Automatically Reboot on the Blue Screen of Death
Windows NT workstation will halt by default when you get a dreaded Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). Changing this setting will force Windows NT to automatically reboot when it crashes instead.
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.
Introduction to Bridging and Switching
Bridges and switches operate principally at Layer 2 of the OSI reference model. As such, they are widely referred to as data-link layer devices. Bridges became commercially available in the early 1980s. At the time of their introduction, bridges connected and enabled packet forwarding between homogeneous networks. More recently, bridging between different networks also has been defined and… Read More »
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.
Enable or Disable the CD-ROM Autorun Feature
You can enable the CD-ROM autorun function by changing this registry setting, this will stop applications from auto launching when you insert a CD-ROM disc into your drive.