Windows 9x/ME/XP/NT/2000 Tweaks Page Two

Title Operating System Summary
Windows NT Short File Extensions Windows NT/2000 Tweak the way your machine handles short file extensions.
Control the Windows Animation Function Windows 9x and NT Use this to disable windows animation.
Control Whether Windows Performs Smooth Scrolling Windows 9x and NT Disables the smooth scrolling function.
Disable 8.3 Name Creation (NTFS) Windows NT This stops NT from generating 8.3 filenames
Increase NTFS Performance by Disabling the Last Access Time Stamp Windows NT This action can take time to perform, therefore eating up valuable system resources.
Active Desktop Restrictions Windows 9x and NT Control the way your active desktop performs and looks. 
Clear Recent Documents When Windows Exits Windows 9x and NT On every restart and logout, the "Documents" menu is cleared.
Disable Active Desktop Windows 9x and NT Use this to disable Active Desktop.  Active desktop can be a rather large memory hog.
Restrict Changes to Active Desktop Settings Windows 9x and NT This allows you to setup Active desktop the way that you want it and then stop users from making changes.
Disable the Ability to Modify the Start Menu Windows 98 Removed the option to right click on the start menu.
Disable the Shut Down Command Windows 9x and NT Remove the option to shut down the computer.
Remove common program groups from Start menu Windows 9x and NT Removed common groups from the start menu.
Hide All Items on the Desktop Windows 9x and NT This will disable and remove all icons on the users desktop.
Hide Drives in My Computer Windows 9x and NT Disable certain drives from showing up in "My Computer."
Remove File menu from Explorer Windows NT Disable the "File" menu.
Remove the Find Command From the Start Menu  Windows 9x and NT Removes "Find" from the start menu.
Hide the Network Neighborhood Icon Windows 9x and NT Removes the "Network Neighborhood" from the desktop.
Don't Add Recent Files to Documents on the Start Menu  Windows 9x and NT Stops opened documents from being added to the list on the start menu.
Remove the Documents Folder from the Start Menu  Windows 9x and NT Removes "Documents" folder from the start menu.
Remove the Run Command from the Start Menu Windows 9x and NT Removes the "Run" command from the start menu.  On some machines, this can also disable the "Go" button in IE.

Don't Save Settings at Exit. 

Windows 9x and NT Configure the desktop the way you see fit, then enable this tweak so that it wont be changed.
Remove Active Desktop Options from the Settings Menu Windows 9x and NT This removes the Active desktop menu from the start menu.
Remove Folders from Settings on the Start Menu Windows 9x and NT This will remove the Control Panel and Printers folders from the Start menu. Be careful though because if you remove the Taskbar, Control Panel, and Printer folders the entire settings menu will be removed.
Remove the Taskbar from Settings on the Start Menu Windows 9x and NT This will remove the taskbar configuration option from the Start Menu.
Remove the Help Option from the Start Menu Windows 2000 Disables the Help on the start menu.
Remove My Documents from Documents on the Start Menu Windows 2000 Disables the My Documents folder on the start menu.
Disable context menus for the Taskbar Windows NT Removes the context menus for the tray, including the Start button, Tab control, and Clock. (This option was added in Service Pack 2.)
Disable Explorer's default context menu Windows NT Removes the right click menu from the desktop.
Restricting Applications Users Can Run Windows 9x and NT Allows users to only run certain applications to run.  Warning:  For normal operations, please include rundll32.exe and explorer.exe
Disable the MS-DOS Command Prompt Windows 9x and NT This tweak doesn't allow users the access the command prompt.
 

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