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Registry Tips

The document provides instructions for configuring various Windows settings through the registry editor. It describes how to increase system performance by keeping the core system in memory, enable CDs to automatically run when inserted, start a program or set an environment variable each time the command prompt opens, rename the My Computer icon to the logged in user's name, perform a quick shutdown of Windows 2000, fix browsing delays to Windows 98/ME computers, disable Regedit from opening to the previous location, share folders using SHRPUBW.EXE, access multiple dial-up connections from a dropdown, and re-enable automatic creation of administrative shares.

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Registry Tips

The document provides instructions for configuring various Windows settings through the registry editor. It describes how to increase system performance by keeping the core system in memory, enable CDs to automatically run when inserted, start a program or set an environment variable each time the command prompt opens, rename the My Computer icon to the logged in user's name, perform a quick shutdown of Windows 2000, fix browsing delays to Windows 98/ME computers, disable Regedit from opening to the previous location, share folders using SHRPUBW.EXE, access multiple dial-up connections from a dropdown, and re-enable automatic creation of administrative shares.

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If you have 512 megs or more of memory, you can increase system performance

by having the core system kept in memory.

1. Start Regedit
2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro
l\Session Manager\Memory Management\DisablePagingExecutive
3. Set the value to be 1
4. Reboot the computer

To enable CD's automatically running when you insert them:

1. Start Regedit
2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ CurrentControlSet \ Services
\ CDRom
3. Make sure the key reads Autorun=1

If you want to start a program (like DOSKEY) or set an environment variable each
time you open a command prompt:

1. Start Regedit
2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor
3. Create a String key called Autorun
4. Give it the value of the command you want to run
5. Multiple commands need to be separated by a double ampersand (&&)

To rename the My Computer icon to the name of the user that is logged on:

1. Start Regedit
2. Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-
08002B30309D}
3. Change the "My Computer" at end of @C:\WINNT\system32\shell32.dll,-
9216@1033,My Computer
4. Press the F5 key to refresh the desktop and the new name will show up.

To do a quick shutdown of Windows2000:

Press Ctrl-Alt-Delete
Hold the Control key while you click on the Shutdown button

A warning box will come up stating:


"If you continue, your machine will reboot and any unsaved data will be lost. Use
only as a last resort."
Fix Browsing Delay to Win98/ME Computers

If you experience a 30 second or so delay when browsing to Windows98 or


WindowsME computers,
delete the following registry key on the Windows2000 computer.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE / Software / Microsoft / Windows / CurrentVersion / Explorer


/ RemoteComputer / NameSpace {D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}
Disable Regedit From Opening to Previous Location

By default, whenever you start Regedit, it starts in the previous location.


To turn off this feature:
1. Start Regedt32 (not Regedit)
2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \
CurrentVersion \ Applets \ Regedit
3. Clear the entry in the LastKey
4. Highlight the Regedit key
5. From the menu select Security / Permissions
6. Deny Full Control to the currently logged in user

Running the program SHRPUBW.EXE will bring up a simple dialog box to let you:

1. Browse to the folder you want to share


2. Enter in a share name
3. Ender in a description
4. Set permissions
5. Restart the process from within the same program

Access to All Dial-Up Connections

If you have several dial-up connections but don't want to have a shortcut to each
one on your desktop,
simply copy a shortcut from the \winnt\system32\rasphone.exe file.

This will allow you to select which dial-up connection you want to use from a pull
down menu.
To re-enable automatic creation of the administrative shares, change the value of
the following registry key to one (1), or delete the value:

For Server - HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic


es\LanmanServer\Parameters \AutoShareServer

For Workstation - HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic


es\LanmanServer\Parameters \AutoShareWks

A setting of zero (0) prevents the administrative shares, such as C$, D$, Admin$,
and so on, from being created automatically.

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