Registry Editor Tweaks for fun (Win XP)

1. Change Dos Prompt Color:  

Type these lines in notepad and save as  anyfile.reg and run it. 

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Softwa re\Microsoft\Command Processor] 
"DefaultColor"=d word:0000002e 

2. Change Your Processor to Intel Xeon 8.0 GHZ or any 

Type following lines in notepad  

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0] 
"ProcessorNameString"="Intel Xeon  8.0GHz" 

and save as  processor.reg and run it.  

To see new processor name Click on “My computer”  and right click and choose property, 
which will show “ Intel Xeon 8.0 GHZ. (It is temparory change only) 

Note: For permanent changes regedit /s processor.reg  in notepad and save as  phack.bat  

and put both files(processor.reg and phack.bat)  
in windows startup folder [ Documents abd settings\all users\start meny\programs\startup ] 
which will run whenever the system restarts. 



4. Disable Find option in windows operating system  




Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] 
"NoFind"=dword:00000001 
5. Disable Logoff Feature in Windows Operating System
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] 
"NoLogoff"=dword:00000001 
6. Disable RUN Feature in windows operating system
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] 
"NoRun"=dword:00000001 
7. Optimize Computer Speed  




More tweaks are available here: http://www.askvg.com  


E nable Task Manager /Registry Editor /Command prompt.
Sometime due to virus infection Task Manager/ Registry Editor/ Command Prompt is 
disabled. We can enable with help of gpedit.msc and registry editor. 

How to enable Registry Editor 
a. Type gpedit.msc in RUN dialog box and goto: 

    User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System 

in right-side pane, set "Prevent access to Registry editing tools" to either Not  

Configured or Disabled. 



b. Just type following in RUN dialog box and press <ENTER>: 

REG add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v  
DisableRegistryTools /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f 
How to enable Task Manager 
a. Type gpedit.msc in RUN dialog box and goto: 

    User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System 

in right-side pane, select  Ctrl+Alt+Del Options--> set " Remove Task Manager " to either 
Not Configured or Disabled. 

How to enable Command Prompt 

a. Type gpedit.msc in RUN dialog box and goto: 

    User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System 

in right-side pane, set "Prevent access to command prompt" to either Not  
Configured or Disabled. 

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