I hope this post isn't out of line, but a great deal of the hacks I have read so far can be done automatically with Tweaks2k2 and SKTools.
I prefer SKTools as it does a lot more than just hack the system, but you can download Tweaks2k2 and run it 3 times for free.
Here are the websites:
http://s-k-tools.com/index.html?sktools/m_feat.html
http://www.tweaks2k2.com/portal/stat...50224182009983