Change Internet Explorer's Caption

Don't like the caption of Internet Explorer caption? Want to change
it? Open the registry editor and go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Main.
In the right pane create a new String Value names Window Title
(Note the space between Window and Title). Right click on this
newly created String Value and select Modify. Type in the new
caption you want to be displayed. Restart for the settings to take
place.


NOTE:- This is only for your knowledge to know all the features of windows xp . So plz don't do this for illegal things.

Making the Internet Explorer & the Explorer Toolbars Fancy

The Internet Explorer toolbar looks pretty simple. Want to make it
fancy and kewl? Why not add a background image to it. To do this
kewl hack launch the Windows Registry Editor and go to the
following key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Internet Explorer\Toolbar\.
Now in the right pane create a new String Value and name it
BackBitmap and modify it's value to the path of the Bitmap you
want to dress it up with by rightclicking on it and choosing Modify.
When you reboot the Internet Explorer and the Windows Explorer
toolbars will have a new look.


NOTE:- This is only for your knowledge to know all the features of windows xp . So plz don't do this for illegal things.

Customizing the Right Click Context Menu of the Start Menu

When you right click on the start menu, only 3 options pop up:
Open, Explore, and Find. You can add your own programs to this
pop up menu( which comes up when we right click on it.) Open
Regedit and go to the following registry key:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Shell
Right click on the shell and create a new Sub Key (You can create a
new SubKey by right clicking on the Shell Key and selecting New >
Key.). Type in the name of the application you want to add to the
start menu. I want to add Notepad to the Start Menu and hence I
name this new sub key, Notepad. Now right click on the new
registry key that you just created and create yet another new key
named Command. Enter the full path of the application, in this case
Notepad in the default value of Command in the right
pane. So I Modify the value of the default string value and enter the
full pathname of Notepad:
c:\wndows\notepad.exe.
Now press F5 to refresh. Now if you right click on the Start Button
you will find a new addition to the Pop Up Menu called Notepad.
Clicking on it will launch Notepad.
We can not only add but also remove the existing options in this
pop up box.
To delete the Find option, go to the following registry key:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Shell\Find
Delete Find. DO NOT delete Open else you will not be able to open
any folders in the Start Menu like Programs, Accessories etc.
BMP Thumbnail As Icon
You can actually change the default BMP icon to a thumbnail version
of the actual BMP file. To do this simply go to
HKCU\Paint.Picture\Default. In the right pane change the value of
default to %1. Please note however that this will slow down the
display rate in explorer if there are too many BMP thumbnails to
display. You can use other icons too, simply enter the pathname.To
restore back to the normal change the vale of default back to:
C:\Progra~1\Access~1\MSPAINT.EXE,1.


NOTE:- This is only for your knowledge to know all the features of windows xp . So plz don't do this for illegal things.

Secure your Desktop Icons and Settings

You can save your desktop settings and secure it from your nerdy
friend by playing with the registry. Simply launch the Registry
Editor go to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
\Policies\Explorer
In the right pane create a new DWORD Value named
NoSaveSettings and modify it's value to 1. Refresh and restart for
the settings to get saved.


NOTE:- This is only for your knowledge to know all the features of windows xp . So plz don't do this for illegal things.

Change the Default Locations

To change the default drive or path where Windows will look for it's
installation files, go to the key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersio
n\Setup\SourcePath
Now you can edit as you wish.


NOTE:- This is only for your knowledge to know all the features of windows xp . So plz don't do this for illegal things.

Delete the Tips of the Day to save 5KB

Windows 95 had these tips of the day which appeared on a system
running a newly installed Windows OS. These tips of the day are
stored in the Windows Registry and consume 5K of space. For those
of you who are really concerned about how much free space your
hard disk has, I have the perfect trick.
To save 5K go to the following key in Regedit:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersio
n\Explorer\Tips
Now simply delete these tricks by selecting and pressing the DEL
key.


NOTE:- This is only for your knowledge to know all the features of windows xp . So plz don't do this for illegal things.

Pop a banner each time Windows Boots

To pop a banner which can contain any message you want to
display just before a user is going to log on, go to the key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVers
ion\WinLogon
Now create a new string Value in the right pane named
LegalNoticeCaption and enter the value that you want to see in the
Menu Bar. Now create yet another new string value and name it:
LegalNoticeText. Modify it and insert the message you want to
display each time Windows boots. This can be effectively used to
display the company's private policy each time the user logs on to
his NT box. It's .reg file would be:
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVer
sion\Winlogon]
"LegalNoticeCaption"="Caption here."


NOTE:- This is only for your knowledge to know all the features of windows xp . So plz don't do this for illegal things.