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[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser] "ITBarLayout"=hex:0c,00,00,00,4c,00,00,00,74,00,00,00,18,00,00,00,1f,00,00,00,\ 74,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,e0,00,00,00,a0,0f,00,00,05,00,00,00,22,00,00,00,26,\ 00,00,00,02,00,00,00,21,00,00,00,a0,0f,00,00,04,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,e3,01,\ 00,00,03,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,67,00,00,00 ------End cut & paste here------ To turn throbbers OFF in the shell:- -----Begin cut & paste here----- REGEDIT4 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\ShellBrowser] "ITBarLayout"=hex:0c,00,00,00,4c,00,00,00,74,00,00,00,1a,00,00,00,10,00,00,00,\ 17,00,00,00,05,00,00,00,6a,00,00,00,26,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,e0,00,00,00,56,\ 00,00,00,02,00,00,00,29,00,00,00,57,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,a8,00,00,00,00,00,\ 00,00,04,00,00,00,09,00,00,00,55,01,00,00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\Explorer] "ITBarLayout"=hex:0c,00,00,00,4c,00,00,00,74,00,00,00,1a,00,00,00,13,00,00,00,\ 33,00,00,00,05,00,00,00,6a,00,00,00,26,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,e1,00,00,00,df,\ 01,00,00,04,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,bd,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,20,00,00,00,8d,01,\ 00,00,03,00,00,00,09,00,00,00,b8,00,00,00 ------End cut & paste here------ To turn throbbers back ON in the shell:- -----Begin cut & paste here----- REGEDIT4 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\ShellBrowser] "ITBarLayout"=hex:0c,00,00,00,4c,00,00,00,74,00,00,00,18,00,00,00,1f,00,00,00,\ 74,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,e0,00,00,00,a0,0f,00,00,05,00,00,00,22,00,00,00,26,\ 00,00,00,02,00,00,00,21,00,00,00,a0,0f,00,00,04,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,77,01,\ 00,00,03,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,35,00,00,00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\Explorer] "ITBarLayout"=hex:0c,00,00,00,4c,00,00,00,74,00,00,00,18,00,00,00,1f,00,00,00,\ 74,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,e0,00,00,00,a0,0f,00,00,05,00,00,00,22,00,00,00,26,\ 00,00,00,02,00,00,00,21,00,00,00,a0,0f,00,00,04,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,a0,0f,\ 00,00,03,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00 ------End cut & paste here------ 35. Unload DLLs upon closing Windows Explorer will usually try and cache DLL's by keeping them in memory even after the application using them has been closed. This can cause performance problems on low memory systems, and can be annoying when developing on Windows and the DLL's remain in use. This applies for all versions of Windows -----Begin cut & paste here----- REGEDIT4 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\AlwaysUnloadDLL] @="1" ------End cut & paste here------ 36. Idle your CPU when not busy Don't do this for NT, 2000 or XP as they have somthing similar built in. -----Begin cut & paste here----- REGEDIT4 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\control\CPUIdle] "Idle"=dword:00000001 ------End cut & paste here------ 37. Increase mouse rate A slow mouse sample rate can cause "frag lag" in a 3D shooter, as the mouse movement will trail the frame rate of a fast system. You need either a USB mouse or a tool like PS2Rate. PS2Rate Plus changes the refresh rate of your PS/2 Mouse from the default 40hz up to a whopping 200hz!! Perfect for gamers wanting that extra bit of precision, or just a really slick mouse for your desktop. The plus version comes with an installer and a utility for testing your current mouse rate. Goto www.students.tut.fi/~zibbo/other/ps2rate/ps2rate.zip to download this. If you have a Logitech mouse than you can increase the PS2 rate of it. This will stop your mouse from flickering and give you a better edge in online gaming ! -----Begin cut & paste here----- REGEDIT4 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Logitech\MouseWare\CurrentVersion\Technical] "PS2ReportRate"="40" ------End cut & paste here------
38. Keep IE crash free Here's a tip for keeping IE crash free. Go to the control panel start, settings, control panel and open Internet Options. Under the General tab you'll see Temporary Internet Files and two buttons called "delete files" and "settings", click the settings tab. Click View Objects. You should see 1 or more downloaded programs. Select all and delete them. Do this regulary. Also keep your temporary internet files to a minimum and clear them out regularly. 39. Save Icon positions 1 You've got all your windows sized, icons placed the way they look great.... explorer crash! (Or, the thing crashes not that much anymore, but it seems to forget sometimes...) And there you go again.. but, there's a way to recover all your settings, that's windows placing, sizing and icon positions, with just one click. First, make it all look, once more, just the way you want it to be. Now these settings are in the Registry, open it and go to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer - Launch RegEdit and select: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Streams and export it to a file called "MyWindows1.reg" (don't type the quotes). - Launch RegEdit and select: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StreamMRUand export it to a file called "MyWindows2.reg". - In Notepad, open "MyWindows2.reg", select all text except the first line (REGEDIT4), and press Ctrl+C to copy the selected text to the clipboard. - In Notepad, switch to "MyWindows1.reg", go to the end of the text, and press Ctrl+V to paste the text copied from "MyWindows2.reg". - In Notepad, save the modified "MyWindows1.reg" to a directory on the hard disk. Eventually, change its name to "MyWindows.reg", or any other name you like. 40. Icon Positions 2 In Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP you can lock down the position of the Desktop icons, using a couple of files from the MS Windows NT 4.0 Resource Kit. Copy Layout.dll into C:\Windows\System for Windows 9x or into your system32 folder if using NT, 2000 or XP and doubleclick on layout.reg. Then right-click on the "Recycle Bin" or "My Computer" icon, and choose to "Save [or Restore] Desktop Icon Layout". There are several 3rd party tools that also do this, but these files are free and only 14 KB in size." http://borg.isc.ucsb.edu/ftproot/pub/windows/winnt40/RESKIT/Server-Post_Installation/ 41. Overclock your Gfx card (also see section in this guide on overclocking your gfx card) If you are using an Nvidia card or 3dfx card with the drivers v32x or v40x than this Regedit add-on will give you an additional window in your display control panel. It appears under Hardware Options under Additional Properties which is under the Advanced Controls in the display properties. Only overclock to another 10% of original values. If you have an NVIDIA card copy & paste the text below in Notepad to create a REG file, and save it for example as GeForce.REG, making sure when you goto save in notepad you change the save as type to all files and then run it. Remember to restart Windows after each change. -----Begin cut & paste here----- REGEDIT4 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\NVIDIA Corporation\Global\NVTweak] "CoolBits"=dword:ffffffff ------End cut & paste here------ If you have a 3DFX copy & paste the text below in Notepad to create a REG file, and save it for example as 3DFX.REG, making sure when you goto save in notepad you change the save as type to all files and then run it. Remember to restart Windows after each change. -----Begin cut & paste here----- REGEDIT4 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\3dfx Interactive\3dfx Tools\Installed\Tools\{AB040305-8AA1-11D2-8DD1-00104BB5EAD6}] "CompleteRegistration"=dword:00000001 ------End cut & paste here------ 42. Make sure your IDE Controller is set to use DMA Right click on the My Computer icon, select manage, click on device manager, expand IDE ATA/ATAPI controller, right-click on Primary IDE channel, click on properties, click on the advanced settings tab. In the Transfer Mode section, select DMA if available. Do this for both devices in both the Primary and Secondary Controllers. After you reboot you can go back in and see what the controller is now actually using. 43. Set your swap/paging file correctly Open up System monitor (Click on Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, System Monitor), select Edit then Add item. Add Swapfile size as shown below. These are the items that System monitor will now track for you. You can remove/add other items by clicking on Edit then Add/Remove item. Over the next few days load up System monitor & let it track your Swapfile size. Click on Options then Chart & set the update interval as you see fit I’d recommend setting it to 30 seconds or 1 minute, depending on how
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