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- Take an in-depth look at XP's Windows File Protection
- When you install an application only to have it crash Windows, there's a good chance the crash occurred because the application overwrote critical Windows system files. The results are unpredictable any time that system files are overwritten. The system may run fine with the modified files, or the system may...
- Tags: Brien M. Posey MCSE, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, System File Checker, Windows File Protection
- Technical articles 2003-07-23
- Take an in-depth look at XP's Windows File Protection
- When you install an application only to have it crash Windows, there's a good chance the crash occurred because the application overwrote critical Windows system files. The results are unpredictable any time that system files are overwritten. The system may run fine with the modified files, or the system may...
- Tags: Brien M. Posey MCSE, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Windows File Protection
- Technical articles 2004-10-27
- Tech Tip: Move the WFP cache folder/Troubleshoot DNS issues in Win2K
- Learn how to move the WFP cache folder and troubleshoot DNS issues. Windows 2000 Professional: Move the Windows File Protection cache folder Windows File Protection WFP helps keep programs from replacing system...
- Tags: Guest Contributor, Windows 2000 Professional Tips Newsletter, Folder, Microsoft Windows 2000, DNS, Server, Windows File Protection, Microsoft Windows, Domain Names, Networking, Operating Systems, Software, Internet
- Technical articles 2004-08-02
- Launch Win2K's System File Checker to troubleshoot Add/Remove Programs tool
- You’re troubleshooting a network problem on a Windows 2000 Professional system and want to install the Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP from the Windows Component Wizard in the Add/Remove Programs tool. So, you access the Control Panel and double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. Nothing happens.Thinking you might not have actually...
- Tags: Add/Remove Programs, Greg Shultz, Microsoft Windows, tool, Windows File Protection, Windows System, Windows System File Checker
- Technical articles 2003-07-07
- Get IT Done: Safe Mode and Sfc.exe smooth Windows 2000 crash recovery
- Troubleshoot boot problems more effectively with Safe Mode and Sfc.exe.Recovering from a system crash is never an enjoyable experience, but Windows 2000 goes a long way to lessen the pain. The latest version of Windows Safe Mode allows you to troubleshoot boot problems more effectively than ever before, and Sfc.exe...
- Tags: Operating systems, Get IT Done, Jim Boyce, Safe Mode, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000
- Technical articles 2001-12-05
- Pocket PCs Help UN Survey Food Needs in Zimbabwe Faster and With Greater Accuracy
- The World Food Programme WFP is fighting the worst food crisis in Southern Africa since 1992, when a devastating drought hit the region. In Zimbabwe, WFP's survey team, including many locally-recruited staff, used a Pocket PC-based solution to collect and store their assessment data. The Personal Digital Assistants PDAs collected...
- Tags: Food, PC, Microsoft Corp., Zimbabwe, World Food Programme, Pocket PC, Handhelds, Food & Beverage, Operating Systems, Hardware, Manufacturing, Software
- Case studies
- Enable Hibernation
- I want to enable hibernation on my laptop that is running WinXp Home SP2. When I try to enable hibernation it gives me an error message that states "The Process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process." I have tried restarting several times, defragged...
- Tags: hibernation, SFC
- Q&A 2005-01-15
- Header-Data Split Feature and Its Impact on WFP Callouts, TDI Filters, NDIS IMs, NDIS Filters, and NDIS Protocol Drivers
- This paper provides information about a new Microsoft Windows Server Code Name "Longhorn" feature called Header-Data Split and discusses the requirements for Microsoft Windows drivers in the networking stack to be able to co-exist with the Header-Data Split feature. The paper provides guidelines for driver developers who develop NDIS InterMediate...
- Tags: NDIS, Microsoft Corp.
- White papers 2007-03-21
- SFC /scannow
- Hi I am trying to run this command on dos command sfc /scannow i am getting error sayingRPC server is unavailable and the error code is 0x000006ba please help...i am very thankful in advance....No real solutionFrom the stuff that I have found the number one solution was to do a...
- Tags: RPC, sanaullahkhalil@...
- Discussion threads 2007-03-28
- Printers disappear
- Ho there, i don't if anyone has had this same problem, for no apparent reason some of the windows 98 pc's keep loosing the configuration of the printers. If you go to the printers folder theres nothing there. I need to restart the computer in order to recover the printers...
- Tags: Printers, printer
- Q&A 2005-05-05
- Automatic Updates not responding
- After I have installed Windows XP security updates, the "Automatic Updates" option in Control Panel is not responding after I double click on it.Anyone can help?thanks and regards,You might want to give SFC a try. Inset the Windows XP cd and bypass the autorun screen. Open your commend prompt (Start>run>cmd)...
- Tags: Patches, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows
- Q&A 2004-12-13
- Explorer Error (Music File Error)
- When I try to do anything with music files such as (right clicking, copying, or deleting) on any music file such as (.mp3, .wma), My (explorer.exe) crash and I get the windows error report (Send or Don't send Error).What can I do to fix this problem.RUN system file checkerIf win98...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Microsoft Windows XP
- Q&A 2005-03-02
- Was ok till. . .
- I had Pandasoftware Platinum 2005 installed for office. I bought the 2006 version, but had install 2005 before,took it out it screwed with my system I installed 2005 waited 2 months, and then tried again. NO GO. The 2006 will go thru wiz screen, then not install I cant install...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Microsoft Windows, SFC
- Q&A 2006-06-13
- No network provider at given network path.
- Hello,I have two questions. When accessing a Windows Server 2003 Standard Ed. SP2 share from one specific computer in our office (which also happens to run Windows Server 2003 SP2), I get the error "No network provider accepted at the given network path. All of our other computers here (Windows...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, PRODUCTIVITY, Servers, NETWORKING, seth.wilschutz@..., CD, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows, computer, network
- Discussion threads 2007-11-25
- network print server - random stops
- Hi!OK, I have a windows network and there are 2 print servers (one attached to HP LJ via USB, another one is a HP LJ built-in) which randomly stop printing from windows (XP pro/2000 pro). I've tried everything - reinstalling printers, different PCL drivers, replacing the printserver with a new...
- Tags: Printers, Document management, Construction, mcjaaq@..., Microsoft Windows XP, print server, server, network
- Discussion threads 2007-09-04
- start menu gone
- my start menu and all my desktop seem to have disappeared. all my files are still on the computer but i cannot access them through my desktop. i was having computer troubles and a technician told me to delete the file explorer.exe although it wouldnt delete. is that the problem...
- Tags: adamvond@..., desktop, explorer.EXE, windows
- Discussion threads 2007-01-28
- Media player 9 series
- I have a laptop that has Windows 2000 with all the updates. Whenever try to install media player 9 series it gives me error Uxtheme.dll not found. Did a search on the local drive and this file is in C:winntsystem32 directory. On the same exact laptop with same configuration it...
- Tags: chandrak@..., codec, divX, media player, Media Player 9 Series, Microsoft Windows Media Player, video, windows
- Q&A 2005-11-14
- Missing .dll
- How do I insert missing .dll into systemCopy & Paste them into the folder they are meant to be in.Get them from CDs, internet or other locations.I would suggest placing it in the System folder. This contains 16-bit versions of protected and real mode drivers and .dll files used by...
- Tags: CD, DLL, russp_b@..., windows
- Q&A 2005-06-20
- Windows me lost files
- I have windows ME installed on p/c and recently got some virus, now when p/c gets loaded up I get error msg saying that I am missing mshtml.dll file and I cannot go anywhere else. I tried to overlay with windows me cd and get fatalerrors about 1/2 way thru,...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows ME, P/C, pat@..., window, windows
- Q&A 2005-03-23
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