written by: 2Th3Fing3r

These are some registry hacks I have gatherd. I will add more later but this gave me a headach. Thank god for the copy 
and past tool because I had to type some things many times. Remember always back up your registry before making 
modifications. 

-Change IE caption 
Open regedit. Start > Run> regedit. Locate the registry string below. 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main. 

In the righ panel right click and create a New String Value and call it 'Window Title'. Right click on this new string 
and select modify. Enter whatever you want to apear here. 

-Message popup when windows starts 
Open regedit. Start > Run> regedit. Locate the registry string below. 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WinLogon 

First you have to create a new string value. Right click on the right panal and sect new>String Value and name it 
'LegalNoticeCaption.' and for the value enter anything you want to be in the menue bar. Now for the message. Create a 
new string and name it 'LegalNoticeText'. Then modify it and enter whatever you want the message to be. 

-Disable Shut Down 
Open regedit. Start > Run> regedit. Locate the registry string below. 

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer 

In the right side look for a string called 'NoCloseKey'. Right click on it and select modify. Enter the value '1'. 
If this key does not apear then you need to make it. Right click on the right panel. Select new > string. Enter the name 
'NoCloseKey' 

-Exit Windows the easy way. 
Create a new shortcut on the desktop. Right click and go to new, then select shortcut. Then enter the calue below. When 
double clicked windows will shut down without notice. 
'C:\windows\rundll.exe user.exe,exitwindowsexec' 

-Restart windows the easy way. 
Same as above just instead use 'c:\windows\rundll.exe user.exe,exitwindows'. 

-Delete find and run from start menu. 
Open regedit. Start > Run> regedit. Locate the registry string below. 

'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer' 

Right click the right panel and select new>DWORD Value and name it "NoFind" (to get rid of find) or 'NoRun' (to get rid 
of run). Then once created edit its value to '1'. To restore these simply delete these reg intries. 

-Hide all desktop icons 
Open regedit. Start > Run> regedit. Locate the registry string below. 

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer 

In the right panal right click and select new>DWORD. For the name put 'NoDesktop' and for the value put '1' 

-Clear recent documents 
Open regedit. Start > Run> regedit. Locate the registry string below. 

'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer ' 

In the right panal (again?) right click and and select new>DWORD Value and name it 'NoRecentDocsMenu' and set its value 
to '1'/ Why is this starting to sound fimilar? 

-Jazz up IE with a background 
Open regedit. Start > Run> regedit. Locate the registry string below. 

'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ Internet Explorer\Toolbar\' 

In the right panal once again right click and creat a new'String Value and name it 'BackBitmap' and modify it so the value 
points to the bitmap picture you want to be the background in IE. OMG I am telling you how to make IE better when I always 
trash it. Screw IE go to opera.com. 

Now in the right pane create a new String Value and name it BackBitmap and modify it's value to the path of the Bitmap you 
want to dress it up with by rightclicking on it and choosing Modify.