Anyone Seen/tried This Xp Registry Tweak?

Dr_Shaggy

<div class="IPBDescription">Monse, I'm looking in your direction</div> I found this, it claims to remove that annoying pause when right-clicking a file. Said that XP does an internet search on every right click or some junk like that and that this would remove that "feature". I heard some positive feedback about it so I'm just going to go ahead and try it out now.
It came in a zip file containing a text file with this description:
<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->if you are one of those XP Pro users who is driven crazy by your CPU going haywire when you right click on an avi file and refusing to let you transfer it to another directory then this is the solution. It turns off the automatic internet look up that kicks in everytime you right click on an avi file and allows you to transfer it where you want.
Just run the avi purge to make it work..it won't affect any of your other settings, only the reg settings for this annoying cpu overload feature.
If you want to go back to how it was then just use the search restore exe.
Real simple and i tested it muself...works like a charm.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
And then the .vbs file (can't wait to run this <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo--> ) that claims to perform the "trick":
<!--c1--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>CODE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='CODE'><!--ec1-->' Bill James, 30 Oct 2002

Set ws = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

RegTmp = ws.Environment("Process")("Temp") & "\RegTmp.tmp "
RegKey = "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{87D62D94-71B3-4b9a-9489-5FE6850DC73E}"

ws.Run "regedit /a /e " & RegTmp & RegKey, , True
Set RegFile = fso.OpenTextFile(RegTmp, 1)

NewRegTmp = ws.Environment("Process")("Temp") & "\NewRegTmp.tmp "
Set NewRegFile = fso.OpenTextFile(NewRegTmp, 2, True)

Do While Not RegFile.AtEndOfStream
 RegLine = RegFile.ReadLine
 If InStr(1, RegLine, RegKey, 1) <>  0 Then
   NewRegFile.WriteLine(Replace(RegLine, RegKey, RegKey & "-off"))
 Else
   
   NewRegFile.WriteLine(RegLine)
 End If
Loop

RegFile.Close
NewRegFile.Close

ws.Run "regedit /i /s " & NewRegTmp, , True

DelRegTmp = ws.Environment("Process")("Temp") & "\DelRegTmp.tmp "
Set DelRegFile = fso.OpenTextFile(DelRegTmp, 2, True)
DelRegFile.Write("REGEDIT4" & vbcrlf & "[-" & Mid(RegKey, 1) & "]")
DelRegFile.Close
ws.Run "regedit /i /s " & DelRegTmp, , True

fso.DeleteFile(RegTmp)
fso.DeleteFile(NewRegTmp)
fso.DeleteFile(DelRegTmp)
Set ws = Nothing
Set fso = Nothing
Set RegFile = Nothing
Set NewRegFile = Nothing
Set DelRegFile = Nothing

msgbox "Done"<!--c2--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--ec2-->
And finally the .reg file that claims to reverse the procedure:
<!--c1--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>CODE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='CODE'><!--ec1-->Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{87D62D94-71B3-4b9a-9489-5FE6850DC73E}]
@="Avi Properties Handler"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{87D62D94-71B3-4b9a-9489-5FE6850DC73E}\InProcServer32]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
 00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,00,68,00,\
 6d,00,65,00,64,00,69,00,61,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,00
"ThreadingModel"="Both"
<!--c2--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--ec2-->
Wish me luck. If it seems to work, and anyone's interested, I'll post it in this thread.

TenSix

Where was this file posted? Stuff on sites like tweakxp.com are reliable, and usually they will tell you if it presents some danger to your computer. I would google the .vbs filename, might find some info about it, other then it depends on where you got it from. Im no pro on Visual Basic, but it looks like it creates some backups of the registry, replaces a reg key, deletes the temporary files, and finishes.

Just don't look like a n00b and install it only to find you can't boot XP anymore <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->

Dr_Shaggy

I like to think of myself as fearless rather than noobish. Installed, XP still boots, I'll post again on the effects.

CForrester

Neato. Hope this works. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->

DOOManiac

<!--QuoteBegin--Dr_Shaggy+Jul 14 2003, 10:53 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Dr_Shaggy @ Jul 14 2003, 10:53 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->if you are one of those XP Pro users who is driven crazy by your CPU going haywire when you right click on an avi file and refusing to let you transfer it to another directory then this is the solution. It turns off the automatic internet look up that kicks in everytime you right click on an avi file and allows you to transfer it where you want.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
You know... I don't have this problem, and I haven't done any registry tweaking... O.o

I'd be wary of a .vbs file that claims to fix a non-existant problem..

MonsieurEvil

Yep. Never had the problem so it's difficult for me to duplicate this and tell you if the code fixes it. Let us know...

InfinityX

I remember a similar problem announced by Microsoft that affects all files:

<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->According to Microsoft, Windows XP can suffer a temporary decrease in performance when you right-click on a file or folder. The term "decrease" usually indicates a lower performance than may be expected under normal operation. In this case, "decrease" could be replaced with "severe loss of", as right-clicking on a file or folder in Windows results in the CPU usage rising to 100% while the shortcut menu is displayed. The decrease in performance may result in network connection speeds significantly decreasing, copy operations may appear to stop responding, and streaming operations may get distorted.

The decrease in performance affects the following operating systems.
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP1
Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP1
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP1a
Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP1a

There are three workarounds for the problem, but Microsoft has only published two of them. The first method is to turn off transition effects for menus and tooltips. The second method is left-click the file or folder first, then right-click as this avoids the transition. The third method is to install a more stable operating system, such as Windows 2000. It may be considered a severe option, but ideal for those who prefer others to test operating systems, and the fixes to be in place before they try them.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

From <a href='http://www.juicystudio.com' target='_blank'>Juicystudio</a>

DOOManiac

Again, I don't have this problem.

Maybe you have something idiotic turned on, like Thumbnails, or Web Page view (or whatever its called in XP)?