Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 manual Checked REGDWORD with a value of

option is selected within the lower pane of the System Policy Editor (see the discussion of PART and the code example below).

If not specified otherwise, the value will be written in the following format when any administratory checks or unchecks the option:

Checked: REG_DWORD with a value of 1

Unchecked: Removes the value completely

Other options can specify what the user selects from and what gets written to the registry.

∙Use the keyword PART to specify options, drop-down list boxes, text boxes, and text in the lower pane of the System Policy Editor. PART is similar to CATEGORY, and uses the syntax:

PART !!MyVariable FLAG

...

END PART

where FLAG is one or more of the following:

∙TEXT— Displays text only, for example:

PART !!MyPolicy TEXT END PART

∙NUMERIC— Writes the value to the registry with data type REG_DWORD, for example:

PART !!MyPolicy NUMERIC VALUENAME ValueToBeChanged

END PART

∙DROPDOWNLIST— Displays a list box of options to choose from, for example:

PART !!MyPolicy DROPDOWNLIST VALUENAME ValueToBeChanged

ITEMLIST

NAME “First” VALUE NUMERIC 1 NAME “Second” VALUE NUMERIC 2 NAME “Third” VALUE NUMERIC 3 NAME “Fourth” VALUE NUMERIC 4 END ITEMLIST

END PART

∙EDITTEXT— Writes the value to the registry with data type REG_SZ, for example:

PART !!MyPolicy EDITTEXT VALUENAME ValueToBeChanged

END PART

∙REQUIRED— Generates an error if the user does not enter a value, for example:

PART !!MyPolicy EDITTEXT REQUIRED VALUENAME ValueToBeChanged

END PART

∙EXPANDABLETEXT— Writes the value to the registry with data

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