DOCUMENT:Q133409  08-AUG-2001  [winnt]
TITLE   :Checking Recovery Options for a Remote Windows NT Computer
PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT
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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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