The Ultimate List of 67 Awesome Registry Hacks for Windows XP

Here's the ultimate list of all the Windows XP Registry Hack you want.

We were all pretty much excited with the launch of Windows Vista and now we are waiting eagerly for Windows 7 ( well some are :P), but I'll give here a hands on with the Windows XP Registry. I know you might be wondering why on earth would anyone use that now??? I do too. Here I've listed all the hacks I have discussed earlier.

So whoever wants to get their hands dirty with ripping apart the Windows XP Registry are welcome to read on. :
Hacks for Windows XP:

1. Some Background Tutorials
2. Performance Enhancements
3. Visual Enhancements
4. Hardware
5. Just For Fun

1. Some Background Tutorials:

1. Some History about Windows Registry
   
2. The Structure And Working Of The Registry
   
3. Value Types of Windows Registry
   
4. Regedit: Hands-On
   
5. Editing The Registry
   
6. Creating And Using .Reg Files
   
7. Third-party Registry Editors
   
8. Some Notes before you go ahead with the Hacks
   

2. Performance Enhancements:

1. Load Applications Faster
   
2. Optimisation Of The Boot Files
   
3. Prioritise!
   
4. Unload Unused DLLs
   
5. Run 16-bit Apps In Their Own Processes
   
6. Disable User Tracking
   
7. Disable Thumbnail Caching
   
8. Load Kernel Into RAM
   
9. Edit The Startup Programs List
   
10. Optimise The System Cache
    
11. Turn Off Windows Animation
    
12. Disable The Desktop Cleanup Wizard
    
13. Control Master File Table Zone Reservation
    
14. Automatic Window Refresh
    
15. Die A Faster Death
    
16. Control Auto-Reboot After A Crash
    
17. Change Certain Folder Locations
    
18. Change The Location Of The Windows Installation Files
    
19. Disable The Search Assistant
    
20. Modify The Default Search Options
    
21. Change The Program Files And Common Files Directory
    
22. Control CPU Task Priorities
    

3. Visual Enhancements:

1. Add A Command-Prompt Right-Click To Every Folder
   
2. A Hotkey For Command Line Directory Completion
   
3. A Command Line Command Completion Hotkey
   
4. Disable The Password Balloon Reminder
   
5. Control The Behaviour Of The Logon Screensaver
   
6. Control Capitalisation In File And Folders Names
   
7. Start Menu: Scrolling Or Columns?
   
8. Suppress Error Messages When Booting
   
9. The “New” Right-Click Command Goes Missing
   
10. Display Attributes
    
11. Don’t Show Common Program Groups
    
12. Disable The Frequent Programs List
    
13. Remove Pinned Programs
    
14. Restore Folders Upon Startup
    
15. Hide Control Panel Applets
    
16. Get Rid Of The Hand
    
17. Implement A User-Based Custom Shell
    

4. Hardware:

1. No More DVDs!
   
2. Reclaim Your Optical Drive
   
3. Enable UDMA66 Or UDMA100 Mode
   
4. Convert a FireWire Device To A Dynamic Disk Drive
   
5. Juggle The Keys Around
   
6. Make Your NIC Do Some Work
   
7. Take Control Of Your Modem
   
8. Change The Priority Of The Print Spooler
   
9. Print Scheduler Priority
   
10. Spool Elsewhere
    
11. Print Job Pop-Ups
    
12. Save Processor Power
    
13. Native Processor Performance Control In XP
    
14. Games Hanging On An Athlon Processor?
    
15. Enable 48-bit Logical Block Addressing Support
    
16. Speed Up The COM Port
    

5. Just for Fun:

1. Change Registered Owner And Organisation Name
   
2. Create Your Own Tips
   
3. Hide The Username On The Start Menu
   
4. Remove Or Change The Shortcut Arrow Icon
   
5. Add A Custom Folder To My Computer Or The Desktop
   
6. Change The Window Title In WMP
   
7. Pop Up A Banner When Windows Boots
   
8. Remove Items From The System Tray
   
9. Remove "File" From Explorer
   
10. Make DLLs Display Their Icons
    
11. Increase Balloon Tip Notify Time
    
12. Add Copy to / Move to To The Right-Click
    

If you want anymore hacks you can just leave a comment and I'll make sure to add it. Please Share.