Difference between revisions of "Annoyances of Windows 2000/XP"
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For example, PowerArchiver is a real bastard about filling up the right-click | For example, PowerArchiver is a real bastard about filling up the right-click | ||
shell menu with heaps of crap. Just delete the "PowerArchiver" key. | shell menu with heaps of crap. Just delete the "PowerArchiver" key. | ||
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| + | == REPLACE NOTEPAD.EXE IN WIN2000 WITHOUT THE OLD ONE COMING BACK == | ||
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| + | If you delete notepad.exe in win2k the os will restore it, even replacing | ||
| + | a substitute you may have used. Navigate to the C:\WINNT\System32\dllcache | ||
| + | folder and remove notepad.exe, replacing it with the substitute. The exe | ||
| + | and dll files in the dllcache folder are were Microsloth is getting the | ||
| + | backups from when it restores apps such as notepad. Remove also notepad.exe | ||
| + | from c:\WINNT\System32 and c:\WINNT to replace with your substitute. | ||
| + | Lastly, tell the Windows File Protection to get lost, it will detect that | ||
| + | you have just replaced one of it's "vital system files". Do not insert the | ||
| + | Windows CD or it will restore the plain old limited notepad.exe | ||
| + | note: hide protected operating system files must be enabled to do this. | ||
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Revision as of 06:36, 2 October 2007
THERE ARE UNUSED ICONS ON YOUR DESKTOP ANNOYING STUPID MESSAGE
Tired of getting the message stating "There are unused icons on your desktop"? This is a behavior of the desktop cleanup wizard, another ignorant Microsoft annoyance that the bastards assume everyone wants enabled by default.
- Open the Control Panel.
- Double-click on the Display icon.
- Click on the Desktop tab.
- Click on the Customize Desktop... button.
- Remove the check from the Run Desktop Cleanup Wizard every 60 days checkbox.
- Click on the OK button and then click OK again.
SOME LAME PROGRAM FILLED UP YOUR RIGHT CLICK SHELL MENU
Remove the appropriate key under the following branch of the Windows registry:
[-] My Computer
[-] HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
[-] *
[-] shellex
[-] ContextMenuHandlers
For example, PowerArchiver is a real bastard about filling up the right-click shell menu with heaps of crap. Just delete the "PowerArchiver" key.
REPLACE NOTEPAD.EXE IN WIN2000 WITHOUT THE OLD ONE COMING BACK
If you delete notepad.exe in win2k the os will restore it, even replacing a substitute you may have used. Navigate to the C:\WINNT\System32\dllcache folder and remove notepad.exe, replacing it with the substitute. The exe and dll files in the dllcache folder are were Microsloth is getting the backups from when it restores apps such as notepad. Remove also notepad.exe from c:\WINNT\System32 and c:\WINNT to replace with your substitute. Lastly, tell the Windows File Protection to get lost, it will detect that you have just replaced one of it's "vital system files". Do not insert the Windows CD or it will restore the plain old limited notepad.exe note: hide protected operating system files must be enabled to do this.
