TWEAKS FOR FRESH WIN2000 INSTALL

My Computer -> Properties:
· Network Identification Tab: Properties button -> Enter WSx (x = RPro W/S #) for Computer Name and POS for Workgroup
· Hardware Tab: Hardware Wizard -> Next -> Add/Troubleshoot -> Add a new device -> No -> Ports -> Printer Port -> Highlight I/O Range and click Change Settings. Select 0278 – 027A -> OK.
· Advanced Tab: Performance Button -> Change -> Set Initial size = Max size -> Set -> OK
· Advanced Tab: Environment Variables Button -> Highlight Path -> Edit -> Add ;R:Retailx;R:RetailxRpro (x = Pro series)
-Advanced enviroment variables>system variables-> add 2 new variables variable name RPRONET value msnet
add the next one variable name: RPROWS VALUE: (worstation number) IE:1
· Advanced Tab: Startup & Recovery Button -> Change Display List to 5 seconds -> Deselect Automatic reboot.

My Computer -> Manage
· Disk Management -> Check for 3 healthy partitions: C:=3GB FAT32, D:=1GB FAT32, Q:=NTFS
· Users: Set password for Administrator to help.
· Users: Add users in blocks of 5: WSx (x=W/S #) No password, Uncheck User must change…, Check User cannot change… & Password never expires.
· Groups: Add all WSx users to Administrators group.

C:WINNT_default.PIF Properties
· Memory Tab: Set all Memory options to Auto except for Initial Environment, which should be 4096.
· Screen Tab: Set to Full Screen and uncheck Dynamic Memory Allocation.
· Misc Tab: Uncheck Allow Screen Saver, set idle sensitivity to lowest & uncheck all Windows Shortcuts except Alt-Tab & Alt-Enter

Edit C:WINNTSYSTEM32CONFIG.NT
· Add to the end the two lines FILES=200 and BUFFERS=16.

Edit C:WINNTSYSTEM32autoexec.nt
add to new lines at the bottom. each on thier own line.
set rpronet=msnet
set RPROWS=x (where x is the ws number)

My Network Places Properties (LAN Connection Properties)
· Deselect NetBEUI and select TCP/IP.
· TCP/IP Properties -> IP Address = 10.250.27.1xx (xx = W/S # in 2-digit form), Subnet mask = 255.255.255.0
· Configure NIC -> Advanced Tab, Set Connection type to 100BaseTx Full Duplex

Control Panel -> Users & Groups
· Uncheck Users Must Enter…, highlight user WSx (x = W/S #), check Users Must Enter…, Click Apply, then click OK (Password is blank)

Install NetWare Client32 with a custom install, uncheck Distributed Print Services (if needed).
Reboot. Should auto-login as WSx

REGEDIT
· CTRL-F (Find) -> Enter lpt_ -> Replace the default value (15) with 1.
· F3 (Find again) -> Replace default value with 1
· CTRL-F -> autorun -> Replace default value (1) with 0.
· F3, F3, F3 (Find again three times) -> Replace default value with 0.

Display Properties (Right click desktop -> Properties)
· Screen Saver Tab: Power Button -> Set Turn Off Monitor to Never
· Click Save -> Click OK

Rename My Computer to My Computer WSx (x = W/S #)

Delete icons for Connect To The Internet, Internet Explorer and My Documents

Karen Page

As VP of Sales & Marketing, Karen has been helping to break sales records since 1994! That’s almost 30 years of award-winning sales, helping to build Big Hairy Dog as a leading POS Software and Service provider…worldwide. She has a degree in fine arts (with a minor in business) from the University of Oregon, and with three amazing children and saint of a husband, Karen is still loving life in the Northwest—where she works from home in the Portland, Oregon area.

Her favorite pastime is tailgating at college football games with friends and family. Go Ducks!

Karen Page

As VP of Sales & Marketing, Karen has been helping to break sales records since 1994! That’s 25 years of award-winning sales, helping to build Big Hairy Dog as a leading POS Software and Service provider…worldwide. She has a degree in fine arts (with a minor in business) from the University of Oregon, and with three amazing children and saint of a husband, Karen is still loving life in the Northwest—where she works from home in the Portland, Oregon area.

Her favorite pastime is tailgating at college football games with friends and family. Go Ducks!