Archive for the Windows XP Category

Often you may need to remotely connect to a network workstion, but by default remote desktop is not enabled. Other than having an administrative user enable it on the workstation itself, here is a way to do it remotely.

Run Regedit
Select File | Connect Network Registry
Enter the name of the remote computer and select Check Names
Go [...]

If Microsoft have pushed you into using desktop search as part of running office 2007 instead of search companion and you work on a network, you will have rapidly discovered how useless and time wasting it is.
If you have connections to a number of network drives and don’t want to have the index service chugging [...]

If you are getting event log ID
Event Type: Error
Event Source: DCOM
Event Category: None
Event ID: 10016
Date:  13/08/2009
Time:  6:39:56 AM
User:  domain\Username
Computer: TS
Description:
The application-specific permission settings do not grant Local Activation permission for the COM Server application with CLSID
{0C0A3666-30C9-11D0-8F20-00805F2CD064}
 to the user domain\Username SID (S-1-5-21-2372940863-4262034387-123456789-1151).  This security permission can be modified using the Component Services administrative tool.
The fix
In registry editor go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0C0A3666-30C9-11D0-8F20-00805F2CD064}
Confirm it is the the [...]

To permanently increase the default cache storage on offline files go to Start then click on RUN and type gpedit.msc the group policy window will come up.
Drill down to Computer configuration\Administrative templates\network\offline files

Click on Enable and specify the percentage of the amount of the hard drive space you want use for offline files storage. For [...]

 

Restart your computer or turn the computer on.
Start tapping the F8 key. The Windows Advanced Options Menu appears. If you begin tapping the F8 key too soon, some computers display a “keyboard error” message. To resolve this, restart the computer and try again.
Select the “Safe Mode with Command Prompt” option and press Enter
Log on to [...]

Disable Data Execution Prevention (DEP) completely

Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
Under Pick a category, click Performance and Maintenance.
Under or Pick a Control Panel icon, click System.
Click the Advanced tab, and in the Startup and Recovery area, click Settings.
In the SystemStartup area, click Edit.
In Notepad, click Edit and then click Find.
In the Find what [...]

Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt
C:\windows\system32\config\system
You can attempt to repair this file by starting windows setup using the original setup CD-Rom. Select “r” at the first screen to start repair. Do NOT use an OEM “Recovery Disc”. Only a valid Windows XP media will work or a disc from [...]

If you get the following error, then it’s likely that you’ve a corrupted file.
Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt
\windows\System32\Drivers\Isapnp.sys
The fix is easy! http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315311
To replace the Isapnp.sys file in Windows XP, follow these steps:
1. Start the computer from the Windows XP CD-ROM.
2. At the Welcome to Setup screen, press R [...]

Dsa.msc > Right click you domain. > click group policy > open > sbs windows firewall >
computer configuration > administrative templates > network > network configuration
> windows firewall > domain profile > windows firewall : protect all network
connections.
Run Gpupdate /force

A client was saying that it was taking 15 minutes in the morning to login to the computer. I found when logged onto the computer and attempted to access the domain server shares that I was being prompted for the username and password; and he was still not connecting. The event log on the workstation [...]