Tweeks List
Mickyc’s Demon Tweaks for NT.
I have set up this page for my information, most of the tips have been acquired from John Savill’s FAQ page
Other useful pages are:- see link
Q. How can I set NumLock on by default?.
Q. Can Windows Explorer default to show the contents of D:\Myfolder instead of C:\?.
Q. Force NT to reboot after a crash.
Q. How can I modify the My Computer text to show logged on username and machine name?.
Q. How can I automatically kill hung processes when I logoff?.
Q. How can I remove the dial-up networking icon from My Computer?.
Q. How do I enable live scrolling on Word 97?.
Q. How can I configure NT to display a thumbnail of bitmaps as the icon instead of the Paint icon?.
Q. What are the .cpl files in the system32 directory?.
Q. What registry keys do the Control Panel applets update?.
Q. How can I Troubleshoot Hardware Under NT.
Q. How do I apply a .reg file without the success message?.
Q. Delete registry key using REG files
Q. how can I delete Local Cached Profiles.
Q. How do I create a default association for files with an unknown.
extension?.
Q. How can I disable/enable the ShutDown command.
Q. How do I enable Tab to complete file names?.
Q I’m receiving the error message “Microsoft Access can’t start because there is no license for it on this machine.” I’ve tried re-installing but it doesn’t solve the problem. How can I fix this?.
Q Functions In Access fail to work
Q.Restricting system features in Windows NT4.0
Q.How can I disable “Lock Workstation” when I press Ctrl-Alt-Del?
Q.How can I get rid of the arrow over the shortcuts
Q. How can I remotely change the size of a pagefile?
Q. How can I disable Dr. Watson?
Q. How do I create the NT installation disks?
Q. How to Removing Find items
Q. How can I redirect My Documents, My Pictures and Desktop folders?
Q. Disable Windows File Protection (Windows 2000)
Q. Under Windows XP in a workgroup, why don’t I see the Security tab for a file/folder?
Q. I want to see all attachements in Outlook 2000 sp2 and Outlook XP?
Q. How can I set NumLock on by default?
If you use the numeric keypad only to enter numbers, you can easily convince NT to change its annoying default setting. All the usual disclaimers about editing the Registry apply here: Make sure you have a current backup, and be extremely careful because mistakes in the Registry can make your system refuse to boot and even result in data loss.
Start either version of the Windows NT Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe or Regedit.exe). Navigate through the registry tree and select the following key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard
In the right-hand pane, double-click on the InitialKeyboardIndicators value and change it from 0 to 2. Click on OK to save the change, then close the Registry Editor. From now on, every time you log on, NT will note your preference and set the NumLock key on, as you like it.
Q. Can Windows Explorer default to show the contents of D:\Myfolder instead of C:\?
Right-click on the Start button and choose Explore, then look in the Programs folder for a shortcut called Windows Explorer. Right-click on the shortcut and choose Properties. Click on the Shortcut tab. Depending on where you’ve installed Windows, the entry in the Target box should look something like C:\Windows\Explorer.exe /n, /e, C:\. That command starts Explorer; the /e switch causes it to start in the tree-and-list Explorer view (as opposed to the one-pane folder view), and the C:\ tells Explorer where to begin. (The /n switch–which theoretically forces Explorer to start in a brand new window–in fact does absolutely nothing here. Play with it and you’ll see.) To convince Explorer to open with the contents of D:\Myfolder showing in the right pane, edit the entry in the Target box to read C:\Windows\Explorer.exe /e, D:\Myfolder. Note that you can also use this trick on shortcuts you create on the desktop, on the Start menu, or even in program launchers such as the Microsoft Office Shortcut Bar.
Q. Force NT to reboot after a crash
If you spend any time administering Windows NT, you’re far too familiar with the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) which displays the cause of the crash and gives some information about the state of the system when it crashed. The BSOD will sit on the screen until someone reboots the system, which could be very bad for a system that should be running 24 hours a day, like an Exchange server.
You can force NT to automatically reboot after a crash by setting the value of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\CrashControl\AutoReboot to 1. Once you’ve changed this value, NT will reboot after writing the crash log file.
Q. How can I modify the My Computer text to show logged on username and machine name?
A. It may be useful to have the My Computer icon to show the current logged on user and computer name and this can be configured as follows:
1, Start the registry editor
2, Move to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}
3, Select the <No Name> value and Delete
4, From the Edit menu select ‘Add Value’
5, Leave the value name blank and set the type to REG_EXPAND_SZ
6, Click OK and enter the text
User: %USERNAME% on: %COMPUTERNAME%
Click OK
7, Click on the desktop and press F5 (for refresh) and the change takes
effect
Without changing the value type to REG_EXPAND_SZ the %username% and %computername% does not get expanded to the actual user name and computer name.
This tip works on both NT 4.0 and Windows 2000.
Q. How can I automatically kill hung processes when I logoff?
A. When you tell NT to shut down, it first sends shutdown requests to any running processes. Most 32-bit applications honour these requests and shut down, but older 16-bit apps running in the Virtual DOS Machine often won’t. When this occurs, the operating system prompts you with a dialog box asking if you want to kill the task, wait for the task to die on its own, or cancel the shutdown. By modifying the Registry, you can automate this process.
You can force NT to kill all running processes on shutdown by performing the following:
1, Start the registry editor (regedit.exe)
2, Move to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
3, If a value “AutoEndTasks” does not exist from the Edit menu select New –
String Value. Enter a name of AutoEndTasks and press Enter
4, Double click on AutoEndTasks and set to 1. Click OK
5, Close the registry editor
You can also add this key to HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop for new users to inherit.
Q. How can I remove the dial-up networking icon from My Computer?
A. The dial-up networking icon can be removed by editing the registry as follows:
1, Start the registry editor (regedit.exe)
2, Move to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComp
uter\NameSpace
3, Select {a4d92740-67cd-11cf-96f2-00aa00a11dd9}
4, This step is optional but from the Registry menu select “Export Registry File”. Enter a name for the reg file which will be created. This file will allow you to automatically undo this if you wish.
5, Press the Del key to delete the key.
Q. How do I enable live scrolling on Word 97?
A. In Office 2000, in particular Word 2000, when you move through a Word document using the scroll bar the page update happens dynamically. Under Word 97 the update does not occur until you release the mouse button. Live scrolling can be enabled under Word 97 as follows:
1, Start the registry editor (regedit.exe)
2, Move to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Word\Options
3, From the Edit menu select New – String Value
4, Enter a name of LiveScrolling and press Enter
5, Double click the new value and set to 1. Click OK
6, Restart Word and the screen will update as you move the scroll bar and not just when its released.
Q. How can I configure NT to display a thumbnail of bitmaps as the icon instead of the Paint icon?
A. Perform the following, for best effect make explorer use large icons
- Start the registry editor (regedit.exe)
- Move to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Paint.Picture\DefaultIcon
- Double click on Default in the left hand pane, and change to %1, click OK
- Close the registry editor. The change will take immediate effect.
Q. What are the .cpl files in the system32 directory?
A. Each .cpl file represents one or more control panel applets (Start – Settings – Control Panel). Below is a list of common .cpl files and what Control Panel Applets they represent
| .cpl file name | Control Panel Applets |
| ACCESS.CPL | Accessibility options |
| APPWIZ.CPL | Add/remove programs |
| CONSOLE.CPL | Console |
| DESK.CPL | Display |
| DEVAPPS.CPL | PCMCIA, SCSI adapters and tape drives |
| INETCPL.CPL | Internet |
| INTL.CPL | Regional Settings |
| JOY.CPL | Joystick |
| MAIN.CPL | Fonts, keyboard, mouse and printers |
| MLCFG32.CPL | |
| MMSYS.CPL | Sounds and multimedia |
| MODEM.CPL | Modems |
| NCPA.CPL | Network |
| NTGUARD.CPL | Dr Solomons |
| ODBCCP32.CPL | ODBC |
| PORTS.CPL | Ports |
| RASCPL.CPL | Dial up monitor |
| SRVMGR.CPL | Server, services and devices |
| SYSDM.CPL | System |
| TELEPHON.CPL | Telephony |
| TIMEDATE.CPL | Date/time |
| TWEAKUI.CPL | TWEAKUI |
| UPS.CPL | UPS |
If you renames any of these files then the items they represent in the Control Panel would not be shown, e.g.
rename timedate.cpl timedate.non
would remove the date/time control panel applet.
Also, setting HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoSetFolders (REG_DWORD) to 1 will hide the Control Panel, Printers and My Computer in Explorer and Start Menu. You would normally need to create this value as it does not exist by default.
Q. What registry keys do the Control Panel applets update?
A. The table below shows the control panel applet and the corresponding registry area, those not shown are stored in multiple areas.
| Accessibility Options | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Accessibility |
| Date/Time | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\TimeZoneInformation |
| Devices | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services |
| Display | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\RESOURCEMAP\VIDEO |
| Fonts | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Fonts |
| Internet | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings |
| Keyboard | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop |
| Modems | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Unimodem |
| Mouse | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Mouse |
| Multimedia | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Multimedia |
| Ports | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\RESOURCEMAP |
| Printers | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Printers |
| Regional Settins | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\International |
| SCSI Adapters | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\RESOURCEMAP\ScsiAdapter |
| Services | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services |
| Sounds | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default |
| Tape devices | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\RESOURCEMAP\OtherDrivers\TapeDevices |
| Telephony | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Telephony |
| UPS | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\UPS |
Q. How can I Troubleshoot Hardware Under NT.
A. Hardware conflicts can be troublesome under NT, partly because it lacks Plug and Play. Some hardware conflicts can be fatal and prevent NT from booting, or even installing. Fortunately, Workstation and Server include a tool to troubleshoot hardware problems, called NT Hardware Query, or NTHQ. It’s in the \supportqtool folder on the distribution CD.
To use NTHQ, insert a blank, formatted, 3.5-inch floppy disk. Then run MAKEDISK.BAT, which copies the files to the floppy disk and makes it bootable. To use NTHQ, you must boot from the disk. When you run NTHQ, it makes an inventory of all the hardware on your system (including chip sets on the motherboard), then reports its findings to help you identify hardware conflicts. It doesn’t suggest fixes, though.
Q. How do I apply a .reg file without the success message?
A. To apply a .reg file (a registry information file) the normal method from the command prompt is to enter
C:\> regedit <registry file>.reg
This applies the change and gives a confirmation message:
“Information is <filename>.reg has been successfully entered into the registry”
If you would like to avoid this confirmation message and apply the change silently use the /s switch, e.g.
C:\> regedit /s <registry file>.reg
Delete registry key using REG files
It is possible to delete registry key using a reg file simular to this:-
REGEDIT4
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\keyname]
When you launch this REG file, the specified registry key and values will be deleted.
To delete a registry value with a .reg file, put a hyphen (-) after the equals sign following the DataItemName in the .reg file.
For example, to delete the TestValue registry value from the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Test put a hyphen after the “TestValue”= in the .reg file.
eg
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Test
“TestValue”=-
Q. how can I delete Local Cached Profiles
A. To resolve this issue, add a REG_DWORD value name DeleteRoamingCache to the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\
Winlogon\DeleteRoamingCache
Set the value data to 1.
Q. How do I create a default association for files with an unknownextension?
A. Files with an unknown extension will bring up an “open with” dialog when
you double click on them however it is possible to associate an application
with files of an unknown type.
You can force this using the registry:
1, Start the registry editor (regedit.exe)
2, Move to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Unknown\shell
3, From the Edit menu select New – Key
4, Enter a name of ‘open’ and press Enter (don’t type the quotes)
5, Select the new ‘open’ key
6, From the Edit menu select New – Key
7, Enter a name of ‘command’ and press Enter (don’t type the quotes)
8, Double click the (Default) value
9, Change to the application used to open, e.g. “NOTEPAD.EXE %1” for the
notepad.exe application (you need %1 to pass the document name to notepad
and depending on the application you may need %1 %*)
10, Click OK
If you now double click on a file with no extension it will open with the
application selected.
You can optionally delete the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Unknown\shell\openas key and
its content but it is not necessary and it will just remove the open with
context menu option.
It is possible to just add a notepad option to the context menu of Unknown
by using the existing entry in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/Unknown/shell, adding a new
key value of NotePad and a new Key value of ‘open’ underneath Notepad then a
new Key called ‘command’ under open. Set the (Default) value of command to
Notepad.exe %1. Registry file to perform this:
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Unknown\shell\notepad]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Unknown\shell\notepad\open]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Unknown\shell\notepad\open\command]
@=”notepad %1″
Q. How can I disable/enable the ShutDown command.
A. This option allows you to stop users from being avle to shutdown the computer, by disabling the shut sown command
Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Currentversion\Policies\Explorer]
Value Name: NoClose
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Data: (0=shutdown enabled, 1=shutdown disabled)
Q. How do I enable Tab to complete file names?
A. NT has this functionality built in, however by default it is disabled. To enable perform the following
Start the registry editor (regedit.exe)
Move to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor
Double click on the value Completion Char
Make sure the base is Hexadecimal and then set the value to 9 and click OK
Close the registry editor
Start a new (cmd. exe) session and the change will have taken effect
(A) Most of the times, this error message comes up when Access did not register properly during the install process.
As a part of the setup, the following entries are created in the registry.
(For Access 97): HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Licenses\8CC49940-3146-11CF-97A1-00AA00424A9F
(For Access 95): HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Licenses\B54DCF20-5F9C-101B-AF4E-00AA003F0F07
If the entries are not present or are corrupted, this error message will come up.
Q Functions In Access fail to work
(A) This is a common problem sometimes, Access loses references to libraries containing the definitions to standard functions, giving you the error message.
Open any module go to Tools/references, check the list of references and find the one that is marked missing, you will probably find that the file the reference requires is either not on the machine or not registered (if it is an OCX/DLL/Exe etc) or is in the wrong place (an Access Library database for example).
The important things are:
1) identify the missing reference
2) remove it from the references
3) re-establish the reference if it is required by
Pointing at the correct file (using) browse)
or
Putting the file on the target machine (and register it if required)
or
Register it if it is present
Q. Restricting system features in Windows NT 4.0.
To restrict the use of system features, edit: (the System sub-key must be added)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
All of the following entries are type REG_DWORD and have a default of 0. If these entries are set to 1, the restriction is enabled.
DisableTaskMgr – Prevents TaskMgr.exe from running. This entry is only supported from NT 4.0 with SP2 or greater.
NoDispAppearancePage – Removes the ability to change the colors or color scheme on the desktop from Control Panel.
NoDispBackgroundPage – Removes the ability to change wallpaper and backround pattern from Control Panel.
NoDispCPL – Disables the Display option in Control Panel
NoDispScrSavPage – The Screen Saver tab does not appear in the Display Properties page of Control Panel.
NoDispSettingsPage – The Settings and Plus tab do not appear in the Display Properties page of Control Panel.
Q. How can I disable “Lock Workstation” when I press Ctrl-Alt-Del?
A. Service Pack 4 introduces a new registry entry.
1.Start the registry editor (regedit.exe)
2.Move to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
3.From the Edit menu select New – DWORD value
4.Enter a name of DisableLockWorkstation and press Enter
5.Double click on the new value and set to 1. Click OK
6.Close the registry editor Lock Workstation will now be greyed out.
Q. How can I get rid of the arrow over the shortcuts?
A. You can also remove the arrow by editing the registry
1.Start the registry editor (regedit.exe)
2.Move to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile
3.Select IsShortcut and select Delete from the Edit menu
4.Restart the machine
Q. How can I remotely change the size of a pagefile?
A. Pagefile information is stored in the registry as a multi_string (so you HAVE to use regedt32.exe) and can be changed locally as follows:
- Start the registry editor (regedt32.exe)
- Move to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management
- Double click PagingFiles
- There is one line for each page file, the format is <location> <initial size> <maximum size> e.g. C:\pagefile.sys 120 140
- Click OK
- Close the registry editor
- Reboot the machine
Q. How can I disable Dr. Watson?
A. Dr. Watson can be disabled using the registry editor:
Start the registry editor (regedit.exe)
Goto HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AeDebug
Click on AeDebug and click Del
Alternativly just set HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AeDebug\AUTO to 0
To re-enable Dr. Watson type drwtsn32 -i
Q. How do I create the NT installation disks?
A. Follow the procedure below:
Insert your NT Workstation/Server CD
From the Start Menu, select Run (or press Win key + R)
If you are not running NT on the machine you are making the disks from enter
<CD-ROM drive>:\i386\winnt /ox
If you are running NT:
<CD-ROM drive>:\i386\winnt32 /ox
You will have to put in 3 blank, formatted disks
Q. How to Removing Find items
A. They can be found at
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FindExtensions]
Q. How can I redirect My Documents, My Pictures and Desktop folders?
A. You can change where the My Documents and My Pictures shortcuts
point to by performing the following steps:
1. Start regedit.exe.
2. Go to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Explorer\User Shell Folders.
3. Double-click Personal (for My Documents) and change the value.
4. Double-click My Pictures and change the value.
5. Double-click Desktop and change the value.
6. Close regedit. 7. Log off and restart the machine for the change to take effect. Disable
Q. Disable Windows File Protection (Windows 2000)
Having trouble deleting files and they reapear.
Windows 2000 introduced a new feature called Windows File Protection (WFP),
part of the System File Checker, which is intended to avoid some of the common DLL consistency issues.
This feature may also block valid attempts to change system files and it can therefore be disabled using this tweak.
Open your registry and find the key below.
Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
Value Name: SFCDisable
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0 = enabled (default), 0xffffff9d = disabled)
Restart Windows for the change to take effect.
Q. Under Windows XP in a workgroup, why don’t I see the Security tab for a file/folder?
To view the Security tab for a file or folder in XP,
hold down the Ctrl key while right-clicking the file or folder, and select Properties.
If you are in a domain instead of a workgroup, this approach is unnecessary.
To eliminate this start Local Security Policy in Admin Tools, under Local Policies | security options, change Network access: sharing and security model for local accounts from Guest only to Classic.
Q. I want to see all attachements in Outlook 2000 sp2 and Outlook XP?
Check out the information and excellent utilities on the following link to gain access to attachments in Outlook
http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/esecup/getexe.htm#ol2002
Q. How can I remove or edit the Comments text in Windows XP?
A. XP adds the “Comments?” text to all dialog boxes. When you click Comments?, the system opens a dialog box that lets you communicate with Microsoft. However, this text can be distracting and, in some cases, causes problems with the minimize, maximize, and shutdown buttons.
You can remove the Comments? link or change its text. Perform the following steps:
1. Start regedit.exe.
2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop.
3. Set LameButtonEnabled to 0 to disable the text (8–enabled–is the default). Or, if you don’t want to disable the text, leave LameButtonEnabled set to 8 and set LameButtonText to the string you want the system to display.
4. Close regedit.
5. Log off, and then log back on for the change to take effect.
Q. How can i stop the preview pane in Netscape messenger displaying Netscape adverts?
A. add the following line to your prefs.js
user_pref(“mailnews.start_page.enabled”, false);
Q. How do I minimize Outlook XP to the system tray?
A. You can use the registry to minimize Outlook XP to the system
tray by performing the following steps:
1. Start the registry editor (regedit.exe).
2. Navigate to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Outlook\Preferences.
3. From the Edit menu, select New, DWORD value.
4. Enter a name of MinToTray.
5. Double-click the new value, and set it to 1.
6. Restart Outlook.
After you perform these steps, Outlook will reside in the system tray.
Q. How to i customise the places in the file dialog boxes in office 2000?
Below is an example of how to set this up
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Common\Open Find\Places\UserDefinedPlaces\Place1]
“Name”=”J: Drive”
“Path”=”j:\\”
“SortAscending”=dword:00000001
“Index”=dword:00000000
Q. How do i set up a legal message in XP
A.set the following registry keys
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
“LegalNoticeCaption”=”Dont use Mickyc’s Computer”
“LegalNoticeText”=”If you use this computer I’ll break your fingers.”
Q.How do i stop Outlook sending attachments that appear as winmail.dat
A.Click here for a technical explanation
Basically what you need to do in Outlook is:
To turn off TNEF:
1. On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Mail Format tab.
2. In the Send in this message format list, select Plain Text or HTML, and then click OK.
Q. How do i Convert MS Outlook (2000) from Internet only to Corporate or Workgroup Version
A. Complete the following
1. Open Outlook 2k
2. Click on Tools.
3. Click on Options.
4. On the new window Options click the second tab, Mail Delivery.
5. At the bottom of that screen click Reconfigure Mail Services.
6. The new window, Outlook 2000 Startup, will tell you it’s configured for Internet only. Change it to Corporate or Workgroup.
7. Click Next
8. The new window, Outlook 2000 Startup will ask you to shut down. Click Yes.
9. Restart Outlook.
Q. How do i stop the event tracker when shutting down Server 2003?
Open the local machine group policies
Computer configuration | Admin Templates |System
Disable – Display shutdown event tracker.
Q.Access wont print lines on a Report.
When you try to print a black ona report the line is not printed. This is caused ehen the spool data fromat setting for the printer is set to raw. If you want to have black lines printed you need to change the spool setting of your printer to EMF (enhanced metafile format). printer properties, advanced tab, set “spool print documents so program finishes printing faster” and “start printing immediatly”. Click on print processor and set the processors to be EMF, there could be several versions.
Q.Where are registry favorites stored
A. they are actually stored in the registry istelf at
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Regedit\Favorites
reg-fav.reg contains two essential registry shorcuts to current user and local machine run keys.
Q. What’s acctinfo.dll?
A. Acctinfo.dll is a DLL that extends the functionality of the
Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Active Directory Users and
Computers snap-in. Acctinfo.dll is included in the Windows Server 2003
Resource Kit tools. Installing acctinfo.dll adds the Additional
Account Info tab to the user object’s Properties page. As the figure
at http://www.winnetmag.com/articles/images/addacctinfo.gif shows,
this tab contains a variety of information, including
– the last time the password was set
– domain password policies
– password expiration date
– lockout status
– last good and bad logons
To install acctinfo.dll, run the command
regsvr32 acctinfo.dll
