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Ralphs Tips
INDEX
Win NT & Win 2000 Tips
Some may also be used in win95, win98, winnt 4.0, win 2000, win ME.
Change Name
  • Change computers name in win 2k.
  • NT Boot Disk
  • Create NT Boot Disk.
  • Remove TC/IP
    from reg
  • Removing TC/IP enties form Reg in NT4
  • Creating Recovery disk
  • using RDisk
  • remove Modem from Registry.
  • remove Modem from Registry in nt 4.0.
  • Remove video from Registry.
  • Remove video from Registry in nt 4.0.
  • Remove Manual Logon.
  • Remove Manual Logon from Win 2000.
  • Recovery Console.
  • Recovery Console ( Repair ).
  • Virtual-Memory Paging Files.
  • Virtual-Memory Paging Files.
  • Partistion Size in Win 2000.
  • WIN 2000 & 32 gig Drives.
  • RAS Connection
  • RAS Connection Failed.
  • Monitor Refresh Rate
  • Monitor Refresh Rate.
  • Clean your HDD
  • Remove GID Files.
  • Control Panel Icons
  • Control Panel Icons Problems.
  • Dual Boot Options
  • Change Dual Boot Options.
  • Disable AutoPlay
  • Disable CD-ROM AutoPlay/AutoRun.
  • Create Instaltion Disk
  • Re-Create Lost Installation Disks.
  • Add Plug/Play Support
  • Add Some Plug N Play to Windows NT 4.0.
  • Avoid ROLLBACK.EXE
  • Avoid ROLLBACK.EXE.
  • Defrag for Win NT 4.0
  • Add A Defragmenting Utility to NT 4.0.
  • Point Win NT 4.0 to Cabs
  • Change Windows NT Install Source Path.
  • Stop Programs from Starting
  • Editing NT Startup Programs.
  • Reduce Start Menu Delay
  • Reducing Windows NT 4.0 Start Menu Delay.
  • Clear PW
  • Clear Password.
  • Hidden APP`s
  • Hidden apps in win2k.
  • Quit print spooler
  • Quit print spooler in win2k.
  • Personalized Menu
    system
  • Personalized Menu system
    in win2k.
  • Terminal Services Win2k
  • Terminal Services
    remote-administration mode.

  • Right-click on your desktop's My Computer icon and choose Properties.
    Select the Network Identification tab and look in the "Full computer name" field.
    Next, click on the Properties button on the Network Identification tab and type in a new name in the "Computer name" text box.
    Click on OK (at which point you'll be reminded to reboot so the change can take place).
    Click on OK again, then reboot to implement the changes.
    This value is stored in the Registry at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\ComputerName\ ComputerName And remember that a name change may affect access to network resources.
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    Creating a Recovery disk.

  • using Rdisk.

    start\run\ type rdisk /s
    make sure you use the /s

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    Remove Modem from Registry.

  • 1. HKEYLOCAL/SOFTWARE/MICROSOFT/WINDOWS/CURRENTVER/UNIMODEM
    (DELETE SUBFOLDERS UNDERNEATH)

    2. HKEYLOCAL/SYSTEM/CURRENTCONTROLSET/CONTROL/CLASS/4TH CLASSKET
    (DELETE SUBFOLDERS UNDERNEATH THIS CLASS KEY - DO NOT DELETE THE CLASS KEY)

    3. HKEYLOCAL/SYSTEM/CURRENTCONTROLSET1/ENUM/ROOT/MDMGEN
    (LOOK AT SUBFOLDERS FOR SPECIFIC WRONG MODEM DRIVERS AND DELETE- REGEDIT32 PROBABLY)

    4. HKEYLOCAL/SYSTEM/CURRENTCONTROLSET/ROOT/MDMGEN
    (LOOK AT SUBFOLDERS FOR SPECIFIC WRONG MODEM DRIVERS AND DELETE- REGEDIT32 PROBABLY)

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    Remove Manual Logon from Win 2000.

  • You're the only person currently using your Windows 2000 PC, and you're tired of having to log on manually each time you start or restart it.

    SOLUTION: From the Windows Control Panel (Start, Settings, Control Panel), run the "Users and Passwords" applet.
    On the Users tab of the Users and Passwords dialog box that opens, uncheck the "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer" check box and click on the Apply button.
    In the Automatically Log On dialog box that opens, enter the user name and password of the user that will be automatically logged on to the computer each time it starts or restarts.

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    Recovery Console.

  • If your Windows 2000 machine gives you problems, to the point where you are unable to boot.

    You can get a simple, command-line version of Windows 2000 (named the Recovery Console) by booting the Win2K CD-ROM, choosing Repair, and then selecting Recovery Console.

    You'll have access to most removable and fixed devices, includingCD-ROMs and floppies.

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    Virtual-Memory Paging Files.

  • You use Windows 2000 and are running out of room for your virtual-memory paging files.

    Right-click on the My Computer icon on your desktop and go to the Advanced tab.
    Click on the Environment Variables button, then on the Performance Options button.
    Go to the Virtual Memory section and click on "change." This opens another dialog box that shows all available partitions and lets you set paging files wherever you wish.

    Note that in Windows 2000 you can have your paging files on more than one disk or partition.

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    Partistion Size in Win 2000.

  • A FAT32 volume must have at least 65,527 clusters.

    Also, the cluster size on a FAT32 volume cannot be such that the file allocation table is greater than (16 MB - 64 KB)/4, or almost 4 million clusters.
    FAT16 and FAT32 do not scale well.

    As the volume gets bigger, the file allocation table gets bigger, which dramatically increases the amount of time it takes Windows 2000 to compute how much free space is on the boot volume when the system is restarted.

    For this reason, you may not create a FAT32 volume larger than 32 GB using the Format utility.

    However, the Windows 2000 Fastfat driver enables you to mount and fully support a FAT32 volume larger than 32 GB.

    Use NTFS to format volumes larger than these.

    For more information about why you should format all Windows 2000 partitions with NTFS, see "Advantages of NTFS".

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    RAS Connection Failed.

  • If you fail to get a connection while using RAS. there maybe a conflict caused by a network crd & a loop back adapter. remove the loop back adapter & reboot.
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    Monitor Refresh Rate.

  • If your adapter doesnt support changing of refresh rates it can be changed in the registry.

    hkey local mach \ system \ current control \ hardware profiles \ current \ system \ current control set \ services
    look for the device name ( s3 )
    expand the key device0 subkey, add the string default-settings.vrefresh.
    add 60hz or what ever. make sure the monitor can support it.

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    Clean your HDD, Remove GID Files.

  • You can remove gid files, they are created whenever you use find.
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    Control Panel Icons Problems.

  • Try replacing cfgmgr32.dll & setupapi.dll from the nt 40 cd.
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    Change Dual Boot Options.

  • If you are dual-booting between Windows NT 4.0 and another operating system such as Windows 95, Windows 98, or MS-DOS, you can change the dual-boot options easily from Windows NT 4.0's Control Panel.

    Simply open the NT 4.0 Control Panel, then open the System applet, and select the tab labled

    "Startup/Shutdown."
    At the top is a list of boot options.
    You can select which operating system you wish to boot as the default, and you can also change the delay before it automatically loads the default operating system.

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    Disable CD-ROM AutoPlay/AutoRun.

  • If you wish to disable CD-ROMs from running automatically, follow these steps:

    1. Click "Start" then "Run" and type in "RegEdt32" and press "Enter."

    2. Find this:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/System/CurrentControlSet/Services/Cdrom

    3. Edit/Modify "Autorun" and change the value to "0" (zero with no quotes).

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    Re-Create Lost Installation Disks.

  • Windows NT uses three installation floppy disks during setup and repair operations.

    Get three formatted 3.5" 1.44MB floppy disks, place your Windows NT 4.0 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, run
    "WINNT32 /OX" from your X:\i386 folder/directory where "X" is the letter of your CD-ROM drive.

    This can be done from a command prompt or the Windows "Start, Run" box.

    The disks can even be created if you boot the system from a Windows 95/98 or MS-DOS boot-floppy, as long as you install real-mode (MS-DOS mode) CD-ROM drivers temporarily until you make your Windows NT installation floppy disks.

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    Add Some Plug N Play to Windows NT 4.0.

  • Windows NT 4.0 does not officially support Plug N Play devices.
    Luckily, you can install support for ISA Plug N Play devices such as modems, sound cards, network cards, and more in Windows NT 4.0.
    Without this support installed, Windows NT very well might not detect and/or recognize your hardware device.
    Another bonus, it is very easy to install this support.

    Insert your Windows NT 4.0 CD-ROM and navigate to the
    X:\Drvlib\Pnpisa\X86\Pnpisa folder/directory.
    Right-click the "Pnpisa.inf" file and choose "Install" from the resulting menu.

    Reboot Windows NT 4.0 and it will recognize most Plug N Play devices just as Windows 95 and Windows 98 do.

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    Avoid ROLLBACK.EXE.

  • Windows NT 4.0 comes with a "utility" named "ROLLBACK.EXE" which will corrupt your registry in most cases and render your system unusable, forcing you to reinstall Windows NT from scratch.
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    Add A Defragmenting Utility to NT 4.0.

  • Windows NT 4.0 comes with none of it's own disk defragmenting utilities like Windows 95 and Windows 98 do.
    You can get a defragmentation utility for NT 4.0 at this address:

    http://www.execsoft.com/dklite/index.html

    This great utility works with NTFS (NT-File System) as well as FAT (File-Allocaton-Table).

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    Avoid ROLLBACK.EXE.

  • Change Windows NT Install Source Path

    To change where NT expects to find the NT CD-ROM, run REGEDIT and then edit:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Sourcepath
    and

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup\Sourcepath

    If your CD-ROM drive is D: and you are working with an Intel-based machine, the value should be D:\I386 and D:\ respectively for the above items.

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    Avoid ROLLBACK.EXE.

  • Programs may be loaded in the StartUp folder of the current user and/or all users.

    Right click on start button.
    click on open ( Also need to check all users ).
    Remove items from startup Groups.
    or in the system registry at these locations:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServicesOnce
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServicesOnce

    Remove any unwanted items from the above areas to prevent unwanted programs from loading on startup.

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    Reducing Windows NT 4.0 Start Menu Delay.

  • To reduce the time it takes for the Start Menu to display the next subfolder as the cursor moves over it, run REGEDIT and edit:

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Control Panel/Desktop

    Double click on MenuShowDelay and set it to 100.
    You must reboot for this to take effect.

    To undo it, follow the same steps, replacing 100 with the original value.

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    Hidden apps in win2k.

  • You can get Windows 2000 to allow you to add/remove components that it doesn't allow you to choose during setup, such as calculator, WordPad, and so on.

    Open the SYSOC.INF file from the \Windows\Inf folder, and delete the word HIDE everywhere you see it.

    The Add/Remove Programs applet will then allow to choose Windows components.

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    Stop Print Spooler.

  • The Print Spooler service in Windows 2000 doesn't need to be left running if you don't print anything.
    From the Control Panel, select Administrative Tools, then Services.
    Select the Print Spooler Service, right-click on it, and hit Stop.
    You can also edit the service's Properties page so that it has to be started manually (or is disabled entirely).
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    Personalized Menu system in win2k.

  • If you're not fond of Windows 2000 using the Personalized Menu system in the Start button menus, you can turn it off.
    Right-click on the Taskbar, select Properties, and then deselect the "Use Personalized Menus" checkbox.
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    Using Terminal Services in remote-administration mode.

  • Click on Add/Remove Windows Components in the Control Panel's Add/Remove Programs icon, and select Terminal Services (but not Terminal Services Licensing).

    Install Terminal Services in Remote Administration mode, then use the installed client-creation program to create disks to install the client access program on the computer(s) you'll be administering Win2K Server from.

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