Advanced Configuration Parameters for WINS

This section presents configuration parameters that affect the behavior of WINS and that can be modified only through Registry Editor. For some parameters, WINS can detect Registry changes immediately. For other parameters, you must restart the Windows Internet Name Service for the changes to take effect.

Caution You can impair or disable Windows NT if you make incorrect changes in the Registry while using Registry Editor. All but a few of the configuration parameters that can be set by editing the Registry can also be set using WINS Manager or SNMP. Whenever possible, use WINS Manager or SNMP to make configuration changes, rather than using Registry Editor. If you make errors while changing values with Registry Editor, you will not be warned, because Registry Editor does not recognize semantic errors.

To make changes to WINS configuration using Registry Editor

  1. Start the Registry Editor by running the REGEDT32.EXE file from File Manager or Program Manager.

– Or –

At the command prompt, type the start regedt32 command, and then press ENTER.

When the Registry Editor window appears, you can press F1 to get Help on how to make changes in Registry Editor.

  1. In Registry Editor, click the window titled HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE On Local Machine, and then click the icons for the SYSTEM subtree until you reach the appropriate subkey, as described later in this section.

The following describes the value entries for WINS parameters that can only be set by adding an entry or changing values in Registry Editor.