Hello my dear friends,
Now I am posting registry tweak and tips & tricks for Windows Vista, That may help to speedup and customize your Windows. I have seen there are a lot of thead have been created but today I would like to say to all members to share thier all tips & tricks for Windows Vista at this thread and help to customize more and more engergize Windows. It will help to new members to find all information at one place.
Here I have collected and discovered registry tweak and tips & tricks for Windows Vista by me.
I hope you like and apperciate this.
(1) Make your Vista's admin account works as Real Administror
For Windows Vista Ultimate /Bussiness/ Enterprise:
1- Click Start, and type "secpol.msc" in the search area and click Enter. (You may receive a prompt from UAC, approve/login and proceed)
2- In the left list, choose "Local Policies", then "Security Options"
3- Set "Accounts: Administrator account status" to Enabled.
4- Set "User Account Control: Admin Approval Mode for the Built-in Administrator account" to Disabled.
For Windows Vista Home Basic / Home Premium
1- Click Start, and type "cmd" in the search area, right click on "Command Prompt" and select 'Run as Administrator".
2- In the command prompt type "net users Administrator /active:yes" (Note the capital "A" in Administrator) and press Enter, you will get a confirmation as "The command completed successfully".
3- Click Start, and type "regedit" in the search area and click Enter, navigate to: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
Double click on "FilterAdministratorToken" and set it to "0"
Now log off to take effect and login to Administrator a/c.
(2) Add shortcut to context menu handler of Computer and Desktop
To create context menu handler under Computer, navigate the registry to: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell
{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} is GUID (Global Unique Identifier of Computer)
NOTE: There is no need to convert the String value (REG_SZ) to String Expand (REG_EXPAND_SZ).
Create a key as you wish, lets us say gpedit & set the default value like “Group Policy”; now create another key named as command and set the default value as “mmc.exe gpedit.msc”
Here is some registry code to add Services, Registry Editor, and Group Policy & so on.
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}]
@="Computer"
"InfoTip"=hex(2):40,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,\
6f,00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,\
00,73,00,68,00,65,00,6c,00,6c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,\
2d,00,32,00,32,00,39,00,31,00,33,00,00,00
"LocalizedString"=hex(2):40,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,\
6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,\
00,5c,00,73,00,68,00,65,00,6c,00,6c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,\
2c,00,2d,00,39,00,32,00,31,00,36,00,00,00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\DefaultIcon]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,69,00,6d,00,\
61,00,67,00,65,00,72,00,65,00,73,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,2d,00,31,\
00,30,00,39,00,00,00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\InProcServer32]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,00,68,00,\
65,00,6c,00,6c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,00
"ThreadingModel"="Apartment"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell]
@="none"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\devmgmt]
@="&Device Manger"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\devmgmt\command]
@="mmc.exe devmgmt.msc"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\find]
@=hex(2):40,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,\
00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,00,\
68,00,65,00,6c,00,6c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,2d,00,38,\
00,35,00,30,00,33,00,00,00
"SuppressionPolicy"=dword:00000080
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\find\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,45,00,78,00,70,00,6c,00,6f,00,72,00,65,00,72,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,\
65,00,00,00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\find\ddeexec]
@="[FindFolder(\"%l\", %I)]"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\find\ddeexec\application]
@="Folders"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\find\ddeexec\topic]
@="AppProperties"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\gpedit]
@="Group Policy"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\gpedit\command]
@="mmc gpedit.msc"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\Manage]
@=hex(2):40,00,25,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,72,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,\
00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,6d,00,\
79,00,63,00,6f,00,6d,00,70,00,75,00,74,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,2d,\
00,34,00,30,00,30,00,00,00
"MUIVerb"=hex(2):40,00,25,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,72,00,6f,00,\
6f,00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,\
00,6d,00,79,00,63,00,6f,00,6d,00,70,00,75,00,74,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,\
2c,00,2d,00,34,00,30,00,30,00,00,00
"SuppressionPolicy"=dword:4000003c
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\Manage\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,43,00,6f,00,\
6d,00,70,00,4d,00,67,00,6d,00,74,00,4c,00,61,00,75,00,6e,00,63,00,68,00,65,\
00,72,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,00,00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\regedit]
@="&Registry Editor"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\regedit\command]
@="regedit.exe"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\services]
@="&Services"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\services\command]
@="mmc.exe services.msc"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\ShellFolder]
"HideOnDesktopPerUser"=""
After the applying the registry hacks your computer context menu will be become looks like:
Similarly you can add right click context menu handler to Desktop --you have to navigate .HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell
and add same registry as for Computer context menu handler,
(3) Remove the 3rd Party software’s shortcuts from context menu handler
When 3rd party softwares are installed, shortcuts are created to context menu handler.
Open Regedit.exe and navigate to: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
Now, delete the registry sub key except to New and close the registry editor.
(For Groove Folder Synchronization, delete sub key named as XXX Groove GFS Context Menu Handler XXX, ATI Catalyst Center, delete sub key ACE and so on.)
(4) Add or remove system folder and control panel applets to Computer, Control Panel and Desktop
Its time to go fast and there is also need in Windows Vista. Under explorer; we can add system folder and control panel applets to Computer, Control Panel and Desktop or remove unwanted shortcut from all these.
I have categorized the system folder to major three types.
Shell folders
Object Class Identifier
Computer {20D04FE0−3AEA−1069−A2D8−08002B30309D}
Document {450D8FBA−AD25−11D0−98A8−0800361B1103}
Recycle Bin {645FF040−5081−101B−9F08−00AA002F954E}
Internet Explorer {871C5380−42A0−1069−A2EA−08002B30309D}
Network {208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}
Control Panel folders and shortcuts
Administrative Tools {D20EA4E1−3957−11D2−A40B−0C5020524153}
Fonts {D20EA4E1−3957−11D2−A40B−0C5020524152}
Folder Options {6DFD7C5C−2451−11D3−A299−00C04F8EF6AF}
Taskbar and Start Menu {0DF44EAA−FF21−4412−828E−260A8728E7F1}
Welcome Center {CB1B7F8C-C50A-4176-B604-9E24DEE8D4D1}
Others
Help and Support {2559A1F1−21D7−11D4−BDAF−00C04F60B9F0}
Internet {2559A1F4−21D7−11D4−BDAF−00C04F60B9F0}
Run {2559A1F3−21D7−11D4−BDAF−00C04F60B9F0}
Search {2559A1F0−21D7−11D4−BDAF−00C04F60B9F0}
Windows Firewall {4026492F-2F69-46B8-B9BF-5654FC07E423}
To add under Computer, navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace
To add under Control Panel, navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\ControlPanel\NameSpace
To add under Desktop, navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Desktop\NameSpace
Create key named as Class identifier under the section. Like to add Windows Firewall under Computer
Now navigation as:
(5) Keyboard shortcuts
Ctrl + Shift + Esc → Task Manager (Ctrl + Alt + Del →Tasks Screen)
Ctrl + Shift + Enter →Run an executable with elevated privileges
Windows logo key + 1 to 0 →Launch the shortcuts on the Quick Launch toolbar
Windows logo key + T →Cycle through programs on the taskbar
Windows logo key + Tab →Cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Flip 3-D
Ctrl +Windows logo key + Tab →Use the arrow keys to cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Flip 3-D
Windows logo key + Spacebar →Bring all gadgets to the front and select Windows Sidebar
Windows logo key + G →Cycle through Sidebar gadgets
Windows logo key + X →Open Windows Mobility Center
Open a folder and press & release Alt →Show Menu Bar (also works in Internet Explorer)
(6) Create an Elevated Command Prompt shortcut
Right click on your Command Prompt shortcut and select Properties.
Click on the advanced button (at the Shortcut tab), check "Run as Administrator" and click on OK (twice).
(7) Take Ownership Context Menu Item
In Windows Vista all file are rights restricted and using advanced sharing mode; so we must have sufficient rights to mod them. Here I m going to introduce context menu to take ownership of file
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\takeown]
@="Take Ownership"
"NoWorkingDirectory"=""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\takeown\command]
@="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" && icacls \"%1\" /grant administrators:F"
"IsolatedCommand"="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" && icacls \"%1\" /grant administrators:F"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\takeown]
@="Take Ownership"
"NoWorkingDirectory"=""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\takeown\command]
@="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" /r /d y && icacls \"%1\" /grant administrators:F /t"
"IsolatedCommand"="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" /r /d y && icacls \"%1\" /grant administrators:F /t"
Copy n paste about reg code into notepad and save as <filename>.reg and run to patch registry. No you are able to launch "Take Ownership" context menu under all files and folder.
(7) Enable Advanced Disk Performance
When the hard disk drive operates in write-back cache mode is enabled, in which all the data that gets written to the drive is first stored in the cache, and then later written to the disk. Both writes and reads are cached in this case. When the HDD operates in write-through cache mode disabled, in which all data that gets written to the drive is immediately written to the disks and also stored in the cache. Writes are not cached, but reads are.
Note: This setting is recommended only for disks with a backup power supply, it further improves disk performance, but it also increases the risk of data loss if the disk loses power.
Open Device Manager, expand Disk drives, right-click on a Disk drive, click Properties, click the Policies tab, and select the Enable advanced performance check box, and then click OK.
(8) Shell Commands for Windows Vista
The shell: command is used to open a special folder directly from the Start, Search menu.
For example, the command shell:SendTo opens the SendTo folder (%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo).
To launch the Documents folder of your User Profile, you have to type shell
ersonal.
Below is a complete shell: commands listing for Windows Vista. The entire listing is stored in the following registry key in Windows Vista:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\FolderDescriptions
shell:AddNewProgramsFolder
shell:Administrative Tools
shell:AppData
shell:AppUpdatesFolder
shell:Cache
shell:CD Burning
shell:ChangeRemoveProgramsFolder
shell:Common Administrative Tools
shell:Common AppData
shell:Common Desktop
shell:Common Documents
shell:Common Programs
shell:Common Start Menu
shell:Common Startup
shell:Common Templates
shell:CommonDownloads
shell:CommonMusic
shell:CommonPictures
shell:CommonVideo
shell:ConflictFolder
shell:ConnectionsFolder
shell:Contacts
shell:ControlPanelFolder
shell:Cookies
shell:CredentialManager
shell:CryptoKeys
shell:CSCFolder
shell: Default Gadgets ///remove the space between shell:<command> becoz : D make 
shell: Desktop
shell: Downloads
shell: DpapiKeys
shell:Favorites
shell:Fonts
shell:Gadgets
shell:Games
shell:GameTasks
shell:History
shell:InternetFolder
shell:Links
shell:Local AppData
shell:LocalAppDataLow
shell:LocalizedResourcesDir
shell:MAPIFolder
shell:My Music
shell:My Pictures
shell:My Video
shell:MyComputerFolder
shell:NetHood
shell:NetworkPlacesFolder
shell:OEM Links
shell:Original Images
shell: Personal
shell: PhotoAlbums
shell: Playlists
shell: PrintersFolder
shell: PrintHood
shell: Profile
shell: ProgramFiles
shell: ProgramFilesCommon
shell: ProgramFilesCommonX86
shell: ProgramFilesX86
shell: Programs
shell: Public
shell: PublicGameTasks
shell:Quick Launch
shell:Recent
shell:RecycleBinFolder
shell:ResourceDir
shell:SampleMusic
shell:SamplePictures
shell:SamplePlaylists
shell:SampleVideos
shell:SavedGames
shell:Searches
shell:SearchHomeFolder
shell:SendTo
shell:Start Menu
shell:Startup
shell:SyncCenterFolder
shell:SyncResultsFolder
shell:SyncSetupFolder
shell:System
shell:SystemCertificates
shell:SystemX86
shell:Templates
shell:TreePropertiesFolder
shell:UserProfiles
shell:UsersFilesFolder
shell:Windows
(9) Enable support for 4GB of RAM (or more) in Vista 32-bit
On a computer that has 4 GB of RAM, the System Properties dialog box and the System Information dialog box may report less memory than you expect. This problem occurs because the address space is limited to 4 GB in a 32-bit hardware environment. Memory may be relocated to make room for addresses that the basic input/output system (BIOS) reserves for hardware. However, because of this limitation, Windows Vista cannot access memory that is relocated above the 4 GB boundary.
Solution: Open an elevated Command Prompt, type BCDEdit /set pae ForceEnable and press Enter.
The pae parameter enables Physical Address Extension (PAE). On 32-bit versions of Windows, PAE is disabled by default. PAE is an addressing strategy that uses a page-translation hierarchy to enable systems with 32-bit addressing to address more than 4 GB of physical memory. PAE also supports several advanced system and processor features, such as Data Execution Prevention (DEP; "No execute"), Non-Uniform Memory Architecture (NUMA), and hot-add memory, so it is also used on computers with less than 4 GB of memory. PAE must be supported by the processor.
On a computer that supports hardware-enabled Data Execution Prevention (DEP), PAE is automatically enabled when DEP is enabled and automatically disabled when you disable DEP. To enable PAE when DEP is disabled, you must enable PAE explicitly: Open an elevated Command Prompt.
Type BCDEdit /set nx AlwaysOff & BCDEdit /set pae ForceEnable and press Enter.
(10) Enable or disable Secure Logon (Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete to login)
It's important to keep your computer as secure as possible. One way to do so is to enable Secure Logon so that you are required to press Ctrl + Alt + Delete to log on.
Press the Windows button or click on start, type netplwiz or control userpasswords2 and press Enter.
Click the Advanced tab, select the Require users to press Ctrl + Alt + Delete check box, and then click OK.
(11) Windows Media Center: Command Line Parameters
These Command Line Switches launches Windows Media Center and cause it to navigate directly to one of the built-in experiences:
%SystemRoot%\ehome\ehshell.exe /directmedia: Discplayback - Begins playback of the disc in the drive
%SystemRoot%\ehome\ehshell.exe /homepage:VideoFullscreen.xml /PushStartPage:True - Live TV
%SystemRoot%\ehome\ehshell.exe /homepage:VideoGuide.xml /PushStartPage:True - TV Guide
%SystemRoot%\ehome\ehshell.exe /homepage:RecordedTV.BrowsePage.xml /PushStartPage:True - Recorded TV
%SystemRoot%\ehome\ehshell.exe /homepage:VideoToBeRecorded.xml /PushStartPage:True - Scheduled Recordings
%SystemRoot%\ehome\ehshell.exe /homepage:Radio.BrowsePage.xml /PushStartPage:True - Radio
%SystemRoot%\ehome\ehshell.exe /homepage:Radio.xml - FM Radio
%SystemRoot%\ehome\ehshell.exe /homepage:MusicBrowsePage.xml /PushStartPage:True - Music Library
%SystemRoot%\ehome\ehshell.exe /homepage:VideosBrowsePage.xml /PushStartPage:True - Video Library
%SystemRoot%\ehome\ehshell.exe /homepage: PhotosBrowsePage.xml /PushStartPage:True - Picture Library
%SystemRoot%\ehome\ehshell.exe /homepage:Options.Home.xml /PushStartPage:True - Settings Menu
(12) Use BitLocker Drive Encryption without TPM chip
Windows Vista includes a new hard drive encryption feature called BitLocker Drive Encryption. BitLocker can be a very useful security feature for businesses and home users that have sensitive and confidential information stored on their computer. Unfortunately, BitLocker Drive Encryption by default requires a Trusted Platform Module (TPM Chip) version 1.2 or later installed in your computer. A lot of the computers and laptops on the market do not come with TPM chips installed since they are typically only found in premium model business computers. If you have Windows Vista Business, Ultimate or Enterprise but do not have a TPM chip, you can still use BitLocker Drive Encryption.
Press the Windows button, type gpedit.msc and press Enter.
Navigate through: Computer Policy → Administrative Templates → Windows Components → BitLocker Drive Encryption.
Right click on Control Panel Setup: Enable advanced startup options and select Properties.
Check Enabled and click OK.
(13) Select multiple files or folders without using the keyboard
You can set up Windows to add check boxes to file views (see picture) to make it easier to select several files at once. This gives you the option to select files without having to press keys on your keyboard, and helps ensure that you won't accidentally lose your file selection if you click the wrong location.
Open a Folder, click the Organize button, click "Folder and Search Options", click the View tab, select the Use check boxes to select items check box, and click OK.
(14) Enable the Aurora boot screen
If you are tired of the default boot screen in Windows Vista, there is a better looking one hidden away:
1) Press the Windows button, type msconfig and press Enter.
2) If User Account Control prompts you to allow the action, click on Continue.
3) In the "System Configuration" window, click on the Boot tab.
4) Select your Windows Vista installation and under "Boot options", check "No GUI boot".
Press OK.
5) In the dialog that appears, check "Don’t show this message again", and then click on Restart.
6) Your computer will now reboot, and you will see the Aurora boot screen with text that says "Starting Windows Vista".
(15) Hidden Open Command Window Here Context Menu item
Open a folder, press Shift + Right Click → Open Command Window Here
(16) Hidden Copy as Path Context menu--copying the path of file and folder in clipboard
Right click on any file and folder with holding Shift key and look for "Copy as Path" menu
(17) Delete Browsing History commands (IE7)
Delete Temporary Internet Files: RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 8
Delete Cookies: RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 2
Delete History: RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 1
Delete Form Data: RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 16
Delete Passwords: RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 32
Delete All: RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 255
Delete All + files and settings stored by Add-ons: RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 4351
(18) Add Copy to Folder and Move to Folder context menu
Navigate to: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
Using Registry Editor; now add to key named as:
{C2FBB630-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}
{C2FBB631-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}
(19) Disable the Windows Mail Splash Screen
Disable the Windows Mail Splash Screen Using Windows Mail? If the splash screen is displayed too long for your liking or if you just want to get rid of it, this is the trick for you.
Press Win Key + R.
Type “regedit.exe” without the quotes.
If you are asked for permission to run the Registry Editor, click on Allow.
Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Mail
Create a new DWORD (32-bit) value called “NoSplash”.
Double click on the “NoSplash” DWORD you just created and set its value to 1
(20) Boost Windows Shutdown Speed
Start Regedit and navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control
On the right pane look for the "WaitToKillServiceTimeout" string and change its value to 1000 by right clicking the string and selecting Modify. However, to make sure its going to work OK for you modify the value to WaitToKillServiceTimeout=5000 first and try it out.
Modified value WaitToKillServiceTimeout=1000 (1000 is a bit much for this one so be careful)
3000 seems to work just about right but try the 5000 first.
(The default value for WaitToKillServiceTimeout=20000 in case you need to change it back)
(21) Install Vista without product key
Don't feel like typing in your product key before installing Windows Vista? It is now possible to install any version of Windows Vista and use it for 30 days before having to enter a product key and activating it.
While on the product key screen during install, just hit the Next button. You will be presented with a new screen that allows you to select the version of Windows Vista you would like to install.
(22) Rearm Activation period
Would you like to extend the activation period to the maximum 120 days instead of the 30 day period that is set by default? It is possible and legal to do this using the software licensing manager in Windows Vista. Simply run slmgr -rearm to get another 30 days. You can do this a maximum of three times before Microsoft blocks further extensions.
(23) Disable User Account Control (UAC)
Press Win Key + R to open Run Dialog Box and type msconfig and hit enter.
A warning message will appear; just click on Continue. Now System Configuration Dialog Box would be opened.
Navigate to Tools tab and launch Disable UAC as in above pic; a message will be appeared
“The Operation completed successfully.” Close the command prompt and restart Computer to take effect.
(24) Disable Hibernation
Windows places a file on your hard drive that it uses when your computer goes into hibernation mode. If you do not use hibernation mode, you may want to disable hibernation and clear the file off your hard drive to free up some space (the file will use as much space as you have in physical memory, so if you have 1GB of RAM, it's going to use 1GB of your hard drive space).
There are two ways of disabling it:
Method: 1) To disable Hibernation using Disk Cleanup
1. Click Start→ All Programs→ Accessories→ System Tools→ Disk Cleanup
2. If prompted to choose a drive, select the drive in which Windows Vista is installed onto and press OK.
3. Disk Cleanup will scan the hard drive and present you with a list of options.
4. Check "Hibernation File Cleaner", and then click OK.
5. When asked "Are you sure you want to permanently delete these files?" click on the Delete Files
button.
Method: 2) To disable hibernation using the Command Prompt:
1. Click Start, All Programs, and then right click on "Command Prompt".
2. from the context menu click on "Run as administrator".
3. If User Account Control prompts you to allow the action, click on Continue.
4. In the command prompt window, type "powercfg -H OFF" (without the quotes).
4. Close the Command Prompt window.
(25) Enable slow-motion window effects (minmax3dflip) by holding down Shift key
Open Registery Editor and navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM
Create a DWORD value named AnimationsShiftKey and set it to 1
Restart your PC to take effect
(26) Launch different stages of Windows Activation Wizard
Type slui 0x0<Digit 1 to 33> in Run dialog box or in Start Search. It will prompt numerous activation stages. Here I have described some useful commands to launch Windows Activation wizrad.
slui or slui 0x01 Display Windows Activation status
slui 0x02 Prompt for Windows Activation wizard via Internet
slui 0x03 Run Change Product Key wizard
slui 0x04 Launch Windows Activation wizard via Telephone.
slui 0x05 Prompt Windows Activation and show activation way except Internet.
slui 0x06 Launch Windows Activation wizard
slui 0x07 Prompt Windows Activation as Windows runnning on last day to activate.
slui 0x09 Launch Windows Activation wizard after licence expiration.
slui 0x016 Display activation status with licence expiration warning
"Your Windows will expire in 234 days and Windows will stop working"
slui 0x018 "Your Windows will expire in 5626 hours and Windows will stop working"
(27) Windows Sidebar Commandline Parameters
Navigate to folder C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar> and use commandline parameters
sidebar.exe /showgadgets Display Gadgets Wizard
sidebar.exe /cpl Launch Control Panel applet of Windows Sidebar
(28) [For Developer] Run Control Panel (*.cpl) applets using commandline parameters to launch apperopiate tab index
Control.exe <Control Panel applet>,,<tab index>
where <Control Panel applet> is name of cpl file like desk.cpl (display desktop properties)
<tab index> is the index no. from 0, 1, 2 and so on. Where 0 display first tab, 1 display second tab and so on.
(29) Create shortcut to run Capability Mode Wizard - Helps to run prograns in Windows Vista under Capability Mode
If you are experiencing problems with a program that worked correctly on an earlier version of Windows, this wizard helps you select and test compatibility settings that may fix those problems.
Create a shorcut and give the path
%windir%\system32\mshta.exe res://%windir%\system32\acprgwiz.dll/compatmode.hta
Give the name, say Capability Mode and then double click on icon to run Capability Mode Wizard.
(30) Install Windows Vista using less than 512 MB of RAM
Everyone know, Windows Vista is resource hungry OS that require at least 512 MB of RAM to install. Here I am introducing a simple trick to install Windows Vista using less than 512 Mb of RAM but I recommed to increase or upgrade your RAM to run Windows Vista simple, easier and faster.
1. Boot from Windows Vista DVD
2. Select your language, currency and keyboard setting and click NEXT.
3. At next screen click on Repair your computer and process next to get system Recovery Options.
4. Now click on Command prompt and run setup /nosyscheck and perform installtion.
I hope, You are enjoying a lot.!!!