----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Server 2003 Specific Tweaks] Disable "Manage Your Server" wizard on Startup Disable all "Ctrl+Alt+Del" prompts (login, resume & standby) Disable Shutdown Event Tracker Do not show "Windows Server Post Setup Security Updates" nag screen on first boot Enable DirectDraw and Direct3D in DirectX Diagnostic Tool Remove Manage Your Server and Windows Explorer shortcuts from start menu Set Programs so they have priority over background applications Start "Themes" Service Start "Windows Audio" Service ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Normal XP Type Tweaks] Add "Edit Registry" to the right-click menu of My Computer Add Device Manager to right click of MY Computer Add Google As Main/default Search Page Add Government and Military to auto url searches Add MSCONFIG to right click on My Computer Add register / unregister to the context menu for .dll files Add register / unregister to the context menu for .ocx files Add Services to right click on My Computer Add User Accounts to control panel Administrative Tools in your Start Menu Advanced tab settings (set for fast-browsing) All items have an "edit.." on right-click sending to notepad Allow boot files to be placed optimally on the hard-drive for faster boots. Allow renaming and removing of Recycle Bin Always expand ALT text for images Always send URL as UTF-8 Automatically check for internet updates - disabled Black background for Desktop Brand IE explorer title bar (IE7) Brand WMP title bar (WMP11) Cache more Icons Change Default Search Options (search all directories) Change MenuShowDelay (Start Menu load speed) Change registered Owner/Organization Change the Clock to 24 Hour time format Check "Always ask before opening this type of file" check box - checked (enabled) Check for publisher's certificate revocation Check for server certificate revocation Clear the Page File at System Shutdown Control Panel Classic View Control the Ability to Use HTTP Mail in Outlook Express Delete Special Accounts Details View for Explorer Disable "Browse web for program" to open unknown extension Disable "Search Dog" and use advanced search Disable Active Desktop Disable Alerter Service Disable and removed Error Reporting Service Disable and removed Help and Support Service Disable and removed Indexing Service Disable and removed Messenger Service Disable and removed Remote Registry Service Disable and removed screensavers Disable and removed System Restore Service Disable Automatic Hiding of Inactive Tray Icons Disable automatic restart in the event of a BSOD Disable Automatic Updates Notifications Disable Balloon Tips Disable Data Execution Prevention Disable Filter keys Disable Firewall Notifications Disable FTP folder view (for faster browsing) Disable Highlighting New Programs on Start Menu Disable IE Links Bar Disable IMAPI CD-Burning Service Disable Information Bar Prompt in Internet Explorer Disable Internet Explorer "Send information to the Internet" prompt Disable Internet Explorer Auto-Complete prompt Disable Internet Explorer Cookie "Privacy Icon" prompt Disable kernel paging Disable Media Player identification (track-back) through Internetsites Disable persistent internet caching Disable Preview of Movie file formats (allowing you to move/rename/delete without errors) Disable QoS ( does not affect broadband speed) Disable script debugging in applications using IE Disable script debugging in IE Disable Security Center Disable Sticky Keys Disable Stupid Window Animation Disable Telnet Service Disable the Desktop Cleanup Wizard Disable the NTFS Last Access Time Stamp Disable Toggle Keys Disable Tracking of Broken Shortcut Links Disable Transition Effect (Right Clicking) Disable Windows File Protection Disable Windows Time Service Dis-allow spying by web-sites Display contents of system folders and C:\ (protected folder) Display DOS filenames in proper text-case Display drive letters Display High Color Icons Display java applets blocked dialog Do not display a notification about every script error Do not Group Similar Taskbar Buttons Do not notify when downloads complete Do not Receive Media Player Licences automatically without prompt Do not reuse windows for launching internet shortcuts Do not save encrypted pages to disk Do not Show Favorites Do not show My Music on Start Menu Do not show Recent Documents on Start Menu Do not show Search Command on Start Menu Do not Start MS-Messenger with Outlook Express Enable automatic image resizing Enable Classic Search Enable ClearType (Anti-Aliasing for fonts) Enable DVD in Media Player Value: Yes or No Enable image toolbar Enable integrated windows authentication Enable Internet Explorer Status Bar Enable MP3 Encoding from right-click while browsing (need WMP9 or higher) Enable offline items to be synchronized on a schedule Enable page transitions Enable personalized favourites menu Enable Remote Administration of Windows Installer Enable status bar in notepad Enable status bar in Windows Explorer Enable third party browser extensions Enable visual styles on buttons and controls in web pages Enable Windows Image Aquisition Enable word wrap in notepad Faster shutdown Fit Video To Screen in Windows Media Player Fixed DSO Exploit that Spybot complains about Fixed slowdown problem starting Outlook Express if you delete Messenger Force keep positive entries in DNS Cache for only 4 hours instead of the default 24 hours Force offscreen compositing even under terminal server Get rid of Places Bar in Common Dialog Boxes Hide the Run as... option from the context menu Icon layout tweak (Right Click Recycle Bin, handy for when you change monitor resolution) IE toolbar layout (small icons, no text) Improve Thumbnail Quality Increase Network Throughput Increase RPC Packet Size Keyboard Num-Lock on Long File Names In DOS Make a right click option for unknown files (Open with notepad) Make any open folders restore again when Windows restarts Make IE address bar search like Mozilla Make IE6 visit Google.com on first run Make the Windows registration with Microsoft unnecessary Max your Internet Explorer's simultaneous downloads to 50 (default was 2) Media Player EULA Auto accept (to prevent first-run) Mount net-drives first, when they are needed Multiple Explorer Processes meaning its more stable No header and footer in Internet explorer printout Notepad saves page setup and window positions Notify when add-ons disabled Open .NFO files with notepad Opens 16-bit apps in a separate memory space Optimize Core System Performance Prefetcher tweak Prevent IE from popping-up "this page requires "x" components to display correctly" Recycle Bin Uses 3% of Available Space Rather than 10% Register Sygate Firewall Remove "More Themes Online..." option in the Themes dropdown box Remove "New Wav file" Remove "set programs access default" from startmenu Remove Frequent Programs List from the Start Menu Remove Norton Antivirus from IE Toolbar List Remove NVIDIA desktop context menu for digital displays Remove Pinned Programs List from the Start Menu Remove Shared Documents from My Computer Remove Sign up with Passport Wizard when trying to sign in Windows Messenger Remove WMP Right Click Options (Queue-it-up, etc.) Remove WMP Right Click Options (Queue-it-up, etc.) Right-click any drive to close the tray of the optical drive Right-click option to open any folder on your computer in a new window Search All File Types Set auto complete to full on Set Small Icons in start menu Shortcut to Scanner or Camera on desktop when connecting it via USB Shortcuts without "Shortcut to..." Show Detailed Info in Device Manager Show Encryption Commands on the Shortcut Menu Show file extensions Show friendly HTTP error messages Show friendly/Full URL Show GO button in address bar Show Hidden Files and Folders Show image download placeholders Show LAN Errors Show logoff button on classic start menu Show My Computer Show My Documents Show My Pictures Show Network Connections Show pictures Show Printers and Faxes Show protected operating system files Show Run Command Show Run in Separate Memory Space Option to run 16 bit programs in VDM Show Statusbar in all windows Show Window Contents While Dragging Show Windows classic folders Skip the Internet Connection Wizard Smart image dithering Sort Start Menu and Favorites in Alphabetical Order Speed up Access to AVI Media Files Speed Up browsing remote computers (Your Network) Speed up opening of My Computer and Explorer Speed up shutdown Stop Applcations from stealing the focus with pop ups Stop caching negative responses Turn off (and remove driver for) system beeps Unbundle Windows Messenger from Outlook Express Underline links Unlock taskbar Unlock the toolbars Use drop shadows for icon labels on the dektop Use http 1.1 Use http 1.1 through proxy settings Use passive FTP (for compatibility with firewall/DSL modem and older FTP servers) Use Small Icons Use Smooth Scrolling Use SSL 2.0 (Checked) + SSL 3.0 (Checked) + TSL 1.0 (unchecked) Use Windows Classic Folders Warn about invalid site certificates Warn if changing between secure and insecure mode Windows will tell you exactly what it is doing when it is shutting down or is booting Wrap Icon Titles ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Tweaks Used In nLite] Boot and Shutdown-Do not Parse Autoexec.bat Desktop-My Computer icon-Show Desktop-My Documents icon-Hide Desktop-My Network Places icon-Hide Desktop-Recycle Bin icon-Show Explorer-Add 'Command Prompt' to folder context menu Explorer-Advanced Search: preconfigure options Explorer-Change Explorer Folder View to: details Explorer-Classic Control Panel Explorer-Disable Autorun Explorer-Disable Beep on errors Explorer-Disable Prefix: Shortcut to Explorer-Display the contents of system folders Explorer-Remove Send To on context menu Explorer-Show Drive Letters in front of Drive Names Explorer-Show extensions of known file-types Explorer-Use small icons in Explorer bar Internet Explorer-Disable Download Complete notification Internet Explorer-Disable information bar when popup is blocked Internet Explorer-Disable Market Place bookmark Internet Explorer-Disable Media Player 6.4 created bookmarks Internet Explorer-Disable sound when popup is blocked Internet Explorer-Set Internet Explorer to accept 10 connects at a time Internet Explorer-Set popup-blocker to high My Computer-Add Device Manager to Context Menu My Computer-Remove Manage from Context Menu My Computer-Remove Shared Documents Network-Disable automatic search for network folders and printers Network-Disable Simple File Sharing Performance-Disable Info Tips on Files and Folders Performance-Disable Optimize harddisk when idle Performance-Disable Tracking of Broken Shortcut Links Performance-Use Windows classic folders / No Tasks Sidepanel Privacy-Remove Alexa Security-Disable Screensaver Start Menu-Clear most recently opened documents list on logoff Start Menu-Control Panel-Display as a menu Start Menu-Disable and Remove Documents List from Start Menu Start Menu-Disable Highlight newly installed programs Start Menu-Disable popup on first boot Start Menu-Do not use Personalized Menus Start Menu-My Music-Don't display this item Start Menu-Reduce popup delay Start Menu-Remove Search the Internet from Search Start Menu-Remove Set Program Access and Defaults Start Menu-Remove Windows Catalog shortcut Start Menu-Use small icons in Start Panel Taskbar-Disable Balloon Tips Taskbar-Disable Group similar Taskbar buttons Taskbar-Disable Hide inactive icons Taskbar-Lock the Taskbar-No Visual Effects-Animate windows when minimizing and maximizing-Disable Visual Effects-Combo box animation-Disable Visual Effects-Cursor shadow-Disable Visual Effects-Fade out selection-Disable Visual Effects-Keyboard shortcut underline-Enable Visual Effects-Menu animation-Disable Visual Effects-Menu shadows-Disable Visual Effects-Show translucent selection rectangle-Enable Visual Effects-Show window contents while dragging-Enable Visual Effects-Slide taskbar buttons-Disable Visual Effects-Use a background image for each folder type-Enable Windows Media Player-Accept Privacy Statement Windows Media Player-Disable auto-add music to library Windows Media Player-Disable metadata retrieval Windows Media Player-Disable MRU Windows Media Player-Disable silent acqusition Windows Media Player-Disable starting with Media Guide Windows Media Player-Do not show anchor in Designmode Windows Media Player-Enhanced privacy settings Windows Media Player-Optimize fullscreen mode behavior Windows Media Player-Remove all context menu entries Windows Media Player-Zoom video to windowsize -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------