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Windows XP Tips

 

Note : Please Take a backup or create a restore point before applying these values. I am not responsible for anything.

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Taking Ownership Of a Folder

 

Sometimes when you reinstall WindowsXP, you can receive an Access Denied error when trying to open a previous user's directory.

To take ownership of that folder again:

1. Log on with an account that has administrator rights

2. Right click on the folder

3. Select Properties

4. Click on the Security tab

5. Click on the Advanced button

6. Click on the Owner tab

7. In the list of Names, click on your name

8. To take ownership, click on Replace owner on subcontainers and objects

9. Click OK and Yes

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Repairing Damaged Winsock2

 

The symptoms when Winsock2 is damaged shows when you try to release and renew the IP address using IPCONFIG.

 

And you get the following error message:

An error occurred while renewing interface 'Internet': An operation was attempted on something that is not a socket.

Also Internet Explorer may give the following error message:

The page cannot be displayed Additionally, you may have no IP address or no Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) address, and you may be receiving IP packets but not sending them.

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If you have WindowsXP with Service Pack 2, there is a one line command you can run to reset the winsock2 registry entries

netsh winsock reset catalog

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There are two easy ways to determine if Winsock2 is damaged:

From the XP source files, go to the Support / Tools directory

Winsock Test Method 1

Run netdiag /test:winsock

The end should say Winsock test ..... passed

Winsock Test Method 2

1. Run Msinfo32

2. Click on the + by Components

3. Click on the by Network

4. Click on Protocol

5. There should be 10 sections if the Winsock2 key is ok

 

MSAFD Tcpip [TCP/IP]

MSAFD Tcpip [uDP/IP]

RSVP UDP Service Provider

RSVP TCP Service Provider

MSAFD NetBIOS [\Device\NetBT_Tcpip...

MSAFD NetBIOS [\Device\NetBT_Tcpip...

MSAFD NetBIOS [\Device\NetBT_Tcpip...

MSAFD NetBIOS [\Device\NetBT_Tcpip...

MSAFD NetBIOS [\Device\NetBT_Tcpip...

MSAFD NetBIOS [\Device\NetBT_Tcpip...

 

 

If the names are anything different from those in this list, then likely Winsock2 is corrupted and needs to be repaired.

If you have any 3rd party software installed, the name MSAFD may be changed.

There should be no fewer than 10 sections.[/b]

 

To repair Winsock2

 

1. Run Regedit

2. Delete the following two registry keys:

 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Winsock

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Winsock2

 

 

Reg file to delete these entries

REGEDIT4

 

 

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Winsock]

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Winsock2]

 

 

3. Restart the computer

4. Go to Network Connections

5. Right click and select Properties

6. Click on the Install button

7. Select Protocol

8. Click on the Add button

9. Click on the Have Disk button

10. Browse to the \Windows\inf directory

11. Click on the Open button

12. Click on the OK button

13. Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

14. Click on the OK button

15. Reboot

Or Download Reg file Here to add the correct registries back in. Then reboot the computer

 

http://www.onecomputerguy.com/reg/xp_winsock.reg

 

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Task Manager is Menu Bar is Missing

 

If you start the Task Manager and menu bar and tabs are missing,

the Task Manager is running in Tiny Footprint mode.

To fix this, simply double click on an empty space in the top border

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Network Connection Always Shows Access Denied

 

If you are always getting Access Denied errors when trying to connect to a XP computer,

and you know you have the correct user names and passwords on the computer,

the solution may be a simple registry edit.

1. Start Regedit

2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE / SYSTEM / CurrentControlSet / Control / Lsa

3. Change the value of a key called "restrictanonymous" to 0 instead of 1

4. Don't change "restrictanonymoussam" value.

5. Reboot

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Hiding Manage My Computer

 

If you want to remove Manage My Computer from My Computer

1. Start Regedit

2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER / Software / Microsoft / Windows / CurrentVersion / Policies / Explorer

3. Create a DWORD value called NoManageMyComputerVerb

4. Set the value to 1

5. Reboot

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Finding Your XP Product ID

 

There is a great little utility available to help you find your currently installed product ID

 

http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml

 

It also works for Windows 95, 98, ME, NT4, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Office 97, and Office XP

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Forgotten Admin or User's Password

 

You do not need to reinstall if you forgot the admin password.

 

There is a boot disk you can download at:

 

http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/

 

 

that will let you reset the password of any account on NT4, Windows2000 or XP.

 

Just follow all the default settings which are for the admin account. Used it many

times with great success.

 

They also have a bootable CD image you can download.[/b]

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Showing Common Tasks in Window

 

When you open a window from My Computer or the Control Panel, and you don't see the blue bar with additional options on the left side, you may simply need to turn on Common Tasks

1. From that same windows, go to Tools / Folder Options

2. Check Show common tasks in folders

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Renaming Multiple Files in a Directory

 

If you want to rename multiple files in the same directory:

1. Using the Windows Explorer, select all the files you want to rename

2. Press F2 or right click and select Rename

3. Enter the prefix for the name you want (e.g. Newname)

4. This will automatically rename the rest of the files Newname (1).jpg, Newname (2).jpg etc.

5. Make sure you include the extension if you have the Explorer configured to show them.

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Disable Windows Tour

 

If you want to disable the Take Tour of Windows XP that comes up after you install WindowsXP:

1. Start Regedit

2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Tour

3. Create a new DWORD key called RunCount

4. Give it a value of 0

Reg File

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

 

 

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Tour]

"RunCount"=dword:00000000

 

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Windows Help and Support Error

 

If you get an error Windows cannot find HELPCTR.EXE, it may be that a registry entry has gotten corrupted.

1. Start Regedit

2. Go to

 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\HELPCTR.EXE

 

3. If the key isn't there, right click and create a new key HELPCTR.EXE

4. It should have a value of

 

C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries\HelpCtr.exe

 

5. Reboot

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Speeding Up Network Browsing

 

There are a lot of things which can negatively impact how fast XP will browse network shares.

One has been previously covered regarding browsing to Win9x computers.

Other things you can try, especially when there is slow browsing to network shares with a lot of files:

1. Remove current shortcuts in My Network Places

2. Change the registry so shared folders on remote computers are not automatically added to My Network Places when you even open a document from that shared folder

1. Start Regedit

2. Create a DWORD value:

3.

 

HKEY_Current_User \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer \ NoRecentDocsNetHood to 1.

 

4. I have also seen setting the following help as well.

 

HKEY_Current_User \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer \ UseDesktopIniCache to 1.

 

Reg file to do both

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

 

 

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer]

"UseDesktopIniCache"=dword:00000001

"NoRecentDocsNetHood"=dword:00000001

 

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3. Increase the amount of data is buffered at one time to send to a client. On the computer with the shared directory:

1.Start Regedit

2.Goto

 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters

 

3.Create a DWORD Key called SizReqBuf

4.Give it a value of Hex FFFF

Reg file

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

 

 

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanserver\parameters]

"SizReqBuf"=dword:0000ffff

 

 

 

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=320829

 

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Editing the Boot.ini file

 

The boot.ini file is a simple text file that is on the root of the boot drive.

You can edit this with any plain text editor like Notepad (may need to unhide the file first)

1. Right click on My Computer

2. Select Properties

3. Click on the Advanced tab

4. Under Startup and Recovery, click on the Settings button

5. Click on the Edit button

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Running CHKDSK

 

One way to run a chkdsk (this is like Scandisk that was with Win9X), is to

1. Double click on My Computer

2. Right click on the drive you want to check

3. Select Properties

4. Click on the Tools tab

5. Click on the Check Now button

6. Check to Automatically fix file system errors - This is the same as running chkdsk /f

7. If you want to Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors, check that box - This is the same as running chkdsk /R. It can also add a lot of time to the scan

8. Reboot if necessary

You can also run chkdsk from the command line with will give you more options.

The following switches are available:

 

/F - fix any errors

/R - identifies bad sectors

/V - with FAT32, displays a verbose output

With NTFS Volumes:

/I - Performs simpler check (stage 2)

/C - Skips the checking of cycles within folder structures

/X - Forces the volume to dismount if necessary. Intended for server administrators and should be avoided for normal use

 

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Opening Shared Folders Snap-In

 

To manage all your shared folders, you can run the snap-in directly

Start / Run / fsmgmt.msc

This will show you all your shared folders in a single window

You can also see what other computers are connected and what files they have open

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Additional Utilities

 

On the XP CD in the \Support\Tools directory, there are a lot of additional support and troubleshooting utilities.

You can run SETUP from that directory to install them.

Just a few are:

 

diruse Shows Disk Usage

dupfinder Finds Duplicate files

getmac Get's MAC address of the network card

hostname Shows the host name of the computer

netdiag Diagnoses a variety of network components

pviewer Show a list of process and allows you to get a memory detail or kill any process

windiff Compare files and directories

 

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Viewing Your IP Address Information

 

There are several ways you can determine your IP address information:

IPCONFIG

1. Start / Run / cmd

2. IPCONFIG /ALL

This opens a command window. One advantage is that you can send the information to a text file (IPCONFIG /ALL > c:\ip.txt)

But sometimes the window shows show much information you need to scroll around to fine it.

VIEW STATUS

1. Control Panel / Network Connections / Double click the icons for your network (If the network has an icon in the system tray you can also just double click on that icon)

2. Click on the Support tab

3. Click on the Details button

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Make Pictures Smaller Unavailable

 

When you try and send pictures through e-mail, you should normally be given the option to make them smaller.

If this option is not available, a DLL file may need to be registered.

1. Start

2. Run

3. regsvr32 shimgvw.dll

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Creating a Suspend Shortcut

 

If you would like to create an icon to suspend your computer,

1. Right click on the Desktop

2. New / Shortcut

3. Enter in rundll32.exe PowrProf.dll, SetSuspendState

4. Give it whatever name you want

5. Now when you click on that shortcut, your computer will shutdown and suspend

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Changing the User Type

 

Normally in XP Pro, through the Control Panel / User Accounts icon, you are only allowed to create administrators or limited users.

If you want to create

1. Right click on My Computer

2. Manage

3. Local Users and Groups

4. Users

5. Right click on the user you want to change

6. Properties

7. Member of tab

8. Add button

9. Advanced button

10. Find Now button

11. From here you see the full list of possibilities (e.g. Power User, Backup Operator etc.)

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Determining Which Services are Associated with SVCHOST

Since so many critical services are run with each svchost,

You can see which ones are being used by opening a cmd prompt and running:

tasklist /svc /fi "imagename eq svchost.exe"

Note: This is available only with XP Pro

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Identify Faulty Device Drivers

 

If you are having problems with lockups, blue screens, or can only get to safe mode,

often the problem is due to a faulty device driver.

One way to help identify them is through the use of the Verfier program

1. Start / Run / Verifier

2. Keep the default of Create Standard Settings

3. Select the type of drivers you want to confirm

4. A list of drivers to be verified on the next boot will be shown.

5. Reboot

6. If your computer stops with a blue screen, you should get an error message with the problem driver

7. To turn off the Verifier, run verifier /reset

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Viewing Installed Drivers

 

If you want to see a list of installed drivers, you can run the driverquery program

There are a lot of available switches to view different types of information.

On use can be to export to a CSV file for viewing in Excel

An example would then be:

Driverquery /v /fo csv > drivers.csv

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Operation Was Attempted on Something That Is Not a Socket Error

If you get this error when you try and renew your IP address,

Likely the winsock2 registry entries are corrupted.

The basic steps to fix this are:

1.Remove the old registry entries - Reg file

REGEDIT4

 

 

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Winsock]

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Winsock2]

 

 

2. Import the correct registry entries - Reg file

 

http://www.onecomputerguy.com/reg/xp_winsock.reg

 

3. Reboot the computer

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Opening Ports or Adding Allowed Programs with SP2's Firewall

 

1. Click on Start / Run

2. Enter in firewall.cpl

3. Click on the Exceptions tab

Adding a Port for Internet Access:

1. Click on the Add Port button

2. Name it whatever you want

3. Enter in the ports you want to open

Adding a Program for Internet Access

1. Click on Add Program... button

2. A list of all installed programs will be displayed

3. Highlight the one you want to include for Internet access

4. Click on the OK button

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Autoexec.nt or Config.nt Errors

 

If you are getting errors similar to:

The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications. Choose 'Close' to terminate the application.

Try copying the file from \windows\repair directory to the one that is in the \windows\system32 directory.

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Common Control Panel Applets

 

The follow are some common Control Panel Applets that are located in the \windows\system32 directory.

If you find yourself using any of these frequently, then you can simply make shortcuts to them on your desktop.

appwiz.cpl Add/Remove Programs

desk.cpl Display Properties

firewall.cpl Firewall Settings

inetcpl.cpl Internet Options

mmsys.cpl Sound and Audio

ncpa.cpl Network Connections

nusrmgr.cpl User Accounts

powercfg.cpl Power Options

sysdm.cpl System Properties

wscui.cpl Security Center

wuaucpl.cpl Automatic Updates Configuration

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Windows Explorer Opens Search Companion Rather than the Folder

If the Windows Explorer opens up the Search Companion rather than opening up the actual folder, the default setting for opening a folder is changed.

To correct this:

1. Start Regedit

2. Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ Directory \ shell and HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ Drive \ shell]

3. Edit the default value to be explorer or none

Reg file

REGEDIT4

 

 

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell]

@="none"

 

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell]

@="none"

 

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Running SFC without a CD ROM

 

If you run sfc /scannow and get prompted to insert a CD,

there are a couple of changes you might need to make.

Slipstream your copy of WindowsXP with the latest service pack you have applied.

For detailed unstructions on how to do this see:

SlipStreaming a Service Pack into Windows XP below is link

 

http://www.onecomputerguy.com/install/winxp_slipstream.htm

 

Once these files are on your hard drive, you can simply make a few registry changes to point to those locations.

Start Regedit

Go to the follow locations and change the path to wherever you copied the source files.

 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup\ServicePackSourcePath

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup\SourcePath

the last one might not be necessary

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SourcePath

 

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Guest Only Network Access

 

If you try and connect to an XP computer and are shown a logins screen with only the computername/Guest,

You may need to change one of the Local Security Policies:

1. Got to Control Panel - Administrative Tools

2. Go to Local Policies - Security Options

3. Check teh Network access: Sharing and security model for local accounts

4. Set it to Classic - local users authenticate as themselves

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Not Displaying Previous Network Share Shortcuts

 

By default, when you go to Network Places, it will scan and show shortcuts to previous network shares.

To turn this off and remove any current shortcuts

1. Open up the Windows Explorer

2. Go to Tools / Folder Options / View

3. The top section should be Files and Folders

4. Uncheck Automatically search for network folders and printers

5. Then go into Network Neighborhood Select all the previous netowork connections Delete them

6. Next time you look at the Network Neighborhood, they should not repopulate

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Hiding a XP Computer from Network Neighborhood

 

 

If you want to share files from a XP computer,

yet want to remove it from showing up in the Network Neighborhood,

Run net config server /hidden:yes

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Easy Way to Share Multiple Folders

 

If you need to share multiple folders, running the program SHRPUBW.EXE will bring up a simple dialog box to let you:

1. Browse to the folder you want to share

2. Enter in a Share name

3. Ender in a Share description

4. Set permissions. Several choices are available

5. Restart the process from within the same program

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System32 Folder Opens When Logging On

 

If the System32 folder shows on the desktop, there may be an invalid entry in the Registry

1.Start Regedit

2.Go to both:

3. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

4.HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

5.Double check that the values do not have incorrect, incomplete, or blank entries

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Not Viewing Zip Files as Folders

 

If you want to turn of WindowsXP showing Zip files as folders,

just run:

regsvr32 /u zipfldr.dll

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Setting Capslock, Numlock, Scroll Lock

 

If you want to set the startup state for any or all of these keys,

you just need to edit the registry.

1.Start Regedit

2.Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Control Panel \ Keyboard

3.Open InitialKeyboardIndicators

4.Change the value to one of the following numbers

0 - All Keys off

1 - Caps Lock on

2 - Num Lock on

4 - Scroll Lock on

For multiple keys, add their values:

3 - Caps Lock and Num Lock on

5 - Caps Lock and Scroll Lock on

6 - Num Lock and Scroll Lock on

7 - Caps Lock, Num Lock, and Scroll Lock on

5.Log off and back on again

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Running Network Diagnostics

 

Network Diagnostics scans your system to gather information about your hardware, software, and network connections.

Start / Run / NETSH DIAG GUI

The following is the type of information that can be displayed:

• Ping

• Connect

• Show

• Verbose

• Save to Desktop

• Mail Service

• News Service

• Internet Proxy Server

• Computer Information

• Operating System

• Windows Version

• Modems

• Network Clients

• Network Adapters

• Domain Name System (DNS)

• Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

• Default Gateways

• Internet Protocol Address

• Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS)

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DOS Tips in XP

 

Windows XP cmd tip (DOS isn’t dead... it just smells funny) Some command-line folder creation examples:

To create multiple folders at once, add them directly to the "md" command:

C:\> md this is a test

To create a folder several folders deep, use:

C:\> md this\is\a\test

Creating a folder with a long name requires the double-quote at the beginning:

C:\> md "this is a test

Bonus tip: Windows XP supports the forward slash "/" as a folder divider. Unix/Linux users: don't let the DOS environment get you down. Use a Unix-style CD command to change your present working directory:

C:\> cd Windows/system32/drivers/etc

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Restoring Desktop Icon to the Quicklaunch Bar

 

If you mistakenly deleted the icon for the Desktop on the Quicklaunch toolbar

Go to C:\Documents and Settings\user_name\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch

(where user_name is replaced by your login name)

Create a Text file called ShowDesktop.SCF with the following contents:

[shell]

Command=2

IconFile=explorer.exe,3

[Taskbar]

Command=ToggleDesktop

You can also DOWNLOAD a file, uncompress it, and copy to the toolbar or wherever you would like.

 

http://www.onecomputerguy.com/software/show_desktop.zip

 

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Network Access After Norton Anti-Virus Install

 

Sometimes you can't access a WinXP computer after installing Norton Anti-Virus.

There might be a variety of errors at the other computer depending on the operating system.

On the XP computer, in the Event Viewer / System log, there will be the following error:

The server's configuration parameter "irpstacksize" is too small for the server to use a local device.

1. Start Regedit

2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanserver\parameters

3. Edit the IRPStackSize

4. Give it a value of 15

5. Reboot the computer

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Fixing Cryptographic Services Error

 

If you get an error about the Cryptographic services when trying to apply the Security Updates or Service Pack 1,

run the following from Start / Run - note, you might want to just cut and paste the text.

net stop cryptsvc

ren %systemroot%\system32\catroot2 oldcatroot2

net start cryptsvc

regsvr32 softpub.dll

regsvr32 wintrust.dll

regsvr32 initpki.dll

regsvr32 dssenh.dll

regsvr32 rsaenh.dll

regsvr32 gpkcsp.dll

regsvr32 sccbase.dll

regsvr32 slbcsp.dll

regsvr32 cryptdlg.dll

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Fixing Explorer Searching Rather Than Opening Directories

 

Sometimes after adding the right click with the Explorer, the default setting for opening a folder is changed.

To correct this:

1. Start Regedit

2. Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ Directory \ shell

3. Edit the default value to be explorer or none

Reg file

REGEDIT4

 

 

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell]

@="none"

 

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell]

@="none"

 

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Configure for Auto-Logon

 

If you are the only person using the computer and what to have it automatically log you on,

1. Start / Run / "control userpasswords2" - no quotes

2. Uncheck User must enter a user name and password to use this computer

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Services You Can Disable

 

There are quite a few services you can disable from starting automatically.

This would be to speed up your boot time and free resources.

They are only suggestions so I suggestion you read the description of each one when you run Services

and that you turn them off one at a time.

 

Some possibilities are:

• Alerter - Sends alert messages to specified users that are connected to the server computer.

• Application Management - Allows software to tap directly into the Add/Remove Programs feature via the Windows Installer technology.

• Background Intelligent Transfer Service - The Background Intelligent Transfer service is used by programs (such as Windows AutoUpdate) to download files by using spare bandwidth.

• Clipbook - ClipBook permits you to cut and paste text and graphics over the network.

• Error Reporting Service - Allows applications to send error reports to Microsoft in the event of an application fault.

• Fast User Switching - Windows XP allows users to switch quickly between accounts, without requiring them to log off.

• Help and Support - Allows the XP Built-in Help and Support Center to run.

• IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service - You don't need this if you have other software to create CDs.

• Indexing Service - Indexes contents and properties of files on local and remote computers; provides rapid access to files through flexible querying language.

• IP SEC - Manages IP security policy and starts the ISAKMP/Oakley (IKE) and the IP security driver. If you are not on a domain, you likely don't need this running.

• Messenger - Transmits net send and Alerter service messages between clients and servers. This is how a lot of pop-up windows start appearing on your desktop.

• Net Logon - Supports pass-through authentication of account logon events for computers in a domain. If you are not on a domain, you don't need this running

• Network DDE - Provides network transport and security for Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) for programs running on the same computer or on different computers.

• NT LM Security Support Provider - Provides security to remote procedure call (RPC) programs that use transports other than named pipes.

• Performance Logs and Alerts - Collects performance data from local or remote computers based on preconfigured schedule parameters, then writes the data to a log or triggers an alert. If you don't need to monitor your performance logs, then you don't need this service.

• Portable Media Serial Number - Retrieves the serial number of any portable music player connected to your computer

• QOS RSVP - Provides network signaling and local traffic control setup functionality for QoS-aware programs and control applets.

• Remote Desktop Help Session Manager - Manages and controls Remote Assistance. If you are not using Remote Desktop you don't need this service.

• Remote Registry - Enables remote users to modify registry settings on this computer.

• Routing & Remote Access - Offers routing services to businesses in local area and wide area network environments. Allows dial-in access.

• Secondary Login - Enables starting processes under alternate credentials. This is what allows you to run an application as another user.

• Smart Card - Manages access to smart cards read by this computer.

• Smart Card Helper - Enables support for legacy non-plug and play smart-card readers used by this computer.

• SSDP Discovery Service - Enables discovery of UPnP devices on your home network.

• TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper - Enables support for NetBIOS over TCP/IP (NetBT) service and NetBIOS name resolution. This should not be needed in today's network environment.

• Telnet - Enables a remote user to log on to this computer and run programs, and supports various TCP/IP Telnet clients.

• Uninterruptible Power Supply Service - Manages an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) connected to the computer.

• Universal Plug and Play Device Host - Provides support to host Universal Plug and Play devices

• Upload Manager - Manages synchronous and asynchronous file transfers between clients and servers on the network.

• Volume Shadow Copy Service - Manages and implements Volume Shadow Copies used for backup and other purposes.

• Web Client - Enables Windows-based programs to create, access, and modify non-local files across the Internet.

• Wireless Zero Configuration - Provides automatic configuration for the 802.11 adapters

• WMI Performance Adapter - Provides performance library information from WMI HiPerf providers.

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