Article ID: 102979
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
This article was previously published under Q102979
The article contains REGISTRY entries for User Preferences, Part 4. These subgroups are included:
- Network Connection Entries for Users
- Network Software Entries for Users
- Program Manager Entries for Users:
- Program Groups Entries
- Program Manager Software Groups Entries
- Restrictions Entries for Program Manager
- Program Manager Settings Entries
This is the fourth of five articles on the User Preferences entries; for the other entries, see "User Preferences Entries, Part 1," "User Preferences Entries, Part 2," "User Preferences Entries, Part 3," and "User Preferences Entries, Part 5".
SUMMARY
REGISTRY ENTRIES FOR USER PREFERENCES
The information presented here is primarily for troubleshooting, showing the default entry values and explaining the meaning of important entries. There are no hidden values that you can set for user preferences. All of these values can be set using the icons in Control Panel or the tools in the Administrative Tools group, or other programs provided with Windows NT.
All Registry paths shown here are for HKEY_CURRENT_USER, to show how you can view entries for the currently logged on user. However, most of these entries also appear in HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT, where changing entries will change values for the default user profile.
NETWORK ENTRIES FOR USERS
=========================
This section describes the user preferences and settings for the network.
NETWORK CONNECTION ENTRIES FOR USERS
====================================
The following Registry path contains the list of specific shares to
reconnect when the user logs on:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Network
The Network subkey does not appear unless you are connected to a shared
directory when the Reconnect At Logon option was checked in File Manager.
There is a subkey for each shared directory to be reconnected at system
startup. The name of the subkey is the drive-letter designated for the
connection. Each such subkey can contain the following entries:
ConnectionType REG_DWORD 0x1 or 1x2
---------------------------------------
Default: 0x1
Specifies connection types as 0x1 for drive redirection or 0x2 for print
redirection.
ProviderName REG_SZ Network name
------------------------------------
Default: Microsoft Windows Network
Specifies the network provider for the path to the shared directory.
RemotePath REG_SZ UNC sharename
-----------------------------------
Specifies the UNC name for the shared directory.
UserName REG_SZ usename
---------------------------
Default: (blank) (That is, the name of currently logged on user is
assumed.)
Specifies the username under whose authority the connection was
established. The password is not remembered. This name can appear in the
Connect As box in the Connect Network Drive dialog box in File Manager.
NETWORK SOFTWARE ENTRIES FOR USERS
==================================
The following path contains subkeys with settings for user preferences
related to Event Viewer, Server Manager, User Manager, and User Manager for
Domains:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft
\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Network
The following table summarizes default settings in the Network subkeys. All
entries have REG_SZ data types.
Network subkey Default value entries
--------------------------------------
Event viewer Filter=(as chosen in the Filter dialog box)
Find=; (String from Find dialog box)
IfNT=1 (1=focused on Windows NT server)
LogType=0 (0=system; 1=security; 2=application;
4=read from a file)
Module=System (or Security or Application)
SaveSettings=1
SortOrder=0 (0=new events first;
1=old events first)
Window=132 126 504 282 0 (position and minimize)
Server Manager AccountsOnly=0
SaveSettings=1
View=4 (1=view workstations; 2=view screen)
ViewExtension (file being viewed if View=0)
User Manager SaveSetting=1
User Manager Confirmation=1
for Domains SaveSettings=1
SortOrder=0 (for sort by full name)
Window=132 90 480 258 0
The following defines most of the common parameters for these applications:
Confirmation REG_SZ Boolean
-------------------------------
Specifies whether the application requests user confirmation for actions
such as deletions or other value changes.
SaveSettings REG_SZ Boolean
-------------------------------
Specifies whether options selected in the application are saved when the
application is closed.
SortOrder REG_SZ Boolean
----------------------------
Specifies the sort order followed by the application, where 1 specifies
sort by username, and 0 specifies sort by full name.
Window Reg_SZ Pixel location for window
-------------------------------------------
Specifies window location when application was last closed as four numbers
plus 1 or 0 to indicate whether the window was iconized.
The Persistent Connections subkey contains entries that control the
restoration of network connections, under this Registry path:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT
\CurrentVersion\Network\Persistent Connections
DriveMappingLetter REG_SZ UNC sharename
--------------------------------------------
An entry appears for each connection to a shared network directory.
Order REG_SZ drive-letter order
-----------------------------------
Specifies the order for the shared directory connections.
SaveConnections REG_SZ Yes or No
------------------------------------
Contains the value set by the Reconnect At Logon check box in the Connect
Network Drive dialog box in File Manager.
Default: Yes
The following Network parameter is found in this Registry path:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT
\CurrentVersion\Network\World Full Access Shared Parameters
ExpandLogonDomain REG_SZ Yes or No
--------------------------------------
Default: Yes
Specifies whether the Shared Directories list is expanded by default in the
Connect Network Drive dialog box. This is the value set in the Connect
Network Drive dialog box in File Manager by checking the Expand By Default
check box.
The following parameter is used by the Windows NT administrative
applications:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT
\CurrentVersion\Network\Shared Parameters
Slow Mode REG_SZ String
---------------------------
Default: "CLOSEDOMAIN;h;FARDOMAIN;l;\\CLOSEMACHINE;h;\\FARMACHINE;1"
Stores information about which servers and domains are across a Low Speed
Connection. User Manager for Domains, Server Manager, and Event Viewer read
this information unless explicitly told whether to start in Low Speed
Connection mode. The cache is updated each time one of these applications
is started or set to a new, nonlocal focus, or when the user explicitly
changes the Low Speed Connectionsetting. This is an LRU cache of up to 20
focus targets. The first entry is the most recently used.
This is a shared state between users, so if one user changes the cached
setting for a target focus, other users get that setting by default. The
user must be a member of a group with Power Users or better privileges to
have access to this subkey.
PROGRAM MANAGER ENTRIES FOR USERS
=================================
Program Groups Entries
----------------------
The Program Group key contains subkeys that define the contents of all
personal program groups in Program Manager, under this Registry path:
HKEY_CURENT_USER\Program Groups
Common groups are defined under the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Program Groups
The information stored in these subkeys is in binary format, so you cannot
easily edit it from Registry Editor. To change the content of program
groups, use the mouse and keyboard techniques in Program Manager.
Program Manager Software Groups Entries
---------------------------------------
The Groups key specifies group numbers for the defined program groups,
under this Registry path:
Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Program Manager\Groups
These are the default entries. All data types are REG_SZ.
Group1=Main
Group2=Accessories
Group3=Administrative Tools
Group4=Games
Group5=Startup
Restrictions Entries for Program Manager
----------------------------------------
The Restrictions subkey defines restrictions for activities in Program
Manager, under this Registry path:
Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion
\Program Manager\Restrictions
Restrictions can be defined for users in User Profile Editor.
EditLevel REG_DWORD Number
------------------------------
Default: 0
Sets restrictions for what users can modify in Program Manager. You can
specify one of the following values.
Value Meaning
------------------
0 Allows the user to make any change. (This is the default value.)
1 Prevents the user from creating, deleting or renaming groups. If
you specify this value, the New, Move, Copy, and Delete commands
on the File menu are not available when a group is selected.
2 Sets all restrictions in EditLevel=1 and prevents the user from
creating or deleting program items. If you specify this value,
the New, Move, Copy, and Delete commands on the File menu are
not available at all.
3 Sets all restrictions in EditLevel=2 and prevents the user from
changing command lines for program items. If you specify this
value, the text in the Command Line box in the Properties dialog
box cannot be changed.
4 Sets all restrictions in EditLevel=3 and prevents the user from
changing any program item information. If you specify this
value, none of the areas in the Properties dialog box can be
modified. The user can view the dialog box, but all of the areas
are dimmed.
NoClose REG_DWORD 0 or 1
----------------------------
Default: 0
Disables the Exit Windows command on the File menu if this value is1. Users
cannot quit Program Manager through the File Menu or theControl menu (the
Exit Windows and Close commands will be dimmed),or by using ALT+F4.
NoFileMenu REG_DWORD 0 or 1
-------------------------------
Default: 0
Removes the File menu from Program Manager if this value is 1. All of the
commands on that menu are unavailable. Users can start the applications in
groups by selecting them and pressing ENTER, or by double-clicking the
icon. Unless you have also disabled the Exit Windows command, users can
still quit Windows by using the Control menu or ALT+F4.
NoRun REG_DWORD 0 or 1
--------------------------
Default: 0
Disables the Run command on the File menu if this value is 1. The Run
command is dimmed on the File menu, and the user cannot run applications
from Program Manager unless the applications are set up as icons in a
group.
NoSaveSettings REG_DWORD 0 or 1
-----------------------------------
Default: 0
Disables the Save Settings on Exit command on the Options menu if this
value is 1. The Save Settings command is dimmed on the Options menu, and
any changes that the user makes to the arrangement of windows and icons are
not saved when Windows NT is restarted. This setting overrides the
SaveSettings value in the Program Manager subkey.
Restrictions REG_DWORD 0 or 1
---------------------------------
Default: 0
Turns restrictions on or off.
ShowCommonGroups REG_DWORD 0 or 1
-------------------------------------
Default: 0x1
Controls whether common program groups are displayed.
Program Manager Settings Entries
--------------------------------
AutoArrange REG_DWORD 0 or 1
--------------------------------
Default: 0x1
If the AutoArrange command is checked on the Options menu in Program
Manager, this value is 1, and the icons in each group are automatically
arranged when you run Program Manager.
display.drv REG_SZ filename
-------------------------------
Default: vga.drv
Defines the video display driver used.
MinOnRun REG_DWORD 0 or 1
-----------------------------
Default: 0x1
If the Minimize On Use command is checked on the Options menu in Program
Manager, this value is 1, and Program Manager is iconized when you run
another application.
Order REG_SZ
--------------
Default: 5 4 2 1 3
SaveSettings REG_DWORD 0 or 1
---------------------------------
Default: 0x1
If the Save Settings On Exit command on the Options menu is checked in
Program Manager, this value is 1, and Program Manager saves the current
configuration when you close Windows.
Window REG_SZ
---------------
Default: 68 63 636 421 1
Four numbers that indicate the pixel position of the window when Program
Manager is opened, followed by a 1 if the window is maximized.
REFERENCES
"The Windows NT Resource Kit for Operating System Version 3.1".
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