CCleaner combines a system cleaner that removes unused and temporary files from your system and also a fully featured registry cleaner! CCleaner allows Windows to run faster, more efficiently and gives you more hard disk space. The best part is that it’s Small, Fast and Free! CCleaner cleans the following Windows components: Internet Explorer Temporary […]
Category: Registry
Windows Registry Hives – HKCR, HKCU, HKLM, HKU, HKCC, and HKPD
Information stored in the Registry is divided into several predefined sections called “hives”. A registry hive is a top level registry key predefined by the Windows system to store registry keys for specific objectives. On my Windows XP system, the Registry has 6 registry hives: HKCR – Abbreviated from the registry key name HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT. HKCR […]
RegShot – Windows Registry Compare Utility
Regshot is an open-source (GPL) Windows (2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 2008) registry compare utility that allows you to quickly take a snapshot of your registry and then compare it with a second one – done after doing system changes or installing a new software product. Download: http://sourceforge.net/projects/regshot/
Modifying File Associations With Registry Editor
This describes how to modify file associations with the registry editor. As an example assume we have a file of type .abc and two different editors of MyEditor1.exe and MyEditor2.exe. 1. Associate the extension with a filename string: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.abc Add a default string of “abcfile” 2. Associate 1: Create the following key: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTabcfileshellOpen // Note […]
Enabling Network Level Authentication on Windows XP Service Pack 3 for access to Server 2008 via Remote Desktop
When connecting to a Windows 2008 Server using remote desktop from a Windows XP client running service pack 2 or earlier, you get the following error message: The remote computer requires Network Level Authentication, which your computer does not support. To enable NLA in XP machines; first install XP SP3, then edit the registry settings […]