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This value specifies the type of operation to perform on the current index. Acceptable values are:
1 | Create the index | |
2 | Update the index one time only | |
3 | Update the index continuously |
I-22 | Hive: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Key: | Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Find Fast\97\Index List\Index 00 | |
Value Name: | Proximity Search | |
Data Type: | REG_DWORD | |
Value: | 0 |
If this value is enabled, entire phrases and quoted strings are included in the index, thus increasing the size of the index file. If its disabled, the FindFast utility indexes more quickly and keeps a smaller index file, but searching for phrases takes longer.
I-23 | Hive: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Key: | Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Find Fast\97\Index List\Index 00 | |
Value Name: | Size Limit | |
Data Type: | REG_DWORD | |
Value: | 1,537,456,000 |
This value limits the maximum size of the current index; it specifies the number of bytes allowed.
I-24 | Hive: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Key: | Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Find Fast\97\Index List\Index 00 | |
Value Name: | Last Update | |
Data Type: | REG_BINARY | |
Value: | 50 ea 9c d9 69 54 bc 01 |
This value specifies the time and date the current index was last updated.
I-25 If your system occasionally hangs up and the desktop is blank or you are missing icons, you have probably discovered that the only way to recover is to reboot. However, look at this registry entry and make sure it is set to 1; the shell can then automatically restart if it crashes.
Hive: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Key: | Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Find Fast\97\Index List\Index 00 |
Value Name: | AutoRestartShell |
Data Type: | REG_DWORD |
Value: | 1 |
A value of 1 automatically restarts the shell after a crash. A value of zero does not.
I-26 | Hive: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Key: | System\CurrentControlSet\Control\ | |
SessionManager\Memory Management\ | ||
Value Name: | NonPagedPoolSize | |
Data Type: | REG_DWORD | |
Value: | 0 |
When this value is set to 0, the system uses the default size. A non-zero value specifies in bytes the amount of memory to use.
I-27 Problem: You are copying files from your NT server to an NT workstation on a Token-Ring network and you get the error Filemanager cannot copy X. The session was canceled. The copying feature works fine with small files but blows up on large files. This registry entry helps you fix this problem.
Hive: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Key: | System\CurrentControlSet\Services\NETFLX1\ Parameters |
Value Name: | MaxFrameSize |
Data Type: | REG_DWORD |
Value: | 0x800 |
This value sets the maximum framesize to 2 kilobytes. This example assumes you are using a NetFlex network interface card.
I-28 Problem: You are having problems with your network after upgrading to FDDI and running Workstation with Novell servers. On the Novell server, your packet size is 4202, but NT workstation gets an error, generally because it tries to execute a read-only file from the Novell server. Changing this registry entry should fix you right up.
Hive: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Key: | System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Nwrdr\Parameters |
Add the following value under the Parameters key:
Value Name: | DefaultMaxPacketSize |
Data Type: | REG_DWORD |
Value: | 1012 |
Restart the machine for these changes to take effect.
I-29 If you want to customize what appears in the drop-down box of the Run command (which you get to by clicking Start and selecting Run), change the following registry entries to add and delete items.
Hive: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER |
Key: | Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ RunMRU |
Value Name: | MRUList |
Data Type: | REG_SZ |
Value: | abcdefg (number of entries to display) |
The number of letters in this string determines the number of values you want displayed. For example, specifying abc shows only the first three values, whereas abcdef shows the first six values.
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