Admin911 : Windows 2000 Registry

• ISBN13: 9780072129465
• ISBN10: 0072129468
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-10-16
• Publisher: MCG (Manual)

Summary

"Call on Admin911 to learn what’s going on with your network, to understand your options, and pick the right solutions." -David Chernicoff, Windows 2000 Magazine

Author Biography

Kathy Ivens (Philadelphia, PA) has authored or co-authored over 30 books. She is one of the top-selling NT authors in the marketplace. Kathy is the author of Osborne's Windows NT Troubleshooting. She recently joined the premier NT publication, Windows NT Magazine as contributing editor.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xiii
Understanding the Registry	1	(14)
Overview of the Registry and Its Use	2	(1)
Historical View of the Registry	2	(2)
Purpose of the Registry	4	(3)
Application Information	5	(1)
User Information	6	(1)
Operating System Data	6	(1)
The Registry Structure	7	(5)
Registry Subtrees	7	(1)
Hives and Hive Files	8	(1)
Data Entries	9	(3)
Version Differences	12	(3)
Subtree Differences	13	(1)
Hive File Differences	14	(1)
Registry Maintenance	15	(38)
Backing Up the Registry	16	(6)
Back Up the Entire Registry	16	(2)
Back Up Keys	18	(2)
Create an Emergency Repair Disk	20	(1)
Back Up Remote Registries	21	(1)
Cleaning Up--It's a Bug	21	(1)
Restoring the Registry	22	(7)
Last Known Good	22	(3)
Restoring the Registry from a Backup	25	(1)
Restoring the System State of a Domain Controller	26	(2)
Restoring the Registry with the ERD	28	(1)
Restoring the Registry from the Recovery Console	28	(1)
Other Registry Restore Options	29	(1)
Registry Size Management	29	(3)
Registry Size Limit (RSL)	29	(1)
Changing the Registry Size Limit	30	(1)
Paged Pool Size	31	(1)
Securing the Registry Keys	32	(5)
Security Options	32	(1)
Basic Permissions Types	32	(1)
Viewing and Setting Permissions	33	(2)
Add and Remove Names	35	(1)
Using Access Control Settings	36	(1)
Securing the Registry	37	(1)
Logged On User Restrictions	37	(1)
Remote Access Permissions	37	(1)
Registry Audits	38	(7)
Enable Auditing	38	(5)
Set Audit Options in the Registry	43	(2)
Examine the Audit Log	45	(1)
Registry Key Ownership	45	(1)
Working with Registration (.reg) Files	46	(7)
Architecture of a .reg File	47	(2)
Using .reg Files	49	(2)
No Delete Capabilities in .reg Files	51	(2)
Regedit vs. Regedt32	53	(26)
Differences in Registry Editors	54	(1)
Appearance	54	(1)
Security	54	(1)
Search Features	55	(1)
Data Manipulation	55	(1)
Data Refresh Features	55	(1)
Using Regedit	55	(13)
New Regedit Features in Windows 2000	56	(1)
Change Regedit's Last State Feature	56	(1)
Navigating Regedit	57	(1)
Searching in Regedit	58	(1)
Manipulating Data Items and Keys with Regedit	59	(5)
Importing and Exporting Data with Regedit	64	(2)
Remote Registry Administration with Regedit	66	(2)
Using Regedt32	68	(11)
Navigating Regedt32	69	(1)
Setting Options	70	(1)
Searching for Keys	70	(1)
Modifying Data Items	71	(3)
Adding and Removing Items with Regedt32	74	(2)
Saving and Loading Keys in Regedt32	76	(1)
Loading and Unloading Hives	77	(1)
Remote Administration with Regedt32	77	(2)
Control Panel and the Registry	79	(14)
Control Panel Registry Entries	80	(1)
Accessibility	81	(1)
Add/Remove Programs	81	(2)
Hide Add/Remove Programs Applet	82	(1)
Hide the Change or Remove Programs Icon	82	(1)
Hide the Add/Remove Windows Components Icon	82	(1)
Date/Time	83	(1)
Display	83	(6)
Colors	83	(1)
Patterns	84	(1)
Screen Savers	85	(1)
Effects	85	(2)
Controlling User Access to Display Options	87	(2)
Game Controllers	89	(1)
Internet Options	89	(1)
Keyboard	89	(1)
Mouse	90	(1)
Mouse Buttons	90	(1)
Power Options	91	(1)
Regional Options	92	(1)
Network Settings	93	(38)
Networking Components	94	(1)
TCP/IP	95	(6)
General TCP/IP Settings	95	(1)
TCP/IP Parameters	96	(2)
TCP/IP Interface Settings	98	(1)
TCP/IP\Parameters\PersistentRoutes	99	(1)
TCP/IP Performance Subkey	99	(1)
TCP/IP Settings for DNS Client Services	99	(2)
Network Services	101	(30)
LanmanWorkstation	101	(2)
LanmanServer	103	(1)
Alerter Service	104	(1)
Windows Redirector (Rdr)	105	(1)
Browser Service	106	(2)
Netlogon Service	108	(3)
DHCP Service	111	(1)
DHCP Server	112	(2)
DNS Service	114	(10)
WINS Service	124	(7)
Tweaking and Troubleshooting with the Registry	131	(26)
Get Rid of Annoying Windows 2000 Features	132	(5)
Regedit Needs Induced Amnesia	132	(1)
Track Down Automatic Program Launches	133	(2)
Open Windows Explorer to Drive C	135	(1)
Display File Attributes	136	(1)
Optimize the L2 Cache	136	(1)
Troubleshooting Hardware	137	(4)
Stop CD AutoRun	137	(1)
Troubleshooting SCSI and ATAPI Controller Problems	138	(2)
Troubleshooting USB Problems	140	(1)
Tweaking Printer Ports	141	(1)
Troubleshooting Logons	141	(7)
Resolving Logon Problems	141	(2)
Roaming Profiles	143	(5)
Troubleshooting Network Settings	148	(5)
Improving Network Performance	148	(3)
Troubleshooting and Tweaking Replication	151	(2)
Troubleshooting and Optimizing Security Settings	153	(4)
RAS Security	154	(1)
Securing Computers from Users	154	(3)
Computer Startup and Policy Settings	157	(34)
Startup	158	(16)
Hardware Settings	158	(2)
System Settings	160	(3)
Control Set\Control Parameters	163	(11)
Application Startup Settings	174	(1)
Computer Policies	174	(17)
Overview of GPO Registry Entries for Computers	174	(2)
Policy Management Settings	176	(2)
Managing Script Behavior	178	(2)
Managing Logons	180	(6)
Managing RAS Logons	186	(5)
Configuring User Settings	191	(38)
Overview of User Settings	192	(5)
Default User Settings	192	(4)
Current User Settings	196	(1)
User Password Settings	197	(5)
Changing Passwords	197	(3)
Password-Protected Screen Savers	200	(2)
Controlling the User Interface	202	(9)
Personalized Menus	204	(1)
Active Desktop	205	(1)
Controlling Active Desktop Content	206	(2)
Forcing Active Desktop Components	208	(1)
Desktop Icons	209	(2)
Controlling Control Panel	211	(6)
Removing Control Panel Applets	211	(3)
Modifying the Display of Applets	214	(1)
Restricting the Add/Remove Programs Applet	215	(2)
Controlling the Start Menu and Taskbar	217	(7)
Controlling System Folders	224	(5)
Controlling Downlevel Clients	229	(14)
Remote Administration of Windows 9x	230	(4)
Configure Remote Administration	230	(1)
Enable Remote Administration	231	(1)
Install Remote Registry Services	232	(1)
Administer a Remote Windows 9x Registry	233	(1)
Remote Administration of Windows NT 4.0	234	(1)
Administer Windows NT 4.0 Registry Remotely	234	(1)
Administer Windows NT 4.0 Domains Remotely	234	(1)
System Policy Editor	235	(8)
Group Policy Editor vs. System Policy Editor	236	(1)
Rules for Using the System Policy Editor	237	(1)
SPE Administration Files	238	(1)
Creating Policy Files	239	(1)
Direct Registry Edits with SPE	240	(3)
Tweaking and Troubleshooting Application Settings	243	(26)
General Application Settings	244	(1)
File and COM Associations	244	(1)
Application Data Settings	244	(1)
Microsoft Office 2000	245	(12)
Troubleshooting Office Startup Problems	246	(2)
Find Fast	248	(1)
Customizing the Places Bar	249	(6)
Changing the Company Name	255	(1)
Group Policies for Office 2000	256	(1)
Microsoft Word	257	(2)
Overview of Registry Settings for Word	257	(1)
Troubleshooting MS Word with the Registry	258	(1)
Microsoft Excel	259	(3)
Tweaking Excel with the Registry	260	(1)
Troubleshooting Excel with the Registry	260	(2)
Microsoft Outlook	262	(3)
Tweaking Outlook	262	(1)
Troubleshooting Outlook	263	(2)
Internet Explorer 5.1	265	(4)
IE Version Confusion	265	(1)
IE Reuse Window Option	266	(1)
Problem Viewing .jpg Files	267	(2)
Analyzing the Subtrees	269	(38)
Accessing Registry Data	270	(1)
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT	270	(3)
New Functionality in Windows 2000	271	(1)
Per User Class Registration	271	(1)
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT DATA	272	(1)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER	273	(19)
Understanding User Profiles	274	(2)
AppEvents Settings	276	(1)
Console Settings	277	(1)
Understanding Command Window Properties	278	(2)
Console Key Data	280	(1)
Control Panel	281	(1)
Environment	282	(1)
Network	283	(2)
Software	285	(1)
HKCU\Software\Microsoft	286	(6)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE	292	(13)
HKLM\Hardware	292	(2)
HKLM\SAM	294	(1)
HKLM\Security	294	(1)
HKLM\Software	295	(1)
HKLM\Software\Microsoft	295	(1)
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows	296	(2)
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion	298	(3)
HKLM\System	301	(1)
HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control	302	(1)
HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print	303	(2)
HKEY_Users	305	(1)
HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG	305	(2)
A Admin Tools	307	(24)
Windows 2000 Support Tools	308	(8)
Command-Line Changes with Reg.exe	308	(6)
Clean Up Windows Installer Entries	314	(2)
Windows 2000 Resource Kits	316	(13)
Associate Extensions	316	(1)
Registry Size and Search Utility	317	(1)
Back up and Restore the Registry	318	(3)
Registry Dump	321	(1)
Scripting Registry Edits	322	(5)
Tracking Effects of Group Policy	327	(2)
Third-Party Tools	329	(2)
Regmon	329	(1)
DumpReg	330	(1)
Multi-Remote Registry Change	330	(1)
Index	331