Control WINS Query Settings (Windows 95/98/Me)
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These settings control the WINS query parameters including the number of query attempts and query timeout.
Open your registry and find the key below.
Create a new string value called "NameSrvQueryCount" and set it to the number of query retries, the default is 3.
Create a DWORD value (or string value for Windows 98) called "NameSrvQueryTimeout" and set it to the number of milliseconds to wait before timing out a name server query, the default is 750.
Restart Windows for the changes to take effect.
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System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\MSTCP]
Name: NameSrvQueryCount, NameSrvQueryTimeout
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Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.
Last Modified: October 19, 2000
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