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72XP: disabling libraries and installing 3rd party themes

Jan 5, 2010 Tech

Welcome to what is probably the last article in this series. lets get started :p

So, so far so good, its mostly acting like XP :p next we’re going to disable and remove libraries intergration. I prefer real folders.

Download these reg tweaks and apply them, then logoff or reboot for changes to take effect.

Disable Libraries in Windows 7 (removes the libraries).
Remove Library Context Menus (removes the library related context menus)

Now i know this doesnt disable intergration completely, i still need to find a way to remove it from the save dialog.

A few more little tweaks.

Once after rebooting i noticed a new icon on my desktop that wouldnt go away and didnt seem to have any use (or a delete option). So heres a reg tweaks to remove it. (logoff or reboot to see changes).

Remove_HomeGroup_Desktop_Icon (removes the “HomeGroup” icon from the desktop).

Another annoyance I noticed was a “shop for music online” option in the context menu of music folders. I quickly removed this with a reg patch which you can get below.

Remove wmp shop (removes the “shop” context menu entries from music folders).

Another optional hack you can apply is that of a hacked themeing system, which will let you run 3rd party themes that arent made by microsoft. Click the link below to download the Patcher. you can find more visual styles on sites such as deviantart.com and google :p

UniversalThemePatcher_20090409.zip (as always make sure you read the readme files and use the right version for your install).

I have also recently changed my default browser to chrome because its much quicker than any browser ive tried. I still use IE/Crazy Browser as my main browser though.

So, thats the last in the series for now, i will probably find/post more tweaks as i come across a need for them. right now im contemplating replacing the explorer filemanager with E++ because for the life of me i cant seem to find a hack or tweak that disables full row select in explorer, its really annoying. the only downside here is that some of the keyboard shortcuts do different things and the current version doesnt remeber view settings.

Hope you enjoyed this mini series! :)

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