Change Default Locations
To change the default drive or path where Windows will look
for its installation files, go to the key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup\SourcePath
Now you can edit as you wish.
Secure your Desktop Icons and Settings
You can save your desktop settings and secure it from your
nerdy friend by playing with the registry. Simply launch the
Registry Editor go to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
In the right pane create a new DWORD Value named NoSaveSettings
and modify it's value to 1. Refresh and restart for the settings
to get saved.
CLSID Folders Explained
Don't you just hate those stubborn stupid icons that refuse
to leave the desktop, like the Network Neighborhood icon. I am
sure you want to know how you can delete them. You may say, that
is really simple, simply right click on the concerned icon and
select Delete. Well not exactly, you see when you right click
on these special folders( see entire list below)neither the rename
nor the delete option does not appear. To delete these folders,
there are two methods, the first one is using the System Policy
Editor(Poledit in the Windows installation CD)and the second
is using the Registry.
Before we go on, you need to understand what CLSID values
are. These folders, like the Control Panel, Inbox, The Microsoft
Network, Dial Up Networking etc are system folders. Each system
folder has a unique CLSID key or the Class ID which is a 16-byte
value which identifies an individual object that points to a
corresponding key in the registry.
To delete these system Folders from the desktop simply go
to the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\Namespace
{xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx}
To delete an icon simply delete the 16 byte CLSID value within
"NameSpace".
More on CLSID --->>
