Installation

Very simple - just place identd.exe wherever you like, and run it. If you want it running automatically on startup, read the command line options section first, then do one of the following:

• If you have a logon script, then simply call identd.exe from there, with the appropriate command line options. Or just add identd.exe to the Startup menu, though of course a user could subvert that.
• If this is to be implemented over a network and you are using policies, simply add an entry for identd in the Policy Editor (under the policy for the computer). This should be placed in Run Services if using 98, or Run if using 95 (see below). Call the entry whatever you like (eg. identd) and the value should be the path and name of the identd executable (keep in mind that this path has to be accessible from another computer). Add the command line options after the executable name.
• Otherwise, you need to make the changes manually:
  • This involves a minor change to the system registry. If you don't typically do registry hacking, back up the registry first by making a copy of C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM.DAT.
  • Open registry editor (go to Start->Run and type regedit, then OK).
  • Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run if using 95, or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices if using 98.
  • Go to Edit->New->String Value
  • Call it anything you like eg. identd
  • Double-click the new entry, and enter in the path and filename of your identd excecutable (wherever you've put it), followed by the space and then any required command line options.
  Now, the next time you log on (95) or restart (98), you should have identd responding to requests.