Tuesday, March 25, 2008

How to access to Group Policy - Turn Off Autoplay

Click Start -> Run -> gpedit.msc

Expand User Configuration, expand Administrative Templates, and then expand System

Double-click on the Turn off Autoplay policy.

Select Disabled, Click Apply, then click OK

Troubleshoot: Windows "Search Missing"

1. Select the Run option from the Start menu.
2. Type "cmd" and hit Enter.
3. Type "reg Export HKU backup.reg" and hit Enter.
4. Type "reg add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer /v NoFind /t REG_DWORD /d 0" and hit Enter.
[Note: If we put 1, it will hide the search button and disable the search function]
5. Logoff and log back on.

Troubleshoot: "The command prompt has been disabled by your administrator"

Open registry editor (start->run->regedit.exe)

go to key
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System]

In the right-panel, double click "DisableCMD" and set it's value to "0"

Troubleshoot: Windows XP Folder Options Missing

Go to
Start -> Run -> regedit.

Go to following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer

In the right hand panel, see if there is a value called "NoFolderOptions"

If Yes then change it's value to "0"
[1 means hide options and 0 means show options]