Windows XP Registry Tweaks

[equk]

It's not often that I post about windows

So for my first post on the subject I thought I'd post this, mostly taken from my website.

I'm going to trust you understand the registry, the use of .reg files and the possible consequences of your actions.

Disabling Services:

Originally Posted by disable-services.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

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; EQUK WINDOWS XP TWEAKS

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;Alerter

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\Alerter]

"Start"=dword:00000004

;Automatic Updates

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\wuauserv]

"Start"=dword:00000004

;Background Intelligent Transfer Service

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\BITS]

"Start"=dword:00000004

;ClipBook

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\ClipSrv]

"Start"=dword:00000004

;Help and Support Service

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\helpsvc]

"Start"=dword:00000004

;ICF/ICS

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\SharedAccess]

"Start"=dword:00000004

;IMAPI CD-Burning Service

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\ImapiService]

"Start"=dword:00000004

;Indexing Service

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\CiSvc]

"Start"=dword:00000004

;IPSEC

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\PolicyAgent]

"Start"=dword:00000003

;Messenger Service

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\Messenger]

"Start"=dword:00000004

;NVIDIA Helper Service

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\NVSvc]

"Start"=dword:00000004

;Performance Logs & Alerts

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\SysmonLog]

"Start"=dword:00000004

;Remote Desktop Help Session Manager

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\RDSessMgr]

"Start"=dword:00000004

;Remote Registry Service

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\RemoteRegistry]

"Start"=dword:00000004

;Routing and Remote Access

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\RemoteAccess]

"Start"=dword:00000004

;SSDP Discovery Service (Universal Plug'n'Play)

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\SSDPSRV]

"Start"=dword:00000004

;System Restore

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\srservice]

"Start"=dword:00000004

;TCP/IP Helper

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\LmHosts]

"Start"=dword:00000004

;Universal Plug'n'Play Service

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\upnphost]

"Start"=dword:00000004

;UPS

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\UPS]

"Start"=dword:00000004

;Windows Time Service

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\W32Time]

"Start"=dword:00000004

;Wireless Zero Configuration

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\WZCSVC]

"Start"=dword:00000004

System Tweaks:

Originally Posted by system-tweaks.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

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; EQUK WINDOWS XP TWEAKS

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;Speed up opening of My Computer and Explorer

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\stisvc]

"Start"=dword:00000004

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\Explorer]

"NoSaveSettings"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\Advanced]

"NoNetCrawling"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Policies\Explorer]

"NoRemoteRecursiveEvents"=dword:00000001

;Optimize the Windows Server Service (1=minimise memory, 2=balance, 3=max netw. throughput)

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\lanmanserver\parameters]

"Size"=dword:00000002

;Force Windows to Unload DLLs from Memory

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Explorer\AlwaysUnloadDLL]

"Default"="1"

;Enable UDMA-66 Support (WARNING: Newer MOBOs only, intel chipsets)

;Speeds up drives

;[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Class\{4D36E96A-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\0000]

;"EnableUDMA66"=dword:00000001

Networking Tweaks:

Originally Posted by network-tweaks.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

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; EQUK WINDOWS XP TWEAKS

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;Speedup network logon/boot

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\policies\system]

"SynchronousMachineGroupPolicy"=dword:00000000

"SynchronousUserGroupPolicy"=dword:00000000

;Speed up the internet by improving DNS resolution

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\Dnscache\Parameters]

"CacheHashTableBucketSize"=dword:00000001

"CacheHashTableSize"=dword:00000180

"MaxCacheEntryTtlLimit"=dword:0000fa00

"MaxSOACacheEntryTtlLimit"=dword:0000012d

Security Tweaks:

Originally Posted by sec-tweaks.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

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; EQUK WINDOWS XP TWEAKS

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;Disable Admin Shares

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\lanmanserver\parameters]

"AutoShareServer"=dword:00000000

"AutoShareWks"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\lanmanworkstation\parameters]

"AutoShareServer"=dword:00000000

"AutoShareWks"=dword:00000000

;Restrict anonymous access

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Lsa]

"restrictanonymous"=dword:00000002

;Set Maxcached Sockets 0

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\Dnscache\Parameters]

"MaxCachedSockets"=dword:00000000

;Disable SMB

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\NetBT\Parameters]

"SmbDeviceEnabled"=dword:00000000

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; MANUAL TWEAKS

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;HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Rpc

;Value: DCOM Protocols

;Remove ncacn_ip_tcp

;HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Servi ces\LanManServer\Parameters\NullSession Pipes\

;NullSessionPipes > Delete all value data INSIDE this key

;NullSessionShares > Delete all value data INSIDE this key

I normally use these reg files after installing from a custom slipstreamed XP SP2 Disc (with firewall, win update & sec centre removed).

You will notice on the system tweaks the UDMA for intel is commented, this is for people who have different chipsets. Just uncomment for intel chipsets.

The files can be downloaded from my site:

disable-services.reg

sec-tweaks.reg

network-tweaks.reg

system-tweaks.reg

[PP Mguire]

To disable services you dont need to mess with the registry You can either go to

Control Panel/ Admin Tools/ Services or

Start/ Run/ msconfig/ services tab (need restart)

Disabling almost half my services is one of the first things i do (after driver install)

[equk]

Originally Posted by name='PP Mguire'

To disable services you dont need to mess with the registry You can either go to

Control Panel/ Admin Tools/ Services or

Start/ Run/ msconfig/ services tab (need restart)

Disabling almost half my services is one of the first things i do (after driver install)

Or simply download a reg file and double click on it

[PP Mguire]

If it disables everything you put up there i wouldnt want to. It disables i thikn 1 or 2 things i need. It also dosent disable print spooler which i dont need ect. Nice easy for lazy people though, nice file.

[Toxcity]

Whats the network tweaks like?

Having alot of lag atm!

[PP Mguire]

Yea, i used the network tweaks and it just kept on accessing my router and Windows almost froze :eh:

[equk]

Originally Posted by name='PP Mguire'

Yea, i used the network tweaks and it just kept on accessing my router and Windows almost froze :eh:

haha

All the network tweaks do mainly is speedup DNS resolution. So it wouldn't effect your network like that (as it only tweaks the cache). It also stops windows from syncing the network on logon(which drops a lot of network traffic).

[mrapoc]

Whats that about intel in the system tweaks? I dont quite get wot ive gotta do for my p5b dlx (tis a newer motherboard)

[PP Mguire]

Well when i took it off it stopped. Eh ill just leave it alone.

[equk]

Originally Posted by name='mrapoc'

Whats that about intel in the system tweaks? I dont quite get wot ive gotta do for my p5b dlx (tis a newer motherboard)

here's a link to the intel reg file

It's the same as the other one with the UDMA bit uncommented I am using it on my P5W without problems. Altho I'm not sure it's needed for the newer drivers/chipsets