Wireless Network Connections - Novell ZENWORKS NETWORK ACCESS CONTROL 5.0 - 09-22-2008 User Manual

How Does this Affect Me?
The Microsoft Windows Registry contains information that Windows uses during normal
operations, including system options, property settings, applications installed, types of documents
each application can create, ports used, and so on. Information is stored in keys, such as run and
runOnce. The run and runOnce keys cause programs to run automatically. Many worms and viruses
are started by a call from the Windows Registry. If you limit what can start up when you log in, you
can reduce the potential for worms and viruses to run on your system.
The following links provide a description of the Microsoft Windows Registry and the Run keys:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;256986 (http://
support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;256986)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=http://support.microsoft.com:80/support/kb/
articles/q137/3/67.asp&NoWebContent=1 (http://support.microsoft.com/
default.aspx?scid=http://support.microsoft.com:80/support/kb/articles/q137/3/
67.asp&NoWebContent=1)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;314866 (http://
support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;314866)
http://www.winguides.com/registry/ (http://www.winguides.com/registry/)
What Do I Need to Do?
Verify that the run and runOnce registry keys run only compliant programs.
IMPORTANT: Modifying registry entries incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require
you to reinstall your operating system.
1 Back up the registry as described at the following links:
XP and Windows Server 2003 —
US;322756 (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;322756)
2000 —
support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;322755)
NT 4.0 —
support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;323170)
2 Open the Registry editor by selecting Start>>Run.
3 Type regedit and click OK.
B.4.11 Wireless Network Connections
The following sections contain more information:
"Description" on page 429
"Test Properties" on page 429
"How Does this Affect Me?" on page 429
"What Do I Need to Do?" on page 429
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http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;322755 (http://
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;323170 (http://
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-