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System specific Registry settings

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CD-ROM cache:
You can set pre-defined values via Control Panel - System - Performance - File System - CDROM.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\control\FileSystem\CDFS
CacheSize = (619 [default], 1238 [medium], 2476 [large]) size in KB
Prefetch = (228 [4x default], 448 [8x], 896 [16x], 1344 [24x], 1792 [32x]) size in KB

CD-ROM autorun:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
NoDriveTypeAutoRun default on [95 00 00 00] set to off [BD 00 00 00]

Optimizing settings for Dial-Up networking via TCP/IP:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Class\NetTrans\000*
MaxMTU = 576 (default packet size)
MaxMSS = 536 (MaxMSS = MaxMTU - 40)
Only change NetTrans settings for classes containing DriverDesc = TCP/IP. Value can be changed via GUI by Control Panel - Network - TCPIP dial up - Advanced - Packet Size (Auto=0, small=576, medium=1000, large=1500). MaxMTU has to match with your ISPs Packet Size (AOL=1500, Ethernet=1472) for best performance.
Windows 95/98/ME
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\MSTCP
DefaultRcvWindow [DECIMAL Win98 / DWORD Win95] = nnnnnnnn
Value of DefaultRcvWindow = MaxMSS x n, 2144 default.
Windows NT/2000/XP
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters
TCPWindowSize [DWORD]
DefaultTTL = 128 (DefaultTTL = 32)

Changing Windows product registration data:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ (Windows 9x)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ (Windows NT/2K/XP)
System:
  ProductName
  VersionNumber + SubVersionNumber
  Plus! VersionNumber
Registered to:
  ProductKey
  RegisteredOwner
  RegisteredOrganization
Setting all values in Registered to section to "" results in reregistering process at next Windows start.

Removing Favorites folder
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
NoFavoritesMenu="1" (DWORD value, 0=Favorites / 1=NoFavorites)

Removing Control Panel & Printers in Startmenu
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
NoSetFolders="1" (short key 'Win'+E is disabled too)

Internet Explorer disk cache
HKLM/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Internet Explorer/Main/
Enable_Disk_Cache="no" or "yes"

Removing Internet Icon from Desktop:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
NoInternetIcon="01 00 00 00" (Binary value, 1-yes 0-no)

Customizing NT system font usage
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics [actual user]
HKEY_USERS\Control Panel\Desktop [all users]
IconTitleFaceName
IconTitleStyle [0-normal, 1-bold]
IconTitleSize
IconTitleWrap
IconSpacing
IconVerticalSpacing
Shell Icon Size [in pixels]
Shell Icon BPP [set color depth of icons, 8/16/24/32 bit depth]
A list of available fonts [*.FON] is stored at HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Fonts.

Setting default shell icons
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shellicons
0="C:\WINDOWS\System\SHELL32.DLL,1" [default] or
29="C:\WINDOWS\System32\TWEAKUI.CPL,2" [changed by TweakUI]

Desktop system icons
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace
Remove entry for your icon (corresponding to the correct CLSID). See this page for reference.

Scrolling Start Menu
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
StartMenuScrollPrograms="No" or "Yes"

Activate / Deactivate AutoCaps for file & directory names
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVerrsion\Explorer\Advanced
DontPrettyPath = 0 Activate, 1 Deactivate
(e.g. 'cAtaPuLT' will be corrected to 'Catapult')

Start Menu delay while opening
HKCU\ControlPanel\Desktop
MenuShowDelay [string] = "0" time delay in Milliseconds

Removing installed Software entries in control panel
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
Every installed programm has its own entry, just remove it. That's no deinstallation !

Always/Never show file extensions
HKEY_Classes_Root\xyfile (eg. lnkfile for links)
AlwayShowExt (String) ""
NeverShowExt (String) ""

Enable/Disable File & Printer Sharing
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Network
NoFileSharing=0 [DWORD, 0-enable sharing, 1-disable]
NoPrintSharing=0 [DWORD, 0-enable sharing, 1-disable]

Logon Message
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
LegalNoticeCaption -> Window Title Text
LegalNoticeText -> Window Text
LogonPrompt -> Logon Text
ShowLogonOptions

Restrict programs that can be run
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
RestrictRun [DWord] 1-restrict, 0-allow