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Windows Vista

Custom ization Manual

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Windows Vist a – Cust om izat ion Manual

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Cust om ize Windows Vist a t o Suit Your Needs and Tast e

Rich Robinson – Microsoft MVP

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About the Author

Rich Robinson is t he aut hor and creator of Windows Guides, Windows Forum s, and MyWindowsPC Rich is a Microsoft MVP in t he Desk top Ex perience cat egory and aut hored Windows 7 – The Pock et Guide, Windows Vist a – The Pock et Guide, t he PC Securit y Handbook , and t he PC Maint enance Handbook His hobbies include spending

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See m ore book s Rich aut hored

Contents

Introduction 14

Notational Conventions 15

Additional Help 16

2.0 Get Started 17

2.1 Slim Down Your Vista Install 18

2.2 Utilize the Backup and Restore Center 19

2.2.1 Launch the Backup and Restore Center 19

2.2.2 Back up Your Files 19

2.2.3 Restore Your Files 20

2.3 Work with the Windows Registry 20

2.3.1 What is the Windows Registry? 20

2.3.2 Access the Windows Registry Editor 21

2.3.3 Add Keys or Values 21

2.3.3.1 Add a New Key 21

2.3.3.2 Add a New Value 22

2.4 Backup and Restore the Registry 22

2.4.1 Backup and Restore the Windows Registry using System Restore 23

2.4.2 Backup and Restore the Windows Registry using the Registry Editor 25

2.4.3 Backup and Restore Individual Registry Entries using the Registry Editor 26

2.5 Get a Windows Vista Recovery Disc 27

2.6 Add “Take Ownership” to Context Menu 28

2.7 Stop UAC Blacking Out the Screen 29

2.8 Disable User Account Control 30

3.0 Clean Your Computer 31

3.1 Automatically Delete Temporary Files 31

3.1.1 Create the Batch File 32

3.1.2 Automate the Process 32

3.2 Clean up Windows 33

3.3 Disable and Delete the Hibernation File 34

3.3.1 Disable Hibernation 35

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3.3.2 Delete the Hibernation File 36

3.3.3 Enable Hibernation 36

3.4 Reclaim Disk Space after Service Pack Install 37

3.4.1 Find out which Service Pack You are Using 38

3.4.2 Remove Service Pack 1 Rollback Files 38

3.4.3 Remove Service Pack 2 Rollback Files 39

3.5 Remove Entries from Add/Remove Programs 40

3.6 Scan Your Drive for Duplicate Files 42

3.6.1 Easy Duplicate Finder Features 43

3.6.2 Easy Duplicate Finder System Requirements 44

3.7 Remove Unwanted Software 44

3.8 Disable Memory Dump Files and Save HDD Space 45

4.0 Change Your Boot and Login Screens 47

4.1 Enable the Aurora Boot Screen 48

4.2 Make a Custom Boot Screen 48

4.3 Customize Your Logon Screen 50

4.4 How to Use Logon Studio 50

4.5 Use Windows Wallpapers for Your Logon Screen 51

5.0 Customize Your Start Menu and Desktop 52

5.1 Customize Your Start Menu 53

5.1.1 Customize the Right-hand Panel 53

5.1.2 Customize the Programs List 53

5.2 Add Widgets to Your Start Menu 54

5.3 Search Google and More from the Start Menu 55

5.3.1 Configure Your Start Menu to Search Google 56

5.3.2 Configure Your Start Menu to Search Wikipedia 57

5.3.3 Configure Your Start Menu to Search Yahoo 57

5.4 Choose a Color Scheme 58

5.5 Customize the Taskbar 59

5.5.1 Move the Taskbar 59

5.5.2 Resize the Taskbar 60

5.5.3 Control Taskbar Grouping 60

5.5.4 Auto-hide the Taskbar 62

5.6 Customize Desktop Icons 63

5.7 Change Your Account Picture 64

5.8 Customize Your Mouse 65

5.8.1 Set the Mouse Buttons 66

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5.8.2 Set Mouse Pointer Options 66

5.9 Enable Vista Aero Mouse Cursors 68

5.10 Add a Mac-like Dock to Your Desktop 68

5.11 Remove Icons from the System Tray 69

5.12 Add Extra Clocks 70

5.13 Replace Outdated System Icons 71

5.13.1 How Does Vize Work? 71

6.0 Make the Most Out of Wallpaper & Screensavers 72

6.1 Change Your Desktop Wallpaper 73

6.2 Make Your Wallpaper More Functional 74

6.3 Animate Wallpaper with Dreamscene 75

6.3.1 Install Windows DreamScene 76

6.3.2 Select a Dream 77

6.4 Animate Wallpaper with VLC Player 77

6.5 Make Your Desktop Wallpaper Ripple like Water 79

6.6 Choose a Screensaver 80

6.7 Recommended Screensavers 80

6.7.1 Photo/Video Slideshow Screensaver 81

6.7.2 Other Recommended Screensavers 82

6.8 Save Your Settings as a Theme 82

6.9 Change the Taskbar to Any Color(s) You Want 83

7.0 Customize Windows Explorer 85

7.1 Set Views for all Folders 85

7.2 Set up Shortcuts to Common Folders 86

7.2.1 Add Shortcuts to the Shortcut Menu 87

7.2.2 Remove Shortcuts from the Shortcut Menu 87

7.3 Select Multiple Files with Checkboxes 88

7.4 Change Folder Backgrounds 89

7.4.1 About Vista Folder Background 89

7.4.2 Install Vista Folder Background 89

7.5 Customize Folder Icons 90

8.0 Organizing Your Files 89

8.1 Automatically Move Files from Your Desktop 89

8.2 Use Naming Conventions to Organize Your Data 90

Photo Files 91

Documents 91

Music 91

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8.3 Batch Rename Your Files 92

8.3.1 D-FileMU Features 92

8.4 Relocate Personal Data Folders 93

Contact Me 89

Version History 89

t his guide only scratches t he surface As always, I’ ve writ t en t his book so anyone can pick it up and work

t hrough it

I recom m end you begin wit h t he ‘Get St art ed’ chapt er, as

t his will give you a good foundat ion for t he rest of t he book A basic k nowledge of Windows Vist a is required t o follow m ost of t he guides; any ex t ra underst anding will com e from t he above chapt er

1 5 | Int roduct ion

Once you have read ‘Get St art ed’ chapt er, you’re ready t o

ex plore t he rest of t he book and personalize your m achine

t o m atch your st yle

I’m sure t here’s som et hing here for everyone, so t ak e a browse t hrough t he cont ent s page and see what st rik es your int erest

If you have quest ions, head t o t he ‘Cont act Me’ sect ion at

t he back of this book and get in touch

If t his version of t he book seem s a lit t le dat ed, head t o Windows Guides for an updat ed version

Notational Conventions

In t his guide, I have used t hese not at ional conventions:

It alic: Tex t from t he current dialogue you are working wit h

Bold: t he nam e of a k eyboard k ey

: something you t ype as shown, e.g., Unless ot herwise specified, you can use uppercase or lowercase let t er Not e t hat som e URLs ex t end over m ult iple

lines in t his guide; when you t ype t hem , do not insert spaces bet ween part s of t he URL

Click : move t he cursor t o t he referenced it em and press

t he left m ouse but t on

Press: push on a k eyboard k ey

Select : choose from a list

Blue Link s: Link s t o ex t ernal websit es

Green Link s: Link s t o navigat e wit hin this book

Additional Help

I’ve organized t he following resources t o help you use t his book and im prove your sk ills wit h and k nowledge of Windows 7:

• Windows Vist a Forum: Meet Windows Vist a ent husiast s and get your quest ions answered

• Windows Vist a Resources: Get t he lat est t ips and guides here

2 0 Get Started

Before you get st art ed wit h t his book , t here are a f ew

t hings you should first consider In t his chapt er I’ll cover how you can slim down your Vist a inst all: a k ey com ponent

of your custom izat ion I’ll also get you prepared t o back

up your syst em before you work wit h the Windows Regist ry

or t he Group Policy Edit or

There are a few Vist a annoyances, which can drive you crazy when you are applying changes to your system ; t he lat t er half of t his chapt er will cover edit ing your securit y set t ings t o help you m ak e changes wit hout User Account Cont rol const ant ly bugging you while you t ry

Enjoy work ing t hrough t his book and rem em ber: “More is less” – when you cust om ize your syst em , don’t look t o change every last t hing Mak e changes t hat look good and

k eep your syst em clean and t idy

2 1 Slim Dow n Your Vista Install

If you are new t o using Vist a, or if you want t o begin a clean slat e, you m ay want to cut out som e of t he bulk t hat com es wit h Vist a A popular program designed t o help you wit h t his t ask is nam ed vLit e

vLit e requires you t o copy t he set up files from your Vist a inst allat ion disc to your hard drive You t hen select t he com ponent s you want t o include in your inst all and t hen you m ak e a boot able ISO file

Det ails of which com ponent s you rem ove com e down t o your choice and are out of the scope of t his book

However, t here are m any sit es out t here t hat are willing t o give you a st art er point and suggest ions

While vLit e is aim ed at m ore advanced users, you should have no problem s having a go yourself In t he worst

scenario, you are left wit h a Vist a inst allat ion t hat doesn’t have all t he com ponent s you need

One t ip I will urge you t o follow is t o creat e t he vLit e ISO

on a com put er ot her t han t he one you are putt ing Vist a on

If your OS is not funct ional you can at least t ry again

2 2 1 Launch the Backup and Restore Center

To launch t he Back up and Restore Cent er:

1 Click t he St art but ton

3 Click Backup and Rest ore Cent er

2 2 2 Back up Your Files

To back up your files, click Back up Files and follow t he direct ions Select t he directories and files you want t o back up and find a suit able place t o st ore t hese files I recom m end an ex t ernal hard drive or DVD(s)

2 2 3 Restore Your Files

Launch t he Back up and Restore cent er and click Rest ore Files Locat e t he m edium your files are st ored on and follow t he inst ruct ions to rest ore your back ed up files

2 3 Work with the Windows Registry

Throughout t his book you will need t o access t he Windows Regist ry and m ak e changes I t ry t o m ak e ex ecut able regist ry hack s in m ost cases, but it can be fun t o script your own regist ry files Before doing anyt hing wit h t he Windows Regist ry, you should k now what t he regist ry is, how t o back it up, how to rest ore it t o a previous st at e, and how t o add k eys and values

2 3 1 What is the Windows Registry?

Think of t he Windows regist ry as a control center for your computer Windows set t ings, individual program set t ings,

and ot her im port ant configurat ion inform at ion are st ored here

2 1 | 2.0 Get St art ed

2 3 2 Access the Windows Registry Editor

To access t he Windows Regist ry, click t he st art but t on,

t ype , and press Enter

When t he regist ry loads, you will be present ed wit h t he Windows Regist ry Editor The regist ry is m ade up of t he following com ponent s:

• Keys

• Subk eys

• Values

2 3 3 Add Keys or Values

In som e of t he t ut orials in t his book , you will need t o creat e a new k ey or value

2 3 3 1 Add a New Key

To add a new k ey, do t he following:

1 Right click on t he parent k ey

2 Select New > Key

Follow t he guide’s inst ruct ions for what k ey nam e t o assign

2 3 3 2 Add a New Value

To add a new value, do t he following:

1 Navigat e t o t he k ey that you want t o add a value to

2 Right click in t he blank space of t he right pane

3 Select New > x x (Where x x is t he value specified in

t he guide.)

Follow t he guide’s inst ruct ions for what value t o assign

2 4 Backup and Restore the Registry

Som e guides in t his book will require you t o change values

in your regist ry If you m ak e a m ist ak e and don’t correct it , you m ay find your com put er is not as funct ional as it was before To prot ect yourself from any m ist ak es, you need t o back up your regist ry To back up and rest ore your regist ry, you can use syst em rest ore or t he regist ry edit or

2 3 | 2.0 Get St art ed

2 4 1 Backup and Restore the Windows

Registry using System Restore

You m ay back up or rest ore t he ent ire regist ry using syst em rest ore, which can m ak e an im age of your

com put er in it s current (st able) st at e This im age can t hen

be used t o rest ore order t o your com put er if som et hing goes wrong

2 4 1 1 Backup the Entire Registry with System Restore

t he St art Search box , and press Enter (If you are

prom pt ed for an adm inist rat or password or for a confirm at ion, t ype t he password, or click

Cont inue.)

2 Wait for Windows t o search for available disk s and

m ost recent rest ore point s In t he Syst em

Propert ies dialog box , on t he Syst em Prot ect ion

t ab, click Creat e

3 Type a nam e (i.e - - - ) for t he rest ore point and t hen click Creat e

4 Aft er t he rest ore point is creat ed successfully, click

OK t wo t imes

Not e: If Syst em Rest ore is t urned off, click t o select t he

local disk , click Apply, and t hen click Creat e

2 4 1 2 Restore the Entire Registry using System

Restore

To rest ore t he ent ire regist ry using Syst em Rest ore:

t he St art Search box , and press Enter (If you are

prom pt ed for an adm inist rat or password or for a confirm at ion, t ype t he password, or click

Cont inue.)

2 In t he Syst em Propert ies dialog box , on the Syst em

Prot ect ion t ab, click Syst em Rest ore

3 In t he Syst em Restore dialog box select Choose a

different rest ore point , and click Nex t

4 Select the rest ore point t hat you want t o use, and

t hen click Next

5 Confirm your rest ore point , and t hen click Finish

Syst em rest ore - t his restores t he select ed

Windows Vist a configurat ion and t hen rest art s t he com put er

2 5 | 2.0 Get St art ed

6 Log on t o the com put er When t he Syst em Rest ore confirm at ion page appears, click OK

2 4 2 Backup and Restore the Windows

Registry using the Registry Editor

You m ay back up or rest ore t he ent ire regist ry using t he regist ry edit or, which saves a file on your hard drive (or any m edia.) This file can t hen be rest ored at any t im e if you m ak e a m ist ak e

2 4 2 1 Backup the Entire Registry Using the Registry Editor

To back up t he ent ire regist ry using t he regist ry edit or, do

t he following

1 Click St art > Run (Winkey+ R) and t ype

2 Left click Comput er in t he left pane

3 Go t o File > Ex port

4 Save t he file (for ex t ra caut ion, save t he file t o a USB t hum b drive.)

2 4 2 2 Restore the Entire Registry Using the Registry Editor

To rest ore t he ent ire regist ry using t he Regist ry Edit or:

1 Press St art > Run (Winkey+ R) and t ype

2 Left click Comput er in t he left pane

3 Go t o File > Import

4 Choose t he back up file you creat ed

2 4 3 Backup and Restore Individual Registry Entries using the Registry Editor

You m ay back up or rest ore individual regist ry ent ries using t he regist ry edit or, which saves a file on your hard drive (or any m edia.) This file can t hen be rest ored at any

t im e if you m ak e a m ist ak e

2 4 3 1 Backup a Single Key

To back up a single k ey:

1 Find t he k ey you want to back up and right click on

it

2 Click Ex port

2 7 | 2.0 Get St art ed

3 Save t he file som ewhere safe wit h a descript ive nam e

2 4 3 2 Restoring a Single Key

To rest ore a single k ey:

1 Find t he k ey t hat you previously saved

2 Double click on t he file and select Yes when

prom pt ed

2 5 Get a Windows Vista Recovery Disc

Most new com put ers t hese days com e wit h windows Vist a inst alled Most of t hese com put ers don’t com e with any

k ind of Windows Vist a disc Som e m ay com e wit h a

recovery disc but t hey are bad news as m ost recovery disk s will delet e all your files and rest ore your com put er t o t he

st at e it was in when you first purchased it

Windows Vist a DVD’s com e wit h a recovery cent er t o allow you t o fix operat ing syst em relat ed problem s If you do not have t his DVD, Microsoft provides a recovery disc

Please Note: This disc cannot be used t o inst all or reinst all

Windows Vist a

• Download Windows Vist a Recovery Disc (from NeoSm art t echnologies) (120 MiB.)

• Or Download Windows Vist a Recovery Disc Torrent

• Learn how t o burn an ISO im age to a DVD

2 6 Add “Take Ownership” to Context Menu

Many folders in Vist a are prot ect ed from changes and require adm inist rat ive approval t o change every t im e Som et im es t his can becom e t edious, so I’ve creat ed a regist ry hack you can use t o t ak e ownership of select files

To add “Take ownership” to your right - click menu:

1 Download Tak eOwnership.zip

2 Ex t ract t he archive

3 Add “Take ownership” t o your cont ext menu by

m erging (double click ) Inst allTakeOwnership.reg int o your windows regist ry

2 9 | 2.0 Get St art ed

Rem ove “Take ownership” from your cont ex t menu by

m erging RemoveTakeOwnership.reg int o your regist ry

2 7 Stop UAC Blacking Out the Screen

Have you not iced t hat when Windows Vist a prom pt s you t o allow a program t o t ak e act ion, t hat t he screen black s out ? This is t o show you t hat you are m oving to an elevat ed desk t op - where you will allow t he program t o cont inue and is a feat ure of User Account Cont rol (UAC.) This can be annoying but you can disable t his feat ure

To disable UAC screen black out :

1 Download DisableUACBlackout zip

2 Ex t ract t he archive

3 Double click on DisableUACBlackout reg

To re- enable t he elevat ed black out effect , double click on ReEnableUACBlackout reg

2 8 Disable User Account Control

If you feel confident wit h t ak ing cont rol of security, you probably don’t need t he User Account Cont rol (UAC)

alt oget her

Please not e: You should be absolut ely sure you want t o do

t his I disable UAC on every m achine I use, but t hat doesn’t

m ean you should

To disable UAC:

1 Click t he St art but ton and click Cont rol Panel

2 Click User Account s

3 Select Turn User Account Cont rol on or off

4 Uncheck the box nex t t o “Use User Account Cont rol (UAC)…” and press OK

You will now be ask ed t o rest art your com put er to act ivat e your changes Aft er your com put er is rest art ed you won’t

be bot hered anym ore by t he UAC

To re- enable UAC, repeat t he above process and at st ep 4 recheck t he box nex t to “Use User Account Cont rol

(UAC)…” and press OK

3 0 Clean Your Computer

Just lik e any car, Windows needs t o be m aint ained and cleaned frequent ly Whenever I work on som eone’s com put er, I have a check list of t hings I lik e t o do t o ensure I won’t be work ing on t he sam e com put er anyt im e soon

Anyone can m aint ain their com put er; t hey just have t o learn how In t his chapt er you’ll learn som e basic tips and about som e t ools t o use – t o ensure your com put er becom es/ rem ains clutt er free and does not get sluggish

3 1 Autom atically Delete T em porary Files

The Windows Disk Cleanup Wizard will delet e your

t em porary files, but only if t hey are over a week old To

creat e a sim ple bat ch script t hat will clean up your

t em porary direct ories, do t he following:

3 1 1 Create the Batch File

To creat e a bat ch script t hat delet es your t em porary files:

1 Open Not epad and t ype t he following:

cd C:\ Users\ %username%\ AppData\ Local

rmdir / S / Q Temp

2 Save t he file as

Double click on t he file t o rem ove your t em porary files and free up space on your com put er

If t his doesn’t work and gives an access error, t ry replacing

%usernam e% wit h you windows login usernam e

3 1 2 Automate the Process

To autom at e this process, so you do not need t o

rem em ber t o run it , do t he following:

1 Right click on t he bat ch file and select Creat e Shortcut

3 3 | 3.0 Clean Your Com put er

2 Place t he shortcut in your st art up folder in t he st art

m enu:

a Drag t he short cut over t he St art but t on

b Wait for t he St art m enu to load

c Hover over Programs, wait for t he menu t o load, and hover over St art up

d Let go of t he left m ouse but t on to place t he short cut in St art up

Now when you log in to Windows Vist a, your t em porary files will be delet ed

3 2 Clean up Windows

Cleaning up Windows can be a t edious t ask as t here are

m any t em porary and unused files st ored everywhere Manual cleaning m ay be m ore t horough, but would t ak e hours Luck ily t here are t wo program s suit ed t o t his job The first of t hese t wo program s is t he well k nown

CCleaner CCleaner is a freeware syst em opt im izat ion, privacy and cleaning tool It rem oves unused files from your syst em - allowing Windows t o run fast er and freeing

up valuable hard disk space It also cleans t races of your online act ivit ies such as your Int ernet hist ory Addit ionally

it cont ains a fully feat ured regist ry cleaner

Anot her program I use frequent ly is Advanced Syst em Care

by Iobit (ASC.) ASC is a com prehensive PC- care ut ilit y t hat has a one- click approach to helping prot ect , repair and opt im ize your PC

Personally I prefer ASC, but CCleaner is gr eat t oo You do not need bot h of t hese program s; one of t hese pr ogram s should t ak e care of k eeping your com put er free of

t em porary clut t er

3 3 Disable and Delete the Hibernation File

Windows places a file on your hard drive t hat st ores a snapshot of your com put er when your com put er goes int o hibernat ion; t his file is used t o rest ore what you were doing when you were last on your com put er If you do not use hibernat ion, you can delet e t hese files and save as

3 5 | 3.0 Clean Your Com put er

m uch hard disk space as you have RAM (e.g., 512MB or 16GB—dependant upon t he am ount of RAM you have inst alled on your com put er.) In t his guide you will learn how t o disable hibernat ion and rem ove t he old hibernat ion file

3 3 1 Disable Hibernation

If you are sure you don’t hibernat e your PC (sleep and hibernat e are dif ferent ), you m ay disable t he feat ure as you will not need it To disable hibernat ion:

1 Click St art , Programs, and t hen right click on Command Prompt (or t ype into t he St art

m enu search box )

2 Click Run as administ rat or

3 If User Account Cont rol prom pt s you t o allow t he act ion, click on Cont inue

4 In t he Command Prompt window, type –

5 Close t he Command Prompt window

3 3 2 Delete the Hibernation File

Once you’ve disabled hibernat ion, you m ay st ill need t o delet e t he hibernat ion file t o save hard disk space To delet e t he hibernat ion file:

1 Click St art , Programs > Accessories > Syst em Tools

> Disk Cleanup (or t ype int o the

st art m enu search box and press Enter.)

2 If prom pt ed t o choose a drive, select t he drive on which Windows Vist a is inst alled and click OK

3 Disk Cleanup will scan t he hard drive and present you wit h a list of opt ions

4 Check Hibernat ion File Cleaner, and t hen click OK

5 When ask ed: Are you sure you want t o permanent ly delet e t hese files?, click Delet e Files

3 3 3 Enable Hibernation

If you decide you want t o use hibernat ion again, you can

enable it at any t im e:

3 7 | 3.0 Clean Your Com put er

1 Click St art , Programs, and right click on Command Prompt (or t ype int o t he st art m enu search box )

2 Click Run as administ rat or

3 If User Account Cont rol prompt s you t o allow t he act ion, click on Cont inue

4 In t he com m and prom pt window, t ype –

5 Close t he Com m and Prom pt window

Hibernat ion is now enabled and ready for use

3 4 Reclaim Disk Space after Service Pack Install

When you inst all a Vist a service pack , a back up of all replaced files is m ade This is done so you can roll back to how your m achine was before you inst alled t he service pack Once you are happy wit h how your com put er is running wit h t he lat est service pack , you m ay delet e t he roll back files In t his guide, you will learn how t o reclaim disk space t ak en up by a Vist a service pack inst allat ion

By following t his guide, you will be able t o save

600-800MB space on average

Please note: Aft er running t his tool, you cannot uninst all

t he service pack you are using

3 4 1 Find out which Service Pack You are Using

Please follow t he inst ruct ions for t he service pack you are using To find out which service pack you have inst alled:

1 Click St art , right click on Comput er and click

Propert ies

2 Your version of Windows and which service pack Windows is using will be displayed in t he Comput er Propert ies dialogue

3 4 2 Remove Service Pack 1 Rollback Files

To rem ove service pack 1 rollback files:

1 Press Winkey+ R

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3 When prom pt ed, t ype Y and press Enter

Aft er a few seconds, t he t ask will com plet e and your hard disk space is ret rieved

3 4 3 Remove Service Pack 2 Rollback Files

To rem ove service pack 2 rollback files:

1 Press Winkey+ R

3 When prom pt ed, t ype Y and press Enter

Aft er a few seconds, t he t ask will com plet e and your hard disk space is ret rieved.

3 5 Remove Entries from Add/ Remove Programs

Add/ remove programs is used t o add and remove

program s t o and from your com put er To access

Add/ rem ove program s:

1 Click St art > Cont rol Panel

2 Click Add or remove programs

From here, you can rem ove program s, enable and disable Windows feat ures, and m odify inst alled program s You

m ay not want program s to appear on t his list for several reasons:

4 1 | 3.0 Clean Your Com put er

• You have no int ent ion of rem oving som e programs and t hey are clut t ering the list

• You m ay want to hide a m onit oring program so your k ids can’t see or rem ove it

In t his guide you will learn how t o rem ove t hese program s for t he list but not your com put er

Please ref er t o Back up and Restore t he Regist ry before following t his guide

To hide a program on t he Add/ remove programs list :

1 Press Winkey+ R (or click St art > Run.)

2 Type in to open t he regist ry edit or (Work wit h t he Windows Regist ry.)

3 Go t o t he following ent ry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ Soft ware\ Microsoft \ Windows\ Current Version\ Uninst all

4 Each subk ey under Uninst all represent s a program

on t he list In t he left pane are t he program s (som e represent ed by num ber s and let t ers, and som e by