If you are experiencing slow printing for DOS programs with Windows2000 1. Go Start | Run | Regedit 2. Click Hkey_Local_Machine 3. Click on System 4. Click CurrentControlSet 5. Click Control 6. Go to the bottom of this part of the list and click WOW 7. Click LPT timeout and change… Read More »
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 »
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 »
You can change the default printer spool directory for all printers or the printer spool directory for specific printers. To change the default printer spool directory for all printers add the following value: * HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printers * Value Name: DefaultSpoolDirectory * Data Type: REG_SZ * String: full path to printer spool directory To change the default printer spool directory for specific… Read More »
To reveal a bit more information on your CPU, we’ve found this neat little trick (for Intel-based machines).
As part of standard maintenance, Disk Cleanup should be scheduled to run at regular intervals, perhaps once a month, at some convenient time when your computer is not otherwise in use.
Display or change file attributes. Find Filenames.
After demoting a domain controller, you cannot remove its’ computer account from Active Directory? You receive: Error: DSA object cannot be deleted. If you ran dcpromo to demote the domain controller, or you used ntdsutil to clean up a failed domain controller’s metadata and removed the account from Active Directory Sites and Services, you may be unable to delete… Read More »
Few chores are as frustrating as debugging a small network. The last time I did it, I cursed colorfully enough to embarrass Quentin Tarantino. The one thing we can be certain of is that there’s no problem with your hardware–the successful Internet access tells us that.
Move a file from one folder to another