Applications Registry Secrets
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III-135 To change the Administrator e-mail address for your Gopher service, change this registry entry.

Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key: System\CurrentControlSet\Services\GOPHERSVC\ Parameters

Add the following value under the Parameters key:

Value Name: AdminEmail
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value: Admin@corp.com

The default value is admin@corp.com. Change this address to the appropriate name for your site. Restart the service for these changes to take effect.

III-136 To control the duration of a log file generated by the Gopher service, change this registry entry.

Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key: System\CurrentControlSet\Services\GOPHERSVC\ Parameters

Add the following value under the Parameters key:

Value Name: LogFilePeriod
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1

The values for LogFilePeriod are as follows:

0 never open a new log file. Instead, log file size is governed by LogFileTruncateSize
1 open a new log file every day
2 open a new log file every week
3 open a new log file every month

The default is 0. Restart the service for this value to take effect.

III-137 This registry entry determines the maximum size, in bytes, a Gopher log file can be before the Gopher Server logging service opens a new file.

Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key: System\CurrentControlSet\Services\GOPHERSVC\ Parameters

Add the following value under the Parameters key:

Value Name: LogFileTruncateSize
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1388000

The default value is 1,388,000. If this value is set to 0, the log file grows to fill the available disk space. A value other than 0 specifies the maximum size of the log file before a new log file is opened.

III-138 To limit the maximum number of user connections your Gopher service allows, change this registry entry. It controls how many people can access your gopher server at a given time.

Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key: System\CurrentControlSet\Services\GOPHERSVC\ Parameters

Add the following value under the Parameters key:

Value Name: MaxConnections
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0x186a0

Restart the service for this value to take effect.


WORKS 4.0

III-139 If you recently installed MS Works 4.0 and cannot perform a spellcheck in Exchange, check the following registry values.

Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key: SharedTools\ProofingTools\CustomDictionaries
Value Name: 1
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value: < fully qualified path and directory >

Sometimes MS Works incorrectly sets this value to an invalid path. You need to find the correct path and change the value 1 to the correct path name.


FTP

III-140 To annotate the directories that are displayed with the FTP service, check this registry entry. It lets you customize the directory display.

Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key: System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSFTPSVC\ Parameters

Add the following value under the Parameters key:

Value Name: AnnotateDirectories
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0

The FTP service lets you customize your directories by displaying special text stored in a file called ∼ftpsvc∼ckm in the directory you wish to customize. The default value for this entry is 0, which disables the feature. Change the value to 1 to enable this feature. Restart the service for this value to take effect.

III-141 To provide a custom greeting and exit message for your FTP users, change this registry entry.

Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key: System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSFTPSVC\ Parameters

Add the following value under the Parameters key:

Value Name: GreetingMessage
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value: < string >

III-142 For an exit message, add the following value under the Parameters key:

Value Name: ExitMessage
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value: < string >

III-143 Do you ever need to change the default TCP/IP port IIS, Gopher, Microsoft Internet Service Manager, or FTP uses? You can try to change it using the Microsoft Internet Service Manager. If that doesn’t work, and a lot of times it doesn’t, try this registry entry.

Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key: System\CurrentControlSet\Control\ServiceProvider\ ServiceType\MSFTPSVC
Value Name: TcpPort
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value: < desired port number >

This value regulates the FTP service.

III-144 Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
  Key: System\CurrentControlSet\Control\ServiceProvider\ ServiceType\GOPHERSVC
  Value Name: TcpPort
  Data Type: REG_DWORD
  Value: < desired port number >

This value regulates the Gopher service.

III-145 Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
  Key: System\CurrentControlSet\Control\ServiceProvider\ ServiceType\Microsoft Internet Information Server
  Value Name: TcpPort
  Data Type: REG_DWORD
  Value: < desired port number >

This value regulates the Internet Information Server.

III-146 Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
  Key: System\CurrentControlSet\Control\ServiceProvider\ ServiceType\W3SVC
  Value Name: TcpPort
  Data Type: REG_DWORD
  Value: < desired port number >

This value sets the default port that the WWW service listens on.

III-147 Problem: You have configured FTP on two servers. One server is a PDC and the other is a stand-alone server. You can FTP to the PDC just fine, but you have trouble using your domain accounts with the standalone server. This registry entry solves the problem.

Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key: System\CurrentControlSet\Services\FTPSVC
Value Name: DefaultLogonDomain
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value: < domain name >

Restart the machine for these changes to take effect. You should make this change only on the stand-alone server, not the PDC (or any subsequent BDC).

III-148 Several hundred users with valid network accounts frequently access your FTP server. You also have many anonymous accesses. You can create a setup that logs only the anonymous users by modifying this registry entry.

Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key: System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSFTPSVC\ Parameters

Add the following value under the Parameters key.

Value Name: LogNonAnonymous
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1

The default value is 1. Set this to 0 to disable logging users who have actual user accounts.

III-149 Are your users having problems downloading files from your FTP server even though they type the exact file names? This registry entry should solve the problem.

Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key: System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSFTPSVC\ Parameters

Add the following value under the Parameters key.

Value Name: LowercaseFiles
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1

The default value is 0, or disabled. Set this value to 1 to enable lowercase file comparisons.

III-150 Do you want to change the Administrator name for your FTP service? Here is the registry entry that stores that value.

Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key: System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSFTPSVC\ Parameters

Add the following value under the Parameters key:

Value Name: AdminName
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value: Administrator

The default value is Administrator. Change it to the appropriate name for your site. Restart the service for these changes to take effect.

III-151 If you want to change the Administrator e-mail address for your FTP service, change this entry.

Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key: System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSFTPSVC\ Parameters

Add the following value under the Parameters key:

Value Name: AdminEmail
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value: Admin@corp.com

The default value is admin@corp.com. Change value to the appropriate name for your site. Restart the service for these changes to take effect.

III-152 Do you want to limit the maximum number of user connections your FTP service allows? These entries give you that control. This registry entry lets you control how many people can access your FTP server at a given time. You can set it to send a message to the clients refused access (MaxClientsMessage).

Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key: System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSFTPSVC\ Parameters

Add the following value under the Parameters key:

Value Name: MaxConnections
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 100,000

This value is the number of clients that can connect to the FTP server at any given time. Restart the service for this value to take effect.

III-153 This entry sends a message you specify when a user connection to your FTP server is refused.

Value Name: MaxClientsMessage
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value: < string value >

The message in the string is sent when the value set in MaxConnections is exceeded. Restart the service for this value to take effect.

III-154 You have many FTP users who have user accounts from one particular domain and who continually forget to add the < domainname > parameter in front of their user names when they try to log on. To change the default logon domain so that they’ll log on even when they forget to specify the domain name, change this registry entry.

Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key: System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSFTPSVC\Parameters

Add the following value under the Parameters key:

Value Name: DefaultLogonDomain
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value: < domain name >

Restart the service for this value to take effect.

III-155To gain a little more control over the log files generated by the FTP service, change this registry entry — it lets you control the duration of a log file.

Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key: System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSFTPSVC\Parameters

Add the following value under the Parameters key:

Value Name: LogFilePeriod
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1

The valid values for LogFilePeriod are as follows:

0  Never open a new log file. The log file is governed by LogFileTruncateSize. 1  Open a new log file every day. 2  Open a new log file every week. 3  Open a new log file every month. The default is 0. Restart the service for this value to take effect.

III-156 This entry sets the maximum size in bytes your FTP log file can be before a new file is opened by the FTP logging module.

Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key: System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSFTPSVC\Parameters

Add the following value under the Parameters key:

Value Name: LogFileTruncateSize
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1388000

The default value is 1,388,000. A value of 0 means “do not truncate.”

III-157 If you need to change the default FTP port in IIS 3.0, try using the Microsoft Internet Service Manager. If that doesn’t work, and a lot of times it doesn’t, try this registry entry.

Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key: System\CurrentControlSet\Control\ServiceProvider\ ServiceType\MSFTPSVC
Value Name: TcpPort
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value: < desired port number >


DR. WATSON

III-158 Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
  Key: Software\Microsoft\DrWatson
  Value Name: LogFilePath
  Data Type: REG_SZ
  Value: %windir%

This value sets the directory that stores the log file Dr. Watson creates.

III-159 Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
  Key: Software\Microsoft\DrWatson
  Value Name: AppendToLogFile
  Data Type: REG_DWORD
  Value: 0x00000001

This value controls how Dr. Watson records to the log file. If the value is 1, Dr. Watson appends to the log file; a value of 0 creates a new log file for each application error.

III-160 Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
  Key: Software\Microsoft\DrWatson
  Value Name: CreateCrashDump
  Data Type: REG_DWORD
  Value: 0x00000001

This value controls what Dr. Watson does after a crash. A value of 1 creates a crash dump file. A value of 0 suppresses the creation of a crash dump file.

III-161 Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
  Key: Software\Microsoft\DrWatson
  Value Name: CrashDumpFile
  Data Type: REG_DWORD
  Value: %windir%\user.dmp

This value controls where Dr. Watson writes the file after a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD).

III-162 Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
  Key: Software\Microsoft\DrWatson
  Value Name: SoundNotification
  Data Type: REG_DWORD
  Value: 0x00000001

This value controls whether Dr. Watson notifies you with a sound (wave file). A value of 1 turns on the feature; a value of 0 turns it off.

III-163 Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
  Key: Software\Microsoft\DrWatson
  Value Name: WaveFile
  Data Type: REG_SZ
  Value: < fully qualified path and filename >

This value is the path to the wave file Dr. Watson plays to notify you.

III-164 Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
  Key: Software\Microsoft\DrWatson
  Value Name: VisualNotification
  Data Type: REG_DWORD
  Value: 0x00000001

This value determines whether Dr. Watson displays the message box when it encounters an error. A value of 1 turns on the feature; a value of 0 turns it off.


INTERNET INFORMATION SERVER 3.0

III-165 To change the Administrator name for your Web service, change this entry.

Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key: System\CurrentControlSet\Services\W3SVC\Parameters

Add the following value under the Parameters key:

Value Name: AdminName
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value: Administrator

The default value is Administrator. Change this to whatever name is appropriate for your site. Restart the service for these changes to take effect.

III-166 To change the Administrator e-mail address for your Web service, change this entry.

Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key: System\CurrentControlSet\Services\W3SVC\Parameters

Add the following value under the Parameters key:

Value Name: AdminEmail
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value: Admin@corp.com

The default value is admin@corp.com. Change this value to the appropriate name for your site. Restart the service for these changes to take effect

III-167 To control the duration of a log file generated by the Web service, change this registry entry.

Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key: System\CurrentControlSet\Services\W3SVC\Parameters

Add the following value under the Parameters key:

Value Name: LogFilePeriod
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1

The values for LogFilePeriod are as follows:

0  Never open a new log file. The log file size is governed by the LogFileTruncateSize value. 1  Open a new log file every day. 2  Open a new log file every week. 3  Open a new log file every month. The default is 0. Restart the service for this value to take effect.

III-168 This entry determines the maximum size, in bytes, your Web log file can be before the Web logging module opens a new file.

Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key: System\CurrentControlSet\Services\W3SVC\Parameters

Add the following value under the Parameters key:

Value Name: LogFileTruncateSize
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1,388,000

The default value is 1388000. A value of 0 means “do not truncate.”

III-169 Is your IIS not properly recognizing MIDI files? That’s because you need to add this registry key.

Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key: System\CurrentControlSet\Services\InetInfo\Parameters\ MimeMap

Add the following Key under the MimeMap key:

Key: audio/midi,mid,,

Now when you want to play MIDI files, add this string:
<EMBED SRC="music1.mid" VOLUME=30 

WIDTH=144 HEIGHT=60 AUTOSTART=true
hidden=true loop=true> <bgsound src="music2.mid" 

loop=-1>
It will work.



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