Change the Registered Owner and Organization

Open your registry and find the key below for your operating system.

Windows 95, 98 and Me:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion]

Windows NT, 2000 and XP:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion]

Modify the strings values of 'RegisteredOwner' and 'RegisteredOrganization' to equal the required
owner and company names.

(Default) REG_SZ (value not set)

RegisteredOwner REG_SZ "Joe Bloggs"
RegisteredOrganization REG_SZ "ACME, Inc."

Registry Settings
Value Name: RegisteredOwner, RegisteredOrganization
Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value)

Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall
your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the
registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.

Enable 48-bit LBA Support for Large Hard Drives (Windows 2000/XP)

By default Windows 2000 SP2, Windows XP and earlier versions of Windows do not support 48-bit
Logical Block Addressing (LBA) for drives larger than 137GB as defined in the ATA/ATAPI 6.0
specification.

Open your registry and find or create the key below.

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called "EnableBigLba" and set it
according to the value data below.

Exit your registry; you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.
Note: Please see Microsoft support article Q305098 for important information regarding this
setting.

(Default) REG_SZ (value not set)

EnableBigLba REG_DWORD 0x00000001 (1)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Atapi\P...

Registry Settings
System Key:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Atapi\Parameters]
Value Name: EnableBigLba
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0 = disabled, 1 = enabled)

Disable CD Burning (Windows XP)

Open your registry and find or create the key below.

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called "NoCDBurning" and set it
according to the value data below.

Exit your registry; you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.

(Default) REG_SZ (value not set)

NoCDBurning REG_DWORD 0x00000001 (1)

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\...

Registry Settings
User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
Explorer]
System Key:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
Explorer]
Value Name: NoCDBurning
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0 = Allow CDR, 1 = Disable CDR)
Hard Disk Free Space Warning (Windows NT/2000/XP)

By default Windows sends an administrative alert when the amount of free space remaining on a
hard disk drive falls below 10 percent. This percentage can be configured using this setting.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new DWORD value called "DiskSpaceThreshold" and set it to the percentage of free
disk space remaining before an alert is sent.

Restart Windows for the change to take effect.

(Default) REG_SZ (value not set)

DiskSpaceThreshold REG_DWORD 0x00000005 (5)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanS...

Registry Settings
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\
Parameters]
Value Name: DiskSpaceThreshold
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: 0 - 99 percent (Default is 10)

Control the CD-ROM Autorun Function (Windows NT/2000/XP)

Normally when you insert a disc into your CD-ROM drive, the contents are automatically
launched. This tweak allows you to disable this behavior.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Change to value of 'Autorun', or create a new DWORD value if it doesn't already exist, and set
the data to equal '0' for Autorun disabled.

Restart your computer for the changes to take effect.

Note: This method disables automatically running CD-ROMs. If you want to disable
automatically running CD-ROMs depending on the CD-ROM that you insert in the CD-ROM
drive, you can press and hold down one of the SHIFT key while you insert the CD-ROM.

(Default) REG_SZ (value not set)

 Autorun REG_DWORD 0x00000000 (0)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\CDRom

Registry Settings
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\CDRom]
Value Name: Autorun
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0=disable, 1=enable)
Change Drive Name and Icon (All Windows)

This tweak allows you to change the name and icon shown in Explorer for a specific drive letter.

Open your registry and find the key below. If the key does not already exist then create it.

Within the main key create a new sub-key with a single letter representing the drive letter of the
drive to be modified. (e.g. [HKEY...\DriveIcons\D])

Within the drive letter key create another sub-key called "DefaultIcon" (e.g.
[HKEY...\DriveIcons\D\DefaultIcon]) and set the "(Default)" value to equal the fully qualified
name of the icon file. If the file contains more that one icon follow it with a comma and the zero-
based index of the icon (e.g. "c:\icons\myicons.dll,4").

Create another sub-key within the drive letter key called "DefaultLabel" (e.g.
[HKEY...\DriveIcons\D\DefaultLabel]) and set it's "(Default)" value to equal the label for the
drive letter (e.g. "My ZIP Drive").

For example:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Software
Microsoft
Windows
CurrentVersion
Explorer
DriveIcons
D
DefaultIcon
(Default) = c:\icons\myicons.dll,4
DefaultLabel
(Default) = My ZIP Drive

You may need to restart Windows for the change to take effect, or press F5 to refresh My
Computer.
Note: The "DefaultLabel" value only works with Windows 2000 and higher.

Registry Settings
System Key:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
DriveIcons]
Value Name: Default
Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value)

Enable UDMA66 Mode on Intel Chipsets (Windows 2000/XP)

If you have a computer with an Intel chipset that supports UDMA66, you will still find that UDMA66
mode is disabled by default on Windows 2000 computers. This tweak allows you to enable or disable it.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new DWORD value called "EnableUDMA66" and set it to "1" to enable UDMA66 or
"0" to disable it.

Restart Windows for the change to take effect.

Note: Before you enable UDMA66 mode make sure that the device supports UDMA66 mode and
use an 80-pin IDE cable with the proper pin cut.

(Default) REG_SZ (value not set)

EnableUDMA66 REG_DWORD 0x00000001 (1)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4...

Registry Settings
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\
{4D36E96A-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\0000]
Value Name: EnableUDMA66
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0 = disabled, 1 = enabled)

Show Detailed Information in Device Manager (Windows 2000/XP)

Open your registry and find or create the key below.

Create a new String value, or modify the existing value, called "DEVMGR_SHOW_DETAILS"
and set it according to the value data below.

Exit your registry; you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.

Note: In Device Manager the properties for a device should now provide a Details tab that
contains additional information about the device.

(Default) REG_SZ (value not set)

DEVMGR_SHOW_DETAILS REG_SZ 1

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session ...

Registry Settings
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session
Manager\
Environment]
Value Name: DEVMGR_SHOW_DETAILS
Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
Value Data: (0 = default, 1 = show detailed info)

Show All Hidden Devices in Device Manager (Windows 2000/XP)

Open your registry and find or create the key below.

Create a new String value, or modify the existing value, called

"DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES" and set it according to the value data below.

Exit your registry; you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.

(Default) REG_SZ (value not set)

DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESE... REG_SZ 1

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session ...

Registry Settings
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session
Manager\
Environment]
Value Name: DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES
Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
Value Data: (1 = show all hidden devices)

PC Speaker Beeping on Errors (All Windows)

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new string value, or modify the existing value, named "Beep" and set it to either 'Yes'
for beeping enabled or 'No' for beeping disabled.

You may need to log off or restart Windows for the change to take effect.

(Default) REG_SZ (value not set)

Beep REG_SZ "No"

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Sound

Registry Settings
User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Sound]
Value Name: Beep
Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
Value Data: Yes or No

Change the Printer Spooler Priority (Windows NT/2000/XP)

Normally the printer spooler runs at the same priority as other services on a system. If your system is
being mainly used for printing or handles a large number of print jobs you can use this tweak to change
the priority class the print spooler.

Open your registry and find or create the key below.

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called "SpoolerPriority" and set it
according to the value data below.

Exit your registry; you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.
 (Default) REG_SZ (value not set)
SpoolerPriority REG_DWORD 0x00000001 (1)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print

Registry Settings
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print]
Value Name: SpoolerPriority
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: 0 = Normal priority, 1 = High priority, 0xFFFFFFFF = Idle priority

Specify Where to Display Printer Notifications (Windows NT/2000/XP)

Open your registry and find or create the key below.

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called "NetPopupToComputer" and
set it according to the value data below.

Exit your registry; you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.

(Default) REG_SZ (value not set)

NetPopupToComputer REG_DWORD 0x00000001 (1)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Pr...

Registry Settings
System Key:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Providers]
Value Name: NetPopupToComputer
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0 = local computer, 1 = users computer)

Enable Print Job Notification Messages (Windows NT/2000/XP)

By default Windows notifies a user with a popup message that their print job has been completed on
the printer. This setting controls that behavior.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, named "NetPopup" and set it to equal
"0" to disable notification or "1" to enable it.

Restart the printer spooler service or restart Windows for the change to take effect.

(Default) REG_SZ (value not set)

NetPopup REG_DWORD 0x00000000 (0)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Pr...

Registry Settings
System Key:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Providers]
Value Name: NetPopup
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0 = disabled, 1 = enabled)

Change a Users Default Printer (All Windows)

his setting will allow you the change the default printer of a user by modifying the registry.

Open your registry and find the key appropriate for your operating system, as shown below.

Add or edit the value of 'Device', to equal the printer you want to become default for the current
user.

Windows 95
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Windows]

Windows NT
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows]

Note: The device is the name used to represent the printer in the registry, the name can also be
found in the [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Printers\Settings] key.

(Default) REG_SZ (value not set)

Device REG_SZ "HP Laserjet,winspool,LPT1:"
Registry Settings
Value Name: Device
Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
Value Data:

Disable Print Job Notification in Event Viewer (Windows NT/2000/XP)

By default Windows NT server adds an entry in the event log for every print job occurring on the
spooler. This can quickly fill up the event log with redundant information.

To disable this function, change the DWORD value for EventLog to "0".

(Default) REG_SZ (value not set)

EventLog REG_DWORD 0x00000000 (0)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Pr...

Registry Settings
System Key:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Providers]
Value Name: EventLog
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0 = disable)

Beep on Printer Errors (Windows NT/2000/XP)

Open your registry and find or create the key below.

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called "BeepEnabled" and set it
according to the value data below.

Exit your registry; you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.

(Default) REG_SZ (value not set)

BeepEnabled REG_DWORD 0x00000000 (0)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print

Registry Settings
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print]
Value Name: BeepEnabled
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0 = disabled, 1 = enabled)