To place Control Panel on the
Start menu.
Right-click Start
and choose Open. Right-click the Start Menu window, and then select New, Folder.
When the new folder appears, give it the following name
(you must type the name exactly as shown here--we suggest that you copy and paste the
text):
Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}
Now click Start. Control Panel will be the first item (at the top of the list).
When you move your mouse over the new Control Panel folder,
a cascading menu of all your system's Control Panels will appear.
How
to rename the Administrator account
To rename
the Administrator account, choose Start, Programs, Administrative Tools,
User Manager. When User Manager opens, select Administrator and choose User,
Rename. Type in the new name and choose User, Exit to close the dialog box.
When you restart the computer, enter the new name in the Logon dialog box, then enter your
password.
How to install a Microsoft Mail system on your
Windows NT Workstation 4.0 computer.
Click Start,
Settings, Control Panel. In Control Panel, you'll see an icon labeled Microsoft Mail
Postoffice.
If you do not, double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. When the dialog box opens,
click the Windows NT Setup tab and select Windows Messaging. Click OK to install.
After you restart the computer, the Microsoft Mail Postoffice icon will appear in Control
Panel.
Now double-click the Postoffice icon to open a wizard that can guide you through
installation.
On the first page of the wizard, select the radio button labeled "Create a new
Workgroup Postoffice"
and click Next. On the next screen, you need to decide where you want to place your
postoffice.
Click Browse and select the folder you want to use. Click Next to continue.
The next page will ask for confirmation of your selected location.
Click Next to continue or Back if you want to change the location. Next, you'll be asked
to enter your Account data.
Enter the name and so on, and click OK when you're finished. A dialog box will open,
warning you that you must share the postoffice folder if you want others to have access.
Click OK to close the dialog box. Run Windows NT Explorer now and locate the postoffice
folder.
Right-click its icon and select Sharing. When the Properties dialog box opens,
select Shared As and enter the name you'd like to use, then click OK.
Now your postoffice should be accessible from the other computers on your network.
To set the boot timeout
To set the
timeout, click Start, Settings, Control Panel. When Control Panel opens,
double-click the System icon. When System Properties opens, click the Startup/Shutdown
tab.
In Startup/Shutdown, you see a spin box labeled "Show List For xx Seconds."
Set the value in the spin box to the number of seconds you want NT to wait before booting
to the default condition.
Make sure the current default condition is set to what you want.
You'll see the default boot listed in the Startup list box just above the spin box.
If the condition is not what you want for the default,
click the arrow at the right side of the list box and select your startup condition from
the list.
After you make your selections, click OK to close the System Properties dialog box and
save your changes.
How to change the Windows NT logo
Open Windows
NT Explorer and locate \Winnt. Now find Winnt256.bmp and rename it to LogoFile.bmp.
Rename your replacement file Winnt256.bmp. The next time you start the computer, the new
logo will appear.
Winnt256.bmp is the 256-color version of the logo. This is the one most people will use.
However, if you don't use a 256-color (or greater) video system, rename the file currently
named Winnt.bmp
and then name your replacement Winnt.bmp.
Some Windows key shortcut combinations.
Win-M
minimizes all windows and gives you immediate access to the desktop.
Win-Shift-M undoes the minimize.
Win-F1 opens Windows NT Help.
Win-Tab cycles through the taskbar buttons.
Win-Break opens the System Properties dialog box.
prevent users from altering your NT system settings
Prevent
users from altering your NT system settings that affect the position of your icons and
open windows,
and the size and position of your taskbar. To set these restrictions,
you'll need to edit the following key using NT's Registry Editor:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
For the NoSaveSettings value, you can set a value of 1 (the default is 0),
preventing changes to the positions of icons and open windows,
and the size and position of the taskbar from being saved.
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