Taskbar

Table 5-14 describes the settings in the Taskbar category. Most notably, you can disable balloon tips by setting the REG_DWORD value EnableBallonTips to 0x00. Create this value if it doesn't already exist.

Table 5-14: Values in Taskbar

Setting

Name

Type

Data

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced

Enable balloon tips

EnableBalloonTips

REG_DWORD

0x00 | 0x01

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

Warn when low on disk space

NoLowDiskSpaceChecks

REG_DWORD

0x00 | 0x01

Grouping

The settings in the Grouping category, as described in Table 5-15, enable you to control how buttons group on the taskbar. Using the TaskbarGroupSize value, which you create if it doesn't already exist, you determine the applications that Windows XP collapses into groups first:

  • Group least used applications first. Windows XP groups least frequently used applications first, and groups more frequently used applications as necessary.

  • Group applications with the most windows first. Windows XP groups applications that have the most open windows first, and groups applications with fewer open windows only as necessary.

  • Group any application with at least N windows. Windows XP groups applications that have N windows open on the desktop.

Table 5-15: Values in Grouping

Setting

Name

Type

Data

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced

Group least used applications first

TaskbarGroupSize

REG_DWORD

0x00

Group applications with the most windows first

TaskbarGroupSize

REG_DWORD

0x01

Group any application with at least N windows

TaskbarGroupSize

REG_DWORD

N

Windows XP uses the same REG_DWORD value for all three cases. If you set TaskbarGroupSizeto 0x00, Windows XP uses least-used grouping. If you set it to 0x01, Windows XP uses most-windows grouping. Finally, if you set it to any other value, Windows XP groups any application that has that number of open windows.

XP Start Menu

Windows XP displays the most frequently used programs on the bottom of the Start menu. This handy feature prevents you from having to hunt for applications you use often. Some applications don't belong on this list, however. I tire of seeing Notepad on the Start menu just because I happened to use it to view a text file. I also don't like seeing Command Prompt on the Start menu every time I type cmd in the Run dialog box. The solution is to tell Windows XP which applications you don't want it to add to the Start menu. Do that in the key HKCU\Software\Classes\Applications.

In Table 5-16, look up the application that you want to keep off the Start menu's list of frequently used programs. If you don't find the program in Table 5-16, find the program's file name by looking in the Program Files folder or at the program's shortcut on the Start menu. Then add a subkey to Applications, in which the name of the subkey is the program's file name (omit the path). Add the REG_SZ value NoStartPage to the program's subkey, and leave it blank. For example, to keep Notepad off the Start menu, create the subkey Notepad.exe in HKCU\Software\Classes\Applications, and add the value NoStartPage.

Table 5-16: Values in XP Start Menu

Application

File Name

Accessibility Wizard

Accwiz.exe

Address book

Wab.exe

Backup

Ntbackup.exe

Calculator

Calc.exe

Character map

Charmap.exe

Command prompt

Cmd.exe

Data sources (ODBC)

Odbcad32.exe

Narrator

Narrator.exe

Notepad

Notepad.exe

On-Screen Keyboard

Osk.exe

Outlook Express

Msimn.exe

Paint

Mspaint.exe

Pinball

Pinball.exe

Remote Assistance

Rcimlby.exe

Disk cleanup

Cleanmgr.exe

FreeCell

Freecell.exe

Files and Settings Transfer Wizard

Migwiz.exe

Hearts

Mshearts.exe

HyperTerminal

Hypertrm.exe

Internet Backgammon

Bckgzm.exe

Internet Checkers

Chkrzm.exe

Internet Explorer

Iexplore.exe

Internet Hearts

Hrtzzm.exe

Internet Reversi

Rvsezm.exe

Internet Spades

Shvlzm.exe

Magnifier

Magnify.exe

Minesweeper

Winmine.exe

MSN Explorer

Msn6.exe

Remote Desktop Connection

Mstsc.exe

Solitaire

Sol.exe

Sound Recorder

Sndrec32.exe

Spider Solitaire

Spider.exe

System Information

Msinfo32.exe

System Restore

Rstrui.exe

Tour Windows XP

Tourstart.exe

Utility Manager

Utilman.exe

Windows Media Player

Wmplayer.exe

Windows Messenger

Msmsgs.exe

Windows Movie Maker

Moviemk.exe

Windows Update

Wupdmgr.exe

WordPad

Wordpad.exe



Microsoft Windows XP Registry Guide
Microsoft Windows XP Registry Guide (Bpg-Other)
ISBN: 0735617880
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2005
Pages: 185

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