Symptom
When you right-click click an image file in Thumbnail or Filmstrip view, the Rotate Clockwise and Rotate Counter Clockwise options are grayed out, as in the figure.
To restore the option, access the file properties and remove the Read Only attribute for that file.
If the Rotate options are completely missing for an image file type natively supported by Windows XP, then execute the following command from Start, Run dialog:
regsvr32 shimgvw.dll
Prevent a Browser Helper Object (BHO) from loading with Explorer.exe instances
Introduction
Browser Helper Objects (BHOs) are in-process Component Object Model (COM) components—that Internet Explorer will load each time it starts up. Such objects run in the same memory context as the browser and can perform any action on the available windows and modules. BHOs are triggered for each Internet Explorer and Explorer processes (iexplore.exe and explorer.exe processes). This means that BHOs are loaded each time when you open a folder window or Control Panel. Usually, there is no need to load all the BHOs for folder windows or while opening Control Panel. In such case, you can prevent a BHO from loading with Explorer.exe process.
Though I've not benchmarked the results (Resources occupied by Explorer.exe with BHO loaded, and without a BHO loaded), I believe it should improve the performance, (theoretically speaking).
Open Registry Editor and navigate to the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ Browser Helper Objects
You'll see some sub-keys in GUID format, depending upon the number of BHOs installed in your system. Say, if you want to disable EERedirect.Handler BHO (which I use only for Internet Explorer) from loading with Explorer.exe process, select the appropriate GUID. In the right-pane, add a new REG_DWORD named NoExplorer and set it's value to 1
Example: EERedirect Handler's GUID is {F02B00B3-A88C-4EF1-98FE-557F1DAF6E4D}.
Add the NoExplorer REG_DWORD in the right-pane of this key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ Browser Helper Objects\ {F02B00B3-A88C-4EF1-98FE-557F1DAF6E4D}
Now, EERedirect.Handler BHO will not load when you open a folder, or Control Panel window, but loads with IExplorer.exe instances.
You can easily verify the results using a Process monitoring tool such as Process Explorer (from sysinternals.com).
Browser Helper Objects (BHOs) are in-process Component Object Model (COM) components—that Internet Explorer will load each time it starts up. Such objects run in the same memory context as the browser and can perform any action on the available windows and modules. BHOs are triggered for each Internet Explorer and Explorer processes (iexplore.exe and explorer.exe processes). This means that BHOs are loaded each time when you open a folder window or Control Panel. Usually, there is no need to load all the BHOs for folder windows or while opening Control Panel. In such case, you can prevent a BHO from loading with Explorer.exe process.
Though I've not benchmarked the results (Resources occupied by Explorer.exe with BHO loaded, and without a BHO loaded), I believe it should improve the performance, (theoretically speaking).
Open Registry Editor and navigate to the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ Browser Helper Objects
You'll see some sub-keys in GUID format, depending upon the number of BHOs installed in your system. Say, if you want to disable EERedirect.Handler BHO (which I use only for Internet Explorer) from loading with Explorer.exe process, select the appropriate GUID. In the right-pane, add a new REG_DWORD named NoExplorer and set it's value to 1
Example: EERedirect Handler's GUID is {F02B00B3-A88C-4EF1-98FE-557F1DAF6E4D}.
Add the NoExplorer REG_DWORD in the right-pane of this key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ Browser Helper Objects\ {F02B00B3-A88C-4EF1-98FE-557F1DAF6E4D}
Now, EERedirect.Handler BHO will not load when you open a folder, or Control Panel window, but loads with IExplorer.exe instances.
You can easily verify the results using a Process monitoring tool such as Process Explorer (from sysinternals.com).
Turn off Information bar sounds for blocked pop-ups and ActiveX
When a pop-up is blocked or the Information bar is displayed for any other reason, Internet Explorer plays the WAV file Windows XP Information Bar.wav / Windows XP Pop-up Blocked.wav. If you wish to turn Off sounds for these events, try the following.
Open Control Panel, Sounds applet.
Click Sounds tab and scroll down to Windows Explorer section.
Set Sounds to (None) for these two events:
* Blocked Pop-up Window
* Information bar
Click OK and close the dialog. To accomplish this via registry (or to create REG files to apply to multiple systems, read below:
Start REGEDIT.EXE and navigate to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ AppEvents \ Schemes \ Apps \ Explorer \ BlockedPopup \ .current
In the right-pane, set the (default) value to a blank string.
Repeat the same in the following key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ AppEvents \ Schemes \ Apps \ Explorer \ SecurityBand \ .current
Close Regedit
Open Control Panel, Sounds applet.
Click Sounds tab and scroll down to Windows Explorer section.
Set Sounds to (None) for these two events:
* Blocked Pop-up Window
* Information bar
Click OK and close the dialog. To accomplish this via registry (or to create REG files to apply to multiple systems, read below:
Start REGEDIT.EXE and navigate to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ AppEvents \ Schemes \ Apps \ Explorer \ BlockedPopup \ .current
In the right-pane, set the (default) value to a blank string.
Repeat the same in the following key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ AppEvents \ Schemes \ Apps \ Explorer \ SecurityBand \ .current
Close Regedit
"Turn Off Computer" option is missing from Start Menu?
Symptom
When you click Start Menu, the Turn Off Computer option may be missing. This is due to a group policy / registry restriction. To restore the missing option, try this - for stand-alone systems:
Resolution
NOTE: Backup the Registry before modifying. See this article for more information.
* Open Registry Editor by typing REGEDIT.EXE in the Start, Run dialog.
* Navigate to the following locations:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer
-and-
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer
* In the right-pane, double-click the value NoClose and set it to 0.
* Restart Windows for the changes to take effect
When you click Start Menu, the Turn Off Computer option may be missing. This is due to a group policy / registry restriction. To restore the missing option, try this - for stand-alone systems:
Resolution
NOTE: Backup the Registry before modifying. See this article for more information.
* Open Registry Editor by typing REGEDIT.EXE in the Start, Run dialog.
* Navigate to the following locations:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer
-and-
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer
* In the right-pane, double-click the value NoClose and set it to 0.
* Restart Windows for the changes to take effect
Prevent Outlook Express shortcut from being created for new user profiles
When a new user logs on to the computer, the Desktop is initialized and the new shortcuts for various applications such as Outlook Express, Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player etc., are created. Some organizations want to prevent the usage of mail clients in the workstations. If you wish to prevent Outlook Express shortcut from being created for future user profiles, you need to modify the registry. Follow these steps:
*
Click Start, Run and type Regedit
*
Navigate to the following registry key and create a backup REG file
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
\SOFTWARE
\Microsoft
\Active Setup
\Installed Components
\{44BBA840-CC51-11CF-AAFA-00AA00B6015C}
*
In the right-pane, double-click the StubPath value and set it blank.
*
Click Start, Run and type Regedit
*
Navigate to the following registry key and create a backup REG file
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
\SOFTWARE
\Microsoft
\Active Setup
\Installed Components
\{44BBA840-CC51-11CF-AAFA-00AA00B6015C}
*
In the right-pane, double-click the StubPath value and set it blank.
Disabling "Send pictures via E-mail" wizard when using "E-mail this file" link in the Common Tasks pane
Send pictures via E-mail and the resize dialog
From the pictures folder, if you select an image file and click E-mail this file link in the Common Tasks pane, the Send Pictures via E-mail dialog appears. If you wish to disable the dialog and to directly open the email client with the image attachment, you may use the instructions provided in this article.
To disable the resize dialog for a particular image file type
Note: There may be some minor side effects of using this method, as the PerceivedType string is another important file class information. PerceivedType string helps Windows determine the actual Type (image, video, audio or whatever) for a file. In case you experience image preview issues or any other problems after following the method in this article, you can revert the setting by changing the PerceivedType to image. Alternately, type REGSVR32 SHIMGVW.DLL in Start, Run dialog to regain the functionality. With that said, this tip is for Intermediate - Advanced users.
Example: To disable the resize dialog for .JPG file type, use these steps:
* Click Start, Run. Type regedit.exe and press {ENTER}
* Navigate to the following location:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.JPG
* Backup the key by exporting it to a file.
* In the right-pane, double-click PerceivedType and assign a blank data to it.
* Close Registry Editor.
Similarly make changes for the other image file-types if necessary. Resize dialog does not appear and the default E-mail client opens directly with the image attachment.
From the pictures folder, if you select an image file and click E-mail this file link in the Common Tasks pane, the Send Pictures via E-mail dialog appears. If you wish to disable the dialog and to directly open the email client with the image attachment, you may use the instructions provided in this article.
To disable the resize dialog for a particular image file type
Note: There may be some minor side effects of using this method, as the PerceivedType string is another important file class information. PerceivedType string helps Windows determine the actual Type (image, video, audio or whatever) for a file. In case you experience image preview issues or any other problems after following the method in this article, you can revert the setting by changing the PerceivedType to image. Alternately, type REGSVR32 SHIMGVW.DLL in Start, Run dialog to regain the functionality. With that said, this tip is for Intermediate - Advanced users.
Example: To disable the resize dialog for .JPG file type, use these steps:
* Click Start, Run. Type regedit.exe and press {ENTER}
* Navigate to the following location:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.JPG
* Backup the key by exporting it to a file.
* In the right-pane, double-click PerceivedType and assign a blank data to it.
* Close Registry Editor.
Similarly make changes for the other image file-types if necessary. Resize dialog does not appear and the default E-mail client opens directly with the image attachment.
Custom Level and Default Level buttons in Internet Options Security tab are grayed out
Symptom
When you open Internet Options Security tab, you may be unable to alter the security setting for any Zone, because the Custom Level and Default Level buttons may be greyed out. This is due to restrictions set in the registry.
Resolution
* Click Start, Run and type REGEDIT.
* Navigate to the following locations:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Policies \ Microsoft \ Internet Explorer \ Control Panel
and
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software\ Policies \ Microsoft \ Internet Explorer \ Control Panel
* Backup the keys by exporting it to REG file. See Method 2 here.
* In the right-pane, select the SecChangeSettings value and delete it.
* Then, navigate to the following location:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Policies \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Internet Settings
* In the right-pane, select the Security_options_edit value and delete it.
* Close Registry Editor.
When you open Internet Options Security tab, you may be unable to alter the security setting for any Zone, because the Custom Level and Default Level buttons may be greyed out. This is due to restrictions set in the registry.
Resolution
* Click Start, Run and type REGEDIT.
* Navigate to the following locations:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Policies \ Microsoft \ Internet Explorer \ Control Panel
and
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software\ Policies \ Microsoft \ Internet Explorer \ Control Panel
* Backup the keys by exporting it to REG file. See Method 2 here.
* In the right-pane, select the SecChangeSettings value and delete it.
* Then, navigate to the following location:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Policies \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Internet Settings
* In the right-pane, select the Security_options_edit value and delete it.
* Close Registry Editor.
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