Windows Xp Tweakage.

How do I remover windows catalogue from the start menu, I’ve taken care of windows update but I can’t seem to get rid of this.

How do I apply a view setting across all folders, each folder I open has enlarged icons which looked all res’ed.

How do I get rid of the splash screen on outlook express, the old way doesn’t seem to work for me?

Can I change the colour of just the taskbar?

I’ve done a fair bit of tweaking using various programs and what I could remember, anybody any extra suggestions on tweaking windows xp

 

well i've been trying some of my win 2k tweak programs with limited success, this is my first time really getting into Xp, mainly because my win 2k version has gone to hell

btw nice to see you to tim

 

Thanks halo, hacking the reg was fun and brought back good old memories, god i'm sad. the right click on windows catalogue didn't work,(won't let me) i'm allready in windows classic. After tweaking the crap out of this thing, it aint a half bad os

 

I have admin privileges, its weird because when i open the start menu folder, its not there

 

Liddle, i'll remember that gpedit tweaking bit, reminds me of config back in win 98.

managed to get rid of the stupid windows catalogue, it was in "all users" just deleted the thing straight

 

I've had really good experiences using Fresh UI from www.freshdevices.com as a supplement to Tweak UI. They don't conflict, and Fresh UI offers a gazillion registry tweaks that you can do and un-do very simply with the program. Nothing you do in Fresh UI happens until you reboot.

I spend a lot of time in the registry, too, but Fresh UI is extremely handy for easy one-click solutions to complex multi-edit registry settings.

I've used it to change about fifty settings over three months, and I've used it to re-set a few of those, and nothing but good has happened to date.

 

I told you i'd be back,

 

How do i get chkdsk to run before startup like in win2k, had abite of a problem a minute ago with a non responsive mouse and had to get chkdsk to run manually

 

if you type CHKDSK /F in the command window chances are it will say "could not dismount volume" and ask if you want to check it on boot up next time around..
is that what you're looking for?

 

@ Halo,
Thanks for the link to power toys. Most of the things there seem very cool (a few I wouldn't use), but do all of these instal at once and does any of it add to the progs running in the background? I always try to keep that to a minimum.
Thanks in advance

 

Handy, but i really would have preferred if it ran every time, see the problems arise when i shut down suddenly, without giving the os a chance

 

maybe this might help?
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...port/kb/articles/Q160/9/63.ASP&NoWebContent=1

 

hmm thanks but chkdsk didn't sort it out, main problem is a jerky mouse. its oen of those wireless optic microsoft ones, any ideas, it seems the same way under win2k, and i've checked the batteries

 

YEa its pissign me off, this is my second one. the microsoft one actually seem pretty god, think i paid about 100 euros for it. tried all those things, still jerky, this is only a recent thing. I try a different type of battery when i get the chance. I wonder if you get these problems using bluetooth

 

if you're running it under USB then try PS2 and see if the problems goes away. (assuming the mouse came with a USB to PS2 adapter)

 

Microsoft don't supply the adaptors but logitech do. Tried a different battery brand it all seems to be back to normal. Extremely odd. I have one of the orginal logitech wireless optical, thats just a pain in the arse

 

Interesting. My MS Optical mouse came with one, they must not do it on their newer shipments?.. and I wonder what was so peculiar about the batteries. Well as long as it's working properly for you though, right?