Timeout for dialog boxes

[Mr. Frazzlebottom]

I have seen two occasions now where Win2k throws up a dialog box which
halts processes until a user clicks a button to continue. I would like
to have Win2k have a timeout and then select the default.

The setting:

Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Logon

Determines how long the system waits for a user response before it uses
a default value, but only for User Profile/Logon purposes.

What I would like is to have the "Application Popup" event id 26 have
such a timeout.

This is the cause of my wanting this:

I have a Win2k as a file server (well, Win2k with network shares), and
when there is a printer error the "Application Popup" event id 26 with
the message "There was an error.. Cancel Job?" pops up TO THE WIN2K
ADMINISTRATOR ACCOUNT! I.e. all printing stops until I log on to the
server as Administrator and click OK.

This is totally unacceptable behavior.

Perhaps also I should be investigating the Print Spooler setting?

(I am still investigating an will respond if I find anything else out.)

 

[Jerold Schulman]

See tip 0794 » Abolish that pesky retry popup on your LPR print server.
in the 'Tips & Tricks' at http://www.jsifaq.com

I have seen two occasions now where Win2k throws up a dialog box which
halts processes until a user clicks a button to continue. I would like
to have Win2k have a timeout and then select the default.

The setting:

Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Logon

Determines how long the system waits for a user response before it uses
a default value, but only for User Profile/Logon purposes.

What I would like is to have the "Application Popup" event id 26 have
such a timeout.

This is the cause of my wanting this:

I have a Win2k as a file server (well, Win2k with network shares), and
when there is a printer error the "Application Popup" event id 26 with
the message "There was an error.. Cancel Job?" pops up TO THE WIN2K
ADMINISTRATOR ACCOUNT! I.e. all printing stops until I log on to the
server as Administrator and click OK.

This is totally unacceptable behavior.

Perhaps also I should be investigating the Print Spooler setting?

(I am still investigating an will respond if I find anything else out.)

Jerold Schulman
Windows Server MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com
http://www.jsifaq.com

 

[Mr. Frazzlebottom]

Thanks for the tip. I'll give it a try.

Do you happen to know where I can find a general description of keys
under this:

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Providers

It would be so nice to find a good registry reference! Too many
websites list just one key at a time, and only a few keys at that.

P.S.
The link to "Tip 0794" is:

http://www.jsifaq.com/SUBB/tip0700/rh0794.htm

hint, hint ;-)

 

[Mr. Frazzlebottom]

See tip 0794 » Abolish that pesky retry popup on your LPR print server.
in the 'Tips & Tricks' at http://www.jsifaq.com

Oh, by the way...

That tip does not work. (I had to wait until it happened again, which
was only just recently.)

No matter what that setting (RetryPopup) the dialog box I mentioned
still appears. I guess the dialog box I am seeing ("Application Popup"
event id 26) is not the same as the one for that registry entry.