Home : Windows : Accessories : Windows Installer Disable Windows Installer (All Windows) This restriction allows you to prevent users from adding and removing software applications with Windows Installer. Remote Administration of Windows Installer (Windows 2000/XP) This setting allows administrators using Windows Terminal Services to remotely install and configure software using Windows Installer. Windows Installer Logging (All Windows) Windows Installer can use logging to help assist in troubleshooting issues with installing software packages. You can enable verbose logging with this setting. Home : Windows : Appearance Effects and Menus Effects and Menus Display Settings Fonts and Icons Icon and Font Display Settings Change the Position of the Desktop Wallpaper (All Windows) Popular Unfortunately Windows only gives you the limited options of center or tile for the placement of the desktop wallpaper. With this setting you can move the image anyway on your desktop. Disable Image Preview (Windows XP) When you open an image file in Windows XP the default action is to "Preview" it using the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer. This tweak can be used to disable the Preview image option. Change the Thumbnail Image Settings (Windows XP) These settings control the format of the saved thumbnail images, including the image size and quality. Change the Color of Encrypted Files (Windows XP) When a file or folder is encrypted it is normally shown using a different color in Explorer. This setting defines which color to use. Change the Color of Compressed Files and Folders (Windows NT/2000/XP) When a file is compressed in Windows there is an option in Explorer to display it in a different color to easily distinguish them. This setting defines what color to use, the default is blue. Change the Color of Active File and Folder Links (All Windows) This setting controls the link color of the active files and folders when using the web view (single-click) display method. Show Compressed Files in an Alternate Color (Windows NT/2000/XP) This setting controls whether compressed files and folders are shown in explorer using a different color to make them easily distinguishable. DirectDraw and Direct3D Settings (Windows 98/Me/2000/XP) These DirectX settings allow you to change some of the DirectDraw and Direct3D video acceleration parameters. Open and Save Dialog Box Customization (Windows 2000/Me/XP) These settings allow you to remove the places bar, most-recently-used (MRU) list and the back button from the common dialog boxes. Control Whether Windows Performs Smooth Scrolling (All Windows) Popular This setting allow you to disable the Windows smooth scrolling function, which on an low-powered system can cause performance degradation. Home : Windows : Appearance : Fonts and Icons Change the Recycle Bin Icons (All Windows) Popular Would you like to make you Recycle Bin into something a bit more exciting? Maybe a glowing toxic waste bin? With this tweak you can change the icon to be whatever you like. Display High Color Icons (All Windows) Popular If you like a bit more quality and detail in your icons, then this setting allows you to change the number of colors used to display icons. Show your Windows icons in all their high resolution glory. Wrap Icon Titles (All Windows) This setting controls whether the icon titles should be word wrapped over multiple lines or shown in one longer line. Change the Vertical Icon Spacing (Windows NT/2000) This setting specifies the number of pixels that appear vertically between icons. Windows determines the default based on the icon title font and the display you are using. Automatically View Thumbnails of Bitmap Files (All Windows) Makes Explorer show a thumbnail version of bitmaps files in the current folder rather than the generic icon ordinarily used. This is a great way to preview .BMP files without having to open them first. Control the Font Smoothing Mode (Windows XP) This setting controls what type of font smoothing is used. This allows you to select either Microsoft ClearType or the standard anti-aliased fonts. Enable Font Smoothing (All Windows) This setting controls whether fonts are anti-aliased to appear smoother when displayed within Windows. Change the Size of Desktop Icons (All Windows) Are your icons too small? Or too big? This setting will let you resize them to suit your desktop preference. Home : Windows : Appearance : Effects and Menus Display the Contents of Moving Windows (All Windows) When enabled, this setting will cause Windows to display the current contents of a window while it is being dragged around the screen instead of just displaying the window outline. Automatic Window Refresh (Windows 95/98/Me) Popular Normally when the contents of a window change you may need to wait a few seconds, or press F5, to refresh the display to see the updated information. This tweak configures the system to perform faster automatic updates. Change the Transition Effect for Menus and Tooltips (Windows XP) This value controls which type of transitional effect to use when displaying Menus and Tooltips, allowing you to choose either the fade effect or the scroll effect. Use Personalized Menus (Windows 2000/Me/XP) Windows 2000 included a new feature called Personalized Menus, which remembers which items you use regularly and hides less used items. This tweak allows you to enable or disable this functionality. Change the Menu Show Delay (All Windows) Popular Windows normally delays menus before they are displayed. For regular users this delay can become annoying, with this setting you to change the delay time or remove it altogether. Change the Alignment of Drop-Down Menus (All Windows) By default, Windows drop-down menus are aligned to the left, with this tweak you can change the default behavior to align the menus to the right instead. Remove the Minimize, Maximize and Close Tooltips (All Windows) When you move your mouse over the three control boxes on a standard Window frame it will show tooltip text for each item. This tweak controls that function. Control the Windows Animation Function (All Windows) Popular Although the animation function can make animated Windows look good, it can also slow down your PC if you have a slower graphics card. This setting allows you to control whether the function is enabled or disabled. Home : Windows : Desktop Force Windows to Use the Classic Desktop (Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000) This tweak disables the various enhanced features of the Windows shell which are included in newer releases of Windows and Internet Explorer. It will remove features including Active Desktop, Web view, thumbnail views and the quick launch toolbar. Disable Web Content in Explorer and Desktop (Windows XP) This tweak can be used to disable the web content and tasks in Explorer, it will also remove the "Desktop" item from Display Properties. Remove My Computer from the Desktop and Start Menu (Windows 2000/Me/XP) This restriction removes My Computer from the desktop and Start menu. Disable the Ability to Right Click on the Desktop (All Windows) Popular This tweak removes the context menu that would normally appear when the user right clicks on the desktop or in the Explorer right results pane. Change the Screen Saver Grace Period (Windows NT/2000/XP) This setting determines when password protection of a screen saver becomes effective. By default, a brief period elapses within which the user can use the mouse or the keyboard to stop the screen saver without entering the password. Choose the First Desktop Icon (Windows 2000/Me/XP) This tweak allows you to choose the icon that you want to appear first on the desktop either My Documents or My Computer. Change the Application Focus Settings (All Windows) When Windows applications require user input or focus, they will either pop-up over the existing window, or their icon will flash on the taskbar waiting for user action. This tweak controls that behavior. Active Window Tracking (All Windows) This tweak allows you to bring running programs to the foreground just by moving you mouse of the application window. This is similar to the X-Mouse feature found on UNIX operating systems. Show Windows Version on Desktop (All Windows) Popular Early versions of Windows showed the version number on the desktop, this feature was removed in the released version. This tweak can be used to enable the feature and allow you to quickly locate which version of Windows is running. Rename or Delete Special Folders (All Windows) Popular This setting allows you to rename and delete special folders (such as the Recycle Bin) as if it was a normal folder by right-clicking the icon. Change Desktop Icon Visibility (All Windows) Popular This tweak allows you to control which icons are visible on your desktop. By modifying the desktop namespace you can add and remove special icons including My Computer, Inbox and Recycle Bin. Show User and Computer Name on Desktop (Windows NT/2000/XP) Popular This tweak will rename "My Computer" to "Username on Computername" making it simple to determine which computer you are logged on to and which username you are logged on as. Launch Windows Desktop in a Separate Process (Windows 98/Me/2000/XP) Popular By default Windows creates one multi-threaded Explorer process which contains . change you may need to wait a few seconds, or press F5, to refresh the display to see the updated information. This tweak configures the system to perform faster automatic updates. Change the