You can now use the MSCONFIG.EXE that comes with Windows XP.
Download the one from the full release product(64K)
It also lets you change the Services and BOOT.INI file as well.
If you like to use MSCONFIG from Windows 98, you can still use it with Windows 2000.
Just copy the file to a place in your path (e.g. \WINNT)
You will get an error about a file Regenv32.exe. It will work fine without it.
Increasing File System Caching
To increase the amount of memory Windows will save for locked I/O operations:
Start Regedit
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Session Manager\Memory Management
Edit the key IoPageLockLimit
4096 - 32megs of memory or less
8192 - 32+ megs of memory
16384 - 64+ megs of memory
32768 - 128+ megs of memory
65536 - 256+ megs of memory
Increasing System Performance
If you have 512 megs or more of memory, you can increase system performance
by having the core system kept in memory.
Start Regedit
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Session Manager\Memory Management\DisablePagingExecutive
Set the value to be 1
Reboot the computer
Disabling Dr. Watson
If you want to disable Dr. Watson program errors from generating log files:
Start Regedit
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE / SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion\ AeDebug
Set the string Auto=0
To re-enable it, run drwtsn32 -i
Note: If you do want to use Dr. Watson, you can change the default settings by running drwtsn32
Enabling CD AutoRun
To enable CD's automatically running when you insert them:
Start Regedit
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ CurrentControlSet \ Services \ CD Rom
Make sure the key reads Autorun=1
Starting Programs Automatically at Each Command Prompt
If you want to start a program (like DOSKEY) or set an environment variable each time you open a command prompt:
Start Regedit
Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor
Create a String key called Autorun
Give it the value of the command you want to run
Multiple commands need to be separated by a double ampersand (&&)
Renaming the My Computer Icon
To rename the My Computer icon to the name of the user that is logged on:
Start Regedit
Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}
Change the "My Computer" at end of @C:\WINNT\system32\shell32.dll,-9216@1033,My Computer
Press the F5 key to refresh the desktop and the new name will show up.
Quick Windows2000 Shutdown/Restart
To do a quick shutdown of Windows2000:
Press Ctrl-Alt-Delete
Hold the Control key while you click on the Shutdown button
A warning box will come up stating:
"If you continue, your machine will reboot and any unsaved data will be lost. Use only as a last resort."
Fix Browsing Delay
If you experience a 30 second or so delay when browsing to Windows98 or WindowsME computers, delete the following registry key on the Windows2000 computer.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE / Software / Microsoft / Windows / CurrentVersion / Explorer / RemoteComputer / NameSpace {D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}
How to change the size of the virtual memory paging file
1) Open System in Control Panel.
2) On the Advanced tab, click Performance Options, and under Virtual memory, click Change.
3) In the Drive list, click the drive that contains the paging fileyou want to change.
4) Under Paging file size for selected drive, type a new paging file size in megabytes in the Initial size (MB) or Maximum size (MB) box, and then click Set.