February 25, 2012
Some rules to follow while editing Window's Registry
Fiddling about in the Windows 2000 registry can be pretty dangerous to your PC's health to say the least. For a startyou must remember that once you edit a registry key there is basically no turning back as neither registry editorin Windows 2000 has an undo feature.
Now then, what next? Well Windows 2000 comes with two registryeditors for you to try to get to grips with, one is the good old Regedt32.exe and the other is regedit32.exe an older version of regedit. We will cover what these two do in a later tip butfor now, here are a run down of rules we follow before making a registry edit, we recommend that you do the same.
1. Back up the registry before performing an edit as there is always the risk of a mistake.
2. Remember the keys you change just incase you would like to change them back to the originalsettings.
3. If you are worried about a setting you arethinking of changing, the best thing to do is not tochange it unless it is vitalto do so.
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Now then, what next? Well Windows 2000 comes with two registryeditors for you to try to get to grips with, one is the good old Regedt32.exe and the other is regedit32.exe an older version of regedit. We will cover what these two do in a later tip butfor now, here are a run down of rules we follow before making a registry edit, we recommend that you do the same.
1. Back up the registry before performing an edit as there is always the risk of a mistake.
2. Remember the keys you change just incase you would like to change them back to the originalsettings.
3. If you are worried about a setting you arethinking of changing, the best thing to do is not tochange it unless it is vitalto do so.
How to set ownership on drives
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Open Computer Management (Local).
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In the console tree, click Logical Drives.
Computer Management(Local)
Storage
Logical Drives
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mso-list:l11 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt">Right-click the drive for which you want to set ownership,click Properties, and then click the Security tab.
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mso-list:l11 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt">Click Advanced,and then clickthe Owners tab.
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mso-list:l11 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt">Click the new owner, and then click OK.
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You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group inorder to complete thisprocedure. If your computer is connected to a network, network policy settings may also prevent you from completing this procedure.
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To open Computer Management, click Start, point to Settings,and then click Control Panel. Double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Computer Management.
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You can only change ownership on drives formatted to use NTFS.
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You can change ownership settings on a remote computer or alocal computer. To access a remote computer, right-click Computer Management(Local), click Connect to anothercomputer, and then select the computer you want to connect to.
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Logical Drives only changes ownership of the drive, not the folders and files on the drive
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Open Computer Management (Local).
1.
In the console tree, click Logical Drives.
Computer Management(Local)
Storage
Logical Drives
1.
mso-list:l11 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt">Right-click the drive for which you want to set ownership,click Properties, and then click the Security tab.
1.
mso-list:l11 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt">Click Advanced,and then clickthe Owners tab.
2.
mso-list:l11 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt">Click the new owner, and then click OK.
*.
You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group inorder to complete thisprocedure. If your computer is connected to a network, network policy settings may also prevent you from completing this procedure.
*.
To open Computer Management, click Start, point to Settings,and then click Control Panel. Double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Computer Management.
*.
You can only change ownership on drives formatted to use NTFS.
*.
You can change ownership settings on a remote computer or alocal computer. To access a remote computer, right-click Computer Management(Local), click Connect to anothercomputer, and then select the computer you want to connect to.
*.
Logical Drives only changes ownership of the drive, not the folders and files on the drive
Check program before downloading
Computer security can be defined as the protection of computer and its data from any loss or illegal access from other users. Normally file virus or program virus attachesitself with program files and activates when these program files are run. Infected program files are normally downloaded from Internet. When ever you are trying to download any program from the Internet, always download from trusty sites. On Internet the Software cr@cker or key generator sites are the main sources of computer virus.
When you are downloading any program or file from the internet, for example any antivirus program or an email attachment from your friends. You must select the Save option, if you are downloading this program from any unknown or free software sites. First scan the downloaded program before open it. You have extra security layer if you save the setup file before run it.
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When you are downloading any program or file from the internet, for example any antivirus program or an email attachment from your friends. You must select the Save option, if you are downloading this program from any unknown or free software sites. First scan the downloaded program before open it. You have extra security layer if you save the setup file before run it.
Steps to installing Windows XP from DOS prompt
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 (ie. no OS on a new hard drive):
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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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 (ie. no OS on a new hard drive):
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.
Reinstall Internet Explorer 6
Microsoft Windows XP won't allow you to uninstall Internet Explorer. How can you fix the browser or even reinstall the program if it becomes corrupt?
If you don't yet have the very latest Internet Explorer, you can fix many problems by visiting
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
and updating to the latest version. If you're already up to date, however, the site won't let you reinstall the program. You need to fool the system into thinking you don't have the latest version.
Launch REGEDIT from the Start menu's Run dialog and navigate to the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{89820200-ECBD-11cf-8B85-00AA005B4383}. In the right-hand pane, double-click on the DWORD value IsInstalled and change it from 1 to 0 (no matter whether you choose Decimal or Hexadecimal). Close REGEDIT and go to the Windows update site again. Now it should let you "update" IE and, with luck, fix the problems.
By the way, you can do the same thing if you need to repair Outlook Express, but at the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{44BBA840-CC51-11CF-AAFA-00AA00B6015C}.
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If you don't yet have the very latest Internet Explorer, you can fix many problems by visiting
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
and updating to the latest version. If you're already up to date, however, the site won't let you reinstall the program. You need to fool the system into thinking you don't have the latest version.
Launch REGEDIT from the Start menu's Run dialog and navigate to the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{89820200-ECBD-11cf-8B85-00AA005B4383}. In the right-hand pane, double-click on the DWORD value IsInstalled and change it from 1 to 0 (no matter whether you choose Decimal or Hexadecimal). Close REGEDIT and go to the Windows update site again. Now it should let you "update" IE and, with luck, fix the problems.
By the way, you can do the same thing if you need to repair Outlook Express, but at the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{44BBA840-CC51-11CF-AAFA-00AA00B6015C}.
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