- HOW TO CREATE PASSWORD RESET DISK IN WINDOWS 7

REQUIREMENT: A PENDRIVE MIN. 2GB

GO TO START - CONTROL PANEL- USER ACCOUNTS - CREATE A PASSWORD RESET DISK - (FORGOTTEN PASSWORD WIZARD WILL SHOW)CLICK ON NEXT - type CURRENT USER ACCOUNT PASSWORD and click NEXT - (Progress 100% completed)Click NEXT - FINISH

- HOW TO BACKUP & RESTORE REGISTRY

BACKUP
START - RUN - REGEDIT and hit ENTER

A Registry window will open

FILE MENU - EXPORT - SAVE WHETHER YOU WANT (LOCATION)

Save the backup .reg file. In the File name box, type a file name, and then click Save.


RESTORE

To restore registry keys that you exported, double-click the .reg file that you saved.

- WINDOWS KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

- PRESS 'L' WHILE HOLDING WINDOWS KEY------(HOW TO LOCK THE COMPUTER)
- CTRL + A -------------------------------(Select All)
- CTRL + C -------------------------------(copy)
- CTRL + X -------------------------------(cut)
- CTRL + V -------------------------------(paste)
- Windows key + D ------------------------(Hide or Display all windows)
- ALT + Tab ------------------------------(Switch between windows)
- CTRL + Shift + Esc ---------------------(Task Manager)
- ALT, Space, X --------------------------(Maximize window)
- Windows key + Break --------------------(System properties)
- Windows key + F ------------------------(Search)
- CTRL+TAB -------------------------------(Move forward through tabs)
- SHIFT+TAB ------------------------------(Move backward through options)
- CTRL+SHIFT+TAB -------------------------(Move backward through tabs)
- TAB ------------------------------------(Move forward through options)
- WIN Key---------------------------------(Display or hide the Start menu)
- WIN Key+BREAK --------------------------(Display the System Properties dialog box)
- WIN Key+D ------------------------------(Show the desktop opening windows)
- WIN Key+M ------------------------------(Minimize all windows)
- WIN Key+E ------------------------------(Open My Computer)
- WIN Key+Shift+M ------------------------(Restores minimized windows)
- WIN Key+F ------------------------------(Search for a file or folder)
- CTRL+WIN Key+F -------------------------(Search for computers)
- WIN Key+U ------------------------------(Open Utility Manager)
- WIN Key+F1 -----------------------------(Display Windows Help)
- WIN Key+R ------------------------------(Open the Run dialog box)

Accessibility Keyboard Shortcuts

- SHIFT five times -----------------------(Switch StickyKeys on and off)
- WIN Key+U ------------------------------(Open Utility Manager)
- Right SHIFT for eight seconds ----------(Switch FilterKeys on and off)
- NUM LOCK for five seconds --------------(Switch ToggleKeys on and off)
- Left ALT +left SHIFT +NUM LOCK ---------(Switch MouseKeys on and off)
- Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN -------(Switch High Contrast on and off)

- HOW TO BOOT FAST WINDOWS XP

1. Open notepad.exe, type "del c:\windows\prefetch\ntosboot-*.* /q" (without the quotes) & save as "ntosboot.bat" in c:\

2. Start menu - Run - type "gpedit.msc".

3. Windows Settings - Computer Configuration - double click on "Shutdown" in the right window.

4. In the new window, click "add", "Browse", locate your "ntosboot.bat" file & click "Open".

5. Click "OK", "Apply" & "OK" click again to exit.

6. Again Start menu - "Run..." & type "devmgmt.msc".

7. Double click on "IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers"

8. Right click on "Primary IDE Channel" and select "Properties".

9. "Advanced Settings" tab then on the device 1 select 'none' and click "OK".

10. Right click on "Secondary IDE channel", select "Properties" and follow step 9.

11. Reboot your computer.

- FIX CORRUPTED FILES IN WINDOWS XP

1.Incert Windows XP cd in your cd/dvd drive
2.Go to start
3.Run
4.Type sfc /scannow

Note- It takes 20 - 30 minutes to complete

- INCREASE YOUR INTERNET SPEED

Start – Run- regedit.exe then hit ENTER
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\ServiceProvider

2.Note the following lines are in hex dwords-

Class = 008( biggrin.gif - indicates that TCP/IP is a name service provider, don't change
• HostsPriority = 1f4 (500) - the HOSTS file
• DnsPriority = 7d0 (2000) - DNS
• LocalPriority = 1f3 (499) - local names cache
• NetbtPriority = 7d1 (2001) - NetBT name-resolution, including WINS

3. Make changes:
• HostsPriority = 006 (6) - the HOSTS file
• DnsPriority = 007 (7) - DNS
• LocalPriority = 005 (5) - local names cache
• NetbtPriority = 008 ( biggrin.gif - NetBT name-resolution, including WINS

4. Reboot the PC

- SYSTEM FILES DAMAGED / .dll FILES ARE MISSING

It's possible some system files may have got damaged.The first thing to try is repairing these files using the System File Checker. Only do this if you have SP2 on your installation disc. Otherwise you will need to slipstream SP2 to the installation disc. Follow these steps (courtesy of Chauffeur2)

Insert the Windows® XP CD in your drive. (Hold down the Shift Key to prevent it from starting.)

Go Start > Run ...in the box type in sfc /scannow …please take note of the space between the sfc and the /.

This is the System File Checker...it will scan all the Windows® core system files to ensure that they are in their respective correct places, and if not replace them from the CD.

During the scan you may be asked to Insert the CD, if this happens just go retry and let it do its thing.

One important point: While sfc is running, it is not advisable to do any other work, or have any browsers/programs running on the computer, until the scan is complete. (This process will generally take around 45-65 minutes to complete).

Once finished, remove the CD and reboot your machine...all should be "Normal" (hopefully).

- XP or SERVER 2003 SYSTEM ERROR- IF A SYSTEM LOST ITS REGISTRY FILES LIKE:

Stop: c0000218 {Registry file failure}
the registry can not load the hive (file)
c:\windows\system32\config\software
or its log


Troubleshooting:
- First incert bootable cd of windows server 2003 or windows xp
- Run Recovery console using 'R' for repair-
- Select Drive in which Windows server 2003 is installed
- Give the administrator password

To complete part one, follow these steps:
1. Insert the Windows XP startup disk into the floppy disk drive, or insert the Windows XP CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, and then restart the computer.
Click to select any options that are required to start the computer from the CD-ROM drive if you are prompted to do so.
2. When the "Welcome to Setup" screen appears, press R to start the Recovery Console.
3. If you have a dual-boot or multiple-boot computer, select the installation that you want to access from the Recovery Console.
4. When you are prompted to do so, type the Administrator password. If the administrator password is blank, just press ENTER.
5. At the Recovery Console command prompt, type the following lines, pressing ENTER after you type each line:
md tmp
copy c:\windows\system32\config\system c:\windows\tmp\system.bak
copy c:\windows\system32\config\software c:\windows\tmp\software.bak
copy c:\windows\system32\config\sam c:\windows\tmp\sam.bak
copy c:\windows\system32\config\security c:\windows\tmp\security.bak
copy c:\windows\system32\config\default c:\windows\tmp\default.bak

delete c:\windows\system32\config\system
delete c:\windows\system32\config\software
delete c:\windows\system32\config\sam
delete c:\windows\system32\config\security
delete c:\windows\system32\config\default

copy c:\windows\repair\system c:\windows\system32\config\system
copy c:\windows\repair\software c:\windows\system32\config\software
copy c:\windows\repair\sam c:\windows\system32\config\sam
copy c:\windows\repair\security c:\windows\system32\config\security
copy c:\windows\repair\default c:\windows\system32\config\default

6. Type exit to quit Recovery Console. Your computer will restart.