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Specify Users to Receive Administrative Alerts (Windows NT/2000/XP)
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This setting is used to specify a list of users and/or computers that should receive administrative alerts.

Open your registry using REGEDT32 and find the key below.

Modify the REG_MULTI_SZ value called "AlertNames" and on a seperate line enter each user or computer to receive the alerts.

Restart Windows for the change to take effect.

Registry Editor Example
|NameTypeData|
|(Default)REG_SZ(value not set)|
|AlertNamesREG_MULTI_SZ"jsmith jdoe"|
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|HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Alerter\Parameters|
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Settings:
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Alerter\Parameters]
Name: AlertNames
Type: REG_MULTI_SZ (Multi-String Value)

Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.

Last Modified: March 26, 2002

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