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To use enable verbose status messages by editing the registry, follow these steps:
1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.
3. Locate and then click the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
4. On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.
5. Type verbosestatus, and then press ENTER.
6. Double-click the new key that you created, type 1 in the Value data box, and then click OK.
7. Quit Registry Editor.
Note Windows does not display status messages if the following key is present and the value is set to 1:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\DisableStatusMessages
Operating System Windows 2000 Windows XPOperating System Windows 2000 Windows XP

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