I've been playing around with a Fresh-Install image that past few days. Once the XP installation is complete, I'll download and install all my Microsoft Updates. But before installing any drivers and programs, I click on this Master Reg File, and everything just about falls into place for me and how I want my installation to be. I'm still adding to it, so show me yours if you have one, or make suggestions if you have them. Most Recent Edits Made: NOV, 12, 2007
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
;INTERNET EXPLORER TWEAKS ; ;Speed Up Network Browsing By Removing Network Scheduled Tasks [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RemoteComputer\NameSpace\{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}]
;Disable Image Toolbar in IE [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main] "Enable_MyPics_Hoverbar"="no"
;Disable User Data persistence ;(Internet Options > Security > Custom Level > scroll to Miscellaneous > ;under "User Data persistence" put a tick in Disable) [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\3] "1606"=dword:00000003
;Disables Error Reporting, but notifies when critical errors occur [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting] "DoReport"=dword:00000000
;Do not search from the Address bar ;(Internet Properties > Advanced tab > under "Search from the Address;bar") [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main] "AutoSearch"=dword:00000000
;Removes dialog box pop up asking if you want to browse the web when ;trying an open a file with an unknown extension. It will now go ;directly to the Open With menu [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System] "NoInternetOpenWith"=dword:00000001
;Remove ActiveX Bar In IE [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer]
;Customize Taskbar and Start Menu (Taskbar and Start Menu Properties) ; [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
;Use Small Icons "Start_LargeMFUIcons"=dword:00000000
;Set Number of Programs on Start Menu to Zero "Start_MinMFU"=dword:00000000
;Do Not Highlight Newly Installed Programs "Start_NotifyNewApps"=dword:00000000
;Do Not Show Help and Support "Start_ShowHelp"=dword:00000000
;Do Not Display My Documents "Start_ShowMyDocs"=dword:00000000
;Do Not Display My Music "Start_ShowMyMusic"=dword:00000000
;Do Not Display My Pictures "Start_ShowMyPics"=dword:00000000
;Do Not Display Set Programs Access and Defaults "Start_ShowSetProgramAccessAndDefaults"=dword:00000000
;Display Administrative Tools on All Programs Menu "StartMenuAdminTools"=dword:00000001
;Disable Grouping of Similar Taskbar Buttons "TaskbarGlomming"=dword:00000000
;Delete Time Zones and Keep Pacific Time (Date and Time > Time Zone tab > Dropdown Box) [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Time Zones]
;Restore Pacific Time [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Time Zones\Pacific Standard Time] "Display"="(GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)" "Dlt"="Pacific Daylight Time" "Std"="Pacific Standard Time" "MapID"="32,33" "Index"=dword:00000004 "TZI"=hex:e0,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,c4,ff,ff,ff,00,00,0b,00,00,00,01,00,02,00,00,\ 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,02,00,02,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
;Disable Dr. Watson [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AeDebug]
;Disable Error Reporting, But notify me when critical errors occur [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting] "DoReport"=dword:00000000
;Disable Low Disk Space Warning [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] "NoLowDiskSpaceChecks"=dword:00000001
;Disables Windows Tour Bubble Popup [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Tour] "RunCount"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Tour] "RunCount"=dword:00000000
;Enable Word Wrap in Notepad [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Notepad] "fWrap"=dword:00000001
;Enable Status and Address Bar In Explorer ;Will show the Status Bar and the Address Bar within Windows Explorer ; [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main] "StatusBarOther"=dword:00000001
;Change MenuShowDelay (Start Menu load speed) [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop] "MenuShowDelay"="50"
;Modify CHKDSK 10 Second Countdown [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager] "AutoChkTimeOut"=dword:00000003
;Modify Visual Effects [System Properties -> Advanced tab -> Settings(under Performance)] ; ;These tweaks will disable (and uncheck) all of the settings EXCEPT: ;Show windows contents while dragging ;Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop ;Use visual styles on windows and buttons ; [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop] "DragFullWindows"="1" "FontSmoothing"="0" "UserPreferencesMask"=hex:90,12,03,80,
;No Recent Documents History [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer] "ClearRecentDocsOnExit"=dword:00000001 "NoRecentDocsHistory"=dword:00000001 "NoRecentDocsMenu"=dword:00000001
;Recycle Bin Uses 3% of Available Space Rather than 10% [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\BitBucket] "Percent"=dword:00000003
;Remove Compress Old Files [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VolumeCaches\Compress old files]
;Remove Folder Toolbar Icons ;This will remove all the icons in Folder Toolbar except: ;Back ;Forward ;Up ;(With any folder opened, right-click on the Toolbar, ;choose Customize.) [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar] "{710EB7A1-45ED-11D0-924A-0020AFC7AC4D}"=hex:07,00,00,00,f2,03,00,00,7e,69,79,\ 1e,c5,9c,d1,11,a8,3f,00,c0,4f,c9,9d,61,20,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,f3,03,00,00,\ 7e,69,79,1e,c5,9c,d1,11,a8,3f,00,c0,4f,c9,9d,61,21,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,0c,\ 04,00,00,7e,69,79,1e,c5,9c,d1,11,a8,3f,00,c0,4f,c9,9d,61,30,01,00,00,04,00,\ 00,00
;Remove "More themes online..." Option in the Themes Dropdown Box ;(Display Properties > Themes tab > under Theme: in Dropdown Box) [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\DownloadSites]
;Returns the Classic Search To Both Explorer and IE [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CabinetState]
;Remove Shortcut to Prefix for new shortcuts [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer] "link"=hex:00,00,00,00
;Rename Recycle Bin [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}] @="Trash"
;Right-Click Context Menu Edits ; ;Remove Add to Now Playing List and Add to Playlist for WMV files [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WMVFile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\WMPAddToPlaylist]
;Remove Add to Now Playing List and Add to Playlist for MPEG AND MPG;Files [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mpegfile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\WMPAddToPlaylist]
;Remove Add to Now Playing List and Add to Playlist for ASF Files [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ASFFile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\WMPAddToPlaylist]
;Remove Add to Now Playing List and Add to Playlist for Avi Files [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AVIFile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\WMPAddToPlaylist]
;This key also needs to be removed along with any of the 4 keys above ;for Remove Add to Now Playing Lists [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\video\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\WMPAddToPlaylist]
;Remove "Add to Sync List" & "Add to Burn List" from MPEG & MPG Files [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.mpeg\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\WMPBurnAudioCD]
;Remove "Add to Sync List" & "Add to Burn List" from AVI Files [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.avi\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\WMPBurnAudioCD]
;Remove "Add to Sync List" & "Add to Burn List" from WMV Files [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.wmv\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\WMPBurnAudioCD]
;Removes Map Network Drive and Disconnect Network Drive From Tools Menu;and My Network Places Right Click ;This also removes the Add Network Place Icon from an open My Network;Place window and the Network Setup Icon [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] "NoNetConnectDisconnect"=dword:00000001
;Set Screen Resolution to 1024 by 768 ;(Display Properties > Settings tab) [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Hardware Profiles\0001\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\VIDEO\{23A77BF7-ED96-40EC-AF06-9B1F4867732A}\0000] "DefaultSettings.XResolution"=dword:00000400 "DefaultSettings.YResolution"=dword:00000300
;Show extentions for known file types [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced] "HideFileExt"=dword:00000000
;Show Hidden Devices In Device Manager [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment]
"DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES"="1"
;Show hidden files and folders [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced] "Hidden"=dword:00000001
;Show Protected Operating System Files [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced] "ShowSuperHidden"=dword:00000001
;Small Icons in Folder Toolbar ;(With any folder opened, right-click on the Toolbar. In Customize;Toolbar under "Icon Options:" select Small icons from the drop arrow.) [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\SmallIcons] "SmallIcons"="yes"
;Turn Off Recycle Bin Delete Confirmation [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer] "ShellState"=hex:24,00,00,00,37,88,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\ 01,00,00,00,0d,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00
;Turns Off Automatic Updates [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update] "AUOptions"=dword:00000001
;My Windows Sound Schemes [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes] @=".current"
I looked into the issue a bit more and I found it only happens when multiple images are selected. If I only select one image, the DISM windows are not visible. Here's a video of the issue. http://www.screentoaster.com/watch/stUEhdQExBRFtYR11ZXF5dU1NS Skip to about 1:30 to see where the windows appear. Screen Toaster didn't capture my mouse pointer for some reason.