1001 Secrets for Windows NT Registry
(Publisher: 29th Street Press)
Author(s): Tim Daniels
ISBN: 1882419685
Publication Date: 12/01/97

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Peer Web Services

III-128 Have you ever tried to change the port numbers for the personal Web server or FTP server that comes with Front Page? Well, now you can. Each of the values below represents its corresponding services TCP/IP port number in hexadecimal. You can change them to any valid port number. Restart your machine for any changes to take effect.

Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key: System\CurrentControlSet\Control\ServiceProvider\ ServiceTypes
Value Name: MSFTPSVC
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value: port number in hex

This value is the TCP/IP port number for the FTP Service.

III-129 Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key: System\CurrentControlSet\Control\ServiceProvider\ ServiceTypes
Value Name: W3SVC
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value: port number in hex

This value is the TCP/IP port number for the Web Service.

III-130 Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key: System\CurrentControlSet\Control\ServiceProvider\ ServiceTypes
Value Name: GOPHERSVC
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value: port number in hex

This value is the TCP/IP port number for the Gopher Service.

III-131 Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key: System\CurrentControlSet\Control\ServiceProvider\ ServiceTypes
Value Name: MicrosoftInternetInformationServer
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value: port number in hex

This value is the TCP/IP port number that the administration program for Peer Web services listens on.

Netscape Navigator 3.0

III-132 You recently joined a domain, and some of your settings were wiped out for Netscape Navigator. You invested a lot of time in setting up Netscape Navigator, and now you can access the correct version only if you boot locally. This registry location shows where Netscape stores its information.

Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Netscape

Save the key and then log on to NT as the domain user. Restore the saved key and you’re back in business.

III-133 Do you need to browse Japanese, Chinese, or Korean HTML files with your Netscape browser? Follow these steps.

1.  First, download the following free fonts from Microsoft.
  Traditional Chinese — http://ms.www.conxion.com/msdownload/ ieinstall/ie3lpktw.exe
  Japanese — http://ms.www.conxion.com/msdownload/ieinstall/ ie3lpkja.exe
  Korean — http://ms.www.conxion.com/msdownload/ieinstall/ ie3lpkko.exe
  Simplified Chinese — http://ms.www.conxion.com/msdownload/ ieinstall/ie3lpkcn.exe
  Pan European — http://ms.www.conxion.com/msdownload/ieinstall/ ie3lpkpe.exe
2.  Change the following registry key:
Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Netscape\Netscape\Navigator\INTL

Add the following value under the INTL key:

Value Name: UseUnicodeFont
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1
3.  Now run Navigator and select the font from General Preference menu. Choose the language and select the font you downloaded. Follow the same procedure for fixed fonts.

Gopher

III-134 To change the Administrator name for your Gopher service, change this registry entry.

Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key: System\CurrentControlSet\Services\GOPHERSVC\ Parameters

Add the following value under the Parameters key:

Value Name: AdminName
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value: Administrator

The default value is Administrator. Change this value to the name that’s appropriate for your site. Restart the service for these changes to take effect.

III-135 To change the Administrator e-mail address for your Gopher service, change this registry entry.

Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key: System\CurrentControlSet\Services\GOPHERSVC\ Parameters

Add the following value under the Parameters key:

Value Name: AdminEmail
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value: Admin@corp.com

The default value is admin@corp.com. Change this address to the appropriate name for your site. Restart the service for these changes to take effect.


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