Install XP From DOS

If XP will not install from the CD or if you have a new drive with no operating system on
it yet try these:

Install Windows XP from the hard drive with Windows 98 already installed:

• Boot Windows 98
• Insert the XP CD into your CD reader
• Explore Windows XP through My Computer
• Copy i386 folder to C:\
• Go into C:\i386 folder and double click on winnt32.exe to launch the setup from the hard drive

Install Windows XP from DOS

• Boot with a Windows 98 Start Up disk
• Insert the Windows 98 CD into the CD reader
• Run smartdrv.exe from the Win98 directory on the windows 98 CD (file caching)
• Type CD to back up to the root directory
• Insert Windows XP CD into the CD reader
• Copy the i386 folder to C:\
• Go into C:\i386 folder on C: and type winnt.exe to launch the setup from the hard drive.

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How To Repair A Corrupted Rar File

You can repaired a corrupted rar file with Window Explorer create a sub folder repaired.
How to use it :

1. Open WinRar, browse to the folder with the damaged Rar file(z). You can find which one is bad by selecting the 1st rar file and using test button.
2. Select the damaged file, press repair button.
3. In dialogue box, enter the path to the repair subfolder, or browse to it.
4. As long as there is a recovery record in that rar, it will be repaired.
5. Copy all the non-damaged rar to your repair folder and rename the repaired file back to it's original name.
6. Proceed with extraction in the repair folder as normal.

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How To Remove Windows Messenger

It seems that a lot of people are interested in removing Windows Messenger for some reason. If you'd like Windows Messenger to show up in the list of programs you can add and remove from Windows, navigate to C:\WINDOWS\inf (substituting the correct drive letter for your version of Windows) and open sysoc.inf (see the previous tip for more information about this file). You'll see a line that reads: msmsgs = msgrocm.dll, OcEntry, msmsgs.inf, hide, 7

Change this to the following and Windows Messenger will appear in Add or Remove Programs, then Add/Remove Windows Components, then you can remove it for good :
msmsgs = msgrocm.dll, OcEntry, msmsgs.inf, 7

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Use your Windows Key

The Windows logo key, located in the bottom row of most computer keyboards is a little-used treasure. It is the shortcut anchor for the following commands:

Windows : Display the Start menu
Windows + R : Display Run dialog box
Windows + break : Display System Properties dialog box
Windows + shift + M : Undo minimize all windows
Windows + L : Lock the workstation
Windows + U : Open Utility Manager
Windows + Q : Quick switching of users
Windows + Q : Hold Windows Key, then tap Q to scroll thru the different users on your pc
Windows + D : Minimize or restore all windows
Windows + E : Display Windows Explorer
Windows + F : Display Search for files
Windows + Ctrl + F : Display Search for computer
Windows + F1 : Display Help and Support Center

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Create a Shortcut to Start Remote Desktop

You can add a shortcut to the desktop of your home computer to quickly start Remote Desktop and connect to your office computer.

To create a shortcut icon to start remote desktop :

1. Click Start, point to More Programs, point to Accessories, point to Communications, and then click on Remote Desktop Connection.
2. Click Options.
3. Configure settings for the connection to your office computer.
4. Click Save As, and enter a name, such as Office Computer. Click Save.
5. Open the Remote Desktops folder.
6. Right-click on the file named Office Computer, and then click Create Shortcut.
7. Drag the shortcut onto the desktop of your home computer.
8. To start Remote Desktop and connect to your office computer, double-click on the shortcut

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How To Create a Password Reset Disk

If you’re running Windows XP Professional as a local user in a workgroup environment, you can create a password reset disk to log onto your computer when you forget your password. To create a password reset disk :

1. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click User Accounts.
2. Click your account name.
3. Under Related Tasks, click Prevent a forgotten password.
4. Follow the directions in the Forgotten Password Wizard to create a password reset disk.
5. Store the disk in a secure location, because anyone using it can access your local user account

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How To Create A Bootable Windows XP SP1 CD

Here are some tutorial about how to create a bootable Windows XP SP1 CD.

• Create 3 folders - C:\WINXPSP1, C:\SP1106 and C:\XPBOOT
• Copy the entire Windows XP CD into folder C:\WINXPSP1
• You will have to download the SP1 Update, which is 133MB. Rename the Service Pack file to XP-SP1.EXE Extract the Service Pack from the Run Dialog using the command:
• C:\XP-SP1.EXE -U -X:C:\SP1106
• Open Start/Run and type the command: C:\SP1106\update\update.exe - s :C:\WINXPSP1 then Click OK

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Tips For Shutdown Window XP

You try tips for shutdown window. First, you try to open : Run -> cmb -> shutdown -a

This prevent the shutdown, then create a new shortcut and write :

shutdown -s -t 0 = this is for shut down in 0 seconds (t = time s=shutdown)

shutdown -r -t 0 = same but this is for restart comp. in 0 seconds.

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Remove Linux From Your PC

First of all you need to know where your Linux OS is installed to, that is what drive it is currently living on. To remove the partitions of Linux in Windows XP go to your 'Control panel', then Administrative Tools, then Computer Management. Open 'Disk Management' and you will see your Linux drives recognized as 'Unknown Partition' plus the status of the drive. Bearing in mind you know what partition and disk you installed to it will be easier to recognize as the drive/partition where you had installed it to.

Once you have identified the drives, 'right-Click' on the drive/partition and select 'Delete Logical Drive'. Once you have followed this through, you will now have free space. This next part is very important. Once you have formatted the drive, re format it as your required file system type. either Fat32 or NTFS. Now the important part is coming up

Fixing your Master Boot Record to make Windows Bootable again. Have a Windows Boot disk with all the basic DOS Commands loaded on to the disk. A standard Windows 98/Me Boot Disk will work too

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