Professional Information Technology-Programming Book part 162 pot

Disable the Ability to Customize Toolbars (All Windows) By right clicking on a toolbar you are usually given the option to Customize, which allows you to change which functions are available from the toolbar. This tweak allows you to disable that function. Remove the Option to Change or Hide Toolbars (All Windows) By default users are able to select which toolbars are displayed either be right clicking the toolbar itself, or by changing the options from the View menu. This tweak locks the toolbars, removing the ability to change which are displayed. Internet Explorer Help Menu Restrictions (All Windows) The menu items with the Internet Explorer "Help" menu can be individually removed or the menu disabled completely using this tweak. Disable File Download in Internet Explorer (All Windows) This setting allows you to restrict the ability to download files using Internet Explorer. Disable Access to File URLs in Internet Explorer (All Windows) Normally you can use the Internet Explorer address bar to access standard files and folders. This setting disables that functionality and only allows access to Internet URLs. Internet Explorer Control Panel Restrictions (Part 1) (All Windows) Popular These tweaks allows you to control access to the Internet Explorer setup and control panel functions (found under Tools -> Internet Options). Internet Explorer Control Panel Restrictions (Part 2) (All Windows) Popular The features available within the Internet Explorer control panel (Tools -> Internet Options) can be individually managed and disabled using this tweak. Restrict Web Sites from Installing Software (All Windows) These restrictions allow you to block unwanted web sites from downloading software onto your system. This can be useful in disabling the installation of some common "cursor" programs. Block Comet Cursor (All Windows) These settings allow you to block the installation of the Comet Cursor program which is sometimes installed automatically as an ActiveX control. Home : Software : Media Player Speed-up Access to AVI Media Files (Windows XP) Windows XP can run slowly when attempting to access a folder that contains a large number of AVI (Audio Video Interleave) media files. This tweak speeds the process up by stopping Windows from extracting file information from AVIs. Disable Auto Upgrade with Windows Media Player (All Windows) When Windows Media Player is used it will periodically check for newer versions via the Internet. This tweak allows you to turn off this checking and notification. Disable Recent Files in Media Player (All Windows) This restriction will stop Windows Media Player from storing the names of the played media in the recent file list. Clear the Recent Play List in Media Player (All Windows) This tweak allows you to clear the recent files, URL history and radio stations in Windows Media Player. Disable Processing of HTML Scripts in Media Files (All Windows) This setting is an optional security configuration feature that you can use to turn off the processing of HTML scripts that are contained in Windows Media files. Change the MP3 Encoding Rates in Media Player (All Windows) These settings allow you to change the MP3 encoding rates in Windows Media Player. The default is 56Kbps which is quite low quality, this tweak allows you to add higher rates such as 128Kbps or 192Kbps. Lock the Selected Media Player Skin (All Windows) This restriction allows you to define and lock the Windows Media Player skin. In addition the user cannot switch the player to full mode or use any features that are not available within the specified skin. Hide Anchor Window in Media Player (All Windows) This setting hides the anchor window which is normally shown when using Windows Media Player in compact or skin mode. It also restricts users from re- enabling the window. Disable Codec Downloads in Media Player (All Windows) This restriction prevents audio and video codecs from being downloaded in Windows Media Player. When enabled it also restricts the ability to re-enable downloads. Enable DVD Features in Media Player (All Windows) Popular This setting allows you to use Microsoft Media Player to Play and Open DVDs. Disable Media Player Upgrade Message (All Windows) This setting allows you to disable the automatic Media Player upgrade message that appears when a new version of the player has been released. Remove Items from Media Player (All Windows) This tweak allows you to remove the Radio Bar, Media Favorites and Finding New Station from Windows Media Player. Change the Title of Windows Media Player (All Windows) This tweak allows you to customize the title bar text shown on Windows Media Player. Send User Identifier in Media Player (All Windows) This setting controls whether Windows Media Player will send a globally unique identifier (GUID) when communicating with a remote media source. Home : Software : Microsoft Office Outlook Tweaks and settings for Microsoft Outlook Word Tweaks and settings for Microsoft Word Change the Number of Undo Levels in Access (All Windows) This setting allows you to modify the maximum number of commands and operations that can be reversed using the Undo function in Microsoft Access 2002. Change the Registered Owner in Microsoft Office (All Windows) With previous versions of Microsoft Office it was necessary to re-install Office to change the registered company as shown on the splash screen and in the About dialog box. With Office 2000 and XP it can be changed in the registry. Add Custom Places to the Office Dialog Box (All Windows) This tweak can be used to add your own custom Places to the Office 2000 and Office XP "Open" and "Save As" dialog boxes. Configure Office to Use the Standard System Font (All Windows) This setting allows you to configure Microsoft Office to use the standard system font for the user interface instead of the default Office font. Optimize Find Fast Index Updates (All Windows) Microsoft Office includes a Find Fast Indexer to increase file searching speed. On large drives performance may be impacted when creating or updating an index. This setting is used to delay indexing for a specified amount of time between index updates and therefore minimize system activity and increase performance. Block Linked Images in Office XP Documents (All Windows) As an added security measure you can configure Office XP to block linked Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) images that are placed in documents. This is useful to avoid to ability for documents to be tracked using hidden images. Hide the Office Clipboard Toolbar (All Windows) When you copy multiple items in any of the Microsoft Office programs, the Office Clipboard appears, allowing you to collect and paste multiple items stored in the toolbar. This tweak allows you to prevent the toolbar from automatically appearing. Customize Microsoft Access Identification (All Windows) These settings allow you to change the title, icon, startup screen and help file of Microsoft Access. This is particularly useful if distributing an application and you want to modify Access to look like your product. Disable Password Caching in Office 2000 (All Windows) Office 2000 normally attempts to cache user authentication information when establishing connections with external data sources. Because the password is saved into a text file, this creates a potential security problem. Disable Document Editing Time Tracking (All Windows) Whenever you open a Office document the time open is tracked and added to the total "Edit Time". This tweak disables that tracking. Disable Office 2000 Tune Up (All Windows) This setting is used to disable the automatic Office 2000 tune up feature. Remove Items from Office Places Bar (All Windows) This tweak is used to remove items from the Places Bar in the Office 2000/XP Open and Save As dialog boxes. Enable Four Digit Year in Microsoft Excel 2000 (All Windows) When Excel formats a date, it uses one of several default formats, the most common is the system short date (yy). Therefore when a user types a 4-digit year (yyyy) date in Excel, it may be displayed in a 2-digit year (yy) format. This tweak changes to default the 4-digit format. Disable the Office Assistants (All Windows) Are you annoyed by those office assistants always popping-up when you least expect it? This tweak will let you remove them for good! Use Personalized Menus in Microsoft Office 2000 (All Windows) Microsoft Office 2000 introduced personalized menus (or adaptive menus) that remembers which items you use regularly and hides items you don't. This tweak allows you to enable or control this functionality. Control the Office Assistants (All Windows) These settings control the features and behavior of the Assistants in Office 97, 2000 and XP. Change the Number of Undo Levels in Microsoft Excel (All Windows) This tweak lets you modify the amount of undo history information that Excel will track. Increasing this value allows you to undo more than the default number of changes. Hide the Office XP Toolbar Help (All Windows) These settings can be used to hide the toolbar help feature in Office XP applications. Shown in the top right corner it normally allows users to "Type a question for help". Control Error Reporting with Office XP (All Windows) Office XP includes a feature which will send debug information to Microsoft if an error occurs in one of the Office XP applications. This can be disabled using this tweak. Home : Software : Microsoft Office : Outlook Disable Secure E-mail Certificate Checking (All Windows) When you send a secure message in Outlook 2002 or Outlook 2000, you may need to use a certificate that does not match your e-mail address. This tweak allows you to turn off e-mail matching for certificates. . to cache user authentication information when establishing connections with external data sources. Because the password is saved into a text file, this creates a potential security problem functions (found under Tools -> Internet Options). Internet Explorer Control Panel Restrictions (Part 2) (All Windows) Popular The features available within the Internet Explorer control panel. Interleave) media files. This tweak speeds the process up by stopping Windows from extracting file information from AVIs. Disable Auto Upgrade with Windows Media Player (All Windows) When Windows