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what is tweak?? tweak means to fine tune or adjust

Replace the defualt boot screen

Notes: This is a very dangerous tweak. Custom boot screen are available all over the internet, so you must watch out for ones with viruses in them. Only download bootscreens from reliable sources such as

h**p://[Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links]). Also, there are programs that do this for you, so you don't have to take the risk! Think before you do this.
Warnings: This is dangerous if you do not know what you are doing. I do not take responsibility for anything that you do to your computer that harms it or any files on it in any way.
Written By: Max Feinstein
If you are planning on doing this mod, print the page.


How to do it:
Get a boot screen that you would like to use. Make sure that it is called NTOSKRNL.exe.
Place your new boot screen in your root directory (most likely C:/).
Restart your computer and go into safe mode (Press F8 while your computer is booting up. Do this before the boot screen. If you are unsure when to press F8, just tap it every two or three seconds when your computer starts booting up).
Double check that you are in safe mode. If not, please restart and go to safe mode.
Make sure that the command prompt is open. (If it's not, navigate to Start > Run and click on Run. Type in "cmd" in run and press enter).
Navigate to your base directory (Type in "cd.." and press enter and repeat that process until the blinking line is preceded by C:/).
Navigate to your Windows directory by typing "cd windows" and pressing enter.
Type in "delete ntoskrnl.exe" and press enter".
Type in "cd.." and press enter to get back to your base directory (C:/).
Type in "move c:/ntoskrnl.exe c:/windows/ntoskrnl.exe".
Restart your computer normally.Your new boot screen should show up. If not, then there was an error along the way. If you have any questions, please ask them in the forums. Change the title of Internet Explorer

Warnings: This is dangerous if you do not know what you are doing. I do not take responsibility for anything that you do to your computer that harms it or any files on it in any way.
Written By: Max Feinstein


How to do it:
Navigate to Start > Run and click on Run.
In the input field, type "regedit" and then press enter.
Navigate to the following key in the registry by clicking on the +'s next to the folders in the left pane.
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMain
Right-click a blank space in the right-hand pane and go to New > String.
Name the new String "Window Title".
Double click the new String.
For the value, enter what you want the title to be and then press enter.
Close regedit.

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Switch to Windows 98 (classic) theme

Notes: If you are a fan of Windows 98, this is for you. It also speeds up system performance.
Warnings: This is dangerous if you do not know what you are doing. I do not take responsibility for anything that you do to your computer that harms it or any files on it in any way.
Written By: Max Feinstein


How to do it:
Right-click the taskbar in an unused area.
Click "Properties".
Select the "Start Menu" tab.
Select the "Classic Start menu" radio button (near the bottom).
Click OK.Ungroup taskbar items

Notes: (none)
Warnings: This is dangerous if you do not know what you are doing. I do not take responsibility for anything that you do to your computer that harms it or any files on it in any way.
Written By: Max Feinstein


How to do it:
Right-click a blank area in the taskbar.
Click on "Properties".
Deselect the "Group Similar Taskbar Buttons" box.
Press OK.

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Remove the search puppy

Notes: (none)
Warnings: (none)
Written By: Max Feinstein


How to do it:


Open the search box (go to Start > Search)
Click on"Change Preferences" .
Click on "Without an Animated Screen Character".
Enable start menu scrolling
Notes: This tweak makes it so that, if you have a lot of programs on your start menu, instead of making two columns, you will have one where you have to scroll down to see the rest of the programs.
Warnings: This is dangerous if you do not know what you are doing. I do not take responsibility for anything that you do to your computer that harms it or any files on it in any way.
Written By: Max Feinstein


How to do it:

Navigate to Start > Run and click on Run.
In the input field, type "regedit" and then press enter.
Navigate to the following key in the registry by clicking on the +'s next to the folders in the left pane.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Explorer/Advanced
Right-click a blank space in the right-hand pane and go to New > String.
Name the new String (or edit the existing one) "StartMenuScrollPrograms".
Double click the new String.
For the value, enter "Yes" and click OK.
Close regedit.
Show administrator on login screen (XP Pro only)

Notes: By default, administrator does not show up on the login screen. This tweak will make it appear. This ONLY works for Windows XP Pro.
Warnings: This is dangerous if you do not know what you are doing. I do not take responsibility for anything that you do to your computer that harms it or any files on it in any way.
Written By: Max Feinstein


How to do it:

Navigate to Start > Run and click on Run.
In the input field, type "regedit" and then press enter.
Navigate to the following key in the registry by clicking on the +'s next to the folders in the left pane .
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows NT/CurrentVersion/Winlogon/SpecialAccounts/UserList
Right-click a blank space in the right-hand pane and go to New > DWORD.
Name the new DWORD(or edit the existing one) "Administrator".
Double click the new DWORD.
For the value, enter "1" and click OK.
Close regedit.

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Change command prompt colors

Notes: This is a nice way to complement a theme that you may have.
Warnings: This is dangerous if you do not know what you are doing. I do not take responsibility for anything that you do to your computer that harms it or any files on it in any way.
Written By: Max Feinstein
How to do it:

Navigate to Start > Run and click on Run.
In the input field, type "regedit" and then press enter.
Navigate to the following key in the registry by clicking on the +'s next to the folders in the left pane.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Command Processor
Right-click a blank space in the right-hand pane and go to New > DWORD.
Name the new DWORD(or edit the existing one) "DefaultColor".
Double click the new DWORD.
Note: The way that the value for the key works is that it uses a combination of letters and number to determine the color. It uses a two letter/number combination. The first number/letter determines the background color, and the second one determines the foreground/text color. A combination might look like F3 or A5. Please see the list below to see what all of the colors are.
0 Black 1 Blue 2 Green 3 Aqua 4 Red 5 Purple 6 Yellow 7 White 8 Gray 9 Light Blue A Light Green B Light Aqua C Light Red D Light Purple E Light Yellow F Bright White
Change the value of the DWORD to the color combination of your choice.
Click OK.
Close regedit.
Remove the clock from the taskbar

Notes: By default, administrator does not show up on the login screen. This tweak will make it appear. This ONLY works for Windows XP Pro.
Warnings: This is dangerous if you do not know what you are doing. I do not take responsibility for anything that you do to your computer that harms it or any files on it in any way.
Written By: Max Feinstein
How to do it:

Navigate to Start > Run and click on Run.
In the input field, type "regedit" and then press enter.
Navigate to the following key in the registry by clicking on the +'s next to the folders in the left pane.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Policies/Explorer
Right-click a blank space in the right-hand pane and go to New > DWORD.
Name the new DWORD(or edit the existing one) "HideClock".
Double click the new DWORD.
For the value, enter "1" and click OK.
Close regedit.

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Choose between Windows 98 or Windows XP log-in screen

Notes: If you have chosen a classic Windows theme, this will top it off. This changes the login screen to the Windows 98-style login screen.
Warnings: This is dangerous if you do not know what you are doing. I do not take responsibility for anything that you do to your computer that harms it or any files on it in any way.
Written By: Max Feinstein


How to do it:

Navigate to Start > Run and click on Run.
In the input field, type "regedit" and then press enter.
Navigate to the following key in the registry by clicking on the +'s next to the folders in the left pane.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows NT/CurrentVersion/Winlogon
Right-click a blank space in the right-hand pane and go to New > DWORD.
Name the new DWORD "LogonType".
Double click the new DWORD.
For the value, enter "0" and click OK.
Note: If you want to change it back to the XP login screen, change the value of "LogonType" to 1.
Close regedit.Add/Remove icons on the Internet Explorer bar

Notes: Internet Explorer can some times seemed bogged down with unnecessary icons at the top. This tweak allows you to decide which icons are there.
Warnings: This is dangerous if you do not know what you are doing. I do not take responsibility for anything that you do to your computer that harms it or any files on it in any way.
Written By: Max Feinstein
How to do it:

Open Internet Explorer (I'm assuming that it's already open...)
Right-click a button on the menu-bar near the top (such as "Stop" or "Refresh").





Click "Customize..." on the right-click menu.


Under the "Current Toolbar Buttons" field, select the ones that you don't want and click "<- Remove".


You can also add icons the same way.
Replace Outlook Express with Hotmail on start menu

Notes: Nice tweak if you use Hotmail. Only works with XP start menu, not classic start menu.
Warnings: (none)
Written By: Max Feinstein
How to do it:

Right-click an empty area on the taskbar, then click the "Properties" button.
Click the "Start Menu" tab.
If you have the regular Start menu enabled, click "customize".
Under the "Show on start menu" box, find the drop-down menu titled "E-Mail".
Use the drop-down box across from "E-Mail" to select "Hotmail".
Click OK.
Click OK.

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Remove "Go" from address bar

Notes: (none)
Warnings: This is dangerous if you do not know what you are doing. I do not take responsibility for anything that you do to your computer that harms it or any files on it in any way.
Written By: Max Feinstein
How to do it:

Open Internet Explorer (I'm assuming it's already open...)
Navigate to Tools > Internet Options... (Click on Internet Options...)
Select the "Advanced" tab.
Near the bottom of the "Browsing" catagory, you will see a checkbox with "Show Go button in Address bar".
Uncheck it.
Click OK.
Add "Recent Documents" to the Start Menu

Notes: This only works for the new start menu, not the classic.
Warnings: This is dangerous if you do not know what you are doing. I do not take responsibility for anything that you do to your computer that harms it or any files on it in any way.
Written By: Max Feinstein
How to do it:

Navigate to Start > Control Panel (Click on Control Panel).
Click "Appearance and Themes".
Click "Taskbar and Start Menu".
Click the "Start Menu" tab.
Making sure that Start Menu, not Classic Start Menu, is selected, click "Customize".
Click the "Advanced" tab.
In the "Recent Documents" box, check the checkbox.
Click OK.
Click OK.Display a Network Icon in the System Tray

To display a network icon in the system tray Choose Start-->My Computer-->My Network Places-->View Network Connections. Right click on your Local Area Network Connection and choose Properties. Choose the Show Icon in Notification Area when Connected checkbox.

thanks but im sure most of the tweaks here that dont involve the regedit aren't dangerous.. :D