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Miscellaneous Tips

Title | Date | Rating
Block Write Access To Run and RunOnce Registry Entries.
Date - Oct 01, 2008
Rating - 5
Author - Nirmal Sharma
Blocking write access to Run and RunOnce registry entries for malware or other unwanted programs running in the system.
How To Delete System Blocked Files
Date - Sep 24, 2008
Rating - 3
Author - Nirmal Sharma
How to delete Files/Folders which are being blocked by the processes running in the background.
Windows 2000 Services error message control
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 1.5
Author - Wayne Maples
Do not use the comprehensive search-based method when resolving shell shortcuts (.lnk)
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - Not Rated
Author - Wayne Maples
Windows 2000 doesn't detect Iomega parallel port ZIP drive
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.3
Author - Wayne Maples
Windows 2000 Hide LastLogon ID
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.5
Author - Wayne Maples
Windows 2000 Registry Size Limit (RSL)
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3.8
Author - Wayne Maples
Registry hacks to turn-on verbose GPO logging
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3.7
Author - Wayne Maples
Group Policy Registry Table
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.5
Author - Wayne Maples
Group Policy uses Group Policy Objects in Active Directory, and affects computers and users by adding, deleting, and changing the values of entries in the registry. This table displays the Group Policy settings in the Administrative Templates folder and the registry entries that they change.
Modify the Default Group Policy Refresh Interval
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3.6
Author - Wayne Maples
Virtual Device Driver failed DLL initialization
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.2
Author - Wayne Maples
Windows 2000 Popup Errors
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 5
Author - Wayne Maples
Enable Verbose Global Policy Logging
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4
Author - Wayne Maples
Manage boot volume space consumed by Windows 2000 Windows File Protection dllcache
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.4
Author - Wayne Maples
BIOS Data in the Registry
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4
Author - Wayne Maples
Windows 2000 PROCESS_HAS_LOCKED_PAGES BSOD
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.2
Author - Wayne Maples
NetBIOS Scope ID All Uppercase in Windows NT 4.0
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - Not Rated
Author - Wayne Maples
NT Automatic Reboot after Lockup
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 5
Author - Wayne Maples
Windows 2000 Explorer Shell Options
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 1
Author - Wayne Maples
Auto restart Explorer if it crashes; block open windows being restored at reboot; force taskbar / desktop / explorer to separate processes link to NT4 tip - Windows 2000 compatible Index, Tips for Windows NT Administrators, Tips for Windows NT workstation users, book recommendations for nt admins and nt users on topics such as administration, nt domain, remote access, security, integration, backup and restore, basics, dns, event logging, logon administration, iis, mcse, routers, intrusion detection, hacking, windows2000, nt2000, performance tuning and monitor, windows scripting, perl, windows resource kits, troubleshooting problems, server and tcp/ip. There is also an extensive set of links to Windows NT resource sites found elsewhere on web with a focus on Windows NT Security Guidelines, security scanners, newletters, windows nt faqs, windows nt tutorials, windows nt whitepapers, windows nt security sites, windows nt software - freeware and shareware sites.
Clear system page file at shutdown
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.4
Author - Wayne Maples
Memory management parameters
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3.8
Author - Wayne Maples
Registry Tip : Windows NT NTFS Last Access TimeStamp
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.2
Author - Wayne Maples
Windows NT/2000/XP Cascading Menus
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.5
Author - Wayne Maples
Query NT, W2K, or XP registry for applied hotfixes
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3.6
Author - Wayne Maples
Logon Banner - Displaying Warning Message
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.1
Author - Wayne Maples
Cached Logon Hashes
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.3
Author - Wayne Maples
Control whether Windows converts filenames and folders to lowercase
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4
Author - Wayne Maples
Control Desktop and Explorer Info Descriptions
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3.7
Author - Wayne Maples
Automatic Logon
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.4
Author - Wayne Maples
CD Rom Autorun
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.4
Author - Wayne Maples
Set server to AutoReboot rather than BSOD
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.4
Author - Wayne Maples
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