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Policy Related Restrictions Note: We have delineated between Windows 9x and Windows NT. Where no delineation is present, the restriction will work on either. Disabling the change password button [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System] Disabled “DisableChangePassword”=dword:00000000 Enabled “DisableChangePassword”=dword:00000001 Disable lock workstation in Windows NT SP4 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System] Disabled “DisableLockWorkstation”=dword:00000000 Enabled “DisableLockWorkstation”=dword:00000001 Disable registry editing tools …

  INI Info to Windows Registry Converter By Funduc Software INI to Registry (see screen shot below) is a neat little utility for Windows 95/NT that will read the contents of any INI file and then load that information into the Windows 95 or Windows NT registry. By doing this, …

Creating your own Windows Logon Banner If you want to create a  Logon Banner, causing a message box to appear below your logon on, then: Open RegEdit Go To HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Winlogon Create a new String value”LegalNoticeCaption “ Enter the Title of the window. What is displayed in the Title Bar. Create …

BIOS Interrupt 13h Extensions If you have arrived here through a search engine, and there’s no menu to the left click here! Background When your operating system (such as MS-DOS or Windows) or an application you want to use needs to access the hard disk, it employs BIOS services to …

MOTHERBOARD & BIOS HELP WARNING The following information has been provided so as to be of assistance to those individuals and technicians who are familiar with motherboards, motherboard jumper settings, their respective motherboard Bios’s and related Bios setup procedures. It is recommended that: You not make a Bios change, either …

DISCLAIMER: This document is intended as a primer – an introduction – to BIOS flashing. For the correct flash procedure and precautionary measures consult the documentation that came with your motherboard, or visit the motherboard manufacturer’s Web site for documentation on your motherboard. The author can accept no responsibility for …

Type: Internal (2.0 and later) Syntax: BREAK BREAK on|off Purpose: Used from the DOS prompt or in a batch file or in the CONFIG.SYS file to set (or display) whether or not DOS checks for a Ctrl + Break key combination. Discussion DOS normally detects a press of the Ctrl …

How to configure the RestrictRun registry key. Setting the RestrictRun Value in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer key to 1 allow us to configure allowed programs at the RestrictRun key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\RestrictRun RestrictRun can only work from the Explorer process. It does not prevent users from running programs, such as Task Manager, that are …

Quick Launch Toolbar Icons Are Missing or Unavailable  The following applies to: Microsoft Windows 2000 Server  Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional  Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0  Microsoft Windows 98  Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 Note: The use of this repair involves editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, …

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