Windows

Setting Up Windows to Log On Automatically
Unfortunately, every Operating System has a different method for setting up an Automatic Logon to Windows. For Windows 98, we use a third party program called Tweak UI, located in Control Panel. Windows XP and 2000 require Registry editing, so please call support for help.

In Windows 2000, there is another way, but it seems to be unstable. Go to Control Panel and double-click Users and Passwords. Select the User that you want to log in as and uncheck the box next to “Users must enter a username and password to use this computer.” Click OK. You will have to enter the password for that user and confirm the password. Click OK again. In order to bypass an automatic logon, hold down the space bar when booting Windows.

The method described above can be unreliable. A more reliable method is to set it up through the Windows Registry, just as in Windows XP. Because editing the Registry improperly can damage your operating system, please call support for directions.

Creating Shortcuts and Setting Up CBAS to Start With Windows
In case of an unexpected computer shutdown, you may want to have CBAS start automatically when Windows boots. You might also want to have a CBAS icon on your desktop, or an icon for each mode. All Computrols Automation Servers are set up with an icon and auto startup when shipped. In case you need to do this on your own, what follows are the instructions to do so.

Shortcuts

1.To add a shortcut to the desktop, go to Windows Explorer by right clicking on My Computer and going to Explore.

2.Navigate to the C:\CBAS folder and find the CBAS3.exe (or CBAS.exe) file.

3.Right click on CBAS.exe or CBAS3.exe and go to Send To, then click Desktop (Create Shortcut).

4.Now minimize Windows Explorer and there should be a Shortcut to CBAS.exe or CBAS3.exe icon.

5.To change the name of the shortcut, highlight it by clicking on it.

6.Click one more time and start typing.

7.Press Enter when finished.

Mode Shortcuts

You might want to have a shortcut to each of the different modes, like Real, Editor, GW, etc. Start with the icon you just created.

1.Right click on the icon and click Create Shortcut.

2.Right click the new icon and click Properties.

3.Go to the Shortcut tab.

4.In the Target field, click after CBAS.exe or CBAS3.exe to insert the cursor.

5.Hit the space bar once then type Mode=Real, as in the window at right.

6.Click OK.

7.Rename the Icon. Repeat for each mode icon wanted.

Starting CBAS With Windows

1.Right click on the Windows Taskbar (at the bottom of the Desktop)

2.Click Properties

3.Go to the Advanced tab.

4.Click Add, then the Browse button.

5.Scroll down to see the list of shortcut icons on the desktop

6.Choose a CBAS shortcut icon and click OK.

7.Select Startup under Start Menu/Programs and click Next.

8.Click Finish

9.Reboot to confirm that CBAS starts after Windows boots.
Unless you selected a mode icon, CBAS will automatically start in the last mode it was in before shutting down. Other modes include: editor, and utility.

Setting Up Windows 2000 Network Permissions

Have you ever tried to setup file sharing on a Windows 2000 or XP computer, and then tried to connect from another computer? From a Windows 98 computer? It can be quite an adventure if you don’t know how to set up permissions. It’s not as easy as just sharing a file, like it was on Windows 98. First you share the file, and then you have to set up a Local User Account on the computer for every user who is connecting. If the person connecting doesn’t have a Local User Account on the computer, they will be prompted to enter a local user name and password to gain access. If connecting from a Windows 98 computer, they will be prompted for a mysterious password that nobody knows.

It should be mentioned here that permissions restrictions don’t apply when connecting a Graphic Workstation to a Windows 2000 DPU using TCP/IP only. You will only run into problems when you check “Use File Sharing” and try to browse for the database on the DPU.

Windows 2000 and XP computers equipped with network interface cards should have File and Printer Sharing enabled by default.

1.To share a file, just locate the file in Windows Explorer.

2.Right click on the folder, and click Sharing.

3.Select “Share this Folder” and the folder is given a share name automatically.

4.If you want to restrict access to certain users only, go to the Security tab.

From there, click the Add button and select users from the list of local users.

1.Click Add then OK.

2.Now highlight “Everyone,” click Remove and click OK.

3.In this case, “Everyone” means “everyone that has a Local User Account on the computer.”

Now that you have the folder shared, let’s go through adding Local Users. To make it easy on the remote user, you should create Local Users that match the username and password of the Local User on the Remote computer. For example, a user logs into his computer as User1 with a password of user1. He wants to connect to a share on a network computer that he doesn’t have an account on.

When the user clicks on that computer in My Network Places, he will get the following prompt:

He will have to enter a Username and Password local to the computer he is trying to access. If a user named User1 with a password of user1 is added to the computer he is trying to access, he will be granted access the first time and every time without being prompted for a password. This is especially important when accessing from a Windows 98 computer to a share on a Windows 2000 or XP computer. In this case, the user will be prompted for a password that doesn’t exist, as shown below:

When Computrols computers are shipped, they are already setup with three accounts that are needed for support purposes. One is the built-in Administrator account, which cannot be removed. The second is a spare account named Computrols. The third account has a name based on the name of the site, with a matching password. The computer is set up to log on automatically with this username and password. All three of these User Accounts have Administrative rights, which will enable the user to add user accounts, share folders, install programs, etc.

In some cases, having Administrator rights might not be desirable. For example, some end users have a tendency to surf the Internet and install programs that shouldn’t be installed. You might want to take away the administrative rights from them. This will prevent them from being able to install programs. In order to install CBAS updates, you will have to log on as a user with Administrative rights.

To remove a user from the Administrator Group, you must be logged in with Administrator rights also. Right-click My Computer and click Manage. You will see the Computer Management screen:

Click the plus sign next to Local Users and Groups. Click Groups and double-click Administrators in the contents pane on the right side. Highlight the member of the group that you want to remove. Click the Remove button and click “OK.”

There is one other way to enable network users to access shares on a computer without adding Local User Accounts. But, for security reasons, it’s not a good idea if the computer resides on a network with other computers. The solution is to enable the Guest account, which is built-in but disabled by default. To enable the Guest account, click Users and double-click Guest.

Uncheck “Account is Disabled”, and click OK. Now any user on the network, using any operating system, will have access to folders shared with everyone on the computer.