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Q186625: Terminal Server Commands: REGISTER

Article: Q186625
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): WinNT:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 11-DEC-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server Edition 
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SUMMARY
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Many applications expect only one user to use the application at a time. In a
multiuser environment like Terminal Server, Dynamic Link Libraries (.dll files)
may fail to open if more than one user attempts to use them. The REGISTER
utility allows you to tell the system that a particular .dll file should be made
available globally to the system and to all users.

Note that registration data for a program is recognized only when the program is
loaded. Therefore, if you issue a REGISTER command for a program that is already
loaded, the changes will not take effect until the next time the program is
loaded.

Syntax
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register filename [/system | /user] [/guitext | /noguitext] [/v] [/?]

Parameters
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filename

  Identifies the name of the file you want to register.

/system

  Registers filename as a system global resource.

/user

  Registers filename as a user global resource.

/guitext

  Registers filename as executable on text-only sessions.

/noguitext

  Registers filename as not executable on text-only sessions.

/v (verbose)

  Displays additional information.

/? (help)

  Displays the syntax for the command and information about the command's
  options.

Security Restrictions
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Only administrators can run register.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbNTTermServ400 kbNTTermServSearch
Version           : WinNT:4.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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