Disk Heal is a free useful tool that performs many useful functions. An application which fixes disk errors which occur after a virus and perform various other tweaks as well.

Features:

• Fixes Disk Problems:

Can’t open your drive just by clicking it? Getting error messages like “Could not find something” or an Open With dialog? Disk Heal fixes these problems in just one click.

• Fixes Task Manager inaccessibility

• Fixes Folder Options inaccessibility

• Fixes Registry Editor inaccessibility

Can’t access any of the above three features, Disk Heal fixes this problem

• Fixes File/Folder inaccessibility:

Has a virus hidden your files/folders and you cannot unhide it, use disk heal to fix this problem.

• Perform Tweaks:

Performs various other tweaks to optimize your pc including:

• Security Tweaks:

-Password protect these features

-Enable/Disable Task Manager
-Enable/Disable Folder options
-Enable/Disable the registry editor
-Lock the location of ‘My Documents’
-Enable/Disable Display Properties
-Enable/Disable ‘Search’
-Enable/Disable ‘Run’
-Enable/Disable Control Panel
-Enable/Disable Shutdown
-Enable/Disable CPU Beep
-Enable/Disable CD Auto-run
-Hide/unhide Start->(All) Programs menu
-Enable/Disable the Context menu in My Computer & Desktop
-Enable/Disable My Computer
-Hide/Show ‘Pinned’ items from the Start menu
-Remove ‘Manage’ in My Computer Context Menu

• Appearance Tweaks:

-Change drive icon
-Enable/Disable Clear-Type (Also known as ‘Font smoothing’ Fonts)
-Enable/Disable smooth scrolling
-Hide/Show the left panel from My Computer
-Hide/Show the current user in the Start menu
-Hide/Show the windows version on the Desktop
-Hide/Show windows error messages on startup

• Internet Explorer Tweaks:

-Enable/Disable Auto-complete
-Check if Default Browser
-Lock current home page
-Increase simultaneous downloads to 10

• Control Panel Tweaks

-Hide\Show Accessibility Options
-Hide\Show Add\Remove programs
-Hide\Show Console Options
-Hide\Show Date\Time Options
-Hide\Show Display Options
-Hide\Show Fax Options
-Hide\Show Hardware Wizard
-Hide\Show IR Port Options
-Hide\Show Regional Options
-Hide\Show Internet Settings
-Hide\Show Joystick Options
-Hide\Show licensing programs
-Hide\Show Keyboard\Mouse Options
-Hide\Show mail Options
-Hide\Show sound Options
-Hide\Show dial-up Options
-Hide\Show network & connectivity Wizard
-Hide\Show modem Options
-Hide\Show Netware client Options
-Hide\Show ODBC options
-Hide\Show PC card Options
-Hide\Show port Options
-Hide\Show power Options
-Hide\Show scanner and camera Options
-Hide\Show server manager Wizard
-Hide\Show speech Options
-Hide\Show System Properties
-Hide\Show Telephone Properties
-Hide\Show TweakUI Properties
-Hide\Show User Manager Properties
-Hide/Show WSP client options NEW!
-Hide/Show Quicktime preferences NEW!
-Hide/show Norton Live update client NEW!
-Hide/Show Compaq Agent NEW!

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Site: http://www.luqsoft.com/diskheal

Author: Mike Lin

Ease of use: For users who know how to use the Registry Editor (regedit.exe)

Cost: Freeware (for donations: Tip Jar)

Download: StartUp Control Panel 2.8

Publisher’s Description:

Startup Control Panel is a nifty control panel applet that allows you to easily configure which programs run when your computer starts. It’s simple to use and, like all my programs, it’s very small and won’t burden your system. A valuable tool for system administrators!

Startup Control Panel is compatible with all modern versions of Windows through Windows XP. Windows Vista, after all these years, finally has a very good startup manager built-in; go to Control Panel > Performance Information and Tools, and then click on Manage Startup Programs on the left.

Editor’s Description:

This software is simple yet helpful. I usually use this to track unknown startup objects like from spywares and trojans.

Spywares and trojans usually starts in the StartUp registry, so with this, you can see or monitor whether there are new startup objects that are being added.

Symptom

When you run the Tweak UI PowerToy for Windows XP, the following message may be displayed:

Tweak UI has been disabled by your administrator.

More information

This error occurs if the DisableRegistryTools Policy is enabled. With this policy enabled, you receive the following error message when you start the Registry Editor (regedit.exe):

Registry Editing has been disabled by your administrator.

IMPORTANT: If this policy was enabled in your system (not connected to a corporate network) without you doing anything or without your knowledge, then it’s highly likely that a Virus has blocked the usage of Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) in your system by enabling the DisableRegistryTools policy via the registry. It’s highly recommended that you perform a thorough checkup of your system immediately. Steps listed in this article will help you unblock the Registry Editor, but that does not remove the Virus (if any) from your system.

For a Windows Vista version of this article, see Error “Registry editing has been disabled by your administrator” when you open the Registry Editor in Windows Vista

Removing the DisableRegistryTools restriction

For standalone Windows XP systems, perform the steps below to remove the registry editing restrictions.

Method 1: Using the REG.EXE console tool

1. Click Start, Run and type this command:

REG add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v DisableRegistryTools /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

You should be able to launch Tweak UI, as well as the Registry Editor.

Method 2: Using the Group Policy Editor (Windows XP Professional only)

• Click Start, Run and type gpedit.msc and press ENTER
• Go to the following location:
  • User Configuration | Administrative Templates | System
• Double-click Disable registry editing tools and set it to Not Configured
• Exit the Group Policy Editor

Note: If the setting already reads Not Configured, set it to Enabled, and click Apply. Then revert it back to Not Configured. This ensures that the DisableRegistryTools registry value is removed successfully.