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I-232 Are you tired of having error messages popping up and slowing down your system? This registry entry shows you how to eliminate them.
Hive: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER |
Key: | Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Windows |
Add the following value under the Windows key.
Value Name: | ErrorMode |
Data Type: | REG_DWORD |
Value: | 0 |
You have a choice of three values for this value. A value of 0 serializes errors and waits for a response. A value of 1 excludes system errors the system writes to the event log. Normal errors still show up. A value of 2 logs the error to the Event Log and suppresses the message box. The default is 0; to turn off pop-up messages, set this value to 2. Reboot for these changes to take effect.
I-233 If you ever wondered where the Performance Monitor messages are stored, look at this registry entry.
Hive: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Key: | Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\ Perflib\009 |
Value Name: | Help |
Data Type: | REG_MULTI_SZ |
Value: |
See this books Website for a complete list of the valid values for this registry entry.
I-234 This registry entry sets the %Server environment variable on a server.
Hive: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Key: | System\CurrentControlSet\Control\SessionManager\ Environment |
Add the following value under the Environment key.
Value Name: | Servername |
Data Type: | REG_SZ |
Value: | <server_name> |
I-235 You upgraded to Windows NT 4.0, and you need to have a HPFS file system on the server. But NT 4.0 doesnt support HPFS. Bummer. This registry modification lets you get around that problem.
Hive: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Key: | System\CurentControlSet\Services\Pinball |
Add the following values under the Pinball Key.
Value Name: | ErrorControl |
Data Type: | REG_DWORD |
Value: | 0x1 |
I-236 | Value Name: | Group |
Data Type: | REG_SZ | |
Value: | Boot File System |
I-237 | Value Name: | Start |
Data Type: | REG_DWORD | |
Value: | 0x1 |
I-238 | Value Name: | Type |
Data Type: | REG_DWORD | |
Value: | 0x2 |
Copy Pinball.sys from the NT 3.51 distribution CD to your servers %systemroot%\system32\drivers directory. You must reboot your machine for these changes to take effect.
I-239 You want to let a user schedule jobs, but the user doesnt have administrator rights. This registry entry shows you how.
Hive: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Key: | System\CurrentControlSet\Control\LSA |
Add the following value under the Parameters key.
Value Name: | SubmitControl |
Data Type: | REG_DWORD |
Value: | 00000001 |
The value is in hexadecimal. Reboot your system for the changes to take effect. If changing this key doesnt work, you may need to change the following entry as well.
I-240 | Hive: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Key: | System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Schedule |
On the subkey for the accounts you want to grant access, choose Full Control for Permissions Access Type Stop and restart the scheduler service in the control panel applet.
I-241 To set a server on your network to act as the domain time source server, change this entry.
Hive: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Key: | System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanManServer\ Parameters |
Add the following value under the Parameters key.
Value Name: | TimeSource |
Data Type: | REG_DWORD |
Value: | 1 |
Restart Windows NT for these changes to take effect.
I-242 You want to limit the use of command extensions for any .cmd file. This registry entry does just that.
Hive: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER |
Key: | Software\Microsoft\Command Processor |
Value Name: | EnableExtensions |
Data Type: | REG_DWORD |
Value: | 0 |
When the value is set to 0, the .cmd files do not run. Reboot your machine for these values to take effect.
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