Registry Tweaks to Enhance Your Windows XPerience - Part VIII: Add or Remove Programs
In part eight of the our tweaking series we’ll go through a few Control Panel optimizations for Windows XP power users that may not interest most people using their operating system for basic tasks.
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26.12.2008 Registry Tweaks to Enhance Your Windows XPerience
You may ask yourselves, why should this article be any different from all those tweaking tutorials around the Internet or, better yet, why should you read this when you can install a program that does it all for you?
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23.10.2008 Registry Tweaks to Enhance Your Windows XPerience VI
The moment has come once again to pimp your Windows XP with the skills of a power user and the tool that will always be at your disposal, Notepad. This article, along with the previous ones, will allow you to enhance and customize your operating system with advanced IT knowledge.
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29.11.2008 Registry Tweaks to Enhance Your Windows XPerience - Part II
Allow me to start this article by recommending you read (if you haven’t already) the first part of this “tweaking series,” as it sets the ground rules that must be followed in order to get the job done right.
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24.10.2008 Registry Tweaks to Enhance Your Windows XPerience - Part III
Welcome back to the registry optimization saga! If you’re just joining us, please start by reading at least our first episode, which describes a few rules that must be followed in order for the optimization process to take place successfully...
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25.10.2008 Registry Tweaks to Enhance Your Windows XPerience - Part V: Desktop Icons
Once again, it's time to enhance your Windows XP operating system exactly the way you want and without paying a cent on expensive programs that do something so simple that even a kid could handle it.
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26.11.2008 Registry Tweaks to Enhance Your Windows XPerience - Part IV: Display Properties
Welcome to yet another episode of our Microsoft Windows XP tweaking saga. If you're not familiar with the procedure, please start by reading the first article in the series, so as to fully understand how exactly you should use the lines below and how to run the tweaks.
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12.11.2008 Disable and Remove Half-Open TCP Connections Limit (to Unlimited) in Windows 7 and Vista SP2 with EnableConnectionRateLimitin Registry Key
Officially, the incomplete half-open outbound TCP connection attempts allowed at any one time is now unlimited by default in Windows Server 2008 and Vista SP2 (Service Pack 2), and Windows 7. Actually, the ability to limit or restrict number of half-open outgoing TCP connections system can create or establish is built into Windows Vista SP2 and Windows 7, however it’s disabled by default.
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8.6.2009 MySpace wants to bar 'spam king'
MySpace.com on Tuesday said it has filed suit against Sanford Wallace, seeking to bar the "spam king" and his affiliated companies from the social-networking site.
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28.3.2007 Microsoft gives bar codes a splash of color
After years of being decked out in monochromatic stripes, the bar code is going color.
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16.4.2007 ViGlance – Windows 7 Super Bar for Windows XP
If you have decided not to upgrade your Windows XP to Windows 7 in the near future and would like to stay back with Windows XP, but on the other hand would like to experience and get a feel on how Windows 7 looks like, here is a good news for you. By having ViGlance installed, you can now enjoy Windows 7 super bar feature on your existing Windows XP based computer without the need of upgrading.
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8.7.2009 Microsoft tweaks IE 7 for performance
Microsoft has quietly released a patch aimed at improving the performance of Internet Explorer 7's phishing filter ahead of the company's regular patching schedule, which occurs on the Tuesday of every month.
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8.2.2007 Three Really Cool Vista Visual Tweaks
Andreas Verhoeven has released three really great Windows Vista tweaking applications, designed to improve some of the visual decisions Microsoft made in Vista without much effort on your part.
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4.9.2007 Windows 7 to get parallel-processing tweaks
Microsoft has shared bits and pieces of how it is adding new features to its development tools to better support parallel processing.
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30.9.2008 Wise Registry Cleaner 1.9
Wise Registry Cleaner is one of the safest Registry cleaning tools available in the market today.
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8.4.2007 Two Vista Registry Hacks
Thanks to rzalonis for this post in our forum. Here are two easy registry hacks for minor performance gains.
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17.4.2007 Wise Registry Cleaner 2.9.4
Wise Registry Cleaner is one of the safest Registry cleaning tools available in the market today.
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27.10.2007 Gartner: Vista antitrust tweaks to take years
Antitrust related changes to security in Windows Vista 64-bit will take years to complete and will cause compatibility trouble in the interim, according to Gartner.
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23.10.2006 Microsoft tweaks the Live side of the house
On July 1, Microsoft’s new fiscal year started with a new slate of Live executives — or at least a bunch of existing execs with new titles and responsibilities.
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8.7.2007 10 top Vista tweaks part 2
As I noted in the first installment of this series, some of my favorite productivity-enhancing techniques don’t involve custom code or registry edits.
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18.6.2008 Auslogics Registry Defrag 4.1.6.75
Auslogics Registry Defrag is an extremely useful program to keep your registry as compact as possible. As a result of keeping the registry defragmented and as small as possible, your computer performance will be much improved.
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18.1.2008 Microsoft Office 2007 Language Packs
Thanks to odeeee for this useful post. Office 2007 is newest version of Office pack from Microsoft.
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21.3.2007 Microsoft releases IE8 language packs
In case your favorite language isn't English and have been waiting to install a language pack for the recently released Internet Explorer 8.
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26.4.2009 Windows 7 7127 Language Packs Download
How to download and Install Windows 7 Language Packs (MUI Packs).
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24.5.2009 Microsoft Translator Gets Any-to-Any Translations and Language Autodetect
With the addition of a new feature and fresh translation capabilities, Microsoft has kicked its machine translation technology up a notch.
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27.5.2009 Windows Seven 7229 Language Pack ISO
Here is the language packs (mui) for the latest Windows 7 Build (32-Bit).
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12.6.2009 Windows 7 RTM Language Packs Available for Download
As today, the following language packs are available for download from Windows Update. Please note Traditional Chinese –Taiwan will be released at a later date.
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25.8.2009 10 expert tips and tweaks for Windows Vista RC2
Click on the links for the full tweak
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30.10.2006 12 Tweaks - Squeeze Every Last Drop of Performance Out of Windows Vista
Windows Vista is a resource hog. Microsoft’s latest operating system will swallow every last bit of hardware resources you throw at it in the race for a top user experience, a concept synonymous with high performance.
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15.9.2007 Remaining Vista Ultimate Language Packs released
Late yesterday Barry Goffe, Director of Windows Ultimate, today disclosed on windowsultimate.com that the remaining 19 language packs have been made available via Windows Update.
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24.10.2007Shipping Seven: The Registry
Could the registry be replaced? Sure, in software, pretty much any change is possible.
In practice though...If you were to
replace the registry, you would end up with something that pretty much looks exactly like the registry.
Go take a look at all the
programs on your hard disk that use the registry APIs in
in advapi32.dll...
winbeta.org - 16.01.2008
Norman Generic Malvare Fix 2006/12/20
NGenFix is a free utility that
may be used to detect and
remove specific malicious
software (malware). Note that
it should not be used as a
substitute for running normal
proactive antivirus
protection, but rather as a
reactive tool to handle
systems that are already
infected.
By
downloading and running the
program below it will clean an
infected system completely:
* kill running
processes that are infected
* remove infections from
disk (including ActiveX
components and browser helper
objects)
* restore
correct registry values
* remove references created by
malware in hosts file
*
remove windows firewall rules
for malicious programs
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neowin.net - 20.12.2006
Ultimate Extras, Two Weeks and Counting
We are in the final two weeks of summer and still no word on what or if anything is happening with Ultimate Extras. The Ultimate
Extra blog still hasn't been updated since July 2nd when it said it intended to deliver DreamScene and the Language Packs by the end of
summer. We intend to ship Windows DreamScene and the remaining 20 Language Packs by the end of the summer. We will not ship the last two Extras
showcased in January (Windows DreamScene and the remaining 20 Language Packs) until they meet the high quality bar required by our enthusiastic
customersand we believe that we can achieve that bar by the end of this summer.
I don't know about you, but I am beginning to think they
won't make it.
winbeta.org - 08.09.2007
Windows registry forensics guide: Investigating hacker activities
When analysing a compromised Windows system, investigators and system administrators can glean enormously useful information about attackers' actions
by looking through the Windows registry, a hierarchical database storing tens of thousands of settings on a modern Windows box. Whether an outside
attacker compromised the box, an inside employee engaged in nefarious activities, or malware inexplicably infected the machine, the Windows registry
contains wonderful gems of information for investigators. In this tip, we'll look at what information investigators can gather about user activity
via the registry. Next month, we'll focus on how investigators can pull useful registry information associated with the overall operating system.
winbeta.org - 06.06.2008
Windows Vista Ultimate Extras, Less than 3 days and counting
Microsoft has 2 & 1/2 days left until Summer ends and the first day of fall officially starts. and still no word on what or if anything is happening
with Ultimate Extras. The Ultimate Extra blog still hasn't been updated
since July 2nd when it said it intended to deliver DreamScene and the Language Packs by the end of summer."We intend to ship Windows
DreamScene and the remaining 20 Language Packs by the end of the summer. We will not ship the last two Extras showcased in January (Windows DreamScene
and the remaining 20 Language Packs) until they meet the high quality bar required by our enthusiastic customers-and we believe that we can achieve
that bar by the end of this summer".
I don't know about you, but I am beginning to think they won't make it. It's a real shame that a
huge corporation fails to keep its Software users up-to-date on whats going on with the development of the extras.
neowin.net - 20.09.2007
10 top Vista tweaks, part 2
Ed Bott: As I noted in the first installment of this series, some of my favorite productivity-enhancing techniques dont involve custom code or
registry edits. Instead, they involve learning how the basic building blocks of Windows work, and then rearranging those components to cut steps out
of the tasks you perform most often.
In todays installment of this two-part series, I share some of my favorite tweaks for
getting maximum mileage out of Windows Search. I also explain the inner workings of volume shadow copies and how you can make better use of these
automatic backups with System Restore and the Previous Versions feature. I show how to get quick access to your local and network data files by
combining shortcuts in a single, easy-to-reach location, and I explain why hybrid sleep should be the default on every desktop PC.
winbeta.org - 18.06.2008
TweakVI v1.0 build 1014 for Windows Vista released
Optimize and tweak Windows
Vista with TweakVI v1.0
('Basic' edition is
freeware)
Totalidea Software has
released TweakVI, an
application that adds up to 26
time-saving productivity
improvements to Windows Vista.
In addition to tuning Windows
Vista to run faster,
TweakVI's easy-to-use
functions let you tailor the
Windows interface to meet your
personal needs. A registry
cleaner cleans up your systems
registry, and the option to
create a 256MB RAM drive
grants the fastest access to
files and folders.
TweakVI v1.0 gives you
instant access to hidden
Windows XP settings, including
ones that are hard to change.
You can make the Windows Vista
fade in and out, tweak lots of
desktop settings, customize
the Start menu, and enable
several hidden performance
options. With the Ultimate
version of TweakVI an
auto-system-optimizing feature
has been included to optimize
Microsoft's new Operating
system with a click of the
mouse only.
For the
new Windows Vista 'User
Account Control' (UAC)
TweakVI v1.0 includes several
tweaks options to configre
this Vista security feature.
TweakVI v1.0 also manages
Windows Vista system updates:
it detects available updates,
installs them and removes
backups of installed updates
for more hard drive space.
TweakVI v1.0 lets you
lock applications so others
cannot run them. Whether you
want to keep your children
from accidentally destroying
your business files, or you
have colleagues or employees
who shouldn't be using
certain programs on your
computer, Tweak-VI v1.0 locks
people out of a master list of
applications that you can
easily maintain. In addition
to locking applications,
TweakVI v1.0 also lets you
hide and lock folders so they
cannot be accessed by other
people or programs.
TweakVI v1.0 gives you
control over what programs are
launched when you start your
computer. In addition to
letting you easily manage the
programs in your Start menu,
the program also gives you
access to programs that are
launched because of obscure
entries in the Windows Vista
Registry. TweakVI v1.0 lets
you remove those annoying
programs that you've never
wanted running in the
background. With a single
mouse click, you can optimize
the physical memory in your
computer. Each program that
you run uses computer memory.
When you close a program,
often it leaves code fragments
in memory and, over time, your
Windows session runs slower
and slower. TweakVI v1.0 lets
you clean out these leftovers
so your system will run more
quickly and efficiently. For
more system performance,
TweakVI v1.0 allows to set up
multiple pagefiles and virtual
drives.
TweakVI
v1.0 optimizes your Internet
connection speed. Its built-in
table of the most popular
Internet Service
Providers' configurations
contains information that lets
you increase throughput,
whether you're using a
dial-up connection or a faster
broadband connection.
Additionally TweakVI includes
a huge list of tweaks and
restrictions for Microsoft
Internet Explorer 7, as well
as an auto optimization
feature for Firefox v1 and
v2.
TweakVI v1.0
currently comes with an
English interface; more
languages will be supported
soon. The program lets you
tweak the new Windows Vista
Sidebar, restrict access to
the taskbar, sidebar and
several other Windows Vista
feactures, rename multiple
files with a single mouse
click, generate truly random
passwords as well as
pronounceable passwords,
destroy sensitive files
without leaving a trace, find
and remove unnecessary files
from your hard drive, and
perform many other tweaks and
optimizations.
TweakVI v1.0 includes a
Windows Vista auto-logon
feature, Outlook 2002, 2003
and 2007 security tweaks, and
a number of Windows Vista
performance and user interface
tweaks. Additionally it comes
with a DiscDrive Doctor, and
lots of other useful features
for the user's daily work
with Windows Vista.
TweakVI v1.0 is available in
three different editions: the
free 'Basic
Edition' , which
contains all the basic
tweaking features for standard
system tweaking, the
'Premium Edition',
which gives you access to much
more tweaking and system
optimization features, and the
'Ultimate Edition',
for complete control on
Windows Vista, with all
plugins currently available
for TweakVI. The TweakVI
'Basic' Edition is
available without charge, the
'Premium' Edition
costs US$ 29.95, and the
'Ultimate' Edition
costs US$ 39.95.
Download: TweakVI
v1.0 build 1014
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neowin.net - 20.11.2006
VeriSign Raises .com, .net Registry Fees
VeriSign said late Thursday
that it would raise the
registry fees on both .com and
.net domains October 15 by as
much as 10 percent. The
increase is the first in eight
years, the company says...
betanews.com - 06.04.2007
Raskin's next Mozilla experiment: an even smarter address bar
Shouldn't a Web browser eventually be capable of responding to natural-language commands -- not the Web site, but the browser ? Today, the son
of legendary developer Jef Raskin launches a project to explore that question...
betanews.com - 27.08.2008
Administrative Templates (ADMX) for Windows Server 2008
Administrative templates provide Group Policy setting information for the items that appear under Administrative Templates. Group Policy tools use
Administrative template files to populate policy settings in the user interface. This allows administrators to manage registry-based policy
settings.
Administrative template files in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista are divided into ADMX (language-neutral) and
ADML (language-specific) files. ADML files are XML-based ADM language files that are stored in a language-specific folder. By default, the
%Systemroot%PolicyDefinitions folder on a local computer stores all ADMX files, and ADML files for all languages that are enabled on the
computer.
winbeta.org - 24.09.2008
Verizon Revises ISP Terms of Service
Following AT&T's lead, Verizon said Wednesday it will also change its terms of service policy to remove language that would have given the company
the ability to disconnect those who may criticize the company online...
betanews.com - 12.10.2007
AutoPatcher December 2006
AutoPatcher is a comprehensive
collection of patches, addons
and registry tweaks that give
you peace of mind in the
knowledge that your Windows
system is up to date, even
before you connect it to the
Internet. It's designed to
quickly patch a system with
the most current updates and
tweaks available, and requires
no user interaction once you
have selected what to
install.
December
2006 releases available:
neowin.net - 22.12.2006
Microsoft Anti-Spyware
Deleting Norton Anti-Vir
Microsoft's Anti-Spyware
program is causing
troubles for people who also
use Symantec's Norton
Anti-Virus software;
apparently, a recent update to
Microsoft's anti-spyware
application flags
Norton as a password-stealing
program and prompts users to
remove it.
According to several
different support threads over
at Microsoft's user groups
forum, the latest definitions
file from Microsoft (version
5805, 5807) detects Symantec
Antivirus files as PWS.Bancos.A
(Password Stealer).
jcxp.net - 13.02.2006
Microsoft workers set to recieve a bar on campus
Windows 7 could soon be powered by Jack Daniels and Smirnoff Vodka if the opening of a new Spitfire bar on campus attracts thirsty Windows team
members. Todd Bishop first revealed the plans to setup a bar on Microsoft's Redmond campus a month ago and now Reymond Chen, Shell developer for
the Windows Team, has revealed employees are now playing the name game to name the bar, albeit un-officially. When we questioned Chen on what Aero
Shake was at Microsoft's PDC conference he denied any knowledge of the feature and claimed, with the assistance of his Microsoft colleagues, that
Microsoft could be building a nuclear missile into Windows 7.
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neowin.net - 12.12.2008
Microsoft Confirms IE7 Address Bar Flaw
Microsoft confirmed a
vulnerability Thursday in the
address bar of Internet
Explorer 7. First reported by
security firm Secunia on
Wednesday, the issue occurs in
pop-up windows...
betanews.com - 26.10.2006
New WMV PowerToy & registry key documentation
The birth of the VC-1 Encoder SDKs will reduce the need for these over the next few months, but Alex has updated his WMV PowerToy and also revised our
documentation about the registry key options.
Here's the new PowerToy. It mainly removes a few options that we determined weren't in the Format SDK 11 implementation, particularly
adaptive chroma search and default adaptive deadzone.
And here's the new, hopefully final registry key documentation,
reflecting the above and other useful tidbits we've learned.
winbeta.org - 09.09.2007
Sears First Out Of Gates with 2D Bar Codes
Efforts to implement retail 2D bar codes are accelerating: Sears, in conjuction with vendor ScanBuy, became the first U.S. retailer to begin a public
trial that started in mid-December at a store in Marietta, Georgia. As opposed the the traditional row of black lines (a 1D barcode), 2D barcodes look
like a grid and make use of a second, vertical dimension, allowing them to store more data. What Sears hopes to do is to allow a cell phone's
digital camera "look" at a small 2D bar code on an advertisement, which launches an applet. A server interprets the bar code and the phone then
launches a Web browser and deep-links to a page on that site, typically the Web site of the advertiser.
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neowin.net - 21.01.2008
Microsoft to Detect, Remove
Sony DRM
Following up on earlier
indecision, Microsoft said
over the weekend that it has
decided to detect and remove
the rootkit found in Sony's
digital rights management,
which sparked huge controversy
after being discovered on a
number of CDs. Signatures will
be added to Windows
AntiSpyware...
betanews.com - 14.11.2005
Sears First US Retailer to Use 2D Bar Codes
Efforts to implement retail 2D bar codes in stores are accelerating: Sears, in conjuction with vendor ScanBuy, became the first U.S. retailer to begin
a public trial that started in mid-December at a store in Marietta, Georgia. As opposed the the traditional row of black lines (a 1D barcode), 2D
barcodes look like a grid and make use of a second, vertical dimension, allowing them to store more data. What Sears hopes to do is to allow a cell
phone's digital camera "look" at a small 2D bar code on an advertisement, which launches an applet. A server interprets the bar code and the
phone then launches a Web browser and deep-links to a page on that site, typically the Web site of the advertiser.
Read full story.....
neowin.net - 21.01.2008
Adobe Acknowledges Flaw in PDF for Windows, Urges Registry Hacks
Confirming a statement made by Petko D. Petkov on his GNUcitizen.org blog over two weeks ago, Adobe has released a security advisory warning of a
potential exploitable flaw in its Acrobat and Adobe Reader software. Adobe's suggested system registry fix suggests a maliciously crafted PDF can be
made to send e-mail undetected...
betanews.com - 09.10.2007
