Automatically Shutdown Not Responding Applications
Often when Windows NT shutdown, a task will return as ‘Not Responding’ and you are given the choice to ‘End Task’ enabling this function automatically ends the task.
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Auto Logon to a Windows Machine
Windows NT includes a feature that allows you to automatically logon to the machine and network, bypassing the Winlogon dialog box.
Change the Display Color of Compressed Files and Folders
When a file is compressed in Windows NT, there is an option in Explorer to display it in a different color to easily distinguish them. This setting defines what color to use, the default is blue.
Create a Useful Name for My Computer
This tweak makes it simple to determine which computer you are logged on to and who you are logged on as. Using this tweak will rename “My Computer” to “Username on Computername”.
Enable Command Line Completion
Command completion allows you to type only a portion of a file name, and then have the system complete the rest by pressing the specified key. This is similar to the the UNIX shell command completion feature.
Remove Log Off [Username] from the Start Menu
To remove the Log Off [Username] command from the Start menu, use Registry Editor to modify the following key.
How to Restrict External Internet Mail in Only One Mailbox
This article describes how to restrict Internet Mail from users by filtering messages in the Internet Mail Service connector. When you select this option, all internal users in the organization who use that Internet Mail Service Connector for Internet mail delivery are affected.
Change the Extension of Files in a Specified Folder
This function will allow you to change the extension of files within a specified folder. You can either change the name of all files, or files with a specified extension. A reference to the Scripting Runtime is required. See code comments for details and example.
Better App.Path Function
App.Path returns a string with the “\” character at the end if the path is the root drive (e.g., “C:\”) but without that character if it isn’t (e.g., “C:\Program Files”). Most of the time we need the “\” at the end, so this function saves you the inconvenience of adding it every time.
Hide or Display Administrative Tools Menu
As with Windows NT, Windows 2000 has an ‘Administrative Tools’ folder on the Start Menu. This folder contains powerful administration utilities and therefore can be hidden to avoid accidental use.