Day: April 22, 2011

Starting with Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MS DTC) requires that you create registry values for all XA DLLs that you plan to use. This requirement was added to Windows Server 2003 to help you to minimize the risks that are associated with using third-party XA DLLs in the MS DTC process. To retain the same functionality when you use XA transactions, you must add a registry value in the XADLL key for each XA DLL that you plan to use. This article describes these registry values. For example, when you upgrade an existing system to Windows Server […]

Beginning with Windows 7, the DeviceOverrides registry key specifies that one or more removable device capability overrides exist in the system. For more information about the removable device capability, see Overview of the Removable Device Capability. The Plug and Play (PnP) manager uses a new ID (container IDs) to group one or more device nodes (devnodes) that originated from and belong to each instance of a particular physical device installed in the computer. For legacy devices, the PnP manager generates container IDs through the removable device capability. For more information about how the PnP manager generates container IDs, see How […]

There are seven Run keys in the registry that cause programs to be run automatically: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRunOnce HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRunOnce HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersion RunServices HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersion RunServicesOnce HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersion RunOnceSetup MORE INFORMATION Keys 1 through 7 apply to Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, and… Keys 1 through 7 apply to Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, and Windows Millennium Edition (Me). Keys 1 through 4 also apply to Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000. For Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0 SP3 or later, and Windows 2000, an additional rule is available; for keys 3 […]