Windows registry - user interface settings

Registry settings for all those annoying HKEY_CURRENT_USER userinterface settings that are likely to drive you nuts when running WinXP:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00; Sanity.REG; Windows XP Sanity check; Usual disclaimers apply - don't edit the registry unless you know what you are doing and; BACKUP THE REGISTRY FIRST; If you edit this file ensure all comment lines are prefixed with ; so that REGEDIT will ignore them; - - - Section1 - - - - MS Explorer  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -;[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]; Disable the animated Click Start to begin"NoStartBanner"=hex:01,00,00,00; Don't constantly shuffle around the start menu items"Intellimenus"=dword:00000000;  Use the classic Start Menu"NoSimpleStartMenu"=dword:00000001; Dont tie new shortcuts to a specific PC"LinkResolveIgnoreLinkInfo"=dword:00000001; Don't hide all the local Drives"NoDrives"=dword:00000000; Don't display a welcome screen"NoWelcomeScreen"=dword:00000001; Don't automatically create shortcuts within My Network Places"NoRecentDocsNetHood"=dword:00000001; Don't run the Desktop Cleanup Wizard"NoDesktopCleanupWizard"=dword:00000001; Don't create a Shared Documents folder for My Computer"NoSharedDocuments"=dword:00000001; Don't hide the log-off option from the start menu"ForceStartMenuLogOff"=dword:00000001; Don't clutter start menu with My Network Places"NoStartMenuNetworkPlaces"=dword:00000001; Don't add a My Documents shortcut to the start menu"NoSMMyDocs"=dword:00000001; Don't add a Favorites shortcut to the start menu"NoFavoritesMenu"=dword:00000001; Don't add a My Pictures shortcut to the start menu"NoSMMyPictures"=dword:00000001; Don't add a My Music shortcut to the start menu"NoStartMenuMyMusic"=dword:00000001; Don't hide any of the following settings in the explorer GUI"NoActiveDesktopChanges"=hex:00,00,00,00"NoActiveDesktop"=dword:00000000"NoSaveSettings"=dword:00000000"ClassicShell"=dword:00000000"NoThemesTab"=dword:00000000; Disable active desktop"NoActiveDesktop"=hex:01,00,00,00; Don't ignore the flag above, really disable active desktop"ForceActiveDesktopOn"=dword:00000000; Enable Windows Update;; "NoWindowsUpdate"=dword:00000000; OR; Disable Windows Update;; "NoWindowsUpdate"=dword:00000001;; - - - Section2 - - - -  Explorer\Advanced  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -;[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]; Show hidden files and folders; "Hidden"=dword:00000001; or Don't show hidden files and folders:; "Hidden"=dword:00000002; Don't Hide file extensions"HideFileExt"=dword:00000000; Don't change the upper/lower case of filenames"DontPrettyPath"=dword:00000001;  Hide the Start Button BalloonTip (Click here to begin)"StartButtonBalloonTip"=dword:00000000; Don't randomly open copies of windows explorer when I login"PersistBrowsers"=dword:00000000;; - - - Section 3 - - - - Policy settings  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -;[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]; Don't hide any of the following options (normally under Control Panel, Desktop)"NoDispAppearancePage"=dword:00000000"NoColorChoice"=dword:00000000"NoSizeChoice"=dword:00000000"NoDispBackgroundPage"=dword:00000000"NoDispScrSavPage"=dword:00000000"NoDispCPL"=dword:00000000"NoVisualStyleChoice"=dword:00000000"NoDispSettingsPage"=dword:00000000"NoDispScrSavPage"=dword:00000000"NoVisualStyleChoice"=dword:00000000"NoSizeChoice"=dword:00000000"SetVisualStyle"=-;; - - - Section 4 - - - - Policy - Add-Remove Programs restrictions   - - - - - -;; These keys make sure you can uninstall anything;[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Uninstall]"NoAddRemovePrograms"=dword:00000000"NoRemovePage"=dword:00000000"NoAddPage"=dword:00000000"NoWindowsSetupPage"=dword:00000000"NoAddFromCDorFloppy"=dword:00000000"NoAddFromInternet"=dword:00000000"NoAddFromNetwork"=dword:00000000"NoServices"=dword:00000000"NoSupportInfo"=dword:00000000;; - - - Section 5 - - - -  Control Panel  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -;; Dont hide any cpanel applets see Q207750[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\don't load]"appwiz.cpl"=-; Start menu speed[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]"MenuShowDelay"="100"; (the default of 400 is a bit slow);; - - - Section 6 - - - -  Console  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -;[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Console]; Allow copy and paste from the command line."QuickEdit"=dword:00000001;; - - - Section 7 - - - -  Tip Of the Day  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -;;  Turn off the 'Tip Of the Day'[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\tips]"Show"=dword:00000000;