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Windows Registry
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By:- Gaurav Verma
Microsoft CertifiedProfessional (MCP)
HCL Certified EthicalHacker
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The Windows Registryisa hierarchical database that stores
configuration settings and optionson Microsoft Windows operatingsystems. It contains settings for low-
level operating system components as
well as the applications running on theplatform: the kernel, devicedrivers, services, SAM, user
interface and third party applications
all make use of the Registry. Theregistry also provides a means to
access counters for profiling systemperformance.
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There are six Root Keys:
* HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT* HKEY_CURRENT_USER* HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
* HKEY_USERS* HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG* HKEY_DYN_DATA
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HACKING THE
REGISTRY
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Modify the Windows
XP System PropertieslogoIn this tip you can learn how you can insertyour own logo in the system properties
dialog and complete it with your own contactinformation.
To invoke the system properties dialog, clickthe Start button, right-click "My Computer"
and select "Properties".
This will open up your general systeminformation dialog.
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If you want to put your own graphic in there, youshould create your image in a .bmp graphic file. It's
also a good idea to create this bitmap image with thesame background shade of gray (RGB: 192, 192, 192)
used in the Properties dialog. Otherwise, you riskletting Windows make its own judgments regarding
color contrast and background shading.
The next thing to consider is the image size. The
system properties dialog only offers enough real estatefor an image of about 180 (wide) x120 (high) pixels.
Make sure that you can fit your logo in this area.Once you have created your logo and saved it as a.bmp file, copy it over to the system32 subfolder of
your Windows system folder. If you don't know whereyour system folder is :
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Click the Start button and select"Run"
In the "open"field, enter "cmd"(without the quotes) and click okWindows will open up a dos
command windowIn the command window, type "setsystem" (without the quotes)Look for the line that contains
"SystemRoot", this is where yoursystem directory is (generally, theWindows XP system folder is
c:\windows)
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Now that you know where your system folder is, copy yourlogo image file over to the system32 subfolder of your systemfolder. Then rename your logo image file to oemlogo.bmpAdditionally you can create a new file in this same folder and
name the new file oeminfo.iniIn this file you can enter your contact information like in theexample below :[General]Manufacturer=Windows Help CentralModel=ShowCase
[Support Information]Line1=" "Line2=" For support, sales, upgrades or questions:"Line3=""Line4=" Some text to demonstrate the XP System Propertieslogo"
Line5=" Windows XP Tips and Tricks "Line6=" yadayada"Line7=""Line8=" +1 (888) 888-888 (voice)"Line9=" +1 (888) 888-889 (fax)"Line10=""
Line11=""Line12=" htt : www.windows-hel -central.com "
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Save and close the file and you are ready.From now on, if someone opens up thesystem properties dialog, your own Windows
XP System Properties logo is in there.
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Want to remove shared
documents folderfrom My Computer
window tip:Some don't like my shared documentsfolder option. If you are one of that,here is a trick to remove it.Openregistry editor by going to START-RUNand entering regedit.
Once in registry, navigate to keyHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \Explorer \ My Computer \ NameSpace \
DelegateFolders You must see a sub-
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How to remove
recycle bin from yourdesktop Tip:
Open Regedit by going to START - RUN and type
Regedit and hit enter. Then you should navigateto following entry in registry
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
Desktop\NameSpace\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-
00AA002F954E} and delete it. This action shouldremove recycle bin from your desktop.
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Open Registry by going to START-RUN and typing REGEDIT.Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\CONTROLPANEL\DESKTOP and look for AutoEndTasks. On my
computer default value is 0. Change it to 1. Thats all.Further more you can reduce the time it takes for Windows
to issue kill directive to all active/hung applications.
In doing this only constraint that you should make sureexists is that HungAppTimeout is greater thanWaitToKillAppTimeout. Change the values of
WaitToKillAppTimeout to say 3500 (since default value forHungAppTimeout 5000 and for WaitToKillAppTimeout is
20000)
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Speedup boot up
sequence bydefragmenting all keyboot files tip:
Open Registry by going to START-RUNand typing REGEDIT. Navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg\BootOptimizeFunction. In
right hand panel look for Enable. Rightclick on it and set it 'Y' for enable. Thisis the way I have it set on my
computer. This will help speedup boot
time.
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WINDOWS - 7 (tricks)
Add network support
By default Windows Live MovieMaker
won't let you import files over anetwork, but a quick Registry tweak
will change this. Run REGEDIT, browseto
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Micros
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Find bottlenecks
From what we've seen so far Windows 7 isalready performing better than Vista, but if
your PC seems sluggish then it's now mucheasier to uncover the bottleneck. Click Start,type RESMON and press Enter to launch the
Resource Monitor, then click the CPU, Memory,
Disk or Network tabs. Windows 7 willimmediately show which processes are
hogging the most system resources.
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By default Windows 7 will permanentlyconsume a chunk of your hard drivewith its hibernation file, but if you
never use sleep, and always turn your
PC off, then this will never actually beused. To disable hibernation andrecover a little hard drive space,
launch REGEDIT, browse toHKEY LOCAL MACHINE\SYSTEM\Current
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Extend Windows 7
from 30 days to 90Days trail -
Follow the procedure below to extend your trail period
1.Firstly, Download Windows 7 Pre-Beta M3 Build 6801 from here.
2. Burn it on a DVD, and install windows 7.
Note: This hack will work after every days of use, so try these commands 2times just some days before your 30 days trail is going to end.
3. When installation is complete, open Command Prompt.
Type any of the three commands below:sysprep /generalizeslmgr.vbs rearm
rundll32 slc.dll,SLReArmWindows
This is how you can get 90 = 30+60 days of Windows 7 trail period.
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Remove Watermark
from Windows 7 beta1 Desktop -WIndows 7 is in its beta version
and you can realize it well with thelapses in the operating system.One such annoying feature with the
OS is the water mark embedded inthe desktop. To remove thewatermark you can follow the steps
below. Before beginning with the
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Use Virtual Hard DiskFiles -
You can now create and manage virtualhard disks files in Windows 7 as if they were
real disks. This can allow you to use a liveWindows installation on the virtual diskwithout the need to boot the virtualComputer. To create a virtual disk you have
to press the Windows Key, right-click onComputer, then go toManage-> Disk Management
-> Action
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The Windows 7 beta has a pack
of hidden and locked themes.Let's see how you can unlock
the hidden themes -
Step 1: Open the Explorer (Windows + E) andgo to C:\Windows\winsxsStep 2: Enter *.theme into the search field.Alternately you can use the * sign on the
number block.Step 3: You'll get the Click me promptStep 4: Double-click the themes ZA, US, GB,
CA, AU to install them.
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THANK YOU
GAURAV(gaurav@h4ck3r.in)
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