~D~ *Data Invalid Error Message* This error appears to be due to a protection problem in the Windows registry and can occur with a variety of drivers (sound cards and SCSI drivers have been reported). To fix this problem, go to Start/Run/Regedit HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\ENUM\PCI Open each folder and look for the "DeviceDesc" which matches the hardware you are trying to install. Right Click on the "VEN_xxxx" for that device and select 'Permissions' and then tick "Allow" for "Full Control". Close Regedit and then continue with the installation of your device. *Data Recovery* Find any lost and deleted data on your drive (e.g. hard disk) even if the partition table is lost or the drive has been quick-formatted Lost Data, that is the result of a system crash can also be recovered. More information here . 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Our powerful data recovery tools are easy to use, while giving you full control over your data recovery. *Dbx Folders* Error Message If the Folders.dbx File Is Missing or Damaged: MSIMN caused an invalid page fault in module Msoe.dll MSIMN caused an invalid page fault in module Directdb.dll MSIMN caused an Invalid Page Fault in module Unknown Msimn caused an exception C0000006h in module Directdb.dll http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q233/2/64.asp Outlook Express Issues and Workarounds http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_oe.htm http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_o.htm *Ddhelper32.Exe * The Backdoor/SubSeven 2.2 Server Virus May Cause an Error Message *Debugging* Microsoft Debugging Tools *Defragmentation - Disk* Start/Programs/Accessories/System Tools/Disk Defragmenter *Defrag - Run as a Scheduled Task:* A small VB Script can be used to run DEFRAG as a Scheduled Task. This script will scan your system and identify all hard disks, then will execute the DEFRAG program for each one. Create a new Scheduled Task and point it to this VBS file. The task must run with Administrator credentials. The script can be downloaded here . To only defragment one drive as a Scheduled Task, go to Start/Programs/Accessories/System Tools/Scheduled Tasks/Add Scheduled Task. Enter DEFRAG.EXE X: -F where X is the drive you wish to defragment. The only way a non-administrator can defragment a local volume is to run the Dfrg.msc console in the context of a user who has administrator privileges. You can accomplish this by running the following command: Right click and select runas /user:administrator@domain.company.com "mmc dfrg.msc". The user is prompted for the administrator password. This command may be useful for an administrator who wants to run a defragmentation on a user's computer without forcing the user to log off. *Defrag on Boot - Enable/Disable* 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 is enabled but on some builds it is not so below is how to turn it on. Start/Run/Regedit HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg\BootOptimizeFunction Select Enable from the list on the right. Right on it and select Modify. Change the value to Y to enable and N to disable. Reboot your computer. Also see HKEY LOCAL MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SessionManager\Memory Management\PrefetchParameters and EnablePrefetcher = 1 application launch prefetching, 2 boot prefetching add the numbers. Also HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg\ "Enable"="Y" (Y = defrag will optimize for boot and app launch) *Add Defrag to the Context Menu (Right Click) * http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/context_defrag.htm Automating Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows More information: Disk Defrag and Check Disk Issues for Windows XP *Delete - AVI, MPG... files (access denied error)* Close all open apps. Open a command prompt and navigate to the directory with the offending files. Then open the Task Manager and click on the Processes tab. select "Explorer.Exe" under Image Name. Click "End Process". Now you will only have the command prompt and the task manager. In the Command Prompt, DEL the offending files (DEL *.mpg, DEL mus*.avi, DEL test.wmv, etc.) The files should now delete without a problem. Now go back to the task manager and click on the Applications tab. Click the "New Task..." button. in the dialog, type Explorer.Exe and click OK. Process Explorer shows you information about which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded. Use the search function to find every handle that Explorer.Exe has open and close them (right-click on the file and choose 'close handle'). Then delete the file(s) in question. How do I delete an "undeletable" file? *Delete - Permission Denied When Trying to Delete Folders/Files *Windows Explorer/Tools/Folder Options/View/Unmark "Use Simple File Sharing". Right click the folder/file in question/Properties/Security/Advanced/Owner/Set Permissions. HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder Permissions More information here: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/win_xp_mydocs.htm *Tip:* "Cannot Delete [name of file]: Cannot Find the Specified Path. Make sure you specify the correct path." Right click the Recycle Bin/Properties/Check: Do Not Move Files to the Recycle Bin... *Desktop Cleanup Wizard - Run/Disable* To remove unused desktop icons - Open Display in Control Panel. On the Desktop tab, click Customize Desktop. Under Desktop cleanup, click Clean Desktop Now. Follow the directions in the Desktop Cleanup Wizard. *Note: *To open Display, click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click Display. The Desktop Cleanup Wizard displays a list of the desktop icons that have not been used for 60 days or more, enabling you to remove those icons that you don't want on your desktop. You can retrieve icons you have removed by opening the Unused Desktop Shortcuts folder on your desktop. Clear the Run Desktop Cleanup Wizard every 60 days check box if you don't want the wizard to run automatically every two months. You can remove an individual desktop icon by right-clicking the icon and then clicking Delete. To add or remove the icons for My Documents, My Computer, My Network Places, or Internet Explorer, select or clear those items under Desktop icons. *Disable:* Right click the desktop and select Properties. Go to the Desktop tab and click Customize. Uncheck the Run Desktop Cleanup Wizard every 60 days item. *Desktop Cleanup Wizard - Disable * Start/Run/Regedit HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Explorer\Desktop\CleanupWiz. Value Name: NoRun, Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value), Value Data: (0 = enabled, 1= disable wizard). Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called 'NoRun' and edit the value according to the settings above. Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect. *Desktop Icons - Lock* LOCK DESKTOP ICONS "In Windows 95/98/NT/2000/ME/XP you can lock down the position of the Desktop icons using a couple of files from the MS Windows NT 4.0 Resource Kit. Download Layout.dll here. ftp://ftp.zdnet.com/wsources/0598/layout.zip. Place it here: C:\Winnt\System32 then double click the Layout.reg file. You will now have a new right click option. *Desktop Icons - Missing* Right click on the desktop, choose properties and click on "Customize Desktop". Internet Explorer, Recycle Bin, My Documents and/or My Network Places can be added or removed here. *Desktop Icons (System) - Rename * Rename Your Desktop (System) Icons *Desktop.ini *Desktop.ini is used to tell Windows how to display a folder. For example, enabling Thumbnail view creates a desktop.ini file in that folder which amongst other things, tells Windows to add an extra item to the View menu for that folder. Desktop.ini files are also used when you customize folders, change their icons etc. * *The Desktop.ini File Does Not Work Correctly When You Create a Custom Default Profile Problems After You Create a Folder That Is Named "Desktop" on the Desktop in Windows XP *Desktop Process - Windows Explorer Opens on every Boot* Create Separate Processes for the Desktop and Explorer HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer Value Name: DesktopProcess Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value) Value Data: (1 = Separate Process, 0 = Default) Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called 'DesktopProcess' and edit the value according to the settings above. Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect. *Desktop/Remote Assistance/Remote Networking* http://www.longhornconsulting.com/xpwiki *Desktop Settings and Themes* HOW TO: Configure Desktop Themes in Windows XP How to Change the Font, Size, and Colors of Desktop Items *Desktop Tab Missing* If you set the "Use Classic Shell" in GP, it hides that desktop tab. The exact path for that flag is: GP: User Configuration/ Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Windows Explorer/Turn off Classic Shell. *Detail View - Add Fields to the Details View of Folders *You can add other columns to the Details view of the files contained in Windows XP folders, such as Comments, Description, Category, and many others. To add new columns: Right–click the column header of the files list, and then click one of the fields listed, or click More. In the Choose Details dialog box, you can reorganize the order of column headers, specify column widths, and add columns to display details for the files in that folder. When you click the new column header, the width of the selected column is displayed in pixels in the Choose Details dialog box. *Detail View - Can't see the Details View in Windows Explorer* If this happens to you, try clicking once in the Explorer window (the right-hand pane) to set the focus there, then hold the Control key while you press the + key on the number pad. This will reset the column width to the default. Sometimes the columns get reset to a width of 0, making them rather difficult to see! *Detail View - For Folders* Windows Explorer/View/[Select Accordingly]. Then Tools/Folder Options/View/Apply to All Folders. Detail View (or any view) Not Sticking: Go to Start/Run/Regedit Delete these two keys, reboot then re-set your folder options. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\BagMRU HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\Bags If you prefer not to deal with the registry, you can use the edit from here called: Restore Folder Views http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm *Note:* Normally when Windows exits it saves the desktop configuration, including icon location, appearance etc. This setting disables these changes from being saved. Start/Run/Regedit Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called 'NoSaveSettings' set the value to equal '1' to enable the restriction. Exit your registry, you may need to restart for the changes to take effect. [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer Value Name: NoSaveSettings Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value) Value Data: (0 = disabled, 1 = enabled) *Device Drivers* The best place to start is the Microsoft Windows Update Web site: http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com. Click Scan for updates in the left column, and then click Driver Updates. ATI Technologies, Inc. http://www.ati.com Belkin Components http://www.belkin.com Cirrus Logic Inc. http://www.cirrus.com Compaq Computer Corporation http://www5.compaq.com Dell Computer Corporation http://www.dell.com/us/en/gen/default.htm Digi International http://www.digi.com Fujitsu http://www.fujitsu.com Hewlett-Packard http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/eng/welcome.htm Intel Corporation http://www.intel.com Mitsubishi http://www.mitsubishi.com/index_e.html NEC Corporation http://www.nec.com/index.html Sony Corporation http://www.sony.com Tally Computer Printers http://www.tally.com Texas Instruments http://www.ti.com 3COM Corporation http://www.3com.com Toshiba http://www.toshiba.com U.S. Robotics http://www.usr.com XP Support By Device & Manufacturer & Drivers Information About Hardware Device Drivers for Windows XP *Device Lock* DeviceLock gives network administrators control over which users can access what devices (floppies, serial and parallel ports, Magneto-Optical disks, CD-ROMs, ZIPs, etc.) on a local computer. Once DeviceLock is installed, administrators can control access to floppies, CD-ROMs or any other device, depending on the time of day and day of the week. DeviceLock enhances access control for Windows System Administrators and helps control removable disk usage. Information here . *Device Manager* Troubleshooting Device Conflicts in the Device Manager Driver Verifier to Troubleshoot Device Drivers in Win XP HOW TO: Manage Devices in Windows XP How to Verify Unsigned Device Drivers in Windows XP General Description of IRQ Sharing in Windows XP Configure Device Manager to Display Detailed Information Device Manager Conflicts and Error Codes Unable to Change Resource Settings in Windows XP Device Manager Device Manager Does Not Display Devices That Are Not Connected to the Windows XP-Based Computer *Device Manager - Print A Device Manager Summary* HOW TO: Print a Device Manager Report in Windows XP (Q308579) *Device Manager - Print Contents to a Text File* How to Print Device Manager Contents to a Text File (Q127156) *Device Manager - #2 Shows next to a device:* Go to Device Manager. Choose View and select Show Hidden Devices. Go to the Device group and uninstall both entries. Now choose Action and Scan for Hardware Changes. Run devmgmt.msc or if it is truly gone, create another one by running "mmc /a", adding the device manager plug-in and saving that to devmgmt.msc in %windir%\system32. *Device Manager - Troubleshooting* Unknown Devices, Error Codes and Conflicts http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/win_xp_dm.htm *Device Manager - Shortcut* You can open Device Manager by double-clicking on the System icon in Control Panel, choosing the Hardware tab, and clicking Device Manager. Fortunately, Device Manager can be more easily run by launching devmgmt.msc - just create a shortcut to the file (as described above), and launch it at any time. *Devices - Show Hidden* Show All Hidden Devices in Device Manager. Devices that are installed but are not currently connected to the computer (such as a Universal Serial Bus (USB) device or "ghosted" devices) are not normally displayed in Device Manager. This tweak causes all devices to be shown. Go to Start/Run/Regedit and navigate to: Create a new String value, or modify the existing value, called 'DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES' and edit the value according to the settings below. [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment] Value Name: DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value) Value Data: (1 = show all hidden devices) Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect. *DEVLDR - Not Responding *To resolve this issue, remove or turn off the Creative Labs SoundBlaster Live Driver and reinstall the driver from the Windows XP CD-ROM. To do this, follow these steps: · Click Start , and then click Control Panel. · In Control Panel, double-click System. · In the System Properties dialog box, click the Hardware tab, and then click Device Manager. · Expand Sound, video and game controllers. · Right-click Creative Labs SoundBlaster, and then click Delete. · When you are prompted to confirm the deletion, click Yes. · Reinstall the sound card driver from your Windows XP CD-ROM. Error Message When You Shut Down Computer: DEVLDR Not Responding *Dialup - Auto* Modify the Internet Auto-Dial Settings Windows has the option to automatically dial your Internet Service Provider (ISP) to establish an Internet connection. This option can be controlled using this tweak. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings Set the value to equal "0x00000001 (1) " to enable autodial or "0x00000001 (0) " to disable it. *Note:* This restriction can be used either on a user by user basis by adding it to HKEY_CURRENT_USER or on a computer wide basis by adding it to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. More Information on Auto-Dial and Auto-Disconnect http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_modem.htm *Ding Wav* Restore the Ding Wav file*. *Download the fix here .* *To use the Regedit: Save the REG File to your hard disk. Double click it and answer yes to the import prompt. REG files can be viewed in Notepad by right clicking on the file and selecting Edit. To manually make the changes to the registry: Go to Start/Run/Regedit and navigate to this key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\.Default\.Default In the right pane double click (Default) and paste this line in: %SystemRoot%\media\Windows XP Ding.wav Then go to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\.Default\.Current In the right pane double click (Default) and paste this line in: %SystemRoot%\media\Windows XP Ding.wav Note: (Default) is an REG_EXPAND_SZ (New/Expandable String Value)*. * If neither .Default or .Current* *is listed in the* *left pane, create each by highlighting the second .Default then going to File/Edit/New/Key.* Direct Cable Connection* DCC Protocols - Connecting two computers together via cables is no easy task. If you have attempted to do this using the Windows Direct Cable Connection (DCC) wizard and are still experiencing problems, then it could be because of a missing protocol. Right-click on the Network places icon and select the Configuration tab. Add the protocol IPX/SPX. After adding, select it within the Configuration tab and click the Properties button. Now, bind IPX/SPX to the Dial-Up adapter on BOTH the host and guest computer. Information on Setting Up DCC Between 9x and WinXP *DirectX* Troubleshooting Direct X 8.0 (FAQ's) MS-KB Article Troubleshooting With Articles About DirectX Troubleshooting MS Games & FAQ's Troubleshooting Games and Multimedia in Windows XP http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_resources.htm *Directory Listing of the Windows XP CD *(K. Miller) Open a Command Prompt Window (Start/Run/CMD). Change the directory to the CD Rom Drive then enter this command: tree/f To save it type: tree/f > c:\tree.txt . It can then be found on your C Drive. To save it to Notepad use this command: tree f/ a/ *Disk Cleanup* TreeSize V1.62 Every hard disk is too small if you just wait long enough. TreeSize tells you where precious space has gone to. TreeSize can be started from the context menu of a folder or drive and shows you the size of this folder, including its subfolders. You can expand this folder in Explorer-like style and you will see the size of every subfolder. Scanning is done in a thread, so you can already see results while TreeSize is working. The space, which is wasted by the file system can be displayed and the results can be printed in a report. TreeSize is Mailware for Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP. Screen Shot . Download . *Disk Cleanup Tool* How to Automate the Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows XP *Disk Defrag* Disk Defrag and Check Disk Issues for Windows XP *Disk Duplication* The Microsoft Policy Concerning Disk Duplication of Windows XP Installations *Disk Error Checking* How to Perform Disk Error Checking in Windows XP *Display* Windows XP KB Articles About Configuring the Display *Display Driver Issues* How to Check the Video Driver How to Determine Which Video Driver Is Loading in Windows XP How to Force Windows to Use Standard VGA Compatible Driver STOP: C0000143 MISSING DISPLAY_DRIVER.DLL HOW TO: Use Driver Roll Back to Restore a Previous Driver Using Driver Verifier to Troubleshoot Drivers in Win 2K and XP *Display Settings* Display Resolution and Color Depth Settings Apply to All Users Lock Refresh Rates under Windows XP Cannot Change Display Setting to 640 X 480 or 256 Color Start/Control Panel/Display/Settings/Advanced/Adapter/List all modes. *Follow these steps if you want to switch the display temporarily while the game or program is running: * On your desktop or on the Start menu, right-click the game or other program that you want to run in 256 colors, and then click Properties. Click the Compatibility tab. Select the Run in 256 colors check box. Run in 640x480 screen resolution check box. Your screen resolution will revert to its previous resolution when you close the program. The Compatibility tab is available only for programs or games located on your computer's hard disk. It is not available if the program is stored on a floppy disk, compact disk, or a network. *Switch Display: *Start/Programs/Game in Question/Properties/Compatibility Tab/Select 256 or 640x480. Lock Refresh Rates under Windows XP http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm *Display Resolution - Change* 1. Start/Run/Regedit and Navigate to: HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\VIDEO\{3A2C2EBE-ECDB-4A7B-99EC- 58117AFDC5E2}\0000\Mon22446688 2. Find 'DefaultSettings.XResolution'. That is your y axis. Edit as a Decimal to what you want it to be. IE 1152. 3. Find 'DefaultSettings.YResolution'. That is your x axis. Edit as a decimal to what you want it to be. IE 863. 4. Reboot. Or... Start/Run/Regedit: HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG\Display\Settings. In the right pane, right click Resolution, modify, 800,600. *DLL Database* DLL Help database *DLL Informant* Shows all DLL's and all applications that use them. Download here . *DLL's - Make DLLs Display Their Icons in Windows Explorer * By default Windows Explorer displays a generic icon for all DLL files even if some of them contain icons. If you sometimes look inside those DLL files at their icons you know that many DLLs have no icons, and some do. If you'd like to know at a glance which ones have icons then a quick Registry edit is just what you need. This tweak will change the default so that the first icon contained in a DLL is displayed in Windows Explorer. Start/Run/Regedit: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\dllfile\DefaultIcon. First back up the key you are about to modify: Highlight (Default) in the right frame and select Export Registry File... from the Registry pull down menu. Export or save the file to the location of your choice. If you don't like the results of this tweak, simply double click the exported file to undo the changes you are about to make. Right click (Default) and choose Modify. Replace all the information contained in the Value data: field with %1. Exit Regedit, reboot and launch Windows Explorer. Find a file called Shell.DLL in C:\Windows\System and note that it, and many other DLLs now display an icon. *DLL's - Unload *Start/Run/Regedit HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer Create a new sub-key named 'AlwaysUnloadDLL' and set the default value to equal '1' to disable Windows caching the DLL in memory. Restart Windows for the change to take effect. *DMA* 1. Double-click Administrative Tools, and then click Computer Management. 2. Click System Tools, and then click Device Manager. 3. Click to expand IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers. 4. Click the specific controller for which you want to configure DMA/PIO settings. 5. Click the Advanced Settings tab. 6. In the Transfer Mode box, click either PIO Only or DMA if available. *DMI Pool Data* When the computer is running the power-on self test (POST), it may stop responding (hang), and a "Verifying DMI pool data" error message may be displayed. This issue is caused by the hardware. To resolve this issue, contact your computer manufacturer. *Documents and Settings* Cannot Move or Rename the Documents and Settings Folder My Documents Folder in Windows XP How to Move Shell Folders and Contents *Domain* Computer Does Not Join the Domain If Encrypted Domain Administrator Password Is in the Identification Section of an Unattended Answer-File *DOS* Troubleshooting MS-DOS-Based Programs in Windows XP *DOS - Sound *(Reference:* * computers.DouglasThrift.net |Windows XP FAQ ) How do I get sound and music in old DOS games? *Downloads - Change default Internet Explorer Download Directory * Start/Run/Regedit HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer Change the path you want to assign as IE's Default Download directory here: Download Directory. *Downloads - Configure Settings* How to Configure Internet Explorer to Have More Than Two Download Sessions *Downloads - Resume* GetRight is a Download Manager program to help you download files from the Internet. It allows you to easily download files and recover (resume downloading) if errors occur--and has many other advanced features. Download here . Fresh Download is an easy-to-use and very fast download manager software that turbo charges downloading files from the Internet, such as your favorite software, mp3 files, video files, picture collections, etc. Unlike any other similar utilities, this software is 100% free, no charges, no banners in the software, no spyware. Download here . *Drive is not Accessible Error Message * "Incorrect Function" Error Message When You Access the CD-ROM Drive, DVD-ROM Drive, or CD-RW Drive *Drive Letters - Change* 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. HOW TO: Change Drive Letter Assignments in Windows XP How to Change the System/Boot Drive Letter in Windows Drive Letter for New Storage Device Is Not Shown All Available Drive Letters Are Assigned to Unformatted Hard Disks *DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL * "STOP:0xD1" Error Message When You Start Your Windows XP-Based Computer *Drivers - Unsigned Warning Message* Start/Run and type: gpedit.msc. User Configuration/Administrative Templates/System. Right click Code signing for Device Drivers/Properties/Settings/Ignore from the appearing list box or disable. * Un-Signed Driver Installation Warnings *Start/Run and type: secpol.msc. Local Policies/Security Options. Change Devices: Unsigned driver installation behavior to Silently succeed. Reboot. *Dual Boot* Windows XP Does Not Start on a Computer That Is Configured for Dual Booting *Dual Boot - Explained* Triple Boot Win9x/Win2K/Win XP Dual Booting Redhat 7.2 and Windows XP *Dual-Boot - Remove* How to Edit the BOOT.INI File in Windows XP *Dual Booting* Multibooting with Windows XP: Introduction Multibooting with Windows XP: Introduction Multibooting: Windows XP and Windows 2000 Professional Multibooting with Windows XP: Introduction Multibooting: Windows XP and Windows NT Workstation Multibooting with Windows XP: Introduction Multibooting: Windows XP and Windows Me or Windows 9x How to Multiple Boot Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 95, Windows 98, and MS-DOS HOW TO: Create a Multiple-Boot System in Windows XP How to Enable Dual Boot After You Install Windows Me on a Windows 2000-based Computer How to Install Windows 98 after Installing Windows XP How to Install W2K to its Own Partition after Installing Windows XP Multibooting with Windows XP Multibooting with Windows 2000 and Windows XP *Dumpchk.Exe* How to Use Dumpchk.exe to Check a Memory Dump File *Dumprep - Explained (Microsoft)* It has various mode of functionality. *ER Utility Application - *This will be referred to as dumprep.exe from here forward. This application houses a few simple functions to be used when a separate application is needed to perform certain tasks (such as snapping a minidump of a process, etc). Queued reporting: This goal of this mode is similar to that of regular manifest exception reporting: prevent non-privileged users from accessing data they should not be accessing. In regular manifest mode, we have the possibility that a non-privileged user could see a minidump from a service process if he was logged onto the local console when the service faulted. Even if he does not look at the minidump, he is potentially given the option* *of reporting the fault to Microsoft- which may not be what a machine admin would want to do. To work around this, we introduce the concept of queue. Queue works very similarly to kernel fault reporting. 1. We enter queue at the point which we left manifest exception reporting above. Note that we never return to manifest exception reporting mode. When we finish, we go directly back to the point where we left 'user mode exception' reporting. 2. The ERSvc invokes faultrep.dll to do the actual reporting. Faultrep.dll is loaded into the ERSvc process. 3. A user fault signature is extracted from the minidump. 4. The fault is stored in the user fault queue directory. If the directory is located on an NTFS drive, we attempt to use NTFS compression to compress the file.* *5. The fault signature as well as some other metadata about the fault is packaged into a structure and stored in the registry along with the pointer to the file in the queue directory. We also dumprep.exe to the HKLM 'Run' key, which causes dumprep.exe to get executed every time a user logs in (until it is removed from the 'Run' key). 6. We check and see if the fault reporting queue is above the maximum number of entries (10 by default) and delete the oldest entry from the queue. 7. Wait for an administrator to log in interactively (either at the local console or via terminal server / remote desktop). Note that we really return back to the faulting app here and do not actually cause the faulting app to 'wait'. However, the fault reporting process for this fault effectively waits. * *8. When an administrator logs in, dumprep.exe runs and checks the list of user faults. If it is empty, dumprep.exe (and ER) terminates. 9. We attempt to acquire a global mutex that only administrators have access to (this is how we enforce administrator access to reporting). If we fail, dumprep.exe (and ER) terminates. 10. We read an entry from the registry list. That the following steps occur once for each entry in the list. 11. Faultrep.dll is loaded and called with the path to the minidump to report & the user fault metadata we stored away in the registry. 12. Faultrep.dll is loaded and the registry based configuration is checked. * *a. If both reporting and notification are disabled, ER terminates. b. If reporting is enabled and notification is not, we report in silent mode c. If notification is enabled and reporting is not, we display a pop up notifying the user of the fault, but there is no 'Send / Don't Send' button set. There is just an 'Ok' button. d. If both are enabled, we report normally. 13. We collect application compatibility data if possible and store it in a file in the temp directory. 14. The DW manifest is constructed. 15. DW is launched. The behavior is described in the 'DW Process' section above. * *16. Once DW returns, ER terminates (or repeats if we have been called by dumprep.exe and there are additional faults to report- note, if the DW dialog remained up for more than 5 minutes without user interaction, then no further reports will be offered to the user. The next admin who logs in will be offered the opportunity to report). *DUN (Dial Up Networking) Settings - Save* Start/Run/Regedit HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ RemoteAccess\ Profile HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ RemoteAccess\ Addresses Select Export Registry File from the File menu, and save this branch in another file on your hard disk - this file will contain entries for all of connections, so if you have more than one connection here, you must edit the second Registry file manually with a text editor and remove the unwanted entries. At this point, you can merge the two registry files (using a text editor, such as Notepad, and making sure the word "REGEDIT4" appears only once). When you're finished, you should have a single Registry file (*.REG), on which a user can simply double-click to add the connection to their system. Setting up Dial-Up Networking *DVD* Windows XP and DVD DVD Troubleshooter You cannot view the files on a DVD or CD in Windows Explorer: Close Windows Explorer. Go to Start/Control Panel/Double click System/Hardware/Device Manager. Expand DVD/CD-ROM. Click the appropriate device, and then click Uninstall on the Action menu. When you are prompted to confirm that you want to remove the device, click OK. On the Action menu, click Scan for hardware changes. Quit Device Manager and Control Panel. You Cannot View the Files on a Disc After You Replace a CD-R or CD-RW Drive with a DVD or CD-ROM Drive *DVD - Enable DVD Player in Media Player* This setting allows you to use Microsoft Media Player to Play and Open DVDs. Start/Run/Regedit HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Player\Settings. Value Name: EnableDVDUI, Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value), Value Data: yes or no. Create a new string value called "EnableDVDUI" and set it to "yes" to enable DVD functionality. Troubleshooting DVD Playback in Windows Media Player for Windows XP *DVD - Missing in the Device Manager* Start/Run/Regedit HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}. Remove the Upperfilters and Lowerfilters values completely from the above registry key. A Disc in a DVD Drive May Not Be Played Automatically with Roxio Easy CD Creator 5.1 and Norton Anti-Virus 2002 Powered by FreeFind /Note: This compilation of information are from various sources. All credit due to its authors. Home Page Win98 - 09/28/2002 10:19 PM - Home Page WinXP © Copyright Kelly Theriot MS-MVP(DTS) 2002 All rights reserved. /