How can I close
Windows Messenger without the program
reminding me that it's still running?
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The Windows Messenger component typically runs as a
background process, but it runs as a foreground process
while you're communicating with a contact. After you
close the foreground application, Windows Messenger
continues to run as a background process (so people
can initiate contact with you), an icon remains in the
notification area, and an information balloon informs
you that the program is still running.
If you select the "Click here to not show this reminder
again" check box, Windows Messenger won't display the
information balloon the next time you close the foreground
application. You might want to make this setting the
default action (or create a custom policy to do so),
in which case you need to know how the registry stores
the setting. To modify the registry subkey so that Windows
Messenger doesn't notify you that the program is still
running, perform the following steps:
- Start a registry editor (e.g., regedit.exe).
- Navigate to the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\
Software\Microsoft\MessengerService subkey.
- Double-click the DSBkgndMode binary value.
- To turn off the Windows Messenger information-balloon
notification, set the value to
00 00 00 00
To turn on the Windows Messenger information-balloon
notification, set the value to
01 00 00 00
- Click OK.
- Close the registry editor.
The change takes effect immediately.
How can I configure
a services start-up type from the
command line?
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You typically use the Services GUI in Windows to
configure a services start-up type, but you can also
use the SC command to set the start-up type from the
command line:
sc config <service name> start=<mode>
For example,
sc config tlntsvr start=auto
automatically starts the tlntsvr service when you boot
the system.
The start options are
- auto--a service automatically started at boot
time, even if no user logs on
- boot--a device driver loaded by the boot loader
- demand--a service that must be manually started
(the default)
- disabled--a service that can't be started
- system--a service started during kernel initialization
How can
I configure my system cache setting?
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Desktop machines and servers typically perform different
functions. Whereas desktops typically run applications
in the foreground that require only available memory,
servers typically require additional memory for file
or data caching. If you use a desktop or server outside
its typical role (e.g., a desktop computer as a file
server), you can modify the cache setting by performing
the following steps:
- Start a registry editor (e.g., regedit.exe).
- Navigate to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\
CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory
Management registry subkey.
- Double-click LargeSystemCache, set it to 0 for
desktop mode or 1 for server mode, then click OK.
- Close the registry editor.
- Restart the computer for the change to take effect.
Be careful when changing this registry setting. Incorrectly
setting the LargeSystemCache value can degrade performance
(e.g., if you're running Microsoft SQL Server and
you set the cache to desktop mode).
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