Remove Pinned Programs - Visual Enhancement Windows XP Registry Hack

Don’t like the pinned program list in the Start Menu? We do—so we don’t need to scroll—but some people don’t like it. Use this Registry edit to get rid of it.

Navigate to:

HCU\ Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Policies\ Explorer

And to:

HLM\ Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Policies\ Explorer

Change the DWORD value of NoStartMenuPinnedList to 1 to remove the pinned programs list. The default is 0. The hange should happen immediately, but as usual, if it doesn’t, just restart!

This will also remove the Internet and E-mail Programs. Also, it only applies to the XP Start Menu and not the Classic Start Menu.

Disable The Frequent Programs List - Visual Enhancement Windows XP Registry Hack

Use this hack if you don’t want the list of frequently used programs in the Start Menu to show up.

Navigate to:

HCU\ Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Policies\ Explorer

And to:

HLM\ Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Policies\ Explorer

Change the DWORD value of NoStartMenuMFUprogramsList to 1 to disable the display of the frequent programs list. If that DWORD doesn’t exist, create it.

This will only work with the XP Start Menu, not the Classic Start Menu.

Take Control Of Your Modem - Hardware Enhancement Windows XP Registry Hack

You’ve probably experienced this if you’re on dial-up: if remote connections are enabled, your computer initiates an Internet connection— at startup or when an application demands it—and you find your modem dialling all on its own. Here’s how to disable that behaviour. Navigate to:

HLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Ole

Create a new String value (or modify the existing value) called EnableRemoteConnect. Set it to N to disable your modem stealing control. Of course, you can always set it to Y if bad things happen after you do this. A restart is required for the change to take effect.