Common settings for the Windows XP registry

1, speed up the window display speed: We can modify the registry to change the window from the taskbar popup, and minimize the return to the taskbar action, the steps are as follows: Open Registry Editor, find Hkey_current_user/control panel/desktop/ Windowmetrics Sub-key branch, in the right window to find the MinAnimate key value, its type is REG_SZ, by default, the value of this health value is 1, indicating that the opening window display animation, change it to 0, suppress the display of animation, and then choose the "logout" command from the Start menu, Activate the changes you just made ().

2. Remove the "Update" option: For most users, the Windows Update feature of the window does not seem to work, and we can remove it by following these steps: Open Registry Editor to find Hkey_current_user/software/ Microsoft/windows/currentversion/policies/explorer Sub-key branch, select New Command under the Edit menu, create a new value of type REG_DWORD, name Nocommongroups, Double-click the new Nocommongroups subkey, enter the key value "1" in the Edit String text box, then click the OK button and restart the system.

3. Modify the Windows XP login background pattern: In the face of the persistent monotonous sign-in pattern, you may be bored for a long time, we can use the registration form to replace it with your favorite pattern, the steps are as follows: Open Registry Editor and find hkey_users/. Default/control panel/desktop Sub-key branch, double-click Wallpaper, type the path of the picture you chose, such as: C:/Documents and settings/my documents/my pictures/ MyPic.bmp, click "OK", then find Tilewallpaper, double-click it to enter the key value "1", restart the system to see the effect.

4. Modify the background color when you sign in: If you also want to change the colors of the backgrounds when you sign in, you can follow these steps: Open Registry Editor and locate hkey_users/. Default/control the Panel/colors sub-key branch, double-click the background key name under the sub-key branch, the Edit String dialog box appears, enter the key value that represents the color in the Value data text box (for example, the RGB value of Black is 000, The RGB value of white is 255 255 255, the system default is 58 110 165), click "OK" button, restart the system.

5. Set startup information or add warning message: If you want to display some of your own defined personalization information when you start Windows XP, you can follow these steps: Open Registry Editor and locate hkey_local_machine_software/microsoft/ Windows Nt/currentversion/winlogon Sub-key branch, double-click the legalnoticecaption name under it, open the Edit String window, enter the title of the Information dialog box in the Value data text box, such as "Hello, Welcome to this machine, and then double-click LegalNoticeText to enter the warning message you want to display in the Edit String window that appears, such as "Please do not feel free to modify the settings of this level, thank you!", click the "OK" button and restart to see the modified effect.

6. Keep the desktop setting constant every time you start: We can protect our desktop settings by modifying the registry, and no matter what changes are made, the desktop will revert to the original as soon as it is restarted. The steps are as follows: Open Registry Editor and locate the Hkey_current_users/software/microsoft/windows/currentversion/polices/explorer sub-key branch, Under it, find Nosavesettings, whose type is REG_SZ, change its key value to "0", or delete the key value item directly, and restart the system for the setting to take effect.

7, any custom button color: Although Windows XP itself with a variety of window display scheme, but users want to define a certain part of the color, such as the color of the button to change from black to blue or red, then you need to modify the registry, the steps are as follows: Open Registry Editor, find Hkey_current_ User/control panel/colors Sub-key branch, double-click the bottontext below it, in the Open dialog box, change its key value to the value you want to color, such as Red 25500, click the "OK" button, and restart the system to see the effect, The text color on the button will change to red, and you can also modify the button's width, height, and background parameters.

8, prohibit the operation of Dr.Watson: Dr.Watson is the system maintenance workers