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high resolution windows 7 wallpapers for big screens

No commentsWindows Vista, Windows XPSeptember 2nd, 2009

As you guys know that I have been playing with Windows 7beta for four days now, so I thought to pimp it up a little which in my definition is putting on some cool wallpaper and screwing it a little bit from and there usually to enhance its appearance. Windows 7 drastically decreases the need of any third party softwares to customize its looks unlike Windows XP or even Vista. Its taskbar is brilliant which means most users won’t try to use Rocketdock or use Windows Visual styles. If you are still trying Rocketdock icons on Vista then you should probably buy a Mac. Nevertheless here are some of the cool wallpapers which I am gonna try on Windows 7.

Aug

Fixing & Repairing windows-xp fast

No commentsWindows XPAugust 19th, 2009

One of the best kept secrets of Windows XP is its built in repair feature!

In previous versions of Windows, correcting an operating system error, or installing a new motherboard, usually meant formating and reinstalling, resulting in loss of all data. Dont worry; Windows XP repair feature wont delete your data, installed programs, personal information, or settings. It just repairs the operating system!

Note: The system repair function will remove any updates you have previously installed that are not included on the CD. Drivers will also be reverted to their original XP versions, as well as some settings (network & performance settings may sometimes be reset to their defaults). It may be necessary to reactivate your Windows XP as well. When finished, you will have to download all of the updates from Microsoft Windows Update, because they are all replaced during repair.

Why would I want to reinstall Windows XP?
1) Cant start Windows XP in safe mode.
2) You have problems caused by a recently installed system update (Windows Update, hotfix, Windows XP service pack, or Microsoft Internet Explorer update).
3) Your problems cant be solved with system restore, or you cant access system restore.
4) Youve installed a new motherboard, or made other major hardware changes and need to reinstall Windows.

Lets get started!

Step 1: Rule out hardware issues. Windows Repair will only fix software problems. Hardware issues can also cause boot problems (i.e. bad hard drive, memory, CPU, or power supply).

Step 2: Backup. Its always a good idea to backup your important data before making changes to Windows XP. Relax, if you follow these instructions your data will be perfectly safe.

Step 3: Boot from your Windows XP CD. Insert the Windows XP CD into your computers CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive, and then restart your computer. When the “Press any key to boot from CD” message appears on the screen, press a key to start your computer from the Windows XP CD. Cant boot from your CD? Please see the note at the bottom of this page (Configuring Your Computer to Boot from CD).

Step 4: A blue screen will appear and begin loading Windows XP Setup from the CD.

Note: RAID/SCSI/Unsupported UDMA users:
You will be prompted to “press F6 to install any third party SCSI or RAID drivers”. Most users will not have to press F6, but if you are running RAID, SCSI or unsupported UDMA controllers, then you will have to have your controller drivers on a floppy disk. If you are unsure whether you have RAID/SCSI, then simply let the CD load without pressing F6.

When completed loading files, you will be presented with the following “Windows Setup” screen, and your first option. Select “To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER”. DO NOT select Recovery Console.

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When presented with the screen below. press the F8 key to continue.

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Next, Windows Setup will find existing Windows XP installations. You will be asked to repair an existing XP installation, or install a fresh copy of Windows XP.

If no installations are found, then you will not be given the option to repair. This may happen if the data or partition on your drive is too corrupted.

Note: If you install a fresh copy, all data on that partition will be lost!

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Your almost finished! Windows XP will appear to be installing itself for the first time, but it will retain all of your data and settings. Just follow the prompts, and have your CD-KEY ready if needed.

Do you have more than one system, or lost your CD-KEY? Visit the keyfinder page to retrieve your CD-KEY.

Update: Due to the proliferation of the Blaster and Welchia Worm/Virus be aware that a Repair Install will leave your system vulnerable. You can get infected within seconds. Do not go on line until you have enabled XPs firewall first.

Remember to run Windows Update! (install critical updates first)

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Configuring Your Computer to Boot from CD

Many computers are not configured to boot from the CDROM. If you cannot boot from the CDROM, this is probably due to the boot order of your devices being incorrect. You can change this in the BIOS.

You enter the BIOS from the first screen you see when you turn your computer on. To enter your BIOS, most users here will press the DEL key.

Most Dell, Toshiba, Gateway, Sony & HP systems will press F2.

Compaq users will usually have to press F10.

IBM typically uses F1 or F2.

Other brands may have different keys to press to enter setup, F1, F2, Del, Tab and CTRL+S. If possible see the manual for your computer or motherboard. Also, the BIOS will usually display which button to press to “enter setup” during POST (if it flashes by too fast, press the Pause key).

When you enter the BIOS setup, you need to change the boot order. The CDROM should be setup before the Hard Drive. Each BIOS is different, but here is an example:

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Note: If you need assistance with a repair installation, please start a new topic in our Windows XP Forum. This topic is also open for comments, but not all will receive a reply.

IMPORTANT NOTE: After running a repair, you may find that Windows Update refuses to install the most recent 80 patches. This is because the latest version of Windows Update is broken, and doesnt register some DLLs if theyre previously been registered (as happens with a repair install). Heres a work around until they get it fixed:

Stop the Automatic Updates service. To do this, follow these steps:
1. Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
2. At the command prompt, type the following commands, and then press ENTER after each command:
  net stop wuauserv
  exit
Register the file that is used by Windows Update and Microsoft Update. To do this, follow these steps:

Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
At the command prompt, type the following command, press ENTER after the command, and then click OK when you receive a verification message:
regsvr32 %windir%system32wups2.dll
Note: for x64 machines regsvr32 %windir%syswow64wups2.dll

Start the Automatic Updates service. To do this, follow these steps:

Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
At the command prompt, type the following commands, and then press ENTER after each command:
net start wuauserv
exit

Jul

How To Show desktop missing in Quick Launch

No commentsWindows XPJuly 7th, 2009

If you have accidentally deleted the show desktop icon in your quick launch toolbar, then you can restore it from the following place:
C:Documents and SettingsUsernameApplication DataMicrosoftInternet ExplorerQuick Launch
Where C: is your Windows drive.
If unfortunately, you can’t find the quick launch file from the above location, then you can create the shortcut yourself again. But it is a special type of shortcut whose method of creation is also different. I am reproducing the method of creating quick launch toolbar shortcut from <A href=”http://support.microsoft.com/kb/190355″ target=_blank>Microsoft site here</A>.
1. Click Start , click Run, type notepad, and then click OK.
2. In Notepad, type the following text on individual lines:
[Shell] Command=2 IconFile=explorer.exe,3 [Taskbar] Command=ToggleDesktop
3. On the File menu, click Save As, and then save the file to your desktop as Show Desktop.scf.
 <IMG id=ImgView style=”BORDER-RIGHT: #c0c0c0 3px double; BORDER-TOP: #c0c0c0 3px double; BORDER-LEFT: #c0c0c0 3px double; BORDER-BOTTOM: #c0c0c0 3px double” height=117 src=”http://us-experts.com/site//TopicUploads/711200841819AShow-desktop.jpg” width=135 border=0 name=ImgView>
Note Notepad might automatically append a .txt extension to the file name. Remove this extension if present. The file name should be Show Desktop.scf.
The file must now be moved to the correct folder in the user profile to appear in the Quick Launch toolbar. To manually do this, use one of the following methods.
Method 1
1. Use the mouse to drag the Show Desktop.scf icon to the Quick Launch toolbar or another location where you want the shortcut to appear.
2. Click Move Here.
Method 2
1. Use Windows Explorer to locate the following folders:
 
Microsoft Windows 95 and Microsoft Windows 98
WindowsApplication DataMicrosoftInternet ExplorerQuick Launch
 
Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows 2000, and Microsoft Windows XP
C:Documents and SettingsUsernameApplication DataMicrosoftInternet ExplorerQuick Launch
 
Note Username refers to the account name where you want to put the icon.
2. Use the mouse to drag the Show Desktop.scf file to the Quick Launch folder.
3. Click Move Here.

Jul

Using Windows NT Embeddeds serial console administration with Windows XP Embedded

No commentsWindows XPJuly 7th, 2009

When Windows XP Embedded first started shipping, it was leaps and bounds better then original Windows NT Embedded. All the new PC technologies such as USB, IEEE 1394, multimedia, plug-n-play technologies, and ACPI were supported. The tools and database were improved. Many Embedded Enabling Features (EEF) were carried over and improved: the new Enhanced Write Filter could be disabled, system message interception and error reporting were enabled with a few registry keys, headless support was improved so a monitor, keyboard, and mouse could be added, CD-ROM boot support was carried over, a new cloning method was integrated to address the new First Boot Agent (FBA), and the various TCP/IP remote management solutions were brought over.

Noticed I said TCP/IP remote management features. There was one popular Windows NT Embedded feature that was left behind. A recent newsgroup poster reminded me that Serial Console Administration (SCA) was not part of XP Embedded. I first noticed this missing feature when I received my first copy of XP Embedded. I made a feeble attempt to take NT Embeddeds SCA and run it on XP Embedded. The results were not encouraging. Seeking wise council, I talked with my good friend Jon Fincher at Microsoft. Telnet server was updated for functional and possible security fixes, but we didn’t come-up with a quick solution or answer for SCA. There were other new features of XPe I wanted to explore first, so I shelved SCA as a task to perform later. Later turned into a couple years.

The recent newsgroup poster brought the issue back to life. The newsgroup poster had a headless system that requires a static TCP/IP address to be set. SCA would serve as a nice solution to access the system and change the TCP/IP address at the command prompt. My suggestion to the newsgroup poster was to try taking the old NTe Serial Consol Administration and getting it working with XPe. The newsgroup poster took the advice. They built an XPe image and got SCA working by copying over the SCA files and replacing XPe’s Telnet Server with NTe’s telnet support. As a result, their system supported both Telnet and SCA.

I had to attempt this solution myself, so I can have some closure on my early attempt. My extreme embedded thinking wants to go to the simplest solution and support systems that don’t even have a network card, which is an ideal solution for anyone wanting a method to administrate their stand alone XPe system.

CAUTION
Before we proceed, please note: Using serial remote administration is not technically supported by Microsoft. Use this solution at your own risk!

Part 2 — Developing the Solution

First, I verified what the newsgroup poster found by replacing telnet server and copying over SCA, and the solution worked. Replacing the telnet files and adding cmdrmt.exe post FBA is an okay method, but I prefer to just simply add an XPe component whenever possible. The following sections discuss the method and process I used to create an SLD and component for NTe’s SCA.

Test Setup — Null Modem and HyperTerminal

First, I needed to make sure my test setup for SCA was working, which meant I had to build an NTe image with SCA. I dusted off my old copy of NT Embedded, took my Windows NT Embedded Step-B-Step book off the shelf, found Windows NT Workstation 4.0, and was lucky to find the latest Service Pack for NT 4.0 at msdn.microsoft.com. After setting up an NT 4.0 development system and building an NTe image, the test setup was up and running. HyperTerminal was used to establish a serial connection over a NULL-modem cable to the NTe target.

File and Registry Resources

Like XPe, NTes components consisted of files, registry keys, and dependencies. The files for Serial Console Administrations components consisted of the following:

Cmdrmt.exe — is the serial remote administration application
Rz.exe — is a Z-modem receive file transfer application. (See Appendix A for more information)
Sz.exe — is a Z-modem send file transfer application. (See Appendix A for more information)

Files View for the Serial Consol Administration in NT Embedded’s Target Designer

The files needed from NTes Telnet are: login.cmd, termcap, tlntsess.exe, tlntsvr.exe, and tlntsvrps.exe. When you use the SLD, you will need to extract the component from the NTe CD. NTe is still available from Microsoft distributors.

One good thing from the old NTe days, as you can see in the picture below, viewing the registry in NTe is much simpler than XPe. Unfortunately, you cannot copy and paste the registry key paths text as easily.

Registry view for Serial Console Administration in NT Embedded
The challenge was to capture the NTe keys to put into an XPe component. The NTe image I built included REGEDIT.exe. Using NTes SCA and Telnet components as a guide, I exported the different registry branches for SCA and Telnet from within my running NTe image to several .REG files. I had to change the header in each of the .REG files to reflect Regedit version 5.00, so XPe’s Component Designer would import the .REG file appropriately.

The SCA component in NTe had a properties dialog that allowed you to change the setup or registry keys via a dialog interface. These setup dialogs were known as Target Designer Extensions (TDX) in NTe. You could create your own TDX in NTe, but in XPe we are not so fortunate. We can only change the registry key values when the component has been added to a configuration within Target Designer. Of course you can preset the values in the component before the component is added to the database. The pictures below show the different tabs of the SCA properties page. The following table relates the properties to the registry key:

Serial Console Administrations Property Settings
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Table: Serial Console Administration Parameters

Tab	Parameter	Selectable Options	Corresponding Registry Key
Serial Port Settings	Port number	1 thru 255	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMControlSet001 ServicescmdrmtParametersCommandParameters COM1: Baud=115200 PARITY=n DATA=8 STOP=1
	Baud rate	9600 14400 19200 38400 57600 115200	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMControlSet001 ServicescmdrmtParametersCommandParameters COM1: Baud=115200 PARITY=n DATA=8 STOP=1
	Data bits	7 or 8	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMControlSet001 ServicescmdrmtParametersCommandParameters COM1: Baud=115200 PARITY=n DATA=8 STOP=1
	Parity	Even Odd None Mark Space	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMControlSet001 ServicescmdrmtParametersCommandParameters COM1: Baud=115200 PARITY=n DATA=8 STOP=1
	Stop bits	1 or 2	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMControlSet001 ServicescmdrmtParametersCommandParameters COM1: Baud=115200 PARITY=n DATA=8 STOP=1
Auto Login Settings	Use Default Domain	NA	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMControlSet001 ServicescmdrmtParametersDomain
	Use Default User Name	NA	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMControlSet001 ServicescmdrmtParametersUserName
	Use Default Password	NA	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMControlSet001 ServicescmdrmtParametersPassword
	Number of failed logons	NA	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMControlSet001 ServicescmdrmtParametersMaxLogons
Session Settings	Default Shell	NA	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoft TelnetServer1.0DefaultShell
	Login Script	NA	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoft TelnetServer1.0LoginScript
	Terminal Emulation	ANSI Custom VT100 VT52	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoft TelnetServer1.0TerminalEmulation
	Terminal Size Columns		HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoft TelnetServer1.0Columns
	Terminal Size Rows		HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoft TelnetServer1.0Rows
	Alt Key Mappings	1 or 2	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoft TelnetServer1.0AltKeyMapping

Component Dependencies

I knew that the XPe SCA component was going to require some dependencies on other components. Using NTe as a first step, what were SCA’s dependencies in NTe? When the SCA component is added in NTe, three components are automatically added to the configuration:

Console Administration Common, which includes the files login.cmd, termcap, tlntsess.exe.
Event Logging — The registry keys point to the event logs.
Windows NT Command Prompt — CMD.EXE or in XPe this is known as CMD Windows Command Processor component.

Adding the Serial Console Administration component in NT Embedded
Based on NTe’s component relationships, what are the dependencies for the XPe SCA component? We know that the SCA component is going to have dependencies on CMD Windows Command Processor and Event Log components. Because this is serial port administration, the Communications Port component is a logical dependency. If you have a unique serial card that requires a special driver, you will have to add the component separately and extablish the dependency. XPes Telnet Server component is going to be a “conflict” with this component since the XPe and NTe Telnet component files are going to conflict with each other. Finally running Dependency Walker on cmdrmt.exe yields four component dependencies: Microsoft Visual C++ Primitive: Ntdll, Primitive: Ntlsapi, and Primitive Rundll32.

I found the files, registry, and resource. The next step was to create and test the component. The SLD that is separate from this document is the result. You can download the SLD from my website. Now, all I needed to do was test the component in an XPe image.

Part 3 — Testing the Component

As I mentioned earlier, I want to test the extreme case, so the SCA component will work with almost any configuration. The XPe test image will have Minlogon, Command Shell, and a serial port. Networking and multimedia components will not be in the image. A target PC and a host will be connected via a Null modem cable.

Note: the following was tested with Windows XP Embedded SP2.

Building and Deploying the Image

Make sure that you have the NTe files for Cmdrmt.exe, Rz.exe, Sz.exe, login.cmd, termcap, tlntsess.exe, tlntsvr.exe, and tlntsvrps.exe. You can get NTe from a Microsoft distributor.
The SLD is setup so the SLD is a directory level above a subdirectory called “Files”. This subdirectory must contain the files listed in step 1 in order to successfully import and test the component. Create the “Files” subdirectory and copy the files in step 1 into the subdirectory.
Using Component Database Manager, import the SLD into the database.
Close Component Database manager.
Open Target Designer.
Create a new Configuration called XPESCA.
Add the following components to the configuration:
- MinLogon Sample Macro
  - Make sure all selections under settings are checked.
- Serial Console Administration
- PnP (User-mode) — required to access the COM port.
Run a Dependency Check.
A password is needed for SCA to login. Modify the Administrator Account component, and add password as the password for the Administrator account

Advanced Settings for Administrator Account component
Using the SCA Parameter table in section 2.2, modify or note the connection settings for baud, parity, data bits, etc. for the SCA component.
Run Dependency Check again.
Build the image. The image should be around 55MB in size.
Download the image to your target system.
Boot the target system so the image runs through FBA.

Testing the Connection

Connect a Null modem cable between your target machine and a machine that runs HyperTerminal.
Once FBA completes on the target, start a HyperTerminal session on the host machine.
Create a new connection for you development machines COM port. If you have not done so already.
In Windows XP, the terminal setup is defaulted to ANSIW and VT100 terminal. By Default SCA is set for ANSI. Change the setting from ANSIW to ANSI. This should change the terminal from VT100 to ANSI.
Make sure that the baud, parity, etc. are correct, and make a connection.
You may have to hit return a couple times to get a sign-on prompt.
Enter the Administrator for the User and password for the Password. The Domain is left blank, just hit Enter.

Logging into Serial Console Administration
Note: Scroll Lock must be disabled to use HyperTerminal or the screen will not scroll up to present a log-on banner.
A sign-on banner appears, you can now perform basic command line operations such as setting and checking the TCP/IP address.

Signed in
Now, lets use RZ and SZ to send files back and forth. In the SCA console, create a new directory called test. (c:>cd test)
Start the RZ.EXE program, to receive a file from the host and place the file in the new test directory:

C:>rz /dtest
In HyperTerminal, select Transfer->Send from the menu.
In the Send File dialog, Browse to a file to send, and send the file. A transfer dialog appears indicating the status of the transfer. When the transfer completes, the c:> prompt will re-appear.

Sending a File
Now let’s send a file from the target to the host. Using SZ.EXE send the same file back to the host:

C:>sz /sc: estfilename
The transfer operation and dialog in HyperTerminal automatically starts. The file gets downloaded to your user account under c:Documents and Settings.

Receiving a File
Disconnect when finished
Close HyperTerminal

Since a Telnet server is also in the image, you can also connect to the target via a TCP/IP Telnet session. There might be some security issues since the Telnet server is an older version. You can use XPe’s security setups to prevent access to the Telnet server if you don’t need Telnet access.

Appendix — File Transfer Utilities

Receive File — RZ.EXE

Rz.exe has many options. A brief description follows ([] indicates default values):

Parameter	Description
/fFileName [ReceivedFileName]	Receive file name (can include a full path). No Space between the f and the file name.
/dDirectory [Current Directory]	Directory to send the file too
/xEscapeControlCodes : + or [-]	Specify whether binary chars will be sent within the ZMODEM stream
/oOverWrite : NEVER NEWER APPEND [ALWAYS] REN_DATE REN_SEQ	Specify the file overwrite behavior for RZ to use:
/tUseDateTime : [+] or -	If FileName is specified then UseDateTime is [-] by defualt
/pSavePartial : [+] or -
/uUseDirectory : + or [-]	If FileName or CreateDirectory are specified then UseDirectory is [+] by defualt
/cCreateDirectory : [+] or -

Send File — SZ.EXE

Sz.exe has many options. A brief description follows ([] indicates default values):

Parameter	Description
/sSourceFileName	Source file name (can include a full path). No Space between the s and the file name.
/tTargetFileName [SourceFileName]	Name of the sent file on host (HyperTerminal will ignore the path)
/xEscapeControlCodes : + or [-]	Specify whether binary chars will be sent within the ZMODEM stream
/cCrcType: [32] or 16]	Specify the type of CRC used for transfer (32 bit or 16 bit CRC)
/oOverWrite	Specify the file overwrite behavior for HyperTerminal to use
/iIncludePath : [+] or –	Specify if path is to be sent to HyperTerminal (HyperTerminal will ignore path information)
/eEolConvert: + or [-]	Specify if Eol characters are to be converted before being sent.
/mXferMethod : WINDOW or [STREAMING]	Specify the transfer method of data packets (STREAMING has better throughput but WINDOW is better for noisy lines)

Resources

Windows NT Embedded Step-By-Step, Sean D. Liming, Annabooks, 2000, San Diego, ISBN: 0-929392-68-X

Jul

Win Vista cannot obtain an IP address from certain routers

No commentsWindows XPJuly 7th, 2009

Windows Vista cannot obtain an IP address from certain routers or from certain non-Microsoft DHCP

get round this problem by regedit to

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesTcpipParametersInterfaces{GUID}

and adding a key

my question is how do I work out what the GUID is of the network card

my mac of the usb wireless stick is

ZyXEL G-202 Wireless USB Adapter
00-13-49-71-32-C8
Yes
Yes
fe80::cd40:4c0a:95ec:e4dd%10(Preferred)
192.168.1.102(Preferred)
255.255.255.0
01 April 2007 20:56:15
08 April 2007 20:56:14
192.168.1.1
192.168.1.1
234885961

these are the guids
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesTcpipParametersInterfaces{0f694452-6a70-11db-8eb3-806e6f6e6963}HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesTcpipParametersInterfaces{2c40b21f-b5c2-11db-a647-000c76bf5189}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesTcpipParametersInterfaces{90D972AE-1725-4F4C-A89E-D8B3D5EC1E25}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesTcpipParametersInterfaces{AD10F175-FCEB-4446-9011-2E8D200A5FE4}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesTcpipParametersInterfaces{B1A58B1D-607D-4AD2-8976-79B2BC3EC94F}

nothing seems to correspond in the driver details
btw mine connects fine but I want to know for future reference I had to tie
down someones wireless card to the router to get is to connect

Jul

win vista Application Compatibility & Problems on Drivers

No commentsWindows XPJuly 7th, 2009

Recently I have researched and ask some people that are using Microsofts Windows Vista Operating system on their PC and ask them what are the usual problems they are encountering. Ive gathered a lot of respond to them and their Vista Problems. As the result of my personal survey I found out and I also agree that the main problems of Vista are Compatibility issues and Driver problems.

Application Compatibility issues

Lots of old programs do not work on Windows Vista. Thats because many software developers created applications that function only if the user has full administrative privileges. With the introduction of User Access Control or UAC and other system changes, lots of old applications have problems. Up to now lots of other applications have problems. Most of these problems are encountered with applications that install legacy drivers in order to function. Other applications just refuse to install even though they could work on Windows Vista. This problem is due to the poor design of their installer. For example, some applications ask for the installation of Microsoft.NET Framework version 1.1 or 2.0. They wont install even though Windows Vista has a newer version of .NET Framework.

Problems on Drivers

Jul

Speed XP By Disable Unwanted Services

No commentsWindows XPJuly 7th, 2009

Security and performance are the two main concerns, that Windows XP users (similar to Windows Vista and Windows 2000) need to seriously understanding these 72 Windows services.

Windows service is essentially a Windows program which is running in background. As such, Windows service taking up system resources throughout its execution. While Windows security is not hardened, some of these Windows services might easily expose security vulnerability (such as Alerter, Remote Registry, etc).

This guide covers 72 Windows services, to assist Windows XP users (as well as Windows 2000 or Windows Vista users) to determine which Windows XP services that can be safely disabled.

Note, not all Windows services could be disabled. Some of these Windows services are critical to Windows XP, and should not be disabled. Although, you may re-enable them by booting Windows XP into Recovery Console mode.

Alerter

Function

Notify system users or programs about any administrative alerts that raised in Windows XP.

Status

Can be safely disabled at all time.
Application Layer Gateway

Function

Provides support for application-level protocol plug-ins for Internet Connection Sharing and Windows Firewall.

Status

Windows Messenger, MSN Messenger, etc, rely on this service to operate. If there is a firewall enabled to safeguard Windows XP, it is safe to enable.
Application Management

Function

Provides program installation related services.

Status

Disable this service will disallow non-administrator users to perform program installation related activities.
Automatic Updates

Function

Enables the download and installation of critical Windows updates.

Status

You can safely disable it, and manually trigger the process by using Windows Update online service.
Background Intelligent Transfer

Function

Transfers files between clients and servers in the background using idle network bandwidth.

Status

If Automatic Updates service has been disabled, you may want to disable this service as well. However, you may not able to download some of the programs from Windows Live, if this service is disabled.
ClipBook

Function

Enables ClipBook Viewer to store information and share it with remote computers.

Status

This service can be safely disabled, as most users dont utilize this feature.
COM+ Event System
COM+ System Application

Function

Supports System Event Notification Service by providing automatic distribution of events to subscribing COM components.

Status

These two services can not be disabled!
Computer Browser

Function

Maintain an up-to-date list of networked resources, such as network shared drive and printer, and supply the list to programs that request it.

Status

You may safely disable this service if youre not going to share any resources to the network.
Cryptographic services
Function
Provides three management services
1. Catalog Database Service, which confirms the signatures of Windows files
2. Protected Root Service, which adds and removes Trusted Root Certification Authority certificates from this computer
3. Key Service, which helps enroll this computer for certificates.
Status

This service should be enabled at all time. Automatic Updates and Task Manager rely on this service to function properly.
DHCP Client

Function

Allow Windows XP to automatically obtain IP address, WINS server information, routing information, etc.

Status

There is no reason to enable it, if youre using fix IP, or no DHCP server available in the network.
Distributed Link Tracking Client

Function

Ensures shortcuts and OLE links to work properly when the target file is renamed or moved, by automatically maintain links in NTFS file system.

Status

Depending on your wish, this service is safe to disable at all time.
Distributed Transaction Coordinator

Function

Coordinates transactions that span over multiple resource managers, such as databases, message queues, and file systems.

Status

For most home users, this service is safe to disable at all time.
DNS Client

Function

Allows Windows XP to communicate with canonical names rather than numeric-based IP address, by resolving and caching DNS names.

Status

This service should be enabled at all time, to facilitate Windows XP communicate over the network, especially on a network environment with domain controller.
Error Reporting

Function

Allow error reporting (to Microsoft) for services and programs running in non-standard environments.

Status

You may enable this service only when you are frequently encounter system or program crash.
Event Log

Function

Enable event log messages raised by Windows-based programs to be viewed in Event Viewer.

Status

Unlike Error Reporting service, this service should be enabled at all time to assist you resolving system failures, audit system security logs, etc.
Fast User Switching Compatibility

Function

Enable fast user switching feature that introduced in Windows XP.

Status

Although fast user switching is good, but it consumes huge system resources, both memory and CPU. So, it is better to disable this service for performance reason.
Help and Support

Function

Enables Windows XP Help and Support Center to run on this computer.

Status

Depending on your wish, if you feel comfortable without consulting Windows XP help, then you may safely disable it.
Human Interface Device Access

Function

Enables generic input access to Human Interface Devices, which activates and maintains the use of predefined hot buttons on keyboards, remote controls, and other multimedia devices.

Status

This service can be safely disabled to free up more system resources to critical services.
IMAPI CD-Burning COM

Function

Manages CD recording using Image Mastering Applications Programming Interface (IMAPI).

Status

This service can be safely disabled, as most Windows XP users are using Nero burning software for CD/DVD burning.
Indexing Service

Function

Indexes contents and properties of files on local and remote computers and provides rapid access to files through flexible querying language.

Status

If you dont frequently searching files using Windows search function, or you can tolerate with slow searching function, then you can disable this service to free up some system resources.
IPSEC services

Function

Provides end-to-end security between clients and servers on TCP/IP networks.

Status

Dont disable this service, if youre connecting over an IPSec secured connection.
Logical Disk Manager
Logical Disk Manager Administrative

Function

Detects and monitors new hard disk drives added to Windows XP, and sends disk volume information to Logical Disk Manager Administrative service for configuration.

Status

You may enable these two service only when you are going to add new hard disk drives to Windows XP, rather than turning it on at all time.
Machine Debug Manager

Function

Supports local and remote debugging for Visual Studio and script debuggers.

Status

Disable this service if you dont perform program debugging processes.
Messenger

Function

Transmits net send and Alerter service messages between clients and servers. Note, this service is not related to Windows Messenger or MSN Messenger.

Status

This service is safe to disable, if you disable Alerter service.
Microsoft Software Shadow Copy Provider

Function

Manages software-based volume shadow copies taken by the Volume Shadow Copy service.

Status

Disable this service if you dont perform Windows Backup.
NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing

Function

Enables an authorized user to access you computer remotely by using NetMeeting over a corporate intranet.

Status

You should able to justify the reason of enabling this service, that allow remote users access to your Windows XP.
Network Connections

Function

Manages the network and dial-up connections, such as network status notification and configuration.

Status

This service should be turned on at all time, if your Windows XP is connected to network or Internet.
Network DDE

Function

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

Status

This service is safe to disable, if there is no such need for your Windows XP.
Network DDE DSDM

Function

Manages Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) network shares.

Status

Disable this service, if you dont use DDE network shares.
Network Location Awareness (NLA)

Function

Collects and stores network configuration and location information and notifies applications when this information changes.

Status

Enable if this service, if your Windows XP has Internet Connection Sharing or Internet Connection Firewall enabled.
NT LM Security Support Provider

Function

Provides security to remote procedure call (RPC) programs that use transports other than named pipes.

Status

You may enable this service, if your Windows XP needs to log on to pre-Windows 2000 computers or domains
Performance Logs and Alerts

Function

Collects performance data from local or remote computers, based on pre-configured schedule parameters, then writes the data to a log or triggers an alert.

Status

Unless you are in the midst of fine tuning Windows XP, you may safely disable this service to free up system resources. This service has potential to impact Windows XP performance after running for some times.
Plug and Play

Function

Enables a computer to recognize and adapt to hardware changes with little or no user input.

Status

This service should be enabled at all time. Disable it will cause Windows XP becomes unstable.
Portable Media Serial Number

Function

Retrieves serial number of any portable media player connected to Windows XP.

Status

Disable this service will cause protected content unable to download to the device.
Print Spooler

Function

Manages print queues and load files to memory for later printing.

Status

You may safely disable it, if you dont have a printer attached to Windows XP.
Protected Storage

Function

Provides protected storage for sensitive data, such as private keys, to prevent access by unauthorized services, processes, or users.

Status

This service should be enabled at all time.
QoS RSVP

Function

Provides network signaling and local traffic-control setup functionality for QoS-aware programs (Quality of Service) and control applets.

Status

You may enable this service, if youre using QoS aware applications.
Remote Access Auto Connection Manager

Function

Creates a connection to a remote network whenever a program references a remote DNS or NetBIOS name or address.

Status

This service should be enabled at all time, in order Windows XP to communicate successfully over the network.
Remote Access Connection Manager

Function

Manages dial-up and virtual private network (VPN) connections from your Windows XP to the Internet or other remote networks.

Status

This service should be enabled at all time.
Remote Desktop Help Session Manager

Function

Manages and controls Remote Assistance.

Status

You may safely disable this service, if you dont want remote users to access to your Windows XP via Remote Desktop.
Remote Procedure Call (RPC)

Function

Allows processes to communicate internally and across the network with each other.

Status

Dont ever disable this service! Disable this service will cause Windows XP fail to boot up.
Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator

Function

Manages the RPC name service database, which is similar to DNS service for TCP/IP.

Status

This is also a critical service, which should be turned on at all time.
Remote Registry

Function

Enables remote users to modify your Windows XP registry settings.

Status

Editing Windows Registry is dangerous! Unless you could justify the reason of enabling this service, Remote Registry service should be disabled whenever possible.
Removable Storage

Function

Manages and catalogs removable storage media (such as USB mass storage drive) and operates automated removable media devices.

Status

This service should be enabled if you frequently attaching removable storage media to Windows XP.
Routing and Remote Access

Function

Enables multiprotocol LAN-to-LAN, LAN-to-WAN, virtual private network (VPN), and network address translation (NAT) routing services for clients and servers on the network.

Status

Unless youre running Windows XP as server, this service is safe to disabled at most of time, for most Windows XP users.
Secondary Logon

Function

Enables starting processes under alternate credentials.

Status

Disable this service will disable Run As features.
Security Accounts Manager

Function

Stores security information for local user accounts.

Status

Disable this service will cause Group Policy objects, DHCP, etc, to fail functioning.
Server

Function

Allows the sharing of Windows XP resources, such as files and printers, as well as named pipe communication.

Status

If you dont want remote users access to Windows XP resources, or attack via Windows XP hidden share (such as C$, D$, IPC$, etc), you may want to disable this service at all time.
Shell Hardware Detection

Function

Provides notifications for AutoPlay hardware events.

Status

If you dont want Windows XP automatically pop up auto-play dialog box, you could safely disable this service.
Smart Card

Function

Manages access to smart cards read by Windows XP.

Status

There is no reason to enable this service, if you dont have smart card reader attached to Windows XP.
SSDP Discovery

Function

Used to detect UPnP devices found on the network.

Status

Disable this service, if you dont have UPNP devices attached to the network.
System Event Notification

Function

Tracks system events such as Windows logon, network, and power events. Notifies COM+ Event System subscribers of these events.

Status

This service should be enabled at all time, especially Windows XP powered laptop (to receive battery related events).
System Restore

Function

Performs system restore functions, such as saving periodic checkpoints.

Status

This is one of the system resouce sucker. Although, it is useful in the case of system failure. If you can tolerate with system failure or you could restore Windows XP to functioning state via Norton Ghost image, then you may safe to disable this service.
Task Scheduler

Function

Configure and schedule automated tasks on Windows XP.

Status

Disable this service will disable scheduled tasks from running automatically.
TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper

Function

Provides support for NetBIOS over TCP/IP and NetBIOS name lookups.

Status

This service could be safely disabled, if you dont share Windows XP resources.
Telephony

Function

Provides Telephony API (TAPI) support for programs that control telephony devices and IP-based voice connections.

Status

If you dont have a modem attached, or connect to Internet via modem, you may safely disable this service.
Telnet

Function

Enables remote users to log on to Windows XP and run programs, via various TCP/IP Telnet clients

Status

There is no obvious reason to enable this service, especially if you dont want remote users access to Windows XP.
Terminal Services

Function

Allows multiple users to connect interactively to a Windows XP.

Status

You may safely disable this service, if you dont allow remote users access to Windows XP.
Themes

Function

Provides user experience theme management.

Status

If you are using Windows Classic theme, you can safely disable this service to boost Windows XP performance.
Uninterruptible Power Supply

Function

Manages uninterruptible power supply (UPS) connected to the Windows XP.

Status

No reason to turn on this services, if there is no UPS attached to Windows XP.
Universal Plug and Play Device Host

Function

Provides support to host Universal Plug and Play devices.

Status

If you disable SSDP Discovery service, you may safely disable this service as well.
Volume Shadow Copy

Function

Manages and implements volume shadow copies used for backup and other purposes.

Status

You may safely disable this service, if you dont rely on Windows Backup.
WebClient

Function

Enables Windows-based programs to create, access, and modify Internet-based files.

Status

This service can be safely disabled, if there is no such need.
Windows Audio

Function

Manages audio devices for Windows-based programs.

Status

Disable this service, if you dont want your Windows XP to speak at all!
Windows Image Acquisition

Function

Provides image acquisition services for scanners and cameras.

Status

No harm to disable this service, if there is no such need.
Windows Installer

Function

Adds, modifies, and removes applications provided as a Windows Installer (*.msi) package.

Status

This service should be enabled at all time, in order to perform Windows update.
Windows Management Instrumentation

Function

Provides a common interface and object model to access management information about operating system, devices, applications and services.

Status

This service is critical to Windows XP, and should be enabled at all time.
Windows Management Instrumentation Driver Extensions

Function

Monitors all drivers and event trace providers that are configured to publish Windows Management Instrumentation or event trace information.

Status

This service is not as critical as the Windows Management Instrumentation service, but is worth to enable at all time.
Windows Time

Function

Uses NTP protocol to synchronize Windows XP local time with NTP server.

Status

Enable this service, if you want to synchronize Windows XP time with a NTP server.
Wireless Zero Configuration

Function

Automatically configured WIFI (802.11) network adapters.

Status

This service should be enabled on laptop that supports WIFI connection.
WMI Performance Adapter

Function

Provides performance library information from Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) providers to clients on the network.

Status

This service should be enabled at all time.
Workstation

Function

Creates and maintains client network connections to remote servers.

Status

This service should be enabled, when running Windows XP on a network environment.

Jul

unload unused DLL and regain memory in Windows XP

No commentsWindows XPJuly 7th, 2009

Most of the time whenever a program is closed the DLLs hang around in your memory in case the program is loaded again. This can be an inefficient use of memory. The advantage of using this registry tweak is that you regain precious system memory whenever a program is closed. This registry change will tell the operating system to automatically unload DLL(dynamic link library) files every time a program is closed.

Note: I recommend this tweak for people that have below 512MB of memory or if you are a developer and would always like to have DLL unloaded when youre testing software. At higher memory levels 1GB plus, RAM is really not an issue if youre just doing basic computing (i.e. no memory intensive applications).

Follow these steps if you already have the key in your registry. if you dont have the key follow steps 6 to 8

1. Before you edit your registry it is a very good idea to first backup your registry.

2. After you backup your registry Go to Start > Run then type in regedit

3. Navigate to the following keys; HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > Software > Microsoft > Windows > CurrentVersion > Explorer > AlwaysUnloadDLL

4. When you get to AlwaysUnloadDLL click on it, the pane to the right should have only one key, double-click on (Default) change it value to 1 (this will enables the setting)

5. Click OK and restart your computer

Follow these steps if you do not have the key

6. Navigate to the following keys; HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > Software > Microsoft > Windows > CurrentVersion > Explorer

7. When you get to Explorer right-click on it and select New > Key, name that key AlwaysUnloadDLL and set the value to 1

8. Click OK and restart your computer

Jul

win vista internet explorer problem

No commentsWindows XPJuly 7th, 2009

having a problem n my internet explorer gets closed, now it has happened around 5 times
n it happens randomly when i less expect it the picture im attaching was with my hotmail
n when i click ok the page closes, i wonder if some one could tell me what is it n how can i solve it?

i tried to use hijackthis to check my computer but i got 2 errors n i dunno how to solve them
i also found some lines in my hosts about paypal. i tried to fix them with hijack but i couldnt so i did it manually, i wonder why i had around 5 lines of different paypal sites in my hosts

today i saw a process running but it seems to b a legal windows process, its called conime.exe
i scanned it with virus total n was clean

this is the info about conime

file description console IME
type Application
file version 6.0.6000.16386
product name Microsoft windows operating system
copyright microsoft corporation
size 67.0 kb
date modified 11/2/2006 4:45 Am
language english (united states)

is that a legal file ? i read that most of the time conime is a trojan , a backdoor registered to ghost …

can some one plse help me find out why my internet explorer crashes in windows vista n why i cant run hijackthis

i would appreciate any help
thx

this is the log file from hijack even though i think is not complete cuz it didnt get the proper access, i attach the pictures too

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 5:38:38 PM, on 11/23/2007
Platform: Unknown Windows (WinNT 6.00.1904)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16546)

Running processes:
C:Windowssystem32Dwm.exe
C:WindowsExplorer.EXE
C:Program FilesWindows DefenderMSASCui.exe
C:Program FilesToshibaPower SaverTPwrMain.exe
C:Program FilesAviraAntiVir PersonalEdition Classicavgnt.exe
C:WindowsRtHDVCpl.exe
C:Windowssystemw98eject.exe
C:Windowssystem32 askeng.exe
C:Program FilesMozilla Firefoxfirefox.exe
C:Windowssystem32Taskmgr.exe
C:Windowsexplorer.exe
C:Program FilesYahoo!MessengerYahooMessenger.exe
C:Program FilesWindows LiveMessengermsnmsgr.exe
C:Program FilesWinampwinamp.exe
C:Program FilesInternet Explorerieuser.exe
C:Program FilesInternet Exploreriexplore.exe
C:Program FilesCommon FilesMicrosoft SharedWindows LiveWLLoginProxy.exe
X:Downloadshijackthis_199HijackThis.exe

R1 – HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMain,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R0 – HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMain,Start Page = http://www.internetpolyglot.com/
R1 – HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMain,Default_Page_URL = http://www.toshibadirect.com/dpdstart
R1 – HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMain,Default_Search_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R1 – HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMain,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R0 – HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMain,Start Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R0 – HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerSearch,SearchAssistant =
R0 – HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerSearch,CustomizeSearch =
R0 – HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerToolbar,LinksFolderName =
O1 – Hosts: ::1 localhost
O2 – BHO: Adobe PDF Reader Link Helper – {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} – C:Program FilesCommon FilesAdobeAcrobatActiveXAcroIEHelper.dll
O2 – BHO: SSVHelper Class – {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} – C:Program FilesJavajre1.6.0_03inssv.dll
O2 – BHO: Windows Live Sign-in Helper – {9030D464-4C02-4ABF-8ECC-5164760863C6} – C:Program FilesCommon FilesMicrosoft SharedWindows LiveWindowsLiveLogin.dll
O4 – HKLM..Run: [Windows Defender] %ProgramFiles%Windows DefenderMSASCui.exe -hide
O4 – HKLM..Run: [SVPWUTIL] C:Program FilesTOSHIBAUtilitiesSVPWUTIL.exe SVPwUTIL
O4 – HKLM..Run: [TPwrMain] %ProgramFiles%TOSHIBAPower SaverTPwrMain.EXE
O4 – HKLM..Run: [avgnt] “C:Program FilesAviraAntiVir PersonalEdition Classicavgnt.exe” /min
O4 – HKLM..Run: [RtHDVCpl] RtHDVCpl.exe
O4 – HKLM..Run: [Skytel] Skytel.exe
O4 – HKLM..Run: [MSConfig] “C:WindowsSystem32msconfig.exe” /auto
O4 – Global Startup: w98Eject.lnk = C:Windowssystemw98eject.exe
O8 – Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel – res://C:PROGRA~1MICROS~3Office12EXCEL.EXE/3000
O9 – Extra button: (no name) – {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} – C:Program FilesJavajre1.6.0_03inssv.dll
O9 – Extra Tools menuitem: Sun Java Console – {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} – C:Program FilesJavajre1.6.0_03inssv.dll
O9 – Extra button: Send to OneNote – {2670000A-7350-4f3c-8081-5663EE0C6C49} – C:PROGRA~1MICROS~3Office12ONBttnIE.dll
O9 – Extra Tools menuitem: S&end to OneNote – {2670000A-7350-4f3c-8081-5663EE0C6C49} – C:PROGRA~1MICROS~3Office12ONBttnIE.dll
O9 – Extra button: Research – {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} – C:PROGRA~1MICROS~3Office12REFIEBAR.DLL
O10 – Unknown file in Winsock LSP: c:windowssystem32
laapi.dll
O10 – Unknown file in Winsock LSP: c:windowssystem32
apinsp.dll
O11 – Options group: [INTERNATIONAL] International*
O13 – Gopher Prefix:
O16 – DPF: {3860DD98-0549-4D50-AA72-5D17D200EE10} (Windows Live OneCare safety scanner control) – http://cdn.scan.onecare.live.com/res…/wlscctrl2.cab
O16 – DPF: {4F1E5B1A-2A80-42CA-8532-2D05CB959537} (MSN Photo Upload Tool) – http://gfx1.hotmail.com/mail/w2/reso…PUpldro-ro.cab
O16 – DPF: {67A5F8DC-1A4B-4D66-9F24-A704AD929EEE} (System Requirements Lab) – http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/sysreqlab2.cab
O17 – HKLMSystemCCSServicesTcpip..{F9211472-6EE8-4E26-BD29-D14B804790CF}: NameServer = 200.13.249.101,200.75.78.78
O18 – Protocol: livecall – {828030A1-22C1-4009-854F-8E305202313F} – C:PROGRA~1WI1F86~1MESSEN~1MSGRAP~1.DLL
O18 – Protocol: ms-help – {314111C7-A502-11D2-BBCA-00C04F8EC294} – C:Program FilesCommon FilesMicrosoft SharedHelphxds.dll
O18 – Protocol: msnim – {828030A1-22C1-4009-854F-8E305202313F} – C:PROGRA~1WI1F86~1MESSEN~1MSGRAP~1.DLL
O18 – Filter hijack: text/xml – {807563E5-5146-11D5-A672-00B0D022E945} – C:PROGRA~1COMMON~1MICROS~1OFFICE12MSOXMLMF.DLL
O20 – Winlogon Notify: psfus – C:Windowssystem32psqlpwd.dll
O23 – Service: Agere Modem Call Progress Audio (AgereModemAudio) – Agere Systems – C:Windowssystem32agrsmsvc.exe
O23 – Service: AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic Scheduler (AntiVirScheduler) – Avira GmbH – C:Program FilesAviraAntiVir PersonalEdition Classicsched.exe
O23 – Service: AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic Guard (AntiVirService) – Avira GmbH – C:Program FilesAviraAntiVir PersonalEdition Classicavguard.exe
O23 – Service: Ati External Event Utility – ATI Technologies Inc. – C:Windowssystem32Ati2evxx.exe
O23 – Service: ConfigFree Service (CFSvcs) – TOSHIBA CORPORATION – C:Program FilesTOSHIBAConfigFreeCFSvcs.exe
O23 – Service: @%SystemRoot%ehomeehstart.dll,-101 (ehstart) – Unknown owner – %windir%system32svchost.exe (file missing)
O23 – Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) – Macrovision Corporation – C:Program FilesCommon FilesInstallShieldDriver1150Intel 32IDriverT.exe
O23 – Service: pinger – Unknown owner – C:ToshibaIVPISMpinger.exe
O23 – Service: @%SystemRoot%system32qwave.dll,-1 (QWAVE) – Unknown owner – %windir%system32svchost.exe (file missing)
O23 – Service: @%SystemRoot%system32seclogon.dll,-7001 (seclogon) – Unknown owner – %windir%system32svchost.exe (file missing)
O23 – Service: Swupdtmr – Unknown owner – c:ToshibaIVPswupdateswupdtmr.exe
O23 – Service: TOSHIBA Optical Disc Drive Service (TODDSrv) – TOSHIBA Corporation – C:Windowssystem32TODDSrv.exe
O23 – Service: TOSHIBA Power Saver (TosCoSrv) – TOSHIBA Corporation – C:Program FilesToshibaPower SaverTosCoSrv.exe
O23 – Service: @%ProgramFiles%Windows Media Playerwmpnetwk.exe,-101 (WMPNetworkSvc) – Unknown owner – %ProgramFiles%Windows Media Playerwmpnetwk.exe (file missing)

Jul

fixing Win XP Font Problems

No commentsWindows XPJuly 7th, 2009

If the default XP font size is suddenly looking too large and bold or if the push buttons span out of the dialog box window, you probably deleted a default Windows System Font.

Dont panic – the missing Windows XP Fonts (.fon, .ttf) can be quickly restored to default in few simple steps.

How to restore missing fonts in Windows XP

Approach 1
Perform a repair installation (upgrade) of Windows XP. All existing restore points are removed and a new system checkpoint restore point is created after the in-place upgrade is completed. You need the original Windows XP CD with XP Product key.

Windows Setup will replace any missing, damaged or corrupted font files that is part of Standard Fonts included with Windows XP

• Courier New (TrueType, including Bold, Italic, and Bold Italic variations)
• Arial (TrueType, including Bold, Italic, and Bold Italic variations)
• Times New Roman (TrueType, including Bold, Italic, and Bold Italic variations)
• Wingdings, Symbol (TrueType)
• MS Serif, MS Sans Serif

Approach 2
Reinstalling Windows XP is a time consuming process and may even overwrite some of your custom settings. Heres an easy way.

The following is a list of Fonts (with filenames) that installed by Windows XP. Compare this list with the files in your Windows System fonts folder. If any files is missing, heres how to install it locally from Windows XP installation CD.

ahronbd.ttf Aharoni Bold andlso.ttf Andalus angsa.ttf Angsana New angsab.ttf Angsana New Bold angsaz.ttf Angsana New Bold Italic angsai.ttf Angsana New Italic angsau.ttf AngsanaUPC angsaub.ttf AngsanaUPC Bold angsauz.ttf AngsanaUPC Bold Italic angsaui.ttf AngsanaUPC Italic artro.ttf Arabic Transparent artrbdo.ttf Arabic Transparent Bold arial.ttf Arial ariblk.ttf Arial Black arialbd.ttf Arial Bold arialbi.ttf Arial Bold Italic ariali.ttf Arial Italic browa.ttf Browallia New browab.ttf Browallia New Bold browaz.ttf Browallia New Bold Italic browai.ttf Browallia New Italic browau.ttf BrowalliaUPC browaub.ttf BrowalliaUPC Bold browauz.ttf BrowalliaUPC Bold Italic browaui.ttf BrowalliaUPC Italic comic.ttf Comic Sans MS comicbd.ttf Comic Sans MS Bold cordia.ttf Cordia New cordiab.ttf Cordia New Bold cordiaz.ttf Cordia New Bold Italic cordiai.ttf Cordia New Italic cordiau.ttf CordiaUPC cordiaub.ttf CordiaUPC Bold cordiauz.ttf CordiaUPC Bold Italic cordiaui.ttf CordiaUPC Italic cour.ttf Courier New courbd.ttf Courier New Bold courbi.ttf Courier New Bold Italic couri.ttf Courier New Italic david.ttf David davidbd.ttf David Bold davidtr.ttf David Transparent upcdl.ttf DilleniaUPC upcdb.ttf DilleniaUPC Bold upcdbi.ttf DilleniaUPC Bold Italic upcdi.ttf DilleniaUPC Italic estre.ttf Estrangelo Edessa upcel.ttf EucrosiaUPC upceb.ttf EucrosiaUPC Bold upcebi.ttf EucrosiaUPC Bold Italic upcei.ttf EucrosiaUPC Italic mriamfx.ttf Fixed Miriam Transparent framd.ttf Franklin Gothic Medium framdit.ttf Franklin Gothic Medium Italic frank.ttf FrankRuehl upcfl.ttf FreesiaUPC upcfb.ttf FreesiaUPC Bold upcfbi.ttf FreesiaUPC Bold Italic upcfi.ttf FreesiaUPC Italic gautami.ttf Gautami georgia.ttf Georgia georgiab.ttf Georgia Bold georgiaz.ttf Georgia Bold Italic georgiai.ttf Georgia Italic impact.ttf Impact upcil.ttf IrisUPC upcib.ttf IrisUPC Bold upcibi.ttf IrisUPC Bold Italic upcii.ttf IrisUPC Italic upcjl.ttf JasmineUPC upcjb.ttf JasmineUPC Bold upcjbi.ttf JasmineUPC Bold Italic upcji.ttf JasmineUPC Italic upckl.ttf KodchiangUPC upckb.ttf KodchiangUPC Bold upckbi.ttf KodchiangUPC Bold Italic upcki.ttf KodchiangUPC Italic latha.ttf Latha lvnm.ttf Levenim MT lvnmbd.ttf Levenim MT Bold upcll.ttf LilyUPC upclb.ttf LilyUPC Bold upclbi.ttf LilyUPC Bold Italic upcli.ttf LilyUPC Italic lucon.ttf Lucida Console l_10646.ttf Lucida Sans Unicode mangal.ttf Mangal marlett.ttf Marlett micross.ttf Microsoft Sans Serif mriam.ttf Miriam mriamc.ttf Miriam Fixed mriamtr.ttf Miriam Transparent mvboli.ttf MV Boli nrkis.ttf Narkisim pala.ttf Palatino Linotype palab.ttf Palatino Linotype Bold palabi.ttf Palatino Linotype Bold Italic palai.ttf Palatino Linotype Italic raavi.ttf Raavi rod.ttf Rod rodtr.ttf Rod Transparent shruti.ttf Shruti simpo.ttf Simplified Arabic simpbdo.ttf Simplified Arabic Bold simpfxo.ttf Simplified Arabic Fixed sylfaen.ttf Sylfaen symbol.ttf Symbol tahoma.ttf Tahoma tahomabd.ttf Tahoma Bold times.ttf Times New Roman timesbd.ttf Times New Roman Bold timesbi.ttf Times New Roman Bold Italic timesi.ttf Times New Roman Italic trado.ttf Traditional Arabic tradbdo.ttf Traditional Arabic Bold trebuc.ttf Trebuchet MS trebucbd.ttf Trebuchet MS Bold trebucbi.ttf Trebuchet MS Bold Italic trebucit.ttf Trebuchet MS Italic tunga.ttf Tunga verdana.ttf Verdana verdanab.ttf Verdana Bold verdanaz.ttf Verdana Bold Italic verdanai.ttf Verdana Italic webdings.ttf Webdings wingding.ttf Wingdings simhei.ttf SimHei simfang.ttf FangSong_GB2312 kaiu.ttf DFKai-SB simkai.ttf KaiTi_GB2312 msgothic.ttc MS Gothic msmincho.ttc MS Mincho gulim.ttc Gulim mingliu.ttc Mingliu simsun.ttc Simsun batang.ttc Batang

Open Command Prompt and go to the i386 folder of your Windows XP CD-ROM. Using the “expand -r” command, copy all the missing .tt_ and .fo_ files to Windows folder.

for .FON font files
expand E:i386Sserife.fo_ C:WindowsFontsSserife.fon

for “.TTF” font files:
expand E:i386Arial.tt_ C:WindowsFontsArial.ttf

Replace C:WindowsFonts with %windir%fonts

Approach 3
Reset the windows default font size to 75%, then back to 100%. Restart the system. Heres how to do the right way.

Open Display in Control Panel. On the Settings tab, click Advanced. On the General tab, in the DPI setting list, click the dots per inch (dpi) setting you want to use.

If you choose Other in the DPI setting list, you can set custom options in the Custom DPI Setting dialog box either by selecting one of the percentage options in the drop-down list or by clicking on the ruler and dragging the pointer to specify a setting. Restart your computer when prompted.

Precautions for handling fonts.

1. Always create a System Restore point before handling Fonts. Incase you delete a wrong font or mess up the Windows Fonts folder, System Restore tool will return your computer to a previous working state.

2. Compare and Delete Fonts with Font Managers, Font Viewers
Removing fonts manually is not recommended as you may end up deleting the important required fonts. Try using a professional Font Management software like Extensis Suitcase Fusion, Adobe Type Manager or Bitstream Font Navigator (part of CorelDRAW X3) for handling Normal, TrueType, OpenType and PostScript fonts.

How will Windows find replacment fonts ?
The Font Substitute settings are stored in the following registry key:

HKLM/software/Microsoft/WindowsNT/CurrentVersion/FontSubstitutes/

Though, Windows has the ability to find font replacements when a specific font isnt installed, imagine what happens when even the Substitute font is missing. You will then need the original font file.

Reinstalled Windows XP but see Large fonts on screen
See the screenshot. Change the DPI settings by some amount and click apply. Now switch to the original settings and click OK.

When should I delete Windows Fonts ?
If you system has less RAM but millions of fonts, its time to remove those rarely used “fancy decorative fonts” installed by that Greeting Cards software.

How can I change the size of default XP font?
First save your desktop theme to it becomes easy restore the original “behavior” of Windows XP.
Open Display in Control Panel. On the Appearance tab, in Font size, click a new font size. This option enables you to enlarge the fonts used in window headers, icon labels, and menus.

To change the actual font, try changing your default system font to something better in registry.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionFontSubstitutes

The defaults are MS Shell Dlg and MS Shell Dlg 2. Download Windows XP fonts at Adobe Type Center.

Jul

USB Stick Virus causes Windows XP Problems (RECYCLER.exe)

No commentsWindows XPJuly 7th, 2009

I got an interesting Problem. I havent figured it out completely yet and hope for some support from you guys.
I´m not a geek, and moreover completely new at forums. But enough personal preliminaries.

I have an USB Stick. When I Plug it in, everything is fine, till i double click it in Windows Explorer. After I do so, it does something i havent really figured out. But so far I can report the following problems it seems to cause:

i) After a while i get a Windows error message that tells me: RECYCLER.exe has encountered a problem and needs to be closed, …

ii) The USB Stick wont open anymore, when I double click it. I have to right click it and say explore out of the context menu.

iii) I cant show hidden files anymore in Folder Options! I solved this Problem already by following the tips of this Forum here in that thread:

http://forums.cnet.com/5208-6142_102-0.html?forumID=5&threadID=232457&messageID=2396828

I Used the Registry fix:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerAdvancedFolderHiddenSHOWALL

in the right side of the window, there must be a entry called: checkedvalue

right click on it n and select value….
if its value is set for 0 than delete it n set the value as 1..
close the regedit window…..
now the problem must be gone……this worked in my system n now i can
unhide the hidden files……

This Registry Fix makes me capable to show hidden files in Windows explorer again.

iv) when i unplug the USB stick and Plug it in again, Windows just wouldn`t give me the menu with the Options what i want to do anymore.

As I said, I fixed the problem to show hidden Files. So there are two hidden Files on my USB Stick:

a) autorun
b) RECYCLER

autorun looks like this:

[AutoRun]
open=RECYCLER.exe
shellexecute=RECYCLER.exe
shellAutocommand=RECYCLER.exe

What the RECYCLER.exe does, i cant really tell. I tried to figure out by disassembling it with a tool from HavenTools called PE Explorer:

http://www.heaventools.com/

But my Computer Skills seem to be not sufficient enough to analyse it properly. Can anybody help me?

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Also make sure to clean out the registry entries mentioned here so it wont attempt to load on the machine at startup:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionpoliciesExplorerRun
“Taskman”=”C:\WINNT\system32\drivers\taskmen.exe”
“DataAccess”=”C:\WINNT\taskmen.exe”

or this one as well:

Locate the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE entry:

HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun
Recycle Bin Handler =<system folder>
ecycler.exe

and delete it if they exist.

There are a couple of ways to go about this.. You can leave the infected flash drive in the USB port and scan it along with the rest of the computer WITHOUT opening it and attempt to clean it while its in the port…OR… you can clean out the machine first, then place the drive and press the “Shift” key to hopefully prevent it from autorunning.. You could then open “My Computer”, then RIGHT click on the removable drive and choose “Format” (or use the format utility for the specific model of flash drive you have, or run a RIGHT click scan with your antivirus or AVG Antispyware..

Hope this helps.

Grif

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First i want to thank you for all your support and advices.

I kinda got rid of that trojan. That means i don`t have any problems anymore and it doesn`t come back at least for the past few days.

What i found out is that this trojan is called “W32/SillyFDC-Y”. The following link gives a few more informations:

http://www.sophos.de/security/analyses/w32sillyfdcy.html

But anyways there seem to be different variants of this trojan around. So I feel sorry for MoronZilla, that seem to have a more nasty version of it than myself had.

I could delete the autorun and RECYCLER files from all the removable medias that i have.

What makes me wonder is that my Sophos antivirus which is absolutely up to date didn`t detect this particular worm. A let it run several times over the hole computer intensively but it didn`t detect the expected worm.

Anyways what solved my problem was:

i) Deleting the above mentioned files from every removable media i found them on

ii) Cleaning out my entire registry using the cost-free registry cleaner: “Wise Registry Cleaner 2″

iii) running Sophos Antivirus intensively over my computer several times

iv) finally fixing the last registry problems that the worm screw up by hand and mainly using the Windows Tweak UI Registry Power Tool.

Everything seems to work fine again in my case. Hopefully it stays this way.

Cheers

Jul

Make Vista Great Part 2: Fix Windows Explorer

No commentsWindows XPJuly 7th, 2009

Stop the Green Ribbon of Death
Any Vista user is likely to recognize with fear the green progress bar that sometimes appears across the top of Windows Explorer: If its there for more than a few seconds, that could mean Explorer has crashed. Regardless, youre stuck waiting as long as a minute for a simple Explorer window to become usable! To reset Explorer without restarting Windows, press Ctrl-Shift-Esc, choose the Processes tab, and click the Image Name column header to sort the list. Select each instance of Explorer.exe in the list and click End Process to close it. Dont panic if you lose your desktop along the way; from Task Managers File menu, select New Task, type explorer, and click OK to restore your desktop.

Unfortunately, there are many reasons Explorer may hang or crash. One fixable culprit is Vistas thumbnail display. If you open a folder with a corrupt or empty video file, a garbled photo, or any media file that uses a defective driver (called a codec), Explorer crashes while generating the thumbnail. To fix the problem, rename the extensions of troublesome files (for example, myvideo.wmv to myvideo.wmv.broken).
You can also stop the crashing by disabling thumbnails altogether. Open Folder Options in Control Panel, choose the View tab, select Always show icons, never thumbnails, and click OK.

Broken media files often cause Windows Explorer to crash while it tries to make thumbnail previews for them.

Scale Back UAC
UAC protects your PC from spyware by asking your permission before allowing access to protected folders and applications. If only it didnt nag so often, people might not disable it entirely, thus negating its protective influence.
To skip the User Account Control (UAC) prompt for simple actions such as renaming desktop icons, you need to unprotect the associated folders on your hard drive. Open Windows Explorer and navigate to the All Users Desktop folder (C:UsersPublicDesktop). Right-click the folder, select Properties, choose the Security tab, and click Edit. Select your account name in the list and then click the check box next to Full control, in the Allow column, and click OK. Repeat for any other folders that give you trouble.

One way to reduce annoying UAC prompts is to loosen security on your PCs “All Users” Desktop folder, which lets you to rename any desktop icon without having to give permission every time.

Jul

Windows XP Wallpaper Supreme Pack

No commentsWindows XPJuly 7th, 2009

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Jul

How to Downgrade from Vista to XP

No commentsWindows XPJuly 7th, 2009

Downgrading a Vista PC to Windows XP can be a chore, and doubly so if you want to do it without reformatting your hard disk. The main roadblock is Windows Setup, which wont let you install an older version on top of a newer one; you are left with the tedious task of fooling Setup into thinking that theres no Windows at all on your PC Of the two approaches to downgrading Windows, the first is more convenient, as it doesnt require you to wipe your hard drive. You will need a genuine Windows XP installation CD; if all you have is a recovery disc, use the “Start from Scratch” process that follows.

Before you proceed, make sure you have several gigabytes of free space on your boot drive (usually C:). Take a moment to back up your entire hard drive; if you have Vista Business or Ultimate, you can do so with the Complete PC Backup and Restore tool, making it easy to get back into Windows should this process hit a snag.

Start by booting to your XP disc: Just insert the disc into your drive and turn on your PC, then press the spacebar when it says Press any key to boot from CD… If you dont see this message, youll have to enter your PCs BIOS setup screen and change the boot options so that your CD drive appears above your hard drive in the boot sequence list. Consult your PCs manual for details. (If you cant boot from your CD, you can download free XP Setup boot disk files by searching for Q310994 at support.microsoft.com.)

When XP Setup starts, press R on the first page to open the Recovery Console. If you are asked to choose a Windows installation, type a number (usually 1) and press Enter.

In some cases, you may be asked for the Administrator password at this point. If you dont know it, youll have to boot back into Windows Vista, open the Start menu, type lusrmgr.msc, and press Enter. Open the C:Users folder, double-click on the Administrator account, and turn off the Account is disabled option. Open the Start menu again, type Control userpasswords2 into the Search box, and press Enter. Next, click the Reset Password button, choose a new password, and start over.

Now. at the Recovery Console command prompt, type the following commands to prep your hard disk for XP:

fixboot
fixmbr
cd
ren windows winvista
exit

When your PC restarts, boot onto your XP CD once again, and then proceed with setup normally.

When setup is finished, youll have to move everything manually. This includes your documents, the contents of your desktop, and any other personal data that youll need from Vistas now-defunct C:Users folder into XPs C:Documents and Settings folder. Youll also need to reinstall all your applications and device drivers, and eventually delete the abandoned C:Winvista folder

Without a true XP Setup disc, you wont have the luxury of the Recovery Console. Your other option is to use your PCs recovery disc, applicable, of course, only if your PC originally shipped with Windows XP.

Before you begin, youll need to back up any files you want to keep. Unfortunately, you cant use any of Vistas built-in backup software for this, because XP doesnt include any tools that can read Vista backups—understandable but a shame. Your best bet is to copy your data onto an external hard disk manually (via a USB or eSATA connection) so that you can easily get it back once XP is up and running. Make sure you back up the entire C:Users folder, which will catch your Documents directory, anything on your desktop, and application data such as stored e-mail.

Recovery procedures vary widely, so consult your PCs manual for details. Typically, the recovery software wipes the hard drive clean and then places a preinstalled copy of Windows onto the drive, complete with all the drivers and demo software that you got with your PC when it was new. When its done, hook up your backup drive and copy your files back into position

Jul

Make Vista Great Part 1: Fix Windows Explorer

No commentsWindows XPJuly 7th, 2009

In the beginning of 2007 we witnessed the release of Windows Vista to a thundering snore, followed shortly thereafter by growing frustration at the softwares poor performance, lousy hardware support, and remarkable ability to crash with no input from the user at all. So Microsoft snapped into action, and more than a year later we got Service Pack 1, which fixed, well, a bit.

Surprisingly, most of Vistas annoyances are fixable. If youre willing to roll up your sleeves and do some tweaking, you can turn Vista into a pretty great OS. First up: Windows Explorer.
Cure Vista Explorers Amnesia

Windows Explorer has a nifty thumbnail display that shows iconic previews of your pictures, videos, PDFs, and even MP3 album folders. But accompanying this eye candy is Explorers baffling inability to determine the type of files in a given folder, which leads to the wrong view almost every time. This is why you may see spreadsheet files as thumbnails and JPEG images in the Details view, and why changing the view doesnt ever seem to stick.
The root of the problem is templates, Vistas cumbersome method of saving different view settings for different types of files. You can right-click a folder, select Properties, and then click the Customize tab to choose the template to use for that folder (Pictures, Documents, and so on), but that alone wont stop Explorer from ignoring your preference and picking whichever template it wants.
To fix the problem, go to www.annoyances.org/exec/show/choosetemplate and download ResetExplorer.exe and ChooseTemplate.reg. Double-click ResetExplorer.exe and answer Yes to clear Explorers cached data. Then double-click ChooseTemplate.reg and answer Yes to apply the patch. From Windows Explorers Organize drop-down, select Folder and Search Options, and then click the View tab. From the Default Folder Template branch in Advanced settings, choose how youd like all folders to be viewed by default and click OK.

Thereafter, Windows Explorer will stop guessing at a folders contents and will use your preference each time. To forcibly switch the template for a folder or branch, use the Customize tab as described above. To save new view or sorting preferences for the currently selected template, go ahead and make those changes, and then return to the View tab (also described above) and click the Apply to Folders button.

After applying the Default Folder Template Patch, these new options will appear in your Folder Options window, enabling you to override Windows Explorers propensity to automatically pick the wrong view settings for your folders.

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