Repair Image Preview in Windows 2000/XP

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.art\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{7376D660-C583-11d0-A3A5-00C04FD706EC}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.bmp\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{7376D660-C583-11d0-A3A5-00C04FD706EC}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.dib\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{7376D660-C583-11d0-A3A5-00C04FD706EC}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.gif\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{7376D660-C583-11d0-A3A5-00C04FD706EC}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jfif\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{7376D660-C583-11d0-A3A5-00C04FD706EC}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jpe\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{7376D660-C583-11d0-A3A5-00C04FD706EC}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jpg\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{7376D660-C583-11d0-A3A5-00C04FD706EC}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jpeg\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{7376D660-C583-11d0-A3A5-00C04FD706EC}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.png\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{7376D660-C583-11d0-A3A5-00C04FD706EC}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.wmf\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{7376D660-C583-11d0-A3A5-00C04FD706EC}"

French Keyboard for All Language

Use the same Keyboard System File kbdfr.dll for all language. If you want to use US Keyboard, replace kbdfr.dll by kbdus.dll, if you use German Keyboard, replace kbdfr.dll by kbdgr.dll, etc. Thanks to M. Jacques BEGAINT for this post.

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REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layouts\00000404]
"Layout File" = "kbdfr.dll"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layouts\00000804]
"Layout File" = "kbdfr.dll"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layouts\E0010404]
"Layout File" = "kbdfr.dll"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layouts\E0010804]
"Layout File" = "kbdfr.dll"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layouts\E0020404]
"Layout File" = "kbdfr.dll"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layouts\E0020804]
"Layout File" = "kbdfr.dll"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layouts\E0030404]
"Layout File" = "kbdfr.dll"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layouts\E0030804]
"Layout File" = "kbdfr.dll"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layouts\E0040404]
"Layout File" = "kbdfr.dll"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layouts\E0050404]
"Layout File" = "kbdfr.dll"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layouts\E0050804]
"Layout File" = "kbdfr.dll"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layouts\E0060404]
"Layout File" = "kbdfr.dll"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layouts\E0070404]
"Layout File" = "kbdfr.dll"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layouts\E0080404]
"Layout File" = "kbdfr.dll"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layouts\E0090404]
"Layout File" = "kbdfr.dll"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layouts\E00E0804]
"Layout File" = "kbdfr.dll"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layouts\E01F0404]
"Layout File" = "kbdfr.dll"

Disable System Beep

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Beep]
"Start"=dword:00000004

Windows XP : Very Slow to Open a Session

If Windows XP with MUI Language Pack very slow (more than 10 minutes) to open a session, it's because of difference between the following value. Set all these MultiUILanguageId and MUILanguagePending the same value to resolve this problem.

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-18\Control Panel\Desktop]
"MultiUILanguageId"="0000040c"
"MUILanguagePending"="0000040c"

[HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-19\Control Panel\Desktop]
"MultiUILanguageId"="0000040c"
"MUILanguagePending"="0000040c"

[HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-20\Control Panel\Desktop]
"MultiUILanguageId"="0000040c"
"MUILanguagePending"="0000040c"