Small tutorial about the Six Keys in the Registry:
To Access the Registry, click start\run and type REGEDIT.
Hkey_Classes_Root
This key displays information about OLE and associated mappings to support
 drag-and-drop operations.
Hkey_Current_User
This points to a branch of Hkey_Users for the currently logged on user.
Hkey_Local_Machine
This contains computer specific information including installed hardware and 
software. This is the one I tend to spend the most time in.
Hkey_Users
This contains information about users that have logged on to the computer.
Hkey_Current_Config
This key points to a branch of Hkey_Local_Machine \ Config and has information such 
as display fonts and printers.
Hkey_Dyn_Data
This key points to a branch of Hkey_Local_Machine that has information about
 Plug and Play devices.
You can start clicking on the + sign next to HKey_Local_Machine and get used to
 moving around the registry.
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*** To clean the list in the Start\run menu.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Windows/Current Version/Explorer/Runmru

*** Programs that stays running after win95 starts. When you hit ctrl+alt+del, Explorer
should only be running, Systray may also appear if you have items added to the
Systray other than the Time. 
Antivirus, Logitech mouse, MS Intelli mouse, System agent are some of the programs
that could use resources and be running when starting Win95. For optimal performance
have the minimum running.
HKey_Current_User\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders
Check these too, be very carefull.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServicesOnce
 
*** Be very carefull here too, to remove a VxD:( programs that runs in memory
but will not show if you hit ctrl+alt+del. This also, if you delete a program
rather than uninstall it and you get the error message, here where you can find
the conflicting VxD)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD
These are the default contents of VXD don't touch them, but there should be more
VxD that you shouldn't touch either:
VPOWERD, NWLink, NETBEUI, NWREDIR, NWNBlink, VNSETUP, CONFIGMG, VSHARE, VWIN32, 
VFBACKUP, VCOMM, COMBUFF, IFSMGR, IOS, SPOOLER, VFAT, VCACHE, VCOND, VCDFSD, VXDLDR,
VDEF, VPICD, VTD, REBOOT, VDMAD, VSD, V86MMGR, PAGESWAP, DOSMGR, VMPOLL, SHELL, PARITY,
BIOSXLAT, VMCPD, VTDAPI, PERF, VSERVER, VREDIR, PPP, CPLIST, NDIS, VNETBIOS, VMM,
ISAPNP, VMD.


*** Uninstall Programs in the Add Remove program list
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall

*** Software that are uninstalled already, can be safely deleted
HKey_Current_User\Software


*** To speedup or slowdown the Startmenu
click the+ HKEY-CURRENT- USER\control panel\desktop\menu show delay and click edit 
values up to two seconds=2000, best is 500,
type the value.

*** Stop windows animation,
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics\Right Mouse Click an empty
 space in the right panel.Select new/string value.
.Name the new value MinAnimate.
.Doubleclick on the new string value (MinAnimate) and click on "Modify"
.Enter a value of 0 for Off or 1 for On

*** In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.scr, set it equal to "scrfile"
Autocad extension problem .scr and the win95 screensaver extension .scr.


Ted
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