tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49727215302318011022024-03-13T14:26:20.202-07:00Windows Hidden Tips and TricksUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972721530231801102.post-77121321362211499482007-04-14T00:22:00.000-07:002009-02-01T20:31:53.770-08:00Multiple Display in Windows XP Professional<strong><u>Using Multiple Displays:</u></strong><br /><br />Windows XP Professional supports multiple display configurations. Multiple displays allow you to extend your desktop across more than one monitor.<br /><br /><br />· Use of multiple displays extends the desktop across a miximum of 10 monitors<br />· Multiple displays must use Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) or Accelerated<br /><ul><li>Graphics Port (AGP) devices.<br />· Hardware requirements for primary (main) and secondary displays differ.<br /><br />If one the display adapters are built into the motherboard, note these additional considerations:<br /><br />1. The motherboard adapter always becomes the secondary adapter. It must be multiple-display compatible.<br /><br />2. You must set up Windows XP Professional before installing another adapter. Windows XP Professional Setup disables the motherboard adapter if it detects another adapter. Some systems completely disable the onboard adapter on detecting an add-in adapter. If you are unable to override this detection in the BIOS, you cannot use the motherboard adapter with multiple displays.<br /><br /><br />Typically, the system BIOS selects the primary display based on PCI slot order. However, on some computers, the BIOS allows the user to select the primary display device.<br /><br />You cannot stop the primary display. This is an important consideration for laptop computers with docking stations. For Example, some docking stations contain a display adapter; these often disable, or turn off, a laptop’s built-in display. Multiple display support does not function on these configurations unless you attach multiple adapters to the docking station.<br /><br />Configuring Multiple Displays:<br /><br />Before you can configure multiple displays, you must install them. When you configure multiple displays, you must configure each one in a multiple-display environment.<br /><br />To install multiple monitors, complete the following Steps:</li></ul><ol><li>Turn off your computer and insert one or more additional PCI or AGP video adapters into available slots on your computer<br /></li><li>Plug an additional monitor into each PCI or AGP video adapter that you installed.<br /></li><li>Turn on your computer and allow windows XP Professional to detect the new adapters and install the appropriate device drivers.<br /></li><li>In Control Panel, click Appearance And Themes, and then click Display.<br /></li><li>In the Setting tab, click the monitor icon that represents the monitor you want to use in addition to your primary monitor.<br /></li><li>Select the Extend My Windows Desktop Onto This Monitor check box and then click OK.<br /><br /><br />To configure your display in a multiple-display environment, complete the following steps:<br /></li></ol><ul><li>In Control Panel, click Appearance And Themes, and then click Display.<br /></li><li>In the Display Properties dialog box, click the Setting tab.<br /></li><li>Click the monitor icon for the primary display device.<br /></li><li>Select the display adapter for the secondary display, and then select the color depth and resolution.<br /></li><li>Click the monitor icon for the secondary display device.<br /></li><li>Select the display adapter for the secondary display, and then select the Extend My Windows Desktop Onto This Monitor check box.<br /></li><li>Select the color depth and resolution for the secondary display.<br /></li><li>Repeat steps 5 through 7 for each additional display.<br /><br /><br />Windows XP Professional uses the virtual desktop concept to determine the relationship of each display. The virtual desktop uses co-ordinates to track the position of each individual display desktop.<br /><br />The co-ordinates of the top-left corner of the primary display always remain 0, 0.<br />Windows XP Professional sets secondary display co-ordinates so that all the displays adjoin each other on the virtual desktop. This allows the system to maintain the illusion of a single, large desktop where users can cross from one monitor to another without losing track of the mouse.<br /><br /><br />To change the display positions on the virtual desktop, in the Setting tab click Identify and drag the display representations to the desired position. The positions of the icons dictate the co-ordinates and the relative positions of the displays to one another.<br /><br /><strong><u>Troubleshooting Multiple Displays:<br /></u></strong><br />If you encounter problems with multiple displays, use the troubleshooting guidelines from the below given table:<br /><br /><strong>Problem:</strong> You cannot see any output on the secondary displays<br /><br /><strong>Solution:</strong> Activate the device in the Display Properties dialog box. Confirm that you<br />chose the correct video driver.<br /><br />Restart the computer to confirm that the secondary display initialized. If not, check the status of the video adapter in Device Manger.<br /><br />Switch the order of the adapters in the slots. (The primary adapter must qualify as a secondary adapter)<br /><br /><br /><strong>Problem:</strong> The Extend My Windows Desktop Onto This Monitor check box is<br />unavailable.<br /><br /><strong>Solution:</strong> Select the secondary display rather then the primary one in the Display<br />prperties dialog box.<br /><br />Confirm that the secondary display adapter is supported.<br /><br />Confirm that Windows XP Professional can detect the secondary display.<br /><br /><strong>Problem:</strong> An application fails to display on the secondary display.<br /><br /><strong>Solution:</strong> Run the application on the primary display.<br /><br />Run the application in full-screen mode (Microsoft MS-DOS) or<br />maximized (Microsoft Windows)<br /><br />Disable the secondary display to determine whether the problem is specific to multiple-display support. </li></ul><p>================================================================================</p><br /><p><br /><br /><br /><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972721530231801102.post-38233134466653547272007-03-02T12:14:00.000-08:002009-02-01T20:33:04.690-08:00More Information About Windows 2000 Prof.+ Server<div align="justify"><br /><u>Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional,Windows 2000 Server, andWindows 2000 Advanced Server<br /></u><br /><u>Release Notes:</u><br /><br />This document provides late-breaking or other information that supplements the Microsoft Windows 2000 documentation.<br /><br />Information in this document, including URL and other Internet Web site references, is subject to change without notice. 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The Windows 2000 compact disc (CD) includes the following release notes files:<br />· Read1st.txt, which contains important preinstallation information and is located in the Windows 2000 CD root directory<br />· Installation chapters from the Getting Started Guide, which include system requirements information and are located in the \Setuptxt folder on your Windows 2000 CD<br />· Readme.doc, which contains compatibility and post-installation notes and is located in the Windows 2000 CD root directory<br />· The Hardware Compatibility List. For the most up-to-date list of supported hardware, see the Hardware Compatibility List at the Microsoft Web site (http://www.microsoft.com/hcl/). Your Windows 2000 CD includes a copy of this list (drive:\Support\Hcl.txt) that was accurate as of the date Windows 2000 was released.<br /><br />To review the latest Application Compatibility information, see the Microsoft Windows 2000 Product Compatibility Web site at:http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/compatible/<br />To review the latest release notes and updated information for Windows 2000, see the Microsoft Knowledge Base on the Microsoft Personal Online Support Web site at:http://support.microsoft.com/support/<br /><a name="_Toc467565432"></a><a name="_Toc467483652"></a><a name="_Toc454596139"></a><a name="_Toc453045295"></a><a name="_Toc427562436">Networking and Communications</a><br />The following sections describe Windows 2000 issues related to networking and communications.<br /><a name="_Toc454596141">Routing and Remote Access</a><br />This section describes a known issue related to Windows 2000 Routing and Remote Access.<br />Enabling Windows NT® 4.0 RAS Servers in a Windows 2000 Domain<br />If you are using Windows NT 4.0 Remote Access Service (RAS) servers in a Windows 2000 domain, they must be running Service Pack 4 (SP4) or later. Otherwise, they cannot access the Windows 2000 domain controllers to verify that a user has dial-in permissions. Also, if you set up a Windows NT 4.0 RAS or Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) server as a member of a Windows 2000 domain, you must make certain adjustments to Active Directory™ so that the server can access the Remote Access credentials of domain accounts.<br />You can adjust Active Directory to allow Windows NT 4.0 RAS servers by using either of the following methods:<br />· When you create a Windows 2000 domain by using the Active Directory Installation wizard to upgrade a server to a domain controller, select the option to allow legacy servers to access Active Directory. If you enabled this access when you created the domain, no further action is required.<br />· If you add a Windows NT 4.0 RAS server to a domain that has not been adjusted to allow legacy server access, you can use the following command to adjust domain security for legacy server access:<br />net localgroup "Pre-Windows 2000 Compatible Access" everyone /add<br />After executing this command, you must restart the domain controller.<br /><br />TAPI<br />This section describes issues related to TAPI in Windows 2000.<br />ATI-TV Tuner Video Cards Are Not Supported for Use With TAPI<br />TAPI does not support the use of ATI video cards that incorporate TV tuners, including but not limited to ATI-TV, ATI-TV WONDER, and All-in-Wonder models. This will be addressed in a future release.<br />Kodak USB Cameras Are Not Supported<br />Windows 2000 does not include drivers for Kodak Universal Serial Bus (USB) cameras. To download the latest drivers, visit the Kodak Web site at:http://www.kodak.com/<br />This will be addressed in a future release.<br /><br />Note<br />Web addresses can change, so you may be unable to connect to the Web site mentioned here.<br /><br />DHCP<br />In the online Help for the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) servers, the instructions that describe how to move a DHCP database from one server to another are incomplete. For complete instructions, see the Knowledge Base on the Microsoft Personal Online Support Web site at:http://support.microsoft.com/support/<br />Autonet<br />On a multi-homed computer, if two or more interfaces are using an Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing (APIPA)-based address simultaneously, the routing behavior of the computer for any destination on the APIPA subnet is inconsistent. For more information about this Autonet issue, visit the Knowledge Base on the Microsoft Personal Online Support Web site at:http://support.microsoft.com/support/<br /><a name="_Toc467483653"></a><a name="_Toc467565433">Change and Configuration Management</a> (IntelliMirror)<br />The following section describes Windows 2000 issues related to change and configuration management.<br /><a name="_Toc467565434">Group Policy</a><br />It is strongly recommended that you limit the computer name used by domain controllers to 15 characters. Longer computer names may cause the installation failure of applications that are deployed by using the Software Installation snap-in to Group Policy. For more detailed information, see the Knowledge Base on the Microsoft Personal Online Support Web site at:http://support.microsoft.com/support/<br />Also, to review information about a related issue, see the “Active Directory Domain Name Length Restriction” topic later in this document.<br /><a name="_Toc467565435">Windows Management Instrumentation</a><br />The following section describes Windows 2000 issues related to Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI).<br /><a name="_Toc467565436">WMI ODBC Driver</a><br />When you upgrade your computer to Windows 2000, the previous installation of the WMI open database connectivity (ODBC) driver is deleted. The Windows 2000-compatible driver for WMI ODBC is located on the Windows 2000 CD in the ValuAdd\MSFT\MGMT\WBEMODBC folder.<br /><a name="_Toc454596144"></a><a name="_Toc467565437"></a><a name="_Toc467483654">Security</a><br />The following sections describe issues related to Windows 2000 security features.<br />Certificate Services<br />This section describes issues related to Certificate Services in Windows 2000.<br />Certificate Services Setup Fails<br />If the name of the computer contains non-International Alphabet 5 (IA5) characters, such as non-English characters, Certificate Services Setup fails. Use only IA5 characters to name a computer. This will be addressed in a future release.<br />PKI Services Fail If the DNS Computer Name Is Greater than 64 Characters<br />If the fully qualified Domain Name System (DNS) computer name is greater than 64 characters, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) services fail. This causes the following processes to fail:<br />· Enterprise Certificate Authority (CA) installation<br />· Domain controller and computer automatic enrollment<br />· Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) enrollment<br /><br />Installation of Certificate Services in a Child Domain<br />To install Certification Services for a child domain in the enterprise, you must be a member of the Enterprise Administrators group, which is in the parent domain.<br />CA Service Stops Running After a File System Upgrade from FAT to NTFS<br />The CA service stops running after a file system upgrade from FAT to the NTFS file system. The following message appears in the application log:<br />“Certificate Services did not start: Unable to initialize the database connection for <your>. Class not registered 0x80040154.”<br />As a workaround, uninstall the CA service and then re-install it using the same CA name, key pair, and database as the previous installation.<br />Upgrade of Subordinate CA from Windows NT 4.0 Certificate Server<br />After you upgrade a subordinate CA that is running Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack Certificate Server 1.0 to Windows 2000, you must perform a CA renewal operation and create a new CA certificate with the Basic Constraints field set to TRUE for the CA value. Before the SP6 release of Windows NT 4.0, the Certificate Server 1.0 product did not set the CA value to TRUE in the Basic Constraints field in the CA certificate. In SP6, if you are installing the CA for the first time, the CA value is set to TRUE in the CA certificate. In Windows 2000, if you are installing the CA for the first time or if you are performing a CA renewal operation on an existing CA, the CA value is set to TRUE in the CA certificate.<br />Default Security Settings<br />This section describes issues related to the default security settings in Windows 2000.<br />File and Registry Permissions Are Changed During Upgrade<br />The default security settings for a clean installation are also applied when you upgrade to Windows 2000. Applying the same default security settings ensures that access permissions for the registry and for Windows 2000 system directories and files are set consistently. However, if the default security settings are not sufficient after you upgrade to Windows 2000, you should reapply any custom settings that you applied before the upgrade.<br />Windows NT 4.0 Users May Need Power User Capabilities After Upgrade<br />The default security settings for a clean installation are also applied when you upgrade to Windows 2000. For more information about how these default security settings are applied, see “File and Registry Permissions Are Changed During Upgrade,” earlier in this document.<br />In Windows 2000, the permissions for users who do not have administrator or power user privileges are substantially more secure than in Windows NT 4.0. As a result, most non-certified legacy applications do not run successfully for typical users of Windows 2000. Therefore, after you upgrade to Windows 2000 and default security settings are applied, you may need to give power user capabilities to Windows NT 4.0 users.<br />When you upgrade from Windows NT 4.0 Workstation, you can provide power user capabilities automatically by adding the Interactive group to the Power Users group. Then, when Windows NT 4.0 users log on locally, they become power users on Windows 2000. Because Windows 2000 power users have the same access control permissions as Windows NT 4.0 users, these users can continue to run non-certified legacy applications after they upgrade to Windows 2000.<br /><br />Notes<br />When you upgrade from previous versions of Windows 2000 or install Windows 2000 Server, the Interactive group is not added to the Power Users group.Certified Windows 2000 applications run successfully for a typical user on Windows 2000. Therefore, certified applications offer the highest level of security without sacrificing application functionality.<br /><br />Service Account Must Be Manually Added to the Power Users Group After Upgrade<br />The default security settings for a clean installation are also applied when you upgrade to Windows 2000. For more information about how these default security settings are applied, see “File and Registry Permissions Are Changed During Upgrade,” earlier in this document.<br />After the default security settings are applied in Windows 2000, services that previously ran under a non-administrative or non-system context on Windows NT 4.0 may no longer work properly. This occurs because Windows 2000 users have fewer permissions than Windows NT 4.0 users. Therefore, after you upgrade to Windows 2000, you must manually add the service account to the Power Users group.<br />High Encryption Pack—Upgrading from 128-bit Encryption on Down-Level Platforms<br />When you upgrade the 128-bit version of Windows 95 with Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.02 to Windows 2000, the encryption is reduced to 40-bit. As a workaround, you can install the Windows 2000 High Encryption Pack, which enables you to upgrade to 128-bit encryption.<br /><a name="_Toc454596145"></a><a name="_Toc467483655">EFS Recovery and Private Key Issues When Joining a New Windows 2000 Domain</a><br />When you upgrade a computer from Windows 95 or Windows 98 to Windows 2000, you may experience problems after joining the new domain because of issues with Encrypting File System (EFS) recovery and migrating private cryptographic keys. After you upgrade the computer, you should not use EFS until the computer actually joins the new domain. If you use EFS before your computer joins the domain, any files that you encrypt with EFS are inaccessible to your domain logon account. In addition, you should not run applications that use private cryptographic keys until the computer actually joins the new domain. If you generate and use private cryptographic keys before your computer joins the domain, these keys are unavailable to your domain logon account.<br /><a name="_Toc467565438">Directory Services</a><br />The following sections describe issues related to Windows 2000 directory services features.<br />Active Directory Domain Name Length Restriction<br />The fully-qualified DNS name of an Active Directory domain, for example example.microsoft.com, is restricted to 64 USC Transformation Format 8 (UTF-8) bytes in length. This limit does not apply to computer names.<br />One ASCII character is equal to one UTF-8 byte in length. Non-ASCII characters, such as other Unicode characters, have a variable length encoding that can be up to three bytes in length. To estimate the size of a name in bytes, count each ASCII character as one byte and each non-ASCII character as three bytes.<br />Before you deploy Active Directory, verify that all of your planned domain names do not exceed 64 UTF-8 bytes in length.<br />Message Queuing<br />This section describes issues related to the installation of Message Queuing.<br />Installing Message Queuing on Computers that Do Not Have MSMQ 1.0 Installed<br />This section describes issues related to the installation of Message Queuing on computers that do not have Microsoft Message Queue Server (MSMQ) 1.0 installed.<br />Administrative Permissions Required to Run Message Queuing Setup<br />The following permissions are required to install Message Queuing on a computer:<br />· When you install Message Queuing in either a workgroup or a domain environment, you must have local administrative permissions for the computer.<br />· If you are installing Message Queuing on a Windows 2000 domain controller, you must have permission to create the msmqSettings object that represents the computer on which you are installing Message Queuing. The msmqSettings object is located under the applicable server object. This applicable server object is located under the Servers object, which is located under the applicable site object in Active Directory Sites and Services.<br />Alternatively, you can have domain administrative permissions, or you can belong to the Domain Administrators group, which has this permission by default.<br />· If you are installing a Message Queuing server with routing enabled on a non‑domain controller, you must have permission to create the applicable server object that represents the computer on which you are installing the Message Queuing server. This object is located under the Servers object, which is located under the applicable site object in Active Directory Sites and Services.<br />Alternatively, you can have enterprise administrative permissions, or you can belong to the Enterprise Administrators group, which has this permission by default. In addition, if¾when you are prompted during Message Queuing Setup¾you enter the name of a Message Queuing server that is running on a Windows 2000 domain controller in the local domain, domain administrative permissions are sufficient.<br /><br />For more information about object permissions for Message Queuing, see Windows 2000 Help.<br />Installing Message Queuing in a Windows 2000 Workgroup<br />For a computer that is a member of a Windows 2000 workgroup, Message Queuing is automatically installed to operate in workgroup mode. Workgroup mode means that the ability of the computer to access Active Directory is disabled. For more information about workgroup mode, see Windows 2000 Help.<br />In addition, if you move a computer from a workgroup to a domain, Message Queuing automatically attempts to join the new domain. However, the new domain must be a Windows 2000 domain, and it must contain a Message Queuing server that is running on a Windows 2000 domain controller with a Global Catalog server enabled. In this case, Message Queuing operates in domain mode, which means that access to Active Directory is enabled.<br />Installing Message Queuing in a Windows 2000 Domain<br />This section describes issues related to installing Message Queuing in a domain environment.<br />Operating in Workgroup or Domain Mode<br />If you are installing Message Queuing in a domain environment, you can select whether or not the computer operates in workgroup mode (no access to Active Directory) or in domain mode (access to Active Directory) by clicking the Manually select access mode to Active Directory tab at the beginning of Message Queuing Setup.<br />Security Limitations for Windows 2000 Domains<br />All operating configurations¾other than Windows 2000 domain users’ computers that are running Message Queuing on Windows 2000¾introduce security limitations in Windows 2000 domains. These limitations pertain to the following operating configurations:<br />· In a mixed-mode domain environment where users’ computers are running MSMQ 1.0 on Windows NT 4.0, Windows 95, or Windows 98, and these computers access Message Queuing servers running on Windows 2000 domain controllers. If these users are logged on with Windows 2000 domain accounts, this limitation also applies.<br />· In a mixed-mode domain environment where users’ computers are running Message Queuing on Windows 2000 in a Windows NT 4.0 domain, and these computers access MSMQ 1.0 controller servers.<br />· In a Windows 2000 domain environment where users’ computers are running Message Queuing on Windows 2000, and these users are logged on with Windows NT 4.0 domain accounts.<br />· In a Windows 2000 domain environment where users’ computers support only the Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) protocol.<br />· In an environment where users are logged on with a Local User account regardless of the operating system.<br /><br />If any of these operating configurations apply to your organization, then to support these users, you should weaken security for Active Directory. When Message Queuing Setup prompts you during the first installation of Message Queuing on the first Windows 2000 domain controller in your forest, select the weakened permissions option.<br />Specifying a Server Name During Message Queuing Setup<br />Message Queuing Setup may prompt you to enter the name of a server. In most cases, you should enter the name of a Message Queuing server that is running Windows 2000. You can specify the name of an MSMQ 1.0 controller server (such as the primary enterprise controller [PEC] or a primary site controller [PSC]) instead, but this scenario is supported only if you are installing an independent client. For all other installation types, Setup fails.<br />First Installation of Message Queuing in a Domain Must Be on a Domain Controller<br />You must install Message Queuing on a Windows 2000 domain controller before you install Message Queuing software on any other computer in your domain. In addition, to support Message Queuing clients, this domain controller must have the Trust computer for delegation property enabled.<br />On a Windows 2000 domain controller running Windows 2000, this property is enabled by default. If this property is disabled, Message Queuing clients cannot connect to the domain controller, and the clients display symptoms similar to when a Message Queuing server is offline.<br />Message Queuing with Routing Enabled and Message Queuing on a Domain Controller Must Be Installed at Every Site<br />You must install Message Queuing on a Windows 2000 domain controller for each Windows 2000 site. In addition, you must install Message Queuing with routing enabled on a non-domain controller at every site that has Message Queuing clients; this can be installed on the same server computer. Failure to install Message Queuing and Message Queuing with routing enabled may cause messages not to reach their destinations across sites.<br />Also, to support MSMQ 1.0 clients running on Windows NT 4.0 in a Windows 2000 domain, you must install Message Queuing on a Windows 2000 domain controller that is configured as a Global Catalog server.<br />Installing Message Queuing on an IPX-Only Computer<br />When you install Message Queuing on an IPX-only computer that is running Windows 2000, you must enter the name of a Message Queuing server that is running on a Windows 2000 domain controller when you are prompted to do so during Setup. This server must be in the local domain.<br />Installing Message Queuing Using a Windows NT 4.0 Domain User Account<br />When you install Message Queuing on a computer that is running Windows 2000 and you use a Windows NT 4.0 domain user account, you should have at least one Message Queuing server that is running on a Windows 2000 domain controller in the local domain. If this is not possible, you must enter the name of a server that meets this criteria when you are prompted to do so during Setup.<br />Installing MSMQ 1.0 on Windows NT 4.0 in a Windows 2000 Domain<br />When you install MSMQ 1.0 on a computer that is running Windows NT 4.0 in a Windows 2000 domain, you must enter the name of a Message Queuing server in the local domain when you are prompted for the name of a PSC during Setup. This Message Queuing server must be running on a Windows 2000 domain controller that is also configured as a Global Catalog server.<br />In addition, if you plan to install MSMQ 1.0 on computers that are running Windows NT 4.0 in a new Windows 2000 domain, you should select the pre‑Windows 2000 compatible check box when you run Setup for the first Windows 2000 domain controller in the local domain.<br />If you plan to install MSMQ 1.0 on computers that are running Windows NT 4.0 in an existing Windows 2000 domain, you should verify that the Everyone group is a member of the “pre-Windows 2000 Compatible Access” group in this domain.<br />Þ To add the Everyone group to the pre-Windows 2000 Compatible Access group<br /> 1. In the MMC, open the Active Directory Computers and Users snap-in.<br /> 2. In the console tree, double-click Builtin.<br /> 3. Right-click pre-Windows 2000 Compatible Access, and then click Properties.<br /> 4. On the Members tab, click Add, and then in the list, select Everyone (if needed).<br /> 5. Click OK.<br /><br />Installing MSMQ 1.0 on Windows 95 or Windows 98 in a Windows 2000 Domain<br />When you install MSMQ 1.0 on a computer that is running Windows 95 or Windows 98 in a Windows 2000 domain, you must enter the name of a Message Queuing server in the local domain when you are prompted for the name of a PSC during Setup. This Message Queuing server must be running on a Windows 2000 domain controller that is also configured as a Global Catalog server.<br />Also, you must be granted the Create Computer Objects permission, which is located under the Computers folder object in Active Directory Users and Computers, because the computer object for these computers does not exist in Active Directory. For more information about the Create Computer Objects permission, see Windows 2000 Help.<br />Reinstalling Message Queuing in a Multi-Domain Environment<br />When you uninstall Message Queuing on a computer in a multi-domain environment, you must wait for Active Directory replication to occur before you reinstall Message Queuing on the same computer.<br />Installing Message Queuing on a Windows 2000 Server Cluster<br />Message Queuing is dependent on the Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MS DTC) service on a server cluster. To successfully install Message Queuing on a Windows 2000 server cluster, you must first manually cluster the MS DTC service.<br />Þ To manually cluster the MS DTC service<br /> 1. Create a cluster virtual server, which is a cluster group containing a Disk resource and a Network Name resource.<br /> 2. On the computer node that hosts the cluster virtual server, run Comclust.exe, which is located in the Winnt\System32 folder.<br /> 3. Run Comclust.exe on the other nodes. Do not restart any node until Comclust.exe has been successfully started on all nodes in the server cluster.<br /> 4. Restart each computer node.<br />Now you can install Message Queuing on each node.<br /><br /><br />Note<br />The installation may fail, and a message may appear indicating that you lack the necessary permissions. In this case, grant yourself permission to create the MSMQ configuration (msmq) object, which is located under the computer object representing your cluster virtual server, and then run Message Queuing Setup again. This permission is also required to manage the cluster virtual server by using the Computer Management snap-in.<br /><br />As an alternative, you can run Message Queuing Setup with an account that has domain administrative permissions. By default, domain administrative permissions include the permission to create the msmq object. This will be addressed in a future release.<br />Configuring Cluster Resources for Message Queuing<br />In Windows 2000 Help, the procedure that describes how to configure a cluster resource for Message Queuing is incorrect; you should complete Step 11 before you complete Step 10. The sequence of all the other steps is correct.<br />Installing Message Queuing Using Unattended Setup<br />When you use unattended setup to install a Message Queuing server with routing (RS installation type), the answer file script automatically attempts to resolve the site to which the computer belongs. If subnets in your network are not configured correctly, Message Queuing Setup may fail to resolve the site. In this case, you must specify the default site containing the Message Queuing server that is running on a Windows 2000 domain controller with which this server will communicate.<br />Þ To specify the default site<br /> Add the following entry to your unattended setup answer file:<br />Site = <your_domain_controller_site_name><br /><br />Upgrading MSMQ 1.0 on Computers Running Windows 2000<br />This section describes issues related to upgrading MSMQ 1.0 on computers that have been upgraded to the Windows 2000 operating system.<br />Upgrading an MSMQ 1.0 Enterprise to Windows 2000<br />The process of upgrading your MSMQ 1.0 enterprise to Windows 2000 is called migration. You must perform this multi-step process correctly and in the proper sequence. It is important that you understand all the issues and implications involved in migration. For specific information about the issues, preparation, and execution of migration, see “Migrating from MSMQ 1.0” on the Migration FTP site at:ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/distapps/Msmq/Win2000/Migration/<br />Upgrading MSMQ 1.0 on a Server Cluster<br />This section provides detailed information about how to upgrade the different MSMQ 1.0 computer types on a server cluster. Unless otherwise stated, use the following general order of events to upgrade MSMQ 1.0 on all computer types on a server cluster:<br /> 1. For a clustered PEC or PSC, run the Message Queuing Upgrade wizard (Mqmig.exe). See the note below.<br /> 2. Upgrade the operating system of the node to Windows 2000 Advanced Server.<br /> 3. Upgrade the MS DTC resource.<br /> 4. Upgrade the MSMQ resource.<br /><br />To upgrade a cluster node to Windows 2000 Advanced Server, the computer must be running Windows NT Server 4.0 Enterprise Edition with SP4 or SP5. Windows 2000 does not support a rolling upgrade of a Windows NT 4.0 server cluster with MSMQ 1.0 installed.<br /><br /><br />Note<br />When you upgrade the MSMQ resource, the Message Queuing Upgrade wizard may prompt you for the name of a server. You should enter the name of a Message Queuing server that is running on Windows 2000 rather than the name of an MSMQ 1.0 controller server such as the PEC or a PSC. Otherwise, the upgrade fails.<br /><br />Upgrading the MS DTC Resource<br />After you upgrade the operating system on each node to Windows 2000 Advanced Server, and before you upgrade the MSMQ resource on any node, you must use Cluster Administrator to upgrade the MS DTC resource to an active/active configuration.<br />To upgrade the MS DTC resource on a server cluster, complete the steps in the following procedure.<br />Þ To upgrade the MS DTC resource on a server cluster<br /> 1. Take the MS DTC cluster resource offline.<br /> 2. Verify that all services dependent on the MS DTC cluster resource¾including the services for Message Queuing, Component Services, Microsoft SQL Server, and Microsoft COM Transaction Integrator (COMTI)¾are stopped.<br /> 3. On the node that hosts the cluster virtual server containing the MS DTC cluster resource, from the command prompt, run Comclust.exe. This program is located in the system folder (typically, C:\Winnt\System32).<br /> 4. On each of the remaining nodes, run Comclust.exe. Do not bring the MS DTC cluster resource back online until Comclust.exe is running on all nodes in the server cluster.<br /> 5. Manually restart all dependent services, and then bring the MS DTC cluster resource back online.<br /><br />Upgrading the MSMQ Resource<br />After you successfully complete the procedure for upgrading the MS DTC resource as described in the previous topic, “Upgrading the MS DTC Resource,” use the Configure Message Queuing Cluster Resources wizard to upgrade the MSMQ resource to provide active/active fail-over support.<br />Þ To upgrade the MSMQ resource<br /> 1. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Configure Your Server.<br /> 2. From Configure Your Server, click Finish Setup, and then click Configure Message Queuing Cluster Resources.<br /> 3. Follow the instructions that appear in the Configure Message Queuing Cluster Resources wizard.<br /><br />You must have enterprise administrative permissions or belong to the Enterprise Administrators group to run the Configure Message Queuing Cluster Resources wizard on computers that hosted MSMQ 1.0 servers (PEC, PSC, BSC, or Routing servers) before the upgrade.<br />Upgrading MSMQ Routing Servers, BSCs, and Independent Clients on a Server Cluster<br />You should upgrade the MSMQ 1.0 routing servers and MSMQ 1.0 Backup Site Controllers (BSCs) on a server cluster to Message Queuing servers with routing enabled. You should upgrade MSMQ 1.0 independent clients to Message Queuing independent clients.<br />To upgrade these computers on a server cluster, complete the steps in the following procedure.<br />Þ To upgrade the MSMQ routing servers, BSCs, and independent clients on a server cluster<br /> 1. Upgrade the operating system on each node to Windows 2000 Advanced Server.<br /> 2. Use Comclust.exe to upgrade the MS DTC resource on each node.<br /> 3. Use the Configure Message Queuing Cluster Resources wizard to upgrade the MSMQ 1.0 resource on each node.<br /><br />Upgrading the PEC and PSCs on a Server Cluster<br />In Windows 2000 Message Queuing deployment, the role of the PEC and the PSCs is delegated to Message Queuing servers running on Windows 2000 domain controllers. Because Windows 2000 domain controllers cannot be clustered, upgrading the PEC and PSCs to Windows 2000 is a multi-step process. During this process, the MSMQ Information Store (MQIS) data is imported from the PEC or PSC to a Message Queuing server that is running on a Windows 2000 domain controller located outside of the server cluster.<br />You must perform this upgrade process correctly and in the proper sequence. It is important that you understand all the issues and implications involved in this process. For specific information about the issues, preparation, and execution of the PEC and PSCs upgrade on a server cluster, see “Migrating from MSMQ 1.0” on the Migration FTP site at:ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/distapps/Msmq/Win2000/Migration/<br />NTLM Version 2 Authentication for Windows 95 and Windows 98 Directory Services Clients<br />For information about how to enable and disable Windows NT LAN Manager (NTLM) version 2 and LAN Manager (LM) authentication for Windows 95 and Windows 98 Directory Services clients, visit the Knowledge Base on the Microsoft Personal Online Support Web site at:http://support.microsoft.com/support/<br /><a name="_Toc467565439"></a><a name="_Toc467483656">Component Services</a><br />The following sections describe issues related to Windows 2000 Component Services features.<br />Component Services Setup<br />Depending on the current configuration of your operating system, you may encounter some of the following issues that relate to upgrading existing installations of Microsoft Transaction Service (MTS) and Component Services:<br />· If you are using either MTS 2.0, which is part of the Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack, Component Services automatically replaces MTS. All user-defined packages will be upgraded to COM+ applications. All components should work as they did under MTS 2.0.<br />· If you are using MTS 1.0, Component Services automatically replaces MTS. However, user-defined packages are lost, and you must re-create them.<br />· If you are using either MTS 1.0 or MTS 2.0 and you have installed the SDK option, the SDK files are removed. You may want to install the latest Component Services SDK, which is available with the Microsoft Platform SDK.<br />· If a Component Services application is marked as not changeable, the Comrepl.exe utility or the Iissync.exe utility does not properly replicate its identity. For this release, you must mark the application as changeable before initiating the replication. For additional information about Comrepl.exe, see the Component Services online documentation. For additional information about Iissync.exe, see the Internet Information Services (IIS) documentation. This will be addressed in a future release.<br />· When you re-install over a Component Services application that has been marked as not deletable, neither the Component Services snap-in nor the Component Services administrative interfaces return an error. However, the application is not updated. For this release, you must either mark the application as deletable or modify the installation code to check whether an application exists before installing it.<br /><br />To download Component Services documentation and samples, see the Microsoft Platform SDK: COM Components Web site at:http://www.microsoft.com/msdownload/platformsdk/com.htm<br />Upgrading MTS 2.0 Installations toWindows 2000 with Component Services<br />When you upgrade a computer running Windows NT 4.0 with Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack, Windows 95 with Personal Web Server from the Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack, or Windows 98 with Personal Web Server to Windows 2000, Setup automatically migrates all existing MTS packages to Component Services applications.<br /><br />Note<br />Before you use, import, or export the migrated packages, it is important to review the migration log file that is generated during the migration process even if the upgrade appears successful. If this migration fails or encounters a problem that is not fatal, a message appears and an event log entry or log file is generated that describes the reason for the failure.<br /><br />As an alternate approach to migrating MTS 2.0 packages to Component Services, do the following:<br /> 1. Use the MTS 2.0 Package Export feature to export the MTS packages on the computer running Windows NT 4.0, Windows 95, or Windows 98. This export process produces a .pak file for each exported package and a collection of other files.<br /> 2. Perform a clean installation of Windows 2000, or delete the MTS packages and upgrade to Windows 2000.<br /> 3. Use the Application Install feature of the Component Services administrative tool to install the .pak files on a Windows 2000 computer.<br /><br />Application Proxy Installation<br />If an application proxy (.msi file) for the same server application is re‑exported, before you install the new application proxy, you must uninstall the earlier application proxy from the computer. Otherwise, both application proxies appear when you open Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel. Additionally, changes contained in the new application proxy may not be applied to the computer. No message or error log is generated. This will be addressed in a future release.<br />Upgrading from Component Services (Beta Version) with MSCS<br />If you are upgrading from a previous beta version of Windows 2000 on a Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS) cluster with the Component Load Balancing (CLB) router enabled, you may have configured the cluster for use with the CLB service. You need to remove the earlier configurations to avoid unnecessary errors in the event log.<br />Þ To remove the earlier configurations<br /> At the command prompt, type:<br />comclust -r<br /><br />Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator<br />This section describes issues related to the MS DTC.<br />Performing Distributed Transactions withWindows NT 3.51 and Windows NT 4.0<br />MS DTC uses a new protocol for performing distributed transactions on Windows 2000. As a result of this protocol change, a distributed transaction can no longer flow from a Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 3.51, or Windows NT 4.0 computer to a Windows 2000 computer. However, a distributed transaction can flow from a Windows 2000 computer to any of these computers.<br />If you are running the Window NT 4.0 Option Pack, you can circumvent this limitation by installing either Windows NT 4.0 SP4 or SP5. If you are running Windows NT 4.0, you can also circumvent the problem by installing QFE 810, which is located at:ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/distapps/MTS/Public-Fixes/usa/DTC/SvcPack/<br />No patch is available for Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 3.51.<br />Reinstalling MS DTC After Installing Microsoft SQL Server™<br />Whenever you install SQL Server 6.5, SQL Server 7.0, or any SQL Server 6.5 or SQL Server 7.0 SP release, you must reinstall MS DTC. This reinstallation is necessary because SQL Server Setup installs an obsolete version of MS DTC that is incompatible with Component Services on Windows 2000.<br />Þ To reinstall MS DTC on a non-clustered system<br /> 1. Stop the MS DTC service. Also stop any services that depend on MS DTC, including Component Services, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Message Queuing, and Microsoft COMTI.<br /> 2. Execute the Dtcsetup.exe program, which is located in the System32 folder.<br /> 3. Restart any services that depend on MS DTC.<br /><br />Þ To reinstall MS DTC on a cluster with an existing MS DTC cluster<br /> 1. Use the MSCS Cluster Administrator to stop the MS DTC cluster resource. Also stop any services that depend on MS DTC, including Component Services, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Message Queuing, and Microsoft COMTI.<br /> 2. Execute the Dtcsetup.exe program, which is located in the System32 folder, on the node that controls the MS DTC cluster resource. When you are prompted to install MS DTC on the other nodes in the cluster, run Dtcsetup.exe on those nodes.<br />Do not restart any system until MS DTC Setup has been successfully run on all systems in the cluster.<br /> 3. Restart all systems and also any services that depend upon MS DTC.<br /><br />MS DTC Does Not SupportRolling Upgrades on MSCS Clusters<br />MS DTC does not support rolling upgrades on MSCS clusters. When you install MS DTC on a cluster, you must do the following:<br /> 1. Stop MS DTC.<br /> 2. Upgrade MS DTC on all nodes in the cluster.<br /> 3. Restart MS DTC.<br /><br />These steps are necessary because MS DTC maintains a single MS DTC log file for the entire cluster, and the new information has been added to the MS DTC log file for the Windows 2000 release.<br />In-Memory Database<br />After evaluating customer feedback from the Microsoft Windows 2000 Beta Program, Microsoft has determined that the In-Memory Database (IMDB) does not completely address the needs of most customer scenarios. The IMDB does not support query processing or stored procedures, and it requires customers to implement a different database access method.<br />The Transactional Shared Property Manager (TSPM), which was built on top of IMDB, has also been removed from Windows 2000. However, the Shared Property Manager technology that was initially released with MTS in Windows NT 4.0 is still available with Component Services in Windows 2000.<br />For additional information about IMDB, see the “What Happened to IMDB?” topic on the MSDN Web site at:http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/techart/whatimdb.htm<br /><a name="_Toc454596146"></a><a name="_Toc467483657">Removing COMTI Components with Component Services and Windows 2000</a><br />COMTI is a component of SNA Server 4.0 and later. When you remove a COMTI component from a Component Services application, it does not disappear from the COMTI Remote Environment pane. However, the component is removed from the COM+ Application Components pane. Although this produces an inconsistent display, you can deploy a new component with the same Class ID without causing an error.<br /><a name="_Toc467565440">Microsoft Data Access Components</a><br />Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) is automatically installed with Windows 2000. To obtain the most current information about MDAC 2.5 and known MDAC issues, see the MDAC release notes, which are installed at:<system>:\Program Files\Common files\System\ADO\MDACReadme.htm<br />For more information about MDAC, see the Microsoft Universal Data Access Web site at:http://www.microsoft.com/data/<br /><a name="_Toc467565441"></a><a name="_Toc467483658">Internet Services</a><br />The following section describes Windows 2000 issues related to Internet services features.<br />Internet Information Services<br />To obtain the most recent information about installation, documentation, and other known IIS issues, type the following link into the address bar of your browser (or click Start, click Run, and type the link):file:\\%systemroot%\Help\Iishelp\Iis\Htm\Core\Readme.htm<br />where %systemroot% is your Windows 2000 installation path, including drive and directory (for example, C:\Winnt).<br />IIS is not installed by default on Windows 2000 Professional. If you cannot view the IIS release notes from the link above, you need to install IIS by using Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel.<br />Client Certificate Is Not Trusted or Is Invalid<br />A problem in the certificate trusts list (CTL) may cause the following 403.16 message to display for valid certificates:<br />“Client certificate untrusted or invalid”<br />As a workaround, install a copy of the root certificate from the Trusted Root Certification Authorities to the Intermediate Certification Authorities store for the Local computer. This will be addressed in a future release.<br /><a name="_Toc454596147">Cannot Change Anonymous Account</a><br />IIS 5.0 restricts changes to the Windows 2000 user account for anonymous authentications that are made below the service level and that contain an “IUSR_” account prefix. This restriction ensures proper functioning of the IUSR_computername account, which should not be altered in any way. If you require multiple anonymous authentication accounts, create new accounts that do not contain the “IUSR_” account prefix, assign account permissions to log on locally, and then add the accounts to the Guest User group.<br /><a name="_Toc467565442"></a><a name="_Toc467483659">Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Media</a>™ Services<br />The following sections provide information and describe issues that affect Windows Media Services, an optional component of Windows 2000.<br />Logging Multicast and Unicast Client Information in Netscape Navigator<br />Netscape Navigator 3.04 may fail to obtain the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of the Web page that contains the embedded client. This prevents the client information—the URL value of the cs(Referrer) field—from being properly logged when you use Netscape Navigator 3.04.<br />Using Windows Media Services Components and Microsoft Site Server with the Membership Authentication Plug-In<br />A known “boot race” problem exists when you use Windows Media Services components with Microsoft Site Server version 3.0 and you have enabled the Site Server Membership Authentication plug-in. This plug-in does not load when Windows Media Services starts, and clients cannot connect to Windows Media Services.<br />When this problem occurs, the Windows 2000 Server Event Log service does not log the error. To verify the failure, use Windows Media Administrator to connect to Windows Media Services. Windows Media Administrator messages appear, indicating that the plug-in has not started and prompting you to restart the Windows Media Unicast service.<br />As a workaround, restart the Windows Media Unicast service.<br />HTTP Streaming Can Cause Errors<br />After enabling Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) streaming in the Windows Media Administrator, you must restart your computer. Otherwise, the Windows Media Services Event Log fills up with error events.<br /><a name="_Toc467483660"></a><a name="_Toc454596148"></a><a name="_Toc467565443">Storage Notes</a><br />The following sections describe Windows 2000 issues related to storage.<br />Offline Folders<br />Do not use the Offline Folders feature with Distributed File System (DFS) volumes or shares.<br />File Systems<br />After you convert a FAT file system to NTFS, all files and folders are set with the following Access Control List (ACL):<br />· Administrators Full Control (not inherited)<br />· System Full Control (not inherited)<br />· Everyone Full Control (inheritable)<br /><br />You can fix the inheritance settings at the root of the volume in Microsoft Explorer.<br />Þ To fix the inheritance settings at the root of the volume in Microsoft Explorer<br /> 1. In Microsoft Explorer, right-click the root directory, and then click Properties.<br /> 2. On the Security tab, click Advanced.<br /> 3. Double-click the Administrators entry.<br /> 4. On the Permission Entry page, change Apply onto: to This folder, subfolders and files.<br /> 5. Double-click the System entry.<br /> 6. On the Permission Entry page, change Apply onto: to This folder, subfolders and files.<br /> 7. Click OK.<br /><br />Logical Disk Manager<br />This section describes known issues that apply to the Logical Disk Manager.<br />Disks That Are Members of Fault‑Tolerant Sets (Mirror or RAID‑5)<br />If you upgrade from a previous version of Windows 2000, a disk that is a member of a fault-tolerant set (mirror or RAID‑5) may become orphaned during graphical user interface (GUI)‑mode Setup. No data is lost. You can use the Disk Administrator MMC snap-in to rebuild the disk.<br />Þ To use the Disk Administrator MMC snap-in to rebuild the disk<br /> 1. Start the Disk Administrator MMC snap-in.<br /> 2. For a mirror disk, click Resynchronize Mirror, or for a RAID‑5 disk, click Regenerate Parity.<br />The redundant information for the volume is rebuilt.<br /><br />Creating Logical Drives Within Extended Partitions on Basic Disks<br />If you are upgrading from Windows NT 4.0 to Windows 2000 and you attempt to create logical drives within extended partitions on basic disks, a drive geometry translation error may cause the Logical Disk Manager to display the following message:<br />“Parameter is incorrect.”<br />This may also occur with raw installations on disks with no signatures. No workaround is available at this time.<br />Converting System or Boot Volumes from Basic to Dynamic<br />You should convert system or boot volumes from basic to dynamic independent of any other volume conversion. In particular, before you attempt to import disks from another computer, restart your computer.<br />Mirroring Combined System‑Boot Volumes on Systems with OEM Partitions<br />Mirroring combined system‑boot volumes on systems with Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) partitions may require extra care. Whenever you mirror your system or boot partition, you should verify that the system starts from both the original and newly created mirrored partitions. On systems with OEM partitions, complete the following steps:<br /> 1. Ensure that the target disk for the mirror is basic.<br /> 2. Create a basic partition equal to the size of the OEM partition.<br /> 3. Convert the disk to dynamic.<br /> 4. Mirror the system‑boot volume.<br /><br />Backup<br />This section describes known issues that apply to Windows 2000 Backup.<br />Backup of Remote Storage Files by Legacy Backup Applications<br />Legacy backup applications include Windows NT 4.0 and earlier versions of Backup, and also any third-party backup applications that do not ship with Windows 2000 and do not recognize remote storage files. When using legacy backup applications to back-up remote storage files which are migrated to tape, Remote Storage opens by default the files with the FILE_OPEN_NO_RECALL option and streams the migrated data from tape directly to the backup application. On a volume with large quantities of remote storage files, this may tie up the server for long periods of time as it reads the data from tape and streams it to the backup application. Also, the legacy backup client may take an extended period of time to completely backup the volume.<br />If you do not need to backup the data in the remote storage files using the legacy backup application, you can skip these files. On the server containing the remote storage files, if a registry value of type REG_DWORD: exists and is set to a non-zero value for the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \System\CurrentControlSet\Services\RsFilter\Parameters\SkipFilesForLegacyBackup registry key, the remote storage files are skipped by the legacy backup application. By default this value is not present in the registry. Therefore, you must add this to the registry to skip the backup of remote storage files by the legacy backup application.<br /><br />Caution<br />Incorrectly editing the registry may severely damage your system. Before making changes to the registry, you should back up any valued data on the computer.<br /><br />Þ To skip the backup of remote storage files<br /> Cut and paste the following text into a .reg file, and load it into the registry by using regedit.exe:<br />REGEDIT4<br /><br />[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RSFilter\Parameters]<br />"SkipFilesForLegacyBackup"=dword:00000001<br /><br /><br />Restoring the IIS Metabase While the IIS Administration Service Is Running<br />The IIS Administration Service does not hold open the metabase file. Therefore, if you restore the metabase file while the IIS Administration Service is running, the file is overwritten by the copy in memory when the service shuts down. Then, when you restart the computer, the IIS-managed services do not work.<br />As a workaround, before restoring the IIS metabase, stop the IIS Administration Service and all the other IIS-managed services. If you do not have the IIS Administration Service installed when you restore the IIS metabase, no action is required.<br />Restoring the System State from a Backup Set<br />When you restore the system state on a computer that is running Windows 2000 from a backup set, do not attempt to re-join the Windows domain until after the system state has been restored. If you attempt to rejoin the domain before the system state is restored, the computer may respond with a message indicating that its computer account is missing.<br />Mounting Required Media During a Backup or Restore Operation<br />Do not use the Removable Storage Manager to mount tapes. When you perform a backup or restore operation, always rely on Windows 2000 Backup to mount the required media.<br />Computer Not in Domain After System State Restore<br />After you restore everything on the computer, you must rejoin the computer with the domain, even though the Network Identification indicates that the computer is already part of the domain. If the computer does not rejoin the domain, the following message appears:<br />“Trust relation failure.”<br />This occurs because the unique identifier for the computer on the network changed during the system state rebuild process. As a workaround, join a workgroup, restart the computer, rejoin the domain, and then restart the computer again.<br />Restoring Applications with Long File Names<br />In some cases, when you restore application with long file names, Microsoft Office applications may fail after the restore operation. This failure occurs because some components (specifically Office) register the location of their binaries in the registry using the short name (8.3 name). This short name may point to an incorrect location after the application is restored because the short name generation is based upon which application was installed first. Therefore, after you restart the computer, you must reinstall the applications that failed.<br />Target Must Be as Large as the Original Backup Drive<br />You must perform the restore operation on partitions that are the same size (or larger) as the partitions that are backed up. In some cases, Windows 2000 Backup may run out of disk space while restoring to the same volume. As a workaround, make sure that sufficient free space is available for the restore operation. When Backup restores active files, it requires some extra disk space. Backup restores files to temporary locations, and then moves them to the correct location when you restart the computer. This process also requires extra disk space.<br />Removing Only One Piece of Media from a Backup from a Library<br />If you remove only one piece of media from a backup from a library, you may lose data. If you remove the first piece of media from a spanned save set and then select the delete media from system option in Removable Storage Manager for any of the other elements of that save set, all media belonging to that save set on the drive is erased. If you do not want to erase your tapes, keep all of your spanned save sets together.<br />Backup Fails to Start a Scheduled Job Because the Wrong Media is in the Drive<br />When an unexpected tape is mounted in the drive, Windows 2000 Backup does not start the scheduled backup operation. When Backup runs, it expects to write to a specific piece of media. If this media is not in the drive and you are not using a changer, the backup operation fails. No notification of this failure is provided because the backup operation is running without the user interface (UI). The backup log identifies the failure.<br />Backup Stops While Spanning Multiple Disks<br />When Windows 2000 Backup encounters a write-protected disk while spanning multiple disks, it stops running. As a workaround, make sure that none of the media using for the backup operation is write-protected.<br />Backup Shows Incorrect Elapsed and Estimated Times<br />Windows 2000 Backup shows the elapsed and estimated times incorrectly. No workaround is available at this time. You can ignore the displayed time.<br />Backup Cannot Detect If a Remote Drive Is Removable<br />Windows 2000 Backup cannot detect if a remote drive is removable. It assumes that all mapped drives are fixed disks. If a removal storage device (for example, a Jazz drive) is located and shared from another computer on the network, and the remote device is mapped to the local computer, Backup does not detect that the device is removable. As a workaround, do not map a remote drive that is removable. Instead, perform the backup operation to a remote hard disk, and then copy the files to the removable media.<br />Restore Does Not Recognize Media When Spanned Across Different Formats<br />The restore operation does not recognize media when it is spanned across different formats. If you restore data that has been spanned across several pieces of media and if the file systems differ across the media (for example, some media are in NTFS and some are in FAT), the restore operation does not recognize some media as being part of the backup set.<br />Backing Up to an 8-mm AME Tape on an Exabyte EXB-220 Changer<br />When you back up to 8-mm AME tape on an Exabyte EXB-220 changer, Windows 2000 Backup reports a “write file mark” failure. You should upgrade this firmware to the latest 6.4.3 version.<br />Files Located at the End of a Large Backup Set<br />Files that are located at the end of a large backup set may not restore. This can affect millions of files on data volumes larger than 100 GB. As a workaround, you can use independent software vendor (ISV) backups that use autoloaders. Alternately, run your backup operation in segments (start lower in the volume tree).<br />Backup Restores Some Additional Files from Remote Storage Media<br />Windows 2000 Backup restores some additional files from Remote Storage media. When Backup is used to restore tapes created by Remote Storage, additional files may be created. Remote Storage Manager uses these files, and they have no value outside of the this system. No workaround is available at this time. You can ignore these files.<br />Path Names Greater than 1000 Characters in Length<br />When path names are greater than 1000 characters in length, an access violation occurs in NTBackup.exe. Avoid using long path names for restore operations.<br />Restoring an Encrypted File that has a File Hard-Linked to it<br />Restoring an encrypted file that has a file hard-linked to it destroys the link to the original file. You must manually re-link the file after the restore operation is completed.<br />Running Backup over Terminal Services<br />When you run Windows 2000 Backup over Terminal Services, some settings may get confused. Backing up drive letters that are mapped on both the local computer and the remote computer may cause Backup to stop responding at the prompt (Task Manager) for scheduled backup operations.<br />Restoring Exchange<br />If you attempt an Exchange restore operation, the Exchange Service must be running. If this service is not running, no options display for the Exchange restore operation.<br />Performing a Complete System Restore<br />If you perform a complete system restore operation from tape, you must first complete a minimal installation of Windows 2000 in the same directory as the previous installation. If the directory or drive is different, the system restore operation fails. Note that clean installations do not allow an installation location other than the default directory. In the case where the previous installation was not in the default \Winnt directory, you must complete a second, minimal installation in the non-default location. If there is one installation already on the hard disk, Setup prompts you about whether you want to overwrite the current installation or install to an alternate location.<br />Beginning a Backup or Restore Operation<br />When Windows 2000 Backup begins a backup or restore operation, it always attempts to mount a tape. If the requested tape has already been mounted by another process, the backup operation fails.<br /><a name="_Toc467565444">Hardware</a><br />The following sections describe issues related to hardware installed on computers running Windows 2000.<br />Network LAN and WAN Adapters<br />The Windows 2000 CD includes network adapter drivers from third-party vendors. These drivers meet Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL) standards for installation and operation. During installation, Windows 2000 detects and successfully installs most adapters, such as Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI), PC Cards, and Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) Plug and Play adapters. After Windows 2000 installation completes, you may need to manually install some adapters.<br />Some adapters may not function after you upgrade to Windows 2000. Changes in the registry¾such as adapter driver name changes, service dependency changes, or the use of an obsolete network adapter driver¾may cause these problems. Contact your hardware vendor about updated files for your drivers.<br />You should not use 8-bit network adapters with Windows 2000. Because of customer requirements, Windows 2000 still supports some of these adapters, but they may not perform reliably.<br />Hardware Compatibility List<br />For the most up-to-date list of supported hardware, see the Hardware Compatibility List at the Microsoft Web site (http://www.microsoft.com/hcl/). Your Windows 2000 CD includes a copy of this list (drive:\Support\Hcl.txt) that was accurate as of the date Windows 2000 was released.<br />Plug and Play<br />Windows 2000 is a Plug and Play operating system. If your computer contains ISA cards, they may be set in a manually configured mode that requires you to define the resources. These adapters¾such as sound cards, network cards, and modems¾operate better in Windows 2000 if you set them to operate in ISA Plug and Play mode. For more information, refer to your hardware vendor documentation.<br />Upgrading from Windows 95 or Windows 98<br />When you upgrade from Windows 95 or Windows 98, Windows 2000 may list the following adapters as not supported:<br />· 3Com EtherLink III EISA 10/100 (3C597-TX)<br />· IBM Etherjet ISA Adapters<br />· Crystal LAN CS8920 ISA Adapter<br />· Olicom Plug and Play Token-Ring ISA 16/4 (OC-3118) Adapters<br /><br />However, after you install Windows 2000, they work correctly. In some instances, you may need to reset static network settings.<br />Upgrading from Windows NT 4.0<br />When you upgrade from Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 may list the following adapters as not supported:<br />· 3Com EtherLink 905x 10/100 series of Adapters<br />· Compaq Ethernet or Fast Ethernet PCI Adapters<br />· DEC FDDI Controller PCI (Defpa) Adapters<br />· HP EN1207D-TX PCI 10/100 Fast Ethernet Adapters<br />· Intel EtherExpress PRO/10 Adapters<br />· Intel Pro/100 Intelligent Server Adapters (I960)<br /><br />However, after you install Windows 2000, they work correctly. In some instances, you may need to reset static network settings.<br />Wireless LAN Devices—Upgrading from Windows 95 or Windows 98 to Windows 2000<br />During the upgrade process from Windows 95 or Windows 98, site-specific configurations (SSIDs) for wireless LAN cards do not get upgraded. In order to regain connectivity after the upgrade, you must reapply the site-specific settings.<br />You can access the configuration for any adapter from the Device Manager by using the Advanced Properties tab. You can also use some vendor-supplied utilities that are designed for this task.<br />Setup Does Not Load Drivers During Upgrade (Code 32)<br />When you upgrade from previous beta versions of Windows 2000, some devices may be disabled with a “Code 32” message in Device Manager. Although it is theoretically possible that this problem could occur for multiple types of devices, it is a race condition that is most likely to effect CardBus cards. This problem has not been encountered on other types of devices. Also, it does not effect other upgrade paths, such as Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0, nor does it effect clean installations of Windows 2000.<br />As a workaround, you can uninstall and then re-install the device in Device Manager.<br />Þ To uninstall and then re-install the device in Device Manager<br /> 1. In Device Manager, highlight the device.<br /> 2. On the Action menu, click Uninstall.<br /> 3. After the device is uninstalled, on the Action menu, click Scan for hardware changes.<br />This re-installs the device and it should work properly without displaying a yellow “!” indicator in Device Manager.<br /><br />PCI Network Adapters and Media Sense<br />When connecting through non-N-way compliant 10/100 switches and hubs, some PCI Network adapters that are N-way compliant cannot detect Network Media Speeds.<br />Adapters that Do Not Support Media Sense and Other Issues<br />The following adapters do not support Media Sense, do not show the correct connection speed, cannot update the connection speed after being disabled and enabled, or do not show that they are connected when the cable is inserted if they are restarted without network cables attached:<br />· Hewlett Packard HP 27247A PC LAN/16 ISA Adapters<br />· Hewlett Packard HP 27250 PC LAN/8 ISA Adapters<br />· Hewlett Packard HP 27247B PC LAN/16 TP Plus ISA Adapters<br />· Hewlett Packard HP DeskDirect J2973A 10baseT PCI LAN Adapters<br />· Intel Pro/10+ PCI Adapters<br />· SMC EtherEZ 8416<br />· SMC EtherCard Elite 16 Ultra (8216)<br /><br />LAN Adapters<br />This section describes issues with LAN adapters installed on computers running Windows 2000. Some LAN adapters have limited support or no support in Windows 2000.<br />Adapters with Known Issues<br />This section identifies LAN adapters with known issues related to installation and operation on computers with Windows 2000 installed. Adapters are listed in alphabetical order by manufacturer.<br />Sporadic Loss of Connectivity Under Heavy Network Load<br />If you have an adapter that stops sending or receiving data under heavy network load conditions, you might consider restarting the computer to regain network connectivity. Although these “deafness” situations are rare, you do not need to restart your computer. With Windows 2000, with its Plug and Play network stack, you can easily make your connection functional again by using Network and Dial‑up Connections in Control Panel.<br />Þ To make your connection functional again<br /> 1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Network and Dial-up Connections.<br /> 2. Right-click the connection that has an issue, and then click Disable.<br /> 3. Click Enable.<br /> 4. Click OK.<br />This re-binds the adapter to the network stack dynamically, and it makes the connection functional again without requiring you to restart the computer.<br /><br />3Com 3c509 TPC ISA Adapter<br />If multiple 3Com 3c509 TPC ISA adapters in EISA mode are installed and you attempt to disconnect them through Network and Dial-up Connections, the adapters do not start again when you reconnect them to the network. You must restart the computer.<br />On some computers, the 3Com 3c509 TPC ISA adapter in Plug and Play mode may not start. This will be addressed in a future release.<br />3Com Fast EtherLink ISA 100BaseTX Adapter (3C515-TX)<br />The 3Com Fast EtherLink ISA 100BaseTX adapter (3C515-TX) may cause the computer to stop responding when you use the Connect/Disconnect feature or when you disable or enable the adapter through the Device Manager. This will be addressed in a future release.<br />Adaptec ANA62044 64-Bit 4-Port PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter<br />The Adaptec ANA62044 64-bit 4-port PCI Fast Ethernet adapter cannot automatically negotiate a network connection on all four ports (usually two of the four ports show a connection). Low power causes this problem. The adapter works correctly in a computer that has a large power supply.<br />Madge ISA TR Adapter<br />Windows 2000 does not support multiple Madge ISA TR adapters installed in a computer. These adapters can cause system instability and loss of network connectivity.<br />SMC 8216 Ultra, 8216 Ultra Tiger, and 8416 EtherEZ<br />Adapter resource settings of IRQ 10, I/O address 300, and RAM address CC00 on dual-processor, Advanced Configuration Power Interface (ACPI)-compliant computers causes a boot failure. When you install this hardware in ACPI-capable computers, make sure that adapter resources do not conflict with other system resources. Some resource settings in this environment can cause undesirable system instability.<br />When a conflict occurs with these settings in legacy (non-ACPI compliant) computers, the systems may fail to POST.<br />SMC EtherEZ 8416 and SMC EtherCard Elite 16 Ultra (8216) Adapters<br />If you use either the SMC EtherEZ 8416 or the SMC EtherCard Elite 16 Ultra (8216) adapter, your computer cannot connect to the network using AUI.<br />Adapters with Limited Support<br />This section identifies LAN adapters with limited support in Windows 2000. Adapters are listed in alphabetical order by manufacturer.<br />The following general information applies to types of adapters with limited support:<br />· This release of Windows 2000 provides limited support for multiple functional PC Card adapters. For example, Windows 2000 may detect a PC Card as modem-only when it functions as both a network adapter and a modem. For the most up-to-date list of supported hardware, see the Hardware Compatibility List by visiting the Microsoft Web site at:http://www.microsoft.com/hcl/<br />· CardBus network adapter support is limited to computers that contain a Programmable Interrupt Controller. Refer to your manufacturer’s manual for your portable computer, or contact your hardware manufacturer.<br />· CardBus multifunction adapters currently do not support the advanced power features in Windows 2000.<br />· CardBus does not support WOL technology.<br />· This release of Windows 2000 provides limited support for multiple identical ISA adapters.<br /><br />IBM Ethernet Credit Card Adapter II PCMCIA<br />When the IBM Ethernet Credit Card adapter is installed in an IBM ThinkPad 760EL, 760XD, or 765D laptop, it does not receive a DHCP address. Therefore, all network connectivity is lost. This will be addressed in a future release.<br />Macronix MX98713 Adapter<br />The Macronix MX98713 adapter causes Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) and ACPI BIOS computers and MPS Hals to stop responding. As a workaround, contact Macronix for a newer version of this adapter that functions correctly.<br />Madge Bus Mastering Adapters<br />Some Madge Bus Mastering PCI adapters may not install correctly in this release. No known workaround is available at this time.<br />NE2000 or Compatible Network Adapter<br />If your NE2000 or compatible network adapter has an input/output (I/O) address at 340h (0x340) and you install or upgrade to Windows 2000, your computer may stop responding when you restart the installation in text mode. If this problem occurs, either remove the NE2000 adapter, or change its I/O address and then restart Setup to continue the installation. After Setup completes, the NE2000 operates normally at the I/O address 340h.<br />Xircom CE3 PCMCIA and Compaq Netflex 3 PCI Adapters<br />If Xircom CE3 PCMCIA or Compaq Netflex 3 PCI adapters are installed, ACPI-compliant portable and desktop computers do not resume from hibernation or standby modes in Windows 2000.<br />To avoid this issue, disable Power Management.<br />Þ To disable Power Management<br /> 1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.<br /> 2. Double-click Power Options.<br /> 3. On the Hibernate tab, clear the Enable hibernate support check box.<br /> 4. On the Power Schemes tab, in the Turn off hard disks box, click Never.<br /> 5. Click OK.<br /><br />This will be addressed in a future release.<br />Adapters Not Supported<br />This section lists LAN adapters that are not supported in this release of Windows 2000. The bus for each adapter is given in brackets. If your adapter appears in this list, Microsoft recommends that you replace the adapter with an adapter from the HCL.<br />The adapters listed in this section are not included on the Windows 2000 HCL or have been removed from this list because of driver or hardware instability or discontinued support by the manufacturer. For additional information about discontinued adapters, contact the manufacturer.<br />Additional information about some of these adapters follows this list.<br />3Com<br />· TokenLink III ISA (3C619B, 3C619C in EISA mode) [ISA]<br />· EtherLink OEM Adapter (3C508) [ISA]<br />· FDDILink-F for Optical EISA UTP/STP (3C770) [EISA]<br />· EtherLink MC 32 Bus Mastering Adapter (3C527) [MCA]<br />· Fast EtherLink 10/100Mb Bus-Master PCI (3C595-TX) [PCI]<br />· EtherLink III Bus-Master PCI Ethernet (3C590C) [PCI]<br />· EtherLink III Bus-Master PCI Ethernet (3C590TPO) [PCI]<br />· EtherLink III Bus-Master PCI Ethernet (3C590) [PCI]<br />· XJEM3288 Ethernet+Modem [PCMCIA]<br />· EtherLink 16 (3C507) [ISA]<br />· EtherLink MC (3C523) [MCA]<br />· EtherLink III MC (3C529) Coax/AUI/Twisted-Pair [MCA]<br />· EtherLink OEM Adapter (3C508) [MCA]<br /><br />Adaptec<br />· Ethernet Quad PeerMaster Adapter [MCA]<br /><br />Allied Telesyn<br />· AT-1720 Series Ethernet [ISA]<br />· AT-1700 Series Ethernet<br /><br />AMD<br />· AMD 1500T ISA<br />· AMD 2100 ISA<br />· AMD PCnet on-board ISA adapters on some older systems<br />· AMD PCnet VL [VLB]<br /><br />Andrew<br />· Andrew ISA IIA Adapter [ISA]<br /><br />Cabletron<br />· F70XX FDDI [EISA]<br />· F30XX FDDI [MCA]<br />· E3000 Series [MCA]<br />· T2000 Series [ISA]<br />· T3000 Series [MCA]<br />· E3100 Series [MCA]<br />· E21xx Series [ISA]<br />· E22xx Series [ISA]<br /><br />Compaq<br />· Ethernet 16TP [ISA]<br />· Integrated NetFlex with Token Ring Module [EISA]<br />· Compaq Ethernet PCMCIA LAN Card [PCMCIA]<br /><br />D-Link<br />· DE-660T [PCMCIA]<br /><br />Fujitsu/ICL<br />· ICL EtherTeam [ISA]<br /><br />Hewlett-Packard<br />· HP 27246A MC LAN/16 TP [MCA]<br />· HP Ethertwist EISA LAN Adapter/32 [EISA]<br />· HP 27245 PC LAN/8 TP [ISA]<br />· HP 27252 PC LAN/16 TL Plus [ISA]<br /><br />IBM<br />· Ethernet Quad PeerMaster Adapter [MCA]<br />· EtherStreamer MC 32 Adapter [MCA]<br />· LANStreamer MC 16 Adapter [MCA]<br />· Auto LANStreamer MC 32 Adapter[MCA]<br />· Token Ring 4 MCA Adapter [MCA]<br />· LANStreamer MC 32 Adapter [MCA]<br />· Token Ring 4/16 MCA Adapter [MCA]<br />· Triple LANStreamer TR [PCI]<br /><br />Intel<br />· TokenExpress 16S [ISA]<br />· TokenExpress MCA 16/4 [MCA]<br />· TokenExpress ISA 16/p [ISA]<br />· TokenExpress EISA 16/4 [EISA]<br />· Microdyne (DCA)<br />· IrmaTrac 16/4 Convertible (MCA) [MCA]<br />· IrmaTrac PNP 4/16 Token Ring Adapter [ISA]<br />· IrmaTrac 16/4 Convertible (ISA) [ISA]<br />· EtherExpress 16 Flash [ISA]<br />· EtherExpress 16C [ISA]<br />· EtherExpress 16 [ISA]<br />· EtherExpress 16TP [ISA]<br />· Ethernet 16E [ISA]<br />· EtherExpress Flash 32 [EISA]<br />· EtherExpress PRO/10 [PCI]<br />· EtherExpress PRO/100 PCI Adapter<br /><br />Interphase<br />· Interphase 5515 155MB ATM Adapter<br /><br />LinkSys<br />· LinkSys EC2T PCMCIA Ethernet Adapter [PCMCIA]<br /><br />Madge<br />· Smart 16/4 MC Ringnode [MCA]<br />· Smart 16/4 MC32 Ringnode [MCA]<br />· Smart 16/4 PC Ringnode [MCA]<br /><br />Microdyne<br />· Exos 105 [ISA]<br /><br />NCR<br />· StarLAN 16/4 ISA Token Ring NAU [ISA]<br />· StarLAN 16/4 MCA Token Ring NAU [MCA]<br />· WaveLan AT [ISA]<br />· WaveLan MC [MCA]<br /><br />Network Peripherals<br />· NP-AT FDDI [ISA]<br />· NP-MCA/S FDDI [MCA]<br />· Network Peripherals, Inc. NuCard PCI FDDI Adapter<br />· Network Peripherals, Inc. EISA FDDI Adapter<br /><br />Olicom<br />· Olicom GoCard TR/Modem 288 PC Card [PCMCIA]<br />· Olicom Token-Ring MCA 16/4 (OC-3129) [MCA]<br />· Olicom GoCard TR/Modem 144 PC Card (OC-3230) [PCMCIA]<br />· Olicom Ethernet PCI/II 10 (OC-2185) [PCI]<br /><br />Ositech<br />· Jack of Diamonds Multi-function (TR14401/14403)<br /><br />Packet Engines<br />· Packet Engines G-NIC II Ethernet Adapter<br />· Packet Engines PEI100X Gigabit Ethernet Adapter<br /><br />Proteon<br />· P1390 ISA Token Ring [ISA]<br />· P1392 ISA Token Ring [ISA]<br />· P1990 EISA Token Ring [EISA]<br />· P1892 MCA Token Ring [MCA]<br /><br />Racal<br />· ES3210 EISA Ethernet [EISA]<br />· Racal InterLan XLerator/EB/NI6510 Adapter [ISA]<br /><br />RNS<br />· RNS FDDI PCI Adapter<br /><br />SMC<br />· ARCnet Compatible [ISA]<br />· EtherCard PLUS/A (MCA,BNC/AUX) (WD 8013EP/A) [MCA]<br />· EtherCard Elite 32 Ultra (8232) [EISA]<br />· EtherCard PLUS Elite 10T/A (WD/8013WP/A) [ISA]<br />· EtherCard PLUS Elite 16 (WD/8013EP, 8013EPC) [ISA]<br />· SMC 8013 WB EtherCard PLUS [ISA]<br />· EtherCard PLUS Elite 16 Combo (WD/8013EW or 8013EWC) [ISA]<br />· EtherCard PLUS Elite 16T (WD/8013W, 8013WC) [ISA]<br />· EtherCard PLUS 16 With Boot ROM Socket (WD/8013EBT) [ISA]<br /><br />SysKonnect<br />· SK-NET FDDI MCA SK-52xx [MCA]<br />· SK-NET TR 4/16+ Token Ring [ISA]<br />· SK-NET Token Ring PCI [PCI]<br />· SK-NET G32+ EISA Ethernet [EISA]<br />· SK-NET FDDI ISA SK-51xx [ISA]<br />· SK-NET G16 /TP Ethernet [ISA]<br />· SK-NET FDDI EISA SK-53xx [EISA]<br /><br />Thomas-Conrad<br />· Thomas-Conrad ARCNET/TCNS [ISA]<br /><br />Xircom<br />· CreditCard Ethernet+Modem II (CEM2) [PCMCIA]<br />· CreditCard Ethernet (CE-10, CE-10/A, CE-10BT) [PCMCIA]<br /><br />3Com 3c59x EtherLink III Bus-Master PCI Adapters (3c590, 3c595)<br />3Com has discontinued driver development and support for the 3c590 and 3c595 PCI Ethernet adapters. 3Com suggests replacing the following cards with any PCI 10/100 adapters on the HCL:<br />· XJEM3288 Ethernet+Modem [PCMCIA]<br />· EtherLink 16 (3C507) [ISA]<br />· EtherLink MC (3C523) [MCA]<br />· EtherLink III MC (3C529) Coax/AUI/Twisted-Pair [MCA]<br />· EtherLink OEM Adapter (3C508) [MCA]<br /><br />Intel EtherExpress PRO/100 PCI Adapter (E100A)<br />This release of Windows 2000 does not support the original Intel EtherExpress PRO/100 PCI adapter (E100A). The E100B PCI model has replaced this adapter.<br />Interphase 5515 155MB ATM Adapter<br />This release of Windows 2000 does not support the Interphase 5515 155mb ATM adapter (Flipper). For additional information, contact your hardware manufacturer.<br />Network Peripherals NuCard PCI FDDI Adapter and EISA FDDI Adapter<br />The Windows 2000 HCL no longer includes the following Network Peripherals adapters:<br />· Network Peripherals, Inc. NuCard PCI FDDI Adapter<br />· Network Peripherals, Inc. EISA FDDI Adapter<br /><br />For more information about these adapters, contact Network Peripherals.<br />Packet Engines Gigabit Adapters<br />The Windows 2000 HCL no longer includes the following Packet Engines Gigabit adapter models:<br />· Packet Engines G-NIC II Ethernet Adapter<br />· Packet Engines PEI100X Gigabit Ethernet Adapter<br /><br />For more information about these adapters, contact Packet Engines.<br />RNS FDDI PCI Adapter<br />The Windows 2000 HCL no longer includes the RNS FDDI PCI adapter. For more information about this adapter, contact RNS.<br />WAN Adapters<br />This section describes issues related to WAN adapters installed on computers running Windows 2000.<br />WAN Upgrades<br />Windows 2000 does not support WAN upgrades from Windows NT 4.0.<br />Digi International Syncport Adapters<br />When you configure two Digi Syncport adapters in a back-to-back configuration, you must edit the media access control (MAC) address on one adapter to establish a successful connection.<br />All Eicon Technology WAN Adapters<br />To remove LAN emulation or to change to the LAN Emulation Protocol, use the Eicon Configuration Utility, which you can locate from the Start menu. If you use the Device Manager or the Hardware wizard to uninstall Eicon Technology WAN adapters, the adapters do not work.<br />Eicon Technology WAN adapters do not support Power Management functions. Do not attempt to use standby or hibernation modes with these adapters installed.<br />Eicon Technology C-Series and S94 Adapters<br />The Eicon C-Series and S94 adapters do not support multiple-card installations.<br />ISDN Adapters<br />This section describes issues related to ISDN adapters installed on computers running Windows 2000.<br />AVM, Berlin (All ISDN Adapters)<br />If you plan to upgrade from Windows NT 4.0 to Windows 2000 and an AVM ISDN adapter is installed on your computer, you must first uninstall and remove the device. After the upgrade completes, you can reinstall and reconfigure the adapter.<br />Digi International Datafire RAS PCI (Primary Rate)<br />The Digi International Datafire RAS PCI onboard DSP-based modems are not enabled in Windows 2000. Digi International plans to provide an update driver package. For more information, visit the Digi International Web site at:http://www.dgii.com/<br /><br />Note<br />Web addresses can change, so you may be unable to connect to the Web site mentioned here.<br /><br />Multiport Serial Devices<br />This section describes issues related to multiport serial devices installed on computers running Windows 2000.<br />Multiport Serial Upgrade<br />All Plug and Play Multiport Serial (MPS) adapters supported in Windows 2000 can be upgraded from Windows NT 4.0. However, you may lose customized settings.<br />Comtrol, Digi, Equinox, Specialix, and Stallion ISA, PCI, and EISA Multiport Serial Cards<br />If you set an ACPI-compliant computer to automatically hibernate or stand by after a set period of time, the computer does so even if an open connection exists on the multiport serial device. As a workaround, if you intend to maintain open multiport serial connections for data transfer, do not set a timed hibernate or standby.<br />Comtrol VS1000/1100 and RocketHubs<br />Comtrol multiport Ethernet devices do not support hibernation or standby modes. No known workaround is available at this time.<br />Digi International (IBM OEM) 8-Port PCI Card<br />The 8-port concentrator connected to the Digi International (IBM OEM) 8-port PCI card does not allow modems to be successfully installed or supported. No workaround is available at this time.<br />Digi International Multiport Serial Cards<br />After you make changes to the Properties for Digi International Multiport Serial Cards, the Properties window remains silently active for 20 seconds. During this period, you cannot close the Device Manager. This issue only occurs if you make changes to the Properties.<br />PC Cards<br />This section describes known issues with various PC Cards.<br />Known Issues for Heavy Network Traffic<br />Some network adapters may lose connectivity or stop responding under heavy network traffic. The following PC Cards may exhibit this behavior:<br />· 3Com Megahertz 10/100 (3C575)<br />· Xircom CreditCard Ethernet IIps (PS-CE2-10)<br />· Earlier versions of the Xircom CE2, which exhibit failures under stress load. Xircom has resolved this problem in the current CE2 and CE3 products.<br />· Older legacy cards, such as ASI and Xircom, which are no longer shipped or supported. Support is still handled on a case-by-case basis.<br /><br />Modems<br />This section describes issues with some modems installed with Windows 2000.<br /><a name="_Toc454596149">Caller ID Support</a><br />If you turn on the caller ID feature, some modems may disconnect the call. This occurs because the answering software picks up the call before the caller ID information is received.<br />As a workaround, configure your call manager program (for example, Routing and Remote Access) to answer the call after the second ring. For information about configuring your call manager program, refer to the manufacturer’s documentation.<br />Modems That Depend on Windows 2000 Drivers<br />Windows 2000 provides generic support for modems produced by the following companies, which depend on drivers installed with the operating system:<br />· 3Com Corporation<br />· ESS Technologies<br />· Conexant Systems (Rockwell)<br />· IBM<br />· Lucent Technologies<br /><br />These devices support data-only calls at a minimum of V.34 (33.6 Kbps). Some devices may also support V.90 (56 Kbps).<br />Lucent Modems in Laptop Computers<br />For Lucent Technologies modems in Compaq Presario portable computers, Windows 2000 detects the modem and installs the necessary driver, but the modem does not work. This issue will be addressed by an updated BIOS available from Compaq.<br />Modem Detected as Unknown Modem<br />Windows 2000 recognizes many modems automatically. However, if Windows 2000 does not recognize a particular modem, it is treated as an unknown modem. As a result, Windows 2000 may not support some of the modem features.<br />As a workaround, reinstall the modem using an updated .inf file. To find out whether an updated .inf file is available for your modem, contact the manufacturer or vendor. If the .inf file is available on the Internet, download it to a floppy disk, and then install the updated file on your computer.<br />Þ To reinstall the modem using an updated .inf file<br /> 1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.<br /> 2. Double-click System.<br /> 3. On the Hardware tab, click Device Manager.<br /> 4. Expand Ports (COM & LPT), and then double-click your modem.<br /> 5. On the Driver tab, click Update Driver.<br /> 6. In the Upgrade Device Driver wizard, click Next, click Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended), and then click Next.<br /> 7. Insert the floppy disk with the correct driver, make sure that Floppy disk drives is selected, and then click Next.<br /> 8. If the correct modem is selected, click Next, and the wizard completes the driver installation.<br />Or, if the correct driver is not selected, click Back two times, click Display a list of the known drivers for this device so that I can choose a specific driver, and then click Next. When prompted, select the correct driver for your modem, and the wizard completes the driver installation.<br /><br />If an updated modem .inf file is not available, manually install the same modem or a similar modem by the same manufacturer.<br />Modem Installed Twice<br />When you upgrade from Windows NT 4.0, Windows 95, or Windows 98, a modem may appear to be installed twice. Verify which instance of the modem connects correctly. Then, in Control Panel, use the Add/Remove Hardware wizard to delete the duplicate modem.<br />Limited Support for Multiple-Function Cards<br />Windows 2000 has limited support for multiple-function cards, such as PC Card network and modem cards.<br />Older Modems May Fail to Reset<br />Older modems, such as Hayes models 9600 through 14400, may fail to reset or may reset after several minutes when a line is disconnected during negotiation. If this occurs, a port does not disconnect, or a BAP callback fails. If a port does not disconnect, upgrade your modem.<br />If a BAP callback fails, create an entry in the registry called BapListenTimeout at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\RasMan\ppp. This entry is a DWORD and its units are in seconds. The default value for BapListenTimeout is 30 (seconds), and the allowed range is 0-0xFFFFFFFF.<br /><br />Important<br />Incorrectly editing the registry may severely damage your system. Before making changes to the registry, you should back up any valued data on the computer.<br /><br />ISDN-TA Support<br />Windows 2000 provides improved support for ISDN-TA products under Unimodem. You can now configure the switch type, SPIDs, phone numbers, and protocols by using the Location Information wizard, which is available through Phone and Modem Options in Control Panel.<br />Depending on the brand of ISDN-TA and the switch type it’s connected to, the ISDN-TA may sometimes fail to initiate the first call made after a new configuration is installed. This failure occurs because of the time required to properly re-synchronize with the switch. To fix the problem, redial the number.<br />3Com Courier Modem and Courier-I Modem<br />Windows 2000 cannot properly identify some 3Com Courier and Courier-I modems. When you install the device, a dialog box offers likely modem names for the device you attached. If Windows 2000 incorrectly identifies the device, the modem does not function properly.<br />As a workaround, remove the incorrect device and add a new modem.<br />Þ To remove the incorrect device and add a new modem<br /> 1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.<br /> 2. Double-click Phone and Modem Options.<br /> 3. On the Modems tab, click the incorrect device, and then click Remove.<br /> 4. To add a new modem, click Add.<br />The dialog box that offers likely modem names for the device you attached appears again, allowing you a second chance to correctly identify the device.<br /><br />In addition, new firmware is available from 3Com that also corrects the identification problems.<br />Storage Devices<br />This section describes issues with some storage devices installed on computers running Windows 2000.<br />Apricorn EZ-GIG PCMCIA Card and Amacom PCMCIA FlipDisk Card<br />Hard disks that are connected to a system by using the Apricorn EZ-GIG PCMCIA Card or Amacom PCMCIA FlipDisk card disappear after you restart the computer. When you insert the Apricorn EZ-GIG PCMCIA Card or an Amacom PCMCIA FlipDisk into your computer, Windows 2000 detects and installs the device, and the hard drives connected with these devices are accessible and function properly. However, when the computer is turned off and then turned on again, the hard drives are no longer accessible.<br />As a workaround, before you turn off the computer, remove the PCMCIA card. Then, reinsert the card after the computer is fully turned on—the card is detected and useable.<br />Exabyte EXB-220 Changer (Firmware Version 5.0.10)<br />When you back up large amounts of data to the Exabyte EXB-220 Changer (firmware version 5.0.10), Windows 2000 Backup displays the following message:<br />“The device reported an error on a request to write a file mark to media. Error reported: Unknown error.”<br />As a workaround, upgrade your Firmware to version 6.4.3. To obtain firmware version 6.4.3, visit the Exabyte Web site at:http://www.exabyte.com/<br /><br />Note<br />Web addresses can change, so you may be unable to connect to the Web site mentioned here.<br /><br />Iomega Parallel Port Zip Drive<br />When you use Add/Remove Hardware in Control Panel, Windows 2000 does not detect the Iomega parallel port zip drive. As a workaround, use the Device Manager to detect the Iomega parallel port zip drive.<br />Þ To detect the Iomega parallel port zip drive using the Device Manager<br /> 1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.<br /> 2. Double-click System.<br /> 3. On the Hardware tab, click Device Manager.<br /> 4. Expand Ports (COM & LPT).<br /> 5. Right-click the parallel port that the Iomega parallel port zip drive is connected to, and click Properties.<br /> 6. On the Port Settings tab, select the Enable legacy Plug and Play detection check box.<br /> 7. Click OK.<br />Windows 2000 should then locate the Iomega parallel port zip drive and install the necessary drivers.<br /><br />LS-120 Super Floppy Disk Drive<br />You cannot create startup floppy disks on a computer that has an LS-120 super floppy disk drive and no standard floppy disk drive. When you attempt to run Makebt32.exe or Makeboot.exe from the Windows 2000 CD, the following message appears:<br />“This floppy drive does not support 1.44MB disks.”<br />As a workaround, before you attempt to run Makebt32.exe or Makeboot.exe from the Windows 2000 CD, format a 1.44MB disk for the LS-120.<br />Mylex DAC960 RAID Controllers<br />Some ACPI computers with Mylex DAC960 redundant array of independent disks (RAID) controllers may not return from standby mode correctly. As a workaround, do not enable or use standby mode for computers with Mylex DAC960 RAID controllers. This problem will be fixed by Mylex in new hardware versions; no solution is available for their current hardware.<br />Graphics Display Adapters and Monitors<br />This section describes issues with some graphics display adapters and monitors installed on computers running Windows 2000.<br />ISA-Based Display Adapters<br />When you perform a clean installation of Windows 2000 or when you upgrade from Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 does not detect ISA-based display adapters. You must manually install the correct driver for the display adapter.<br />Chipset-Specific Issues<br />The issues described in this section were identified by testing the drivers shipped with Windows 2000. The hardware manufacturers may already provide newer versions of these drivers that do not exhibit these issues. For newer revisions of these drivers, check Microsoft Windows Update.<br />3dfx Voodoo2 Chipset<br />In Windows 2000, you can use boards based on the Voodoo2 chipset only as a secondary display adapter in a configuration with more than one monitor. The Windows 2000 architecture does not currently support the use of a 3-D-only board. Therefore, the Voodoo3 Pass Thru feature and the Scan Line Interleave (SLI) capability are not available.<br />Because performance in this configuration is not optimal, the use of Voodoo2‑based display adapters on Windows 2000 is, in most cases, appropriate only for development work. Microsoft and 3dfx provide Voodoo2 device drivers from the following developer support Web sites:<br />· The Microsoft DirectX® Web site at:http://www.microsoft.com/directx/<br />· The 3dfx Total Immersion Developer’s Program Web site at:http://www-dev.3dfx.com/<br /><br /><br />Note<br />Web addresses can change, so you may be unable to connect to the Web sites mentioned here.<br /><br /><br />ATI Mach64 Display Adapter<br />If you use the ATI Mach 64 display adapter with the drivers included in Windows 2000, when you start Return to Krondor, the application stops responding.<br />ATI Rage Pro Display Adapter<br />When you run the Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator application, you may experience corrupt displays. As a workaround, change the application settings so that they do not use hardware acceleration.<br />ATI Rage Pro, Rage LT Pro, Rage Mobility, Rage XL/XC, Rage II, Rage IIC, ATI264-VT4 Display Adapters<br />The following issues apply to the ATI Rage Pro, Rage LT Pro, Rage Mobility, Rage XL/XC, Rage II, Rage IIC, ATI264-VT4 (not Rage 128) display adapters:<br />· Highlighting is not working correctly, and highlighted text disappears.<br />· When you scroll content in a window or move a window around, your computer stops responding for several seconds.<br /><br />As a workaround, create a registry value named FastFillDisabled, data type = REG_DWORD, value = 1, and then restart your computer. For Rage Pro, LT Pro, Rage Mobility, and Rage XL/XC display adapters, create the value under HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\atirage3\Device0. For Rage II, Rage IIC, and ATI264-VT4 display adapters, create the value under HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\atirage\Device0.<br />Cirrus Laguna Chipset<br />When you upgrade from Windows NT 4.0, the Cirrus Laguna chipset may not retain the resolution that you previously set for the Windows desktop. When Windows 2000 Setup is completed, you may need to reset the resolution.<br />Intel i740 Display Chipset<br />The Intel i740 display chipset may stop responding on some systems with PCI bus-mastering disabled. As a workaround, enable PCI bus-mastering in the system BIOS.<br />Also, when you use the drivers included in Windows 2000, display controllers based on this chipset may experience incompatibilities with systems that contain the VIA system chipset.<br />Intel i810 Video Chipset<br />The Intel i810 video chipset is different from other onboard display adapters because it is more closely integrated into the motherboard architecture. Therefore, the amount of memory that is available to the i810 video chipset is based on the amount of physical memory present in the computer.<br />Because of the amount of physical memory required to process basic DirectDraw and Direct3D functions, the i810 video drivers do not load on any computer with less than 57 MB of physical memory.<br />nVidia Riva 128 Chipset<br />Because of an issue in the streaming video decompressor, when you use the nVidia Riva 128 chipset, some streaming video may play inverted (upside-down).<br />nVidia Riva 128, Riva TNT, and Riva TNT2 Chipsets<br />When you use the drivers included in Windows 2000, display controllers based on the NV4 display chipset may experience incompatibilities with systems that contain the VIA system chipset.<br />Trident Cyber9525DVD<br />When you run a 16-bit application, toggling between windowed and full-screen modes causes the display to become corrupted.<br />Microsoft Windows Update<br />If you are experiencing display-related issues that are not described in the “Graphics Display Adapters and Monitors” section, check Microsoft Windows Update for updated drivers.<br />Silicon Graphics 320/540 Visual Workstations<br />To install Windows 2000, Silicon Graphics (SGI) 320/540 visual workstations require a programmable read-only memory (PROM) upgrade. In Silicon Graphics 320/540 visual workstations, the PROM is similar to a BIOS. If you are not running version 1.1000 or later of the PROM, Windows 2000 Setup stops and displays a message indicating that your PROM is an earlier version and that you must upgrade the PROM before you can continue with Windows 2000 Setup. If necessary, you can restart your computer and choose the previous installation of Windows NT 4.0 rather than the default Windows 2000 Setup startup option.<br />SGI also provides additional recommended drivers and software for use with Windows 2000. To obtain the PROM upgrade, the additional recommended drivers and software, and more detailed instructions, visit the SGI customer support Web site, called “Supportfolio Online,” at:http://support.sgi.com/nt/<br /><br />Note<br />Web addresses can change, so you may be unable to connect to the Web site mentioned here.<br /><br />Advanced Power Management<br />This section describes issues related to the Advanced Power Management (APM) feature in Windows 2000.<br />Windows 2000 and Advanced Power Management Support<br />Windows 2000 detects and installs APM support in the following ways:<br />· No power management is present—If you do not have an APM BIOS installed on your computer, Windows 2000 does not install APM. Also, the Advanced Power Management tab under Power Options in Control Panel does not exist.<br />· ACPI-compliant BIOS is present—If you have an Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)-compliant BIOS installed on the computer, the system continues to install and function as an ACPI computer with ACPI Power Management support.<br />· Corrupted Advanced Power Management BIOS is detected—If Windows 2000 detects a corrupted APM BIOS, Windows 2000 does not install APM because it will cause problems with the operating system.<br />· Neutral—If Windows 2000 detects an APM BIOS that is not fully compliant with Advanced Power Management 1.2 but may still work, Windows 2000 installs APM but not the associated driver. Also, the Advanced Power Management tab is visible under Power Options in Control Panel.<br />· An Advanced Power Management 1.2-compliant BIOS is detected—If Windows 2000 detects an APM BIOS that is fully compliant with Advanced Power Management 1.2, Windows 2000 installs and automatically enables APM. Also, the Advanced Power Management tab is visible under Power Options in Control Panel.<br /><br /><br />Important<br />You can manually enable APM with legacy battery support by selecting the Enable Advanced Power Management check box on the Advanced Power Management tab under Power Options in Control Panel. If your APM BIOS is detected as Neutral and you manually enable Advanced Power Management, it may not function as expected and Windows 2000 may become unstable. Therefore, Microsoft does not officially support this scenario. If you manually enable APM and Windows 2000 becomes unstable, disable APM and contact your motherboard manufacturer for an updated BIOS.<br /><br /><br />Note<br />Windows 2000 Server products do not support APM.<br /><br />ACPI BIOS<br />If your computer has an ACPI BIOS and it did not install in ACPI mode, you may have the option to enable APM under Power Options in Control Panel. Although APM may work if you enable it on the computer, APM is not supported in Windows 2000 on ACPI-capable computers.<br />If your computer has an ACPI BIOS and it did not install in ACPI mode, you should obtain an updated ACPI BIOS from your hardware vendor and reinstall Windows 2000 after applying the updated BIOS.<br />For more information about the Windows 2000 APM implementation, see the Developing for Windows Operating Systems—OnNow and Power Management Web site at:http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/onnow/<br />Operation During Commercial Air Travel<br />Some commercial airlines may request that you turn off portable computers during certain portions of the flight, such as takeoff and landing. To comply with this request, you must turn off your computer completely.<br />Þ To turn off your computer completely<br /> 1. Click Start, and then click Shut Down.<br /> 2. Click Shut Down, and then click OK.<br /><br />In standby and hibernation modes, your computer may appear to be turned off. However, in these modes the operating system may automatically reactivate itself to run certain preprogrammed tasks or to conserve battery power. To prevent this from occurring during air travel, shut down your computer completely using the procedure above.<br />In addition, if your computer is equipped with a cellular modem, you must also turn off this modem completely during air travel, as required by Federal Communication Commission regulations.<br />Failure to comply with these requirements may lead to civil or criminal penalties.<br /><a name="_Toc467565445"></a><a name="_Toc467483661"></a><a name="_Toc454596150">Application Notes</a><br />The following sections describe Windows 2000 issues related to applications installed on computers running Windows 2000.<br />General Application Issues<br />This section describes general issues related to applications running on Windows 2000.<br />Applications in the Upgrade Report<br />During Windows 2000 Setup, the Upgrade Report window identifies applications that have known, unfixable problems when you upgrade from Windows 95 or Windows 98 to Windows 2000. This window also displays system-related data. To prevent problems after you upgrade, you should carefully read the information in the Upgrade Report window and follow the recommendations.<br />After you upgrade to Windows 2000, if you then attempt to start any of the applications identified in the Upgrade Report window, a “stub” warning message appears in place of the application. You can choose to run the application anyway, remove the link to the application permanently, or never show the warning message again. This stub also provides a link to the Upgrade report (Upgrade.txt), which Windows 2000 saves as a text file in the Windows folder.<br />Adaptec CD Creator Version 3.5<br />To avoid a known problem with Adaptec CD Creator version 3.5b, you can download the new version 4 release of Adaptec CD Creator.<br />Adaptec DirectCD 2.0<br />After you install DirectCD 2.0 and restart the computer, this application prevents Windows 2000 from starting correctly. To fix this problem, before you restart the initial installation, download and install the patch for version 2.5. This patch is available from the Adaptec Web site at:http://www.adaptec.com/<br /><br />Note<br />Web addresses can change, so you may be unable to connect to the Web site mentioned here.<br /><br />Adobe Illustrator 8.0.1<br />Adobe Illustrator 8.0.1 files may appear as black squares rather than as the proper icon at any location where you save the files (for example, on the desktop, My Documents, a local drive, or network locations). This problem only occurs when you view the files as Large Icons. If you select any of the other file viewing options, the file icons display normally. For information about how to change the appearance of the items in a folder, see Windows 2000 Help.<br />Adobe PhotoDeluxe<br />After you upgrade from Windows 95 or Windows 98 to Windows 2000, you can no longer use the Adjust Color Printing function on the File menu in Adobe PhotoDeluxe. This function allows you to calibrate your monitor to match onscreen colors with printer colors. Reinstalling PhotoDeluxe does not restore this function.<br />Aldus Freehand 4.0<br />Aldus FreeHand 4.0 does not run on Windows 2000 because it cannot find the required .dll files. At the end of Setup, a dialog box prompts you to modify the Autoexec.bat file. The application does not know how to respond to non-default situations, such as an Autoexec.bat of zero length, no Autoexec.bat found in the root of the boot drive, or non-default installation drives. Therefore, modifications to this file may fail, but you can edit it manually.<br />This continues to be an issue with this 16-bit version of the application. Macromedia recommends upgrading to a newer version. You can also use one of the following workarounds:<br />Þ Workaround 1<br /> 1. When presented with a dialog box prompting you to allow Setup to modify Startup files (such as Autoexec.bat) at the end of the setup process, click Manual.<br /> 2. Then edit the path statement in %windir%\System32\Autoexec.nt to include the Aldus directory specified in Setup, for example:<br />path = c:\dos;d:\foo;g:\aldus<br /><br /><br />Þ Workaround 2<br /> 1. Right-click on My Computer, select Properties, and then click the Advanced tab.<br /> 2. Click Environment variables, and then type the path to the Aldus directory specified in Setup, for example:<br />%systemroot%\System32;c:\aldus<br /><br />Asymetrix ToolBook v1.5 and 1.53 DayBook Month View<br />ToolBook v1.5 and 1.53 DayBook Month View do not run on Windows 2000 Professional. For more information or updates about these products, contact the software vendor.<br />Borlund Delphi Professional 3.0<br />Running the demo file (Qr2demo.dpr) for Delphi Professional 3.0 on Windows 2000 may result in numerous error messages. No known workaround is available at this time.<br />Broderbund Software Calendar Creator Version 5.0<br />When you start Calendar Creator 5.0 Setup, the following message appears:<br />“Setup has detected that you do not have Windows NT SP3 installed. Certain files that are required by Calendar Creator 5.0 are contained in this Service Pack. Calendar Creator may not function correctly without Service Pack 3. Before running Calendar Creator 5.0, you should install Windows NT Service Pack 3. If you need SP3, it can be found on the CD in the folder NT setup.”<br />No known workaround is available at this time.<br />Cheyenne Inoculan 4.0 for Windows NT<br />When you scan drives, folders, or network shares that contain compressed cabinet (.cab) files, Inoculan 4.0 may stop responding and may display an access violation message. The application then closes.<br />As a workaround, manually clear the check boxes for the folders containing .cab files, or delete .cab from the file types you want to scan.<br />Þ To delete .cab from the file types you want to scan<br /> 1. On the Scan menu, click Options.<br /> 2. On the File Types tab, under Compressed Files, click CAB, and then click Delete.<br /> 3. Click OK.<br /><br />For more information or for updated versions of Inoculan, visit the Computer Associates, Inc. Web site at:http://www.cai.com/<br /><br />Note<br />Web addresses can change, so you may be unable to connect to the Web site mentioned here.<br /><br />Command Software Systems Command AntiVirus Version 4.54<br />Command AntiVirus version 4.54 and all earlier versions are incompatible with Windows 2000 Professional. Do not install any of these versions on your computer. If you do so, they are unusable until you reinstall Windows 2000. Command Software Systems is working on a version of Command AntiVirus for Windows 2000. For updates and upgrade information, visit the Command Software Systems Web site at:http://www.commandcom.com/<br /><br />Note<br />Web addresses can change, so you may be unable to connect to the Web site mentioned here.<br /><br />Computer Associates ArcServeIT 6.6<br />Computer Associates is expected to release a new version of ArcServeIt that will address problems with this application in Windows 2000. For specific information about this new product release, contact the manufacturer. A beta release of this application has been tested with Windows 2000, and known application problems have been fixed.<br />Conversational Computing Corporation ConversaWeb 3.0.1<br />ConversaWeb 3.0.132 may not run properly on Windows 2000 until the application is properly upgraded. You may experience problems with the application when speaking the key phrases, “open favorites” or “show history.” If you are using version 3.0.2 or later, you should not experience these problems. To upgrade the application, visit the Conversational Computing Corporation Web site at:http://www.conversations.com/<br /><br />Note<br />Web addresses can change, so you may be unable to connect to the Web site mentioned here.<br /><br />Equis MetaStock 6.5<br />If you installed Equis MetaStock 6.5 on a computer running Windows NT 4.0 (any service pack) and created a password for the MetaStock Downloader for Windows program, upgrading to Windows 2000 causes the MetaStock Downloader for Windows program to exit prematurely. The program closes when you are selecting vendor options from the Tools menu in the Downloader after the upgrade is complete.<br />To ensure that the application functions correctly in Windows 2000, before you upgrade, you must delete the Downloader password. Then after you upgrade to Windows 2000, you can enter a new password.<br />Þ To delete the Downloader password<br /> 1. Click Start, point to Programs, and then click MetaStock Downloader for Windows.<br /> 2. On the Tool menu, click Vendor Options.<br /> 3. Delete the User name and Password, and then click OK.<br /><br />Eudora Pro Email 4.2<br />During the upgrade to Windows 2000, Microsoft Outlook Express registers itself as the default e-mail client. If you start Eudora Pro after the upgrade, a dialog box prompts you to set Eudora as the default e-mail client. If you do so, the following message appears:<br />“Eudora was unable to update the system registry. Your default mail program has not been changed.”<br />As a workaround, select Eudora as the default e-mail client on the Programs tab under Internet Options in Control Panel.<br />HotSync Network<br />When you upgrade from Windows 95 or Windows 98, the HotSync Network feature cannot perform a network synchronization until you return the Palm device to the host PC and complete a local synchronization. After the host PC is upgraded to Windows 2000, simply place the Palm device in the cradle attached to the host PC and perform a local synchronization. Then the network synchronization functions properly from any PC that is configured with a cradle and the appropriate HotSync Network software. This problem does not occur on a clean installation of Windows 2000.<br />Hummingbird Exceed 6.1<br />When you upgrade from Windows 95 or Windows 98 to Windows 2000, the XConfiguration file for Exceed 6.1 is not saved. The following message appears:<br />“INETD Error: Error creating configuration file.”<br />To enable the XConfiguration file to be saved, reinstall the Exceed 6.1 program from the original installation media on Windows 2000. The application creates the necessary link to the XConfiguration file and allows you to save the settings. Because the CD contains two versions of Exceed, the problem is resolved when the installer detects Windows 2000 and installs the Windows 2000 version from the CD.<br />IBM AntiVirus<br />IBM AntiVirus cannot perform any real-time monitoring of the Windows 2000 system. On Windows 2000 Professional, the System Shield does not “Check files when accessed.” This product has been sold to Symantec Corporation. For upgrade information, visit the Symantec Web site at:http://www.symantec.com/<br /><br />Note<br />Web addresses can change, so you may be unable to connect to the Web site mentioned here.<br /><br />IBM ViaVoice 98 Executive 5.2 and IBM Simply Speaking Gold 3.5<br />Because some video cards are not compatible with IBM ViaVoice 98 Executive 5.2 and IBM Simply Speaking Gold 3.5, the Actor may display as a black square figure when you select Begin reading. No known workaround is available at this time. This will be addressed in a future release.<br />Intergraph DiskShare Version 3.2<br />Intergraph DiskShare version 3.2 does not install on computers running Windows 2000. The Setup program terminates at the beginning of the setup process and displays the following message:<br />“This Setup process has determined that you are running on the Microsoft Windows NT 5.0 operating system.This version of DiskShare does not support this operating system.Please verify that you are installing the correct version of DiskShare.”<br />No known workaround is available at this time.<br />Intergraph GeoMedia Version 2.0<br />When you attempt to install GeoMedia version 2.0 on a computer running Windows 2000, Setup fails with a message that indicates a version checking problem. GeoMedia v2.0 is designed for installation on the Windows NT® 4.0 Service Pack 3 (SP3) release. No known workaround is available at this time.<br />InstallShield 3 Setup Engine<br />There is a known issue with several programs installing multiple listings under Programs (from the Start menu). The following or a similar message appears:<br />“Variable is not large enough for string. Check string declarations. Error 401.”<br />When a program is uninstalled using InstallShield 3, the uninstall engine incorrectly queries the registry to facilitate the removal of the program’s Start menu items. This causes the program to remain on the Start menu even though the program has been removed.<br />The following programs exhibit this behavior:<br />· Raxco Software PerfectDisk<br />· Panda AntiVirus<br />· Norton Crashguard<br />· Executive Software International Diskeeper<br />· Iomega Windows NT tools for JAZZ drive<br />· Berkeley Systems After Dark 3.2<br />· Apple Computer, Inc. QuickTime 3.0 and QuickTime 3.0.2<br />· Interbase Client & Server<br />· Master Clips Publisher<br />· Autodesk AutoCAD 14<br /><br />This problem may also occur with other programs. No known workaround is available at this time.<br />Juno Inc. Juno 2.0<br />Juno 2.0 is not compatible with Windows 2000. You cannot access existing e-mail accounts or create new accounts. If you attempt to create a new account, the following message appears:<br />“Juno could not access Worldcom_signup, which is necessary to connect to its central computers.”<br />If you want to run Juno on Windows 2000, upgrade to the most current Juno software. Juno has released version 3.0 of its e-mail and Web client, which is compatible with Windows 2000. To receive a free download of this new version, visit the Juno Web site at:http://www.juno.com/<br /><br />Note<br />Web addresses can change, so you may be unable to connect to the Web site mentioned here.<br /><br /><br />Juno Inc. Juno 3.0<br />Problems may occur with the Juno version 3.0 (3.0.1092.2818) installation from CD media only. When you run the application on Windows 2000, it may indicate an access violation. This problem also affects upgrades to Windows 2000. As a workaround, download a newer version of Juno 3.0 (version 3.0.1127.3331 or later) from the Juno Web site at:http://www.juno.com/<br /><br />Note<br />Web addresses can change, so you may be unable to connect to the Web site mentioned here.<br /><br />Lotus cc:Mail 6.02 and 6.03<br />If you attempt to start cc:Mail 6.02 or 6.03 on either a clean installation of Windows 2000 or after you upgrade from Windows 95 or Windows 98 to Windows 2000, an invalid program file name error occurs.<br />As a workaround, edit the shortcut .pif file for cc:Mail.<br />Þ To edit the shortcut .pif file for ccMail<br /> 1. Click Start, point to Search, and then click For Files or Folders...<br /> 2. In the Search for files or folders named: box, type:<br />mail.pif<br /> 3. Make sure that the Look in: box has Local Harddrives selected, and then click Search Now.<br /> 4. When the Mail.pif file is located, right-click the file, and then click Properties.<br /> 5. On the General tab, clear the Read-only Attributes box.<br /> 6. Click the Program tab, and then in the Working: box, change the location from C:\ to the correct folder. For a standard installation, this folder is C:\CCMail.<br /> 7. Click Apply.<br /> 8. Click the General tab, and then click the Read-only Attributes box.<br /> 9. Click OK.<br /><br />Lotus cc:Mail 6.03 for DOS<br />When you start the DOS-based cc:Mail 6.03 application from the command prompt, the following message may appear:<br />“Fatal Error evm0009: EMM error: error = 8B, function = 5001.Use ‘SET RTVMEXP=0’ to disable this usage of Expanded Memory.”<br />To resolve this issue, you must modify the .pif file.<br />Þ To modify the .pif file<br /> 1. Right-click on the .pif file in the ccmail folder (the shortcut is titled “mail”).<br /> 2. Clear the Read-only attributes, and then click Apply.<br /> 3. On the Memory tab, under Conventional memory, change the Total to 600 and the Initial environment to 1024.<br /> 4. Under MS-DOS® protected-mode (DPMI) memory, change the Total to 4096.<br /> 5. Click Apply, and then click OK.<br /><br />MetaCreations Painter 6<br />In Windows 2000, if you attempt to save Painter 6 files to a network share using a Uniform Naming Convention (UNC) path, the following message appears:<br />“Insufficient disk space on the disk for the file.”<br />As a workaround, save the Painter 6 files to a network share by mapping to the network share before saving the file.<br />Þ To map to a network share<br /> 1. On the desktop, right-click My Computer, and select Map Network Drive.<br /> 2. Type the network share (for example, \\server\share) in the Folder: text box.<br /><br />You can also contact MetaCreations at the following address:<br />MetaCreations Corporation Customer ServiceP.O. Box 724Pleasant Grove, UT 84062-0724Telephone: 1-800-846-0111, 6:00am-5:00pm MST, Monday-Friday<br />Microsoft Access 97<br />When you install Access 97 by using a network share, the appropriate shortcut icons do not appear on the Start menu. As a workaround, you can add a shortcut to the Start menu after the installation.<br />Þ To add a shortcut to the Start menu<br /> 1. Click Start, and then click Run.<br /> 2. In the Open: box, type:<br /><drive>:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs<br />The <drive> is the drive location for the Windows 2000 installation.<br /> 3. Click OK.<br /> 4. Right-click the window that appears, click New, and then from the context menu, click Shortcut.<br /> 5. If you used the default install path for Access 97, in the Command line: box, type:<br /><drive>:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Msaccess.exe<br />Otherwise, type the location of Msaccess.exe.<br /> 6. Click Next.<br /> 7. In the Select a name for the shortcut box, type:<br />Microsoft Access 97<br /> 8. Click Finish.<br /><br />Microsoft FrontPage 98<br />When you upgrade Windows NT 4.0 servers to Windows 2000 servers, FrontPage 98 may experience problems accessing Web folders (for example, it cannot open pages on D:\inetpub\wwwroot). This can occur on Windows NT 4.0 servers that are installed on FAT partitions and then upgraded to Windows 2000 Server with the default NTFS drive upgrade selected during installation. During the upgrade, the recommended NTFS drive conversion may cause problems with the FrontPage server extensions and hinder access to the Web folders.<br />To avoid this problem on the upgraded Windows 2000 servers, in Windows 2000 Setup, clear the Yes, upgrade my drive option for the NTFS file system and instead select No, do not upgrade my drive. Then, complete the server upgrade from Windows NT 4.0. If the benefits of the NTFS file system are desired, you can convert the drive to NTFS after the upgrade. This pertains to upgrading Windows NT 4.0 servers to Windows 2000 servers and does not address Windows 2000 Professional.<br />Microsoft Office 95<br />For Office 95 to work correctly with Windows 2000, you must install the most current versions of Office 95 applications, including Access 7.0, Excel 7.0, WinWord 7.0, PowerPoint® 7.0, and Schedule+ 7.0. Also, you must install the Office 95 Year 2000 Update.<br />To obtain the latest version upgrades for Office 95 applications, contact your local software dealer or Microsoft technical support.<br />To install the Office 95 Year 2000 Update, visit the Microsoft Office 95 Year 2000 Update Web site at:http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/downloaddetails/o95y2k.htm<br />Microsoft Office 95, Office 97, and Office 2000<br />There is a new concept called Merged Folders for the Start menu in Windows 2000. These folders take some items from both the All Users folder and the Per User folder and combine these items into one menu. The Office Shortcut bar displays only the Per User folder, not the All Users folder.<br />As a workaround, you could copy the shortcuts from your All Users folder to your Per User folder, but you may not want to do this in a corporate environment.<br />Microsoft Office 97 Professional SR2<br />After an administrator or a user with administrative privileges installs Office 97 Professional SR2, a person logged on with user privileges cannot use the Visual Basic® Editor that is included with Microsoft Office. No known workaround is available at this time.<br />Microsoft Office 2000<br />This section describes issues related to the Microsoft Office 2000 applications.<br />Nonfunctional Links from Applications After Uninstall<br />In some cases, after you upgrade from Windows 95 or Windows 98, uninstalling Office 2000 may result in nonfunctional links from Office 2000 applications that remain in the Start menu and on the desktop. This is caused by the differences between the Windows 95 and Windows 98 User Profile models and the Windows 2000 User Profile model. In Windows 98 and Windows 95, you can configure a common User Profile by using the All Users of this computer use the same preferences and desktop settings setting on the User Profiles tab under Passwords Properties in Control Panel. In Windows 2000, this setting is not available.<br />To resolve the problem of nonfunctional links, use one of the following workarounds:<br />· After you upgrade to Windows 2000, manually delete the Start menu files.<br />· After you upgrade to Windows 2000, reinstall Office 2000.<br /><br />Installing Microsoft Office 2000 with Lotus Notes<br />If you attempt to install Microsoft Office 2000 on Windows 2000 and Lotus Notes 3.x-5.x is already installed on the computer, an “Internal Error 2343” displays and Office 2000 cannot continue with the installation process. This issue does not occur with Office 2000 SR1.<br />If Lotus Notes is already installed on the computer, you can fix this problem by running the Err2343.exe utility, installing Office 2000, and then restarting the computer. This utility is available from the Microsoft Knowledge Base on the Microsoft Personal Online Support Web site at:http://support.microsoft.com/support/<br />Microsoft Outlook® 2000<br />This section describes issues related to the Microsoft Outlook 2000 application.<br />Reinstalling Outlook 2000 Is Required After Upgrading to Windows 2000<br />After you upgrade from Windows 95 or Windows 98 to Windows 2000, you must reinstall Outlook 2000. If Outlook 2000 is part of your Startup folder, reinstallation automatically begins the first time you log on to Windows 2000. Otherwise, you can begin the reinstallation process by starting Outlook from the Start menu or desktop shortcut.<br />The Upgrade.txt report notifies Outlook users about this issue before they begin the upgrade to Windows 2000. The Outlook reinstallation process progresses slowly, and the progress bar restarts several times. Do not cancel the reinstallation, even if it does not make any obvious progress and appears to be in an infinite loop. Canceling the reinstallation does not restore Outlook. However, you can begin the reinstallation process again by restarting Outlook 2000 from the Start menu or desktop shortcut.<br />AutoArchive Feature Becomes Invalid After Upgrading to Windows 2000<br />When you upgrade from Windows 95 or Windows 98 to Windows 2000, the default path for the AutoArchive feature of Outlook 2000 becomes invalid. When AutoArchive attempts to start, the following error appears:<br />“Error while archiving folder “<foldername>” in store “<store>.” The path specified for the file C:\windows\Profiles\<your>\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\Archive.pst is not valid.”<br />This problem occurs because the upgrade process moves the user information located in the C:\Windows\Profiles directory in Windows 95 and Windows 98 to the C:\Documents and Settings directory in Windows 2000. Outlook 2000 stores the AutoArchive settings on your Exchange server, and Windows 2000 Setup cannot modify them.<br />As a workaround, manually change the path to the new location of the Archive.pst file.<br />Þ To manually change the path to the new location of the Archive.pst file<br /> 1. From the Folder List view in Outlook, right-click the folder scheduled to AutoArchive, and click Properties.<br /> 2. On the AutoArchive tab, under Move old items to:, click Browse.<br /> 3. Browse to and select the following file:<br />C:\Documents and Settings\<your>\Local Settings\ApplicationData\Microsoft\Outlook\Archive.pst<br /> 4. On the Find Personal Folders window and the Inbox Properties window, click OK.<br />The error no longer occurs, and the AutoArchive feature functions correctly.<br /><br /><br />Note<br />This error only occurs if you initially select the default directory to store the archive.pst file. If you select a directory other than the default C:\Windows\Profiles\... directory, you do not need to make any changes after you upgrade to Windows 2000.<br /><br /><br />Microsoft Proxy Client 2.0<br />If you upgrade from Windows 95 to Windows 2000 and your computer has Winsock version 1.1, the Microsoft Proxy Client is uninstalled. A message appears in the upgrade report, and you must reinstall Proxy Client after you complete the upgrade to Windows 2000. Both Windows 98 and Windows 98SE include the Microsoft Proxy Client 2.0, so the proxy client works correctly after the upgrade to Windows 2000.<br />Microsoft SQL Server™ 6.5 and 7.0<br />When you install either SQL Server 6.5 or 7.0, a “Configure SQL Server Agent” message box may appear near the end of Setup, and you may see the following message:<br />“The password does not meet the password policy requirements. Check the minimum password length, password complexity, and password history requirements.”<br />This occurs because both versions of SQL Server use an eight (8)-uppercase-character password for the SQLAgentCmdExec account. This password no longer meets the default security requirements for Windows 2000. The only available workaround is to modify the Effective Settings (set by the domain controller) for the Minimum password length and the Password complexity requirement before installation.<br />Þ To modify the Effective Settings<br /> 1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.<br /> 2. Double-click Administrative Tools.<br /> 3. Double-click Local Security Policy.<br /> 4. On the IP Security Policy Management message box, click OK.<br /> 5. Double-click the Account Policies branch.<br /> 6. Double-click the Password Policy branch.<br /> 7. In the right pane, verify that the following two entries are properly set for the Effective Settings column:<br />· “Minimum password length <= 8 characters”<br />· “Passwords must meet complexity requirements = Disabled”<br /><br />The local computer controls the Local Settings, and the domain controller controls the Effective Settings. Only the domain controller can modify the Effective Settings.<br />Microsoft Visual Basic<br />If you compiled any Visual Basic applications that included a reference to the Scripting.FileSystemObject (Scrrun.dll) on a computer running Windows 2000 Beta 3 or Windows 2000 RC1, you must now recompile the applications running a later version of Windows 2000. Windows 2000 Beta 3 and RC1 include an interface that does not exist in later versions. Therefore, the recompile is required for the Visual Basic application to work properly. This requirement does not apply to applications compiled with any versions of Windows 2000 earlier than Beta 3 or later than RC1.<br /><a name="_Toc454596151">IIS Applications Do Not Run If Password Complexity Is Enforced in the Domain-Level Policy</a><br />When password complexity requirements are enforced in the domain-level policy, IIS applications created with Visual Basic 6.0 do not run properly. The following message appears in Internet Explorer:<br />“HTTP 500 Internal Server Error”<br />This occurs because the IIS-created local account for anonymous access does not meet the default password complexity requirements in the domain-level policy for a Windows 2000 domain with default settings. To resolve this, override the IIS password control locally.<br />Þ To override the IIS password control locally<br /> 1. Open the Web Site Properties dialog box in Internet Information Services under Administrative Tools.<br /> 2. On the Directory Security tab, click Anonymous access and authentication control, and then click Edit.<br /> 3. Click Anonymous access—Account used for anonymous access, and then click Edit.<br /> 4. Clear the Allow IIS to control password check box.<br /> 5. Type a new password that meets the password complexity requirements in the domain-level policy, click OK, and then retype the password for validation.<br /> 6. To accept the new settings, click OK.<br /> 7. If an Inheritance Overrides dialog box appears, click Select All, or select individual projects that you want to inherit the new setting.<br /> 8. To accept the new settings, click OK.<br /><br />SharedPropertyGroupManager Causes Compile Error<br />The ProgID for the Shared Property Manager has changed fromMTXSPM.SharedPropertyGroupManager toCOMSVCSLIB.SharedPropertyGroupManager. Because of the conversion from COM to COM+, mtxspm.dll (the typelib where the ProgID was defined) no longer exists. Instead, comsvcslib (the new typelib) is referenced in a Visual Basic project compiled on Windows 2000.<br />This is strictly a compile issue. It does not affect run-time code for previously compiled projects, because the former ProgID still exists in the registry and the CLSID for SharedPropertyGroupManager remains unchanged.<br />As a workaround, manually change the ProgID.<br />Þ To manually change the ProgID<br /> 1. Open the affected Visual Basic project.<br /> 2. Change all MTXSPM.SharedPropertyGroupManager references to COMSVCSLIB.SharedPropertyGroupManager.<br /> 3. Change all MTXSPM.SharedPropertyGroup references to COMSVCSLIB.SharedPropertyGroup.<br /> 4. Change all MTXSPM.SharedProperty references to COMSVCSLIB.SharedProperty.<br /> 5. Save the project.<br /> 6. Recompile the project (with binary compatibility, if necessary).<br /><br />Microsoft Visual InterDev® 6.0<br />When you set up Active Server Pages (ASP) debugging for Visual InterDev 6.0 on Windows 2000, the user’s identity is not set correctly. If you debug a Web project on a remote server, the user is then configured incorrectly in Component Services. The Identity property under COM+ Applications for the Web project is set to “This user” rather than “Interactive user.” Therefore, debugging from a different computer or by a different user results in remote debugging failures. The client user may not have access to the server and cannot change the value to Interactive user.<br />When you perform ASP debugging locally on the IIS server, you can manually set the value to Interactive user. This setting allows another user on the same computer to debug the ASP, which would be impractical for debugging remotely from a client computer.<br />Microsoft Visual Studio Enterprise Edition Version 6.0<br />This section describes issues related to the Microsoft Visual Studio Enterprise Edition version 6.0 application.<br />Creating a Local User Account<br />Toward the end of Visual Studio Enterprise Edition 6.0 Setup with either the Visual Studio Enterprise Edition 6.0 client-side or server-side installation, the following message may appear:<br />“Setup was unable to create a DCOM user account in order to register <path>valec.exe.”<br />This is followed by a second message indicating that Setup has failed.<br />Changes to the security policies for user accounts in Windows 2000 cause this problem. Visual Studio Analyzer, one of the products in Visual Studio Enterprise Edition 6.0, cannot create the local user account that it needs to run.<br />As a workaround, you can install Visual Studio Enterprise Edition 6.0 without Visual Studio Analyzer, install Visual Studio Analyzer separately, and then create the local user account.<br />Þ To install Visual Studio Enterprise Edition 6.0 without Visual Studio Analyzer<br /> 1. Using the Custom setup, on the Visual Studio 6.0 Enterprise - Custom page, select Enterprise Tools, and then click Change Option.<br /> 2. On the Visual Studio 6.0 Enterprise - Enterprise Tools page, under Options, make sure the Visual Studio Analyzer check box is not selected.<br /> 3. Select all the other Visual Studio components that you want to install, and then click OK.<br /> 4. Click Continue, and follow the instructions that appear.<br /><br />Þ To install Visual Studio Analyzer<br /> 1. In Control Panel, double-click Add/Remove Programs, and then click Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 Enterprise Edition.<br /> 2. Click Change/Remove.<br /> 3. In Visual Studio 6.0 Enterprise Setup, click Add/Remove.<br /> 4. On the Visual Studio 6.0 Enterprise - Maintenance page, select Enterprise Tools, and then click Change Option.<br /> 5. On the Visual Studio 6.0 Enterprise - Enterprise Tools page, under Options, select Visual Studio Analyzer, and then click OK.<br /> 6. On the Visual Studio 6.0 Enterprise - Maintenance page, click Continue, and then follow the instructions that appear.<br />When you receive the message, “Setup was unable to create a DCOM user account in order to register <path>valec.exe,” continue with the Visual Studio Setup wizard. Setup reports a failure.<br /> 7. When Setup completes, in the Add/Remove Programs window, click Close.<br /><br />Þ To create a local user account<br /> 1. On the computer running Visual Studio Enterprise Edition 6.0, create a local user.<br />For information about how to create a local user, see Windows 2000 Help.<br /> 2. Run Distributed COM Configuration (dcomcnfg.exe).<br /> 3. On the Applications tab, select MSVSA Local Event Concentrator Class, and then click Properties.<br /> 4. On the Identity tab, set This User to match the user you created in Step 1 of this procedure.<br /><br />Accessing the Performance Monitor Data<br />When you install Visual Studio Analyzer 6.0 on Windows 2000, you cannot collect Performance Monitor events. Only interactive users and administrators can access Performance Monitor data in Windows 2000. The Visual Studio Analyzer 6.0 server runs under a user account that does not have these privileges.<br />As a workaround, determine the user account for Visual Studio Analyzer 6.0 server and then give explicit permission for this user account to access the Performance Monitor data.<br />Þ To determine the user account for Visual Studio Analyzer 6.0 server<br /> 1. Run Distributed COM Configuration (dcomcnfg.exe).<br /> 2. On the Applications tab, select MSVSA Local Event Concentrator Class, and then click Properties.<br /> 3. On the Identity tab, note the user name for This User.<br /><br />Þ To give explicit permission for this user account to access the Performance Monitor data<br /> 1. Start Regedt32.exe (this program is required for the Security menu).<br /> 2. Locate HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Perflib and highlight this registry key.<br /> 3. On the Registry menu, click Security Permissions….<br /> 4. Click Add, and then select the user name noted for This User in Step 3 of the previous procedure, “To determine the user account for Visual Studio Analyzer 6.0 server.”<br /> 5. Close Regedt32.exe.<br /> 6. Restart the computer.<br /><br />Collecting MTS Events<br />If you have Visual Studio Analyzer 6.0 installed and you upgrade your computer to Windows 2000, Visual Studio Analyzer is no longer able to collect MTS events from that computer. Component Services, which is part of Windows 2000, replaces MTS 2.0, which supported Visual Studio Analyzer.<br />Component Services generates events that are similar to Visual Studio Analyzer events, but they are not compatible with Visual Studio Analyzer. To fix this problem, install the Visual Studio Analyzer COM+ 1.0 Bridge from the Windows 2000 Platform SDK. This bridge fixes the problem by subscribing to these events and converting them to Visual Studio Analyzer events.<br />The bridge consists of one file called Vamts.dll, which you must manually register. For additional information, see the COM+ 1.0 Bridge Readme file in the Windows 2000 Platform SDK.<br />Upgrading from Windows 95 or Windows 98 to Windows 2000<br />If you have Visual Studio Analyzer 6.0 installed on Windows 95 or Windows 98 and you upgrade to Windows 2000, Visual Studio Analyzer is no longer able to collect events from that computer. In order to fix the problem, complete the steps in the following procedure.<br />Þ To collect events from the computer<br /> 1. Uninstall Visual Studio Analyzer 6.0.<br /> 2. Reinstall Visual Studio Analyzer 6.0. At this point, you should be able to connect to this computer in order to collect events.<br /> 3. If you want Component Services metrics, install the Visual Studio Analyzer COM+ 1.0 Bridge. For more information, see “Collecting MTS Events,” earlier in this document.<br /> 4. In order to collect Performance Monitor events, you must explicitly give permission to the user account that Visual Studio Analyzer server runs for accessing the Performance Monitor data. For more information, see “Accessing the Performance Monitor Data,” earlier in this document.<br /><br />Default Document Settings<br />Microsoft Visual Studio sets up several default document settings that are specific to the user who installed the application. After completing the Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 installation, run the %systemroot%\Application Compatibility Scripts\Install\Msvs6.cmd script. This script updates the default directories to be unique for each user.<br />The following limitations apply to Visual Studio 6.0:<br />· All users share a common default project directory for Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 (which is part of the Microsoft Visual Studio Enterprise Edition).<br />· Multiple users cannot use the Forms wizard, Label wizard, or Setup wizard in Visual FoxPro® simultaneously. Also, the default macro set in Visual FoxPro is common to all users. If one user sets a default macro set, it applies to all users on the server.<br />· Quick macros do not support multiple users. Only one user at a time can record a quick macro, and only the user who created the quick macro can run it. The default filename and directory for macro files is common for all users (\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\common\MSDev98\Macros\MyMacros.dsm). Users can run the Visual C++® 6.0 tools from a command prompt by using \Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\Bin\Vcvars32.bat.<br /><br />NetManage OnNet32 Version 2.0<br />Before you install OnNet32 version 2.0, you must install Windows Messaging (WMS). If you attempt to install OnNet32 v2.0 on a computer that does not have WMS installed, the OnNet32 installation fails. During the installation, the OnNet32 installer requests the Windows Messaging software, which is found on the Windows NT 4.0 CD. However, after directing the installer to the CD, the following message appears:<br />“Installation Failed.”<br />This will be addressed in a future release.<br />Norton Ghost Walker<br />Norton Ghost Walker SID Changer 1.13 cannot recognize the FAT32 or NTFS file system. If you attempt to install this program on a drive using FAT32 or NTFS, the following message may appear:<br />“No bootable NT installations detected on this machine.”<br />No known workaround is available at this time. For information about updates, visit the Symantec Web site at:http://www.symantec.com/<br /><br />Note<br />Web addresses can change, so you may be unable to connect to the Web site mentioned here.<br /><br />Norton Utilities 2.0 for Windows NT<br />The disk utilities in Norton Utilities 2.0 do not recognize FAT32. If you use Disk Doctor or Speed Disk on a drive formatted with the FAT32 file system, the following message may appear:<br />“Partition has an unrecognized error on it, would you like to fix the problem?”<br />If you click Yes, you may lose data for any information stored on FAT32 partitions.<br />Novell GroupWise 5.1, 5.2, or 5.5 Client<br />Before you install GroupWise 5.1, 5.2, or 5.5 Client on Windows 2000, you must install WMS. To do this, run Wms.exe from the Valuadd\Legacy folder on the Windows 2000 CD. WMS provides the MAPI components that GroupWise 5.5 requires.<br />The MAPI components that GroupWise 5.5 requires may already be present on your computer if you have upgraded your computer to Windows 2000 or if you have installed other programs that use WMS/MAPI (for example, Outlook 97 or Outlook 98). However, the components are not installed during a clean installation of Windows 2000.<br />After successfully installing WMS, you can install GroupWise Client by using the GroupWise CD. During the GroupWise 5.5 installation process, in the WMS dialog box, clear the options Install the complete Windows Messaging System and Leave Windows Messaging System as it is. If you do not clear these options, an incomplete installation of GroupWise Client occurs.<br /><br />Note<br />You should not be prompted to install or update WMS during the GroupWise 5.5 installation. If you receive a message during GroupWise Setup stating that “Only part of the Windows Messaging System is found on your computer,” cancel Setup and reinstall WMS. You do not want to install this version of WMS, which is contained on the GroupWise CD, on Windows 2000.<br /><br />Pacific Microelectronics Mac-N-Dos 3.0<br />When you attempt to browse the contents of a Mac-formatted CD-ROM disk, all files and folders may not appear in the Mac-In-Dos portion of the Microsoft Explorer window. No known workaround is available at this time.<br />Panda Software Panda Anti-Virus 5.0<br />Panda’s real-time file monitor, Sentinel, does not run on Windows 2000 Professional. After you log on to Sentinel, an “Incorrect Version” message appears. However, the scanner is actually functioning. It still detects infected files when they are copied from one location to another.<br />If you attempt to print results or log files of scanning sessions on Windows 2000 Professional, the application fails, causing an “Access Violation” message.<br />For an update or the latest version, visit the Panda Web site at:http://www.pandasoftware.com/<br /><br />Note<br />Web addresses can change, so you may be unable to connect to the Web site mentioned here.<br /><br />PowerQuest Drive Image Version 2.0<br />You cannot image NTFS5 partitions with version 2.0 of Drive Image. To obtain an upgrade patch to version 2.02, visit the PowerQuest Web site at:http://www.powerquest.com/<br /><br />Note<br />Web addresses can change, so you may be unable to connect to the Web site mentioned here.<br /><br />This patched version can handle the new disk partitions. Version 2.0 of Drive Image can still handle legacy FAT and NTFS (Windows NT 4.0) partitions.<br />Puma Technologies IntelliSync Software<br />Puma Technologies IntelliSync software is included on various Toshiba laptops and may also be included on other mobile systems. The software allows computers to communicate by using infrared technology. This software has the following issues:<br />· If you install IntelliSync software directly on a computer that is running Windows 2000, the software does not function.<br />· If you install IntelliSync software on a computer that is running Windows 95 or Windows 98 and then you upgrade the computer to Windows 2000, the software does not function.<br />· If you install IntelliSync software on a computer that is running Windows NT 4.0 and then you upgrade the computer to Windows 2000, the computer may experience instability after you dock it or after you put it in standby or hibernate mode and then resume.<br /><br />No known workaround is available at this time. To avoid system instability, uninstall this software before you upgrade from Windows NT 4.0 to Windows 2000.<br />QFX Version 6 and Version 7<br />QFX versions 6 and 7 rely on the font conversion feature in Windows NT 4.0 to use PostScript Type 1 fonts. This font conversion feature is not available in Windows 2000. Therefore, QFX versions 6 and 7 cannot use PostScript Type 1 fonts in Windows 2000.<br />If you have questions, contact QFX customer support at the following address or Web site:<br />Ron Scott, Inc.1000 Jackson BoulevardHouston, TX 77006E-mail: support@qfx.comWeb site: http://www.qfx.com/<br /><br />Note<br />Web addresses can change, so you may be unable to connect to the Web site mentioned here.<br /><br />Raxco Software PerfectDisk NT<br />PerfectDisk NT cannot defragment disks or partitions formatted as NTFS5. Raxco Software is working on a version of PerfectDisk NT for Windows 2000. For update or upgrade information, visit the Raxco Software Web site at:http://www.raxco.com/<br /><br />Note<br />Web addresses can change, so you may be unable to connect to the Web site mentioned here.<br /><br />Rumba Office Version 5.2<br />Inserting an object into the Rumba Notebook creates a General Protection Fault (GPF), which causes the program to shut down and causes the computer to stop responding. As a workaround, use the Rumba applets from the Rumba Program group to insert an object.<br />ScanSoft Pagis Pro 2.0<br />The following problems occur with Pagis Pro 2.0 on Windows 2000:<br />· While loading Quick Tour during installation, Pagis Pro 2.0 stops responding. As a workaround, load the Task Manager before installation, and use it to minimize the Setup Pagis Pro 2.0 window after it stops responding. Then, on the window with the “Problem opening “C:\temp”” message, click OK and continue Setup.<br />· If you choose to display the ISIS drivers during installation or from the Pagis Scan Tool, multiple “Bad Image” messages appear, eliminating approximately 80% of your ISIS Scanner driver selection. No known workaround is available at this time.<br />· When an older ASPI32.dll and a SCSI adapter are installed and you select an ISIS driver from the driver list, the system may stop responding. ASPI32.sys must be Version 4.0.0.967 or later. If you are unsure about your ASPI32.dll version and a SCSI adapter is installed, do not select any ISIS drivers or scanners. To check for possible upgrades to your existing drivers, visit the Adaptec Web site at:http://www.adaptec.com/support/files/upgrades.html#ASPI<br />· Some scanners may not work with the Pagis Scan Tool. To find out if your scanner is supported by Pagis under Windows 2000, contact ScanSoft, Inc., or visit the ScanSoft Web site at:http://www.scansoft.com/<br />Before you select a scanner to work from the Pagis Scan Tool, verify that the scanner works with its own driver software installed. If the Pagis UI has problems controlling the scanner, change the configuration from the Scan Tool to work with the Twain UI instead.<br />· The Pagis Scan Tool may not work with HP ScanJet Source Rev 1.0, which is included with Windows 2000. HP ScanJet Source Rev 1.0 does not work with the Pagis UI. Instead, configure it to work with the Twain UI.<br />· Uninstalling Pagis Pro 2.0 causes approximately 90 Severe “\Error decrementing” messages. No known workaround is available at this time.<br /><br /><br />Note<br />Web addresses can change, so you may be unable to connect to the Web sites mentioned here.<br /><br />Seagate Crystal Reports Professional Version 5.0 and Version 6.0<br />Seagate Crystal Reports Professional version 5.0 and version 6.0 include some duplicate entries in the Font Style list on the Change Font (Format Editor) dialog box. Seagate Crystal Reports calls the EnumFontFamilies API function, which—in Windows 2000—lists an item for the font itself and also for any font substitutes. For example, the Arial font includes four font types: Regular, Bold, Italic, and Bold Italic. Therefore, you see five listings for each font type in the Style menu. These font substitutes do not exist in earlier versions of Windows.<br />No known workaround is available at this time. Seagate Crystal Reports Professional version 7.0 does not have this problem.<br />Seagate Crystal Reports Professional 7.0<br />When you open Map.rpt, a sample report file located in the Reports\Xtreme folder, and you then select a country in tree view in the preview pane, an access violation occurs in Sstree32.dll. The Crystal Reports Designer program uses a local variable that is not initialized. This problem also occurs with the Crystal Reports Professional 7.0 MR1 patch installed. No known workaround is available at this time.<br />Sierra Windows Draw 7<br />The Spell Checker in Sierra Windows Draw 7 does not function in Windows 2000. When you click Tools and then click Spell Checker, the following message appears:<br />“Spelling Dictionary not found.”<br />No known workaround is available at this time.<br />Sonic Foundry CD Architect 4.0<br />CD Architect 4.0 is not compatible with Windows 2000. No known workaround is available at this time. For additional information or updates, contact the application vendor.<br />SOS Best Defense—eSafe Protect Desktop 1.5<br />SOS Best Defense 1.5 includes a component named eSafe Protect Desktop. This application exhibited problems when it was tested under the Microsoft Driver Verifier for Windows 2000. If you enable the Driver Verifier in Windows 2000 against the drivers for Protect Desktop, your computer may not start. If this occurs, start your computer in Safe mode and disable the Driver Verifier. Then, you should either disable Protect Desktop or apply an application patch, if available.<br />For more information about where and how to apply an application patch (if available), visit the eSafe Web site at:http://www.esafe.com/<br /><br />Note<br />Web addresses can change, so you may be unable to connect to the Web site mentioned here.<br /><br />Symantec Applications<br />Earlier versions of the SymEvent.sys driver, which are used by many different Symantec applications, may cause problems on computers running Windows 2000. These problems range in severity from recoverable errors to the system being unusable. The following Symantec applications have exhibited these problems:<br />· Norton AntiVirus 4.0x<br />· Norton AntiVirus 5.x<br />· Norton Crashguard 2.0<br />· Norton Crashguard 4.x<br /><br />Driver versions 10.2.13.4 and later do not have these problems. For more information and the latest driver installation package, contact Symantec or visit the Symantec Web site at:http://www.symantec.com/<br /><br />Note<br />Web addresses can change, so you may be unable to connect to the Web site mentioned here.<br /><br />Symantec pcAnywhere32 Version 8.0<br />Symantec pcAnywhere32 version 8.0 attempts to replace the Windows 2000 video driver. This process disables most graphics display adapters. If you have already installed pcAnyhwere32, uninstall the application, which reverts the graphics display adapter back to its original driver. No other known workarounds are available at this time.<br />Trend Micro PC-cillin NT 1.0<br />The PC-cillin NT 1.0 real-time driver service, which monitors files being opened and run, does not start on Windows 2000. After you install PC-cillin and then restart the computer, the following messages appear:<br />“At least one service or driver failed...”“Unable to start the Real Time Scanner...”<br />Versions of PC-cillin written for Windows 95 and Windows 98 do not install on Windows 2000. To obtain the latest version of PC-cillin NT (currently, version 6.0), visit the Trend Micro, Inc. Web site at:http://www.antivirus.com/<br /><br />Note<br />Web addresses can change, so you may be unable to connect to the Web site mentioned here.<br /><br />Veritas Backup Exec 6.11<br />Backup Exec 6.11 for Single Server does not recognize an installed tape device, even though Windows has already recognized and installed the device. No known workaround is available at this time, and no time frame has been determined for fixing this problem.<br />Voyetra Audio Station 2<br />The Voyetra audio utility, Audio Station 2, may not work properly with Windows 2000. This application verifies that the Turtle Beach Montego (Aureal Vortex) audio card is installed and functioning properly. The audio card may require an updated driver that is compatible with Windows 2000. Updating this driver should restore functionality to Voyetra Audio Station 2 and its companion audio utilities.<br /><a name="_Toc467483662">Wright Design 2.1 by Wright Technologies</a><br />Starting Wright Design 2.1 in Windows 2000 prompts Design.exe to execute in Processes. Closing Wright Design 2.1 does not shut down Design.exe. This program continues to run in Processes and may hinder Wright Design from starting again in Windows 2000. As a workaround, shut down Design.exe from the Processes tab in Task Manager.<br />Þ To shut down Design.exe from the Processes tab in Task Manager<br /> 1. On the Windows 2000 task bar, right-click the bar itself, and then click Task Manager.<br /> 2. In Task Manager, select Design.exe.<br /> 3. On the Processes tab, click End Process.<br /><br />After you shut down Design.exe in Task Manager, you can restart Wright Design 2.1 in Windows 2000. The application starts and operates correctly.<br />For product information, you can contact Wright Technologies at the following address or Web site:<br />Wright America Inc.Fax: 416-360-4568Toll free: 1-800-259-5580Web site: http://www.wrightna.com/<br /><br />Note<br />Web addresses can change, so you may be unable to connect to the Web site mentioned here.<br /><br /><a name="_Toc467565446">Printing</a> Notes<br />The following sections describe Windows 2000 issues related to printing.<br />Upgrade Issues<br />In some cases, you may experience a change in behavior during an upgrade from Windows NT 4.0 to Windows 2000. Setup has identified a set of printer drivers that can create problems in Windows 2000.<br />Local Printer Upgrade<br />If your manufacturer-supplied printer driver appears on the “OEM Drivers Incompatible with Windows 2000” list in this section, a Microsoft-based driver is installed and becomes your default driver for that device. If a suitable driver is not available, Setup deletes the Windows NT 4.0 driver during upgrade.<br />Network Print Server<br />If your manufacturer-supplied printer driver appears on the “OEM Drivers Incompatible with Windows 2000” list in this section, a Microsoft-based driver is installed and becomes your default driver for that device. If a suitable driver is not available, Setup deletes the Windows NT 4.0 driver during upgrade. This impacts earlier versions of client connections. To resolve this problem, contact the printer manufacturer and obtain an updated driver.<br />OEM Drivers Incompatible with Windows 2000<br />To determine whether the original version of your printer driver is incompatible with Windows 2000, refer to the following .inf file:c:\winnt\inf\printupg.inf<br />where c: is the installation partition on Windows 2000.<br />If an OEM driver is not compatible, Windows 2000 automatically installs a compatible printer driver in its place.<br />Brother 1050 2100<br />In rare circumstances, using the Brother drivers listed in the Printupg.inf file for printing may cause an access violation. As a workaround, change the print processor from Brpproc to Winprint.<br />Þ To change the print processor<br /> 1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Printers.<br /> 2. Right-click the correct Brother model, and then click Properties.<br /> 3. On the Advanced tab, click Print Processor.<br /> 4. Change the current Print Processor to Winprint.<br /> 5. Click OK.<br /><br />Common Print Error Messages<br />If you encounter the new connection, server upgrade, or client upgrade errors described in this section, obtain an updated printer driver from the OEM.<br />New Connection<br />The following errors may occur for new connections:<br />· When you perform a clean installation of Windows 2000 with an incompatible Windows NT 4.0 driver, the following message appears:<br />“The printer driver you selected is not compatible with your current version of Windows. Select a compatible driver from the list, or contact your administrator for help.”<br />· When a Windows 2000 client establishes a new Point-and-Print connection to a Windows NT 4.0 server with an incompatible driver installed, the following message appears:<br />“The server on which the printer resides does not have a suitable <oem> printer driver installed. Click on OK if you wish to install the driver on your local machine.”<br /><br />Server Upgrade<br />When you upgrade to a Windows 2000 print server and an incompatible driver is deleted during upgrade, the Windows NT 4.0 Point-and-Print client receives the following message:<br />“Printer does not exist on the computer”<br />If you attempt to view the printer properties, the following message appears:<br />“Printer properties cannot be displayed. The printer name is invalid.”<br />Client Upgrade<br />When you upgrade a Windows NT 4.0 client to a Windows 2000 client and an incompatible OEM driver is replaced by the Universal Driver (Unidrv.dll) or deleted during the upgrade process, an attempt to re-establish the print connection produces the following message:<br />“Unable to connect”<br />If you attempt to view the printer properties, the following message appears:<br />“Printer properties cannot be displayed. The printer driver is unknown.”<br /><a name="_Toc454596152"></a><a name="_Toc467565447"></a><a name="_Toc467483663">Terminal Services</a><br />The following sections describe issues related to Windows 2000 Terminal Services and upgrading from Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server.<br />Terminal Services Security—Selectable Application Compatibility Permissions<br />Windows 2000 provides greater security than Windows NT 4.0. One of the Windows 2000 enhancements controls Users group access to key system registry information at a more granular level. However, some legacy applications dynamically alter these entries to record state and profile information. A typical user cannot run these applications because they require Power Users privileges.<br />Windows 2000 Terminal Services allows users to select the level of enforcement required. During the application server installation, the administrator can select whether users have permissions compatible with the Windows 2000 Users group, which increases security, or permissions compatible with the Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition Users group, which increases application compatibility. The administrator can use the Terminal Services Configuration tool to change this setting after installation.<br />Terminal Services—License Management<br />Terminal Services in Windows 2000 has specific license management requirements. Using Terminal Services Licensing, you can manage Terminal Services Client Access licenses (CALs) and Terminal Services Internet Connector (IC) licenses from your license server. Terminal Services Licensing is required for Windows 2000 Terminal Servers configured in Application Server mode. Terminal Services Licensing is not required for Windows 2000 Terminal Servers configured in Remote Administration mode.<br />To use Terminal Services in Application Server mode in Windows 2000, you must enable the Terminal Services Licensing service on a Windows 2000 server on your network. To do this, select Terminal Services Licensing in the Windows Component wizard. For more information about installing Terminal Services Licensing, see Windows 2000 Server Help.<br />Then, complete the following tasks by using the Licensing wizard in the Terminal Services Licensing administration tool:<br />· Activate a Windows 2000 Terminal Services license server.<br />· Install client licenses on the license server.<br /><br />If you are upgrading from a release candidate build to the final build of Windows 2000 on a Windows 2000 Terminal Server or a Windows 2000 server configured for Terminal Services Licensing, your release candidate licenses are no longer valid. The license database on your release candidate Terminal Services license server will be reset, and you must obtain licenses for your terminal services clients through normal purchase channels. Client licenses are no longer available for testing purposes, and client license codes obtained during the release candidate period will not install on the final build of Windows 2000. Test client licenses issued by your release candidate Terminal Services license server are not valid for use with the final build of Windows 2000 Terminal Server.<br />For additional information about Terminal Services Licensing, see the following resources:<br />· Chapter 3, “Planning Your Windows 2000 Server Installation,” in the Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Getting Started online book, which is located in the \Setuptxt folder<br />· The white paper titled, “Windows 2000 Terminal Services Licensing,” on the Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Web site at:http://www.microsoft.com/windows/server/Technical/terminal/default.asp<br />· Windows 2000 Help<br /><br />Terminal Services Remote Administration—Application Notes<br />Running Terminal Services in Remote Administration mode does not require a special installation. However, some applications may not run properly within a remote session, even though they still run properly from the console. Remote session problems may occur for the following reasons:<br />· A remote session cannot see the user interface components within the service. If the service itself creates dialog boxes or other user components, they are managed under the system context and are always sent to the console.<br />· Applications do not make use of the per-session namespace.<br /><br />To review specific application compatibility information for Remote Administration mode, see Terminal Services in the Technical Resources section of the Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Web site at:http://www.microsoft.com/windows/server/<br />Terminal Services Application Server—Application Installation<br /><a name="_Toc467483664">This section describes issues related to the application compatibility scripts.</a><br />Multilingual Compatibility Scripts<br />Windows 2000 multilingual capabilities allow Terminal Services to operate in several languages simultaneously, providing each user with their language preference. Supporting these capabilities requires global application compatibility scripts, which often contain localized file names. When a localized file name contains characters that are not in the server’s default code page, they do not output correctly at the command prompt. To prevent this, before you run the compatibility script, you must set the appropriate code page based on the application names to display. The CHCP command allows you to switch the code page and provides the required page as an argument.<br />Programs and Scripts<br />To review specific compatibility information for Application Server, see Terminal Services in the Technical Resources section of the Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Web site at:http://www.microsoft.com/windows/server/<br />Windows 2000 Domain Controller with Citrix MetaFrame<br />To successfully upgrade Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server with Citrix MetaFrame installed to a domain controller in Windows 2000 Server, you must take steps to ensure connections for the client users. This applies to upgrading a Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server primary or backup domain controller to Windows 2000 Server, or to upgrading a stand-alone Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server to Windows 2000 Server and promoting it to a domain controller.<br />In Terminal Server, the group called “Everyone” has the right to log on locally to a Terminal Server by default. Therefore, any user can log on at the Terminal Server console, regardless of the server’s role—as a primary or backup domain controller, or as a stand-alone server. This is different from a standard Windows NT 4.0 Server, which allows only administrators to log on locally by default. The different default rights occur because clients that connect to a Terminal Server are actually using the Terminal Server console.<br />The ability for any user to log on to a Terminal Server console was considered a possible security risk and has been removed from Windows 2000 Server. Therefore, you must complete the following steps to ensure connections for the client users.<br />Þ To ensure connections for the client users<br /> 1. Before you upgrade Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server to Windows 2000 Server, create a group specifically for your Terminal Server clients.<br /> 2. Grant this group the right to log on locally.<br /> 3. Add the Terminal Server client users to this group.<br /> 4. Remove the Everyone group, limiting console logon rights to the client group and the administrators.<br /><br />If a Terminal Server client or a user at the console does not have the right to log on locally, the following message appears:<br />“Local Policy of this system does not permit you to log on interactively.”<br />This message also appears if you modify a user’s configuration in User Manager by clearing the Allow Logon to Terminal Server check box.<br />Þ To grant or remove the right to log on locally in Terminal Server<br /> 1. Start User Manager for Domains.<br /> 2. Click Policies, and then click User Rights.<br /> 3. In the Rights field, click Log On Locally.<br /> 4. In the Grant To field, select the users and/or groups that can log on locally.<br /><br /><br />Note<br />If you install a Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server as a backup domain controller, and if policy for the existing primary domain controller is set so that users do not have the right to log on locally, the new backup domain controller inherits that policy. Therefore, no clients can connect to the Terminal Server. If a Terminal Server is a domain controller, the entire domain must use a policy that allows users to log on locally.<br /><br /><a name="_Toc467565448">Windows 2000 Advanced Server</a><br />The following sections describe issues related to Windows 2000 Advanced Server.<br />Cluster Service<br />This section describes issues related to Cluster Service.<br /><a name="_Toc451574152"></a><a name="_Toc451572071"></a><a name="_Toc443212009"></a><a name="_Toc442066021"></a><a name="_Toc441050140">Unattended Cluster Service Install</a><br />If the line “cluster = off” is present in the answer file used to install Windows 2000, Cluster Service is only partially installed. If you decide to install Cluster Service at a later time, remove the partial installation by using Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel and then reinstall Cluster Service. If you intend to use a server as a cluster node in the future, you should select Cluster Service during Windows 2000 Setup.<br />Cluscfg.exe Does Not Reexamine Disks<br />You must power on all external disks before you start the cluster configuration. Disks and storage subsystems that are activated while Cluscfg.exe is running do not appear. A message displays if no other shared disks are found.<br />Cluster Setup<br />After you connect the shared SCSI bus to both nodes, do not run Windows 2000 Advanced Server on both nodes at the same time until Windows Clustering has been installed on at least one node.<br />Installing Active Directory on a Microsoft Cluster Server Node<br />When you promote a server running Windows 2000 Advanced Server to a domain controller, you must not install the directory or log files on an external clustered disk. Active Directory is not cluster-aware; transferring ownership of the external disk to a different node in the cluster makes it inaccessible to Active Directory and causes the domain controller to fail.<br />Using APM/ACPI Power-Saving Features on a Cluster<br />You must not enable APM/ACPI power-saving features on server cluster members. A cluster member that turns off disk drives or enters hibernate or standby mode can initiate a failure in the cluster. If multiple cluster nodes have power-saving features enabled, the entire cluster may become unavailable.<br />Therefore, use Power Options in Control Panel to set the “Always On” power scheme for all cluster members.<br />Þ To set the Always On power scheme for all cluster members<br /> 1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.<br /> 2. Double-click Power Options.<br /> 3. On the Power schemes list, select Always On.<br /> 4. Verify that Turn off hard disks is set to Never.<br /> 5. Verify that System Standby is set to Never.<br /> 6. Verify that System Hibernates is set to Never.<br /> 7. Click OK.<br /><br /><br />Note<br />Installing Terminal Services reduces the power management options available to users. Standby and Hibernate options are not available. Therefore, if you installed Terminal Services, you can omit Steps 5 and 6 in the procedure above.<br /><br />Services for Macintosh<br />Windows 2000 does not support Services for Macintosh installed on the shared, cluster storage. Initially, in Windows NT 4.0, this was mainly due to the architectural restraints imposed by Appletalk. However, Windows 2000 does not support Services for Macintosh because it maintains stateful information in memory. Specifically, the MAC Volume Index is located in virtual memory. Windows 2000 does not support using Services for Macintosh volumes as a cluster file share resource. Using these volumes as a cluster file share resource may result in data loss.<br />DHCP Resource Dependencies<br />According to the Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server documentation, a DHCP resource should depend on a physical disk resource and an IP resource. However, at this time, the new resource option in the cluster administration tool requires a disk resource, an IP resource, and a network name resource.<br />WINS Resource Dependencies<br />According to the Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server documentation, a WINS resource should depend on a physical disk resource. However, at this time, the new resource option in the cluster administration tool requires a disk resource, an IP resource, and a network name resource.<br />Network Load Balancing<br />Network Load Balancing requires Windows 2000 Advanced Server. You can automatically upgrade from Windows Load Balancing Service (WLBS) for Windows NT 4.0 Server or Windows NT 4.0 Server Enterprise Edition to Network Load Balancing for Windows 2000 Advanced Server. However, if you attempt to upgrade WLBS to Windows 2000 Professional or Server, a warning message appears and the upgrade fails.<br />Cluster Service<br />You should not enable Network Load Balancing on computers that are part of a Cluster Service cluster because it can interfere with the Cluster Service’s use of network interface cards. Microsoft does not support this configuration. Instead, you should use separate clusters for Network Load Balancing and Cluster Service. This will be addressed in a future release.<br />Assigning Cluster Addresses<br />After you install and configure Network Load Balancing, you must enter the cluster addresses in TCP/IP properties. Even if you omit this step, the cluster converges and appears to be working properly. However, the cluster host does not accept and handle cluster traffic. This will be addressed in a future release.<br />Network Adapter Reinitialization and Clusters<br />When installed into an existing cluster, a new Network Load Balancing host may initially converge as a single host cluster while the network adapter is reinitialized. After the adapter is reinitialized, the host joins the cluster. This process can take up to 30 seconds, and the following event log message may appear:<br />“Duplicate cluster subnets detected. The network may have been inadvertently partitioned.”<br />UDP Port 2504 and Port 1717<br />Network Load Balancing uses User Datagram Protocol (UDP) port 2504 for receiving remote control messages. For backward compatibility, it also responds to port 1717. If you block port 2504 on the firewall to prevent reception of remote control messages, you should also block port 1717.<br />Scaling NetBIOS Read-Only File Access or Printer Access<br />When scaling NetBIOS read-only file access or printer access with Network Load Balancing, clients cannot access the cluster by the cluster name.<br />Supported Network Adapters<br />Network Load Balancing is designed for use with Ethernet and FDDI network adapters. It is not compatible with ATM, ATM LAN emulation, or token ring adapters.<br />Using the Wlbs.exe Network Load Balancing Control Program<br />When you use the Network Load Balancing control program, Wlbs.exe, make sure that none of the host or cluster names begins with a number. If any of those names begins with a number, that name is treated as an IP address and the operation fails. As a workaround, you can use the corresponding IP address rather than the host or cluster name to perform the desired task. This will be addressed in a future release.<br /><strong><u> </u></strong></oem></path></path></your></your></store></foldername></drive></drive></drive></system></your_domain_controller_site_name></your></div><div align="justify"><strong><u></u></strong> </div><div align="justify"><strong><u></u></strong> </div><div align="justify"><strong><u>Choosing Components to <span style="font-family:georgia;">I</span>nstall</u></strong> :</div><div align="justify"><br />The Windows Server 2003 family of products includes a wide variety of core components, including a number of administrative tools that Setup installs automatically. In addition, you can choose from a number of optional components that extend the functionality of your server. You can install these components after Setup by using Add or Remove Programs. Another way to install components is to use Manage Your Server, through which you can specify a server role such as a print server, rather than selecting the individual components required for that server role.<br />For information about Manage Your Server, which includes the Configure Your Server Wizard, see <a href="http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/library/df84b2b9-9799-414f-87b5-2453a1861f8b1033.mspx" target="_self">Configuring Roles for Your Server</a><br /><br />Choosing more of these components means providing more possibilities on the server. However, choose only the components you need, because each component requires additional disk space. The following table, and the list that follows it, will help you choose the components you need in your installation.<br /></div><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5037426071069185394" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_chmu3FZPqpo/ReiIUnxe1XI/AAAAAAAAADo/tSUJnF6ZhjQ/s400/server1.JPG" border="0" width="427" height="400" /><br /><br />The following list describes the components in the preceding table and all other components that<br />you can install.<br /><br /><strong><u>Accessories and Utilities:</u></strong><br /><br />Includes the Accessibility Wizard, along with desktop accessories such as WordPad, Paint, and Calculator, and communications and media accessories such as Hyperterminal and Media Player. To select individual items in the Windows Components Wizard, click Details and select from the list.<br /><br /><u><strong>Application Server:<br /></strong></u><br />Includes Internet Information Services, ASP .NET, Message Queuing, and related components, to provide a unified Web platform on which you can run enterprise-class Web applications.The Microsoft .NET Framework is built into all products in the Windows Server 2003 family except for the Itanium-based versions. If you plan to use the Microsoft .NET Framework with ASP .NET, install IIS, ASP .NET, and any other components (such as Message Queuing) that provide services you require.IIS also includes Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP), File Transfer Protocol (FTP), and Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP).<br /><strong><u></u></strong><br /><strong><u>Certificate Services:<br /></u></strong><br />Provides customizable services for issuing and managing certificates used in software security systems employing public key technologies. Certificates can make it easier for you to provide secure e-mail, Web-based authentication, smart card authentication, and other forms of security. For information about authentication of dial-up users, see Networking Services, later in this list.<br /><strong><u></u></strong><br /><strong><u>E-mail Services:</u></strong><br /><br />Includes Post Office Protocol 3 (POP3) service and the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) service. You can use the POP3 service to store and manage e-mail accounts on the mail server.<br />Fax Services<br />Provides support for the sending and receiving of faxes. This feature is not available on the Itanium-based versions of the Windows operating systems. This content is not available in this preliminary release.x64<br /><br /><strong><u>Indexing Service:</u></strong><br /><strong><u></u></strong><br />Provides indexing functions for documents stored on disk, allowing users to perform fast full-text searches.<br /><strong><u></u></strong><br /><strong><u>Management and Monitoring Tools:</u></strong><br /><br />Provides tools for network monitoring as well as tools for communications administration and monitoring, including support for the development of customized client dialers for remote users, and support for the implementation of phone books that can be automatically updated from a central server. In addition, includes the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) SNMP Provider.<br /><u><strong></strong></u><br /><u><strong>Networking Services:</strong></u><br /><br />Provides important support for networking, including the items in the following list. To select individual items in the Windows Components Wizard, click Details and select from the list.For information about network monitoring, see "Management and Monitoring Tools," earlier in this list. For background information about services in this list, see <a href="http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/library/30722e6f-ac62-44b4-839a-30e985b10d761033.mspx" target="_self">Managing Core Network Services</a> Domain Name System (DNS). Provides the name resolution service required by Active Directory. DNS is also the service often used by clients running Windows 2000, Windows XP, and products in the Windows Server 2003 family. With name resolution, users can access servers by name, instead of having to use IP addresses that are difficult to recognize and remember.Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). Gives a server the capability of assigning IP addresses dynamically to network devices. These devices typically include server and workstation computers, but can also include other devices such as printers and scanners. With DHCP, you do not need to set and maintain static IP addresses on any of these devices, except for intranet servers providing the DHCP, DNS, and/or WINS services.Internet Authentication Service (IAS). Performs authentication, authorization, and accounting for dial-up and VPN users. IAS supports the RADIUS protocol.RPC over HTTP Proxy. Supports remote procedure call (RPC) and Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) over HTTP, through Internet Information Services (IIS).Simple TCP/IP Services. Supports Character Generator, Daytime, Discard, Echo, and Quote of the Day.Windows Internet Name Service (WINS). Provides the name resolution service usually used by clients running Windows NT and earlier versions of Microsoft operating systems. With name resolution, users can access servers by name, instead of having to use IP addresses that are difficult to recognize and remember.<br /><strong><u></u></strong><br /><strong><u>Other Network File and Print Services:</u></strong><br /><br />Provides the following:File services for the Macintosh operating system.Print services for the Macintosh operating system. This feature is not available on the Itanium-based versions of the Windows operating systems. This content is not available in this preliminary release.x64 Print services for UNIX.<br /><strong><u></u></strong><br /><strong><u>Remote Installation Services:<br /></u></strong><br />Provides services that you can use to create installation images of operating systems or even of complete computer configurations, including desktop settings and applications. You can then make these images available to users at client computers. The target client computers must either support remote startup with the Pre-Boot eXecution Environment (PXE) ROM, or else must be started with a remote-start floppy disk. On the server, you will need a separate partition for Remote Installation Services. For more information, see <a href="http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/library/e6134681-d773-4f21-aeea-bf95b75c16151033.mspx" target="_self">Considerations when planning disk partitions</a><br /><br /><strong><u>Remote Storage:</u></strong><br /><strong><u></u></strong><br />Provides an extension to your disk space by making removable media such as tapes more accessible. Infrequently used data can automatically be transferred to tape and retrieved when needed.<br /><br /><u><strong>Terminal Server:</strong></u><br /><strong><u></u></strong><br />Provides the ability to run client applications on the server, while thin-client software acts as a terminal emulator on the client. Each user sees an individual session, displayed as a desktop, and each session is managed by the server, independent of any other client session. If you install Terminal Server, you must also install Terminal Server Licensing on at least one computer (not necessarily a computer on which you install Terminal Server). However, there is a grace period of 120 days during which you can use Terminal Server even though you have not set up license servers yet and have not installed client license key packs.<br /><br /><strong><u>Terminal Server Licensing:</u></strong><br /><br />Provides a licensing service that allows you to download, issue, and track licenses for Terminal Server clients. If you install Terminal Server, you must also install Terminal Server Licensing on at least one computer (not necessarily a computer on which you install Terminal Server). However, there is a grace period of 120 days during which you can use Terminal Server even though you have not set up license servers yet and have not installed client license key packs.To activate a license server quickly, install it on a computer that has Internet access.During Terminal Server Licensing Setup, you can select from two types of license server: enterprise license server (the default) or domain license server. The basic guideline is to select enterprise license server unless you are installing in a workgroup or installing in a domain where all the domain controllers run Windows NT 4.0. For more information, see <a href="http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/library/4b7a8e90-f5a9-44a9-8633-704f0bf5a2e31033.mspx" target="_self">Terminal Server Licensing</a><br /><br /><strong><u>UDDI Services:</u></strong><br /><br />Provides support for publishing and locating information about Web services, based on the industry specification called Universal Description Discovery and Integration (UDDI). With UDDI Services, enterprise developers can efficiently discover, share, and reuse Web services directly through their development tools.UDDI Services is not included with Windows Server 2003, Web Edition. In addition, Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition, supports only stand-alone installations of UDDI Services. Distributed installation support is available with Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition, and Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition. In a stand-alone installation of UDDI Services, both the UDDI Web server component and the UDDI database component are installed onto a single server. In a distributed installation, UDDI components are distributed across multiple servers.For more information about Windows Server 2003, Web Edition, see <a href="http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/library/7a9252f4-d68d-46ce-baf9-5c26c4807c451033.mspx" target="_self">Overview of Windows Server 2003, Web Edition</a><br /><br /><strong><u>Update Root Certificates:</u></strong><br /><br />Provides a service that automatically downloads the most current root certificates for secure email, Web browsing, and software delivery.<br /><br /><strong><u>Windows Media Services:</u></strong><br /><br />Provides multimedia support, allowing you to manage, deliver, and archive Windows Media content, including streaming audio and video, over an intranet or the Internet. This feature is not available on the Itanium-based versions of the Windows operating systems. </p><p>=====================================================================c</p><p><strong><u>Windows Server TechCenter:</u></strong></p><p><strong>[Copy and Paste the below givne microsoft link to ur Address bar of Internet Explorer to learn more about Windows 2000 Server]</strong></p><p><strong><u><a href="http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/Library/552ed70a-208d-48c4-8da8-2e27b530eac71033.mspx?mfr=true">http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/Library/552ed70a-208d-48c4-8da8-2e27b530eac71033.mspx?mfr=true</a></u></strong></p><p>[<strong><u>Coverage:</u></strong> Windows Server 2003 Technical Library </p><p>Windows Server Troubleshooting (Beta) </p><p>Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 Technical Library </p><p>Windows Rights Management Services (RMS) Technical Library</p><p>Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) Technical Library </p><p>Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 Technical Library</p><p>Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 (Beta) Technical Library </p><p>Microsoft Identity Integration Server (MIIS) 2003 Technical Library</p><p>Virtual Server 2005 Technical Library ] </p><p>====================================================================</p><p><strong><u>Troubleshooting Specific Remote Desktop Problems:</u></strong></p><p><strong>I cannot copy text from an application on the terminal server to another application that is on my local computer.</strong></p><p><u><strong>Cause:</strong></u> It is possible that Remote Desktop Connection was not installed correctly.<br /><strong><u></u></strong></p><p><strong><u>Solution:</u></strong> Uninstall and then reinstall Remote Desktop Connection. If you need assistance, contact the server administrator.<br /></p><a name="BKMK_2"></a><p><strong>I minimized the Remote Desktop Connection dialog box, and then my screen went blank</strong><strong>.</strong></p><p><strong><u>Cause:</u></strong> Using a password-protected screen saver can cause this problem. Your applications are still running on the remote computer, but you can no longer use them.<br /><strong><u></u></strong></p><p><strong><u>Solution:</u></strong>Disconnect Remote Desktop Connection, or ask the server administrator to disconnect you.<br /><strong><u>Solution:</u></strong> Do not minimize the Remote Desktop Connection dialog box if your computer uses a password-protected screen saver.<br /><strong><u>Solution:</u></strong> Do not use a password-protected screen saver on your local computer.<br /><br /><a name="BKMK_3"></a><strong>The screen saver on my Remote Desktop is blank.</strong></p><p><u><strong>Cause:</strong></u> By default, when a screen saver is activated on Remote Desktop, it is blank. This is true regardless of whether you have previously selected a different screen saver.<br /><strong><u></u></strong></p><p><strong><u>Solution:</u></strong> Continue to use the blank screen saver.<br /><a name="BKMK_4"></a></p><p><strong>I'm supposed to be able to connect to a specific application when I log on to the remote computer, but it doesn't start.</strong></p><p><u><strong>Solution:</strong></u> If the remote computer is running Windows XP Professional, the complete contents of the Desktop are always displayed. Start the program you want to use by double-clicking its icon on the Desktop or using the Start menu.</p><p><strong><u>Cause: </u></strong>The client connection might have been configured to start a program upon connection, but the program path and file name are incorrect.<br /></p><p><strong><u>Solution:</u></strong> Check the properties for the client connection to ensure that the program path and file name are correct. Also, confirm that the program exists in this location on the server.<br /></p><p><u><strong>Cause:</strong></u> The server administrator might have specified a different program to start upon connection, using Group Policy, Terminal Services Configuration, or other Terminal Services administration tools.<br /></p><p><strong><u>Solution:</u></strong> Contact the server administrator.<br /><a name="BKMK_5"></a></p><p><strong>Remote Desktop Connection is very slow.</strong><br /></p><p><strong><u>Cause:</u></strong>A low-bandwidth connection can slow Remote Desktop performance.<br /><strong><u></u></strong></p><p><strong><u>Solution:</u></strong> On the remote computer, set the background selection to None.<br /><strong><u>Solution:</u></strong> Do not run memory-intensive applications over Remote Desktop Connection.<br /><strong><u>Solution:</u></strong> Consider upgrading your modem or purchasing a high-speed service.</p><p>===============================================================================</p><p><strong><u>Troubleshooting Remote Desktop Licensing Error Messages:</u></strong></p><p><strong><em><u>Troubleshooting Licensing Error Messages:</u></em></strong></p><p>This topic lists licensing error messages that can appear on client computers, and it describes the causes of and solutions for these errors. Although these error messages appear on clients, they are frequently caused by problems with the Windows Server 2003 Terminal Server license server or the terminal server. Therefore, when you troubleshoot Terminal Server Licensing issues, it is useful to first determine whether there are server configuration issues or problems with network connectivity.<br />Important<br />The solutions in this topic are intended to be implemented by administrators. If you are not an administrator, contact your server administrator for assistance in resolving these error messages. If you are an administrator, to help prevent Terminal Server Licensing issues and to more efficiently diagnose issues, it is highly recommended that you see Guidelines for Deploying Terminal Server (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=34627), and Windows Server 2003 Terminal Server Licensing Issues and Requirements for Deployment (<a href="http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=23444">http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=23444</a>).<br /></p><p><strong>Which message are you getting?</strong></p><ol><li>The remote session was disconnected because the local computer's client access license could not be upgraded or renewed. Please contact the server administrator.</li><li>The remote computer disconnected the session because of an error in the licensing protocol. Please try connecting to the remote computer again or contact your server administrator.</li><li>The remote session was disconnected because there were network problems during the licensing protocol. Please try connecting to the remote computer again.</li><li>A licensing error occurred while the client was attempting to connect. (Licensing timed out.) Please try connecting to the remote computer again.</li><li>The remote session was disconnected because there are no Terminal Server client access licenses available for this computer. Please contact the server administrator.</li><li>The remote session was disconnected because there are no Terminal Server License Servers available to provide a license. Please contact the server administrator.</li><li>Because of a security error, the client could not connect to the terminal server. After making sure that you are logged on to the network, try connecting to the server again. </li></ol><ul><li><strong>The remote session was disconnected because the local computer's client access license could not be upgraded or renewed. Please contact the server administrator.</strong><br />Cause: The Terminal Server licensing mode on the terminal server might be set to Per Device, while the license server might be configured to issue only Per User client access licenses (CALs). If this is the case, then the license server issues only temporary licenses that cannot be upgraded. When the temporary licenses are within several days of expiring, "Event ID 26, Source: Application Pop-up" appears in the application event log on the client. The event message indicates the number of days remaining before the temporary license expires. Similarly, "Event ID 1011, Source TermService" appears in the application event log on the terminal server.<br />Solution: Change the Terminal Server licensing mode from Per Device to Per User.<br />Important<br />Per User CALs are not monitored by Terminal Server. This means that even though there is a Per User CAL in the license server database, the Per User CAL is not decremented when it is used. This does not remove administrators from End User License Agreement (EULA) requirements to have a valid terminal server CAL for each user. Failure to have a Per User CAL for each user, if Per Device CALs are not being used, is a violation of the EULA.<br />The following text is from the EULA for Windows Server 2003:<br />"Two different TS CALs are available to you: 'Device' and 'User.' Each TS Device CAL permits one Device (used by any User) to conduct Windows Sessions on any of your Servers. Each TS User CAL permits one User (using any Device) to conduct Windows Sessions on any of your Servers. You may use a mix of TS Device CALs and TS User CALs simultaneously with the Server Software in your environment. You can have a Terminal Server request Per User licenses or Per Device (default) but not both simultaneously."<br />See also: <a href="http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/library/3a865c6d-816d-4b52-a1dc-b5530d587e371033.mspx" target="_self">Configure the Terminal Server Licensing mode</a><br />The remote computer disconnected the session because of an error in the licensing protocol. Please try connecting to the remote computer again or contact your server administrator.<br /><strong><u>Cause:</u></strong> The terminal server might not be able to locate the license server.<br /><strong><u>Solution:</u></strong> Perform the following steps:<br />1.Verify that the license server is correctly installed.<br />2.Verify that the Terminal Server Licensing service is running on the license server.<br />3.Verify that the client, the terminal server, and the license server can communicate by ensuring that Domain Name System (DNS) is configured correctly on each computer. To do this, run the ping command from each computer to each computer using the IP address, FQDN, and the NetBIOS name. If any of the ping commands fail, verify the DNS configuration on the network.<br />4.On the terminal server, set a preferred licensing server to connect to. You can do this by using the registry, a Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) script, or, in Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1, you can use Group Policy settings or Terminal Server Configuration.</li></ul><p><strong><u>Solution:</u></strong> If the previous solution does not resolve this problem, create a backup of the MSLicensing registry key and its subkeys on the client, and then remove the original key and subkeys by doing the following:<br />1. On the client, navigate to the following registry subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSLicensing.<br />2. Click MSLicensing.<br />3. On the Registry menu, click Export Registry File.<br />4. In the File name box, type mslicensingbackup, and then click Save.<br />5. If you need to restore this registry key in the future, double-click mslicensingbackup.reg.<br />6. On the Edit menu, click Delete, and then click Yes to confirm the deletion of the MSLicensing registry subkey.<br />7. Close Registry Editor, and then restart the computer.<br />When the client is restarted, the missing registry key is rebuilt.</p><p align="justify"><strong><u>Caution:</u></strong>Incorrectly editing the registry may severely damage your system. Before making changes to the registry, you should back up any valued data on the computer. </p><ul><li><div align="justify"><strong>The remote session was disconnected because there were network problems during the licensing protocol. Please try connecting to the remote computer again.<br /><u>Cause:</u></strong> The terminal server might not be able to locate the license server.<br /><u><strong>Solution:</strong></u> Perform the following steps:<br />1. Verify that the license server is correctly installed.<br />2. Verify that the Terminal Server Licensing service is running on the license server.<br />3. Verify that the client, the terminal server, and the license server can communicate by ensuring that Domain Name System (DNS) is configured correctly on each computer. To do this, run the ping command from each computer to each computer using the IP address, FQDN, and the NetBIOS name. If any of the ping commands fail, verify the DNS configuration on the network.<br />4. On the terminal server, set a preferred licensing server to connect to. You can do this by using the registry, a Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) script, or, in Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1, you can use Group Policy settings or Terminal Server Configuration.</div></li><li><strong><u>Solution:</u></strong> On the Windows 2000 license server, do one of the following:<br /><strong><u>Caution:</u></strong>Incorrectly editing the registry may severely damage your system. Before making changes to the registry, you should back up any valued data on the computer.<br /><br />In the registry, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet \Control\Lsa\RestrictAnonymous, and set the RestrictAnonymous registry key to a value of 1 or 0.<br /></li><li>In Local Security Policies, open the appropriate policy and, in the console tree, navigate to Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Local Policies\Security Options. Then, enable either Do not allow enumeration of SAM accounts and shares (equivalent to a RestrictAnonymous value of 1 or None) or Rely on default permissions (equivalent to a RestrictAnonymous value of 0).<br /></li><li><strong><u>Notes:</u></strong><br />If the license server is a member of an Active Directory domain and a conflicting security setting is configured for the license server in Group Policy, the Group Policy setting overrides the local security setting. In this case, to ensure that the security setting that you want to apply takes effect, configure the setting in Group Policy.<br /></li><li>In Windows Server 2003, you cannot set RestrictAnonymous to a value of 2 to prohibit anonymous connections. If you need to prohibit anonymous users from being granted the same access that is granted to members of the Everyone group, you must use the new Everyone Network access: Let Everyone permissions apply to anonymous users setting in Local Security Policies.</li></ul><p><strong><u>Solution:</u></strong> If the previous solution does not resolve this problem, create a backup of the MSLicensing registry key and its subkeys on the client, and then remove the original key and subkeys by doing the following:<br />1. On the client, navigate to the following registry subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSLicensing.<br />2. Click MSLicensing.<br />3. On the Registry menu, click Export Registry File.<br />4. In the File name box, type mslicensingbackup, and then click Save.<br />5. If you need to restore this registry key in the future, double-click mslicensingbackup.reg.<br />6. On the Edit menu, click Delete, and then click Yes to confirm the deletion of the MSLicensing registry subkey.<br />7. Close Registry Editor, and then restart the computer.<br />When the client is restarted, the missing registry key is rebuilt.</p><p><strong><u>Caution:</u></strong>Incorrectly editing the registry may severely damage your system. Before making changes to the registry, you should back up any valued data on the computer.</p><p><strong>A licensing error occurred while the client was attempting to connect. (Licensing timed out.) Please try connecting to the remote computer again.</strong></p><p><strong><u>Cause:</u></strong> If you are using Internet Protocol security (IPsec) to help protect traffic over TCP between clients and terminal servers, then packet fragmentation might occur. As a result, some packets might not reach their destination, and client connections to terminal servers might fail.</p><p><strong><u>Solution:</u></strong> Configure IPsec to help protect traffic over UDP rather than over TCP.</p><p><strong>The remote session was disconnected because there are no Terminal Server client access licenses available for this computer. Please contact the server administrator.</strong></p><p><strong><u>Cause:</u></strong> The license server might not have any remaining Per Device CALs to issue.</p><p><strong><u>Solution:</u></strong> Use Terminal Server Licensing to determine the number of CALs remaining on the license server. To open Terminal Server Licensing, click Start, Programs, Administrative Tools, and then point to Terminal Server Licensing. If the license server does not have any remaining CALs to issue to clients, purchase and install additional CALs as required.</p><p><strong><u>Cause:</u></strong> The Terminal Server licensing mode on the terminal server might be set to Per Device, while the license server might have only Per User CALs. If this is the case, the license server issues only temporary licenses that cannot be upgraded. When the temporary licenses are within several days of expiring, "Event ID 26, Source: Application Pop-up" appears in the application event log on the client. The event message indicates the number of days remaining before the temporary license expires. Similarly, "Event ID 1011, Source TermService" appears in the application event log on the terminal server.</p><p><strong><u>Solution:</u></strong> Change the Terminal Server Licensing mode from Per Device to Per User.</p><p><strong><u>Important:</u></strong></p><p>Per User CALs are not monitored by Terminal Server. This means that even though there is a Per User CAL in the license server database, the Per User CAL is not decremented when it is used. This does not remove administrators from End User License Agreement (EULA) requirements to have a valid terminal server CAL for each user. Failure to have a Per User CAL for each user, if Per Device CALs are not being used, is a violation of the EULA. </p><p><strong>The following text is from the EULA for Windows Server 2003:</strong><br />"Two different TS CALs are available to you: 'Device' and 'User.' Each TS Device CAL permits one Device (used by any User) to conduct Windows Sessions on any of your Servers. Each TS User CAL permits one User (using any Device) to conduct Windows Sessions on any of your Servers. You may use a mix of TS Device CALs and TS User CALs simultaneously with the Server Software in your environment. You can have a Terminal Server request Per User licenses or Per Device (default) but not both simultaneously."</p><p><strong><u>Cause: </u></strong>The terminal server might not be able to locate the license server.<br /><strong><u>Solution:</u></strong> Perform the following steps:<br />1.Verify that the license server is correctly installed.<br />2.Verify that the Terminal Server Licensing service is running on the license server.<br />3.Verify that the client, the terminal server, and the license server can communicate by ensuring that Domain Name System (DNS) is configured correctly on each computer. To do this, run the ping command from each computer to each computer using the IP address, FQDN, and the NetBIOS name. If any of the ping commands fail, verify the DNS configuration on the network.<br />4.On the terminal server, set a preferred licensing server to connect to. You can do this by using the registry, a Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) script, or, in Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1, you can use Group Policy settings or Terminal Server Configuration.<br /><br /><strong><u>Solution:</u></strong>If the previous solution does not resolve this problem, create a backup of the MSLicensing registry key and its subkeys on the client, and then remove the original key and subkeys by doing the following:<br />1. On the client, navigate to the following registry subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSLicensing.<br />2. Click MSLicensing.<br />3. On the Registry menu, click Export Registry File.<br />4. In the File name box, type mslicensingbackup, and then click Save.<br />If you need to restore this registry key in the future, double-click mslicensingbackup.reg.<br />5. On the Edit menu, click Delete, and then click Yes to confirm the deletion of the MSLicensing registry subkey.<br />6. Close Registry Editor, and then restart the computer.<br />When the client is restarted, the missing registry key is rebuilt.</p><p><strong><u>Caution</u></strong><br />Incorrectly editing the registry may severely damage your system. Before making changes to the registry, you should back up any valued data on the computer.<br /><a name="BKMK_13"></a><br /><strong>The remote session was disconnected because there are no Terminal Server license servers available to provide a license. Please contact the server administrator.</strong></p><p><strong><u>Cause:</u></strong> The terminal server might not be able to locate the license server.</p><p><strong><u>Solution:</u></strong> Perform the following steps:<br />1.Verify that the license server is correctly installed.<br />2.Verify that the Terminal Server Licensing service is running on the license server.<br />3.Verify that the client, the terminal server, and the license server can communicate by ensuring that Domain Name System (DNS) is configured correctly on each computer. To do this, run the ping command from each computer to each computer using the IP address, FQDN, and the NetBIOS name. If any of the ping commands fail, verify the DNS configuration on the network.<br />4.On the terminal server, set a preferred licensing server to connect to. You can do this by using the registry, a Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) script, or, in Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1, you can use Group Policy settings or Terminal Server Configuration.</p><p><strong><u>Cause:</u></strong> The client might have exceeded its Terminal Server Licensing grace period, and a license server has not yet been installed or activated to issue the client a CAL.<br /><br /><strong><u>Solution:</u></strong> Install Terminal Server Licensing, activate the license server, and then install and purchase a sufficient number of CALs to support the clients in your organization.<br /><a name="BKMK_Because"></a><br /><strong>Because of a security error, the client could not connect to the terminal server. After making sure that you are logged on to the network, try connecting to the server again.</strong></p><p><strong><u>Cause:</u></strong> If you upgraded a Windows NT domain to Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003, then the certificate on the terminal server might be corrupt. As a result, Windows 2000 Terminal Services clients might be repeatedly denied access to the terminal server.</p><p><strong><u>Solution:</u></strong> On each terminal server and client, perform the following steps:<br />1. On each terminal server, create a backup of the registry.<br />2. Navigate to the following registry subkey: HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\TermServices\Parameters.<br />3. On the Registry menu, click Export Registry File.<br />4. In the File name box, type exported-parameters, and then click Save.<br />If you need to restore this registry subkey in the future, double-click exported-parameters.reg.<br />5. Under the Parameters registry subkey, right-click each of the following values: </p><p><strong><u>Certificate</u><br /></strong>•X509 Certificate<br />•X509 Certificate ID </p><p>6.Click Delete, and then click Yes to confirm the deletion.<br />7.Close Registry Editor, and then restart each terminal server.<br />8.On the client, create a backup of the MSLicensing registry key and its subkeys, and then remove the original key and subkeys by doing the following:<br />•Navigate to the following registry subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSLicensing.<br />•Click MSLicensing.<br />•On the Registry menu, click Export Registry File.<br />•In the File name box, type mslicensingbackup, and then click Save.<br />•If you need to restore this registry key in the future, double-click mslicensingbackup.reg.<br />•On the Edit menu, click Delete, and then click Yes to confirm the deletion of the MSLicensing registry subkey.<br />•Close Registry Editor, and then restart the client computer.</p><p><strong><u>Caution:</u></strong><br />Incorrectly editing the registry may severely damage your system. Before making changes to the registry, you should back up any valued data on the computer.</p><p><strong><u>Solution:</u></strong> If the client still cannot connect to the terminal server, perform the following variation of this procedure:<br />1.Deactivate the license server.<br />2.Reactivate the license server by using the Telephone connection method in the Terminal Server License Server Wizard.<br />When you activate Terminal Server Licensing by using the Telephone option, Terminal Server Licensing uses a different certificate.<br />3.On each terminal server, create a backup of the registry, and then delete the Certificate, X509 Certificate, and X509 Certificate ID registry keys, as described in the preceding procedure.<br />4.Close Registry Editor, and then restart each terminal server.<br />5.On the client, create a backup of the MSLicensing registry key and its subkeys on the client, and then remove the original key and subkeys as described in the preceding procedure.<br />6.Close Registry Editor, and then restart the computer.<br />When the client is restarted, the missing registry key is rebuilt.</p><p><strong><u>Cause:</u></strong> Windows XP-based clients might be attempting to connect to a Windows 2000-based Terminal Services server in a low-bandwidth network environment, in which client sessions are encrypted. In this case, IP packet fragmentation can cause encrypted frames that are sent by a client to be decrypted incorrectly.</p><p><strong><u>Solution:</u></strong> Obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000.<br />Cause: The Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) encryption settings on the terminal server computer and the client might not be compatible. For example, the terminal server might be running 128-bit encryption with an encryption level set to High. When this occurs, "Event ID 50, Source: TermDD" appears in the system event log on the terminal server.Solution: Change the RDP encryption level on the terminal server to Medium or Low.</p><p>====================================================================</p><p><strong><u>IF YOU ARE FACING USB UNRECONGNISED PROBLEM...FOLLOW THE STEPS:</u></strong></p><p><span style="font-size:0;">This might be an issue with a corrupt or superfluous registry key. You might try the following before purchasing the new USB card. I’ll apologize in advance if the directions appear convoluted as there is no real easy way to describe this process, but rest assured I have<br />performed it many times with no I’ll effect. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:0;">1) Click Start >Run </span></p><p><span style="font-size:0;">2)Type “regedit” without the quotes and click the “Ok” button </span></p><p><span style="font-size:0;">3)Expand the “HKEY_Local_Machine” key (looks like a folder) by clicking<br />on the plus sign to the left of it</span></p><p><span style="font-size:0;">4) Expand the “System” subkey </span></p><p><span style="font-size:0;">5) Expand the “CurrentControlSet” subkey (There will be multiple keys,<br />but expand the one without any numbers” </span></p><p><span style="font-size:0;">6)xpand the “Enum” subkey </span></p><p><span style="font-size:0;">7)Expand the “USB” subkey a.The path displayed at the bottom of the<br />regedit window should look like this<br />“HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\USB\” </span></p><p><span style="font-size:0;">8)here will be multiple subkeys beginning with “Vid_(numbers/letters)”. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:0;">a. Example key: Vid_045e&Pid_0039 (Parent key) </span></p><p><span style="font-size:0;">b. Example path:<br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\USB\Vid_045e&Pid_00391<br />. Under each of these “Vid_” keys there will be multiple subkeys. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:0;">1. Example key: 5&2b9568f6&0&1 (child subkey) </span></p><p><span style="font-size:0;">2. Example path:<br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\USB\Vid_045e&Pid_0039<br />\5&2b9568f6&0&1 </span></p><p><span style="font-size:0;">1. You will have to navigate through (by highlighting, not expanding)<br />these subkeys while looking at the “DeviceDesc” field in the right hand<br />window. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:0;">2. When you locate a subkey with a “DeviceDesc” field that has IPAQ<br />(could be model number, but at any rate will contain you PDA’s device<br />description) take note of the parent “Vid_” key and proceed to step<br />1111) Right click on the parent “Vid_” key and click “export” in the<br />context menu</span></p><p><span style="font-size:0;">12) Save a file named regbackup(mm-dd-yyyy).reg to the<br />desktop a. This will backup the registry key should it be needed<br />again</span></p><p><span style="font-size:0;">13) Right click on the parent “Vid_” key a second time and click<br />“Permissions” in the context menu a. Select the “Everyone” group and<br />check the allow box for “Full control” and click ok</span></p><p><span style="font-size:0;">14) Right click on<br />the parent “Vid_” key a third time and click “Delete” in the context<br />menu</span></p><p><span style="font-size:0;">15) Reinstall usb device drivers once again when prompted</span></p><p><strong><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;" >====================================================================================</span></strong></p><p><strong></strong><br /></p><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972721530231801102.post-46018641182329345822007-03-01T00:30:00.000-08:002009-02-01T20:36:27.531-08:00More Information about Registry & Speed up ur Net<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >NTLDR is Missing.</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Issue:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >NTLDR is Missing.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Related errors:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Below are the full error messages that may be seen when the computer is booting.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >NTLDR is Missing<br />Press any key to restart<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Boot: Couldn't find NTLDR<br />Please insert another disk<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >NTLDR is missing<br />Press Ctrl Alt <st1:state st="on"><st1:place st="on">Del</st1:place></st1:state> to Restart<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Cause:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">1.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Computer is booting from a non-bootable source. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">2.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Computer hard disk drive is not properly setup in BIOS. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">3.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Corrupt NTLDR and/or NTDETECT.COM file. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">4.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Misconfiguration with the boot.ini file. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">5.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Attempting to upgrade from a Windows 95, 98, or ME computer that is using <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/fat32.htm">FAT32</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">6.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >New hard disk drive being added. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">7.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Corrupt boot sector / master boot record. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">8.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Seriously corrupted version of Windows 2000 or Windows XP. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">9.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Loose or Faulty IDE/EIDE hard disk drive cable. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Solutions:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >Computer is booting from a non-bootable source</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Many times this error is caused when the computer is attempting to boot from a non-bootable floppy disk or <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/c/cdrom.htm">CD-ROM</a>. First verify that no <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/f/floppydi.htm">floppy diskette</a> is in the computer, unless you are attempting to boot from a diskette.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >If you are attempting to <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/b/boot.htm">boot</a> from a floppy diskette and are receiving this error message it is likely that the diskette does not have all the necessary files and/or is corrupt.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >If you are attempting to install Windows XP or Windows 2000 and are receiving this error message as the computer is booting verify that your computer <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/b/bios.htm">BIOS</a> has the proper boot settings. For example, if you are attempting to run the install from the CD-ROM make sure the CD-ROM is the first boot device, and not the hard disk drive. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Second, when the computer is booting you should receive the below prompt. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Press any key to boot from the CD<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Important:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > When you see this message press <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/a/anykey.htm">any key</a> such as the Enter key immediately, otherwise it will try booting from the hard drive and likely get the NTLDR error again.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Note:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > If you are not receiving the above message and your BIOS boot options are set properly it's also possible that your CD-ROM drive may not be booting from the CD-ROM properly. Verify the jumpers are set properly on the CD-ROM drive. Additional information about checking the CD-ROM drive connections can be found on <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000213.htm">document CH000213</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Additional information:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > This error has also been known to occur when a memory stick is in a card reader and the computer is attempting to boot from it. If you have any type of card reader or flash reader make sure that no memory stick is inside the computer. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >Computer hard disk drive is not properly setup in BIOS</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Verify that your computer <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/h/harddriv.htm">hard disk drive</a> is properly setup in the <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/b/bios.htm">BIOS</a> / <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/c/cmos.htm">CMOS</a> setup. Improper settings can cause this error. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><a name="a"></a><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Windows 2000 users</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >If your computer is using Microsoft Windows 2000 and you are encountering the NTLDR error. Create the below <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000492.htm">boot.ini</a> file on the floppy diskette drive.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >[boot loader]<br />timeout=30<br />default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT<br />[operating systems]<br />multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional" /fastdetect<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Copy the NTLDR and NTDETECT.COM files from another computer using the same <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/o/os.htm">Operating System</a>. Both of these files are located in the <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/r/root.htm">root</a> directory of the primary hard disk drive. For example, C:\NTLDR and C:\NTDETECT.COM should be the locations of these files on many computers.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Once these files have been copied to a floppy diskette reboot the computer and copy the NTLDR and NTDETECT.COM files to the root directory of the primary hard disk drive. Below is an example of what commonly should be performed from the A:\> drive.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >copy ntldr c:<br />copy ntdetect.com c:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >After the above two files have been copied, remove the floppy diskette and reboot the computer. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><a name="b"></a><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Windows XP users</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">1.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Insert the Windows XP bootable CD into the computer. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">2.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >When prompted to press any key to boot from the CD, press any key. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">3.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Once in the Windows XP setup menu press the "R" key to repair Windows. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">4.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Log into your Windows installation by pressing the "1" key and pressing enter. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">5.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >You will then be prompted for your administrator password, enter that password. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">6.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Copy the below two files to the <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/r/root.htm">root</a> directory of the primary hard disk. In the below example we are copying these files from the CD-ROM drive letter "E". This letter may be different on your computer.<br /><br />copy e:\i386\ntldr c:\<br />copy e:\i386\ntdetect.com c:\<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">7.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Once both of these files have been successfully copied, remove the CD from the computer and reboot. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >Misconfiguration with the boot.ini file</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Edit the boot.ini on the <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/r/root.htm">root</a> directory of the hard disk drive and verify that it is pointing to the correct location of your Windows Operating System and that the partitions are properly defined. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >Attempting to upgrade from a Windows 95, 98, or ME computer that is using FAT32</span></b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" > </span><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >If you are getting this error message while you are attempting to upgrade to Windows 2000 or Windows XP from <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/win95.htm">Windows 95</a>, <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/win98.htm">Windows 98</a>, or <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/winme.htm">Windows ME</a> running <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/fat32.htm">FAT32</a> please try the below recommendations. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">1.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Boot the computer with a Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows ME <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/boot.htm">bootable diskette</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">2.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >At the A:\> prompt type:<br /><br />sys c: <press><o:p></o:p></press></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">3.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >After pressing enter you should receive the "System Transferred" message. Once this has been completed remove the floppy diskette and reboot the computer. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >New hard disk drive being added</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >If you are attempting to add a new hard disk drive to the computer make sure that drive is a blank drive. Adding a new hard disk drive to a computer that already has Windows installed on it may cause the NTLDR error to occur.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >If you are unsure if the new drive is blank or not try booting from a <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/boot.htm">bootable diskette</a> and format the new hard disk drive.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >Corrupt boot sector / master boot record</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >It's possible your computer's hard disk drive may have a corrupt boot sector and/or master boot record. These can be repaired through the Microsoft Windows Recovery console by running the <b>fixboot</b> and <b>fixmbr </b>commands.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >Seriously corrupted version of Windows 2000 or Windows XP</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >If you have tried each of the above recommendations that apply to your situation and you continue to experience this issue it is possible you may have a seriously corrupted version of Microsoft Windows. Therefore we would recommend you reinstall Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows XP.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >If you are encountering this issue during your setup you may wish to completely erase your computer hard disk drive and all of its existing data and then install Microsoft Windows 2000 / Windows XP. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >Loose or Faulty IDE/EIDE hard disk drive cable</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >This issue has been known to be caused by a loose or fault <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/i/ide.htm">IDE</a>/EIDE cable. If the above recommendation does not resolve your issue and your computer hard disk drive is using an <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/i/ide.htm">IDE</a> or <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/e/eide.htm">EIDE</a> interface. Verify the computer hard disk drive cable is firmly connected by disconnected and reconnecting the cable. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >If the issue continues it is also a possibility that the computer has a faulty cable, try replacing the hard disk drive cable with another cable and/or a new cable. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Getting into Windows Safe Mode.</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >About:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Getting into Windows Safe Mode.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Reason:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Users who may not be able to boot into normal mode may need to boot into safe mode bypassing normal windows settings and startup programs, allowing the user to fix his or her computer.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Solutions:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" ><a href="http://www.computerhope.com/issues/chsafe.htm#00#00">Windows 95 Users</a><br /><a href="http://www.computerhope.com/issues/chsafe.htm#01#01">Windows 98 / ME Users</a><br /><a href="http://www.computerhope.com/issues/chsafe.htm#02#02">Windows 2000 Users</a><br /><a href="http://www.computerhope.com/issues/chsafe.htm#02#02">Windows XP Users</a></span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" ><a href="http://www.computerhope.com/issues/chsafe.htm#05#05">How to get out of Safe Mode?</a></span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><br /><b><a href="http://www.computerhope.com/issues/chsafe.htm#06#06">Which safe mode option should I choose?</a></b> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" ><a href="http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000750.htm">Unable to get into Safe mode see document CH000750</a></span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><a name="00"></a><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >Windows 95 Users</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >To get into Windows 95 safe mode, as the computer is booting, when you either hear a beep or when you see the message "Starting Windows 95", press your F8 key on the top of your keyboard. If done properly you should get into the Windows 95 Startup menu similar to the below screen. In this menu choose option 3 by pressing the 3 key and press enter. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <div align="center"> <table class="MsoNormalTable" style="background: black none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0in; width: 100%;" width="100%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";color:silver;" >Microsoft Windows 95 Startup Menu<br /> =============================</span><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";color:white;" >1. Normal</span><span style=";font-family:";color:silver;" ><br /> 2. Logged (\BOOTLOG.TXT)<br /> 3. Safe mode<br /> 4. Step-by-step confirmation<br /> 5. Command prompt only<br /> 6. Safe mode command prompt only</span><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";color:silver;" >Enter a choice: <u>1</u></span><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10;color:silver;" >F5=Safe Mode Shift+F5=Command prompt Shift+F8= Step-by-step confirmation [N]</span><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >Windows 98 / ME Users</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >To get into Windows 98 / ME safe mode, as the computer is booting press and hold your "F8 key" on the top of your keyboard or press and hold the left or right Ctrl key as the computer is booting. If done properly you should get into the "Windows 98 / ME Startup Menu" similar to the below screen example. In this menu choose option 3 by pressing the 3 key and press enter. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Note:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > With some computers if you press and hold a key as the computer is booting you will get a stuck key message. If this occurs, instead of pressing and holding the "F8 key", tap the "F8 key" continuously until you get the startup menu. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <div align="center"> <table class="MsoNormalTable" style="background: black none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0in; width: 100%;" width="100%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";color:silver;" >Microsoft Windows 98 Startup Menu<br /> =============================</span><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";color:white;" >1. Normal</span><span style=";font-family:";color:silver;" ><br /> 2. Logged (\BOOTLOG.TXT)<br /> 3. Safe mode<br /> 4. Step-by-step confirmation<br /> 5. Command prompt only<br /> 6. Safe mode command prompt only</span><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";color:silver;" >Enter a choice: <u>1</u></span><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10;color:silver;" >F5=Safe Mode Shift+F5=Command prompt Shift+F8= Step-by-step confirmation [N]</span><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >Windows 2000 / XP Users</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Tip:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > If you are running safe mode because you cannot get into Windows you may want to first try loading the last known good configuration. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >To get into the Windows 2000 / XP Safe mode, as the computer is booting press and hold your "F8 Key" which should bring up the "Windows Advanced Options Menu" as shown below. Use your <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/a/arrowkey.htm">arrow keys</a> to move to "Safe Mode" and press your Enter key.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Trouble Getting into Windows 2000 or Windows XP Safe mode</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > - If after several attempts you are unable to get into Windows 2000 or Windows XP safe mode as the computer is booting into Windows, turn off your computer. When the computer is turned on the next time Windows should notice that the computer did not successfully boot and give you the safe mode screen.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Note:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > With some computers if you press and hold a key as the computer is booting you will get a stuck key message. If this occurs, instead of pressing and holding the "F8 key", tap the "F8 key" continuously until you get the startup menu.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <div align="center"> <table class="MsoNormalTable" style="background: black none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0in; width: 100%;" width="100%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" ><br /> </span><span style=";font-family:";" >Windows Advanced Options Menu<br /> Please select an option:</span><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Safe Mode<br /> Safe Mode with Networking<br /> Safe Mode with Command Prompt</span><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Enable Boot Logging<br /> Enable VGA mode<br /> Last Known Good Configuration (your most recent settings that worked)<br /> Directory Services Restore Mode (Windows domain controllers only)<br /> Debugging Mode</span><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="background: rgb(207, 207, 207) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;font-family:";" >Start Windows Normally</span><span style=";font-family:";" ><br /> Reboot<br /> Return to OS Choices Menu</span><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Use the up and down arrow keys to move the highlight to your choice.</span><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >How do I get out of safe mode?</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >From Windows Safe Mode click Start / Shutdown and restart the computer. This should start the computer automatically back into Normal Mode.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Note</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" >: Many users believe that they are still in safe mode because the colors or video may not look correct. Unless in the corners of the screen it says "Safe Mode", you are not in safe mode. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >If you are rebooting the computer and it is rebooting back into Safe Mode (it does say "Safe Mode" in each of the corners), it is likely another problem exists with Windows preventing it from loading into Normal Windows. We recommend you see our <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/basic.htm">basic troubleshooting section</a> for additional ideas that may help to resolve your issue.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><a name="06"></a><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >Which safe mode option should I choose?</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Users who are running later versions of Windows will get several different options for different types of safe mode. For example, you may have options for "Safe Mode", "Safe Mode with Networking", and "Safe Mode with Command Prompt". Below is a brief description of each of these different modes.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Safe Mode</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >The basic Safe Mode option is usually what most users will want to choose when troubleshooting their computer. This is the most basic Safe Mode option and has no additional support.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Safe Mode with Networking</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >For users needing access to the Internet or the network they're connected to while in Safe Mode users may wish to choose this option. This mode is helpful for when you need to be in Safe Mode to troubleshoot but also need access to the Internet so you can get updates, drivers, or other files to help troubleshoot your issue.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Safe Mode with Command Prompt</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >This Safe Mode would also allow you to have access to the <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/c/commandi.htm">command line</a> (<a href="http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/m/msdos.htm">MS-DOS</a> prompt).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >How do I password protect my files and folders in Windows?</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";" > <hr align="center" size="2" width="100%"> </span></div> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Question:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >How do I password protect my files and folders in Windows?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Answer:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Tip:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > Before password protecting any document you may wish to create a backup of the non-password protected folder and files in case you forget the password in the future. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >The majority of Microsoft Windows operating systems do not come with a method of password protecting your sensitive files and/or folders. If you're using Microsoft <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/win3x.htm">Windows 3.x</a>, <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/win95.htm">Windows 95</a>, <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/win98.htm">Windows 98</a>, you will need to download or purchase a third-party program to password protect your files and folders in Windows; skip down to the <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000705.htm#other#other">other security solutions section</a> if you're using one of these operating systems. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" ><a href="http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000705.htm#1#1">Microsoft Windows XP professional users</a><br /><a href="http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000705.htm#2#2">Microsoft Windows XP home users<br /></a><a href="http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000705.htm#other#other">Other security solutions for protecting your files and folders in Windows<br /></a><a href="http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000705.htm#final#final">Things to remember when encrypting or password protecting files and folders</a></span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >Microsoft Windows XP professional users</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >The below steps for encrypting the files on Windows XP professional applies to users who are using a computer that has different accounts. If you're using a single account for all users who use the computer you will need to see the below <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000705.htm#other#other">other security solutions section</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">1.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Select the <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/f/folder.htm">folder</a> you wish to encrypt. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">2.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Right-click the folder and click <b>Properties</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">3.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Click the <b>Advanced</b> button. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">4.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Check "<b>Encrypt contents to secure data</b>" option. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">5.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Click <b>Apply</b> and then <b>Ok</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Encrypt contents to secure data is grayed out</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >This will be grayed out if you're using the home edition of Microsoft Windows XP. See the below steps for securing the contents of your folders in Windows XP home. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Show "Encrypt" on the context menu</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >The newest version of <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/t/tweakui.htm">TweakUI</a> also enables you to show the Encrypt option in the context menu. To do this, follow the below steps. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">1.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Open TweakUI</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" >. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">2.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >In the TweakUI window, select <b>Explorer</b> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">3.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >In the right side of the window under Settings, locate "<b>Show 'Encrypt' on context menu</b>" and check the box. This option should be below "Prefix 'shortcut to' on new shortcuts" and above "Show 'View workgroup computers' in NetPlaces". <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >Microsoft Windows XP home users</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">1.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Select the <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/f/folder.htm">folder</a> you wish to encrypt. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">2.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Right-click the folder and click <b>Properties</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">3.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Click the <b>Sharing tab</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">4.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Check the box <b>Make this folder private</b> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">5.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Click <b>Apply</b> and then <b>Ok</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Make this folder private is grayed out</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >In order for this option to work in Microsoft Windows XP home you must meet the below requirements. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">1.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >The hard disk drive must be formatted in <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/n/ntfs.htm">NTFS</a> and not FAT32. Additional information about determining the type of file system your hard disk drive is running can be found on <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000713.htm">document CH000713</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">2.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >The folder you're attempting to encrypt must be in your own personal folder. For example, if your name is bob, you must be encrypting a folder that is or that is contained within the below folder:<br /><br />C:\Documents and Settings\Bob\<br /><br />You cannot encrypt any folders outside of this folder. If you wish to encrypt outside this folder see the below <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000705.htm#other#other">other security solutions</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><a name="other"></a><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >Other security solutions for protecting your files and folders in Windows</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >File and folders not frequently used</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >If you need to password protect files and/or folders that you do not frequently use, one of the simplest ways is to compress the folder and files with a compression utility and password protect the compressed file. However, each time you wish to work or modify the files you will need to uncompress the files using the password. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Windows ME, Windows XP users</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > - Microsoft Windows ME and Windows XP come with their own compression utility. This utility can also be used to compress and password protect files. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Tip:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > When a file is compressed, users can still view a listing of the files in the compressed file. If you wish for both your file names and the contents to be hidden, move all the files into a single folder and password protect that folder. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >File and folders frequently used or accessed</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >If you need to password protect and/or encrypt data you frequently use, you will need to install a third-party program that will enable you to protect your files and folders. Below are some free and commercial solutions. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Symbol;font-size:10;" ><span style="">·<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><a href="http://axcrypt.sourceforge.net/"><b>AxCrypt</b></a> - An excellent free encryption utility that enables users to encrypt all files within a folder and not allow those files to be viewed unless a passphrase (password) is known. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Symbol;font-size:10;" ><span style="">·<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style=";font-family:";" ><a href="http://www.wincry.com/">WinCry</a></span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > - A freeware utility that enables your files to be encrypted, secure deletion, as well as other helpful methods of protecting your files. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Symbol;font-size:10;" ><span style="">·<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style=";font-family:";" ><a href="http://www.winability.com/folderguard/">Folder Guard</a></span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > - A commercial version of a password protection software that enables you to password protect files, folders, and other Windows resources. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><a name="final"></a><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >Things to remember when encrypting or password protecting files and folders</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <ol start="1" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=";font-family:";" >There is no such thing as a 100% protected file. There are numerous tools, utilities, and instructions for how to break a lot of the encryption and passwords on files. However, the protection methods listed above will protect your files from the majority of users who may encounter them. If you're working with really sensitive data we suggest a commercial product for protecting your files and data. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=";font-family:";" >Even though a file or folder may be password protected it still can be deleted (unless the program supports the ability to protect files from being deleted). Always remember to backup all your files, even those protected by passwords. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=";font-family:";" >If you forget the password, unless you're willing to spend the time attempting to break it or pay someone else to break the password, all your file data will be lost. Unless you've made a backup of the non-password protected data. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ol> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >How do I password protect my files and folders in Windows?</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";" > <hr align="center" size="2" width="100%"> </span></div> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Question:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >How do I password protect my files and folders in Windows?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Answer:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Tip:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > Before password protecting any document you may wish to create a backup of the non-password protected folder and files in case you forget the password in the future. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >The majority of Microsoft Windows operating systems do not come with a method of password protecting your sensitive files and/or folders. If you're using Microsoft <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/win3x.htm">Windows 3.x</a>, <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/win95.htm">Windows 95</a>, <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/win98.htm">Windows 98</a>, you will need to download or purchase a third-party program to password protect your files and folders in Windows; skip down to the <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000705.htm#other#other">other security solutions section</a> if you're using one of these operating systems. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" ><a href="http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000705.htm#1#1">Microsoft Windows XP professional users</a><br /><a href="http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000705.htm#2#2">Microsoft Windows XP home users<br /></a><a href="http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000705.htm#other#other">Other security solutions for protecting your files and folders in Windows<br /></a><a href="http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000705.htm#final#final">Things to remember when encrypting or password protecting files and folders</a></span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >Microsoft Windows XP professional users</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >The below steps for encrypting the files on Windows XP professional applies to users who are using a computer that has different accounts. If you're using a single account for all users who use the computer you will need to see the below <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000705.htm#other#other">other security solutions section</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">1.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Select the <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/f/folder.htm">folder</a> you wish to encrypt. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">2.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Right-click the folder and click <b>Properties</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">3.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Click the <b>Advanced</b> button. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">4.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Check "<b>Encrypt contents to secure data</b>" option. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">5.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Click <b>Apply</b> and then <b>Ok</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Encrypt contents to secure data is grayed out</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >This will be grayed out if you're using the home edition of Microsoft Windows XP. See the below steps for securing the contents of your folders in Windows XP home. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Show "Encrypt" on the context menu</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >The newest version of <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/t/tweakui.htm">TweakUI</a> also enables you to show the Encrypt option in the context menu. To do this, follow the below steps. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">1.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Open TweakUI</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" >. If you do not have TweakUI you can find additional details about getting and installing TweakUI in <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000141.htm">document CH000141</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">2.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >In the TweakUI window, select <b>Explorer</b> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">3.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >In the right side of the window under Settings, locate "<b>Show 'Encrypt' on context menu</b>" and check the box. This option should be below "Prefix 'shortcut to' on new shortcuts" and above "Show 'View workgroup computers' in NetPlaces". <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >Microsoft Windows XP home users</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">1.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Select the <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/f/folder.htm">folder</a> you wish to encrypt. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">2.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Right-click the folder and click <b>Properties</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">3.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Click the <b>Sharing tab</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">4.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Check the box <b>Make this folder private</b> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">5.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Click <b>Apply</b> and then <b>Ok</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Make this folder private is grayed out</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >In order for this option to work in Microsoft Windows XP home you must meet the below requirements. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">1.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >The hard disk drive must be formatted in <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/n/ntfs.htm">NTFS</a> and not FAT32. Additional information about determining the type of file system your hard disk drive is running can be found on <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000713.htm">document CH000713</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">2.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >The folder you're attempting to encrypt must be in your own personal folder. For example, if your name is bob, you must be encrypting a folder that is or that is contained within the below folder:<br /><br />C:\Documents and Settings\Bob\<br /><br />You cannot encrypt any folders outside of this folder. If you wish to encrypt outside this folder see the below <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000705.htm#other#other">other security solutions</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >Other security solutions for protecting your files and folders in Windows</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >File and folders not frequently used</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >If you need to password protect files and/or folders that you do not frequently use, one of the simplest ways is to compress the folder and files with a compression utility and password protect the compressed file. However, each time you wish to work or modify the files you will need to uncompress the files using the password. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Windows ME, Windows XP users</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > - Microsoft Windows ME and Windows XP come with their own compression utility. This utility can also be used to compress and password protect files. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Tip:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > When a file is compressed, users can still view a listing of the files in the compressed file. If you wish for both your file names and the contents to be hidden, move all the files into a single folder and password protect that folder. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >File and folders frequently used or accessed</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >If you need to password protect and/or encrypt data you frequently use, you will need to install a third-party program that will enable you to protect your files and folders. Below are some free and commercial solutions. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Symbol;font-size:10;" ><span style="">·<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><a href="http://axcrypt.sourceforge.net/"><b>AxCrypt</b></a> - An excellent free encryption utility that enables users to encrypt all files within a folder and not allow those files to be viewed unless a passphrase (password) is known. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Symbol;font-size:10;" ><span style="">·<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style=";font-family:";" ><a href="http://www.wincry.com/">WinCry</a></span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > - A freeware utility that enables your files to be encrypted, secure deletion, as well as other helpful methods of protecting your files. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Symbol;font-size:10;" ><span style="">·<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style=";font-family:";" ><a href="http://www.winability.com/folderguard/">Folder Guard</a></span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > - A commercial version of a password protection software that enables you to password protect files, folders, and other Windows resources. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >Things to remember when encrypting or password protecting files and folders</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <ol start="1" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=";font-family:";" >There is no such thing as a 100% protected file. There are numerous tools, utilities, and instructions for how to break a lot of the encryption and passwords on files. However, the protection methods listed above will protect your files from the majority of users who may encounter them. If you're working with really sensitive data we suggest a commercial product for protecting your files and data. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=";font-family:";" >Even though a file or folder may be password protected it still can be deleted (unless the program supports the ability to protect files from being deleted). Always remember to backup all your files, even those protected by passwords. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=";font-family:";" >If you forget the password, unless you're willing to spend the time attempting to break it or pay someone else to break the password, all your file data will be lost. Unless you've made a backup of the non-password protected data. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ol> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >NTOSKRNL.EXE is missing or corrupt.</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Issue:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >NTOSKRNL.EXE is missing or corrupt.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Related errors:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Below is a listing of the full error message that may be related to this error.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Windows NT could not start because the below file is missing or corrupt: <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >C:\Winnt\System32\Ntoskrnl.exe<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Cause:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">1.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Keyboard issue <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">2.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Miscellaneous corruption <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">3.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Corrupt boot.ini file. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">4.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Missing boot.ini file. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">5.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Missing or corrupt ntoskrnl.exe file. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">6.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Windows NT installed on a partition bigger then 7.8GB <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">7.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Corrupted hard disk drive or severely corrupted Windows. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Solution:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >Keyboard issue</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >This issue has also been known to be caused by a short in the ground wire in the keyboard cable. Make sure this is not the cause of your error by replacing the <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/k/keyboard.htm">keyboard</a> with a different keyboard or simply just disconnecting the keyboard from the computer. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >Miscellaneous corruption</span></b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" > </span><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Before trying any of the below recommendations it's recommend that you attempt to load the last known good configuration. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >Corrupt boot.ini file</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >This issue is often caused when the boot.ini is missing or improperly configured. This issue often arises after a user has recently added or removed an operating system on the computer or added or removed hard disk drives in the computer. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Make sure the line pointing to the operating system and it's drive and partition is properly configured in the [boot loader] and [operating systems] section. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >Missing boot.ini file</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Microsoft Windows XP users:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >If the boot.ini is severely corrupted or missing a user running Microsoft Windows XP can rebuild the boot.ini to resolve this issue. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 2000 users:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >To restore the original boot.ini file in Microsoft Windows NT or Windows 2000 you will need an <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/e/erd.htm">ERD</a> and follow the below steps. If you do not have an ERD you will be unable to follow these steps. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">1.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Boot the computer with your Windows NT three setup diskettes or the Windows 2000 setup disc. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">2.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >In the setup menu, <b>type R</b> to start the repair. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">3.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >When prompted for the ERD diskette insert the diskette and inspect the startup environment. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >Missing or corrupt ntoskrnl.exe file</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >If the ntoskrnl.exe file is corrupt or missing this can also generate the error. To restore this file follow the below steps. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">1.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Insert the Microsoft Windows XP CD</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" >. Note: If you have a recovery CD or a restore CD and not a Microsoft Windows XP CD it is likely the below steps will not resolve your issue. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">2.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Reboot the computer, as the computer is starting you should see a message to press any key to boot from the CD. When you see this message <b>press <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/a/anykey.htm">any key</a></b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">3.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >In the Microsoft Windows XP setup menu press the R key to enter the recovery console. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">4.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Select the operating system</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > you wish to fix, and then <b>enter the administrator password</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">5.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Type <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/expandhl.htm">expand</a> d:\i386\ntoskrnl.ex_ c:\windows\system32</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">6.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >You will then be prompted if you wish to overwrite the file <b>type Y</b> and <b>press enter</b> to overwrite the file. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">7.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Type exit</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > to reboot the computer. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >Windows NT installed on a partition bigger then 7.8GB</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >If you are running Microsoft windows NT 4.0 on a partition larger than 7.8GB this issue can occur if the boot files are located outside this limitation. When this error occurs your computer will have the error message as shown below. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >OS Loader v4.01<br />Disk I/O error status=00000001<br />Windows NT could not start because the below file is missing or corrupt: winnt\system32\Ntoskrnl.exe<br />Please reinstall a copy of the above file. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >If your system partition is larger than 7.8GB you will need to delete the partition and recreate the partition to 7.8GB or less. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >Corrupted hard disk drive or severely corrupted Windows</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Attempt to check the <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/h/harddriv.htm">hard disk drive</a> for any errors by running the <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/chkdskh.htm">chkdsk</a> error. To do this follow the below steps. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">1.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Insert the Microsoft Windows XP CD</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" >. Note: If you have a recovery CD or a restore CD and not a Microsoft Windows XP CD it is likely the below steps will not resolve your issue. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">2.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Reboot the computer, as the computer is starting you should see a message to press any key to boot from the CD. When you see this message <b>press <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/a/anykey.htm">any key</a></b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">3.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >In the Microsoft Windows XP setup menu press the R key to enter the recovery console. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">4.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Select the operating system</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > you wish to fix, and then <b>enter the administrator password</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">5.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Once at the recovery console <b>type chkdsk /r</b> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">6.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Once completed <b>type exit</b> and see if issue is resolved. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >If after trying all of the above steps you are still encountering the same issue it's likely that Windows is severely corrupted and it is recommended you attempt to reinstall Windows. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Finally, if during the Windows installation you encounter errors it's likely that your hard disk drive is bad. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >How to erase my hard disk drive and start over</span></b><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Question:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >How to erase my hard disk drive and start over.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Checklist:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >The below recommendations are what a user should check before completely erasing their computer hard disk drive and starting over. Following these steps can prevent hours of hassles and headaches.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" ><input name="C1" value="ON" type="checkbox">Did you backup all information on your hard disk drive?<br /><input name="C7" value="ON" type="checkbox">Although most current operating systems have driver support for most hardware have you made sure you have the diskettes/CD's for your computer hardware devices so you can install the hardware after erasing everything?<br /><input name="C2" value="ON" type="checkbox">If you are reinstalling Windows 98 or lower do you have a boot disks?<br /><input name="C5" value="ON" type="checkbox">Have you tested the boot disk or bootable CD to make sure it loads properly?<br /><input name="C3" value="ON" type="checkbox">Do you need an Operating System CD or Restore CD to reinstall the operating system?<br /><input name="C4" value="ON" type="checkbox">Do you have the necessary licensing and OEM numbers needed to register your software again?<br /><input name="C6" value="ON" type="checkbox">If you are planning to use a floppy diskette version to install your software you may want to verify all diskettes are accessible to prevent you from erasing the hard disk drive and not being able to recover the data because of a bad diskette.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Solution:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Please remember that following the below steps will erase all of the information on your hard disk drive. Once the below steps have been completed, you will not be able to reverse the steps if you want to recover possible lost data. Please make sure that you have checked the above checklist verifying that you have not forgotten a possible important step. Finally, the below steps are the most recommended steps and it is possible that the manufacturer of your computer may have another method of restoring your computer using their software. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >Erasing the hard disk drive</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >The below steps are for users with MS-DOS 5.0+, Windows 3.x, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, and Windows NT 4.0. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <ol start="1" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=";font-family:";" >Place the bootable diskette or diks inside the computer and reboot to get to the DOS prompt. In some cases you may need to boot the computer with CD-ROM support or press a key to boot from the disk. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=";font-family:";" >At the MS-DOS prompt type <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/formathl.htm"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-decoration: none;">format </span></a><span style=""> </span>c: /s <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=";font-family:";" >The computer will ask you "Are you sure you want to erase everything on drive c:" if you are ok with doing this press "Y" for yes and press enter. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=";font-family:";" >After doing this, the computer will begin the formatting process. If you receive errors during this process. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=";font-family:";" >Once the format process is completed successfully, at the MS-DOS prompt type fdisk/mbr and press enter. This should return you back to the MS-DOS prompt with no message. This step is not required but recommended. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=";font-family:";" >Once back at the MS-DOS prompt, reboot the computer with the boot disk still in the computer. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=";font-family:";" >Once back at the MS-DOS prompt, insert either the diskettes for MS-DOS, Windows 3.x, Windows 95, or the CD for Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows NT and click the appropriate link <o:p></o:p></span></li></ol> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" ><a href="http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000186.htm#00#00">MS-DOS users</a><br /><a href="http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000186.htm#01#01">Windows 3.x users</a><br /><a href="http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000186.htm#02#02">Windows 95 floppy diskette users</a><br /><a href="http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000186.htm#03#03">Windows 95 CD users</a><br /><a href="http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000186.htm#04#04">Windows 98 users</a><br /><a href="http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000186.htm#05#05">Windows NT 4.0 users</a></span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >MS-DOS users:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <ol start="1" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=";font-family:";" >Place the first MS-DOS diskette into the computer. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=";font-family:";" >At the A:\> type setup and press enter to being the installation. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=";font-family:";" >Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ol> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";color:red;" >Note:</span><span style=";font-family:";" > If you discover a bad diskette during the installation, it is recommended that you contact Microsoft for a possible replacement.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >Windows 3.x users:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <ol start="1" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=";font-family:";" >Place the first diskette of Windows 3.x into the computer. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=";font-family:";" >At the A:\> type setup and press enter to begin the installation. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=";font-family:";" >Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ol> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";color:red;" >Note:</span><span style=";font-family:";" > If you discover a bad diskette during the installation, it is recommended that you contact Microsoft for a possible replacement.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >Windows 95 floppy diskette users:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <ol start="1" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=";font-family:";" >Place the first diskette of Windows 95 into the computer. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=";font-family:";" >At the A:\> type setup and press enter to begin the installation. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=";font-family:";" >Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ol> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";color:red;" >Note:</span><span style=";font-family:";" > If you discover a bad diskette during the installation of Windows 95 it is recommended you contact Microsoft for possible replacement.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >Windows 95 CD users:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <ol start="1" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=";font-family:";" >Place the CD into the computer. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=";font-family:";" >Type X: (where x is the CD-ROM drive, generally this is D). <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=";font-family:";" >Once at the appropriate drive, type CD WIN95 and press enter to get into the Windows 95 directory. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=";font-family:";" >Once at X:\WIN95> type setup to begin the installation <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=";font-family:";" >Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ol> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >If you are encountering issues during the setup process, you can add additional switches to the setup command line. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >Windows NT 4.0 users:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Windows NT can be installed several different ways. We recommend that Windows NT be installed using the below steps as we feel that these steps by far are the easiest way to install Windows NT 4.0.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >First, we recommend that all users wanting to simply install Windows NT use the /b switch which allows the users to not need to create the diskettes. We do, however, recommend that the user create the Emergency recover diskettes if they have not already been created after the installation of Windows NT.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Finally, before the installation of Windows NT, it is recommended that you run SMARTDRV, which will help the installation of Windows NT run a lot faster.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <ol start="1" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=";font-family:";" >Place the CD into the computer. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=";font-family:";" >Type X: (where x is the CD-ROM drive, generally this is D). <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=";font-family:";" >Once at the appropriate drive, type CD WINNT and press enter to get into the Windows 95 directory. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=";font-family:";" >Once at X:\WINNT> type winnt /b. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=";font-family:";" >Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Runtime errors.</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Issue:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Runtime errors.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Cause:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >The runtime or run-time error message can be caused by:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">1.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Confliction with TSR or other running program <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">2.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Software issue <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">3.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Computer Virus <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">4.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Memory issue <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><a name="solution"></a><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Solution:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Before following the below recommendations for troubleshooting your runtime error if you're getting a runtime error with a runtime error code and error message such as "Runtime error 75 path/file access error", skip to the below runtime errors listing for a listing of runtime error codes and additional information and causes for these errors.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >Confliction with TSR or other running program</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >If you are encountering a runtime error message while in Windows or above ensure that the issue is not being caused by a third-party program or TSR by end tasking all open programs. Additional information about TSRs and how to end task a TSR can be found on document CHRS<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >If, after end tasking all TSRs, you continue to experience the same issue and are running Windows 95 or Windows 98, verify that no utility or program is being loaded in the autoexec.bat / config.sys that is causing your issue by temporally renaming the files. To do this, follow the below instructions.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">1.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Boot to a MS-DOS prompt. Information on how to do this can be found on documents CHDOS <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">2.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Once at the MS-DOS prompt, type:<br /><br />cd\ <press><br />ren autoexec.bat autoexec.ch <press><br />ren config.sys config.ch <press><br /><br />Once completed, reboot the computer. <o:p></o:p></press></press></press></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >Software issue</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >If your issue persists it is possible that the program, utility or game causing the runtime error may have issues. Verify through the developers websites that all updates or patches that may be available have been downloaded and applied.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >If no patches or updates are available, attempt to uninstall and/or reinstall the program that is causing the issue. If you are having a runtime error in your operating systems, reinstall the operating system.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >Computer virus</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Because computer viruses are capable of tampering with the system settings / memory it is possible for a computer virus to generate a runtime error. If you are currently running a virus protection program on your computer ensure it has the latest updated patch or .dat file.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >If you do not have a computer virus protection program it is recommended one be purchased or that a demo be temporarily downloaded to scan your computer hard disk drive for viruses.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >Memory issue</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Finally, if you have followed all of the above recommendations, it is possible that you may be encountering a hardware / memory related issue. We recommend that you first contact the developer of the program causing the issue for any possible solutions. If no solutions are found, we recommend you contact the computer or motherboard manufacturer for additional recommendations and/or service.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><a name="runtime"></a><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >Runtime error listings</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Below is a listing of Microsoft Windows and Windows software runtime error codes and related Runtime error messages. If you're encountering one of the below runtime error codes and have a matching runtime error message see the associated additional information column for causes and information about that runtime. If the additional information does not help resolve your issue try the recommendations under the above <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000380.htm#solution#solution">solution section</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <table class="MsoNormalTable" style="width: 100%;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0in; background: black none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 100%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="100%"> <table class="MsoNormalTable" style="width: 100%;" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0in; background: rgb(0, 92, 185) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 66.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="89"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-family:";color:white;" >Runtime error code</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: rgb(0, 92, 185) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 147pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="196"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-family:";color:white;" >Runtime error message</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: rgb(0, 92, 185) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 269.25pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="359"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-family:";color:white;" >Additional information</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 66.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="89"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";" >5<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 147pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="196"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Illegal function call<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 269.25pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="359"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Program error, verify the program has all the latest updates. If updated try reinstalling the program. If you continue to have the same errors contact the software developer. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 66.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="89"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";" >6<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 147pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="196"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Overflow<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 269.25pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="359"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Program error, verify the program has all the latest updates. If updated try reinstalling the program. If you continue to have the same errors contact the software developer. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 66.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="89"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";" >7<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 147pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="196"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Out of memory<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 269.25pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="359"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >This issue can be caused when the computer does not meet the programs system requirements or to much memory is already being used for the program to run. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >If your computer meets the requirements try first reinstalling the program to make sure it's not an issues with the program installation. If this does not resolve your issue review <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000375.htm">document CH000375</a> for additional information about troubleshooting out of memory issues.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 66.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="89"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";" >9<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 147pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="196"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Subscript out of range<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 269.25pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="359"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Program error, verify the program has all the latest updates. If updated try reinstalling the program. If you continue to have the same errors contact the software developer. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 66.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="89"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";" >10<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 147pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="196"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Duplicate definition<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 269.25pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="359"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Program error, verify the program has all the latest updates. If updated try reinstalling the program. If you continue to have the same errors contact the software developer. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 66.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="89"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";" >11<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 147pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="196"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Division by zero<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 269.25pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="359"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Problem with a math formula in the program or the programs code. Verify no software updates are available for the program causing this error.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 66.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="89"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";" >13<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 147pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="196"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Type Mismatch<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 269.25pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="359"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Make sure your system regional settings are setup correctly and that the program you're running is made for your version of Windows.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 66.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="89"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";" >14<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 147pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="196"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Out of string space<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 269.25pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="359"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Program error, verify the program has all the latest updates. If updated try reinstalling the program. If you continue to have the same errors contact the software developer. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 66.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="89"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";" >19<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 147pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="196"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >No Resume<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 269.25pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="359"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Program error, verify the program has all the latest updates. If updated try reinstalling the program. If you continue to have the same errors contact the software developer. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 66.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="89"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";" >20<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 147pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="196"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Resume without error<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 269.25pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="359"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Program error, verify the program has all the latest updates. If updated try reinstalling the program. If you continue to have the same errors contact the software developer. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 66.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="89"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";" >28<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 147pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="196"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Out of stack space<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 269.25pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="359"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >This issue can be caused by a program or memory error. if this does not resolve the issue try reinstalling / updating the program.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 66.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="89"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";" >35<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 147pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="196"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Sub or Function not defined<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 269.25pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="359"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Program error, verify the program has all the latest updates. If updated try reinstalling the program. If you continue to have the same errors contact the software developer. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 66.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="89"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";" >48<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 147pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="196"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Error in loading DLL<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 269.25pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="359"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >This issue is often caused with a bad installation or an issue caused after another program has been installed that replaced the programs <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/d/dll.htm">DLL</a>. Close all programs and <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/t/tsr.htm">TSRs</a> and try installing the program again. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 66.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="89"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";" >52<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 147pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="196"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Bad file name or number<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 269.25pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="359"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Program error, verify the program has all the latest updates. If updated try reinstalling the program. If you continue to have the same errors contact the software developer. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 66.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="89"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";" >53<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 147pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="196"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >File not found<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 269.25pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="359"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >File required by the program to run is not found. Program needs to be reinstalled or missing file(s) need to be copied back to the computer.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 66.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="89"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";" >54<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 147pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="196"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Bad file mode<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 269.25pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="359"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Program error, verify the program has all the latest updates. If updated try reinstalling the program. If you continue to have the same errors contact the software developer. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 66.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="89"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";" >55<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 147pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="196"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >File already open<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 269.25pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="359"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Program or file associated with program is being used and program does not have access to use it. Try closing all open programs and run program again.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 66.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="89"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";" >58<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 147pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="196"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >File already exists<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 269.25pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="359"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Program error, verify the program has all the latest updates. If updated try reinstalling the program. If you continue to have the same errors contact the software developer. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 66.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="89"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";" >61<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 147pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="196"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Disk full<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 269.25pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="359"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >The disk, for example, the hard disk drive does not have enough space for the program to run or for associated files to be copied to. Free up disk space on the computer hard drive. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 66.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="89"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";" >62<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 147pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="196"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Input past end of file<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 269.25pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="359"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Program error, verify the program has all the latest updates. If updated try reinstalling the program. If you continue to have the same errors contact the software developer. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 66.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="89"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";" >63<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 147pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="196"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Bad record number<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 269.25pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="359"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Program error, verify the program has all the latest updates. If updated try reinstalling the program. If you continue to have the same errors contact the software developer. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 66.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="89"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";" >64<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 147pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="196"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Bad file name<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 269.25pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="359"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Program error, verify the program has all the latest updates. If updated try reinstalling the program. If you continue to have the same errors contact the software developer. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 66.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="89"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";" >68<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 147pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="196"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Device unavailable<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 269.25pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="359"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >A hardware device or necessary requirement for the program is not being found. Verify all hardware and software required by the program is installed. If you continue to have the same issues verify the latest updates are installed for the program as well as any hardware device the program needs.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 66.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="89"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";" >70<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 147pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="196"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Permission denied<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 269.25pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="359"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >The location of where the program is being copied to does not have proper rights. Or a file that is trying to be copied over because it's currently being used. Try closing all programs and TSRs and running/installing the program again. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 66.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="89"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";" >71<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 147pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="196"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Disk not ready<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 269.25pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="359"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Verify you have proper rights to the location you are attempting to install the program to. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 66.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="89"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";" >74<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 147pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="196"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Can't rename with different drive<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 269.25pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="359"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Program error, verify the program has all the latest updates. If updated try reinstalling the program. If you continue to have the same errors contact the software developer. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 66.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="89"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";" >75<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 147pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="196"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Path/File access error<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 269.25pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="359"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Program does not have rights or access to a file. Often this is caused when a program is trying to access a network file it doesn't have proper access to either because of network privileges or something is blocking the program. This issue can also be caused when the file is being used by another program or is read-only.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 66.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="89"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";" >76<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 147pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="196"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Path not found<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 269.25pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="359"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Directory of where the program needs to be copied to or files associated with the program need to be copied to is missing. Try reinstalling the program. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 66.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="89"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";" >91<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 147pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="196"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Object variable set to Nothing<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 269.25pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="359"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Program error, verify the program has all the latest updates. If updated try reinstalling the program. If you continue to have the same errors contact the software developer. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 66.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="89"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";" >93<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 147pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="196"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Invalid pattern<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 269.25pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="359"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Program error, verify the program has all the latest updates. If updated try reinstalling the program. If you continue to have the same errors contact the software developer. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 66.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="89"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";" >94<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 147pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="196"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Illegal use of NULL<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 269.25pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="359"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Program error, verify the program has all the latest updates. If updated try reinstalling the program. If you continue to have the same errors contact the software developer. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 66.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="89"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";" >102<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 147pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="196"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Command failed<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 269.25pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="359"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Program error, verify the program has all the latest updates. If updated try reinstalling the program. If you continue to have the same errors contact the software developer. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 66.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="89"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";" >339<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 147pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="196"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >A file is missing or invalid<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 269.25pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="359"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >An associated program file is missing or corrupt. Try reinstalling the program.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 66.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="89"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";" >429<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 147pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="196"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Object creation failed<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 269.25pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="359"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Program is corrupted, try reinstalling the program generating the runtime error.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 66.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="89"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";" >438<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 147pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="196"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >No such property or method<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 269.25pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="359"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Program error, verify the program has all the latest updates. If updated try reinstalling the program. If you continue to have the same errors contact the software developer. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 66.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="89"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";" >439<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 147pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="196"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Argument type mismatch<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 269.25pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="359"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Program error, verify the program has all the latest updates. If updated try reinstalling the program. If you continue to have the same errors contact the software developer. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 66.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="89"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";" >440<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 147pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="196"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Object error<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 269.25pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="359"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Program error, verify the program has all the latest updates. If updated try reinstalling the program. If you continue to have the same errors contact the software developer. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 66.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="89"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";" >901<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 147pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="196"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Input buffer would be larger than 64K<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 269.25pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="359"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Program error, verify the program has all the latest updates. If updated try reinstalling the program. If you continue to have the same errors contact the software developer. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 66.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="89"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";" >902<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 147pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="196"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Operating system error<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 269.25pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="359"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Verify the program is compatible with your version of Windows and/or has any software updates.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 66.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="89"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";" >903<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 147pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="196"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >External procedure not found<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 269.25pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="359"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Program error, verify the program has all the latest updates. If updated try reinstalling the program. If you continue to have the same errors contact the software developer. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 66.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="89"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";" >904<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 147pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="196"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Global variable type mismatch<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 269.25pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="359"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Program error, verify the program has all the latest updates. If updated try reinstalling the program. If you continue to have the same errors contact the software developer. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 66.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="89"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";" >905<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 147pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="196"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >User-defined type mismatch<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 269.25pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="359"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >A setting either in the program shortcut or being defined by the user is correct. Try running just the program without any additional settings or variables.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 66.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="89"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";" >906<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 147pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="196"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >External procedure interface mismatch<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 269.25pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="359"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Program error, verify the program has all the latest updates. If updated try reinstalling the program. If you continue to have the same errors contact the software developer. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 66.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="89"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";" >1001<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 147pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="196"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Out of memory<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 269.25pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="359"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >This issue can be caused when the computer does not meet the programs system requirements or to much memory is already being used for the program to run. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >If your computer meets the requirements try first reinstalling the program to make sure it's not an issue with the program installation. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 66.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="89"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";" >1025<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 147pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="196"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >DLL is not supported<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 269.25pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="359"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >This issue is often caused with a bad installation or an issue caused after another program has been installed that replaced the programs DLL. Close all programs and <span style=""> </span>TSRs and try installing the program again. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >How to enter the BIOS or CMOS setup</span></b><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >.</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Issue:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >How to enter the BIOS or CMOS setup.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Reasoning:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >IBM compatible users may need to enter the BIOS or CMOS setup to setup or change how their computer's hardware is currently configured. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Solution:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Because of the wide variety of computer manufacturers and BIOS manufacturers over the evolution of computers, there have been numerous different ways to enter the BIOS or CMOS Setup. Below is a listing of the majority of these methods as well as other recommendations for entering the BIOS setup.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >New computers</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Thankfully, computers that have been manufactured in the last few years will allow you to enter the CMOS by pressing one of the below five keys during the boot.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Symbol;font-size:10;" ><span style="">·<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >F1 <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Symbol;font-size:10;" ><span style="">·<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >F2 <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Symbol;font-size:10;" ><span style="">·<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >ESE<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Symbol;font-size:10;" ><span style="">·<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><st1:state st="on"><st1:place st="on"><span style=";font-family:";" >DEL</span></st1:place></st1:state><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Symbol;font-size:10;" ><span style="">·<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >F10 <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >A user will know when to press this key when they see a message similar to the below example as the computer is booting. Some older computers may also display a flashing block to indicate when to press the F1 or F2 keys.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Press <f2> to enter BIOS setup<o:p></o:p></f2></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Tip:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > If your computer is a new computer and you are unsure of what key to press when the computer is booting, try pressing and holding any key on the keyboard. This will cause a stuck key error, which may allow you to enter the BIOS setup.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >Older computers</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Unlike the computers of today, older computers had numerous different methods of entering the BIOS setup. Below is a listing of general key sequences that may have had to be pressed as the computer was booting.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Symbol;font-size:10;" ><span style="">·<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >CTRL + ALT + ESC <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Symbol;font-size:10;" ><span style="">·<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >CTRL + ALT + INS <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Symbol;font-size:10;" ><span style="">·<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >CTRL + ALT + ENTER <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Symbol;font-size:10;" ><span style="">·<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >CTRL + ALT + S <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Symbol;font-size:10;" ><span style="">·<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >PAGE UP KEY <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Symbol;font-size:10;" ><span style="">·<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >PAGE DOWN KEY <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >ACER BIOS</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >If your computer is unable to boot or you wish to restore the BIOS back to bootable settings and your computer uses an ACER BIOS, press and hold the F10 key as you turn on the computer. While continuing to hold the F10 key, you should hear two beeps indicating that the settings have been restored.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >AMI BIOS</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Older AMI BIOS could be restored back to bootable settings by pressing and holding the Insert Key as the computer is booting.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >BIOS / CMOS diskettes</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Early 486, 386, and 286 computers may have required a floppy disk in order to enter the BIOS setup. These diskettes are known as ICU, BBU, and SCU disks. Because these diskettes are unique to your computer manufacturer, you must obtain the diskettes from them. See our <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/support.htm"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-decoration: none;">support list </span></a><span style=""> </span>for contact information on computer manufacturers.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >Early IBM computers</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Some models of early IBM computers required that the user press and hold both mouse buttons as the computer was booting in order to enter the BIOS setup.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >Other suggestions</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Finally, if none of the above suggestions help get you into your CMOS setup you can cause a stuck key error, which will usually cause the CMOS setup prompt to appear and remain until you press a key to continue. To do this press and hold any key on the keyboard and do not let go (you may get several beeps as you're doing this). Keep holding the key until the computer stops booting and you're prompted with an option to enter setup or to press another key to continue booting.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >How to set the path in Windows 2000 / Windows XP.</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Question:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >How to set the path in Windows 2000 / Windows XP.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Additional Information:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Modifying the path statement will enable an MS-DOS window opened in Microsoft Windows as well as older programs to locate files that may be required to run the program.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Users familiar with MS-DOS will remember the PATH= statement that was in the autoexec.bat file. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Answer:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >The path is now managed by Windows 2000 / Windows XP and not the autoexec.bat or autoexec.nt files. To change the system environment variables, follow the below steps. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <ol start="1" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=";font-family:";" >From the desktop, right click My Computer and click properties. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=";font-family:";" >In the System Properties window, click on the Advanced tab.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=";font-family:";" >In the Advanced section, click the Environment Variables button.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=";font-family:";" >Finally, in the Environment Variables window, highlight the path variable in the Systems Variable section and click edit. Add or modify the path lines with the paths you wish the computer to access. Each different directory is separated with a semicolon as shown below.<br /> <br /> C:\Program Files;C:\Winnt;C:\Winnt\System32 <o:p></o:p></span></li></ol> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Additional information and help with the boot.ini.</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Question:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Additional information and help with the boot.ini.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Additional information:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >The "boot.ini" is a Microsoft initialization file found on the Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows 2000, and Microsoft Windows XP operating systems. This file is always located on the root directory of the primary hard disk drive. In other words, it is located at "C:\" directory or the "C Drive". This file is used by Microsoft Windows as a method of displaying a menu of operating system currently on the computer and allowing the user to easily select which operating system to load. In addition, this file is also used to point to the locations of each of the operating systems. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >Basic example of the boot.ini file</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >[boot loader]<br />timeout=5<br />default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS<br />[operating systems]<br />multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition" /fastdetect<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >In the above example, the boot.ini contains two sections, the "[boot loader]", and "[operating systems]". Within the boot loader section there are two lines. The "timeout" line is used for how long the boot menu time should be displayed, in seconds; we recommend that the timeout be set to at least five if you wish the computer to boot faster and commonly use the default operating systems. The "default" line is the default operating system that the boot.ini will load. If multiple operating systems are in the boot.ini, the default operating system will be automatically selected and used if the user does not specify a different operating system by the time the timeout value expires.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >The next section, or the "operating system" section, is used to list and specify the location of each of the operating systems installed on the computer. Below is a listing of each of the options.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <table class="MsoNormalTable" style="border: 1pt outset rgb(207, 207, 207); width: 100%;" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr style=""> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; background: rgb(0, 92, 185) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 22%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" valign="top" width="22%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:";color:white;" >Option</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; background: rgb(0, 92, 185) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 78%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" valign="top" width="78%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:";color:white;" >Description</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 22%;" valign="top" width="22%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:";" >multi(x)</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 78%;" valign="top" width="78%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >This option is used with IDE and ESDI drives and is also used with SCSI drives for computers using Windows NT. The number used in the above example is "0", this number is the adapter's number and should always be "0" for computers that rely on the BIOS to load system files. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=";font-family:";" >In a computer using only IDE this option will work with up to four hard disk drives. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=";font-family:";" >In a computer using only SCSI this option will work with the first two drives on the primary SCSI controller. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=";font-family:";" >Finally, if a computer is using IDE and SCSI this option will work with the IDE drives on the first controller. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 22%;" valign="top" width="22%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:";" >scsi(x)</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 78%;" valign="top" width="78%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >If the computer has a SCSI controller and is not using BIOS to load the system files, the boot.ini may have "scsi(x)" instead of "multi(x).<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 22%;" valign="top" width="22%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:";" >disk(x)</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 78%;" valign="top" width="78%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >The disk on the controller. If "multi(x)" is used used, this value will always be "0". However, if "scsi(x)" is defined, this value will be SCSI address.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 22%;" valign="top" width="22%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:";" >rdisk(x)</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 78%;" valign="top" width="78%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Which disk on the controller is being used. In the above example we are using an rdisk of "1", which indicates the second disk on the primary controller is being used. This value may be between "0" and "3" and is always set to "0" when "scsi(x)" is being used.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 22%;" valign="top" width="22%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:";" >paritions(x)</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 78%;" valign="top" width="78%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Which partition the operating system is on. In the above example, the operating system is on the first partition of the drive. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 22%;" valign="top" width="22%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:";" >\WINDOWS="..."</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 78%;" valign="top" width="78%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Finally, the last portion of this line defines the directory of where windows is located and what the boot menu should display as the operating system. In the above example, the boot menu would display "Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition" as a selection.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >Example of the boot menu</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >If multiple operating systems are setup in the boot.ini, as the computer is booting you will see a menu similar to the below example. This allows the user to select between multiple operating systems. If your computer does not have multiple operating systems, but this menu still appears each time your computer boots, it is likely that your boot.ini is improperly configured.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <div align="center"> <table class="MsoNormalTable" style="background: black none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt; width: 100%;" width="100%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";color:white;" >Please select the operating system to start:</span><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="background: silver none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;font-family:";" >Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition</span><span style=";font-family:";color:white;" ><br /> Microsoft Windows 2000</span><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";color:white;" >Use the up and down arrow keys to move the highlight to your choice.<br /> Press ENTER to choose.</span><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";color:white;" >For troubleshooting and advanced startup options for Windows, press F8. </span><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >How to modify the boot.ini</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >The boot.ini file is a hidden system file located in the root directory of your primary hard disk drive. To edit this file we recommend you follow the below steps.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <ol start="1" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=";font-family:";" >From Windows, open an MS-DOS prompt by clicking "Start" and then "Run" and typing "cmd" in the text box. If you are not able to get into a MS-DOS prompt to edit the boot.ini file, boot into the recovery console to edit the file. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=";font-family:";" >At the MS-DOS prompt, type:<br /> <br /> c: <press><br /> cd\ <press><br /> attrib -r -a -s -h boot.ini <press><br /> edit boot.ini <press> <o:p></o:p></press></press></press></press></span></li></ol> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >Available boot.ini switches</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Below is a listing of available boot.ini switches and a brief explanation. These switches can can be used to help setup or troubleshoot a computer.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <table class="MsoNormalTable" style="border: 1pt outset rgb(207, 207, 207); width: 100%;" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr style=""> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; background: rgb(0, 92, 185) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 14%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" valign="top" width="14%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:";color:white;" >Switch</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; background: rgb(0, 92, 185) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 86%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" valign="top" width="86%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:";color:white;" >Description</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 14%;" valign="top" width="14%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >/basevideo<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 86%;" valign="top" width="86%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Causes the operating system to use a standard VGA display when booting into the operating system.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 14%;" valign="top" width="14%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >/bootlog<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 86%;" valign="top" width="86%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Creates a log file named ntbtlog.txt of the computer booting.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 14%;" valign="top" width="14%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >/burnmemory<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 86%;" valign="top" width="86%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Causes the operating system to ignore the memory specified after the switch. For example, "/burnmemory=64" instructs the operating system to ignore 64MB of physical memory.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 14%;" valign="top" width="14%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >/debug<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 86%;" valign="top" width="86%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Causes the kernel debugging to be enabled.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 14%;" valign="top" width="14%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >/fastdetect<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 86%;" valign="top" width="86%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Causes NTDETECT to not detect serial and parallel devices and instead let Plug and Play handle detection.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 14%;" valign="top" width="14%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >/maxmem<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 86%;" valign="top" width="86%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Limit the operating system to use the maximum memory of what the user specifies. For example, "/maxmem=32" instructs the operating system to use a maximum of 32MB.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 14%;" valign="top" width="14%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >/noguiboot<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 86%;" valign="top" width="86%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Microsoft Windows 2000 and above switch that, if enabled, will not load the graphics driver to display the graphic as Windows is starting<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 14%;" valign="top" width="14%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >/nopae<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 86%;" valign="top" width="86%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Microsoft Windows 2000 switch that disables the computer's ability to utilize Intel Physical Address Extensions<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 14%;" valign="top" width="14%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >/numproc<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 86%;" valign="top" width="86%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Instructs the operating system on how many processors it is capable of using.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 14%;" valign="top" width="14%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >/onecpu<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 86%;" valign="top" width="86%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Causes the operating system to utilize one of the processors in a multi-processor computer.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 14%;" valign="top" width="14%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >/pae<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 86%;" valign="top" width="86%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Microsoft Windows 2000 switch that enables the computer to utilize Intel Physical Address Extensions<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 14%;" valign="top" width="14%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >/pcilock<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 86%;" valign="top" width="86%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Prevents the operating system from automatically assigning IO/IRQ resources to PCI devices.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 14%;" valign="top" width="14%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >/safeboot<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 86%;" valign="top" width="86%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Boot the computer safely. This mode can be easily accessed without modifying any files by pressing the "F8" key as the computer is booting. See CHSAFE for additional information on how to enter safe mode.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 14%;" valign="top" width="14%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >/sos<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 86%;" valign="top" width="86%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Causes the operating system to print out information as it being processed.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 14%;" valign="top" width="14%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >/w95<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 86%;" valign="top" width="86%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Used when booting <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/win95.htm"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-decoration: none;"><span style=""> </span></span></a>WIN98 or WIN98<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 14%;" valign="top" width="14%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >/w95dos<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 86%;" valign="top" width="86%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Used when booting MS-DOS<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 14%;" valign="top" width="14%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >/year<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 86%;" valign="top" width="86%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Option used to cause the operating system to ignore the year provided by systems the real-time clock and instead utilize the year specified after the switch. For example, a user may type /year=2003.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Microsoft Windows Registry</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <table class="MsoNormalTable" style="width: 100%;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0in; width: 80%;" valign="top" width="80%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:";" >QUICK LINKS</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" ><a href="http://www.computerhope.com/registry.htm#01#01">Registry basics</a><br /> <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/registry.htm#02#02">Backup up / restoring the registry</a><br /> <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/registry.htm#03#03">Registry keys</a><br /> <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/registry.htm#04#04">Registry screen shots</a><br /> <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/registry.htm#05#05">Registry Q&A</a></span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><a name="01"></a><b><span style=";font-family:";" >REGISTRY BASICS</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >The registry contains extended information, settings and various other values for the the Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows XP Operating Systems. Within the registry you can control a great majority of the operating system as well as fix a lot of issues with Windows. However, we only recommend those who are experienced with computers or who feel confident to go into the registry.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Before going into the Registry and changing or deleting anything, we ALWAYS recommend that you <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/registry.htm#2#2">backup the registry</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >The computer registry consists of two files hidden in the Windows directory, system.dat and user.dat. User-specific system information is contained in the user.dat file and Computer and Hardware specific information in the system.dat file.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >To get into the Windows 95 or Windows 98 registry, click Start / Run / type <b>regedit</b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-family:";" ><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" spt="75" preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"> </v:formulas> <v:path extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" connecttype="rect"> <o:lock ext="edit" aspectratio="t"> </v:shapetype><v:shape id="_x0000_i1034" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" style="'width:285.75pt;"> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\balu\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtml1\01\clip_image001.gif" href="http://www.computerhope.com/reg1.gif"> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/balu/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image001.gif" shapes="_x0000_i1034" border="0" width="381" height="193" /><!--[endif]--></span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >When typing <b>regedit</b> you will get the below screen; this window, as you can see, is the Registry editor. This windows looks very similar to Explorer; however, within each folder you have sub folders which have various settings.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Below are the types of files that you will see during the time you are in the registry.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" ><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_i1035" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" style="'width:13.5pt;height:11.25pt'"> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\balu\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtml1\01\clip_image002.gif" href="http://www.computerhope.com/ofolder.gif"> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/balu/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image002.gif" shapes="_x0000_i1035" border="0" width="18" height="15" /><!--[endif]-->- <b>Open or selected folder</b> just as you would see in Windows Explorer<br /> <!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_i1036" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" style="'width:12.75pt;height:12pt'"> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\balu\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtml1\01\clip_image003.gif" href="http://www.computerhope.com/cfolder.gif"> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/balu/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image003.gif" shapes="_x0000_i1036" border="0" width="17" height="16" /><!--[endif]-->- <b>Closed folder</b> just as you would see in Windows Explorer<br /> <!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_i1037" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" style="'width:12.75pt;height:13.5pt'"> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\balu\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtml1\01\clip_image004.gif" href="http://www.computerhope.com/ireg1.gif"> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/balu/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image004.gif" shapes="_x0000_i1037" border="0" width="17" height="18" /><!--[endif]-->- <b>String Value</b> allows you to place certain values to certain aspects of a program such as a version number.<br /> <!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_i1038" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" style="'width:12pt;height:13.5pt'"> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\balu\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtml1\01\clip_image005.png" href="http://www.computerhope.com/reg2.gif"> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/balu/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image006.jpg" shapes="_x0000_i1038" border="0" width="16" height="18" /><!--[endif]-->- <b>Binary Value</b> allows you to set attributes to a particular application, values are in <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/binhex.htm">binary</a>.<br /> <!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_i1039" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" style="'width:12pt;height:13.5pt'"> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\balu\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtml1\01\clip_image005.png" href="http://www.computerhope.com/reg2.gif"> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/balu/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image006.jpg" shapes="_x0000_i1039" border="0" width="16" height="18" /><!--[endif]-->- <b>Dword</b> Similar to the binary value allowing you to set attributes; however, are done in <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/binhex.htm">binary</a> and <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/binhex.htm">hex</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><a name="02"></a><b><span style=";font-family:";" >BACKING UP / RESTORING THE REGISTRY </span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" ><a href="http://www.computerhope.com/registry.htm#1#1">Backing up the Windows 95 registry</a><br /> <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/registry.htm#2#2">Restoring the Windows 95 registry</a><br /> <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/registry.htm#3#3">Backing up the Windows 98 registry</a><br /> <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/registry.htm#4#4">Restoring the Windows 98 registry</a><br /> <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/registry.htm#5#5">Backing up the Windows ME registry</a><br /> <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/registry.htm#6#6">Restoring the Windows ME registry</a><br /> <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/registry.htm#7#7">Backing up the Windows 2000 registry</a><br /> <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/registry.htm#8#8">Restoring the Windows 2000 registry</a><br /> <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/registry.htm#9#9">Backing up the Windows XP registry</a><br /> <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/registry.htm#10#10">Restoring the Windows XP registry</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><a name="1"></a><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Backing up the Windows 95 registry</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Type cd\windows<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >At the C:\WINDOWS> prompt, type the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" ><a href="http://www.computerhope.com/attribhl.htm">attrib</a> user.dat -r -a -s -h</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <press><br /> <b><a href="http://www.computerhope.com/attribhl.htm">attrib</a> system.dat -r -a -s -h </b><press><br /> <b><a href="http://www.computerhope.com/mdhlp.htm">md</a> backup </b><press><br /> <b><a href="http://www.computerhope.com/copyhlp.htm">copy</a> user.dat backup </b><press><br /> <b><a href="http://www.computerhope.com/copyhlp.htm">copy</a> system.dat backup</b> <press><o:p></o:p></press></press></press></press></press></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >The above will copy the registry files into a backup directory in your Windows directory. This directory can be substituted for any directory or any other drive. Note: In many cases, the registry cannot be copied onto a single floppy because it exceeds the size of a standard floppy. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><a name="2"></a><b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Restoring the Windows 95 registry</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >If you have made a backup of the user.dat and system.dat files in the past and you have verified they still exist, follow the below steps to restore your Windows 95 registry.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Once at the MS-DOS prompt, type <b>cd\windows</b> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Once in the Windows directory, type the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" ><a href="http://www.computerhope.com/attribhl.htm">attrib</a> user.dat -r -a -s -h</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <press><br /> <b><a href="http://www.computerhope.com/attribhl.htm">attrib</a> system.dat -r -a -s -h </b><press><br /> <b><a href="http://www.computerhope.com/delhlp.htm">del</a> user.dat</b> <press><br /> <b><a href="http://www.computerhope.com/delhlp.htm">del</a> system.dat</b> <press><o:p></o:p></press></press></press></press></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Once these files have been deleted, type <b>cd\windows\backup</b> once in the windows\backup directory type the below. If you have have changed the location of where your registry is backed up you will need to change to the directory that contains the backup. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" ><a href="http://www.computerhope.com/copyhlp.htm">copy</a> user.dat c:\windows </span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><press><b><br /> <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/copyhlp.htm">copy</a> system.dat c:\windows </b><press><o:p></o:p></press></press></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >The above should copy two files; once copied, reboot the computer and you should now be able to get back into windows<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><a name="3"></a><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Backing up the Windows 98 registry</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Windows 98 has a new utility known as 'scanreg', this utility automatically makes backups of your registry each time you boot up your computer. However, the steps listed above for backing up Windows 95 registry also work but are not necessarily needed unless you wish to keep an original elsewhere.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><a name="4"></a><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Restoring Windows 98 registry</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >At the MS-DOS prompt, type <b>cd\windows\command</b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Once in this directory, type <b>scanreg /restore </b>this will restore an earlier version of your registry. Once completed, reboot the computer and this should resolve any issues that may have occurred with your registry.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >If you backed up your registry using the Windows 95 steps use the Windows 95 restore steps to restore the registry.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><a name="5"></a><b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Backing up the Windows ME registry</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Like its predecessor, Microsoft Windows ME also includes the scanreg utility. This utility automatically makes backups of the registry each time the computer boots. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><a name="6"></a><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Restoring the Windows ME registry</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >To restore an earlier version of the registry a user can click Start, Run, and type <b>scanreg /restore</b> to restore the registry. If you are unable to get into Windows this can also be done through safe mode. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><a name="7"></a><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Backing up the Windows 2000 registry</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >The Microsoft Windows 2000 registry can be backed up easily from the backup utility by following the below steps.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">1.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Click Start, Programs, Accessories, and click backup. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">2.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Within backup, click the backup tab.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">3.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Within the backup tab, check "<st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">System</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">State</st1:placetype></st1:place>", this will create a backup of boot files, COM+ Class Registry Database, and the system registry. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><a name="8"></a><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Restoring the Windows 2000 registry</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >If you have created backups using the Microsoft backup utility from the backup utility you can also restore the registry through this utility.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><a name="9"></a><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Backing up the Windows XP registry</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Microsoft Windows XP includes a new feature known as <i>system restore</i>. This great new feature enables a user to backup and restore their important system files from an earlier day. By default this feature automatically creates a backup of the system each day. If you wish to create a restore point of your system follow the below steps.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">1.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Click Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, System Restore <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">2.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Select the option to Create a restore point <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">3.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Click next and follow the remainder steps. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><a name="10"></a><b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Restoring the Windows XP registry</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >To restore the system back to an earlier point follow the below steps.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">1.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Click Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, System Restore <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">2.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Select the <i>Restore my computer to an earlier time</i> option and click next <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">3.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Select the day and the restore point you wish to restore and click next. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><a name="03"></a><b><span style=";font-family:";" >REGISTRY KEYS</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div align="center"> <table class="MsoNormalTable" style="border: 1pt outset rgb(219, 219, 219); width: 98%;" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="98%"> <tbody><tr style=""> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(219, 219, 219); padding: 0.75pt; background: rgb(0, 92, 185) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:";color:white;" >KEY</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(219, 219, 219); padding: 0.75pt; background: rgb(0, 92, 185) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:";color:white;" >DESCRIPTION</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(219, 219, 219); padding: 0.75pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:";" >HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(219, 219, 219); padding: 0.75pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Points to branch of Hkey_Local_Machine that describes certain software settings. This key displays the same data as it did in Windows 3.1 - essential information about OLE and association mappings to support drag-and-drop operations, Windows 95 shortcuts (which are, in fact, OLE links), and core aspects of the Windows 95 user interface.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(219, 219, 219); padding: 0.75pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:";" >HKEY_CURRENT_USER </span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(219, 219, 219); padding: 0.75pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >This key points to a branch of Hkey_Users for the user who is currently logged on.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(219, 219, 219); padding: 0.75pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:";" >HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE </span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(219, 219, 219); padding: 0.75pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Contains computer-specific information about the type of hardware installed, software settings, and other information. This information is used for all users who log on to this computer.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(219, 219, 219); padding: 0.75pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:";" >HKEY_USERS</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(219, 219, 219); padding: 0.75pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Contains information about all the users who log on to the computer, including both generic and user-specific information. The generic settings are available to all users who log on to the computer. The information is made up of default settings for applications, desktop configurations, and so on. This key contains sub keys for each user that logs on to this computer.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(219, 219, 219); padding: 0.75pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:";" >HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG </span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(219, 219, 219); padding: 0.75pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Points to a branch of Hkey_Local_Machine\Config that contains information about the current configuration of hardware attached to the computer.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(219, 219, 219); padding: 0.75pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:";" >HKEY_DYN_DATA</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(219, 219, 219); padding: 0.75pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Points to a branch of Hkey_Local_Machine that contains the dynamic status information for various devices as part of the Plug and Play information. This information may change as devices are added to or removed from the computer. The information for each device includes the related hardware key and the device's current status, including problems.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><a name="04"></a><b><span style=";font-family:";" >REGISTRY SCREEN SHOTS</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-family:";" ><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_i1040" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" style="'width:285.75pt;height:144.75pt'"> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\balu\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtml1\01\clip_image001.gif" href="http://www.computerhope.com/reg1.gif"> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/balu/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image001.gif" shapes="_x0000_i1040" border="0" width="381" height="193" /><!--[endif]--><br /> The Main Windows of the Registry Editor</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Enabling / disabling Windows AutoPlay.</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Issue:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Enabling / disabling Windows AutoPlay<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Cause:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >It has been discovered that this option can be disabled by software, the manufacturer of the computer, or in some cases it can be disabled if the computer crashes during the execution of an AutoPlay CD. Below is steps how to enable and disable the Microsoft Windows AutoPlay feature for data and audio CDs.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Solution:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Before attempting the below instructions ensure the CD that may not be AutoPlaying is capable of doing this. Not all CDs are capable of being auto played. CDs that are AutoPlay data CD's will have a "autorun.inf" file in the <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/r/root.htm">root</a> directory of the CD. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Enabling Microsoft Windows AutoPlay<br />Disabling Microsoft Windows AutoPlay <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Enabling Microsoft Windows AutoPlay</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" ><a href="http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000130.htm#1#1">Enabling AutoPlay on a data CD (Windows 95, 98, and ME)</a><br /><a href="http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000130.htm#2#2">Enabling AutoPlay on a data CD (Windows NT and 2000)</a><br /><a href="http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000130.htm#3#3">Enabling AutoPlay on a data and audio CD (Windows XP)</a><br /><a href="http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000130.htm#4#4">Enabling AutoPlay on an audio CD (Windows 98, ME, and 2000)</a><br /><a href="http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000130.htm#5#5">Enabling AutoPlay on an audio CD (Windows 95)</a></span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Enabling AutoPlay on a data CD (Windows 95, 98, and ME)</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">1.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >Click</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" > </span><b><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >Start</span></u></b><span style=";font-family:";" >, <b>Settings</b>, </span><b><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >Control Panel</span></u></b><span style=";font-family:";" >, and </span><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >double-click</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" > the <b>System</b> <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/i/icon.htm">icon</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">2.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >Open</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" > </span><b><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >Device Manager</span></u></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">3.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Click the + next to CD-ROM and double-click the currently installed CD-ROM drive. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">4.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >In the CD-ROM properties click the Settings Tab and verify that there is a check within the <b>Auto Insert Notification section</b>. If there is no check in this box, place a check into the box, then click Ok and restart the computer. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Enabling AutoPlay on a data CD (Windows NT and 2000)</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Note: </span></b><span style=";font-family:";" >Performing the below steps will require that you edit the system </span><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >registry</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" >. Make sure you are aware of the issues that could occur if the incorrect registry entry is made. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">1.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >Click</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" > </span><b><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >Start</span></u></b><span style=";font-family:";" >, <b>Run</b>, type <b>regedit</b> and press enter. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">2.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >In the Registry Editor open the below registry </span><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >key</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" >:<br /><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\<br />System\<br />CurrentControlSet\<br />Services\<br />Cdrom\<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">3.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >When in the Cdrom folder change the Autorun from a '0' to a '1' <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">4.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Close the Registry Editor. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Enabling AutoPlay on a data and audio CD (Windows XP)</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">1.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >Open</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" > </span><b><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >My Computer</span></u></b><span style=";font-family:";" > or <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/e/explorer.htm"><b>Explorer</b></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">2.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >Highlight</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" > the <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/c/cdrom.htm">CD-ROM</a> </span><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >drive</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" >, </span><b><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >right click</span></u></b><b><span style=";font-family:";" > the CD-ROM drive</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > and click <b>properties</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">3.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Click the <b>AutoPlay</b> </span><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >tab</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" >. Within this section you will be able to specify all Windows AutoPlay features. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Enabling AutoPlay on an audio CD (Windows 98, ME, and 2000)</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">1.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Click <b>Start</b>, <b>Programs</b>, <b>Windows Explorer</b> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">2.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Within </span><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >Explorer</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" > click <b>View</b> and then <b>Folder Options</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">3.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Click the <b>File Types</b> </span><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >tab</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" > and locate "CD Audio Track" category within the list of available file types. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">4.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >Highlight</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" > "CD Audio Track" and click <b>Edit </b>or <b>Advanced</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">5.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >In the Actions category double-click the option listed Play; if this is not listed, see the next paragraph. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">6.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >If you wish to use the default Windows CD player ensure that within the "Application used to perform the action" section is <b>c:\windows\cdplayer.exe -play </b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">7.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Once set make sure this action is the <b>Default</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >If Play was not an option listed when following the above steps, in the "Edit File Type" window <b>click New</b>, for the Action type <b>Play</b>, for the Application used to perform this action type <b>c:\windows\cdplayer.exe -play</b> . <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Note:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > The above steps are for setting audio CDs to be played with the default Microsoft Windows CD player. If you have a different CD player you want to use you will need to edit the play to point to the program you wish to play your CDs. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Enabling AutoPlay on an audio CD (Windows 95)</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">1.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Open My Computer click View, Options, File Types <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">2.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >Highlight</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" > the "Audio CD" section and click edit. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">3.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Double-click the Play option and ensure that the Application used to perform this action is <b>cdplayer /play</b>. If this appears to be set properly, click ok and ensure that the play is bold indicating that it is set as the default action. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Note:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > The above steps are for setting audio CDs to be played with the default Microsoft Windows CD player. If you have a different CD player you want to use you will need to edit the play to point to the program you wish to play your CDs. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Disabling AutoPlay</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Tip:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > You can temporarily disable the AutoPlay feature by holding down the left </span><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >shift key</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" > as the CD begins to run. In addition if you wish to browse the contents of the CD open My Computer, right click the CD-ROM drive and choose explore. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >If you wish to permanently disable the AutoPlay feature follow the below steps for your version of Microsoft Windows. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" ><a href="http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000130.htm#6#6">Disabling AutoPlay on a data CD (Windows 95, 98, and ME)</a><br /><a href="http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000130.htm#7#7">Disabling AutoPlay on a data CD (Windows NT and 2000)</a><br /><a href="http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000130.htm#8#8">Disabling AutoPlay on a data and audio CD (Windows XP)</a><br /><a href="http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000130.htm#9#9">Disabling AutoPlay on an audio CD (Windows 98, ME, and 2000)</a><br /><a href="http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000130.htm#10#10">Disabling AutoPlay on an audio CD (Windows 95)</a></span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Disabling AutoPlay on a data CD (Windows 95, 98, and ME)</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">1.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >Click</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" > </span><b><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >Start</span></u></b><span style=";font-family:";" >, <b>Settings</b>, </span><b><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >Control Panel</span></u></b><span style=";font-family:";" >, and </span><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >double-click</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" > the <b>System</b> <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/i/icon.htm">icon</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">2.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >Open</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" > </span><b><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >Device Manager</span></u></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">3.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Click the + next to CD-ROM and double-click the currently installed CD-ROM drive. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">4.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >In the CD-ROM properties click the Settings Tab and verify that there is not a check within the <b>Auto Insert Notification section</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >If the My Autorun or AutoPlay feature still does not work after following the above recommendations and you are running Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows 98. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >It is possible that after attempting to follow the above recommendations that the computer will still not AutoPlay CDs. If this is the case you may want to try the below solution, providing you are aware how to navigate the computer registry and are familiar with the possible issues that can be caused when editing the registry. You can find this information on our </span><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >Registry page</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" >. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Within regedit, navigate into the below folders. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >HKEY_USERS\<br />.DEFAULT\<br />SOFTWARE\<br />MICROSOFT\<br />WINDOWS\<br />CURRENTVERSION\<br />POLICIES\<br />EXPLORER\<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Once within the Explorer folder, double-click the entry: "NoDriveTypeAutoRun" if present and change the value to "95 00 00 00" <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >If NoDriveTypeAutoRun is not present, follow the below steps:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >click Edit from the drop down menu<br />click new<br />click binary value<br />enter "NoDriveTypeAutoRun" as the name<br />enter "95 00 00 00" as the value<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Once the above has been completed, exit regedit and reboot the computer; your issue should be resolved. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Disabling AutoPlay on a data CD (Windows NT and 2000)</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Note: </span></b><span style=";font-family:";" >Performing the below steps will require that you edit the system </span><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >registry</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" >. Make sure you are aware of the issues that could occur if the incorrect registry entry is made. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">1.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >Click</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" > </span><b><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >Start</span></u></b><span style=";font-family:";" >, <b>Run</b>, type <b>regedit</b> and press enter. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">2.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >In the Registry Editor open the below registry </span><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >key</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" >:<br /><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\<br />System\<br />CurrentControlSet\<br />Services\<br />Cdrom\<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">3.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >When in the Cdrom folder change the Autorun from a '1' to a '0' <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">4.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Close the Registry Editor. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Disabling AutoPlay on a data and audio CD (Windows XP)</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">1.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >Open</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" > </span><b><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >My Computer</span></u></b><span style=";font-family:";" > or </span><b><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >Explorer</span></u></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">2.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >Highlight</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" > the </span><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >CD-ROM</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" > </span><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >drive</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" >, </span><b><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >right click</span></u></b><b><span style=";font-family:";" > the CD-ROM drive</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > and click <b>properties</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">3.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Click the <b>AutoPlay</b> <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/t/tab.htm">tab</a>. Within this section you will be able to specify all Windows AutoPlay features. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Disabling AutoPlay on an audio CD (Windows 98, ME, and 2000)</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">1.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Click <b>Start</b>, <b>Programs</b>, <b>Windows Explorer</b> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">2.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Within <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/e/explorer.htm">Explorer</a> click <b>View</b> and then <b>Folder Options</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">3.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Click the <b>File Types</b> </span><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >tab</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" > and locate " CD Audio Track" category within the list of available file types. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">4.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >Highlight</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" > " CD Audio Track" and click <b>Edit </b>or <b>Advanced</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">5.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >In the Actions category change the default from Play to Open or none. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.75in;"><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Disabling AutoPlay on an audio CD (Windows 95)</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">1.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Open My Computer click View, Options, File Types <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">2.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >Highlight</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" > the " Audio CD" section and click edit. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">3.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Change the default action from Play to Open or none. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >MS-DOS compatibility mode issues</span></b><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Issue:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >MS-DOS compatibility mode issues.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Cause:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >This issue can be caused by any of the below reasons.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <ol start="1" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=";font-family:";" >MS-DOS compatibility mode drivers or files <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=";font-family:";" >Corrupt Boot Record <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=";font-family:";" >Registry issue <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=";font-family:";" >Computer Virus <o:p></o:p></span></li></ol> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Solution:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >MBR has been modified</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >If the </span><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >System</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" > Properties </span><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >window</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" > indicates that the </span><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >MBR</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" >, or </span><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >Master</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" > </span><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >Boot</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" > </span><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >Record</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" >, has been modified and you have recently installed a <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/v/virus.htm">Virus</a> Protection <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/p/program.htm">program</a>, </span><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >Security</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" > </span><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >utility</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" > or </span><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >drive</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" > manager, it's a good possibility that the recently installed </span><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >program</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" > is causing the issue. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >If you have not recently installed any of the above </span><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >programs</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" > or utilities, it's a possibility that your computer may have been infected by a </span><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >virus</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" >. Try the below recommended steps.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">1.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Boot from a clean write protected boot diskette <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">2.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Once at A:\> type <b>fdisk /mbr</b> and press enter, this should return you to the A:\> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">3.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Type <b>sys c:</b> and press enter, once the system has been transferred remove the diskette and reboot the computer. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >CD-ROM running in compatibility mode</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >If the Systems Properties window indicates that the CD-ROM is running in MS-DOS compatibility mode, attempt the below recommended steps. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">1.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >From Windows click Start / Shutdown / Restart the computer in MS-DOS mode. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">2.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >At the DOS prompt type <b>cd\</b> and press enter to get to the C:\> prompt. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">3.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >At C:\> type <b>ren autoexec.bat autoexec.ch</b> and press enter to rename the autoexec.bat temporarily. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">4.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Once this file has been renamed type <b>ren config.sys config.ch</b> and press enter to rename the config.sys. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">5.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Once each of these files have been renamed, reboot the computer to see if the issue has been resolved. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >If the issue persists, click Start / Settings / Control Panel / click System / click the Device Manager tab. Click the + next to CD-ROM if not already a - and highlight the CD-ROM beneath the CD-ROM category. Once highlighted, click Remove, and reboot the computer. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >If the issue persists, it's a good possibility that either the CD-ROM drive is bad or Windows is corrupted. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Note: If you wish to rename the autoexec and config files back to their original format follow the first paragraph and reverse the file names, for example: <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >ren autoexec.ch autoexec.bat<br />ren config.ch config.sys</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Hard disk drive running in compatibility mode</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >If the Systems Properties window indicates that the Hard disk drive is running in MS-DOS compatibility mode, attempt the below recommended steps. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Before following the below steps, if you are running a DDO (<i>Disk Drive Overlay</i>), which is a utility that installs and sets up a hard diskette drive using a floppy diskette, it is recommended that you contact the Hard Disk Drive <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/support.htm">manufacturer</a> for possible updated drivers for the DDO or recommended steps. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">1.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Boot from a clean write protected boot diskette. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">2.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Once at A:\> type <b>fdisk /mbr</b> and press enter, this should return you to the A:\> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">3.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Type <b>sys c:</b> and press enter, once the system has been transferred, remove the diskette and reboot the computer. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">4.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Ensure a CD-ROM is installed in the computer, some computers may have a CD-ROM drivers loaded but may not have a CD-ROM installed. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">5.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >From Windows click Start / Shutdown / Restart the computer in MS-DOS mode. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">6.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >At the DOS prompt type <b>cd\</b> and press enter to get to the C:\> prompt. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">7.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >At C:\> type <b>ren autoexec.bat autoexec.ch</b> and press enter to rename the autoexec.bat temporarily. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">8.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Once this file has been renamed type <b>ren config.sys config.ch</b> and press enter to rename the config.sys. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">9.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Once each of these files have been renamed, reboot the computer to see if the issue has been resolved. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Windows 95 users may also be able to edit the NOIDE setting within the registry to resolve this issue. If you are using Windows 98, see the next section. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">1.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Familiarize yourself with the registry and potential issues with editing the registry by reading our <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/registry.htm">registry page</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">2.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Edit the computer registry by running regedit and open the below path<br /><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\IOS<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">3.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Locate the NOIDE key, highlight it and delete it by pressing the delete key on the keyboard. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Windows 98 only users <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">1.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >On the Windows 98 CD, open the Tools\mtsutil folder <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">2.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >In this folder locate the noide.inf file. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">3.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Right click the file and choose install. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >If the issue persists, it's a good possibility that either the hard diskette drive is bad/corrupted or Windows is corrupted. We recommend that you first attempt to reinstall Windows. If this does not resolve the issue, we recommend that you fdisk, format and reinstall all the software on your computer. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >CD-ROM drive light blinks every few seconds.</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Issue:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >CD-ROM drive light blinks every few seconds.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Cause:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Auto Insert Notification is enabled causing the computer to look at the drive to verify if a CD has been placed within the computer.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >SCSI CD-ROM is installed and Windows polls the SCSI bus periodically to determine the status of the bus.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Solution:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Follow the below steps to disable Auto Insert Notification if you do not want the CD-ROM drive light to flash occasionally. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <ol start="1" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=";font-family:";" >Click Start / Settings / Control Panel / double-click the Systems icon and click the Device Manager tab. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=";font-family:";" >Click the + next to CD-ROM and double-click the CD-ROM drive listed beneath it. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=";font-family:";" >Click the Settings tab, uncheck the Auto Insert Notification option and click ok. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=";font-family:";" > Reboot the computer. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ol> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >If the computer has a SCSI drive installed, the above steps may or may not resolve this issue.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Windows error "Data or no disk loaded" when audio CD inserted.</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Issue:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Windows error "Data or no disk loaded" when audio CD inserted.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Cause:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >This issue can be caused by one of the two below possibilities.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">1.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Bad or non audio CD is inserted. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">2.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >MCI CD audio driver not installed or is corrupt. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Solution:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Bad or non audio CD is inserted.</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Ensure that the CD you have currently in the computer is not bad or being misread by the computer by inserting another known good audio CD into the computer.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >If another audio CD works it is likely either that the CD is dirty or may be an enhanced CD incompatible with the CD Audio player. Steps on properly cleaning a CD can be found on our <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/cleaning.htm">cleaning page</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >MCI CD audio driver not installed or is corrupt.</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >If no audio CD is working in the computer but other CDs work fine, it is likely that the MCI CD audio driver is not installed or is corrupt on the computer. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >To reinstall / install the MCI CD audio drivers follow the below steps:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">1.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Click Start / Settings / Control Panel <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">2.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Double-click on Multimedia <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">3.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Click the Advanced tab or Device tab. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">4.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Double-click Media Control Devices. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">5.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Double-click CD Audio Device (Media Control). <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">6.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >If this device is present and no audio CDs are working, click remove on the general tab in CD Audio Device (Media Control) properties. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">7.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Close out of all open Windows to get back to the Control panel <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">8.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >In Control panel double-click Add New Hardware. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">9.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Click Next, select No, click Next -- In the box listing the available hardware, select Sound Video and Game controllers and click Next. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">10.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >In the Manufacturers box select Microsoft MCI. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">11.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >In the Models box select CD Audio Device (Media Control). <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">12.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Click Next and Finish. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">13.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Once Windows has completed the installation of the new device, reboot the computer. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >CD-ROM drive running in MS-DOS mode.</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Issue:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >CD-ROM drive running in MS-DOS mode.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Cause:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Computer Virus<br />CD-ROM not installed properly<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Solution:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >The below solution applies <i>only</i> to Microsoft Windows 95 and Windows 98 users.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >First check the Performance of the System which can be accessed by clicking Start / Settings / Control Panel / double-click System / click the performance tab / in performance look at the third line down (File System). If this says 32-bit, skip to the reinstalling CD-ROM drivers. If this says anything else it is likely lower in this screen, it may say a message about your computer being infected with a computer virus. Because you are encountering this issue, generally following the upcoming steps will resolve your issue. However, we have done these steps in the past and some viruses erased the information on the hard disk because this command was run. We recommend that you backup your information before attempting any of the below recommendations.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >From the MS-DOS prompt, which you can get to by either booting from a diskette or doing Start / Shutdown and restarting the computer in MS-DOS mode, type the below command.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >fdisk /mbr</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >This will recreate the master boot record (effectively removing the master boot record). Once recreated, reboot the computer and your issue should be resolved; if not, continue to reinstalling CD-ROM drivers.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Reinstalling CD-ROM drivers</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >If your File system was 32-bit or your CD-ROM is still experiencing issues after following the above steps, it is likely you are experiencing CD-ROM driver issues. To resolve this issue, get into </span><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >Device manager</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" >.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Once in device manager click the + next to the CD-ROM drive (if not already a - ) Beneath the CD-ROM highlight the CD-ROM listed and click remove. Once removed reboot the computer. As the computer is rebooting your CD-ROM should be redetected and reinstalled.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >CD-ROM not working in Windows 9x, 2000, or XP.</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Issue:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >CD-ROM not working in Windows 9x, 2000, or XP.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Cause:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Below is a listing of reasons why a CD-ROM may not work in Windows.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">1.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Computer Virus. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">2.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Bad or dirty CD. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">3.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Corrupt or bad drivers. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">4.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Corruption in Windows. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">5.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Bad CD-ROM drive or connected improperly. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Solution:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >Bad or dirty CD</span></b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" > </span><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Make sure you've tested more than one CD in the disc drive, it is possible for one CD to be bad or dirty and not be read properly. If all CDs work but one or two fails, it is likely that CD is bad or dirty. If after cleaning the CDs that do not read you're still getting errors it's likely the disc is bad.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >Check Device Manager</span></b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" > </span><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">1.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Click Start <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">2.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Click Settings <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">3.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Click Control Panel <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">4.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Double-click System <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="">5.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" >Click the Hardware tab and then the Device Manager button or just the Device Manager tab. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Within Device Manager verify that the CD-ROM has no exclamation marks or red Xs. If listed with a yellow exclamation mark or red X, remove the CD-ROM with the error and reboot the computer to reinstall the CD-ROM drive. Additional information on device manager can be found on our </span><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >device manager page</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" >.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >Corruption in Windows</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Try testing the CD-ROM in safe mode. Additional information about how to get into safe mode can be found on </span><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >document CHSAFE</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" >. If the CD-ROM works in safe mode but not in Normal Windows it's likely that another program is running that is causing the issue or that drivers are corrupt. Open </span><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >device manager</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" > and highlight and remove the CD-ROM currently installed and remove it by pressing the delete key. Once done reboot the computer and let Windows reinstall the CD-ROM.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >Try booting a CD or bootable diskette</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Windows 2000/XP users:<br /></span></b><span style=";font-family:";" >If the above recommendations do not work attempt to boot from the Windows 2000 / XP CD to see if the computer can detect and boot from the CD. If the computer is able to boot from the CD you're encountering a windows driver related issue attempt the above recommendations again.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Windows 98 users:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><br />If the above above recommendations have been attempted, try booting from a Windows 98 diskette or other bootable diskette with CD-ROM drivers to see if the CD-ROM works from MS-DOS. If the CD-ROM does work from MS-DOS, this indicates that you have a corruption with Windows. If, however, the CD-ROM does not work, refer to the next and final possibility. Additional information on bootable disks can be found on our </span><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >boot disk page</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" >.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >Verify computer running in 32-bit mode</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Windows 95 / Windows 98 users only:<br /></span></b><span style=";font-family:";" >Verify that your computer is running in 32-bit mode by clicking Start / Settings / Control Panel / double-click System / click the Performance tab. Under performance by File System verify it says '32-bit'. If your File System indicates 'MS-DOS' mode see <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000221.htm">CH000221</a> document.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >Bad CD-ROM drive or connected improperly</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >SYNTAX</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Configures a hard disk for use with MS-DOS.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >FDISK [/STATUS] /X<o:p></o:p></span></p> <table class="MsoNormalTable" style="" border="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:";" >/STATUS</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Displays partition information.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:";" >/X</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Ignores extended disk-access support (will not use </span><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >LBA</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" > support). Use this switch if you receive one of the below symptoms. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Unable to access a drive from DOS versions prior to 7.<br /> Disk access messages .<br /> Stack overflow messages.<br /> High amounts of data corruption.<br /> Extra drive letters<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >SECRET FDISK SWITCHES</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Disclaimer:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > Below is a listing of secret or undocumented MS-DOS fdisk commands and switches. Use these commands at your own risk.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <table class="MsoNormalTable" style="border: 1pt outset rgb(207, 207, 207); width: 630.75pt;" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="841"> <tbody><tr style=""> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; background: rgb(0, 92, 185) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 128.25pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" valign="top" width="171"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:";color:white;" >Command</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; background: rgb(0, 92, 185) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 498pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" valign="top" width="664"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:";color:white;" >Information</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 128.25pt;" valign="top" width="171"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:";" >FDISK /MBR </span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 498pt;" valign="top" width="664"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Command used to rewrite the </span><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >Master Boot Record</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" >. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 128.25pt;" valign="top" width="171"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:";" >FDISK /CMBR <disk> </disk></span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 498pt;" valign="top" width="664"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Recreates the </span><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >Master Boot Record</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" > on specified disk.</span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" > </span><span style=";font-family:";" >Performs the same functions as FDISK /MBR except can be used on other disk drives.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 128.25pt;" valign="top" width="171"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:";" >FDISK 1/PRI:100</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 498pt;" valign="top" width="664"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Creates a 100</span><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >MB</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" > </span><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >DOS</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" > partition on the </span><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >hard drive</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" >.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 128.25pt;" valign="top" width="171"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:";" >FDISK 1/EXT:500</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 498pt;" valign="top" width="664"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Creates a 500</span><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >MB</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" > meg extended </span><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >DOS</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" > partition on the <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/help/hdd.htm">hard drive</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 128.25pt;" valign="top" width="171"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:";" >FDISK 1/LOG:250</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 498pt;" valign="top" width="664"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Creates a 250</span><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >MB</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" > logical drives on the <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/help/hdd.htm">hard drive</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 128.25pt;" valign="top" width="171"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:";" >FDISK /Q</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 498pt;" valign="top" width="664"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Prevents fdisk from booting the system automatically after exiting fdisk.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 128.25pt;" valign="top" width="171"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:";" >FDISK /STATUS</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 498pt;" valign="top" width="664"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Shows you the current status of your hard drives.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 128.25pt;" valign="top" width="171"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:";" >FDISK /ACTOK</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 498pt;" valign="top" width="664"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Makes FDISK not check the disk integrity allowing the drives to be created faster.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 128.25pt;" valign="top" width="171"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:";" >FDISK /FPRMT</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: 1pt inset rgb(207, 207, 207); padding: 0in; width: 498pt;" valign="top" width="664"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Will not get the prompt for FAT32 support, in addition allows FDISK to be forced into using <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/f/fat.htm">FAT32</a> on drives smaller than 540MB (by default FDISK will not use FAT32 on any drive smaller than 540MB). Finally this command can only be used with FDISK that supports FAT32.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><a name="05"></a><b><span style=";font-family:";" >EXAMPLES</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >Fdisk</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > - This would get you into the fdisk option screen that you can see in the fdisk simulation. Also keep in mind when deleting a partitions ANYTHING that is on that partition of the hard drive will be ERASED, also once the partition is delete it will not be redetected until you format that partition, so if you delete your primary partition, which is the c: drive, you will not be able to put anything on that drive or even read from that drive until it is formatted.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >See our </span><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >fdisk simulation</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" > for additional information and examples.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><a name="07"></a><b><span style=";font-family:";" >ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" >FDISK SCRIPT FILE</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > - Fdisk has the capability of being run from an external file, allowing you to quickly create and delete partitions through Fdisk. To do this, create a file from the DOS </span><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >edit</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" > command. Below are the steps required in generating this file.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:";" ><a href="http://www.computerhope.com/edithlp.htm">Edit</a> fdisk.scr -</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > This will place you within the edit screen. Within this screen you will enter the commands you wish to be run in fdisk. For example, if you wish to run fdisk and display the partition information, you would enter 4.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Because fdisk requires you to press enter after you have chosen a selection, you will need to press <b>Ctrl + P</b> and then press <b>Ctrl + M</b>, which will create a music symbol, which acts as a carriage return.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >If you need to press the <b>esc key</b>, you would use <b>Ctrl + P</b> and then press <b>esc</b>, which would be represented as a backwards arrow.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >When doing the commands to run FDISK, all these must be on one line; do not place each command on separate lines.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" >Once you have created the script file, you can then type <b>fdisk <> that will then execute the script file. If the script file encounters an error during its process, you will need to recreate the script file where the mistake occurred. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p><b> </b><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >No fixed disk present.</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><b> </b><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Issue:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><b> </b><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" ><b>No fixed disk present<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><b> </b><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Cause:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><b> </b><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" ><b>This issue can be caused by any of the below possibilities.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><b> </b><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style=""><b>1.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></b></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><b>Hard disk drive not connected properly <o:p></o:p></b></span></p><b> </b><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style=""><b>2.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></b></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><b>Jumpers not set properly <o:p></o:p></b></span></p><b> </b><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style=""><b>3.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></b></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><b>CMOS not setup properly <o:p></o:p></b></span></p><b> </b><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style=""><b>4.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></b></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><b>Hardware is bad <o:p></o:p></b></span></p><b> </b><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Solution:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><b> </b><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >Hard disk drive not connected properly</span></b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" > </span><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><b> </b><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" ><b>If the computer has been recently moved or serviced, it is possible that the cables for the hard disk are not connected properly causing this error. Verify that the hard disk drive cables are connected and connected properly to the hard drive and the motherboard. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p><b> </b><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >Jumpers not set properly</span></b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" > </span><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><b> </b><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" ><b>If a new IDE device has been recently added to the computer and the jumpers are not set properly it is possible that this issue could occur as the computer cannot boot properly with the jumpers not set properly. Verify that the jumpers on the hard drive or other IDE devices are set properly to Master or Slave. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p><b> </b><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >CMOS not setup properly</span></b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" > </span><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><b> </b><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" ><b>Today, most computers will auto detect the hard drive in CMOS but some computers may need for the hard drive to be defined in CMOS. If a hard drive is not defined in CMOS this issue will occur. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p><b> </b><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" ><b>If CMOS has the availability for Auto Detect, CMOS values should not need to be entered. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p><b> </b><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" ><b>Additional information on how to enter CMOS can be found on our </b></span><b><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >CMOS page</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" >.<br />Listing of most hard drive CMOS settings can be found on our </span><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >Hard Drive Specification page</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" >. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><b> </b><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" >Hardware is bad</span></b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13;" > </span><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><b> </b><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" ><b>If all of the above have been checked and the issue persists it is likely that the computer may have bad hardware. Below is a short listing of hardware that can cause this issue if bad. We suggest replacing the hardware in the below order. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p><b> </b><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Symbol;font-size:10;" ><span style=""><b>·<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></b></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >IDE Cable</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><b> </b><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Symbol;font-size:10;" ><span style=""><b>·<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></b></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >Hard Drive</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><b> </b><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Symbol;font-size:10;" ><span style=""><b>·<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></b></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >Motherboard</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><b> </b><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Invalid Media Type reading drive C.</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><b> </b><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Issue:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><b> </b><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" ><b>Invalid Media Type reading drive C<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><b> </b><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Cause:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><b> </b><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" ><b>This can be caused by one of three following reasons:<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><b> </b><ol start="1" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=";font-family:";" ><b>The hard disk drive does not have a valid format. <o:p></o:p></b></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=";font-family:";" ><b>The hard disk drive has been fdisk but not formatted. <o:p></o:p></b></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=";font-family:";" ><b>The hard disk drive is bad. <o:p></o:p></b></span></li></ol><b> </b><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" >Solution:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><b> </b><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><b><span style=";font-family:";" >The hard disk drive does not have a valid format.</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><b> </b><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" ><b>If you are receiving this message when your computer boots it is likely that it is unable to read the format on the hard disk drive. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p><b> </b><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Symbol;font-size:10;" ><span style=""><b>·<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></b></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><b>Boot from a bootable floppy diskette <o:p></o:p></b></span></p><b> </b><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Symbol;font-size:10;" ><span style=""><b>·<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></b></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><b>Once at the A:\> attempt to type C: and press enter. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p><b> </b><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Symbol;font-size:10;" ><span style=""><b>·<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></b></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><b>If you do <u>not</u> receive this error message type the below commands.<br /><br />A: <press><br />fdisk /mbr <press><br />Sys c: <press><br />Once you have received the message System Transferred, reboot the computer and your issue should be resolved.<o:p></o:p></press></press></press></b></span></p><b> </b><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Symbol;font-size:10;" ><span style=""><b>·<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></b></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><b>If you receive the same Invalid Media Type reading type reading drive C: it is likely that the format on the hard disk drive is invalid and it is recommended that you re-format the hard disk drive by typing the below command after booting from a bootable floppy diskette.<br /><br />Format c: <press><br /><br />This will erase all of your information on the hard disk drive, however, it will recreate the format and should allow your hard disk drive to be read again<o:p></o:p></press></b></span></p><b> </b><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.25in;"><b><b><span style=";font-family:";" >The hard disk drive has been fdisk but not formatted:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><b> </b><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" ><b>If you have recently fdisk and deleted and recreated the partition on the hard disk drive, before the hard disk drive can be read you must format the hard disk drive by typing the below command after booting from a bootable floppy diskette. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p><b> </b><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" ><b>format c: <press> <o:p></o:p></press></b></span></p><b> </b><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" ><b>This will erase all of your information on the hard disk drive, however, it will recreate the format and should allow your hard disk drive to be read again. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p><b> </b><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" ><b>If the hard disk drive was able to successfully format without any errors, Install your </b></span><b><u><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >Operating System</span></u><span style=";font-family:";" > on the computer. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><b> </b><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><b><span style=";font-family:";" >The hard disk drive is bad:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><b> </b><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:";" ><b>If after following the above steps your hard disk drive is still unable to boot it is likely that the hard disk drive is bad.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><b> </b><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><b> </b></o:p></p><b><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span></b><b><br /></b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972721530231801102.post-76639221026106932412007-02-26T00:55:00.000-08:002009-02-01T20:37:05.839-08:00<h2><span lang="EN">Core 2 Duo Vs. Core Duo: Merom and Yonah square off<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p><span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p>Intel has consistently impressed with its mobile CPUs. The ageing <strong>Pentium M processor</strong> continues to be a solid foundation for laptops or desktop PCs (like the one in our ultimate quiet PC feature). The successor to the M processor — the <strong>Core Duo</strong> (codenamed Yonah), is a marvel of engineering that helped push the Centrino brand to new heights.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang="EN">But what of the recently released <strong>Core 2 Duo</strong> range of processors, known in tech circles as ‘Merom’? Intel says they are up to 20 per cent faster than the current crop of mobile chips, but are they really as good as it makes out? Bored, disillusioned with the world and with a complete lack of anything better to do, we thought we’d break it down for you Crave readers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang="EN">The first thing you need to know about Core 2 Duo is that <strong>it’s not</strong> hugely different to the Core Duo. The <strong>key difference</strong> is that the fastest chips in the range, the T7xxx series, use 4MB of level 2 cache instead of the standard 2MB. The entry-level chips use 2MB, but all Core 2 Duo CPUs have the benefit of 64-bit EM64T support — though we won’t see the full benefit of this until Windows Vista rolls around.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang="EN">For our test, we got hold of three laptops, two of which were from rockdirect. The first rock laptop uses a 2.33GHz Intel T2600 CPU — the fastest in the Core Duo range — while the second uses the new 2.13GHz T7400 from the Core 2 Duo family. The third laptop is a non-retail reference sample boasting a T7600 Core 2 Duo CPU. All three laptops use identical Intel 945PM chipsets, 1GB of DDR2 533MHz memory, and an Nvidia GeForce Go 7900 GTX graphics card.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang="EN">To put them through their paces we ran the PCMark 2005 synthetic benchmark application to test their core performance ability. We also ran 3DMark 2005 to test graphics capabilities, and MobileMark 2005 to test features such as battery life and general mobile performance. We also tried out Cinebench 9.5, a free 3D rendering benchmarking tool, to put the systems through their paces.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang="EN">According to PCMark 2005, there isn’t a massive difference between the three processors. The Core 2 Duo was around 5 per cent quicker, which isn’t worth writing home about. Cinebench 9.5 showed more of a difference — the top-spec Core 2 Duo machine was 11 per cent faster than the Core Duo system in our single CPU test, and 8.5 per cent faster in the multi-CPU test.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang="EN">Unsurprisingly, we didn’t spot much difference between the three processors during 3D gaming tests. They returned a nearly identical score in 3DMark 2005 and pretty much the same frame rates in F.E.A.R. As expected, the major bottleneck here is the graphics card. The Core 2 Duo processor is likely to be better than the Core Duo at running CPU-intensive games (such as those that display large numbers of non-playable characters on a screen simultaneously), but in most gaming situations the two CPUs are very similar.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang="EN">The all-important battery life figures make for interesting reading. All three laptops lasted pretty much the same amount of time when playing a DVD movie and they ran out of juice within a couple of minutes of each other when browsing the Web using Wi-Fi. We can only conclude that this is a good thing, as the Core 2 Duo gives better performance without losing any battery life.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang="EN">Ultimately, we have <strong>to conclude</strong> that the performance delta between Core Duo and Core 2 Duo is relatively small in most cases, but there are noticeable differences when running CPU-intensive applications. When using your laptop for simple everyday tasks like writing Word documents you’ll notice zero advantage with a Core 2 Duo. However, the new CPUs come into their own when performing more demanding tasks such as 3D rendering. Here it outperforms its predecessor by a notable, if hardly mind-blowing margin.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang="EN">Originally from - http://crave.cnet.co.uk</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;" align="center">============================================================================================<br /><b><u><span style=";font-size:14;color:black;" ><span style="font-size:100%;">:Windows <st1:place st="on">Vista</st1:place> Command Line List and Reference:</span> <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; vertical-align: top; line-height: 12pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color:black;">The list of commands available in the command line shell for Windows <st1:place st="on">Vista</st1:place> is similar to that for Windows XP but with some additions. The commands and a brief explanation of their functions is given. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; vertical-align: top; line-height: 12pt;"><span style="color:black;">Several commands are now in the standard list that were formerly available only in <a href="http://commandwindows.com/supporttools.htm"><span style="color:black;">Support Tools</span></a> or the <a href="http://commandwindows.com/server2003tools.htm"><span style="color:black;">Server 2003 Tools</span></a>. For example,<em> Robocopy</em> from Server 2003 is now included. There are also some new commands and they are indicated with an asterisk in the list below. <o:p></o:p></span></p><ol><li>ASSOC Displays or modifies file extension associations.</li><li>ATTRIB Displays or changes file attributes.</li><li>BREAK Sets or clears extended CTRL+C checking.</li><li>*BCDEDIT Sets properties in boot database to control boot loading.</li><li>CACLS Displays or modifies access control lists (ACLs) of files.</li><li>CALL Calls one batch program from another.</li><li>CD Displays the name of or changes the current directory.</li><li>CHCP Displays or sets the active code page number.</li><li>CHDIR Displays the name of or changes the current directory.</li><li>CHKDSK Checks a disk and displays a status report.</li><li>CHKNTFS Displays or modifies the checking of disk at boot time.</li><li>CLS Clears the screen.</li><li>CMD Starts a new instance of the Windows command interpreter.</li><li>COLOR Sets the default console foreground and background colors.</li><li>COMP Compares the contents of two files or sets of files.</li><li>COMPACT Displays or alters the compression of files on NTFS partitions.</li><li>CONVERT Converts FAT volumes to NTFS. You cannot convert the current drive.</li><li>COPY Copies one or more files to another location.</li><li>DATE Displays or sets the date.</li><li><st1:state st="on"><st1:place st="on">DEL</st1:place></st1:state> Deletes one or more files.</li><li>DIR Displays a list of files and subdirectories in a directory.</li><li>DISKCOMP Compares the contents of two floppy disks.</li><li>DISKCOPY Copies the contents of one floppy disk to another.</li><li>DISKPART Displays or configures Disk Partition properties.</li><li>DOSKEY Edits command lines, recalls Windows commands, and creates macros.</li><li>DRIVERQUERY Displays current device driver status and properties.</li><li>ECHO Displays messages, or turns command echoing on or off.</li><li>ENDLOCAL Ends localization of environment changes in a batch file.</li><li>ERASE Deletes one or more files.</li><li>EXIT Quits the CMD.EXE program (command interpreter).</li><li>FC Compares two files or sets of files, and displays the differences between them.</li><li>FIND Searches for a text string in a file or files.</li><li>FINDSTR Searches for strings in files.</li><li>FOR Runs a specified command for each file in a set of files.</li><li>FORMAT Formats a disk for use with Windows.</li><li>FSUTIL Displays or configures the file system properties.</li><li>FTYPE Displays or modifies file types used in file extension associations.</li><li>GOTO Directs the Windows command interpreter to a labeled line in a batch program.</li><li>GPRESULT Displays Group Policy information for machine or user.</li><li>GRAFTABL Enables Windows to display an extended character set in graphics mode.</li><li>HELP Provides Help information for Windows commands.</li><li>*ICACLS Display, modify, backup, or restore ACLs for files and directories.</li><li>IF Performs conditional processing in batch programs.</li><li>LABEL Creates, changes, or deletes the volume label of a disk.</li><li>MD Creates a directory.</li><li>MKDIR Creates a directory.</li><li>*MKLINK Creates Symbolic Links and Hard Links</li><li>MODE Configures a system device.</li><li>MORE Displays output one screen at a time.</li><li>MOVE Moves one or more files from one directory to another directory.</li><li>OPENFILES Displays files opened by remote users for a file share.</li><li>PATH Displays or sets a search path for executable files.</li><li>PAUSE Suspends processing of a batch file and displays a message.</li><li>POPD Restores the previous value of the current directory saved by PUSHD.</li><li>PRINT Prints a text file.</li><li>PROMPT Changes the Windows command prompt.</li><li>PUSHD Saves the current directory then changes it.</li><li>RD Removes a directory.</li><li>RECOVER Recovers readable information from a bad or defective disk.</li><li>REM Records comments (remarks) in batch files or CONFIG.SYS.</li><li>REN Renames a file or files.</li><li>RENAME Renames a file or files.</li><li>REPLACE Replaces files.</li><li>RMDIR Removes a directory.</li><li>ROBOCOPY Advanced utility to copy files and directory trees</li><li>SET Displays, sets, or removes Windows environment variables.</li><li>SETLOCAL Begins localization of environment changes in a batch file.</li><li>SC Displays or configures services (background processes).</li><li>SCHTASKS Schedules commands and programs to run on a computer.</li><li>SHIFT Shifts the position of replaceable parameters in batch files.</li><li>SHUTDOWN Allows proper local or remote shutdown of machine.</li><li>SORT Sorts input.</li><li>START Starts a separate window to run a specified program or command.</li><li>SUBST Associates a path with a drive letter.</li><li>SYSTEMINFO Displays machine specific properties and configuration.</li><li>TASKLIST Displays all currently running tasks including services.</li><li>TASKKILL Kill or stop a running process or application.</li><li>TIME Displays or sets the system time.</li><li>TITLE Sets the window title for a CMD.EXE session.</li><li>TREE Graphically displays the directory structure of a drive or path.</li><li>TYPE Displays the contents of a text file.</li><li>VER Displays the Windows version.</li><li>VERIFY Tells Windows whether to verify that your files are written correctly to a disk.</li><li>VOL Displays a disk volume label and serial number.</li><li>XCOPY Copies files and directory trees.</li><li><span style="font-size:0;"><span style="font-size:100%;">WMIC Displays WMI information inside interactive command</span><strong> </strong></span></li></ol><p>====================================================================================<br /><b><span style=";font-family:Verdana;color:black;" ><u>Access a Free Yahoo! 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In this example, the user name is "hmmzl34".<br />Enter your Yahoo! Mail password under Password:Click Next >Click Finish.<br /><br />Highlight localhost in the Internet Accounts window.Click Properties.<br /><br />Type "Yahoo! Mail" under Mail Account.Click OK.<span style=";font-family:Verdana;color:black;" >Click Close.<o:p></o:p></span><br /><br />=========================================================================================<br /><b><span style=";font-family:Verdana;color:black;" ><u>Best tricks foe using windows!!!</u></span></b><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><u>System Tips </u></span><span style=";font-family:Verdana;color:black;" ><br /></span><span style="color:black;"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></p><p align="justify"><span style="color:black;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Use the 'wild card' (*) in system searches. It's possible to find all pictures by using *.jpg, for instance. To list virtually every graphic on your hard drive, try *.jpg; *.png; *.gif; *.bmp. Multiple searches are possible using a semicolon followed by a space, then the next item. This works foe other file types, too, like *.doc or *.txt. The use of shortcut keys instead of mouse clicks is much more efficient. Re-training oneself to do so is a bit more challenging. Most folks know that pressing the CTRL key plus x cuts and item, CTRL+ c copies and CTRL+ v pastes, but don't forget to 'unload' the clipboard after copying a large graphic or hitting 'Print Screen.' Just copy something small, like a word of text, to replace that large load. Otherwise it ties up precious memory. Here are some more to try: CTRL+ A: Highlights all text in document CTRL+ close window closes all windows Windows: Display the Start menu Windows + D: Minimize or restore all windows Windows + E: Display Windows Explorer Windows + F: Display Search for files Windows + Ctrl + F: Display Search for computer Windows + F1: Display Help and Support Center Windows + R: Display Run dialog box Windows + break: Display System Properties dialog box Windows + shift + M: Undo minimize all windows Windows + tab: move through taskbar buttons Windows + U: Open Utility Manager And a new one (04/26/02) from Mark M.: CTRL+ Z is an unlimited UNDO In rich text environments like Outlook Express or Microsoft Word, SHIFT will traditionally 'select' and CTRL will 'move.' CTRL+ BACKSPACE will delete entire words at a time; CTRL+ HOME will take you to the top of the document; CTRL+ SHIFT + HOME will select all data between your cursor and the top of your document (END will take you to the end); CTRL+ LEFT CURSOR will move you one word back (and RIGHT will move you right); SHIFT+ HOME will select all text in that paragraph or line. Want more? Search "Keyboard Shortcuts" on your own computer.<o:p></o:p></span></span><span style=";font-family:Verdana;color:black;" ><o:p><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><br /></o:p></span><b><span style=";font-family:Verdana;color:black;" >Do Internet with Airtel n Bluetooth..<br /><br /></span></b>first download firefox........change its setting.go in tool<<<advance><<setting.......manual st="on"><st1:place st="on">ur</st1:place></setting.......manual> ready to do internet......<br /><br /></advance></p><p><span style=";font-family:Verdana;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span><b><span style=";font-family:Verdana;color:black;" >Search For Hidden Or System Files In Windows XP</span></b><span style=";font-family:Verdana;color:black;" >The Search companion in Windows XP searches for hidden and system files differently than in earlier versions of Windows. This guide describes how to search for hidden or system files in Windows XP. Search for Hidden or System Files By default, the Search companion does not search for hidden or system files. Because of this, you may be unable to find files, even though they exist on the drive. To search for hidden or system files in Windows XP: Click Start, click Search, click All files and folders, and then click More advanced options. Click to select the Search system folders and Search hidden files and folders check boxes. NOTE: You do not need to configure your computer to show hidden files in the Folder Options dialog box in Windows Explorer to find files with either the hidden or system attributes, but you need to configure your computer not to hide protected operating system files to find files with both the hidden and system attributes. Search Companion shares the Hide protected operating system files option (which hides files with both the system and hidden attributes) with the Folder Options dialog box Windows Explorer.<br /></span><span style=";font-family:Verdana;color:black;" ><o:p><br /></o:p></span><b><span style=";font-family:Verdana;color:black;" >Tips & Tricks for Symbians!!!</span></b><br /><br />Tip 1 : Do u know how to use the edit button (abc or pencil button)?Heres how... in the inbox for example; u wanna delete multiple sms, simply hold the edit button, scroll down, and then, press c to delete the marked sms. The edit button can also b used to copy and past text in sms, simply hold it and scroll across, choose copy. pretty good for placing song names in ngages Tip 2 : Shit happens, on a smartphone, its inevitable u do something wrong, and tis calls for a format of fone. to format the fone, press *#7370#, then enter the lock code, which is the sec code of the fone. NOTE: batt must b full, else if format is disrupted by low batt, consequences will b disatrous I heard the code *#7780# works too, pretty much the same i tink. for 6600 users, to format the fone, theres an alternative way. Press and hold <3>, <*> and Call (Send) buttons, then power on fone, keep holding on the 3 buttons, till u come to a format screen. this method ONLY works on 6600, and need not enter the sec code. BUT sec code would be reset to default 12345.<br /><br />Tip 3 : TO NGAGE USERS; Did u know u can install .sis files simply using the cable given? Juz plug it in, place the .sis file anywhere on e: (the mmc), not in any folders, root of e:, disconnect, then look for it in manager.<br /><br />Tip 4: Save on battery and system memory being used by regulary checking the task manager which can be accessed by holding down the menu button!!<br /><br />Tip 4a: Set the screen saver to a short time out period to prolong battery life.Tip 4b: Avoid restarting the phone, or repeatedly turning it on and off. This helps increase battery life.<br /><br />Tip 5: Type *#06# to display your IMEI serial number, very valuable for the unlocking your phone to other sim cards<br /><br />Tip 6: Type *#0000# to view which firmware version you are running<br /><br />Tip 7: If you would like to avoid being "blue jacked", keep bluetooth turned off, or set your phone's visibility to hidden.<span style=";font-family:Verdana;color:black;" ><br /><br />Tip 8: Don't want to carry a watch and a phone? Set the screen saver to show date and time, then you can ditch the watch.<o:p></o:p></span><span style=";font-family:Verdana;color:black;" ><o:p><br /><br /></o:p></span><b><span style=";font-family:Verdana;color:black;" >Make your Folders Private<br /><br /></span></b><span style=";font-family:Verdana;color:black;" >•Open My Computer<br /><br />•Double-click the drive where Windows is installed (usually drive (C:), unless you have more than one drive on your computer).<br /><br />•If the contents of the drive are hidden, under System Tasks, click Show the contents of this drive.<br /><br />•Double-click the Documents and Settings folder.<br /><br />•Double-click your user folder.<br /><br />•Right-click any folder in your user profile, and then click Properties.<br /><br />•On the Sharing tab, select the Make this folder private so that only I have access to it check box. Note<br /><br />•To open My Computer, click Start, and then click My Computer.<br /><br />•This option is only available for folders included in your user profile. Folders in your user profile include My Documents and its sub folders, Desktop, Start Menu, Cookies, and Favorites. If you do not make these folders private, they are available to everyone who uses your computer.<br /><br />•When you make a folder private, all of its sub-folders are private as well. For example, when you make My Documents private, you also make My Music and My Pictures private. When you share a folder, you also share all of its sub folders unless you make them private.<br /><br />•You cannot make your folders private if your drive is not formatted as NTFS For information about converting your drive to NTFS<o:p></o:p></span><br /><span lang="EN">================================================================================<br /></span><span style=";font-family:Verdana;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b style="font-weight: bold;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;color:black;" >Faster boot time in xp:</span></b></span><br /></span><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:12;color:black;" ><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />First, let's do a bit of comparing with the "before and after" you try this registry trick. Please try restarting your pc and observe at the blue lines that appear upon booting. Notice how many times it appeared? Now try this...<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">Here's How:</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br />[hide]To increase system boot speed, here's what you can do:<br /><br />1. Start>run> and type ''regedit''<br /><br />2. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/ SYSTEM / CurrentControlSet / Control / Session Manager / Memory Managment / PrefetchParameters / EnablePrefetcher.<br /><br />3. Double click on "Enableprefetcher"<br /><br />4. Past 1 in Value Date, and Hexadecimal most be on(enable)<br /><br />Then restart the pc and and look at the blue lines again. See how many times or how fast it goes? Most of the time it just quickly passes that part.<br /><br />=====================================================================================</span></span></p><p><b><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:9;color:black;" ><span style="font-size:100%;">Windows RUN Commands...:</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></span></b><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;color:black;" ></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Wanted to Browse fast in windows. Remember these commands.<br />This will really save a lot of time of your. There are many<br />commands which you might have never seen or never knew.<br />There are certain properties of windows which you hardly know<br />exist in windows. Here is a list of 112 run commands.<br /><br /><u>Windows Run Commands</u></span></b></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;color:black;" ><br /><br />Accessibility Controls------- access.cpl<br />Add Hardware Wizard------- hdwwiz.cpl<br />Add/Remove Programs------- appwiz.cpl<br />Administrative Tools------- control admintools<br />Automatic Updates------- wuaucpl.cpl<br />Bluetooth Transfer Wizard------- fsquirt<br />Calculator------- calc<br />Certificate Manager certmgr.msc<br />Character Map charmap<br />Check Disk Utility------- chkdsk<br />Clipboard Viewer------- clipbrd<br />Command Prompt------- cmd<br />Component Services------- dcomcnfg<br />Computer Management------- compmgmt.msc<br />timedate.cpl------- ddeshare<br />Device Manager------- devmgmt.msc<br />Direct X Control Panel (If Installed)*------- directx.cpl<br />Direct X Troubleshooter------- dxdiag<br />Disk Cleanup Utility------- cleanmgr<br />Disk Defragment------- dfrg.msc<br />Disk Management------- diskmgmt.msc<br />Disk Partition Manager------- diskpart<br />Display Properties------- control desktop<br />Display Properties------- desk.cpl<br />Display Properties (w/Appearance Tab Preselected)------- control color<br />Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility------- drwtsn32<br />Driver Verifier Utility------- verifier<br />Event Viewer------- eventvwr.msc<br />File Signature Verification Tool------- sigverif<br />Findfast------- findfast.cpl<br />Folders Properties------- control folders<br />Fonts------- control fonts<br />Fonts Folder------- fonts<br />Free Cell Card Game------- freecell<br />Game Controllers------- joy.cpl<br />Group Policy Editor (XP Prof)------- gpedit.msc<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style="font-weight: bold;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;color:black;" >Hearts Card Game</span></b></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;color:black;" >------- mshearts<br />Iexpress Wizard------- iexpress<br />Indexing Service------- ciadv.msc<br />Internet Properties------- inetcpl.cpl<br />IP Configuration (Display Connection Configuration)------- ipconfig /all<br />IP Configuration (Display DNS Cache Contents)------- ipconfig /displaydns<br />IP Configuration (Delete DNS Cache Contents)------- ipconfig /flushdns<br />IP Configuration (Release All Connections)------- ipconfig /release<br />IP Configuration (Renew All Connections)------- ipconfig /renew<br />IP Configuration (Refreshes DHCP & Re-Registers DNS)------- ipconfig /registerdns<br />IP Configuration (Display DHCP Class ID)------- ipconfig /showclassid<br />IP Configuration (Modifies DHCP Class ID)------- ipconfig /setclass<br />Java Control Panel (If Installed) jpicpl32.cpl<br />Java Control Panel (If Installed)------- javaws<br />Keyboard Properties------- control keyboard<br />Local Security Settings------- secpol.msc<br />Local Users and Groups------- lusrmgr.msc<br />Logs You Out Of Windows------- logoff<br />Microsoft Chat------- winchat<br />Minesweeper Game------- winmine<br />Mouse Properties------- control mouse<br />Mouse Properties------- main.cpl<br />Network Connections------- control netconnections<br />Network Connections------- ncpa.cpl<br />Network Setup Wizard------- netsetup.cpl<br />Notepad------- notepad<br />Nview Desktop Manager (If Installed)------- nvtuicpl.cpl<br />Object Packager------- packager<br />ODBC Data Source Administrator------- odbccp32.cpl<br />On Screen Keyboard------- osk<br />Opens AC3 Filter (If Installed)------- ac3filter.cpl<br />Password Properties------- password.cpl<br />Performance Monitor------ perfmon.msc<br />Performance Monitor------- perfmon<br />Phone and Modem Options------- telephon.cpl<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style="font-weight: bold;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;color:black;" >Power Configuration</span></b></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;color:black;" >------- powercfg.cpl<br />Printers and Faxes------- control printers<br />Printers Folder------- printers<br />Private Character Editor------- eudcedit<br />Quicktime (If Installed)------- QuickTime.cpl<br />Regional Settings------- intl.cpl<br />Registry Editor------- regedit<br />Registry Editor------- regedit32<br />Remote Desktop------- mstsc<br />Removable Storage------- ntmsmgr.msc<br />Removable Storage Operator Requests------- ntmsoprq.msc<br />Resultant Set of Policy (XP Prof)------- rsop.msc<br />Scanners and Cameras------- sticpl.cpl<br />Scheduled Tasks------- control schedtasks<br />Security Center------- wscui.cpl<br />Services------- services.msc<br />Shared Folders------- fsmgmt.msc<br />Shuts Down Windows------- shutdown<br />Sounds and Audio------- mmsys.cpl<br />Spider Solitare Card Game------- spider<br />SQL Client Configuration------- cliconfg<br />System Configuration Editor------- sysedit<br />System Configuration Utility------- msconfig<br />System File Checker Utility (Scan Immediately)------- sfc /scannow<br />System File Checker Utility (Scan Once At Next Boot)------- sfc /scanonce<br />System File Checker Utility (Scan On Every Boot)------- sfc /scanboot<br />System File Checker Utility (Return to Default Setting)------- sfc /revert<br />System File Checker Utility (Purge File Cache)------- sfc /purgecache<br />System File Checker Utility (Set Cache Size to size x)------- sfc /cachesize=x<br />System Properties------- sysdm.cpl<br />Task Manager------- taskmgr<br />Telnet Client------- telnet<br />User Account Management------- nusrmgr.cpl<br />Utility Manager------- utilman<br />Windows Firewall------- firewall.cpl<br />Windows Magnifier------- magnify<br />Windows Management Infrastructure------- wmimgmt.msc<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style="font-weight: bold;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;color:black;" >Windows System Security Tool</span></b></span><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:9;color:black;" ><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">------- syskey</span><br /><b style="font-weight: bold;">Windows Update Launches</b><span style="font-weight: bold;">------- wupdmgr</span><br /><b style="font-weight: bold;">Windows XP Tour Wizard</b><span style="font-weight: bold;">------- tourstart</span><br /><b style="font-weight: bold;">Wordpad</b><span style="font-weight: bold;">------- write</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />=============================================================================================</span></span><br /></span></p><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.sophos.com/tools/sav32sfx.exe">http://www.sophos.com/tools/sav32sfx.exe</a><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br />OK buddy, doctor's diagnosis - virus/spyware infection. You should scan your PC for viruses ASAP. I am assuming that there is no updated resident antivirus program on your PC, and that the virus in question may contain protected TSRs. So, I would recommend the Sophos Command Line scanner for now, use the link in the subject line to download, its 10.1MB.<br /><br />Just download, extract, and burn the files to a disc on an uninfected computer (recommended). Then, boot up your PC in 'Safe Mode with Command Prompt' with the disc in the drive. Change directory to wherever sav32cli.exe is on the CD, and type the following:<br /><br />SAV32CLI -DI -REMOVE -P=C:\LOG.TXT<br /><br />The DI switch disinfects, REMOVE toasts lost souls, and the log file will give you an idea of who those lost souls are, should you have to reinstall them.<span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><o:p>====================================================================================================<br /></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;color:black;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">REGARDING POWER MANAGEMENT:</span><br /></span></p><p><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;color:black;" >Fast User Switching can be turned-on with Windows XP Professional only when your computer is not part of a domain.<br /><br />Power Options in Control Panel lets you adjust any power management option that your computer's unique hardware configuration supports. These options vary widely from computer to computer. Power Options automatically detects what is available on your computer and shows you only the options that you can control.<br /><br /><b>ACPI</b>—If you are not sure whether your computer is ACPI–compliant, check your manufacturer's documentation. During Windows Setup, ACPI is installed only if all components present during Setup support power management.<br /><br />The Hibernate function in Windows XP Professional can make the batteries in your laptop computer last longer.<br /><br />Windows XP supports the industry standard power management technology known as the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI), which enables the operating system to control power to your computer and peripheral devices. The power management features in Windows XP include Hibernate and Standby. Hibernate saves an image of your desktop with all open files and documents, and then it powers down your computer. When you turn on power, your files and documents are open on your desktop exactly as you left them. Standby reduces the power consumption of your computer by cutting power to hardware components you are not using. Standby can cut power to peripheral devices, your monitor, even your hard drive, but maintains power to your computer’s memory so you don’t lose your work.<br /><br /><b>Power Management Performance<br /></b>Windows XP wakes from Hibernate faster than any earlier version of Windows. So you can preserve your batteries without taking time to close all your files and shut down, and then restart and open all your files when you’re ready to work again. If you need to leave your computer, you can just leave it. Windows XP can automatically put your computer into Hibernate mode after a specified period of inactivity. Or Windows XP can detect when your batteries are running low, and then automatically put your computer in Hibernate mode to save your work before the battery fails. To put your computer into hibernation, you must have a computer that is set up by the manufacturer to support this option.<br /><br /><b>To automatically put your computer into hibernation:<br /></b>You must be logged on to your computer with an owner account in order to complete this procedure. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 25.5pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:Symbol;font-size:85%;color:black;" ><span style="font-size:0;">·<span style="font-size:0;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;color:black;" >Open Power Options in Control Panel. (Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click Power Options.).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 25.5pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:Symbol;font-size:85%;color:black;" ><span style="font-size:0;">·<span style="font-size:0;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;color:black;" >Click the Hibernate tab, select the Enable hibernate support check box, and then click Apply. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;color:black;" >If the Hibernate tab is unavailable, your computer does not support this feature.<br />Click the APM tab, click Enable Advanced Power Management support, and then click Apply.<br /><br />The APM tab is unavailable on ACPI–compliant computers. ACPI automatically enables Advanced Power Management, which disables the APM tab.<br />Click the Power Schemes tab, and then select a time period in System hibernates. Your computer hibernates after it has been idle for the specified amount of time.<br /><br /><b>To manually put your computer into hibernation:<br /></b>You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of either the Administrators or Power Users group in order to complete this procedure. If your computer is connected to a network, network policy settings might also prevent you from completing this procedure. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 25.5pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:Symbol;font-size:85%;color:black;" ><span style="font-size:0;">·<span style="font-size:0;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;color:black;" >Open Power Options in Control Panel. (Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click Power Options.).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 25.5pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:Symbol;font-size:85%;color:black;" ><span style="font-size:0;">·<span style="font-size:0;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;color:black;" >Click the Hibernate tab, and then select the Enable hibernate support check box. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 25.5pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:Symbol;font-size:85%;color:black;" ><span style="font-size:0;">·<span style="font-size:0;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;color:black;" >If the Hibernate tab is not available, your computer does not support this feature. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 25.5pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:Symbol;font-size:85%;color:black;" ><span style="font-size:0;">·<span style="font-size:0;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;color:black;" >Click OK to close the Power Options dialog box. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 25.5pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:Symbol;font-size:85%;color:black;" ><span style="font-size:0;">·<span style="font-size:0;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;color:black;" >Click Start, and then click Shut Down. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 25.5pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=";font-family:Symbol;font-size:85%;color:black;" ><span style="font-size:0;">·<span style="font-size:0;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;color:black;" >In the What do you want the computer to do drop-down list, click Hibernate. <o:p></o:p></span></p><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:8;color:black;" ><span style="font-size:85%;">If you are using Windows XP Home Edition, or Windows XP Professional with Fast User Switching turned on, the Shut Down menu will present the options to Stand By, Turn Off, or Restart your computer. Hold down the Shift key, and the Stand By button will change to Hibernate.<br /><br />====================================================================================================<br /><br /></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Verdana;color:black;" >Nokia Secret GSM Codes</span></b></span><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:9;color:black;" ><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />To check the IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) type *#06#<br /><br />Information you get from the IMEI :<br /><br /><br />XXXXXX XX XXXXXX X<br /><br />TAC FAC SNR SPTAC = Type approval code<br />FAC = Final assembly code<br />SNR = Serial number<br /><br /><br />SP = Spare<br /><br />To check the phones software revision type *#0000#<br />Information you get from the software revision :<br />V 05.31<br />18-02-99<br />NSE-3<br />-1st line = software revision-2nd line = the date of the software release<br />-3rd line = phone type(generation)<br /><br /><br />TO ENTER THE SERVICE MENU type *#92702689# (*#WAROANTY#)-Serial number IMEI<br />-Production date(MM/YY)<br />-Purchase date (MM/YY) You can only enter the date once.<br />-Date of last repair (0000=No repair)-<br /><br />Transfer user data to another Nokia phone via infra red<br /><br />NOKIA 1610/1611<br /><br />*#170602112302# show the software version<br /><br />NOKIA 2110<br /><br />*#3283# phone information<br />for 2110i *#170602112302# or *#9999# to see the software version<br />for 2110 *#682371158412125# to see the software version<br /><br />NOKIA 3110<br />*#7780# make a reset<br />*#3110# to see the software version<br />*#92702689# to enter the secret menu<br /><br />NOKIA 5110<br />*#0000# show the software version<br />*#92702689# to enter the secret menu<br /><br />NOKIA 6110/6150<br />*#0000# show the software version<br />*#92702689# to enter the secret menu<br /><br />NOKIA 8110/8210/8810<br />*#0000# show the software version<br />*#921702689# to enter the secret menu</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p>===================================================================================<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">New </span><st1:place style="font-weight: bold;" st="on">Vista</st1:place><span style="font-weight: bold;"> RTM Timer Stopper Crack:</span><br /><br />How to activate Vista RTM with Timer Stopper Crack by Dr. Hisham - CORE - (C)hallenge (O)f (R)everse (E)ngineering!.<br /><br />New Windows Vista instalation:<br /><br />1. Go to your BIOS, set the year to 2099.<br /><br />2. Disconnect Internet (physically pull out your LAN cable if you will tongue.gif )<br /><br />3. Install <st1:place st="on">Vista</st1:place>. DO NOT enter any key while installing, and select the Ultimate edition.<br /><br />4. Once vista boots up for the first time, set the year back to 2006 (from within <st1:place st="on">Vista</st1:place>). Remember, internet should still be disconnected.<br /><br />5. Reboot, and check date in BIOS to make sure its 2006.<br /><br />6. Use enclosed patch<br /><br />7. Unzip the patch and run the exe.<br /><br />8. Click on test. It should say 4 timers stopped.<br /><br />9. Click on the install button.<br /><br />10. Reboot.<br /><br />11. Connect Internet<br /><br />12. Test by typing “slmgr -dlv” in the command prompt (in administrator mode), and note the minutes.<br /><br />13. After about an hour of use, reboot and redo step 12. The minutes should remain same!<br /><br />14. Enjoy!<br /><br />If you already have vista installed, you dont need to re-install it. You can just re-arm in 2099. Steps:<br /><br />1. Go to your BIOS, set the year to 2099.<br /><br />2. Disconnect Internet (physically pull out your LAN cable if you will tongue.gif )<br /><br />3. Boot vista, open command prompt in administrator mode and type “slmgr -rearm”. Wait for the command to complete, and then reboot.<br /><br />4. Once vista boots up, set the year back to 2006 (from within <st1:place st="on">Vista</st1:place>). Remember, internet should still be disconnected.<br /><br />5. Reboot, and check date in BIOS to make sure its 2006.<br /><br />6. Use enclosed patch<br /><br />7. Unzip the patch and run the exe.<br /><br />8. Click on test. It should say 4 timers stopped.<br /><br />9. Click on the install button.<br /><br />10. Reboot.<br /><br />11. Connect Internet<br /><br />12. Test by typing “slmgr -dlv” in the command prompt (in administrator mode), and note the minutes.<br /><br />13. After about an hour of use, reboot and redo step 12. The minutes should remain same!<br /><br />14. Enjoy!<br /><br />Download:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.verzend.be/v/6536062/New_Vista_RTM_Timer_Stopper_Crack.rar.html">http://www.verzend.be/v/6536062/New_Vista_RTM_Timer_Stopper_Crack.rar.html</a><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:8;color:black;" ><span style="font-size:85%;">===========================================================================================</span></span></p><p><strong><u>Optimize Windows XP:</u></strong></p><p>Originally from - <a href="http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/">http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/</a><br /><br /><u><strong>Beginners:</strong></u><br />· Remove Annoying Delete Confirmation Messages<br />Although not strictly a performance tweak I love this fix as it makes my machine ‘feel’ faster. I hate the annoying ‘are you sure?’ messages that XP displays, especially if I have to use a laptop touchpad to close them. To remove these messages:</p><ul><li>Right-click on the ‘Recycle Bin’ on the desktop and then click ‘Properties’<br /></li><li>Clear the ‘Display Delete Confirmation Dialog’ check box and click ‘Ok’. If you do accidentally delete a file don’t worry as all is not lost. Just go to your Recycle Bin and ‘Restore’ the file.</li></ul><p><br /><strong>· Disable Indexing Services:</strong></p><ul><li>Indexing Services is a small little program that uses large amounts of RAM and can often make a computer endlessly loud and noisy. This system process indexes and updates lists of all the files that are on your computer. It does this so that when you do a search for something on your computer; it will search faster by scanning the index lists. If you don’t search your computer often, or even if you do search often, this system service is completely unnecessary. To disable do the following:</li><li>Go to Start</li><li>Click Settings</li><li>Click Control Panel</li><li>Double-click Add/Remove Programs</li><li>Click the Add/Remove Window Components</li><li>Uncheck the Indexing services box</li><li>Click ‘Next’</li></ul><p><br /><strong><u>· Optimize Display Settings :</u></strong></p><p>Windows XP can look sexy but displaying all the visual items can waste system resources. To optimize:</p><ul><li>Go to Start</li><li>Click Settings</li><li>Click Control Panel</li><li>Click System</li><li>Click Advanced tab</li><li>In the Performance tab click Settings</li><li>Leave only the following ticked: </li></ul><ol><li>Show shadows under menus</li><li>Show shadows under mouse pointer</li><li>Show translucent selection rectangle</li><li>Use drop shadows for icons labels on the desktop</li><li>Use visual styles on windows and buttons<br /></li></ol><p><strong><u>· Speedup Folder Browsing :</u></strong></p><p>You may have noticed that every-time you open my computer to browse folders that there is a slight delay. This is because Windows XP automatically searches for network files and printers every-time you open Windows Explorer. To fix this and to increase browsing significantly:<br />Open My Computer:</p><ul><li>Click on Tools menu</li><li>Click on Folder Options</li><li>Click on the View tab.</li><li>Uncheck the Automatically search for network folders and printers check box</li><li>Click Apply</li><li>Click Ok</li><li>Reboot your computer</li></ul><p><u><strong>· Disable Performance Counters:</strong> </u></p><p>Windows XP has a performance monitor utility which monitors several areas of your PC’s performance. These utilities take up system resources so disabling is a good idea. </p><p><strong><u>To disable:</u></strong></p><ul><li>download and install the <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/tools/existing/exctrlst-o.asp">Extensible Performance Counter</a> List<br />Then select each counter in turn in the ‘Extensible performance counters’ window and clear the ‘performance counters enabled’ checkbox at the bottom below<br /></li><li><strong>Improve Memory Usage </strong><a href="http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/Cacheman/982371189/1"><strong>Cacheman</strong></a> </li><li>Cacheman Improves the performance of your computer by optimizing the disk cache, memory and a number of other settings. Once Installed:<br /></li><li>Go to Show Wizard and select All</li><li>Run all the wizards by selecting Next or Finished until you are back to the main menu. Use the defaults unless you know exactly what you are doing</li><li>Exit and Save Cacheman</li><li>Restart Windows</li></ul><p><strong><u>· Optimize your internet connection:</u></strong></p><p>There are lots of ways to do this but by far the easiest is to run <a href="http://www.speedguide.net/files/TCPOptimizer.exe">TCP/IP Optimizer</a>:</p><ul><li>Download and install</li><li>Click the General Settings tab and select your Connection Speed (Kbps)</li><li>Click Network Adapter and choose the interface you use to connect to the Internet</li><li>Check Optimal Settings then Apply</li><li>Reboot<br /></li></ul><p><strong><u>· Optimise Your Pagefile</u></strong>:</p><p>If you give your pagefile a fixed size it saves the operating system from needing to resize the page file:</p><p></p><ul><li>Right click on My Computer and select Properties</li><li>Select the Advanced tab</li><li>Under Performance choose the Settings button<br />Select the Advanced tab again and under Virtual Memory select Change</li><li>Highlight the drive containing your page file and make the initial Size of the file the same as the Maximum Size of the file.</li></ul><p>Windows XP sizes the page file to about 1.5X the amount of actual physical memory by default. While this is good for systems with smaller amounts of memory (under 512MB) it is unlikely that a typical XP desktop system will ever need 1.5 X 512MB or more of virtual memory. If you have less than 512MB of memory, leave the page file at its default size. If you have 512MB or more, change the ratio to 1:1 page file size to physical memory size.</p><p><strong>· Run </strong><a href="http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=664"><strong>BootVis</strong></a><strong> - Improve Boot Times<br /></strong>BootVis will significantly improve boot times:</p><ul><li>Download and Run</li><li>Select Trace</li><li>Select Next Boot and Driver Trace</li><li>A Trace Repetitions screen will appear, select Ok and Reboot</li><li>Upon reboot, BootVis will automatically start, analyze and log your system’s boot process.</li><li>When it’s done, in the menu go to Trace and select Optimize System</li><li>Reboot.</li><li>When your machine has rebooted wait until you see the Optimizing System box appear. Be patient and wait for the process to complete<br /></li></ul><p><strong><u>· Remove Fonts for Speed:</u></strong></p><p>Fonts, especially TrueType fonts, use quite a bit of system resources. For optimal performance, trim your fonts down to just those that you need to use on a daily basis and fonts that applications may require.</p><ul><li>Open Control Panel</li><li>Open Fonts folder</li><li>Move fonts you don’t need to a temporary directory (e.g. C:\FONTBKUP?) just in case you need or want to bring a few of them back. The more fonts you uninstall, the more system resources you will gain.<br /></li></ul><p><u><strong>Intermediate Users:</strong></u></p><p><strong>Turn Off System Restore:-<br /></strong>System Restore can be a useful if your computer is having problems, however storing all the restore points can literally take up Gigabytes of space on your hard drive. To turn off System Restore:</p><ul><li>Open Control Panel</li><li>Click on Performance and Maintenance</li><li>Click on System</li><li>Click on the System Restore tab</li><li>Tick ‘Turn off System Restore on All Drives’</li><li>Click ‘Ok’</li></ul><p><strong><u>Defragment Your Pagefile:-</u></strong><br />Keeping your pagefile defragmented can provide a major performance boost. One of the best ways of doing this is to create a separate partition on your hard drive just for your page file, so that it doesn’t get impacted by normal disk usage. Another way of keeping your pagefile defragmented is to run <a title="Download PageDefrag" href="http://www.sysinternals.com/files/pagedfrg.zip">PageDefrag</a>. This cool little app can be used to defrag your pagefile, and can also be set to defrag the pagefile every time your PC starts. To install:</p><ul><li>Download and Run PageDefrag</li><li>Tick “Defrag at next Reboot”,</li><li>Click “Ok”</li><li>Reboot</li></ul><p><strong><u>· Make Your Menus Load Faster:</u></strong></p><p>This is one of my favourite tweaks as it makes a huge difference to how fast your machine will ‘feel’. What this tweak does is remove the slight delay between clicking on a menu and XP displaying the menu.</p><ul><li>Go to Start then Run</li><li>Type ‘Regedit’ then click ‘Ok’</li><li>Find “HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop”</li><li>Select “MenuShowDelay”</li><li>Right click and select “Modify’</li><li>Reduce the number to around “100?<br /></li></ul><p>This is the delay time before a menu is opened. You can set it to “0? but it can make windows really hard to use as menus will open if you just look at them - well move your mouse over them anyway. I tend to go for anywhere between 50-150 depending on my mood</p><p><strong><u>· Make Programs Load Faster :</u></strong></p><p>This little tweak tends to work for most programs. If your program doesn’t load properly just undo the change. For any program:</p><ul><li>Right-click on the icon/shortcut you use to launch the program</li><li>Select properties</li><li>In the ‘target’ box, add ‘ /prefetch:1′ at the end of the line.</li><li>Click “Ok”</li></ul><p><strong><u>· Ensure XP Is Using DMA Mode:</u></strong></p><p>XP enables DMA for Hard-Drives and CD-Roms by default on most ATA or ATAPI (IDE) devices. However, sometimes computers switch to PIO mode which is slower for data transfer - a typical reason is because of a virus. To ensure that your machine is using DMA: </p><ul><li>Open ‘Device Manager’ </li><li>Double-click ‘IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers’ </li><li>Right-click ‘Primary Channel’ and select ‘Properties’ and then ‘Advanced Settings’ </li><li>In the ‘Current Transfer Mode’ drop-down box, select ‘DMA if Available’ if the current setting is ‘PIO Only’ </li></ul><p><strong><u>Advanced Users :</u></strong></p><p>Speed Up Boot Times I<br />This tweak works by creating a batch file to clear the temp and history folders everytime you shutdown so that your PC doesn’t waste time checking these folders the next time it boots. It’s quite simple to implement:</p><ul><li>Open Notepad and create a new file with the following entries: </li></ul><ol><li>RD /S /q “C:\Documents and Settings”UserName without quotes”\Local Settings\History”</li><li>RD /S /q “C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\Local Settings\History” </li><li>RD /S /q “D:\Temp” <–”Deletes temp folder, type in the location of your temp folder”</li></ol><ul><li>Save the new as anything you like but it has to be a ‘.bat’ file e.g. fastboot.bat or deltemp.bat </li><li>Click ‘Start’ then ‘Run’ </li><li>Type in ‘gpedit.msc’ and hit ‘ok’ </li><li>Click on ‘Computer Configuration’ then ‘Windows Settings’ </li><li>Double-click on ‘Scripts’ and then on ‘Shutdown’ </li><li>Click ‘Add’ and find the batch file that you created and then press ‘Ok’ </li></ul><p><strong><u>Speed Up Boot Times II:</u></strong> </p><p>When your PC starts it usually looks for any bootable media in any floppy or cd-rom drives you have installed before it gets around to loading the Operating System from the HDD. This can waste valuable time. To fix this we need to make some changes to the Bios. </p><ul><li>To enter the bios you usually press ‘F2′ or ‘delete’ when your PC starts </li><li>Navigate to the ‘Boot’ menu </li><li>Select ‘Boot Sequence’ </li><li>Then either move your Hard drive to the top position or set it as the ‘First Device’5. Press the ‘Escape’ key to leave the bios. Don’t forget to save your settings before exiting </li></ul><p><strong>Note:</strong> Once this change has been made, you won’t be able to boot from a floppy disc or a CD-rom. If for some strange reason you need to do this in the future, just go back into your bios, repeat the steps above and put your floppy or CD-rom back as the ‘First Device’ </p><p><strong><u>Speed Up Boot Times III:</u></strong></p><p>When your computer boots up it usually has to check with the network to see what IP addresses are free and then it grabs one of these. By configuring a manually assigned IP address your boot time will improve. To do this do the following: </p><ul><li>Click on ‘Start’ and then ”Connect To/Show All Connections’ </li><li>Right-click your network adapter card and click ‘Properties’ </li><li>On the ‘General’ tab, select ‘TCP/IP’ in the list of services and click ‘Properties’ </li><li>In the TCP/IP properties, click ‘Use the following address’ and enter an IP address for your PC. If you are using a router this is usually 192.168.0.xx or 192.168.1.xx. If you are not sure what address you could check with your ISP or go to ‘Start/run’ and type ‘cmd’ and then ‘ipconfig/all’. This will show your current IP settings which you will need to copy </li><li>Enter the correct details for ‘Subnet mask’, ‘Default gateway’ and ‘DNS Server’. Again if you are not sure what figures to enter use ‘ipconfig/all’ as in stage 4 · </li></ul><p><strong><u>Disable Unnecessary Services:</u></strong> </p><p>Because Windows XP has to be all things to all people it has many services running that take up system resources that you will never need.Below is a list of services that can be disabled on most machines: </p><ul><li>Alerter </li><li>Clipbook </li><li>Computer Browser </li><li>Distributed Link Tracking Client </li><li>Fast User Switching </li><li>Help and Support - (If you use Windows Help and Support leave this enabled) </li><li>Indexing Service </li><li>IPSEC Services </li><li>Messenger </li><li>Netmeeting Remote Desktop Sharing (disabled for extra security) </li><li>Portable Media Serial Number </li><li>Remote Desktop Help Session Manager (disabled for extra security) </li><li>Remote Procedure Call Locator </li><li>Remote Registry (disabled for extra security) </li><li>Remote Registry Service </li><li>Secondary Logon </li><li>Routing & Remote Access (disabled for extra security) </li><li>Server </li><li>SSDP Discovery Service - (Unplug n’ Pray will disable this) </li><li>Telnet </li><li>TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper </li><li>Upload Manager </li><li>Universal Plug and Play Device Host</li><li>Windows Time </li><li>Wireless Zero Configuration (Do not disable if you use a wireless network) </li></ul><p><strong><u>To disable these services:</u></strong></p><ul><li>Go to Start and then Run and type “services.msc” </li><li>Doubleclick on the service you want to change </li><li>Change the startup type to ‘Disable” · </li></ul><p><strong><u>Speedup Folder Access - Disable Last Access Update</u></strong>:</p><p>If you have a lot of folders and subdirectories on your computer, when you access a directory XP wastes a lot of time updating the time stamp showing the last access time for that directory and for ALL sub directories. To stop XP doing this you need to edit the registry. If you are uncomfortable doing this then please do not attempt. </p><ul><li>Go to Start and then Run and type “regedit” </li><li>lick through the file system until you get to “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem” </li><li>Right-click in a blank area of the window on the right and select ‘DWORD Value’ </li><li>Create a new DWORD Value called ‘NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate’ </li><li>Then Right click on the new value and select ‘Modify’ </li><li>Change the Value Data to ‘1′ </li><li>Click ‘OK’ · </li></ul><p><strong><u>Improve Boot Times:</u></strong></p><p>A great new feature in Microsoft Windows XP is the ability to do a boot defragment. This places all boot files next to each other on the disk to allow for faster booting. By default this option in enables but on some builds it is not so below is how to turn it on. </p><ul><li>Go to Start Menu and Click Run </li><li>Type in “Regedit” then click ok </li><li>Find “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg\BootOpt imizeFunction” </li><li>Select “Enable” from the list on the right </li><li>Right on it and select “Modify” </li><li>hange the value to “Y to enable” </li><li>Reboot · </li></ul><p><strong><u>Improve Swapfile Performance:</u></strong> </p><p>If you have more than 256MB of RAM this tweak will considerably improve your performance. It basically makes sure that your PC uses every last drop of memory (faster than swap file) before it starts using the swap file. </p><ul><li>Go to Start then Run </li><li>Type “msconfig.exe” then ok </li><li>Click on the System.ini tab </li><li>Expand the 386enh tab by clicking on the plus sign </li><li>Click on new then in the blank box type”ConservativeSwapfileUsage=1? </li><li>Click OK </li><li>Restart PC · </li></ul><p><strong><u>Improve XP Shutdown Speed:</u></strong></p><p>This tweak reduces the time XP waits before automatically closing any running programs when you give it the command to shutdown. </p><ul><li>Go to Start then select Run </li><li>Type ‘Regedit’ and click ok </li><li>Find ‘HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop’Select ‘WaitToKillAppTimeout’ </li><li>Right click and select ‘Modify’ </li><li>Change the value to ‘1000′ </li><li>Click ‘OK’ </li><li>Now select ‘HungAppTimeout’ </li><li>Right click and select ‘Modify’ </li><li>Change the value to ‘1000′ </li><li>Click ‘OK’ </li><li>Now find ‘HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop’ </li><li>Select ‘WaitToKillAppTimeout’ </li><li>Right click and select ‘Modify’ </li><li>Change the value to ‘1000′</li><li>Click ‘OK’ </li><li>ow find ‘HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control’ </li><li>elect ‘WaitToKillServiceTimeout’ </li><li>Right click and select ‘Modify’ </li><li>ange the value to ‘1000′ </li><li>Click ‘OK’ </li></ul><p>I hope you found this guide useful and that implementing these tweaks will give your XP installation a second lease of life!</p><p><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">================================================================</span></strong></p><p><strong></strong><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972721530231801102.post-58873361265070224692007-02-25T15:32:00.000-08:002009-02-01T20:37:51.104-08:00Knowledge 2 share..............Part-II<strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><u>Windows XP Tips & Tricks - PART-I<br /></u></span></strong><br /><strong><u>Deleting System Softwares:</u></strong><br /><strong><u></u></strong><br />XP hides some system software you might want to remove, such as Windows Messenger, but you can tickle it and make it disgorge everything. Using Notepad or Edit, edit the text file /windows/inf/sysoc.inf, search for the word 'hide' and remove it. You can then go to the Add or Remove Programs in the Control Panel, select Add/Remove Windows Components and there will be your prey, exposed and vulnerable.<br /><br /><u><strong>Creating Shutdown Icon or One Click Shutdown:</strong></u><br /><br />Navigate to your desktop. On the desktop, right-click and go to New, then to Shortcut (in other words, create a new shortcut). You should now see a pop-up window instructing you to enter a command line path.<br />Use this path in "Type Location of the Item"SHUTDOWN -s -t 01<br />If the C: drive is not your local hard drive, then replace "C" with the correct letter of the hard drive. Click the "Next" button. Name the shortcut and click the "Finish" button. Now whenever you want to shut down, just click on this shortcut and you're done.<br /><br /><br /><u><strong>Increasing Band-Width By 20%:</strong></u><br /><u><strong><br /></strong></u>Microsoft reserves 20% of your available bandwidth for their own purposes like Windows Updates and interrogating your PC etcTo get it back:Click Start then Run and type "gpedit.msc" without quotes.This opens the group policy editor. Then go to:Local Computer Policy then Computer Configuration then Administrative Templates then Network then QOS Packet Scheduler and then to Limit Reservable Bandwidth.Double click on Limit Reservable bandwidth. It will say it is not configured, but the truth is under the 'Explain' tab i.e."By default, the Packet Scheduler limits the system to 20 percent of the bandwidth of a connection, but you can use this setting to override the default."So the trick is to ENABLE reservable bandwidth, then set it to ZERO. This will allow the system to reserve nothing, rather than the default 20%.It works on Win 2000 as well.<br /><br /><u><strong>Renaming The Recycle Bin icon:</strong></u><br /><br />To change the name of the Recycle Bin desktop icon, click Start then goto Run, write Regedit and press Enter. It opens Registry Editor. Now in Registry Editor go to:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/CLSID/{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}<br />and change the name "Recycle Bin" to whatever you want (don't type any quotes).<br /><br /><strong><u>Managing Tasks:</u></strong><br /><strong><u><br /></u></strong>You can at last get rid of tasks on the computer from the command line by using 'taskkill /pid' and the task number, or just 'tskill' and the process number. Find that out by typing 'tasklist', which will also tell you a lot about what's going on in your system.<br /><br /><strong><u>Removing Shared Documents folder From My Computer window: </u></strong><br /><br />Open registry editor by going to Start then Run and entering regedit. Once in registry, navigate to key<br /><br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ My Computer \ NameSpace \ DelegateFolders<br /><br />You must see a sub-key named {59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}. If you delete this key, you have effectively removed the my shared documents folder.<br /><br /><strong><u>Making Google the Default Search Engine in Internet Explorer:</u></strong><br /><br />Open registry editor by going to Start then Run and entering regedit and navigate to following three keys separately and change it as shown below: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]"Search Page"="http://www.google.com""Search Bar"="http://www.google.com/ie" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchURL]""="http://www.google.com/keyword/%s" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search]"SearchAssistant"="<a href="http://www.google.com/ie">http://www.google.com/ie</a>" .<br /><br /><strong><u>Improving the Slow Boot up time:</u></strong><br /><br />There are a variety of reasons why your windows XP system would boot slowly. Most of the times it this has to do with the startup applications. If you would like to speed up the bootup sequence, consider removing some of the startup applications that you do not need. Easiest way to remove startup apps is through System Configuration Utility. Go to Start then Run and enter MSCONFIG and go to the Startup tab. Deselect/UnCheck application(s) that you do not want to startup at boot time.<br /><br /><strong><u>Customize Logon prompt with your Own Words:<br /></u></strong><br />Open Registry by going to Start then Run, entering regedit and Navigate to [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]. In right pane, look for key by the name "LogonPrompt". Set its value to whatever text you want to see displayed at login screen.<br /><br /><strong><u>IP address of your connection:</u></strong><br /><strong><u><br /></u></strong>Go to Start then Run. Enter 'cmd' and then enter 'ipconfig' .Add the '/all' switch for more info.<br />Making Folders Private:<br />Open My Computer Double-click the drive where Windows is installed (usually drive (C:), unless you have more than one drive on your computer). If the contents of the drive are hidden, under System Tasks, click Show the contents of this drive. Double-click the Documents and Settings folder. Double-click your user folder. Right-click any folder in your user profile, and then click Properties. On the Sharing tab, select the Make this folder private so that only I have access to it check box.<br /><br /><strong><u>To change Drive Letters:</u></strong><br /><strong><u></u></strong><br />Go to Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Computer Management, Disk Management, then right-click the partition whose name you want to change (click in the white area just below the word "Volume") and select "change drive letter and paths." From here you can add, remove or change drive letters and paths to the partition.<br /><br /><strong><u>Removing the Shortcut arrow from Desktop Icons:</u></strong><br /><br />Goto Start then Run and Enter regedit. Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTlnkfile. Delete the IsShortcut registry value. You may need to restart Windows XP.<br /><strong><u></u></strong><br /><strong><u>Get Drivers for your Devices:<br /></u></strong><br />Visit Windows Update (XP Only) Look at the left hand pane and under Other Options click Personalize Windows Update.Now in the right hand pane check the box - Display the link to the Windows Update Catalog under See Also Below Choose which categories and updates to display on Windows Update - make sure you check all the boxes you want shown.Click Save SettingsNow look in the left hand pane under See Also click Windows Update Catalog and choose what you're looking for. Choose either MS updates or drivers for hardware devices. Start the Wizard and off you go.<br /><strong><u></u></strong><br /><strong><u>Customize Internet Explorer's Title Bar:</u></strong><br /><strong><u></u></strong><br />Open Registry by going to Start then Run and Enter regedit. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet. Explorer\Main. In right hand panel look for string "Window Title" and change its value to whatever custom text you want to see.<br /><strong><u></u></strong><br /><strong><u>Disabling the use of Win Key:</u></strong><br /><br />If your are a gaming freak then you must be sick of the Win key in your keyboard. To disable use of Win key, open registry by going to Start then Run and entering regedit. Navigate to [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout] . In this look for value of "Scancode Map". Its binary data so be extra careful:Set its value to "00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 00 00 5B E0 00 00 5C E0 00 00 00 00" to disable the win key.<br /><strong><u></u></strong><br /><strong><u>Restarting Windows without Restarting the Computer:<br /></u></strong><br />This one is again is. When you click on the SHUTDOWN button, make sure to simultaneous press SHIFT Button. If you hold the Shift key down while clicking on SHUTDOWN button, you computer would restart without restarting the Computer. This is equivalent to term "HOT REBOOT".<br /><br /><strong><u>Stopping XP from displaying unread messages count on Welcome Screen:</u></strong><br /><br />To stop XP from displaying count of unread messages, Open registry and navigate to [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UnreadMail] and look for the data key "MessageExpiryDays". If you do not see this key, create one DWORD key by the name "MessageExpiryDays". Setting its value to 0 would stop Windows XP from displaying the count of unread messages.<br /><strong><u></u></strong><br /><strong><u>Modify Color Selection of Default Theme:</u></strong><br /><br />Open registry by going to Start then Run. Entering regedit, navigate to [HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ThemeManager] and locate the key "ColorName".Right Click on it and select modify its value from "NormalColor" to "Metallic"Click Ok, and exit regedit and restart your computer.<br /><strong><u></u></strong><br /><strong><u>Removing the Recycle Bin from the Desktop:<br /></u></strong><br />If you don't use the Recycle Bin to store deleted files , you can get rid of its desktop icon all together. Run Regedit and go to:<br />HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/explorer/Desktop/NameSpace<br />Click on the "Recycle Bin" string in the right hand pane. Hit Delete, click OK.<br /><br /><br /><strong><u><span style="font-size:130%;">Windows XP Tips & Tricks - PART-II</span></u></strong><br /><br /><strong><u>Adding Administrative Tools Icon To The Desktop:</u></strong><br /><strong><u></u></strong><br />Open Registry Editor. In Registry Editor, navigate to the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace . Create the following key: {D20EA4E1-3957-11d2-A40B-0C5020524153} (just copy/paste, including the brackets). Close Registry Editor. There is no need to reboot. Just wait a few seconds and see how the icon appears.<br /><br /><strong><u>Creating The Suspend Shortcut:</u></strong><br /><strong><u></u></strong><br />Right click on the Desktop .New / Shortcut. Enter in rundll32.exe PowrProf.dll, SetSuspendState . Give it whatever name you want. Now when you click on that shortcut, your computer will shutdown and suspend.<br /><strong><u></u></strong><br /><strong><u>Disable XP Load Screen:</u></strong><br /><strong><u><br /></u></strong>By disabling the load screen you can boost the boot up time by a couple of seconds, if not more. To disable the load screen, open the “msconfig” utility: go to Start>Run, type in “msconfig” without quotes and press Enter. In the subsequent window, select the ‘boot.ini’ tab. Check<br />the /NOGUIBOOT option and press ‘Apply’. Restart Windows to see the effect.<br /><br /><strong><u>To Remove Arrow Signs From Desktop Shortcuts:</u></strong><br /><br />Open registry editor by going to Start then Run and entering regedit. Once in registry, navigate to key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\ and rename the string value IsShortcut to AriochIsShortcut.<br /><br /><strong><u>Make Your Internet Explorer As Fast As FireFox:</u></strong><br /><strong><u></u></strong><br />Open registry editor by going to Start then Run and entering regedit. Once in registry, navigate to key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\InternetSettings. Right click @ windows right > New > DWORD. type MaxConnectionsPerServer > You can set value (the more higher the no, the more good speed u get, e;g : 99). Create another DWORD >type MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server. Then put a high value as mentioned above. Restart I.E and you are done.<br /><br /><strong><u>Disable Disk Performance Counters:</u></strong><br /><strong><u><br /></u></strong>Win XP comes with many inbuilt performance monitoring applications that constantly examine various parts of the system. This information can be of real use to a system administrator for collecting performance statistics. However, for a home user, these statistics hold no value and since the monitoring happens all the time, it consumes a good deal of system resources. “Disk monitoring”, for example, happens in the background, and turning it off is advisable if you will not be using the performance monitoring applications. To turn it off, type in “diskperf -N” at a command prompt. To bring up the command prompt: go to Start>Run, type in “cmd” and press [Enter].<br /><strong><u></u></strong><br /><strong><u>Moving My Documents Folder:</u></strong><br /><strong><u></u></strong><br />The ‘My Documents’ folder invariably ends up as the default repository of files for most Windows applications. Over a period of time, this folder starts bloating, and this, to a certain extend results in performance degradation. It might be a good idea to move the target location of the ‘My Documents’ folder to some other partition on the hard drive, or to a different drive.To do so, right click on ‘My Documents’, and on the ‘Target’ tab, click on ‘Move’. In the subsequent dialog box, browse to the drive where you want to move the folder. Then click ‘Make New Folder’ to create a new folder, and name it appropriately. Click ‘Apply’ and then ‘Yes’.<br /><br /><strong><u>Removing Multiple Boot Screens: </u></strong><br /><br />If you are getting unwanted multiple boot screenThen Follow these Steps.1> Right Click on My Computer2>Select Properties3>Select Advanced Tab4>Select Settings In the Startup & Recovery Section(3rd grp)5>Select the operating system which u want.6>And Click OK.7>Further again press the setting and click on Edit.8>It will open boot.ini File.9>Now u can delete those o/s which you don't want to be displayed.Note: For deleting operating systems from boot.ini file, keep it mind that you can'tdelete that o/s which is selected by default there. Beforemaking any changes make a copy of boot.ini file.<br /><br /><strong><u>Enabling Hibernation:</u></strong><br /><strong><u></u></strong><br />Go to diplay properties>screen savers>power>hibernate. Check 'Enable Hibernation'. Press shift button after you click 'Turn Off Computer' in start menu.<br /><br /><strong><u>To Increase the Internet Speed:</u></strong><br /><br />Open Notepad and paste the below code in it.<br />[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters]"SackOpts"=dword:00000001"TcpWindowSize"=dword:0005ae4c"Tcp1323Opts"=dword:00000003"DefaultTTL"=dword:00000040"EnablePMTUBHDetect"=dword:00000000"EnablePMTUDiscovery"=dword:00000001"GlobalMaxTcpWindowSize"=dword:0005ae4c<br />Now save this file as speed.reg. Execute it and observe the change!<br /><br /><strong><u>Speed Up Browsing By DNS Cache:</u></strong><br /><strong><u></u></strong><br />Each time you browse a web site on the internet, the actual site name you type is resolved to an IP address. This translation is effected through what is called the DNS (Domain Name System). This DNS information is stored in your computer so that each time you type a web address , a record of its IP address is stored so that it can be recalled later without having to retrieve it again. One way to speed up your browsing experience is to increase this DNS cache in windows XP. You will need to modify registry for this. Start notepad & enter the following text into it: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic esDnscache\Parameters] "CacheHashTableBucketSize"=dword:00000001 "CacheHashTableSize"=dword:00000180"MaxCacheEntryTtILimit"=dword:0000fa00 "MaxSOACacheEntryTtILimit"=dword:0000012d Save this file, naming it dnscache.reg . Double click on the file in windows explorer & merge it into your registry.<br /><br /><strong><u>Changing Your Dynamic IP Address:</u></strong><br /><strong><u></u></strong><br />1. Click on "Start" in the bottom left hand corner of screen<br />2. Click on "Run"<br />3. Type in "command" and hit okay<br />4. Type "ipconfig /release" just like that, and hit "enter"<br />5. Type "exit" and leave the prompt<br />6. Right-click on "Network Places" or "My Network Places" on your desktop.<br />7. Click on "properties"<br />8. Right click on "Local Area Connection" and click "properties"<br />9. Double-click on the "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" from the list under the "General" tab<br />10. Click on "Use the following IP address" under the "General" tab<br />11. Create an IP address (It doesn't matter what it is. I just type 1 and 2 until it fill the area up). 12. Press "Tab" and it should automatically fill in the "Subnet Mask" section with default numbers.<br />13. Hit the "ok" button here<br />14. Hit the "ok" button again<br />15. Right-click back on "Local Area Connection" and go to properties again.<br />16. Go back to the "TCP/IP" settings<br />17. This time, select "Obtain an IP address automatically"<br />18. Hit "ok"<br />19. Hit "ok" again<br />20. You now have a new IP address<br />Using The Mouse Wheel To Control The Font Size:<br />Try using the Control key with the mouse wheel. This works a zoom function. You do this for Office 2000 applications as well, but in IE it just works on the text, so the page stays somewhat the same.<br /><strong><u></u></strong><br /><strong><u>Saving File Searches: </u></strong><br /><strong><u><br /></u></strong>While on the Desktop or with the Explorer, press F3 to start the search Click Options / Save Results. Do the search. After the search select File / Save Search. An icon will be placed on the desktop with the search results.<br /><br /><strong><u>Deleting The Index.Dat File:</u></strong><br /><strong><u></u></strong><br />The INDEX.DAT file keeps a record of all the web sites you have visited.Normally you can't simply delete this file since it is protected by the operating system.However, there is a way:<br />Close all running applications<br />Open a command window (CMD.EXE)<br />Go to to C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5 (where username is the replaced by your current login name)<br />Start the Task Manager (Ctrl-Shift-Esc)<br />Click on the Processes tab<br />Select EXPLORER.EXE and click on End Process<br />The screen will be blank except for the command window<br />Delete the INDEX.DAT file<br />Go back to the Task Manager<br />Do File / Run / Explorer and the desktop will be back<br /><strong><u></u></strong><br /><strong><u>Change Or Add OEM Logo And Information:</u></strong><br /><strong><u><br /></u></strong>By default, the General tab (right-click My Computer, or double-click System in Control Panel) contains information on the Windows version, processor, memory, registered user and registration identity. Optional items include the manufacturer and model, a small picture, and a button leading to a separate page of support information. The information is not held in the registry, but in an old-style .INI file, which can be created in any plain-text editor including Windows Notepad.This file can have two sections:1.The first section, has a section header called [General], and within that section - two entries: Manufacturer=<text> Model=<text>2.The second section, headed [Support Information], is optional, but if present adds a button with that label to the page. The entries after that heading should be in the form: Line1=<some> Line2=<more> Line3=<more> and so on. The limit on the number and length of lines seems limited only by the 64 KB general limit on .INI files.The file should be saved in the %systemroot%\system folder (for Windows 98/ME computers) or in %systemroot%\system32 folder (for W2K/XP/2003 computers) as OEMINFO.INI.The picture is a 256-colour-Windows bitmap (.BMP) file. Microsoft states that the size should be 96 pixels square when using small fonts in Display Property settings, or 120 square with large fonts.The file should be saved in the %systemroot%\system folder (for Windows 98/ME computers) or in %systemroot%\system32 folder (for W2K/XP/2003 computers) as OEMLOGO.BMP.No other entry in the .INI file is required, but the latter must exist and have a populated [General] section for the bitmap to be visible in Display Properties.No reboot is necessary in order for the hack to take place. Press the ÿ +BREAK keys and see for yourself.For example, using this OEMINFO.INI file:<br />[General]Manufacturer=[YOUR NAME]Model=[YOUR COMPUTER MODEL][Support Information]Line1=Visit my home page atLine2=Line3=<a href="http://xyz.com/" target="_blank">http://xyz.com/</a>Line4=Line5=For hundreds of tips, tricks, knowledge base articles and much more!Line6=Line7=You can also contact me by using the following e-mail address:Line8=Line9=[YOUR ID]@xyz.COM<br /><strong><u></u></strong><br /><strong><u>Breaking The XP Password:</u></strong><br /><strong><u></u></strong><br />In case of user password boot the pc in safemode by pressing the F8 key and then selecting the Safe Mode option. You can now logon as an administrator and XP wont prompt for the password. Incase of an administrator account try rebooting the pc in DOS. access <a href="file:///C:/Windows/system32/config/sam">C:\Windows\system32\config\sam</a> . Rename SAM as SAM.mjNow XP wont ask for password next time You Login. Also<br />Go to the cmd prompt .<br />Type net user *.<br />It will list all the users.<br />Again type net user "administrator" or the name of the administrator "name" *.<br />e.g.: net user aaaaaa *(where aaaaaa is the name).<br />It will ask for the password.<br />Type the password and there you are done.<br />Logging In As Administrator:<br />Hold the Ctrl-Alt key and press Del twice. This will bring up the normal login and you can log on as Administrator.<br /><br /><strong><u>To unhide the Administrator account so it does show up:</u></strong><br /><strong><u><br /></u></strong>1. Start Regedit<br />2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion \ Winlogon \ SpecialAccounts \ UserList<br />3. Unhide the Administrator key by giving it a value of 1<br />Renaming The Start Button:<br />To rename the start button, you will need a hex editor.My preference is UltraEdit<br />Copy the \windows\explore.exe file to a new name (e.g. explorer_1.exe)<br />With the hex editor, open that file and go to offset 412b6<br />You will see the word start with blanks between each letter<br />Edit it be any 5 characters or less<br />Save the file<br />Boot to DOS<br />Copy the existing c:\windows\explorer.exe to explorer.org<br />Copy explorer_1.exe to explorer.exe<br />You will also need to replace the explorer.exe in the c:\windows\system32\dllcache file as well with the new one.<br />Note: If the partition is NTFS and you can't access the files from DOS:<br />Start Regedit<br />Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion \ Winlogon.<br />Change the value of Shell from Explorer.exe to explorer_1.exe<br /><br /><strong><u>Shutdown Icon Explained:<br /></u></strong><br />As in XP Tips Part 1WindowsXP has a program called SHUTDOWN.EXE which allows you to easily create icons to shutdown or restart your computer.<br />To create a shutdown shortcut on the desktop:<br />Right click on an open area of the desktop<br />Select New / Shortcut<br />Enter in "shutdown -s -t 00" - no quotes<br />Press the Next button<br />For the name, enter in anything you like. I just use shutdown. Click on the Finish button.<br />For a reboot, enter "shutdown -r -t 00"<br />Shutdown [{-l-s-r-a}] [-f] [-m [\\ComputerName]] [-t xx] [-c "message"] [-d[u][p]:xx:yy]<br />Parameters:<br />-l - Logs off the current user, this is also the defualt. -m ComputerName takes precedence.<br />-s - Shuts down the local computer.<br />-r - Reboots after shutdown.<br />-a - Aborts shutdown. Ignores other parameters, except -l and ComputerName. You can only use -a during the time-out period.<br />-f - Forces running applications to close.<br />-m [\\ComputerName] - Specifies the computer that you want to shut down.<br />-t xx - Sets the timer for system shutdown in xx seconds. The default is 20 seconds.<br />-c "message" - Specifies a message to be displayed in the Message area of the System Shutdown window. You can use a maximum of 127 characters. You must enclose the message in quotation marks.<br /><br /><strong><u>Scheduling a Shutdown:<br /></u></strong><br />Goto scheduled tasks and start a new schedule, browse shutdown.exe from system32 folder, select time or day to run scheduled task enter administrator password and on next screen check the option for opening advance screenand then append -s at the end of this line "<a href="file:///C:/WINDOWS/system32/shutdown.exe">C:\WINDOWS\system32\shutdown.exe</a>".<br /><br /><strong><u>Accessing Stored User Names And Passwords:<br /></u></strong><br />Access Stored User Names and Passwords with rundll32.exe in Windows XP1. Click on START - RUN Type rundll32.exe keymgr.dll,KRShowKeyMgr2. Press Enter<br /><strong><u></u></strong><br /><strong><u>Add Desired Test To Time Area:</u></strong><br /><strong><u></u></strong><br />1.Open control panel2.Double click on Regional and Language Option3.Under Regional Option TAB. Click Customize4.Click the time TAB5.Change THE "AM" symbol to desired TEXT.6.Change THE "PM" symbol to desired TEXT.<br /><br /><strong><u>Hiding Your Computer In a Workgroup:<br /></u></strong><br />These settings will permanently hiding your computer from a workgroup:<br />Open registry, START --> RUN --> Type 'Regedit'<br />Double click on 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE'<br />Double click on 'SYSTEM'<br />Double click on 'CurrentControlSet'<br />Double click on 'Services'<br />Double click on 'LanmanServer'<br />Single click on 'Parameters'<br />On the right panel, Create a new DWORDvalue, or modify the existing value, named "Hidden" and set it to "1". (Without Quots)<br />Close the Registry, then restart yourcomputer.<br /><br /><strong><u>To Disable Right-Click On Desktop:</u></strong><br /><br />Goto Start> RUN and Enter REGEDIT. Browse the following keyHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Sofware\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\ExplorerCreate a new DWORD (edit ;new ; dwordvalue ;). With a value=1 ( Rightclick on the newly created DWORD and click on modify then change its value to 1)Restart Your Computer and you are done.<br /><u><strong></strong></u><br /><u><strong>Disabling Unnecessary Programs At Startup:</strong></u><br /><br />Many programs add portions of themselves starting automatically on every login.This can be either in the Startup Folder or the Registry. One easy way to tell is by looking at how many icons are in your system tray. If you have a large number, perhaps unnecessary resources are being allocated them as well as increasing your boot time. Typical examples are Microsoft Office, Office FindFast, Real Player, ATI Video setting etc. You can remove them in one of three main ways:<br />In the Start / Programs / Startup Folder In the Registry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Run<br /><br /><strong><u>To convert a FAT partition to NTFS:<br /></u></strong><br />Click Start, click Programs, and then click Command Prompt.In Windows XP, click Start, click Run, type cmd and then click OK.At the command prompt, type CONVERT [driveletter]: /FS:NTFS.Convert.exe will attempt to convert the partition to NTFS.NOTE: Although the chance of corruption or data loss during the conversion from FAT to NTFS is minimal, it is best to perform a full backup of the data on the drive that it is to be converted prior to executing the convert command. It is also recommended to verify the integrity of the backup before proceeding, as well as to run RDISK and update the emergency repair disk (ERD).<br /><br /><strong><u>Check out the Windows XP Secrets</u></strong> :<br /><br />You can delete files immediately, without having them move to the > Recycle Bin first. Go to the Start menu, select Run... and > type 'gpedit.msc'; then select User Configuration, Administrative > Templates, Windows Components, Windows Explorer and find the Do not > move deleted files to the Recycle Bin setting. Set it. Poking around > in gpedit will reveal a great many interface and system options, but > take care -- some may stop your computer behaving as you wish. > (Professional Edition only) > > > You can lock your XP workstation with two clicks of the mouse. Create > a new shortcut on your desktop using a right mouse click, and > enter 'rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation' in the location > field. Give the shortcut a name you like. That's it -- just double > click on it and your computer will be locked. > > > XP hides some system software you might want to remove, such as<br /><br />Windows Messenger, but you can tickle it and make it disgorge > everything. Using Notepad or Edit, edit the text > file /windows/inf/sysoc.inf, search for the word 'hide' and remove > it. You can then go to the Add or Remove Programs in the Control > Panel, select Add/Remove Windows Components and there will be your > prey, exposed and vulnerable. > > > For those skilled in the art of DOS batch files, XP has a number of > interesting new commands. These include 'eventcreate' > and 'eventtriggers' for creating and watching system > events, 'typeperf' for monitoring performance of various subsystems, > and 'schtasks' for handling scheduled tasks. As usual, typing the > command name followed by /? will give a list of options -- they're > all far too baroque to go into here. > > > You can at last get rid of tasks on the computer from the command > line by using 'taskkill /pid' and the task number, or just 'tskill' > and the process number. Find that out by typing 'tasklist',<br /><br />You can at last get rid of tasks on the computer from the command > line by using 'taskkill /pid' and the task number, or just 'tskill' > and the process number. Find that out by typing 'tasklist', which > will also tell you a lot about what's going on in your system. > XP will treat Zip files like folders, which is nice if you've got a > fast machine. On slower machines, you can make XP leave zip files > well alone by typing 'regsvr32 /u zipfldr.dll' at the command line. > If you change your mind later, you can put things back as they were > by typing 'regsvr32 zipfldr.dll'. > > > You can use Remote Assistance to help a friend who's using network > address translation (NAT) on a home network, but not automatically. > Get your pal to email you a Remote Assistance invitation and edit the > file. Under the RCTICKET attribute will be a NAT IP address, like > 192.168.1.10. Replace this with your chum's real IP address � they > can find this out by going to <a href="http://www.whatismyip.com/" target="_blank">http://www.whatismyip.com/</a> – and<br /><br />You can run a program as a different user without logging out and > back in again. Right click the icon, select Run As... and enter the > user name and password you want to use. This only applies for that > run. The trick is particularly useful if you need to have > administrative permissions to install a program, which many require. > Note that you can have some fun by running programs multiple times on > the same system as different users, but this can have unforeseen > effects. > > > Windows XP can be very insistent about you checking for auto updates, > registering a Passport, using Windows Messenger and so on. After a > while, the nagging goes away, but if you feel you might slip the > bonds of sanity before that point, run Regedit, go to > HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Windows/Current > Version/Explorer/Advanced and create a DWORD value called > EnableBalloonTips with a value of 0.<br /><br />You can start up without needing to enter a user name or password. > Select Run� from the start menu and type 'control userpasswords2', > which will open the user accounts application. On the Users tab, > clear the box for Users Must Enter A User Name And Password To Use > This Computer, and click on OK. An Automatically Log On dialog box > will appear; enter the user name and password for the account you > want to use. > > > Internet Explorer 6 will automatically delete temporary files, but > only if you tell it to. Start the browser, select Tools / Internet > Options... and Advanced, go down to the Security area and check the > box to Empty Temporary Internet Files folder when browser is closed.> > > The Start Menu can be leisurely when it decides to appear, but you > can speed things along by changing the registry entry > HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Control Panel/Desktop/MenuShowDelay from the > default 400 to something a little snappier. Like 0. > > > You can rename loads o<br /><br />Windows Media Player will display the cover art for albums as it > plays the tracks � if it found the picture on the Internet when you > copied the tracks from the CD. If it didn't, or if you have lots of > pre-WMP music files, you can put your own copy of the cover art in > the same directory as the tracks. Just call it folder.jpg and Windows > Media Player will pick it up and display it.<br /><br /><strong><u>Lock ur Private folder before somebody deletes it :-</u></strong><br />Suppose you want to lock the folder games in d: which has the path D:\Games.In the same drive create a text file and typeren games games.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}Now save this text file as loc.batCreate another text file and type in itren games.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} gamesNow save this text file as key.batNow you can see 2 batch files loc and key.Press loc and the folder games will change to control panel and you cannot view its contents.Press key and you will get back your original folder.try it out!!!!!!!How to rename your text files as bat files?Just go to my computer->tools->folder options->go to the view tab.Now uncheck the 'Hide extensions for known file types'.Press apply.Now rename ur text files as bat files<br /><br />==========================================================================================<br /><a href="mailto:prasadjoshionline@yahoo.com"><br /></a></more></more></some></text></text>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972721530231801102.post-26596671351581380472007-02-25T13:46:00.000-08:002009-02-01T20:38:25.699-08:00Knowledge 2 Share.........Part-I<div align="left"><span><strong><u>:Upgrade Paths to Windows XP:</u></strong></span><br /><br />At one point in the history of Windows this was a straightforward question. If you had Windows on your box, you were eligible to use an upgrade version of Windows. Simple. No more. As the years since Windows 3.1 have slipped by, more versions of Windows are still in use and the upgrade paths have become more complicated. Consult the chart below to determine your options. Current Operating System Upgrade to XP Home Upgrade to XP Professional<br /><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5035605102444767218" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_chmu3FZPqpo/ReIQKTBdZ_I/AAAAAAAAADc/Vnky1U5UGwQ/s400/xpupgrade.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="left">Now you know whether or not you’re eligible but that isn’t the only consideration. Just because you can upgrade to XP Professional doesn’t necessarily mean you should upgrade. If you have an older machine it may be to your benefit to buy a new computer with XP already installed and the upgrade price incorporated into the sellers price structure. The suggested and minimum requirements for a computer to run Windows XP are listed below as taken directly from the <a class="iAs" href="http://www.theeldergeek.com/xp_upgrade_paths.htm#" target="_blank" itxtdid="3441523">Microsoft</a> website.<br /><br /><strong><u>Here's What You Need to Use Windows XP Home Edition:</u></strong></p><ul><li><div align="left">PC with 300 megahertz (MHz) or higher processor clock speed recommended; 233-MHz minimum required;* Intel Pentium/Celeron family, AMD K6/Athlon/Duron family, or compatible processor recommended:<br /></div></li><li><div align="left">128 megabytes (MB) of RAM or higher recommended (64 MB minimum supported; may limit performance and some features) </div></li><li><div align="left">1.5 gigabyte (GB) of available hard disk space. </div></li><li><div align="left">Super VGA (800 × 600) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor </div></li><li><div align="left">CD-ROM or DVD drive </div></li><li><div align="left">Keyboard and Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device</div></li></ul><p align="left"><strong><u>Here's What You Need to Use Windows XP Professional:</u></strong></p><ul><li><div align="left">PC with 300 megahertz or higher processor clock speed recommended; 233 MHz minimum required (single or dual processor system);* Intel Pentium/Celeron family, or AMD K6/Athlon/Duron family, or compatible processor recommended:<br /><br /></div></li><li><div align="left">128 megabytes (MB) of RAM or higher recommended (64 MB minimum supported; may limit performance and some features)<br /></div></li><li><div align="left">1.5 gigabytes (GB) of available hard disk space<br /></div></li><li><div align="left">Super VGA (800 × 600) or higher-resolution video adapter and monitor<br /></div></li><li><div align="left">CD-ROM or DVD drive<br /></div></li><li><div align="left">Keyboard and Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device</div></li></ul><p align="left">Pay close attention to the minimum requirements as well as understanding that additional bits and pieces may be needed to enjoy the full extent of the features XP offers. If your current computer doesn’t meet or substantially exceed these requirements it would almost assuredly be a wiser choice to purchase a new machine with XP preinstalled rather than follow the upgrade path.<br /><br />One final note about a common misunderstanding. Upgrade, as it refers to this article, simply means being able to install Windows XP based on the current <a class="iAs" href="http://www.theeldergeek.com/xp_upgrade_paths.htm#" target="_blank" itxtdid="3265918">operating system</a> installed on your computer. If you are not eligible to upgrade you will have to purchase the full version of XP as opposed to the upgrade version. 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Then change some of the value data to ANYTHING ELSE...delete some, add some letters, I don't care...just change it!now close out regedit.</p><p>3) Go to start > run > "%systemroot%\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe /a" (again, dont type the quotes)</p><p>4) The activation screen will come up, click on register over telephone, then click on CHANGE PRODUCT KEY, enter in this key: <strong>JG28K-H9Q7X-BH6W4-3PDCQ-6XBFJ</strong></p><p>Now you can dl all the updates without activating, and the Genuine Microsoft Validation thingy won't bug you no more!! </p><p>Works with most WinXP versions though there are some exceptions...</p><p>*******************************************************************************************************************</p><p><strong><u><span>How 2 Enable Taskmanager Disabled by Virus/Trojans:</span></u></strong></p><p>some times it happens due to ur pc infected with virus/trojans so in this case follow the given procedure C the Magic.one thing antivirus software is must for your OS.</p><p>(some of antivirus softwares here:NOD32/KASPERSKY/AVG/TREND MICRO(BY SYMANTEC)/PANDA/NORTON/McAfee etc.,)</p><ol><li>Go to start->run.Type gpedit.msc and click OK.</li><li>In the Window that opens, select User Configutration->Admin templates->System->Ctrl-Alt-Del options. Double click on Remove Task Manager. Select the disable option in the pop up window. Click Apply->OK. </li><li>Your task manager should start. </li></ol><p>============================================================================================<br /><strong><span><u>Re-Enabling System Restore:</u></span></strong></p><p>One of the tips that was widely circulated on the net when XP Professional was first released involved disabling System Restore via Group Policy Editor. It certainly works, but a problem arises if you want to re-enable System Restore at a later date. There is no option to re-enable it again. To do so:</p><p>Start the Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc)</p><p>Navigate to Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/System/System RestoreSet Turn off System Restore and Turn off Configuration to DisableRight click on My Computer and Select ManageNavigate to Services and Applications/Services</p><p>Navigate to System Restore Service and double clickOn the General tab set [Startup Type] to Automatic using the drop down listClick the Start button to start the serviceClose the Computer Management consoleReturn to System Restore in Group Policy Editor and configure both to Not ConfiguredClose Group Policy Editor and reboot the system.</p><p>After the reboot is complete, right click My Computer, select Properties and the tab for System Restore will have been restored. Configure it to your individual needs and satisfaction.</p><p><strong><u>OR</u></strong><br /></p><p><strong><u><span>System Restore:</span></u></strong><br /><br /><br />1. Click Start, Run and type %Windir%\INF</p><p>2. Locate the SR.INF file. If you have configured Windows Explorer to hide known file extensions, the file may show up as SR. </p><p>3. Right-click the SR.INF file, and then click Install</p><p>4. Windows will now attempt to reinstall System Restore, and may prompt you for the Windows installation source path. Point to %Windir%\ServicePackFiles folder, or insert your slipstreamed Windows XP (matching the Service Pack level of your system.)</p><p>5. System Restore core files will be reinstalled. Restart Windows when prompted.</p><p><strong><u>Microsoft Genuine Validation:</u></strong></p><p>HEllo Friemdsthese are instructions on </p><p>how to crack the latest version of Windows XP with Service Pack 2 that uses the registration key: JD3T2-QH36R-X7W2W-7R3XT-DVRPQ.**** IT WILL WORK WITH OTHER VERSIONS OF WINDOWS XP but not all! </p><p>****This will allow you to bypass the Microsoft Genuine Validation thingy</p><p>This method works better than many others i've tried before. forget the cracks and injectors etc... this is the BEST WAY:</p><p>1) start > run > "regedit" (without the quotes of course)</p><p>2) go to the key:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WPAEvents\OOBETimer...and doubleclick on it. Then change some of the value data to ANYTHING ELSE...delete some, add some letters, I don't care...just change it!now close out regedit.</p><p>3) go to start > run > "%systemroot%\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe /a" (again, dont type the quotes)4) the activation screen will come up, click on register over telephone, then click on CHANGE PRODUCT KEY, enter in this key: JG28K-H9Q7X-BH6W4-3PDCQ-6XBFJ.</p><p>Now you can dl all the updates without activating, and the Genuine Microsoft Validation thingy won't bug you no more!! </p><p>===================================================================================</p><p><strong>Do you want to see what is going on behind the Windows XP and 2000 splash screens?</strong> </p><p>When Windows first starts up it displays a screen with the Windows logo known as the splash screen. To see what is going one behind it use notepad to edit the C:\boot.ini file (to see the file listed, you may need to set your Windows Explorer, Tools, Folder Options, View to see hidden files and folders, and to unhide protected system files). </p><p>You'll see a line that looks similar to this:<br />multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional" /fastdetect</p><p>Add a space and /SOS to the end of the line so it looks like this:<br />multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional" /fastdetect /SOS</p><p>The boot.ini file can also be edited in Windows XP by right-clicking My Computer, Properties, Advanced, Startup and Recovery, Edit.</p><p><strong>Here's a quicker shortcut to the Windows 9X/Me/2000/XP System Properties (submitted by Doug Gould)...</strong> </p><p>Press the Pause/Break key while holding down the Windows Logo key. </p><p><br /><strong>A quicker shortcut to the Windows Explorer (submitted by Nigel MacGeorge).</strong> Press the key with the Windows logo on it, together with the "e" key. This will immediately launch the Windows Explorer. Use the Windows key and "i" and you immediately launch the Internet Explorer (the second one didn't work on my computer with Windows Me and IE 6.0--Larry).</p><p><strong>How to get at the Windows 9X System Properties in Two clicks (submitted by Martin Halvorson)?</strong></p><p>Right click My Computer on your desktop and Select Properties from the menu. Actually, it may take more clicks to get at My Computer. In Windows 98 just click the Show Desk Top icon on the System Trey (next to the Start button).</p><p><strong>How to Get at the Windows 9x Display Properties in one click?</strong> </p><p>Right-click any bare spot on your Desktop and Select Properties.</p><p><br /><strong>The Windows 9X Start button is bigger than it appears...</strong> </p><p>Click any bare spot on your Desktop with your mouse and the Start menu will pop-up.</p><p><strong>How to avoid processing the config.sys and autoexec.bat files when booting Windows 9X?</strong> </p><p>(This is useful for trouble-shooting. For example, use it if Windows doesn't get past the Splash screen when booting-up.). Hold the Shift Key down while Windows boots.<br />How to shut-down a non-responding program without shutting-down Windows 9X. You don't need to turn-off your computer to clear a misbehaved program/frozen Window. Hold the Ctrl and Alt Keys down and press the Delete Key (once!), select the non-responding program and Click the End Task button. If the program does not shut-down after reasonable period of time, repeat the process. Clicking Ctrl-Alt Delete twice will shut-down Windows and reboot the computer.</p><p><strong>How to make a shortcut on your desktop to for shutting down your PC (submitted by "deerslayer")?</strong> </p><p>Right click, choose new shortcut and type in thisC:\WINDOWS\RUNDLL32.EXE user.exe,exitwindows. Make sure you name it properly, if you click on it by mistake it will shut down. I do not recommended for PC's with small chidren's access)To put it in your start menu choose start, settings,task bar and start menu the put the above command in. </p><p><strong>TweakUI.INF (submitted by Matt Thyng).</strong> </p><p>There's an incredibly handy utility on every Win98 disc called TweakUI (User Interface). Do a filesearch for TweakUI.INF on the CD, and then right click on it and choose "Install". The program will be installed in your Control Panel, and lets you customize Windows, including Icons, startup/shutdown screens, clearing various caches automatically, etc. Very handy for any type of user. </p><p><a name="Built-in Back-up"><strong>Built-in Back-up</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p>Windows 9X includes a very good backup program which many users do not know about because it isn’t included in the “typical” Windows installation. To install it, Click Start>Setting>Control Panel>Add/Remove Programs>Windows Setup>System Tools>Details>OK>OK. I use the program to back-up customer hard disks and to back-up my own data to my NT file server. If you are installing a new hard disk, keep that old hard disk, if it works, install it on the Secondary IDE port with your CD-ROM, and use MS Backup (which is really a program developed by Seagate Software) to do disk-to-disk backups of your critical user data. I include My Documents, my FrontPage web sites, graphics, C:\WINDOWS\FAVORITES, C:\WINDOWS\COOKIES, and a few others. Altogether, its about 240 Mbytes of data and it takes only a few minutes to run, and is a heck of lot faster than a tape drive or even a Zip drive. The program will also work with Zip and Tape drives. It is very easy to restore individual files from previous backups. I have found it to be very reliable. I would be happy to answer any questions about it.</p><p><strong>How to Fix a Windows 98/98SE Frozen (Locked-up) Splash Screen?</strong></p><p>You just upgraded Windows to Windows 98 and it freezes at the Windows 98 splash screen (the screen with the big flag on it)… Many things can cause this problem, but a frequent cause is an anti-virus program. If the hardware is in fact not locked-up by another problem, such an IRQ conflict, you can quickly determine what is causing it by pressing the Esc key to display DOS screen behind the splash screen. McAfee, in particular, causes this problem and it is a memory problem with DOS-based scan.exe, which is executed upon boot-up by a line in the autoexec.bat file. To fix it, press the F8 key just as windows starts to boot (or hold the Ctrl key), select boot to the command prompt from the resulting menu, edit the autoexec.bat file:</p><p>C:\>edit autoexec.batIn the following line: </p><p>C:\PROGRA~1\NETWOR~1\MCAFEE~1\SCAN.EXE C:\</p><p>Change SCAN.EXE to BOOTSCAN.EXEExit, save, </p><p>and reboot.</p><p>Other virus programs may be displaying a menu under the splash screen and waiting for you to make a selection. To fix the problem choose the option which allows the anti-virus program to update affected files.</p><p><strong>How to Make Exploring Easy?</strong></p><p>If you are like me, you use the Windows 98 Windows Explorer frequently. Are you tired of Clicking Start, Programs, scrolling up or down the menu, and clicking Windows Explore to fire-it-up? You could right-click (click the right mouse button) Start followed by Explore, but that still isn’t fast enough for me. So, put it on your Quick Launch toolbar on the Start Menu, which is immediately to the right of the Start button in most Windows 98 configurations. A simple way to do that is click Start, Programs, right-click the Windows Explorer shortcut, select copy, right-click your desktop, and select Paste to put the shortcut on your desktop. Next, click and hold the mouse button over the shortcut, drag it with the mouse, and drop it in the desired position on Quick Launch toolbar. Now, the Windows Explorer is one click away. You may want to remove the shortcut from your desktop… Just right click it and choose Delete. I also put shortcuts to my most used programs on the Quick Launch toolbar (and remove the View Channels shortcut by right-clicking it and Deleting).</p><p>=========================================================================================</p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com