Reg Fix

These have been retrieved from posts to the various newgroups over the past several months. I have used all of them and have found that they did not create any problems for me. However it is always prudent to make a backup of your registry before making any changes. I've simply  included the code for the reg fixes here. You can create them yourself, therefore eliminating the need for downloading. Another advantage to this is that you will be able to see exactly what is being merged into your registry. Or if you wish you can download the file and double click to merge to your registry.

To create a mergeable .reg file follow these simple instructions

1) Create a new file on your Desktop with Notepad
2) Copy the information with  CTRL+C from the reg file on this page starting with the line that reads REGEDIT4.
3) Paste the information into the Notepad file
4) You must hit the Enter Key to place an extra line at the end
5) Then save it with a descriptive name and the extension .reg
6) Double click to merge it into your registry. That's it.

DefragStopSS.reg this fix will causes defrag to turn off the screen saver itself, for the duration of the run. Copy and paste the text then press the Enter Key to put an extra line at the end  before saving the file with a .reg extension

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Defrag\Settings\DisableScreenSaver]
@="YES"

Menusort.reg this fix will restore the alphabetical sort order to the Start and Programs Menus (use with IE 4 and not IE 5). Copy and paste the text then press the Enter Key to put an extra line at the end  before saving the file with a .reg extension

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrder\Start Menu\&Programs\Menu]
"Order"=hex:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrder\Start Menu\Menu]
"Order"=hex:

Send to Desktop Fix.reg this will fix a problem that the Windows 95 SendToX Powertoy has with Windows 98. Copy and paste the text then press the Enter Key to put an extra line at the end  before saving the file with a .reg extension

REGEDIT4
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\CLSID\{9E56BE61-C50F-11CF-9A2C-00A0C90A90CE}]
"NeverShowExt"=""
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\CLSID\{9E56BE61-C50F-11CF-9A2C-00A0C90A90CE}\InProcServer32]
@="C:\\WINDOWS\\SYSTEM\\SENDMAIL.DLL"
"ThreadingModel"="Apartment"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\CLSID\{9E56BE61-C50F-11CF-9A2C-00A0C90A90CE}\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\WINDOWS\\explorer.exe,3"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\CLSID\{9E56BE61-C50F-11CF-9A2C-00A0C90A90CE}\shellex]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\CLSID\{9E56BE61-C50F-11CF-9A2C-00A0C90A90CE}\shellex\DropHandler]
@="{9E56BE61-C50F-11CF-9A2C-00A0C90A90CE}"

MaxIconsBig.reg this will set your max cached icons to 4096. It corrects a problem with icons changing on the Desktop and Quick Launch Toolbar. Copy and paste the text then press the Enter Key to put an extra line at the end  before saving the file with a .reg extension

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer]
"Max Cached Icons"="4096"

FixLink.reg this was sent to me by Mag7Mike. If you have accidentally associated .LNK files with a program, and they no longer are linked to their designated files, merge this .REG file to restore things back to working order.  mag7mike@hotmail.com. Copy and paste the text then press the Enter Key to put an extra line at the end  before saving the file with a .reg extension

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lnk]
@="lnkfile"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lnk\ShellNew]
"Command"="RunDLL32 AppWiz.Cpl,NewLinkHere %2"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lnk\ShellEx]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lnk\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{500202A0-731E-11d0-B829-00C04FD706EC}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile]
@="Shortcut"
"EditFlags"=dword:00000001
"IsShortcut"=""
"NeverShowExt"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\CLSID]
@="{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\IconHandler]
@="{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\DropHandler]
@="{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\ProgID]
@="lnkfile"

StartMenu Cascade Restore.reg Here 's the one many people have been asking for. If you want to have the cascading Programs Menu back (as it was in pre-IE4 days) use this fix. Then go to any open window and select View->Folder Options->Views Tab and place a check mark in the box next to "Multi-Column Start Menu Style". Unchecking the box will restore your menu to the single column style. Or  copy and paste the text to Notepad then press the Enter Key to put an extra line at the end  before saving the file with a .reg extension

REGEDIT4

"HelpID"="update.hlp"

Open New Window.reg . If you find that right clicking a link when using IE5 no longer opens a new window use this fix. This has been supplied by Peter Forrest . Copy and paste the text then press the Enter Key to put an extra line at the end  before saving the file with a .reg extension

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{79eac9c2-baf9-11ce-8c82-00aa004ba90b}\ProxyStubClsid32]
@="{B8DA6310-E19B-11D0-933C-00A0C90DCAA9}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{79eac9c3-baf9-11ce-8c82-00aa004ba90b}\ProxyStubClsid32]
@="{B8DA6310-E19B-11D0-933C-00A0C90DCAA9}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{79eac9c4-baf9-11ce-8c82-00aa004ba90b}]
@="IHlinkTarget"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{79eac9c4-baf9-11ce-8c82-00aa004ba90b}\ProxyStubClsid32]
@="{B8DA6310-E19B-11D0-933C-00A0C90DCAA9}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{79eac9c5-baf9-11ce-8c82-00aa004ba90b}\ProxyStubClsid32]
@="{B8DA6310-E19B-11D0-933C-00A0C90DCAA9}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{7BF80981-BF32-101A-8BBB-00AA00300CAB}]
@="Picture"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{7BF80981-BF32-101A-8BBB-00AA00300CAB}\ProxyStubClsid32]
@="{00020420-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"

JPG Preview Fix.reg If you find that your .jpg files are no longer showing a  Preview while you are viewing your Window as a Webpage give this a reg fix a try. Copy and paste the text then press the Enter Key to put an extra line at the end  before saving the file with a .reg extension

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jpg]
@="jpegfile"
"Content Type"="image/jpeg"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jpg\ShellEx]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jpg\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{7376D660-C583-11d0-A3A5-00C04FD706EC}"