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Windows NT remembers the size and location of the last 28 windows closed. Each Windows size and location is stored as a subkey at: HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerStreams The first window for the first user is 0, the second windows is 1, etc. After 28, a subkey is overwritten. The association of these subkeys with a window is […]

Use Regedt32 to navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionPorts On the Edit menu, Add Value name as a type REG_SZ. is the actual port such as LPT1: or COM3:. In the String Editor, enter the correct value data. NOTE: LPTx ports have a blank string. NOTE: COMx ports have BaudRate,Parity,DataBits,StopBits,FlowControl where: BaudRate=75,110,134,150,300,600,1200,1800,2400,4800,7200,9600,14400,19200,38400,57600, or 115,200 Parity=n,o,e,m, or s […]

In Terminal Server, each active window is allowed to have its’ own keyboard local. When you change windows, the last keyboard locale for that window is used. If you have the default ALT+SHIFT key set as the locale toggle hotkey, the ALT+SHIFT+TAB is sent when you press ALT+PAGE DOWN or ALT+PAGE UP, which cause the […]

To customize the General tab in System Properties, it is not necessary to edit the registry. Create a file called oeminfo.ini in the System/System32 folder (depending on your version of Windows) containing the following lines : [General] Manufacturer=Manufacturer Name Model=Computer Model [Support Information] Line1=Text displayed in Line2=the message box Line3=opened when you click Line4=on Support […]

The easiest way I have found is to Start / Run and type Winver. Then press Enter or click OK.

You can do this from your Windows 2000 desktop. 1. Right-click My Computer and select Manage. 2. On the Action menu, press Connect to another computer …. 3. Double-click a computer in the list. 4. Right-click Computer Management () and press Properties. 5. On the Advanced tab, press Startup and Recovery. 6. Press the Shut […]

To disable the ability of IE 4.0 – IE 5.01 to cache password credentials, use Regedt32 to navigate to: HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionInternet Settings On the Edit menu, Add Value name DisablePasswordCaching as a REG_DWORD data type. In the DWORD Editor, set the data value to 1

Use Regedt32 to navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWARESymantecpcANYWHERECurrentVersionHost Edit or Add Value name ServiceStealthMode, as a data type REG_DWORD. To hide the icon, set the data value to 1, to show it, set it to 0

If you lost your Show Desktop icon, you can re-create it using notepad. Open notepad and copy the following text: [Shell] Command=2 IconFile=explorer.exe,3 [Taskbar] Command=ToggleDesktop Save the file as Show Desktop.scf in the “%USERPROFILE%Application DataMicrosoftInternet ExplorerQuick Launch” folder.