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 SURVIVAL KIT FOR WINDOWS 2000 - VERSION 1.3 BETA
Assembled by Antek Sawicki <tenox@ntinternals.net>
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WHAT'S THE IDEA?
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The problem is that I have often to change my PC I#m working on.

New job, new location, new desk, new pc, new bos, new woman using
my computer or new disaster removed my profile. Many many times
per year I have to spent 15-20 minutes to go trough all the UI and
desktop settings and set them to more or less useable.

The thing I hate most in my life is to repeat same operation more
than two times. What I usualy do? Write the script what does it for
me. So here it is - a script which changes all the desktop and GUI
settings to more "useable".

This script is not complete. It saves only 90% of time I have to
spent on a given PC. I have to manualy set "Small Icons in Start Menu"
and if I have to spent more than one hour on a given PC I also have
to download my favorite mono-spaced font and red mouse arrow...
Also I have found this script does not work completely if the user
doesn't have administrative rights. Why? No idea. So far...

Of course what means useable for me doesn't have to be useable
for anybody else. So use this script as example. You can modify
it for your own requirements and as you like.

Any ideas, greetings, etc. mailto:tenox@ntinternals.net
Also if you customize it for yourself with some interesting
settings I will be happy to receive yours for comparisation!


WHAT IT DOES?
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- Set the current Windows color scheme to simplyfied PLUM version
  (no gradients) plus ORANGE (FF,80,00) color for a selection bar.

- Saves the scheme as "tnx-plum" so you are able to restore it from
  fucher modyfications without applying WINSKIT again.

- Next it disabless all the messy yelling banners, tootips and messages.

- Next is the main part - reverse allmost all "Advanced Explorer Options":

  - Show Hidden, SupperHidden and SuperSuperHidden ;-) files.
  - Allways show file exntensions.
  - Show compressed filess in a different color.
  - Again disable tips.
  - Do not hide icons.
  - Do not show map network drive button. 
  - Do not use "web view".
  - Do not use separate process for each window.
  - Show hidden items in the Start Menu like Admin Tools and Logoff.
  - Cascade some menus under Start Menu.
  - The best part - disable Inteli (aka "personalized") Menus 
    and do not scroll menu items. [This was one of main reasons to
    write this script!]

- Next - simple but usefull - allways display full path in title and
  "address bar" in Windows Explorer.

- Next - hide "My Documents" from the Windows Desktop.

- Next part is some Control Panel / Desktop settings:

  - Do not auto end tasks. 
  - Smooth fonts, drag full windows and blink cursor.
  - No delay while displaying menu.
  - Do not paint version/build no. on the desktop.
  - Set some other essencial options from Effects tab.
    (fade/scroll efects and other lame fountains)

- The next part is for console window and CMD.EXE.
  Changes colors, cursor size to full, insert mode and
  quick edit. Also enables additional features and TAB completion.
  Set font to best avaiable (only one not very ugly).

WHAT IT DOES NOT?
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- It does not enable small icons in start menu. 
  -> because I'm unable - so far... - to resolve this...
  -> I supouse it's not only registry option :-(

- It does not enable "explore by default" instead of open.
  -> because I prefer to Open instead of Explore...

- It does not change mouse cursors. You need to have cursor
  files first... So to avoind mess on your screen - I do not
  touch mouse section by default.

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HAVE NICE GUI!
Antek Sawicki <tenox@ntinternals.net>
13 May 2001, Dublin, Ireland.