When browsing through shared folders and network computers Explorer can slow down when it is searching the local network for printers. This sounds like a great feature and may be useful for some but I would rather disable it to get maximum performance when browsing through folders.
If you are having problems with lockups, blue screens, or can only get to safe mode, often the problem is due to a faulty device driver. One way to help identify them is through the use of the Verfier program 1. Start / Run / Verifier 2. Keep the default of Create Standard Settings 3.… Read More »
There is no easy way to remove the My Computer icon from the desktop. It is possible, however, to restrict it so that no action is performed when someone attempts to double-click this icon. Here is the procedure:
NTBACKUP Note: Limit batch file command lines to 256 characters. Exceeding this limit can stop the process without warning or result in files not being backed up. Syntaxntbackup operation path [/a][/v][/r][/d”text”][/b][/hc:{on | off}] [/t{option}][/l”filename”][/e][/tape:{n}]ParametersOperation: Specifies the operation, backup. PathIf you are backing up a drive, specifies one or more paths of the directories to be backed up.If you… Read More »
Display or set a search path for executable files. Syntax PATH pathname [;pathname] [;pathname] [;pathname]…PATHPATH ; Key switch description pathname drive letter and/or folder ; the command ‘PATH ;’ will clear the path PATH without parameters will display the current path. The %PATH% environment variable contains a list of folders. When a command is issued at the CMD… Read More »
In Windows NT 4.0, a new key in the export machine registry must be read by the import machine. By default, the repluser does not have permissions on this key. To solve the problem, navigate the registry on the export machine at:
If you need to limit the number of simultaneously logged on users, for performance, political or any other reason, edit:
By default, if you delete the C$, D$, etc.. Administrative shares, they will be recreated when you reboot. To disable this feature, edit:
Much has been written about using Performance Monitor to detect and isolate memory leaks. Two KB articles on the subject are Q130926 and Q150934.
Using this registry change, you can control whether the desktop loads before the logon script finishes or not.