DELETE: Delete selection immediately, without moving the item to the Recycle Bin
ALT + ENTER: Open the properties for the selected object
To Copy a File: Press and hold down the CTRL key while you drag the file to another folder.
To Create a Shortcut: Press and hold down CTRL+SHIFT while you drag a file to the desktop or a folder.


General Folder/Shortcut Control:

F4: Selects the Go To A Different Folder box and moves down the entries in the box (if the toolbar is active in Windows Explorer)
F5: Refreshes the current window.
F6: Moves among panes in Windows Explorer
CTRL + G: Opens the Go To Folder tool (in Windows 95 Windows Explorer only)
CTRL + Z: Undo the last command
CTRL + A: Select all the items in the current window
BACKSPACE: Switch to the parent folder
SHIFT + click + Close button: For folders, close the current folder plus all parent folders


Windows Explorer Tree Control:

Numeric Keypad *: Expands everything under the current selection
Numeric Keypad +: Expands the current selection
Numeric Keypad -: Collapses the current selection.
RIGHT ARROW: Expands the current selection if it is not expanded, otherwise goes to the first child
LEFT ARROW: Collapses the current selection if it is expanded, otherwise goes to the parent


Properties Control:

CTRL + TAB/CTRL + SHIFT + TAB: Move through the property tabs


Accessibility Shortcuts:

Press SHIFT five times: Toggles StickyKeys on and off
Press down and hold the right SHIFT key for eight seconds: Toggles FilterKeys on and off
Press down and hold the NUM LOCK key for five seconds: Toggles ToggleKeys on and off
Left ALT + left SHIFT+NUM LOCK: Toggles MouseKeys on and off
Left ALT + left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN: Toggles high contrast on and off


Microsoft Natural Keyboard Keys:

Windows Logo: Start menu
Windows Logo + R: Run dialog box
Windows Logo + M: Minimize all
SHIFT + Windows Logo+M: Undo minimize all
Windows Logo + F1: Help
Windows Logo + E: Windows Explorer
Windows Logo + F: Find files or folders
Windows Logo + D: Minimizes all open windows and displays the desktop
CTRL + Windows Logo + F: Find computer
CTRL + Windows Logo + TAB: Moves focus from Start, to the Quick Launch toolbar, to the system tray (use RIGHT ARROW or LEFT ARROW to move focus to items on the Quick Launch toolbar and the system tray)
Windows Logo + TAB: Cycle through taskbar buttons
Windows Logo + Break: System Properties dialog box
Application key: Displays a shortcut menu for the selected item


Microsoft Natural Keyboard with IntelliType Software Installed:

Windows Logo + L: Log off Windows
Windows Logo + P: Starts Print Manager
Windows Logo + C: Opens Control Panel
Windows Logo + V: Starts Clipboard
Windows Logo + K: Opens Keyboard Properties dialog box
Windows Logo + I: Opens Mouse Properties dialog box
Windows Logo + A: Starts Accessibility Options (if installed)
Windows Logo + SPACEBAR: Displays the list of Microsoft IntelliType shortcut keys
Windows Logo + S: Toggles CAPS LOCK on and off


Dialog Box Keyboard Commands:

TAB: Move to the next control in the dialog box
SHIFT + TAB: Move to the previous control in the dialog box
SPACEBAR: If the current control is a button, this clicks the button. If the current control is a check box, this toggles the check box. If the current control is an option, this selects the option.
ENTER: Equivalent to clicking the selected button (the button with the outline)
ESC: Equivalent to clicking the Cancel button
ALT + underlined letter in dialog box item: Move to the corresponding item

Registry Tweaks

Disable the Internet Explorer HTML Source Editor Check (All Windows)
Internet Explorer will normally attempt to detect the program originally used to create a HTML document and modify the "Edit" option to use the same program for future editing. This tweak can be used to enable or disable the checking.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new String value, or modify the existing value called 'CheckDocumentForProgID' using the settings below.

Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.

Note: Disabling this feature will cause Internet Explorer to use the default editor for all editing.

Registry Editor Example

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Name

Type

Data

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(Default)

REG_SZ

(value not set)

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CheckDocumentForProgID

REG_SZ

no

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-

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HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

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-

Settings:

User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
Name: CheckDocumentForProgID
Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
Value: "yes" or "no"

Open Internet Explorer Shortcuts in a New Window (All Windows)
This setting controls whether Internet shortcuts are opened in an existing available Internet Explorer window or whether a new window should be spawned.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called 'AllowWindowReuse' using the settings below.

Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.

Registry Editor Example

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Name

Type

Data

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(Default)

REG_SZ

(value not set)

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AllowWindowReuse

REG_DWORD

0x00000000 (0)

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-

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HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

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-

Settings:

User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
Name: AllowWindowReuse
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value: (0 = new window, 1 = existing window)

Hide Links Folder on Favorites Menu (All Windows)
Internet Explorer persistently creates a Links folder on the Favorites menu, this tweak allows you to remove it.

There are two methods that can be used to hide the Links folder, one using the registry and the other using file attributes. Both methods are detailed below:

Using the Registry
Open your registry and find the key below.

Set the value of "LinksFolderName" to equal a blank string. Open IE and delete the Links folder from the Favorites menu.

The next time you start Internet Explorer the Links folder will not be recreated.

Using File Attributes
Using Explorer find the location of your Favorites folder (e.g. C:\Documents and Settings\Joe Bloggs\Favorites) within that folder will be a sub-folder named Links.

Select the Links folder and right-click (or secondary click) and select Properties, check the Hidden checkbox and click OK.

From now on the Links folder should be hidden from the Favorites list. This works for any other folder or link on the favorites menu as well.

Note: The Links folder must be manually deleted from the favorites menu. This tweak stops it being automatically recreated.

Registry Editor Example

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Name

Type

Data

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(Default)

REG_SZ

(value not set)

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LinksFolderName

REG_SZ

""

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-

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HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar

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-

Settings:

User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar]
Name: LinksFolderName
Type: REG_SZ (String Value)

View Source Not Working in Internet Explorer (All Windows)
When you attempt to view the source HTML of a web page in Internet Explorer it may not be displayed for several reasons. This article describes some of the common causes of this problem.

There are a number of reasons that the Internet Explorer View Source feature may not function correctly, below is a list of the most common causes.

1. Temporary Files Full
When the Internet Explorer disk cache becomes full it may stop the View Source function from working. To resolve, open Internet Explorer and click "Tools" > "Internet Options" > "Delete Files".

2. Cookie Folder Location
This issue can also occur if your Cookies folder is located on an NTFS partition and you do not have at least Change permissions for the Cookies folder. To resolve, make sure your account has sufficient permissions on the Cookies folder.

3. Missing Notepad.exe
The View Source function uses Notepad to display the HTML, if "notepad.exe" is missing from the Windows directory then it will not work. To resolve, ensure a copy of Notepad.exe is in the Windows directory.

4. Incomplete Page Download
If you press the ESC key before the page has completed loading then the "View Source" menu item may not be displayed.

5. View Source Restriction
The View Source function may have been restricted by your Administrator. To resolve, see the "NoViewSource" registry value in Internet Explorer Restrictions.

6. Invalid Temporary Directory
You may also receive this error if the path specified for the TMP environment variable is invalid. To resolve, make sure that the TEMP directory is a valid directory and that there is sufficient space on the drive.

7. Invalid View Source Program
If you have specified an alternate program to view the source code (see Use an Alternate Source Viewer with Internet Explorer). To resolve, make sure that the alternate viewer is valid and operational.

8. Right-click disabled by Web Page
Some web pages may implement a restriction to stop visitors from right-clicking on the web page. The source may still be viewed by clicking the main "View" menu,

Change the Download Location for ActiveX Files (All Windows)
This tweak allows you to change the default folder to which ActiveX files are installed when you download an ActiveX control. The default path of this folder is "Windows\Downloaded Program Files."

Open your registry and find the key [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings] and change the value of "ActiveXCache" to the requested download location.

Repeat the step and change the value of "0" in [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ActiveX Cache] to the same directory.

Restart Internet Explorer for the change to take effect.

Registry Editor Example

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Name

Type

Data

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(Default)

REG_SZ

(value not set)

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ActiveXCache

REG_SZ

C:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files

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-

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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Se...

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-

Settings:

User Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Internet Settings]

Name: ActiveXCache
Type: REG_SZ (String Value)

Open TIF Images with Internet Explorer (All Windows)
When you click a link to download a Tagged Information File Format (TIFF) image from a Web site, the Open button in the File Download dialog box may be disabled. This tweak allows you to open the file using Internet Explorer.

Open your registry and find the key [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.tif]. Change the value of "(Default)" to the data below for your Windows version.

Imaging.Document - Windows 2000, 98, Me and XP

WangImage.Document - Windows 95 and NT.

Repeat the change under the [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.tiff] sub-key.

Restart Windows for the change to take effect.

Registry Editor Example

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Name

Type

Data

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(Default)

REG_SZ

Imaging.Document

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-

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HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.tif

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-

Settings:

System Key: [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.tif]
Name: (Default)
Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
Value: Imaging.Document or WangImage.Document

Show My Pictures Toolbar in Internet Explorer (All Windows)
When displaying an image in Internet Explorer a floating toolbar is shown that allows you to Save, Print, E-mail or Open the My Pictures folder. This setting allows you to hide the toolbar.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called 'MyPics_Hoverbar' using the settings below.

Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.

Note: This setting requires Internet Explorer 5.5 or greater.

Registry Editor Example

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Name

Type

Data

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(Default)

REG_SZ

(value not set)

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MyPics_Hoverbar

REG_DWORD

0x00000001 (1)

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-

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HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\PhotoSup...

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-

Settings:

User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\
PhotoSupport]

Name: MyPics_Hoverbar
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value: (0 = show bar, 1 = hide bar)

Manage Partial Address Feature in Internet Explorer (All Windows)
The Internet Explorer partial address feature, scans common domains for a match to a keyword entered in the Address bar. The feature is limited by default to searching only .COM, .NET, .ORG and .EDU domains. This tip allows you to add new domains and modify their priorities.

The values listed under the key below control which domains are auto searched for matches to the keyword entered in the Address bar.

To add a new domain simply create a new string value and name it a sequential number (e.g. '7'). Set the data of the new value to equal the domain you want to search, for example to also search .DE domains add a new value of 'www.%s.de' (%s represents the keyword).

To change their priorities, simply rename the values with sequential numbers where '1' is the site to be checked first.

Registry Editor Example

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Name

Type

Data

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(Default)

REG_SZ

(value not set)

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1

REG_SZ

"www.%s.de"

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2

REG_SZ

"www.%s.com.au"

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3

REG_SZ

"www.%s.com"

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4

REG_SZ

"www.%s.net"

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-

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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\UrlTemplate

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-

Settings:

System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\UrlTemplate]
Type: REG_SZ (String Value)

Change the Auto Complete Mode (All Windows)
This setting controls whether the automatic text completion (AutoComplete) feature of Windows Explorer appends the suggested text to the words as you are typing as well as showing a drop-down list of available values.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new string value, or modify the existing value, named "Append Completion" and set it to "yes" to append the suggested text as you are typing or "no" to only show a drop-down list.

Restart Windows for the change to take effect.

Note: This setting also changes the auto complete functionality of Internet Explorer.

Registry Editor Example

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Name

Type

Data

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(Default)

REG_SZ

(value not set)

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Append Completion

REG_SZ

"Yes"

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-

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HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Aut...

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-

Settings:

User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
AutoComplete]

Name: Append Completion
Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
Value: yes or no

Force Plain Text Format in Internet Explorer (All Windows)
Internet Explorer may not use the "Text/Plain" Content-Type header field to properly open a text file on a Web site. This setting forces IE to treat those files as text files.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called 'IsTextPlainHonored' using the settings below.

Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.

Note: This setting applies to Internet Explorer version 5 or greater.

Registry Editor Example

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Name

Type

Data

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(Default)

REG_SZ

(value not set)

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IsTextPlainHonored

REG_DWORD

0x00000001 (1)

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-

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HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Set...

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-

Settings:

User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Internet Settings]

Name: IsTextPlainHonored
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value: (0 = default, 1 = treat as text file)

Values in Control Panel

File name Description

Access.cpl Accessibility Options

Appwiz.cpl Add Or Remove Programs

Desk.cpl Display Properties

Hdwwiz.cpl Add Hardware Wizard

Inetcpl.cpl Internet Properties

Intl.cpl Regional and Language Options

Joy.cpl Game Controllers

Main.cpl Mouse Properties and Keyboard Properties

Mmsys.cpl Sounds and Audio Devices Properties

Nusrmgr.cpl User Accounts

Nwc.cpl Client Service for NetWare

Odbccp32.cpl ODBC Data Source Administrator

Powercfg.cpl Power Option Properties

Sysdm.cpl System Properties

Telephon.cpl Phone and Modem Options

Timedate.cpl Date and Time Properties

Folder Value Default path

CD Burning CD Burning %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\CD

Burning

Desktop Desktop %USERPROFILE%\Desktop

Document

templates

Templates %USERPROFILE%\Templates

Favorites Favorites %USERPROFILE%\Favorites

My Documents Personal %USERPROFILE%\My Documents

My Music My Music %USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Music

My Pictures My Pictures %USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Pictures

Programs Programs %USERPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs

Send To SendTo %USERPROFILE%\SendTo

Start menu Start Menu %USERPROFILE%\Start Menu

Startup Startup %USERPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

Values in XP Start Menu

Application File Name

Accessibility Wizard Accwiz.exe

Address book Wab.exe

Backup Ntbackup.exe

Calculator Calc.exe

Character map Charmap.exe

Command prompt Cmd.exe

Data sources (ODBC) Odbcad32.exe

Narrator Narrator.exe

Notepad Notepad.exe

On−Screen Keyboard Osk.exe

Outlook Express Msimn.exe

Paint Mspaint.exe

Pinball Pinball.exe

Remote Assistance Rcimlby.exe

Disk cleanup Cleanmgr.exe

FreeCell Freecell.exe

Files and Settings Transfer Wizard Migwiz.exe

Hearts Mshearts.exe

HyperTerminal Hypertrm.exe

Internet Backgammon Bckgzm.exe

Internet Checkers Chkrzm.exe

Internet Explorer Iexplore.exe

Internet Hearts Hrtzzm.exe

Internet Reversi Rvsezm.exe

Internet Spades Shvlzm.exe

Magnifier Magnify.exe

Minesweeper Winmine.exe

MSN Explorer Msn6.exe

Remote Desktop Connection Mstsc.exe

Solitaire Sol.exe

Sound Recorder Sndrec32.exe

Spider Solitaire Spider.exe

System Information Msinfo32.exe

System Restore Rstrui.exe

Tour Windows XP Tourstart.exe

Utility Manager Utilman.exe

Windows Media Player Wmplayer.exe

Windows Messenger Msmsgs.exe

Windows Movie Maker Moviemk.exe

Windows Update Wupdmgr.exe

WordPad Wordpad.exe

Launch Browser Windows in a Separate Process (All Windows)
This setting specifies whether a new process is created for each instance of Internet Explorer that you start. This can prevent one instance of Explorer from affecting other instances if it stops responding.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new String value, or modify the existing value called 'BrowseNewProcess' using the settings below.

Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.

Note: Normally this is automatically enabled or disabled based on the amount of random access memory (RAM) that is installed in the computer. If the computer has less than 32 megabytes (MBs) of RAM installed, this setting is disabled. If there is 32 MBs of RAM or more installed on the computer, the setting is enabled.

Registry Editor Example

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Name

Type

Data

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(Default)

REG_SZ

(value not set)

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BrowseNewProcess

REG_SZ

"Yes"

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-

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HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Bro...

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-

Settings:

User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
BrowseNewProcess]

Name: BrowseNewProcess
Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
Value: Yes or No

Hide the Internet Explorer Icon (All Windows)
This option hides the Internet Explorer icon from the Windows desktop.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called 'NoInternetIcon' using the settings below.

Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.

Registry Editor Example

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Name

Type

Data

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(Default)

REG_SZ

(value not set)

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NoInternetIcon

REG_DWORD

0x00000001 (1)

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-

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HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Exp...

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-

Settings:

User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
Explorer]

System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
Explorer]

Name: NoInternetIcon
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value: (0 = disabled, 1 = enabled)

Remove Windows Messenger from Internet Explorer (All Windows)
This tweak can be used to remove the integration of Windows Messenger into Internet Explorer. It will remove both the toolbar icon and Tools menu item.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Highlight the key and select Edit | Rename, add a minus symbol ("-") to the start of the key name so that it is now called "-{FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683}".

Restart Internet Explorer for the change to take effect. To re-enable Messenger integration rename the key and remove the minus symbol.

Settings:

System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Extensions\
{FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683}]

Control the Internet Explorer Script Debugger (All Windows)
When an Internet Explorer detects an error on a page it has the ability to launch a script debugger to diagnose the problem. This setting controls the use of the Internet Explorer script debugging functions.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new string value, or modify the existing value, named "Disable Script Debugger" and set it to either "yes" to disable the debugger or "no" to enable it.

Restart Internet Explorer for the change to take effect.

Registry Editor Example

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Name

Type

Data

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(Default)

REG_SZ

(value not set)

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Disable Script Debugger

REG_SZ

"yes"

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-

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HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

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-

Settings:

User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
Name: Disable Script Debugger
Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
Value: yes or no

Use an Alternate Source Viewer with Internet Explorer (All Windows)
By default when you use the View Source feature of Internet Explorer it launches Windows notepad as the text editor. This tweak lets you choose which editor to use.

Open your registry and create the key below if it does not already exist.

Set the (Default) value to equal the full path and filename of the required text editor.

Restart Internet Explorer for the change to take effect.

Registry Editor Example

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Name

Type

Data

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(Default)

REG_SZ

"c:\windows\notepad.exe"

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-

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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\View Source Edit...

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-

Settings:

System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\
View Source Editor\Editor Name]

Name: (Default)
Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
Value: Path and Filename of Editor

Check for Internet Explorer Updates (All Windows)
Internet Explorer 5 and higher has the ability to automatically check for software updates. This tweak controls that feature.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called "NoUpdateCheck" and set it to "1" to disable the update check or "0" to enable it.

Restart Internet Explorer for the change to take effect.

Registry Editor Example

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Name

Type

Data

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(Default)

REG_SZ

(value not set)

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NoUpdateCheck

REG_DWORD

0x00000001 (1)

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-

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HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

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-

Settings:

User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
Name: NoUpdateCheck
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value: (0 = enable checks, 1 = disable checks

Specify the Default Internet Explorer Download Directory (All Windows)
This setting is used to specify which directory should be used as the default location to save downloaded files retrieved using Internet Explorer.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new String value, or modify the existing value called 'Download Directory' using the settings below.

Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.

Registry Editor Example

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Name

Type

Data

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(Default)

REG_SZ

(value not set)

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Download Directory

REG_SZ

"C:\My Files"

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-

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HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer

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-

Settings:

User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer]
Name: Download Directory
Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
Value: Qualified Directory

Add a Menu Option to Open Shortcuts in a New Window (All Windows)
This tweak adds a right-click menu option to enable you to open Internet shortcuts in a new Explorer window.

Open your registry and create the key below.

Set the (Default) value to "rundll32.exe shdocvw.dll,OpenURL %l".

Apply this tweak or open Internet Explorer and click on Tools -> Internet Options -> Advanced and uncheck "Reuse windows for launching shortcuts".

Exit Internet Explorer and right-click on a shortcut to use the new option.

Registry Editor Example

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Name

Type

Data

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(Default)

REG_SZ

rundll32.exe shdocvw.dll,OpenURL %l

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-

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HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\InternetShortcut\shell\Open in New Window\command

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-

Settings:

System Key: [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\InternetShortcut\shell\Open in New Window\command]
Name: (Default)
Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
Value: rundll32.exe shdocvw.dll,OpenURL %l

Control Internet Explorer Error Reporting (All Windows)
This setting allows you to control whether the error reporting tool, which reports browser debugging errors to Microsoft, is active in Internet Explorer 6.0.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new DWORD value called "IEWatsonDisabled" and set it to "1". Create another DWORD value called "IEWatsonEnabled" and set it to "0".

Restart Internet Explorer for the changes to take effect.

Registry Editor Example

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Name

Type

Data

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(Default)

REG_SZ

(value not set)

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IEWatsonDisabled

REG_DWORD

0x00000001 (1)

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IEWatsonEnabled

REG_DWORD

0x00000000 (0)

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-

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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

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-

Settings:

System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
Name: IEWatsonDisabled, IEWatsonEnabled
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value