Q133409: Checking Recovery Options for a Remote Windows NT Computer

Article: Q133409
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
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Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5, 3.51 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51 
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To check the recovery options for a remote computer running Windows NT, run
Registry Editor (REGEDT32.EXE), connect to the remote computer, and look
for the recovery options:

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious, system-wide
problems that may require you to reinstall Windows NT to correct them.
Microsoft cannot guarantee that any problems resulting from the use of
Registry Editor can be solved. Use this tool at your own risk.

1. From the Registry menu, choose Select Computer and type the remote computer
  name.

2. From the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE subtree, go to the following subkey:

  \SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CrashControl

3. Verify the following entries are present:

  Value Name: AutoReboot
  Data Type: REG_DWORD
  Default: 1
  Description: Specifies whether the system is to automatically reboot upon
  failure or lock-up.

  Value Name: CrashDumpEnabled
  Data Type: REG_DWORD
  Default: 1
  Description: Specifies whether debugging information is to be written to a log
  file.

  Value Name: DumpFile
  Data Type: REG_EXPAND_SZ
  Default: %SystemRoot%\MEMORY.LOG
  Description: Specifies the file to which debugging information is to be
  written.

  Value Name: LogEvent
  Data Type: REG_DWORD
  Default: 1
  Description: Tells the system to write events to a system log.

  Value Name: Overwrite
  Data Type: REG_DWORD
  Default: 1
  Description: Specifies whether an existing log file is to be overwritten by
  the new one.

  Value Name: SendAlert
  Data Type: REG_DWORD
  Default: 1
  Description: Controls whether an administrative alert is sent.

  NOTE: The String value of 1 indicates that the entry value is enabled.

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