Addition of New LAN Interface in RRAS Causes Event Message Windows NT When you install an additional network interface card NIC and the Routing and Remote Access Service RRAS is alread
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When you insert a data disc into the CD-ROM drive, it may not be run
automatically, changing this setting should correct the problem
Change the Icon Cache Size (All Windows)
If you desktop icons are redrawing too frequently or are corrupt, it could be
because the icon cache is full Try increasing the size by changing this setting
Fix Problem with Athlon Hanging AGP Programs (Windows 2000/XP) Popular
Windows may stop responding when you use an Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) program with an AMD Athlon processor This is due to the memory allocated by the video adapter driver becoming corrupted
Windows Error Reporting Settings (Windows XP)
When an error occurs the Windows system may attempt to send debugging
information to Microsoft for analysis These settings allow you to control the
operation of this feature
Remove Programs from the Add/Remove Programs List (All Windows)
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Windows compatible programs must include an uninstall program, sometimes though the program may get removed but the entry in Add/Remove programs does not This tweak allows you to manually remove any orphaned entries
Show Computer Manufacturer and Support Information (All Windows)
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This tip lets you include company and support information on the System
Properties page in Control Panel This is especially useful if you run a computer store and want your customers to be reminded where they bought their PC and where to get technical support
PCMCIA Network Power Management (Windows 95/98/Me)
When using a PC Card network adapter you might not be able to connect the
computer to the network, and under Control Panel > System there is a yellow exclamation mark "!" next to the card
Stop Error Messages When Booting (Windows NT)
Stops the annoying Windows pop-up messages notifying you a device is not
functioning when you boot-up Windows
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95/98/Me)
If your computer contains a PCI IDE hard disk controller that employs serialization between the two IDE channels, this tip may help you resolve a MS-DOS
compatibility mode problem in Device Manager
Debug the Windows Update Process (All Windows)
This setting is used to enable a debug function, called Stepping Mode, which
causes Windows Update to prompt during each step of the installation process
Change the Active Desktop Safe Mode Background (Windows 98/Me/2000/XP)
This setting is used to change the image or web page that is shown when the active desktop is disabled due to a system error
'Failure Writing to the System Registry ' Error Message (Windows 95)
When you run a setup program that was created using the Application Setup
Wizard, you may receive an error message indicating the registry may be corrupt
or you do not have the required permissions to write to the registry
Unable to Connect More Than 10 Clients (Windows NT)
If you have a retail version of Windows NT server, and you are still unable to connect more the 10 users concurrently, then have a look at this tip
Addition of New LAN Interface in RRAS Causes Event Message (Windows
NT)
When you install an additional network interface card (NIC) and the Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) is already installed, you receive an error 20101 in the System Log in Event Viewer
Delay Occurs When Unlocking Workstation (Windows NT/2000)
Sometimes a noticeable delay occurs when the logged on user or an administrator attempts to unlock a workstation This because when you unlock the workstation Windows will update the domain list if the cached list's age exceeds two minutes (by default) This age limit can be modified
Change the Default Mailbox Sound Setting (All Windows)
When you receive a new message, a sound may not be played even though "Play sound when new messages arrive" is enabled
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If you are receiving an error when installing Windows 98 that long file names need
to enabled in order for Windows 98 to install successfully try this
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Specify the Small Memory Dump Directory (Windows 2000/XP)
This setting is used to specify the location of the small dump directory which stores a small set of useful information when a system stops unexpectedly
Enable Manual Crash Feature (Windows 2000)
Microsoft Windows 2000 includes a feature that enables you to have the system stop responding and generate a Memory.dmp file (crash to blue-screen) by using a button combination on the keyboard
Send Administrative Alerts of System Crashes (Windows NT/2000/XP)
This setting controls whether Windows should send an alert to the Administrator when a system crashes
Control Whether Windows Logs a System Crash (Windows NT/2000/XP)
This setting controls whether Windows logs a system crash to the event log, this will allow the exact time of the crash to be permanently recorded
Create a System Crash Dump File (Windows NT/2000/XP)
This setting controls whether Windows creates a dump file of the computer
memory when a system crashes
Specify the System Crash Dump File Location (Windows NT/2000/XP)
This tweak is used to specify the location where the dump file should be written after a system crash
Control the Dump Creation Method (Windows NT/2000/XP)
This tweak controls whether the system should create a new dump file and
overwrite the existing file or whether it should append data to the old dump file when a system crash occurs
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Creates a file called DEVICE.LOG in the %SYSTEMROOT%\SYSTEM32\RAS folder for information about commands that the modem is sending and errors that are reported This file can be very useful in debugging RAS failures
Show Verbose Security Status Messages (Windows 2000/XP)
This setting allows you to configure Windows so that you receive verbose startup, shutdown, logon, and logoff status messages This may be helpful to in
troubleshooting slow startup, shutdown, logon, or logoff behaviour
User Environment Event Logging (Windows 2000/XP)
These settings can be used to selectively enable the user environment event
logging features available in Windows
User Environment Debug Logging (Windows 2000/XP)
This setting enables debug logging of user profile and system policy processes which may be helpful in troubleshooting problems
Windows Installer Logging (All Windows)
Windows Installer can use logging to help assist in troubleshooting issues with installing software packages You can enable verbose logging with this setting
Remote Access Service (RAS) PPP Logging (Windows NT/2000)
Creates a file called PPP.LOG in the %SYSTEMROOT%\SYSTEM32\RAS folder
to help diagnose connectivity problems between a PPP server and a PPP client when one of the computers is a Windows NT Remote Access Service client
Restrict Access to the Event Logs (Windows NT/2000/XP)
The Windows event log contains records documenting application, security and system events taking place on the machine As these logs can contain sensitive data this tweak allows you to restrict access to administrators and system accounts only
Create a Oakley Log for IPSec Troubleshooting (Windows 2000)
Enabling this setting causes Windows to create an Oakley.log file in the
%SystemRoot%\debug folder for developers or network administrators with
advanced IKE knowledge
Change the Number of SQL Server Error Logs (Windows NT/2000/XP)
By default, Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 only stores seven error logs; Errorlog and Errorlog.1 through Errorlog.6 Since the log is re-created every time SQL Server is restarted you may want to keep more than seven logs archived
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Repair the Taskbar (All Windows)
If your taskbar has disappeared from the desktop or becomes hidden when you move your cursor near, it may be due to a corrupt registry key
Repair the Icon Cache (All Windows)
Use this setting if Windows is displaying incorrect or corrupted icons for your programs and shortcuts
Repair Dialog Boxes Sorting (All Windows)
When viewing files and folders from a Windows dialog box the items may be sorted incorrectly For example, files may be listed before folders, items may be sorted in descending order, and so on This tweak should resolve this problem
Repair Internet Explorer Printing Errors
If you are using Internet Explorer and are experiencing blank pages when you print
or incorrectly displayed print preview information then this tweak may resolve the problem
Repair the Office Shortcut Bar (All Windows)
This tweak will resolve problems where you are unable to customize buttons on the Office XP Shortcut Bar or the buttons appear blank
Repair the Registry Editor (Windows 2000/Me/XP)
This tweak allows you to reset the location and parameters of the Registry Editor (REGEDIT) back to the system defaults This is useful if Regedit is not being displayed correctly
Are You Missing Fonts from the Fonts Folder? (All Windows)
A font may seem to be installed correctly but does not appear in the Fonts folder because the Fonts key in the registry is missing or damaged
New Command Missing in Windows Explorer (All Windows)
After you install Internet Explorer with the Windows Desktop Update component you may notice that the New command is missing from the right-click context menu This tip will help you fix the problem
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