ALL REG EDITS FOR WIN XP

>Disable Tool Tips:
          Start/Run/Regedit
          HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced.           Modify or create, "ShowInfoTip" and set the Value to 0. To restore set the Value to 1. This           edit excludes the Start Button.
>Disable Status Messages During Boot, Logon, Logoff, Shutdown:
       Start/Run/Regedit
          HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System           Right click in the right pane and select New, DWord value. Name the new value           DisableStatusMessages. Double click the new value and set it to 1. Status messages will no           longer show during boot/shutdown/logon/logoff.
>Disable Balloon Tips:
          Start/Run/Regedit
          HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced.           Modify or create, "EnableBalloonTips" and set the Value to 0. To restore set the Value to 1.
>Disable the Windows Key :
        Start/Run/Regedit
          Create a new Binary value, or modify the existing value, called 'Scancode Map' and edit the           value according to the settings below.           HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\ Keyboard Layout. Value           Name: Scancode Map, Data Type: REG_BINARY (Binary Value), Value Data: 00 00 00 00           00 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 00 00 5B E0 00 00 5C E0 00 00 00 00.
>Disable All Caps on Files and Folders:
      Start/Run/Regedit
         HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\          Explorer\Advanced] Value Name: DontPrettyPath Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD          Value) Value Data: (0 = adjust caps, 1 = show caps) Create a new DWORD value, or modify          the existing value, called "DontPrettyPath" and set it to equal "1" to display the file using          their original capitalization or "0" to adjust the caps. Restart Windows for the change to          take effect.
>Disable/Turn Off System Beeps:
     Start/Run/Regedit
        HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Sound In the right pane, right click "Beeps",        modify, set the value to no. Exit, reboot.
>Disable Auto-Run of Windows Messenger:
        Start/Run/Regedit
        HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\ MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\RUN.         Delete the Value named MSMSGS.