Category Archives: Windows

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.

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.

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.

TaskList

TaskList displays all running applications and services with their Process ID (PID) This can be run on either a local or a remote computer.

SUBST

Substitute a drive letter for a network or local path. This comes in handy when you want to reference a directory which may have a really long path by a drive letter.

TRACERT

Find the IP address of any remote host. TRACERT is useful for troubleshooting large networks where several paths can be taken to arrive at the same point, or where many intermediate systems (routers or bridges) are involved.