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

Title Operating System Summary
Clear the Page File at System Shutdown Windows NT Paging file will be recreated on every reboot.
Disable the Change Password Button Windows NT Disables the ability to change your password from the menu you receive after pressing ALT+CONTROL+DELETE
Disable the Lock Workstation Button Windows NT Stops users from locking the workstation from the menu you receive after pressing ALT+CONTROL+DELETE
Disabled Password Caching Windows 9x and NT Stops your OS's ability to cache passwords.
Disable Registry Editing Tools Windows 9x and NT Stops users from editing the registry.
Disable Task Manager Windows NT Stops users from viewing the task manager. 
Force the Use of Active Desktop Windows 9x and NT Prevents users from disabling Active Desktop.
Legal Notice Dialog Box Before Logon Windows 9x and NT A warning notice can appear before a user logs on to a system. 
Change the Message Shown on the Logon Box Windows NT Change the text on logon box.
Display Hidden File Extensions Windows 9x and NT Enables viewing all file extensions.
Determines which drives the Autorun feature is enabled on Windows 9x and NT Figure out which drives will automatically run a CD after inserted.
Disable Folder Options Menu Windows 9x and NT Remove the "Folders" option from the tools menu on the explorer bar.
Force Users to Logon to Windows Windows 9x Require that users log into a machine instead of just pressing Esc to access the desktop.
Restrict Access to the Windows Update Feature Windows 9x and NT Stop users from accessing Windows Update.
Disable Windows Hotkeys Windows 9x and NT Stop users from using Windows hotkeys
Stopping the Known DLLs Vulnerability Windows NT This prevents users from possibly gaining access to areas of the OS that are restricted.
Restricting Access to the Event Logs Windows NT/2000 Stop users from accessing the Event log.
Preventing the Logon Screen Saver from Launching Windows NT This can lead to the ability to run program that shouldn't be allowed to be utilized by normal users.
Enable Shutdown from Authentication Dialog Box Windows NT Do not allow users to shut down a machine without logging in.
Specify executable files to be run by Winlogon Windows NT Configure which files are run by the winlogon process.
Removing Programs listed in the Add/Remove Programs Box Windows 9x and NT Some programs can leave options in the "Add/Remove Programs" list box even if the program has been uninstalled.  Use this tweak to remove them from the menu, or could be used to prevent removal of certain programs.
Has Your Taskbar Disappeared? Windows 9x and NT Use this tweak if your machine has misplaced its taskbar.
Are You Missing Fonts from the Fonts Folder? Windows 9x and NT Use this to restore font settings.
'Failure Writing to the System Registry...' Error Message Windows 95 Use this tweak to fix the "Failure writing to system registry" error.
Change the Default Mailbox Sound Setting Windows 9x and NT Fix a problem with machine not playing a sound when new mail arrives, even though it is selected.
New Command Missing in Windows Explorer Windows 9x and NT Restore the "New" option that can be removed my certain installations.
Delay Occurs When Unlocking Workstation Windows NT Use this tweak to try and prevent this occurrence.
Changing the Default State of the NUMLOCK Key Windows NT Disable Numlock from being turned on before login.
Shortcuts Created Resolve to UNC Paths Windows NT If you try to run a program and it asks for a username and password, use this.  This can happen at times when you open a shortcut on a remote machine.
Long File Names Need to be Enabled Windows 98 Sometimes Win98 will have a problem installing because of LFN support.
 

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