61. How to verify XP software you bought is OEM/ UPGRADE/ RETAIL?
I am sure we all have noticed Microsoft product marketing strategy. Whenever they launch any new product line,there are various flavors of it available right from day one. Some are given adjectives like UPGRADE version or FULL, others RETAIL v/s OEM and then of-course we have various categories of the product like HOME, PRO , SERVER , ADVANCED SERVER etc etc.
Well ever wondered what you bought is same as what was advertised ? How to tell the difference.
Here comes the help.
Look for a file called Setupp.ini that is present on your Windows XP CD and double click on it and browse its content.
There is a field called PID=. This PID is what would tell us exactly what we have got.
First 5 bytes of PID decide whether (it is OEM or RETAIL or is an UPGRADE ) and last three digits determine what kind of CD KEY will it accept.
Here are some of the typical PID values:
Retail = 51882 335
Volume License = 51883 270
OEM = 82503 OEM
62. Extremely powerful tool in Microsoft XP Operating System.
Have you heard of group policy editor ? This is one of the most powerful tool that Microsoft XP comes bundled with that most of us don't even know about. I recently discovered it by accident. Learn more about it at Group Policy Editor section of this site but in brief it can be used to carry out powerful customizations and performance tuning of your system.
Go to START-RUN and enter gpedit.msc
Have tendency to forget passwords ? Want a solution that will help you get back in business ?
Most of us have a common tendency of forgetting passwords. If you don't every forget anything, I envy you and this may not be of much use to you but for most of us, this may be a life saver.
If you're running Windows XP Professional as a local user in a workgroup environment, you can create apassword reset disk by following instruction as shown below:
Go to START-CONTROL PANELUSER ACCOUNTS. Then click your account name and further on in RELATED TASKS, click PREVENT A FORGOT PASSOWRD.
A wizard would come up, follow instructions and you have your password reset disk ready. IMPORTANT NOTE: As it goes with things like password, make sure that you keep this disk at secure location else you risk tress passing with your user account.
63. What to do with "the system has recovered from a serious error......" error?
Next time you reboot, you most likely see this error message.
Clicking on more information shows error signature and other clumsy details.
Typically minidump would be stored in \\WINDOWS\\MINIDUMP directory.
It is not so easy to decipher this information. Best thing to do is to go to Windows Online Crash Analysis site at http://oca.microsoft.com and submit report (or check status if you have already submitted the report).
You may need to signon with Microsoft .Net Passport and if you don't have you may need to create one by supply some basic information about yourself..
Following are some of actions that you can take to avoid this error from cropping up.
Temporarily disabling error reporting:
Right-clock on my computer, select properties, advanced tab, error reporting button - turn on the "no error reporting" check box and turn off the "but notify me" option.
Disable Virtual Memory:
Right-click on my computer, select properties, advanced tab, performance settings, advanced tab, virtual memory "change" button. Note down the current VM settings (system managed or any customized size.
Turn on the "no paging file" bullet, and press the set tab.
Delete the paging file:
Reboot. Verify that the option reads 0 kb for page file. Use folder options on control panel or explorer "tools" pulldown menu & go to "view" tab. Turn off check box to permit viewing of system files.
Now explorer on the root of C drive (or what ever drive letter you page file was set to use), should show a pagefile.sys entry. Delete this. You will get a warning message about this being a system file. Since you have disabled virtual memory, this entry is not being used. Delete it. Go empty the trash bin to make sure this entry is cleared.
Re-enable Virtual Memory:
Right-click on my computer, select properties, advanced tab, performance settings, advanced tab, virtual memory "change" button , turn on the system-managed or customized paging file with the same settings as you noted down earlier. Be sure to press the set button. Reboot and verify that the paging file is active.
Re-enable error reporting that was disabled earlier.
Reboot to verify that the repetitive error message has indeed "left the building"
IMPORTANT NOTE: Microsoft support team should contact you as soon as possible!
64. Installed Windows XP on the same volume as old OS?
I did this very same thing on my computer the first time I tried to install Windows XP Pro. Installation was carried out from within the old Windows 2000 environment and it did go well. I had chosen fresh install and ( that was the intention as I had bought a copy of WINDOWS XP PRO FULL VERSION and wanted to wipe out the old install...I do not believe in UPGRADE Versions!).
But when rebooted I saw multiple boot option and soon figured out that installation did not go as I had expected.....To clean it I had to go into boot.ini file and delete entry corresponding to Windows 2000. Also based on my experience of old directory structure, I had to manually delete those. I could easily remove the WINNT directory as it belonged to Windows 2000.
Difficult task was the program files directory as it has old as well as new stuff mixed up. I used date and timestamp sorting to figure out what was old and not needed but you be very careful here.
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you remove a program file belonging to Windows by mistake, you may be heading for trouble !
65. NetMeeting does not open up quickly or not at all?
I did face this a couple of times when inviting someone for voice chat on MSN. If you have recently bought/installed the XP PRO on your PC (which had been the case with me) you may not have activated netmeeting. You would have to do that. Quickest would be to go to START-RUN and entering CONF and in the resultant screen, providing basic information about your self and your are done.
66. Reduce keystrokes by pressing CTRL key while entering in web addresses?
If you just type CNN and press CTRL+ENTER, it is as good as entering www.cnn.com!
IMPORTANT NOTE: To best of my knowledge it only works for .com addresses!
67. Why sending a file does not work in MSN messenger if NAT is installed ?
I have three computers connected to Internet via one that has WINDOWS XP installed on it. NAT works great and I like that. Problem is if you are using MSN messenger, you can not send a file to someone because that is sort of like point to point ftp protocol and does not work with local addresses over Internet But you can get remote assistance and if you have any problems read this tip on Microsoft Expert Zone:
68. Installing the Resource Kit
From the CD in the \\TOOLS\\RESKIT directory, you can install the Windows98 Resource Kit.
The following is an excerpt from a document included on the CD that lists all the programs that can be installed.
1. BATCH.EXE: Microsoft Batch Setup utility. Creates files for automated installation of Windows 98 and components.
2. CHDOSCP.EXE: Code Page Changer. Changes the Code Page used for MS-DOS-based
programs to match Windows 98 Regional Settings.
3. CHECKLINKS.EXE: Link Check Wizard. Finds and eliminates dead links and shortcuts.
4. CLIPTRAY.EXE: Clip Tray. Optimizes and manages the Clipboard.
5. FAT32WIN.EXE: Fat32 Conversion Information Tool.
6. INFINST.EXE: Windows 98 Inf installer Utility.
7. LFNBACK.EXE: Long Filename Backup Utility.
8. MINITEL .TTF Files. Minitel font emulation files for HyperTerminal.
9. NETMON: Network Monitor. Service for remote monitoring of network performance on Windows 98 client machines.
10. QUIKTRAY.EXE: Quick Tray. Organizes the icons in the Windows 98 system tray.
11. POLEDIT.EXE: System Policy Editor. Sets administrative policies to define configuration settings for individual users, individual computers, or groups of users.
12. PWLEDIT.EXE: Windows 98 Password List Editor.
13. REMOTREG: Microsoft Remote Registry. Service for remotely viewing and editing the Registry on Windows 98 client machines.
14. RPCPP: Remote Procedure Call Print Provider. Service for administering network printers from Windows 98 machines.
15. SNMP Agent: Windows 98 SNMP network protocol agent.
16. TEXTVIEW.EXE: Text file viewer. Quickly displays the contents of text files.
17. TIMETHIS.EXE: Time This. Scripting tool that times how long it takes for the system to execute a given command.
18. TWEAKUI.EXE: Power Toy. Enhances and customizes the Windows 98 desktop.
19. TZEDIT.EXE: Time Zone Editor. Creates and edits time zone entries for the Date/Time icon in Control Panel.
20. USBVIEW.EXE: USB Viewer. USB Device information and troubleshooting tool.
21. WAITFOR.EXE: Scripting tool that causes the computer to wait for a signal sent over the network.
22. WHERE.EXE: Command-line tool that reports the location of a specified file on the hard disk.
23. WINDIFF.EXE: File and Directory comparison. Compares the contents of files or directories and reports differences.
24. WINSET.EXE. Command-line/scripting tool that sets global environment variables for Windows 98.
25. WSHADMIN.HLP: Windows Scripting Host Administrator's Guide. Guide to running scripts and designing applications for Windows Scripting Host.
69. Increasing Drive Performance
You can likely increase your Hard Drive or CD ROM performance by:
Opening up the Device Manager
Double click on the CD or Hard Drive
Click on the Settings tab
If you have a DMA box that is not grayed out, check that box
Reboot when prompted When Win98 starts again, see if that box is still checked.
This is especially beneficial with the newer UDMA drives which are supported by Win98
This will also greatly reduce CPU utilization during hard drive activity.
70. Configuring for Single Click
One of the configuration changes you can make with Win98 is to have the mouse only need a single click to open programs or shortcuts.
To make this change:
Open any folder, the Explorer or My Computer
Select View / Folder Options
Check Custom, based on settings you choose
Click on the Settings button
The last section, Click items as follows allows you to configure Win98 for single click
warning :
All the Tricks which had shown in this site is just for Teaching and Learning purpose.use all tricks on your personal risk.
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