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Anonymous
I am trying to create a Windows 2000 Professional .reg file for a
senior manager who wants his windows to open to his preferred
dimensions and display his preferred columns and column-widths. (This
senior manager is also an obessive-compulsive...)
I know that Win2K keeps the registry entries that control window pane
dimensions, columns and widths in
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Streams]
I recently found that My Computer is controlled by
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Streams\22]
And that My Documents is controlled by
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Streams\2]
And that Control Panel is controlled by
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Streams\105]
I know that "CabView"=hex: controls the dimensions of the windows, and
that "ViewView2"=hex: controls the columns and column widths inside the
window.
The problem is that there are 200+ registry keys in
....Explorer\Streams] and they all have numbers, not names of windows.
I have two questions:
1) Are the numbers of the keys directly specific to the windows they
control? (I.E. is [...Explorer\Streams\105] ALWAYS used to set the
Control Panel, or is key number 105 randomly generated per installation
of Windows?) If these are randomly generated, then I think I'm screwed.
2) Where can I get a list of registry entires that control pane
dimensions, columns and widths? Is there a book or a webpage that has
these?
(I need a new boss too---one that isn't a test-case for Freud's theory
of anal-retention...)
When you reply, please write as if you're talking to a newbie. Although
I am an experienced admin, I have never had to locate or work with
THESE registry entires before.
Thanks for your help, and I apologize for my boss's mental problems!
senior manager who wants his windows to open to his preferred
dimensions and display his preferred columns and column-widths. (This
senior manager is also an obessive-compulsive...)
I know that Win2K keeps the registry entries that control window pane
dimensions, columns and widths in
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Streams]
I recently found that My Computer is controlled by
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Streams\22]
And that My Documents is controlled by
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Streams\2]
And that Control Panel is controlled by
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Streams\105]
I know that "CabView"=hex: controls the dimensions of the windows, and
that "ViewView2"=hex: controls the columns and column widths inside the
window.
The problem is that there are 200+ registry keys in
....Explorer\Streams] and they all have numbers, not names of windows.
I have two questions:
1) Are the numbers of the keys directly specific to the windows they
control? (I.E. is [...Explorer\Streams\105] ALWAYS used to set the
Control Panel, or is key number 105 randomly generated per installation
of Windows?) If these are randomly generated, then I think I'm screwed.
2) Where can I get a list of registry entires that control pane
dimensions, columns and widths? Is there a book or a webpage that has
these?
(I need a new boss too---one that isn't a test-case for Freud's theory
of anal-retention...)
When you reply, please write as if you're talking to a newbie. Although
I am an experienced admin, I have never had to locate or work with
THESE registry entires before.
Thanks for your help, and I apologize for my boss's mental problems!
