Category: Windows Technologies

Important This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 322756 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756/ ) How to back up and restore the registry in Windows In Windows 2000, you […]

Using environment variables with Cmd.exe The Cmd.exe command-shell environment is defined by variables that determine the behavior of the command shell and the operating system. You can define the behavior of the command-shell environment or the entire operating system environment by using two types of environment variables, system and local. System environment variables define the behavior of the global operating system environment. Local environment variables define the behavior of the environment of the current instance of Cmd.exe. System environment variables are preset in the operating system and available to all Windows server operating system processes. Only users with administrative credentials […]

Creating shortcut to shortcut..? yes, Windows allows one to create a shortcut that refer to another shortcut. However, both the shortcuts will target to the same file and become independent. If you change the first shortcut it doesn’t reflect/affect the second one.