[How-To] Disable low disk space message

When your system hard disk is running out of space, Windows will pop up a small message indicating that there is less disk space in your system. This pop-up message can come in handy but may even get annoying at a particular point of time. Aside from being annoying. Windows Vista's constant checking for low space uses system resources which slow down Windows. Hence here's a small registry tweak that can turn off the low disk space in Windows Vista.

• Click Start, and type regedit in the search box and then hit Enter key.
• Browse to the HKEY_CURRENT_USER | Software | Microsoft | Windows | CurrentVersion registry key.
• Select Policies key under CurrentVersion.
• From the Registry Editor menu, click Edit | New | Key. The key will be named New New Key #1 by default.
• Change the name of the key to Explorer and press Enter.
• While the Explorer key is still selected, click Edit | New | DWORD(32-bit) Value. The DWORD Created beneath Explorer, will be named New Value #1 by default.
• Change the DWORD to NoLowDiskSpaceChecks.
• Right-Click on the new NoLowDiskSpaceChecks DWORD and select the Modify option.
• In the value data, type 1.
• Click OK and close the Registry Editor. Windows Vista will no longer pop up the low disk space warning.

STATUTORY WARNING : Registry Hacking can be injurious to your PCs' health.
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Helpful Registry Tweaks for Google Talk

Statutory Warning : Registry Hacking can be injurious to you PC's Health.

Tweaking your registry can enable Google Talk to perform just the way you want it to. Make sure that you follow these steps carefully since altering the wrong values may have unexpected results at your end.

• Click 'Start | Run' and type 'regedit' and click OK. The registry Editor will open up. Edit or create the following values to suite your needs.
• Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER | Software | Google | Google Talk | Options | show_pin : If the 'show_pin' value is 1 then a pin appears near the minimize button. This pin ensures that the current window appears above all other applications.
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER | Software | Google | Google Talk | Options| view_show_taskbutton : If the 'view_show_taskbutton value' is 0 then windows hides the taskbar button. Only the tray icon is displayed when the Google Talk application window is shown.
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER | Software | Google | Google Talk | Options|away_inactive : If the value is set as 1 then the status will automatically set as Away after a specified number of minutes.
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER | Software | Google | Google Talk | Options|inactive_minutes : This key defines the number of minutes to change status to Away [if auto-away is turned on]

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[How to] Unlock Regional Themes in Windows 7

Windows 7 comes preloaded with a lot of themes that can be accessed under Personalize Control Panel. By the way you will be able to use one of the following themes - Architecture, Characters, Landscapes, Nature, Scenes along with a Regional Theme if you had selected any of the country as Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, South Africa or United States during installation.

Windows 7 automatically installs the regional theme according to your Country and hides others from the Personalization Control Panel. So here's the workshop to get all the regional themes accessed.

• Open Notepad and Copy n Paste the following Registry Entries into the text document
• Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
  [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\InstalledThemes\MCT]
  "%windir%\\Globalization\\MCT\\MCT-AU\\Theme\\AU.theme"=""
  "%windir%\\Globalization\\MCT\\MCT-CA\\Theme\\CA.theme"=""
  "%windir%\\Globalization\\MCT\\MCT-GB\\Theme\\GB.theme"=""
  "%windir%\\Globalization\\MCT\\MCT-US\\Theme\\US.theme"=""
  "%windir%\\Globalization\\MCT\\MCT-ZA\\Theme\\ZA.theme"=""
• Save the File as core.reg
  
• Double-Click on the Saved file or Right-Click and Select Merge; Select Yes for the Confirmation
• Now you should be able to access all the themes in your PC
  
  

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[How to] Disable Libraries in Windows 7

If you had switched from either XP or Vista to Windows 7, you get an interesting feature called Libraries. In Short Libraries enable you to organize files by using metadata about the file, such as author, date, type, tags, and so on—instantly. You’re not limited to just browsing files by folder hierarchy. When you save files in a Library, Windows 7 indexes the files. You can use Library features like the Arrange By control to instantly browse the files in the Library by metadata or use the Search Builder, which is built into the Search box in Windows Explorer, to instantly search the files in the Library by metadata.

These features are only available in Libraries and are real productivity boosters. For example, Libraries can help you find a file based on something you remember about it such as what type of file it is, who wrote it, or when it was last modified. Libraries can prevent the need for you to drill into many levels of folder hierarchy to find a file.

Library icons are always visible on the Windows Explorer, if for some reasons you find this feature quiet annoying - Just download the registry files and add it to your registry by double clicking on the registry files. I have also included a restore script, incase if you wanna turn back.

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Download : http://rapidshare.com/files/285453716/Disable_Libraries_in_Windows_7.zip.html
Windows7 Library:http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee449406(WS.10,loband).aspx

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Terminate Running Apps before Shutting Down

If Windows cannot end a running task when shutting down, it requests the user to do so. This query is redundant in most cases and is not really required since you want to end the respective task anyway.

 

 

• Go to Start | Run
• Type regedit and click OK. Vista users can directly enter the command in the search line of the Start menu and press [Enter]. 
• Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop key.
• The AutoEndTasks value is given towards the right side of the window. If it is not given, create it by selecting Edit | New| Character string and name the entry AutoEndTasks. Open it and enter the Value Data as 1. Click on OK and restart the system. 

This setting exclusively suppresses the operating system's query if it cannot end a task while shutting down. It does not reduce the time for which Windows waits until the task ends and thus does not really accelerate the process of system shutdown.

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