Hiding a XP Computer from Network Neighborhood
If you want to share files from a XP computer,yet want to remove it from showing up in the Network Neighborhood, Run net config server /hidden:yes
Category Archives: Windows XP
Increasing File System Caching
To increase the amount of memory Windows will locked for I/O operations:
Increasing System Performance
If you have 512 megs or more of memory, you can increase system performance by having the core system kept in memory.
Automatically Ending Non-Responsive Tasks
!! WARNING !! Prior to making registry changes, be sure to make a back up of the registry. Unexpected things can happen, with a simple typographical error. Be safe, stay sane.
Services You Can Disable
There are quite a few services you can disable from starting automatically.
Windows XP no longer starts when you remove dual-booting with Windows Vista
If Windows Vista is installed on the active partition and you dual boot between Windows Vista and Windows XP, deleting or reformatting the Windows Vista partition prevents Windows XP from starting.
Intermittent Connection Failures Between LAN Computers
You may experience intermittent communication failure between computers that are running Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003, if the network adapter is configured to use checksum offloading and the Windows Firewall is turned on. To workaround this behavior, turn off checksum offloading on the network adapter: 1. Open a CMD.EXE window. 2. Type the following command and press… Read More »
Tweaking Windows Update
Although Windows Update and WSUS are both generally pretty simple to configure, you can sometimes gain a higher level of control over them by making a few minor modifications to the Windows registry. In this article, I will show you some registry keys that are associated with Windows Update. As I do, I will show you the various… Read More »
Repair Install of Windows XP
If XP is corrupted to the point where none of the previous solutions get it to boot,you can do a Repair Install that might work as well as keep the current settings. 1. Make sure you have your valid WindowsXP key 2. Insert and boot from your WindowsXP CD 3. At the second R=Repair option,… Read More »
NTOSKRNL Missing or Corrupt
If you get an error that NTOSKRNL not found: 1. Insert and boot from your WindowsXP CD. 2. At the first R=Repair option, press the R key 3. Press the number that corresponds to the correct location for the installation of Windows you want to repair. Typically this will be #1 4. Change to the… Read More »