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I-212 Do you need to reinstall Windows NT, but youve lost your CD Key? This registry entry stores the value.
Hive: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Key: | Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion |
Value Name: | ProductID |
Data Type: | REG_SZ |
Value: | <machine dependent> |
Ignore the first five numbers. The next ten are your CD Key. Ignore the last five numbers, too.
I-213 If you dont want your users to have access to Task Manager for security reasons, change these entries:
Hive: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER |
Key: | Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Policies\System |
Value Name: | DisableTaskMgr |
Data Type: | REG_BINARY |
Value: | 01 hexadecimal |
The default value is 00 hexadecimal, which enables the Task Manager. Changing this value to 01 hex disables Task Manager, and you should see a message that your administrator has disabled the Task Manager.
I-214 Do you need to have all your 16-bit applications run in separate virtual DOS machines? This registry lets you specify this setup as the default for running 16-bit applications.
Hive: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Key: | System\CurrentControlSet\Control\WOW |
Value Name: | DefaultSeperateVDM |
Data Type: | REG_SZ |
Value: | YES |
Reboot for this change to take effect.
I-215 Problem: you want to open a command prompt and switch to a directory that is nested deep within your directory structure without typing a long chdir pathname. These registry keys allow you to start a command prompt in the folder or drive of your choice by simply right-clicking over the folder in which you want to open a command prompt.
Hive: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT |
Key: | Directory\Shell\DosHere |
Value Name: | <No Name> |
Data Type: | REG_SZ |
Value: | Command Prompt Here |
This value is the text that appears on the popup menu when you right-click a directory.
I-216 | Hive: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT |
Key: | Directory\Shell\DosHere\Command | |
Value Name: | <No Name> | |
Data Type: | REG_SZ | |
Value: | (system directory)\System32\cmd.exe /k cd %1 |
This value is the command that is executed when you select the Command Prompt Here item you set for the popup menu in the entry above.
I-217 | Hive: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT |
Key: | Drive\Shell\DosHere | |
Value Name: | <No Name> | |
Data Type: | REG_SZ | |
Value: | Command Prompt Here |
This value sets the text that appears on the popup menu when you right-click a drive.
I-218 | Hive: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT |
Key: | Drive\Shell\DosHere\Command | |
Value Name: | <No Name> | |
Data Type: | REG_SZ | |
Value: | (system directory)\System32|cmd.exe /k cd %1 |
This value sets the command that is executed when you select the Command Prompt Here item you set for the popup menu in the entry above.
I-219 Does your system support Auto Powerdown? Do you want to enable it on NT? This registry entry does the trick.
Hive: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Key: | Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon |
Value Name: | PowerDownAfterShutDown |
Data Type: | REG_SZ |
Value: | 1 |
Reboot for this change to take effect.
I-220 If your system takes too long to shut down, you may want to adjust the next three registry entries.
Hive: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER |
Key: | Control Panel\Desktop |
Value Name: | HungAppTimeout |
Data Type: | REG_DWORD |
Value: | time in milliseconds |
This value governs how long the system waits after you try to close an application before displaying the Wait, End Task, and Close dialog box.
I-221 | Hive: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER |
Key: | Control Panel\Desktop | |
Value Name: | WaitToKillAppTimeout | |
Data Type: | REG_DWORD | |
Value: | time in milliseconds |
This value governs how long the system waits after the Log Off or Shutdown command was given to an application before it displays the Wait, End Task, and Close dialog box.
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