As I’ve already mentioned before, we’re working on a Mac version of LandlordMax. The good news is that it’s almost ready. It’s also why I haven’t been posting much lately, I’ve just been way too consumed trying to complete and release the Mac version. It’s amazing how many little details there are when supporting another operating system. I plan on eventually posting about some of the issues we encountered between Mac and Windows.
To give you a quick update, the Mac version is looking really good. The only issue we’re aware of that’s left has to do with backing up and restoring database file between the Mac and Windows versions. This is an example of some of the weird operating system differences that we’ve had to resolve.
In any case, we’re extremely close to releasing it. I know I told some people I expected it to be available by now, but the LandlordMax Mac version will be released any day now.
It’s very exciting!
Thursday, August 27, 2009
3 Quick and Simple Tricks to Speed Up WordPress
There are many ways to improve the performance of your WordPress blog, and today we’ll be focusing on three simple and easy techniques. That is, instead of dealing with caching and other advanced topics, we’ll instead focus on how to improve the performance of your WordPress blog by just making some small and minor changes to your WordPress theme.
The performance of your blog basically comes down to 3 main issues in order of importance:
The number of calls to your database
The amount of code that needs to be executed.
The amount of data that needs to be downloaded (images, etc.)
Beyond this you’re getting into the more advanced topics such as caching, etc. And you shouldn’t really be looking at the advanced techniques until you resolve these basic issues first.
1. The number of calls to your database
Every single call to your database is very expensive (this is true for all web application, not just a WordPress blog). It’s not just marginally more expensive, it’s critically more expensive. The good news here is that there is a lot, and I do mean a lot, of room for improvement. Most themes out there completely ignore this issue and just call the database whenever they want any type of data (which is understandable for generic themes, but not for custom themes). In any case, this is very bad. And I do mean very bad. Well ok, maybe it’s not so bad if you have barely any traffic, but as soon as your blog starts to take off it will quickly hamper your performance.
For example, looking at the latest default WordPress theme for version 2.7 (the “classic” theme isn’t much better), in the “header.php” file, you can find:
; charset=” />
<?php wp_title(’«’, true, ‘right’); ?> <?php bloginfo(’name’); ?>
” type=”text/css” media=”screen” />
RSS Feed” href=”” />
Atom Feed” href=”” />
” />
There’s more, but this is enough for our example. If we look at the code above, the method bloginfo() calls the database for every new value. In our example I count 7 new and different values out of 9 bloginfo() calls, hence 7 database calls. WordPress is smart in that once a call for a specific value is made (say “name”) it will cache and re-use the value for that one web request. That’s good and it does help (kudos to the WordPress developers for this), and in our case it saves two database calls. But on the next page request, we still have another 7 database calls to make.
The good news is that we can drastically improve the performance of our blog theme above with some simple changes:
<?php wp_title(’«’, true, ‘right’); ?>My Blog’s Name
These simple changes has dropped the number of database calls from 7 to 1!!! That’s very significant, especially since these expensive. And that’s every time a user calls every page!
Sure there is a small penalty, but it’s extremely minor. For example if we change our blog’s name then we need to manually change the theme as well. But how often do you change your blogs name? I’ve never changed the name of this blog since I’ve started it and nor do I ever plan to. And why would I? I would lose all my marketing and branding efforts.
If you go through the rest of your theme, I’m sure you can extract a lot of database calls. Especially on the header, the footer. But if you look, I’m sure you can find similar code all over the place. Of course don’t go crazy, but do pay close attention to the database calls. Remember this is a simple theme. In a more complex theme you might easily be able to save yourself a good 10-20 database calls, if not more.
2. The Amount of Code to Execute
Very similar to the above tip, look around your theme for places where there are function calls that you don’t need. Trim down your blog’s theme.
A common place to find code that’s executed a lot that doesn’t necesarily need to be is plugins. Some plugins are great and really help improve your blog (such as Akismet for comment spam). But not every plugin is created equal. Some plugins are just badly written and really slow down the performance of your blog. Therefore look at all the plugins you have installed on your blog and limit yourself to only those that create real value. Ask yourself: s this plugin really worth it? And the more traffic you have, the more you need to ask yourself this.
Without getting too technical, since this is suppose to be quick and simple tricks, look for loops in the code of your blog’s theme (”for” and “while” loops). Examine the code that’s executed in these loops because it’s probably executed many times (which is why it’s in the loop in the first place). Is it necessary? Does it really provide something of value?
3. The amount of data that needs to be downloaded
The next most important you should be doing is looking at the main images on your blog. Is your logo’s filesize as small as it can be (while still looking good)? Can you shrink it? Then look at all the images that appear on virtually every page (the RSS subscription icon, the email icon, etc.). Can they be shrunk as well? And don’t just think about shrinking them, ask yourself if you need them in the first place? Do all the images serve a real purpose? Sure that bright yellow flashing gif animation of a flying toaster on the footer is kinda cool retro 1995 style, but is it really needed? That’s one less image you have to download and process.
Another easy place to reduce image size is on the images within your individual blog posts. Are they as small as they can be? Are you using 100kb image files or are you shrinking them down to 10-40kb? Sometimes a little loss of quality can more than halve your image file size, without a noticeable difference in quality to the un-attuned eye.
You can also look at shrinking the size of your css (Cascading Style Shee) file. Are all the styles need and used? If you’re a web geek, you can even consider removing all the whitespace to shrink the filesize. Just don’t do it manually, use a tool to help you out. The same goes for your Javascript files.
The performance of your blog basically comes down to 3 main issues in order of importance:
The number of calls to your database
The amount of code that needs to be executed.
The amount of data that needs to be downloaded (images, etc.)
Beyond this you’re getting into the more advanced topics such as caching, etc. And you shouldn’t really be looking at the advanced techniques until you resolve these basic issues first.
1. The number of calls to your database
Every single call to your database is very expensive (this is true for all web application, not just a WordPress blog). It’s not just marginally more expensive, it’s critically more expensive. The good news here is that there is a lot, and I do mean a lot, of room for improvement. Most themes out there completely ignore this issue and just call the database whenever they want any type of data (which is understandable for generic themes, but not for custom themes). In any case, this is very bad. And I do mean very bad. Well ok, maybe it’s not so bad if you have barely any traffic, but as soon as your blog starts to take off it will quickly hamper your performance.
For example, looking at the latest default WordPress theme for version 2.7 (the “classic” theme isn’t much better), in the “header.php” file, you can find:
; charset=” />
” type=”text/css” media=”screen” />
RSS Feed” href=”” />
Atom Feed” href=”” />
” />
There’s more, but this is enough for our example. If we look at the code above, the method bloginfo() calls the database for every new value. In our example I count 7 new and different values out of 9 bloginfo() calls, hence 7 database calls. WordPress is smart in that once a call for a specific value is made (say “name”) it will cache and re-use the value for that one web request. That’s good and it does help (kudos to the WordPress developers for this), and in our case it saves two database calls. But on the next page request, we still have another 7 database calls to make.
The good news is that we can drastically improve the performance of our blog theme above with some simple changes:
These simple changes has dropped the number of database calls from 7 to 1!!! That’s very significant, especially since these expensive. And that’s every time a user calls every page!
Sure there is a small penalty, but it’s extremely minor. For example if we change our blog’s name then we need to manually change the theme as well. But how often do you change your blogs name? I’ve never changed the name of this blog since I’ve started it and nor do I ever plan to. And why would I? I would lose all my marketing and branding efforts.
If you go through the rest of your theme, I’m sure you can extract a lot of database calls. Especially on the header, the footer. But if you look, I’m sure you can find similar code all over the place. Of course don’t go crazy, but do pay close attention to the database calls. Remember this is a simple theme. In a more complex theme you might easily be able to save yourself a good 10-20 database calls, if not more.
2. The Amount of Code to Execute
Very similar to the above tip, look around your theme for places where there are function calls that you don’t need. Trim down your blog’s theme.
A common place to find code that’s executed a lot that doesn’t necesarily need to be is plugins. Some plugins are great and really help improve your blog (such as Akismet for comment spam). But not every plugin is created equal. Some plugins are just badly written and really slow down the performance of your blog. Therefore look at all the plugins you have installed on your blog and limit yourself to only those that create real value. Ask yourself: s this plugin really worth it? And the more traffic you have, the more you need to ask yourself this.
Without getting too technical, since this is suppose to be quick and simple tricks, look for loops in the code of your blog’s theme (”for” and “while” loops). Examine the code that’s executed in these loops because it’s probably executed many times (which is why it’s in the loop in the first place). Is it necessary? Does it really provide something of value?
3. The amount of data that needs to be downloaded
The next most important you should be doing is looking at the main images on your blog. Is your logo’s filesize as small as it can be (while still looking good)? Can you shrink it? Then look at all the images that appear on virtually every page (the RSS subscription icon, the email icon, etc.). Can they be shrunk as well? And don’t just think about shrinking them, ask yourself if you need them in the first place? Do all the images serve a real purpose? Sure that bright yellow flashing gif animation of a flying toaster on the footer is kinda cool retro 1995 style, but is it really needed? That’s one less image you have to download and process.
Another easy place to reduce image size is on the images within your individual blog posts. Are they as small as they can be? Are you using 100kb image files or are you shrinking them down to 10-40kb? Sometimes a little loss of quality can more than halve your image file size, without a noticeable difference in quality to the un-attuned eye.
You can also look at shrinking the size of your css (Cascading Style Shee) file. Are all the styles need and used? If you’re a web geek, you can even consider removing all the whitespace to shrink the filesize. Just don’t do it manually, use a tool to help you out. The same goes for your Javascript files.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Fastest Web Browser: Google Chrome
Evil Science has just published Internet Explorer vs Firefox vs Opera vs Chrome vs Safari, which contains the results of an extensive competitive speed test between five popular web browsers.
The author is an Opera user who discovered that his favorite browser has slipped to the #2 spot for performance.
The author rates each browser in nine different categories. The final totals are:
I’m running Ubuntu Linux here, so Google Chrome isn’t really an option for me. Firefox’s stability and performance issues have become serious enough that I may switch back to Opera.
The author is an Opera user who discovered that his favorite browser has slipped to the #2 spot for performance.
The author rates each browser in nine different categories. The final totals are:
I’m running Ubuntu Linux here, so Google Chrome isn’t really an option for me. Firefox’s stability and performance issues have become serious enough that I may switch back to Opera.
Getting your Yahoo Email Password from the Windows Registry
If you are running Yahoo Messenger in addition to Yahoo Email, you can use Mail PassView or Advanced Instant Messengers Password Recovery to retrieve your Yahoo password from the Windows registry.
If you are running Yahoo Pager, you can use Anti-Secure to retrieve your Yahoo password from the Windows registry.
If you are running Yahoo Pager, you can use Anti-Secure to retrieve your Yahoo password from the Windows registry.
Recover your Yahoo Email Password from your Web Browser
Most Yahoo users allow their web browsers to store their Yahoo password. Every different web browser stores the Yahoo password in a different manner.
The method for recovering these stored passwords is different for each web browser.
How does Internet Explorer password recovery work?
How does Netscape Navigator password recovery work?
The method for recovering these stored passwords is different for each web browser.
How does Internet Explorer password recovery work?
How does Netscape Navigator password recovery work?
Reset your Yahoo Email Password
The easiest way to recover a Yahoo email password is to go to the Yahoo! Sign-in Problems page.
To use this page, first enter your Date of Birth, Zip Code, and Country to verify your identity.
Next, enter your Yahoo Email ID and Yahoo will email your Yahoo password to the e-mail account associated with it.
If you can not remember your Yahoo ID, enter the email address you used when you signed up for your Yahoo email account and Yahoo will send your Yahoo ID to that email account.
If you no longer have access to the other email account associated with your Yahoo ID, Yahoo will refuse to assist you.
To use this page, first enter your Date of Birth, Zip Code, and Country to verify your identity.
Next, enter your Yahoo Email ID and Yahoo will email your Yahoo password to the e-mail account associated with it.
If you can not remember your Yahoo ID, enter the email address you used when you signed up for your Yahoo email account and Yahoo will send your Yahoo ID to that email account.
If you no longer have access to the other email account associated with your Yahoo ID, Yahoo will refuse to assist you.
How to Make a Windows XP Account Without Knowing Any Existing Accounts
Easily make a windows XP or similar operating system account
Steps
Turn on the computer.
Press F8 before windows logo and the bar with the three green square scrolling appear.
When the Menu that pops up which has the options like 'Safe mode' 'start windows normally' etc, go up to 'Safe Mode' and hit enter and let it load.
After it is on there should be an account called 'Administrator' with no password. You can then log on to that account and create your own account.
Restart the computer. When its done the account you made will be there.
Steps
Turn on the computer.
Press F8 before windows logo and the bar with the three green square scrolling appear.
When the Menu that pops up which has the options like 'Safe mode' 'start windows normally' etc, go up to 'Safe Mode' and hit enter and let it load.
After it is on there should be an account called 'Administrator' with no password. You can then log on to that account and create your own account.
Restart the computer. When its done the account you made will be there.
How to Change a Windows XP Lost Password
Sunday morning. You just had your breakfast, now you're settling in to check your e-mail. A fatal error occurred and administrative access is required to fix it. So you prepare to log in to the administrative account on your computer, and find that the account is password protected, and you can't remember that, since it was probably several months since you installed Windows. You may be thinking "What can I do to change the password or just get administrative access?" Here's one way you can get back in!
Steps
When you installed Windows XP (or when the people who sold you the computer installed it), it created an administrative account automatically. This account has NO password by default, and can be used to access everything in the computer. By accessing it, you can change any password on the system.
Log out all limited user accounts. When a limited user account is logged in, it prevents you from accessing the classic log-in dialogue.
Press CTRL+ALT+DEL twice. Make sure you are at the log-in dialogue. When you do this, the screen will flicker, and you will see the classic log-in that existed on earlier versions of Windows.
Log in to the administrative account. Change the username in the dialogue to "Administrator", and press ENTER or click OK.
Open up the command shell. Press START, click RUN, and type in CMD, press ENTER. This will bring up a window likely unfamiliar to you. This is the command line, it allows you to manage files or change settings without restriction (no restriction on the administrative account). Before the graphical environment of Windows, this is
what Microsoft users used. For more info, PM Boidsie or look it up on a search engine.
Change the password of the account. Type in (without the quotes, and yes, the asterisk (*) is necessary) "net user (username) *". It will ask you to type in a password, then to retype it. You just changed the password!
Log in. Exit the command shell dialogue, don't type in anything else if you don't know what you're doing, you could really hose down your computer. Log out of the administrative account, then log back in to your account with the new password.
3rd party utilities There are many 3rd party utilities which can recover forgotten Windows password:
Windows Password Recovery Tool Service: windowspasswordsrecovery.com
Windows Password Recovery Tool is a program that works instantly to remove any lost or forgotten password. Simply boot your PC from the supplied Boot CD, and get access to forgotten Windows and administrator passwords in just seconds. Their method is so much faster/easier, and works great!
password reset disk
When you enable password for the administrator in Vista or XP on the User Accounts,
there is an option to solve the problem that you forget password.
If you don't understand clearly, you can refer to this article:
How to use a password reset disk if you have forgotten windows password
reset windows password without data loss
Free download windows password reset 6.0 the iso file
Burn it to a disk to create the boot disk, that simple.
Configure your pc or laptop to boot in the cd drive
Insert the CD, reboot from CD drive, and then just follow the process of instruction.
A few steps later, admin password would be cleared
Took about 5 minutes for the whole process.
Method 2
Open "Control Panel".
Click on "User Account".
Select the account you wanna to set a new password.
Click "changing Account " and "set up password", then fill out the form as listed. Click "Create Password".
Thus, you have a personal login ID and Password, any one has no right to login to your computer with out this info.
If you want to learn how to use the command shell more than that, PM Boidsie or look up "list of MS DOS commands" on a search engine or online encyclopedia.
Login to a computer that can link to Internet. Download A reliable third part tool and decompress it on that PC. Note that: there is a .ISO file. Burn the .ISO file to a CD.
Get out the newly created CD and insert it to the locked computer.
Steps
When you installed Windows XP (or when the people who sold you the computer installed it), it created an administrative account automatically. This account has NO password by default, and can be used to access everything in the computer. By accessing it, you can change any password on the system.
Log out all limited user accounts. When a limited user account is logged in, it prevents you from accessing the classic log-in dialogue.
Press CTRL+ALT+DEL twice. Make sure you are at the log-in dialogue. When you do this, the screen will flicker, and you will see the classic log-in that existed on earlier versions of Windows.
Log in to the administrative account. Change the username in the dialogue to "Administrator", and press ENTER or click OK.
Open up the command shell. Press START, click RUN, and type in CMD, press ENTER. This will bring up a window likely unfamiliar to you. This is the command line, it allows you to manage files or change settings without restriction (no restriction on the administrative account). Before the graphical environment of Windows, this is
what Microsoft users used. For more info, PM Boidsie or look it up on a search engine.
Change the password of the account. Type in (without the quotes, and yes, the asterisk (*) is necessary) "net user (username) *". It will ask you to type in a password, then to retype it. You just changed the password!
Log in. Exit the command shell dialogue, don't type in anything else if you don't know what you're doing, you could really hose down your computer. Log out of the administrative account, then log back in to your account with the new password.
3rd party utilities There are many 3rd party utilities which can recover forgotten Windows password:
Windows Password Recovery Tool Service: windowspasswordsrecovery.com
Windows Password Recovery Tool is a program that works instantly to remove any lost or forgotten password. Simply boot your PC from the supplied Boot CD, and get access to forgotten Windows and administrator passwords in just seconds. Their method is so much faster/easier, and works great!
password reset disk
When you enable password for the administrator in Vista or XP on the User Accounts,
there is an option to solve the problem that you forget password.
If you don't understand clearly, you can refer to this article:
How to use a password reset disk if you have forgotten windows password
reset windows password without data loss
Free download windows password reset 6.0 the iso file
Burn it to a disk to create the boot disk, that simple.
Configure your pc or laptop to boot in the cd drive
Insert the CD, reboot from CD drive, and then just follow the process of instruction.
A few steps later, admin password would be cleared
Took about 5 minutes for the whole process.
Method 2
Open "Control Panel".
Click on "User Account".
Select the account you wanna to set a new password.
Click "changing Account " and "set up password", then fill out the form as listed. Click "Create Password".
Thus, you have a personal login ID and Password, any one has no right to login to your computer with out this info.
If you want to learn how to use the command shell more than that, PM Boidsie or look up "list of MS DOS commands" on a search engine or online encyclopedia.
Login to a computer that can link to Internet. Download A reliable third part tool and decompress it on that PC. Note that: there is a .ISO file. Burn the .ISO file to a CD.
Get out the newly created CD and insert it to the locked computer.
How to Make an Inaccessible Windows XP Folder
This wikihow will help you to ensure that you can secure data on a local Windows PC without the need for any sort of expensive software. This procedure involves using a batch program. This Batch program can be used to lock a single folder and Unlock it respectively. To lock more folders, change the games in the below batch program to the folder of your choice. Batch file is a file that can do sort of DOS commands automatically.
Steps
Suppose you want to lock the folder games in d, which has the path D:\Games.
In the same drive, create a text file and type
Ren games games.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}
Save this text file as loc.bat
Create another text file and type in it
Ren games.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} games
Save this text file as key.bat
Now you can see 2 batch files loc and key.
Press loc and the folder games will change to control panel and you cannot view its contents (loc.bat stands for lock).
Press key and you will get back your original folder. (key.bat stands for key to open the lock).
Tips
The Lock (loc.bat) actually renames the folder games to games.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} . The Key renames it back to "games".
The .{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} is an example of ClassID (CLSID). Every objects on your computer identified by using these unique hexadecimal IDs. ".{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" is CLSID for Control Panel.
Try it out with a dummy folder with files in it, first; then try it out for real.
Steps
Suppose you want to lock the folder games in d, which has the path D:\Games.
In the same drive, create a text file and type
Ren games games.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}
Save this text file as loc.bat
Create another text file and type in it
Ren games.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} games
Save this text file as key.bat
Now you can see 2 batch files loc and key.
Press loc and the folder games will change to control panel and you cannot view its contents (loc.bat stands for lock).
Press key and you will get back your original folder. (key.bat stands for key to open the lock).
Tips
The Lock (loc.bat) actually renames the folder games to games.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} . The Key renames it back to "games".
The .{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} is an example of ClassID (CLSID). Every objects on your computer identified by using these unique hexadecimal IDs. ".{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" is CLSID for Control Panel.
Try it out with a dummy folder with files in it, first; then try it out for real.
How to Log on to Windows XP if You Forget Your Password
Here is a simple way to access Windows XP with Administrator rights and privileges if you have password protected your User account on your Windows XP system and can't remember the password(s) to login. Whenever Windows XP is installed on a system, it creates a default account called "Administrator" and by default this account is not password protected. Therefore, if you bought a brand name computer (such as Dell, HP, Compaq or Sony)or you have installed Windows XP yourself. You should be able to login to the computer through the unprotected Administrator account.
Steps
Reboot your machine.
Press F8 before the Windows boot screen appears.
Do not press F5 as used on the NT/9x series of Windows.
You will be be prompted with a boot options menu.
Select the Start Windows in Safe Mode option.
Click through several self-explanatory screens until your reach the familiar 'Welcome' screen.
Note that this welcome screen is limited to 256 colors and 640x480 resolution because the primary graphics will have been set to the Windows Safe Mode software VGA adapter. You will not be able to change this mode even in Display options, while Windows is running in Safe Mode.
Find the icon for the Administrator user. If the default settings of your system haven't been changed, there should be no password for this account.
The Safe Mode Welcome screen might display some of the other users on your system.
Login as the admin.
Press Yes at the prompt asking if you would like to continue using Safe Mode.
Continue on to the User Settings control panel. Here you can change any of the other passwords for user on the machine. Make any changes you want.
Reboot your computer. As long as you don't press any keys (i.e. F8) during the boot-up the computer will startup normally.
Login as the user for which you set the password.
If it doesn't work above , you can try to use windows password reset 6.0 or OPHCrack (for free)
to crack your windows password without erasing anything.
Method Two
Login to a computer that can connect to the Internet. Download Windows Password Reset Tool and decompress it on that PC. Note that there is an .ISO file. Burn the .ISO file to a CD.
Get out the newly created CD and insert it into the locked computer.
Reboot the locked computer and then follow the process of instructions. Just a few steps, the old password was removed.
Setting new password:
Step one: Open the "Control Panel"
Step two: Click the "User Account "
Step three: Select the account you wanna to set a new password.
Step four: Click "changing Account " and "set up password", then fill out the form as listed. Click "Create Password".
Thus, you have a personal login ID and Password, anyone has no right to login to your computer without this info.
Tips
You can access the Administrator account through the login prompt without logging into safe mode. If the computer utilizes the welcome screen instead of the standard NT domain login prompt, you can press Ctrl + Alt + Del twice to get to the login prompt. This is only true if you are running Windows XP Professional Edition. Windows XP Home Edition will also allow you to use this method to log on.
Some users are smart enough to password protect their Administrator account when they install windows. If that's the case, you'll have to know that password in order for this method to work.
There is a way to crack the windows "SAM" and system files to retrieve the original passwords Monitor, you need a program such as LC5 installed on a computer, and the SAM file in C:\WINDOWS\system32\config if LC5 is not installed on the computer that you forgot disk because as soon as you can get into the hard drive, windows is using the file so you cant copy it.
Use SysInternals ERD Commandor to change the admin. password. Boot from the CD and select the locksmith option to change whatever password you like. Alas, this product seems to have been discontinued, however there are many other options out there for resetting the password so long as you are willing to spend a little money.
Much simpler is simply to rename or delete the SAM file (renaming is safer). For this you need to boot the box using some other operating system on a CD and then mount the drive (otherwise Windows locks the SAM file and won't let you touch it). NTFSDOS is also a good utility for this purpose. Find the SAM file and change the first character. After you reboot, all the accounts are still there, but they all have null passwords. Note: if you rename the SAM file on XP SP2, when you reboot, XP fails to initialize and forces you to reboot in safe mode. However when you boot into safe mode you get the same message, so don't try this method on XP SP2.
Steps
Reboot your machine.
Press F8 before the Windows boot screen appears.
Do not press F5 as used on the NT/9x series of Windows.
You will be be prompted with a boot options menu.
Select the Start Windows in Safe Mode option.
Click through several self-explanatory screens until your reach the familiar 'Welcome' screen.
Note that this welcome screen is limited to 256 colors and 640x480 resolution because the primary graphics will have been set to the Windows Safe Mode software VGA adapter. You will not be able to change this mode even in Display options, while Windows is running in Safe Mode.
Find the icon for the Administrator user. If the default settings of your system haven't been changed, there should be no password for this account.
The Safe Mode Welcome screen might display some of the other users on your system.
Login as the admin.
Press Yes at the prompt asking if you would like to continue using Safe Mode.
Continue on to the User Settings control panel. Here you can change any of the other passwords for user on the machine. Make any changes you want.
Reboot your computer. As long as you don't press any keys (i.e. F8) during the boot-up the computer will startup normally.
Login as the user for which you set the password.
If it doesn't work above , you can try to use windows password reset 6.0 or OPHCrack (for free)
to crack your windows password without erasing anything.
Method Two
Login to a computer that can connect to the Internet. Download Windows Password Reset Tool and decompress it on that PC. Note that there is an .ISO file. Burn the .ISO file to a CD.
Get out the newly created CD and insert it into the locked computer.
Reboot the locked computer and then follow the process of instructions. Just a few steps, the old password was removed.
Setting new password:
Step one: Open the "Control Panel"
Step two: Click the "User Account "
Step three: Select the account you wanna to set a new password.
Step four: Click "changing Account " and "set up password", then fill out the form as listed. Click "Create Password".
Thus, you have a personal login ID and Password, anyone has no right to login to your computer without this info.
Tips
You can access the Administrator account through the login prompt without logging into safe mode. If the computer utilizes the welcome screen instead of the standard NT domain login prompt, you can press Ctrl + Alt + Del twice to get to the login prompt. This is only true if you are running Windows XP Professional Edition. Windows XP Home Edition will also allow you to use this method to log on.
Some users are smart enough to password protect their Administrator account when they install windows. If that's the case, you'll have to know that password in order for this method to work.
There is a way to crack the windows "SAM" and system files to retrieve the original passwords Monitor, you need a program such as LC5 installed on a computer, and the SAM file in C:\WINDOWS\system32\config if LC5 is not installed on the computer that you forgot disk because as soon as you can get into the hard drive, windows is using the file so you cant copy it.
Use SysInternals ERD Commandor to change the admin. password. Boot from the CD and select the locksmith option to change whatever password you like. Alas, this product seems to have been discontinued, however there are many other options out there for resetting the password so long as you are willing to spend a little money.
Much simpler is simply to rename or delete the SAM file (renaming is safer). For this you need to boot the box using some other operating system on a CD and then mount the drive (otherwise Windows locks the SAM file and won't let you touch it). NTFSDOS is also a good utility for this purpose. Find the SAM file and change the first character. After you reboot, all the accounts are still there, but they all have null passwords. Note: if you rename the SAM file on XP SP2, when you reboot, XP fails to initialize and forces you to reboot in safe mode. However when you boot into safe mode you get the same message, so don't try this method on XP SP2.
How to Change a Windows XP NT 2000 Password Without Knowing the Original Password
Here are instructions for changing the Windows XP/NT/2k password, Administrator or any other user, without knowing the original password.
Steps
Method 1
Get the [ Offline NT Password & Registry Editor] boot CD from windowspasswordsrecovery.com
Burn the .iso to a CD
Restart the computer and boot to the CD (if it does not already boot to CD then you need to change the boot order in the BIOS or use a boot menu)
Follow the instructions on screen
Method 2
Make sure that the computer is shut down.
Start the computer.
Continuously press 'F8' until a new screen shows up
Select anything that has the words "command prompt" or "DOS" in it. Do not use safe mode unless every choice that says "command prompt" or "DOS" involves starting up safe mode. (See Tips)
Choose the username that you'd like to change the password.
Type net user (here type the username that you want to change) * Example: net user BOB *
Type the new password.
Retype the password.
Restart the computer normally. You can do this by typing "shutdown -r" (no quotations.) Your new password should be active.
Method 3
Windows XP and further versions also provide another method to recover forgotten password by using “Reset Disk”. If you created a Password Reset Disk in past, you can use that disk to reset the password. If you logged on to the computer by using an administrator account, follow these steps to create a password reset disk for a user account:
Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
In Control Panel, click User Accounts.
In the User Accounts pane, click the account that you want to work with.
Under Related Tasks, click Prevent a forgotten password to start the #Forgotten Password Wizard, and then click Next.
Insert a blank, formatted disk into drive A, and then click Next.
In the Current user account password box, type the password for the user account that you chose in step 3, and then click Next.
The Forgotten Password Wizard creates the disk.
When the Progress bar reaches 100% complete, click Next, and then click finish.
Remove and then label the password reset disk. Store the disk in a safe place.
To know more about it, please visit following links: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/305478/
Method 4
Get windows password reset 6.0
Download ISO file from windows password reset
Burn to a CD using a CD burning tool such as Nero or Roxio or MagicISO
Insert CD into drive and reboot.
You may have to select an option in the BIOS to get the computer to boot from the CD.
Booting up and clearing a password takes a minute or two works like a charm.
Method 5
Download an .ISO image file from //sn.im/opu. Note that the .ISO image file included in Windows password Unlocker
Decompress the windows password unlocker and user the BurnCDCC.exe (a burner software) to burn the .ISO image file to a blank CD. Or use your favorite burner software such as Nero, Sonic, or Roxio to burn the ISO file to CD/DVD.
Insert the newly created password recovery disk to the locked computer and reboot it from CD drive
Select the account you want to reset it, and press "next". Just a few steps. The password will be removed
Tips
If you use safe mode, you'll need to log in to an administrator account. Most people have leave their administrator account on without a password. If it is passworded and there is no other way to get access to the computer, try method 1.
Steps
Method 1
Get the [ Offline NT Password & Registry Editor] boot CD from windowspasswordsrecovery.com
Burn the .iso to a CD
Restart the computer and boot to the CD (if it does not already boot to CD then you need to change the boot order in the BIOS or use a boot menu)
Follow the instructions on screen
Method 2
Make sure that the computer is shut down.
Start the computer.
Continuously press 'F8' until a new screen shows up
Select anything that has the words "command prompt" or "DOS" in it. Do not use safe mode unless every choice that says "command prompt" or "DOS" involves starting up safe mode. (See Tips)
Choose the username that you'd like to change the password.
Type net user (here type the username that you want to change) * Example: net user BOB *
Type the new password.
Retype the password.
Restart the computer normally. You can do this by typing "shutdown -r" (no quotations.) Your new password should be active.
Method 3
Windows XP and further versions also provide another method to recover forgotten password by using “Reset Disk”. If you created a Password Reset Disk in past, you can use that disk to reset the password. If you logged on to the computer by using an administrator account, follow these steps to create a password reset disk for a user account:
Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
In Control Panel, click User Accounts.
In the User Accounts pane, click the account that you want to work with.
Under Related Tasks, click Prevent a forgotten password to start the #Forgotten Password Wizard, and then click Next.
Insert a blank, formatted disk into drive A, and then click Next.
In the Current user account password box, type the password for the user account that you chose in step 3, and then click Next.
The Forgotten Password Wizard creates the disk.
When the Progress bar reaches 100% complete, click Next, and then click finish.
Remove and then label the password reset disk. Store the disk in a safe place.
To know more about it, please visit following links: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/305478/
Method 4
Get windows password reset 6.0
Download ISO file from windows password reset
Burn to a CD using a CD burning tool such as Nero or Roxio or MagicISO
Insert CD into drive and reboot.
You may have to select an option in the BIOS to get the computer to boot from the CD.
Booting up and clearing a password takes a minute or two works like a charm.
Method 5
Download an .ISO image file from //sn.im/opu. Note that the .ISO image file included in Windows password Unlocker
Decompress the windows password unlocker and user the BurnCDCC.exe (a burner software) to burn the .ISO image file to a blank CD. Or use your favorite burner software such as Nero, Sonic, or Roxio to burn the ISO file to CD/DVD.
Insert the newly created password recovery disk to the locked computer and reboot it from CD drive
Select the account you want to reset it, and press "next". Just a few steps. The password will be removed
Tips
If you use safe mode, you'll need to log in to an administrator account. Most people have leave their administrator account on without a password. If it is passworded and there is no other way to get access to the computer, try method 1.
How to Log on to Windows XP if You Forget Your Password
Here is a simple way to access Windows XP with Administrator rights and privileges if you have password protected your User account on your Windows XP system and can't remember the password(s) to login. Whenever Windows XP is installed on a system, it creates a default account called "Administrator" and by default this account is not password protected. Therefore, if you bought a brand name computer (such as Dell, HP, Compaq or Sony)or you have installed Windows XP yourself. You should be able to login to the computer through the unprotected Administrator account.
Reboot your machine.
Press F8 before the Windows boot screen appears.
Do not press F5 as used on the NT/9x series of Windows.
You will be be prompted with a boot options menu.
Select the Start Windows in Safe Mode option.
Click through several self-explanatory screens until your reach the familiar 'Welcome' screen.
Note that this welcome screen is limited to 256 colors and 640x480 resolution because the primary graphics will have been set to the Windows Safe Mode software VGA adapter. You will not be able to change this mode even in Display options, while Windows is running in Safe Mode.
Find the icon for the Administrator user. If the default settings of your system haven't been changed, there should be no password for this account.
The Safe Mode Welcome screen might display some of the other users on your system.
Login as the admin.
Press Yes at the prompt asking if you would like to continue using Safe Mode.
Continue on to the User Settings control panel. Here you can change any of the other passwords for user on the machine. Make any changes you want.
Reboot your computer. As long as you don't press any keys (i.e. F8) during the boot-up the computer will startup normally.
Login as the user for which you set the password.
If it doesn't work above , you can try to use windows password reset 6.0 or OPHCrack (for free)
to crack your windows password without erasing anything.
Press F8 before the Windows boot screen appears.
Do not press F5 as used on the NT/9x series of Windows.
You will be be prompted with a boot options menu.
Select the Start Windows in Safe Mode option.
Click through several self-explanatory screens until your reach the familiar 'Welcome' screen.
Note that this welcome screen is limited to 256 colors and 640x480 resolution because the primary graphics will have been set to the Windows Safe Mode software VGA adapter. You will not be able to change this mode even in Display options, while Windows is running in Safe Mode.
Find the icon for the Administrator user. If the default settings of your system haven't been changed, there should be no password for this account.
The Safe Mode Welcome screen might display some of the other users on your system.
Login as the admin.
Press Yes at the prompt asking if you would like to continue using Safe Mode.
Continue on to the User Settings control panel. Here you can change any of the other passwords for user on the machine. Make any changes you want.
Reboot your computer. As long as you don't press any keys (i.e. F8) during the boot-up the computer will startup normally.
Login as the user for which you set the password.
If it doesn't work above , you can try to use windows password reset 6.0 or OPHCrack (for free)
to crack your windows password without erasing anything.
Method Two
Login to a computer that can connect to the Internet. Download Windows Password Reset Tool and decompress it on that PC. Note that there is an .ISO file. Burn the .ISO file to a CD.
Get out the newly created CD and insert it into the locked computer.
Reboot the locked computer and then follow the process of instructions. Just a few steps, the old password was removed.
Setting new password:
Step one: Open the "Control Panel"
Step two: Click the "User Account "
Step three: Select the account you wanna to set a new password.
Step four: Click "changing Account " and "set up password", then fill out the form as listed. Click "Create Password".
Thus, you have a personal login ID and Password, anyone has no right to login to your computer without this info.
Login to a computer that can connect to the Internet. Download Windows Password Reset Tool and decompress it on that PC. Note that there is an .ISO file. Burn the .ISO file to a CD.
Get out the newly created CD and insert it into the locked computer.
Reboot the locked computer and then follow the process of instructions. Just a few steps, the old password was removed.
Setting new password:
Step one: Open the "Control Panel"
Step two: Click the "User Account "
Step three: Select the account you wanna to set a new password.
Step four: Click "changing Account " and "set up password", then fill out the form as listed. Click "Create Password".
Thus, you have a personal login ID and Password, anyone has no right to login to your computer without this info.
Tips
You can access the Administrator account through the login prompt without logging into safe mode. If the computer utilizes the welcome screen instead of the standard NT domain login prompt, you can press Ctrl + Alt + Del twice to get to the login prompt. This is only true if you are running Windows XP Professional Edition. Windows XP Home Edition will also allow you to use this method to log on.
Some users are smart enough to password protect their Administrator account when they install windows. If that's the case, you'll have to know that password in order for this method to work.
There is a way to crack the windows "SAM" and system files to retrieve the original passwords Monitor, you need a program such as LC5 installed on a computer, and the SAM file in C:\WINDOWS\system32\config if LC5 is not installed on the computer that you forgot disk because as soon as you can get into the hard drive, windows is using the file so you cant copy it.
Use SysInternals ERD Commandor to change the admin. password. Boot from the CD and select the locksmith option to change whatever password you like. Alas, this product seems to have been discontinued, however there are many other options out there for resetting the password so long as you are willing to spend a little money.
Much simpler is simply to rename or delete the SAM file (renaming is safer). For this you need to boot the box using some other operating system on a CD and then mount the drive (otherwise Windows locks the SAM file and won't let you touch it). NTFSDOS is also a good utility for this purpose. Find the SAM file and change the first character. After you reboot, all the accounts are still there, but they all have null passwords. Note: if you rename the SAM file on XP SP2, when you reboot, XP fails to initialize and forces you to reboot in safe mode. However when you boot into safe mode you get the same message, so don't try this method on XP SP2.
You can access the Administrator account through the login prompt without logging into safe mode. If the computer utilizes the welcome screen instead of the standard NT domain login prompt, you can press Ctrl + Alt + Del twice to get to the login prompt. This is only true if you are running Windows XP Professional Edition. Windows XP Home Edition will also allow you to use this method to log on.
Some users are smart enough to password protect their Administrator account when they install windows. If that's the case, you'll have to know that password in order for this method to work.
There is a way to crack the windows "SAM" and system files to retrieve the original passwords Monitor, you need a program such as LC5 installed on a computer, and the SAM file in C:\WINDOWS\system32\config if LC5 is not installed on the computer that you forgot disk because as soon as you can get into the hard drive, windows is using the file so you cant copy it.
Use SysInternals ERD Commandor to change the admin. password. Boot from the CD and select the locksmith option to change whatever password you like. Alas, this product seems to have been discontinued, however there are many other options out there for resetting the password so long as you are willing to spend a little money.
Much simpler is simply to rename or delete the SAM file (renaming is safer). For this you need to boot the box using some other operating system on a CD and then mount the drive (otherwise Windows locks the SAM file and won't let you touch it). NTFSDOS is also a good utility for this purpose. Find the SAM file and change the first character. After you reboot, all the accounts are still there, but they all have null passwords. Note: if you rename the SAM file on XP SP2, when you reboot, XP fails to initialize and forces you to reboot in safe mode. However when you boot into safe mode you get the same message, so don't try this method on XP SP2.
Just Being Connected Poses a Problem
The Internet is a dangerous place for just about anyone if you aren't very cautious and well protected. It is especially dangerous for children, even as old as 20. Some even older.
Just some of the things that can go wrong: Identity theft by way of a "drive by" download from a rogue Internet site, keylogger software that can steal your bank account information among other things malware that could eventually bring your entire system to a screeching halt, Internet predators could be after your children, company secrets and financial information could be disclosed to your competition by any number of problems. Your employees could be spending as much time on personal Internet use as they are on doing the work you're paying them for. The list goes on and if you're interested in more information you can use our contact page to send us an E-Mail or call.
How to protect yourself?
At work, do not let employees use their system as if it was theirs by having a good employee handbook that includes a good computer use policy.
Make use of the security policies available in Microsoft's server operating systems to restrict some of the changes employees tend to make to their systems.
Don't allow employees to install anything on their systems without the approval of the owner or manager, not software or hardware.
Restrict the use of external portable storage like flash drives. Your employee could walk off with all your customer data. (I have direct knowledge if 2 incidences just like this that wound up in court).
With the huge amounts of storage available on personal E-Mail accounts your staff could mail themselves everything they need to take your business away or at the minimum embarrass you. So restrict E-Mail use to the company's system and maintain a backup of the mail in case you need evidence in court. We've seen this problem 4 times in just the last couple years. It cost one of my customers 2 million dollars in lost business and $250,000 in legal expenses.
If you have an inside support staff, have someone with broad technical knowledge from outside your company perform a tech audit at least once a year to detect problems before they become a huge expense. (The inside technical people frequently don't get exposed to anything more than "your" systems and may miss something the outside support person could catch). The audit should cover security practices from password use to E-Mail use, to security patch procedures for your systems. No computer can go on forever without some periodic maintenance by someone who probably knows more than your employees think they know! Plenty of potential problems can be headed off before they become serious.
For the same reasons you should not allow an employee to use any E-Mail other than what is provided by the company, you also shouldn't allow any instant messaging software on any business system unless you have the use of IM monitoring by specialized software intended for that purpose.
If an employee signs up for something at a WEB site that ends up generating hundreds of SPAM messages, you might want to blame your weak computer use policies.
Especially for the home
Hide the Internet Explorer icons. Use something else, anything else!
Instant messaging software is dangerous. You have no history, it's almost impossible to monitor and it's prone to allowing intrusive software into your system. Your call!
Peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing with only a very few exceptions is also a no-no. Allowing the P2P software to do what it does also allows almost anything downloaded to the system to bypass some of your security, it almost certainly will bypass your firewall if you have one. You told the firewall the P2P stuff was OK to be able to use it in the first place. You have no way of knowing what someone embedded in the software your children may be downloading from some unknown system somewhere in the world. Think about the possibilities. Scary! (Installation of instant messaging software is reason for immediate employment dismissal at some of our client's businesses).
Don't allow your employees to play Internet music on their systems. Each music stream consumes some of your Internet speed for the rest of the office and slows everything down. If the music is not legal you can be held liable. (It's your business, your computers and your employees). The law tends to make you responsible for not having control of the computer usage.
Don't forward chain E-Mail, particularly when it promises some benefit down the line. (Bill Gates does not have the ability to trace E-Mail and give everyone money). Before forwarding anything you think may be important check the validity on the Internet first. Snopes is a good place to start but there are other sites that debunk rumors and myths. There are several problems with forwarding this "crud". You actually contribute to clogging the Internet pipe. Your one or two messages may not seem like much but these have a snow ball effect and it ends up making the Internet servers slower. If you are an AOL user or it has passed through an AOL user's system, (AOL has a special and different way of handling mail), there are sometimes 30-50 E-Mail addresses on these forwarded messages that will eventually work there way to someone who has a trojan or worm on their system. If they use Outlook and the worm picks up those E-Mail addresses it can send itself or possibly some SPAM to everyone on the list.
Just some of the things that can go wrong: Identity theft by way of a "drive by" download from a rogue Internet site, keylogger software that can steal your bank account information among other things malware that could eventually bring your entire system to a screeching halt, Internet predators could be after your children, company secrets and financial information could be disclosed to your competition by any number of problems. Your employees could be spending as much time on personal Internet use as they are on doing the work you're paying them for. The list goes on and if you're interested in more information you can use our contact page to send us an E-Mail or call.
How to protect yourself?
At work, do not let employees use their system as if it was theirs by having a good employee handbook that includes a good computer use policy.
Make use of the security policies available in Microsoft's server operating systems to restrict some of the changes employees tend to make to their systems.
Don't allow employees to install anything on their systems without the approval of the owner or manager, not software or hardware.
Restrict the use of external portable storage like flash drives. Your employee could walk off with all your customer data. (I have direct knowledge if 2 incidences just like this that wound up in court).
With the huge amounts of storage available on personal E-Mail accounts your staff could mail themselves everything they need to take your business away or at the minimum embarrass you. So restrict E-Mail use to the company's system and maintain a backup of the mail in case you need evidence in court. We've seen this problem 4 times in just the last couple years. It cost one of my customers 2 million dollars in lost business and $250,000 in legal expenses.
If you have an inside support staff, have someone with broad technical knowledge from outside your company perform a tech audit at least once a year to detect problems before they become a huge expense. (The inside technical people frequently don't get exposed to anything more than "your" systems and may miss something the outside support person could catch). The audit should cover security practices from password use to E-Mail use, to security patch procedures for your systems. No computer can go on forever without some periodic maintenance by someone who probably knows more than your employees think they know! Plenty of potential problems can be headed off before they become serious.
For the same reasons you should not allow an employee to use any E-Mail other than what is provided by the company, you also shouldn't allow any instant messaging software on any business system unless you have the use of IM monitoring by specialized software intended for that purpose.
If an employee signs up for something at a WEB site that ends up generating hundreds of SPAM messages, you might want to blame your weak computer use policies.
Especially for the home
Hide the Internet Explorer icons. Use something else, anything else!
Instant messaging software is dangerous. You have no history, it's almost impossible to monitor and it's prone to allowing intrusive software into your system. Your call!
Peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing with only a very few exceptions is also a no-no. Allowing the P2P software to do what it does also allows almost anything downloaded to the system to bypass some of your security, it almost certainly will bypass your firewall if you have one. You told the firewall the P2P stuff was OK to be able to use it in the first place. You have no way of knowing what someone embedded in the software your children may be downloading from some unknown system somewhere in the world. Think about the possibilities. Scary! (Installation of instant messaging software is reason for immediate employment dismissal at some of our client's businesses).
Don't allow your employees to play Internet music on their systems. Each music stream consumes some of your Internet speed for the rest of the office and slows everything down. If the music is not legal you can be held liable. (It's your business, your computers and your employees). The law tends to make you responsible for not having control of the computer usage.
Don't forward chain E-Mail, particularly when it promises some benefit down the line. (Bill Gates does not have the ability to trace E-Mail and give everyone money). Before forwarding anything you think may be important check the validity on the Internet first. Snopes is a good place to start but there are other sites that debunk rumors and myths. There are several problems with forwarding this "crud". You actually contribute to clogging the Internet pipe. Your one or two messages may not seem like much but these have a snow ball effect and it ends up making the Internet servers slower. If you are an AOL user or it has passed through an AOL user's system, (AOL has a special and different way of handling mail), there are sometimes 30-50 E-Mail addresses on these forwarded messages that will eventually work there way to someone who has a trojan or worm on their system. If they use Outlook and the worm picks up those E-Mail addresses it can send itself or possibly some SPAM to everyone on the list.
Computer Information and Solutions
Our philosophy is simple. We strive to make your experience with your computers less frustrating and more productive by helping to prevent PC problems and improve productivity. If you are a business or a home user, this site will make you more informed, and we hope, a happier computer user. Enjoy your stay.
PC MAX provides and exceptional level of personalized support and more importantly, problem prevention. We also design install and support PC hardware software and networks, build custom, high quality computer systems, solve problems from the everyday to the complex, and we find ways to keep problems from coming back. Our service area includes metro Atlanta, Georgia to the North Georgia mountains including Fannin County (McCaysville, Blue Ridge) and points in between.
Founded in 1989, PC MAX's specialty is providing the type of support for businesses that allow owners and managers to focus on business rather than the day-to-day problems of their computers and users. Business people shouldn't need to be computer support people too.
This site has important information for businesses and covers subjects that include proper, safe and trouble free computer use in the workplace, tips on avoiding the possibility of exposing your business to employee caused liability issues, reducing the stress often associated with using a computer, tips for your company's WEB site and more. Many of the points made on this site are backed up with links to outside respected sources.
Computers have never been a more important part of running a business. Because of that it has never been more important to keep office computer systems operating at peak performance and without interruption. We concentrate on keeping every aspect of your computer operations as transparent, smooth and trouble free as possible. Turn the computer on, get the work done, turn the computer off. If you are bothered by errors, pop-up windows, crashes or the complexities of your software, it's causing problems for everyone and costing the company many thousands of dollars a year in lost productivity. Problem prevention is as important as problem solving.
In order to accomplish the goal of a smoothly operating office we frequently make suggestions, (you are not obligated to follow), that may be different from what you have heard or read in order to minimize the potential for future problems. We know from many years of experience that these suggestions work. Most computer support technicians will tell you what they think you want to hear or what's popular or easy at the moment. We keep you informed about what you need to know. We would rather have 1 service call a year for each of a 300 customers than to constantly put out fires for 12. We see computer users who have the same problems over and over. If a problem exists we want to determine why and how to keep it from happening again. We intend to correct the cause for the problem or tell you what you need to do to stop it. Our service and support capabilities are far superior in every respect to the major computer companies including Hewlett Packard or Dell for reasons explained on this site. (Special note: We support all Windows and Vista operating systems and currently still sell and install XP Pro along with Vista on our PCs)
PC MAX provides and exceptional level of personalized support and more importantly, problem prevention. We also design install and support PC hardware software and networks, build custom, high quality computer systems, solve problems from the everyday to the complex, and we find ways to keep problems from coming back. Our service area includes metro Atlanta, Georgia to the North Georgia mountains including Fannin County (McCaysville, Blue Ridge) and points in between.
Founded in 1989, PC MAX's specialty is providing the type of support for businesses that allow owners and managers to focus on business rather than the day-to-day problems of their computers and users. Business people shouldn't need to be computer support people too.
This site has important information for businesses and covers subjects that include proper, safe and trouble free computer use in the workplace, tips on avoiding the possibility of exposing your business to employee caused liability issues, reducing the stress often associated with using a computer, tips for your company's WEB site and more. Many of the points made on this site are backed up with links to outside respected sources.
Computers have never been a more important part of running a business. Because of that it has never been more important to keep office computer systems operating at peak performance and without interruption. We concentrate on keeping every aspect of your computer operations as transparent, smooth and trouble free as possible. Turn the computer on, get the work done, turn the computer off. If you are bothered by errors, pop-up windows, crashes or the complexities of your software, it's causing problems for everyone and costing the company many thousands of dollars a year in lost productivity. Problem prevention is as important as problem solving.
In order to accomplish the goal of a smoothly operating office we frequently make suggestions, (you are not obligated to follow), that may be different from what you have heard or read in order to minimize the potential for future problems. We know from many years of experience that these suggestions work. Most computer support technicians will tell you what they think you want to hear or what's popular or easy at the moment. We keep you informed about what you need to know. We would rather have 1 service call a year for each of a 300 customers than to constantly put out fires for 12. We see computer users who have the same problems over and over. If a problem exists we want to determine why and how to keep it from happening again. We intend to correct the cause for the problem or tell you what you need to do to stop it. Our service and support capabilities are far superior in every respect to the major computer companies including Hewlett Packard or Dell for reasons explained on this site. (Special note: We support all Windows and Vista operating systems and currently still sell and install XP Pro along with Vista on our PCs)
shtcut to restarting xp..
shtcut to restarting xp..
You can restart a Windows XP Pro and Home machine easily by creating a shortcut with following path. (Assume you installed Windows XP on your C: Partition) "c:\windows\system32\shutdown.exe -r -f -t 00" -r is for restarting the computer. -f is to force close all programs without saving. -t 00 is used to restart in zero seconds. i.e. as soon as you D.Click on the shortcut. You can log off from a Windows XP Professional or Home edition by running "C:\windows\system32\shutdown.exe -l -f -t 00". Also you can shutdown a Windows XP Home or Professional edition by running "c:\windows\system32\shutdown.exe -s -f -t 00". You always have to turn from the CPU after running this command. (Same with AT and ATX powered machines.) If you want to turn down power of ATX machine automatically, run "c:\windows\system32\tsshutdn.exe 00 /POWERDOWN /DELAY:00" This is used to turn off a server. Even though your computer will be
shutdown completely, this whole operation will take 30 seconds to finish. Even though you don't have networked computers attached to your computer, this works.
1) Disabling Display of Drives in My Computer :
This is yet another trick you can play on your geek friend. To disable the display of local or networked drives when you click My Computer go to : HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer Now in the right pane create a new DWORD item and name it NoDrives. Now modify it's value and set it to 3FFFFFF (Hexadecimal) Now press F5 to refresh. When you click on My Computer, no drives will be shown. To enable display of drives in My Computer, simply delete this DWORD item. It's .reg file is as follows: REGEDIT4 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explore r] "NoDrives"=dword:03ffffff
2) Pop a banner each time Windows Boots :
To pop a banner which can contain any message you want to display just before a user is going to log on, go to the key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WinLogon Now create a new string Value in the right pane named LegalNoticeCaption and enter the value that you want to see in the Menu Bar. Now create yet another new string value and name it: LegalNoticeText. Modify it and insert the message you want to display each time Windows boots. This can be effectively used to display the company's private policy each time the user logs on to his NT box. It's .reg file would be: REGEDIT4 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Winlogon] "LegalNoticeCaption"="Caption here."
3) Great trick Lock ur PC yourself
lock ur pc.. open notepad copy and paste the script below and save it .VBS extention
This wil create a shortcut.. run(click) it
set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
set oShellLink = WshShell.CreateShortcut(wshShell.SpecialFolders("Desktop") & "\LockWorkstation.lnk")
oShellLink.TargetPath = "%windir%\system32\rundll32.exe"
oShellLink.Arguments = "user32.dll,LockWorkStation"
oShellLink.Save
4) Deleting System Options from the Start menu :
You can actually remove the Find and Run options from the start menu by performing a simple registry hack. Again like always Launch the registry editor and scroll down to the below key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer Right-click on the right pane and select New, DWORD Value. Name it NoFind.(To remove the RUN option name it NoRun). Double-click the newly create DWORD to edit it's value and enter 1 as its value. This will disable the FIND option of the Start Menu and will also disable the default Shortcut key(F3 for Find.) To restore the Run or find command modify the value of the DWORD to 0 or simply Delete the DWORD value.
5) Cleaning Recent Docs Menu and the RUN MRU :
The Recent Docs menu can be easily disabled by editing the Registry. To do this go to the following Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer Now in the right pane, create a new DWORD value by the name: NoRecentDocsMenu and set it's value to 1. Restart Explorer to save the changes. You can also clear the RUN MRU history. All the listings are stored in the key: HKEY_USERS\.Default\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RunMR U You can delete individual listings or the entire listing. To delete History of Find listings go to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Doc Find Spec MRU and delete
6) Can u Delete Recycle Bin?
1 thing is 4 sure, delete option can be added 2 recycle bin...
the old registry thing will work out.....
* launch d registry...
* open HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\ShellFolder
* to add a rename and delete option, change the Dword attribute to 70 01 00 20
* refresh and reboot the system..... u r done.
PS: always backup ur data as well as registry b4 attempting 2 work on it if u r a newbie....
7) To change the icons used for specific drives in explorer
Open regedit by typing regedit into start->run
then navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Explorer
now create a key(KEY not VALUE!!) called DriveIcons under Explorer...
now within DriveIcons, create another key with the drive letter you want to change (e.g.,HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\DriveIcons\K)...
create another key within the drive letter key called DefaultIcon...
now set the default String value equal to the icon you want to use. if you have a file that has more than one icon in it, such as a DLL file, use the standard
C:\full_path\icon_file.dll,n ) where n is the number of the icon within the file icon_file.dll...
~ c h e e r s! ~
More
change drive icons.....
first of all copy a icon file to the root of the drive.
example: c:\icon.ico
then create a file called: autorun.inf in c:\autorun.inf
then open that file and type the following:
[autorun]
icon=icon.ico
save and close the file.
now open my computer and resfresh.. and woh! icon changed....
you can apply to other drives too.
be carefull:
"autorun.inf" and "ico.ico" must be in the root of the drive.
example: c:\autorun.inf and c:\icon.ico.
same on the root.
ENJOY, this works on 98 too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
8) Hacking windows SEND TO MENU
I know this is a very simple thing but the problem, as like many other issues, is the ignorance about it.
How often do you copy songs from a CD? Or some photos from a CD?
What do you do? You select the required files and do a CTRL –C. Open the destination folder and do a CTRL-V. Here is something you can benefit time from. Customize your SEND TO MENU.
This sounds simple and you can do it in less than sixty seconds.
You can create your own BASKET.
First you’ll need access to hidden files. So change your view settings to make all hidden files visible.
Tools -> folder options -> view (tab) and select the show hidden files and folders.
go to parent drive:/documents and settings/(user name)/send to
Open up my computer and locate your most used folders.
Create a shortcut of the most used folders in SEND TO FOLDER.You can do this in a number of ways.
Right click -> send to desktop(create shortcut) and move the shortcut from the desktop to the SEND TO FOLDER
Copy the most used folder and go to SEND TO FOLDER and right click -> paste shortcut.
Also remember to rename the shortcuts to send to videos or send to potos. We don’t need confusion when we use the same later.
5. DONE
~ c h e e r s! ~
9) How to remove the shortcut arrow from the desktop ?
Open Regedit and navigate to the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ Shell Icons
Backup the key. More information.
In the right-pane, create a new String value named "29"
Double-click 29 and set its data to:
C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll,50 (an empty icon)
Close Registry Editor.
Now,
Right-click Desktop, choose Properties
Click the Appearance Tab.
Click Advanced button.
Choose Icon from the drop-down list
Set it's size to 31 and press OK, OK.
The changes will be applied now. Repeat the above steps and then set the Icon size back to 32 (defaults). The above steps are required to force Windows to redraw the icons
10) The Complete list ! Can u Do it!
Try to create a folder in Windows with either of these names--
"con" or "nul" or "Aux" or "Lpt1".
Windows will not let u create ....
This s coz these refer 2 some well known ports....
-con corresponds to the console
-Lpt1 corresponds to printer and so on....
well dat was common but hw bt this ? Try these more
CON, PRN, AUX, CLOCK$, NUL, COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4, COM5, COM6, COM7, COM8, COM9, LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, LPT4, LPT5, LPT6, LPT7, LPT8, and LPT9.
TURN NUMLOCK ON AT LOGON.!!
NumLock does not toggle on by default (system-wide), even if you have it set in your PC's BIOS, because of XP's multi-user functionality. Guess Microsoft doesn't know everyone actually turns it on, which should be reason enough for what acts as "default"...
Anyway, you can hack the Windows Registry to change this behavior, or run a script at logon to turn NumLock on.
1. To enable NumLock through the Registry:
* Open Windows' Registry Editor (START > RUN, type "REGEDIT").
*. Navigate to HKEY_USERS\.Default\Control Panel\Keyboard.
*. Change the value for InitialKeyboardIndicators from 0 to 2.
2. To enable NumLock using a script, see this MS Knowledgebase article for complete instructions:
CODEhttp://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?ID=KB;EN-US;Q262625
Option 1 is the quicker method, but if you have more than one user on your system and one or more don't want NumLock on (stranger things have been known of), then option 2 is the way to go since it allows you to only attach the script to specific users.
REMOVING SERVICES DEPENDENCIES.!!
This will allow you to disable a service or uninstall it from your system without effecting another service that depends on it. Here's how you do it
1. After you have set your services the way you want them and you have disabled/uninstalled something that another services depends on, run "regedit"
2. Under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\find the service that will not function, do to another service being disabled/uninstall (found in ControlSet001\Services, ControlSet002\Services, and CurrentControlSet\Services)
3. Once you have found the service right-click on the string value, "DependOnService,"and modify
4. You should now see a list of services that it is dependent on. Simply delete the service that you have disabled/uninstalled
5. Restart your computer and your ready to go Disclaimer REMEMBER TO BACKUP YOU REGISTRY FIRST I'm not totaly sure if this will have any negative effects on your system. I used this method after uninstalling "Netbios over Tcpip" from my system completely, so that my Dhcp service would function and I have had NO negative effects on my system.
You can restart a Windows XP Pro and Home machine easily by creating a shortcut with following path. (Assume you installed Windows XP on your C: Partition) "c:\windows\system32\shutdown.exe -r -f -t 00" -r is for restarting the computer. -f is to force close all programs without saving. -t 00 is used to restart in zero seconds. i.e. as soon as you D.Click on the shortcut. You can log off from a Windows XP Professional or Home edition by running "C:\windows\system32\shutdown.exe -l -f -t 00". Also you can shutdown a Windows XP Home or Professional edition by running "c:\windows\system32\shutdown.exe -s -f -t 00". You always have to turn from the CPU after running this command. (Same with AT and ATX powered machines.) If you want to turn down power of ATX machine automatically, run "c:\windows\system32\tsshutdn.exe 00 /POWERDOWN /DELAY:00" This is used to turn off a server. Even though your computer will be
shutdown completely, this whole operation will take 30 seconds to finish. Even though you don't have networked computers attached to your computer, this works.
1) Disabling Display of Drives in My Computer :
This is yet another trick you can play on your geek friend. To disable the display of local or networked drives when you click My Computer go to : HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer Now in the right pane create a new DWORD item and name it NoDrives. Now modify it's value and set it to 3FFFFFF (Hexadecimal) Now press F5 to refresh. When you click on My Computer, no drives will be shown. To enable display of drives in My Computer, simply delete this DWORD item. It's .reg file is as follows: REGEDIT4 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explore r] "NoDrives"=dword:03ffffff
2) Pop a banner each time Windows Boots :
To pop a banner which can contain any message you want to display just before a user is going to log on, go to the key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WinLogon Now create a new string Value in the right pane named LegalNoticeCaption and enter the value that you want to see in the Menu Bar. Now create yet another new string value and name it: LegalNoticeText. Modify it and insert the message you want to display each time Windows boots. This can be effectively used to display the company's private policy each time the user logs on to his NT box. It's .reg file would be: REGEDIT4 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Winlogon] "LegalNoticeCaption"="Caption here."
3) Great trick Lock ur PC yourself
lock ur pc.. open notepad copy and paste the script below and save it .VBS extention
This wil create a shortcut.. run(click) it
set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
set oShellLink = WshShell.CreateShortcut(wshShell.SpecialFolders("Desktop") & "\LockWorkstation.lnk")
oShellLink.TargetPath = "%windir%\system32\rundll32.exe"
oShellLink.Arguments = "user32.dll,LockWorkStation"
oShellLink.Save
4) Deleting System Options from the Start menu :
You can actually remove the Find and Run options from the start menu by performing a simple registry hack. Again like always Launch the registry editor and scroll down to the below key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer Right-click on the right pane and select New, DWORD Value. Name it NoFind.(To remove the RUN option name it NoRun). Double-click the newly create DWORD to edit it's value and enter 1 as its value. This will disable the FIND option of the Start Menu and will also disable the default Shortcut key(F3 for Find.) To restore the Run or find command modify the value of the DWORD to 0 or simply Delete the DWORD value.
5) Cleaning Recent Docs Menu and the RUN MRU :
The Recent Docs menu can be easily disabled by editing the Registry. To do this go to the following Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer Now in the right pane, create a new DWORD value by the name: NoRecentDocsMenu and set it's value to 1. Restart Explorer to save the changes. You can also clear the RUN MRU history. All the listings are stored in the key: HKEY_USERS\.Default\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RunMR U You can delete individual listings or the entire listing. To delete History of Find listings go to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Doc Find Spec MRU and delete
6) Can u Delete Recycle Bin?
1 thing is 4 sure, delete option can be added 2 recycle bin...
the old registry thing will work out.....
* launch d registry...
* open HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\ShellFolder
* to add a rename and delete option, change the Dword attribute to 70 01 00 20
* refresh and reboot the system..... u r done.
PS: always backup ur data as well as registry b4 attempting 2 work on it if u r a newbie....
7) To change the icons used for specific drives in explorer
Open regedit by typing regedit into start->run
then navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Explorer
now create a key(KEY not VALUE!!) called DriveIcons under Explorer...
now within DriveIcons, create another key with the drive letter you want to change (e.g.,HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\DriveIcons\K)...
create another key within the drive letter key called DefaultIcon...
now set the default String value equal to the icon you want to use. if you have a file that has more than one icon in it, such as a DLL file, use the standard
C:\full_path\icon_file.dll,n ) where n is the number of the icon within the file icon_file.dll...
~ c h e e r s! ~
More
change drive icons.....
first of all copy a icon file to the root of the drive.
example: c:\icon.ico
then create a file called: autorun.inf in c:\autorun.inf
then open that file and type the following:
[autorun]
icon=icon.ico
save and close the file.
now open my computer and resfresh.. and woh! icon changed....
you can apply to other drives too.
be carefull:
"autorun.inf" and "ico.ico" must be in the root of the drive.
example: c:\autorun.inf and c:\icon.ico.
same on the root.
ENJOY, this works on 98 too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
8) Hacking windows SEND TO MENU
I know this is a very simple thing but the problem, as like many other issues, is the ignorance about it.
How often do you copy songs from a CD? Or some photos from a CD?
What do you do? You select the required files and do a CTRL –C. Open the destination folder and do a CTRL-V. Here is something you can benefit time from. Customize your SEND TO MENU.
This sounds simple and you can do it in less than sixty seconds.
You can create your own BASKET.
First you’ll need access to hidden files. So change your view settings to make all hidden files visible.
Tools -> folder options -> view (tab) and select the show hidden files and folders.
go to parent drive:/documents and settings/(user name)/send to
Open up my computer and locate your most used folders.
Create a shortcut of the most used folders in SEND TO FOLDER.You can do this in a number of ways.
Right click -> send to desktop(create shortcut) and move the shortcut from the desktop to the SEND TO FOLDER
Copy the most used folder and go to SEND TO FOLDER and right click -> paste shortcut.
Also remember to rename the shortcuts to send to videos or send to potos. We don’t need confusion when we use the same later.
5. DONE
~ c h e e r s! ~
9) How to remove the shortcut arrow from the desktop ?
Open Regedit and navigate to the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ Shell Icons
Backup the key. More information.
In the right-pane, create a new String value named "29"
Double-click 29 and set its data to:
C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll,50 (an empty icon)
Close Registry Editor.
Now,
Right-click Desktop, choose Properties
Click the Appearance Tab.
Click Advanced button.
Choose Icon from the drop-down list
Set it's size to 31 and press OK, OK.
The changes will be applied now. Repeat the above steps and then set the Icon size back to 32 (defaults). The above steps are required to force Windows to redraw the icons
10) The Complete list ! Can u Do it!
Try to create a folder in Windows with either of these names--
"con" or "nul" or "Aux" or "Lpt1".
Windows will not let u create ....
This s coz these refer 2 some well known ports....
-con corresponds to the console
-Lpt1 corresponds to printer and so on....
well dat was common but hw bt this ? Try these more
CON, PRN, AUX, CLOCK$, NUL, COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4, COM5, COM6, COM7, COM8, COM9, LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, LPT4, LPT5, LPT6, LPT7, LPT8, and LPT9.
TURN NUMLOCK ON AT LOGON.!!
NumLock does not toggle on by default (system-wide), even if you have it set in your PC's BIOS, because of XP's multi-user functionality. Guess Microsoft doesn't know everyone actually turns it on, which should be reason enough for what acts as "default"...
Anyway, you can hack the Windows Registry to change this behavior, or run a script at logon to turn NumLock on.
1. To enable NumLock through the Registry:
* Open Windows' Registry Editor (START > RUN, type "REGEDIT").
*. Navigate to HKEY_USERS\.Default\Control Panel\Keyboard.
*. Change the value for InitialKeyboardIndicators from 0 to 2.
2. To enable NumLock using a script, see this MS Knowledgebase article for complete instructions:
CODEhttp://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?ID=KB;EN-US;Q262625
Option 1 is the quicker method, but if you have more than one user on your system and one or more don't want NumLock on (stranger things have been known of), then option 2 is the way to go since it allows you to only attach the script to specific users.
REMOVING SERVICES DEPENDENCIES.!!
This will allow you to disable a service or uninstall it from your system without effecting another service that depends on it. Here's how you do it
1. After you have set your services the way you want them and you have disabled/uninstalled something that another services depends on, run "regedit"
2. Under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\find the service that will not function, do to another service being disabled/uninstall (found in ControlSet001\Services, ControlSet002\Services, and CurrentControlSet\Services)
3. Once you have found the service right-click on the string value, "DependOnService,"and modify
4. You should now see a list of services that it is dependent on. Simply delete the service that you have disabled/uninstalled
5. Restart your computer and your ready to go Disclaimer REMEMBER TO BACKUP YOU REGISTRY FIRST I'm not totaly sure if this will have any negative effects on your system. I used this method after uninstalling "Netbios over Tcpip" from my system completely, so that my Dhcp service would function and I have had NO negative effects on my system.
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ami Mozilla Firefox er FoxyProxy add on er kotha bolsi jeta use kore sudhu ip change korte parben tay noy eta diye google adsense ke dhoka diye nije click kore dollars barate parben… anner click er upor depend kora lagbe na…….google adsense trace korte pare na ey way ta follow korle…… jay hok kivabe ki korte hobe seta boli……..
at fisrt ey link a jeye FoxyProxy ta add kore nin apnar mozilla firefox a : https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2464/developers/roadblock
then, FoxyProxy ta open kore add new proxy te click kore manually ip+port number boshan …….ip+port number paben ey proxy list link gulo theke : 1. http://www.samair.ru/proxy/type-01.htm 2. http://www.textproxylists.com/proxy.php?allproxy ……..google a proxy list likhe search dile anek proxy list er web site paben jekhane theke ip+port number collect korte parben khub sohojey……..
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Friday, August 21, 2009
Basic Microsoft Windows XP troubleshooting.
Issue:
Basic Microsoft Windows XP troubleshooting.
Additional information:
This document has been created as a location of general steps that can be taken to help you with problems you may be experiencing with Microsoft Windows XP that are either general problems and/or problems not documented elsewhere in the Computer Hope database.
Below are some reasons why a user may follow the steps in this document.
1. Unknown or undocumented problem with computer running Microsoft Windows XP.
2. Performance issues with the computer, for example, the computer running slowly.
3. Users who wish to run maintenance on the computer or potentially speed up the computer.
4. Users looking for steps to help resolve an issue or that may help locate the cause of an issue.
Users may find explicit documented questions and answers on our Windows XP Q&A page. Additional information about Windows XP can also be found on our Windows XP main page.
Solutions:
Error messages encountered during boot before Windows loads
Before following the below steps please make sure that the error you are encountering is not already documented on Computer Hope by performing a quick search for the error and by looking through our Windows XP Q&A page.
1. Ensure that your computer BIOS settings are correctly configured to the hardware that is installed in your computer. Improper settings in the BIOS may cause various types of errors when first booting an IBM compatible computer. These errors often occur as the computer is first booting and may stop the load process of the computer.
Error messages while Windows is loading
Errors that occur while Windows XP is loading and/or or prevent Windows XP from loading are likely being caused by a configuration error in the registry.
1. If you have recently changed or installed something that could have caused Normal Windows to stop loading, try loading the last known good configuration. Additional information about how to do this can be found on document CH000627.
2. If you are unable to get into Normal Windows and believe that removing or uninstalling a program or changing a setting may help enable you to get into Windows, boot the computer into Windows XP Safe Mode. Additional information about Safe Mode can be found on document CHSAFE.
3. If your computer has worked fine in the past but recently has been experiencing the issue you're encountering, run the System Restore option to restore the computer to an earlier date. Information about how to do this can be found on document CH000589.
Other error messages that occur while Windows is loading or after Windows is loaded
Errors that have occurred while Windows is loading and/or after Windows has completed loading are often caused by a program that is automatically loading each time Windows is loading, problem or misconfiguration of a hardware device, or computer virus.
1. If errors occur but Microsoft Windows still loads, verify no issues or conflicts exist in Device Manager. If errors are found, read through our Device Manager page for steps on resolving issues.
2. Ensure that if programs are loading automatically that these errors are not associated with these programs. Many times utilities such as virus programs may attempt to load when Windows first starts and cause errors to occur. If you believe that your startup errors are associated with another program, please refer to our basic software troubleshooting.
3. Make sure Windows XP is up to date by checking Microsoft Windows update page. Additional information about updating Microsoft Windows can be found on document CH000545.
4. If your computer has a virus protection program installed, make sure it is up to date and that no viruses are being detected. If your computer does not have a virus protection program, you may wish to consider installing a program to make sure no viruses are causing your problems. Information about updating your antivirus program can be found on document CH000533 and information about what antivirus programs are available can be found on document CH000514.
5. If your computer has worked fine in the past but recently has been experiencing the issue you're encountering, run the System Restore option to restore the computer to an earlier date. Information about how to do this can be found on document CH000589.
Other error messages
If you are experiencing other error messages, it is likely these errors are being caused by the software program you are running and/or a hardware device you are attempting to utilize. It is recommended you see the basic troubleshooting section for your hardware device or software program.
Computer running slowly
1. Make sure your computer has at least 500MB of free hard disk drive space. If your computer has less than 500MB free, it may cause the computer to operate more slowly. Additional information about regaining hard disk drive space can be found on document CH000528.
2. Run Microsoft Scandisk and Defrag on the computer. Additional information and help with these commands can be found on our scandisk page and our defrag page.
3. Close any programs that are running in the background and/or disable background programs from automatically loading each time your computer boots. Information about doing this can be found in document CHTSR.
4. Click Start, Search, and click For Files or Folders. In the search window, search for files named *.tmp and make sure you are searching or looking in the local C: drive. Once search has completed, delete any files found.
5. Ensure that no errors or conflicts exist in the Device Manager.
6. Make sure Windows XP is up to date by checking Microsoft Windows update page. Additional information about updating Microsoft Windows can be found on document CH000545.
7. Delete all files in your Windows Prefetch directory. These files can lower overall system resources if loading programs no longer being used. See our prefetch definition for additional information about prefetch.
8. Ensure your computer has the latest drivers for the hardware devices installed in your computer. See document CH000546 for additional information on what drivers should be updated on your computer.
9. If your computer has a virus protection program installed, make sure it is up to date and that no viruses are being detected. If your computer does not have a virus protection program, you may wish to consider installing a program to make sure no viruses are causing your problems. Information about updating your antivirus program can be found on document CH000533 and information about what antivirus programs are available can be found on document CH000514.
10. If your computer has worked fine in the past but recently has been experiencing the issue you're encountering, run the System Restore option to restore the computer to an earlier date. Information about how to do this can be found on document CH000589.
Issue with hardware device
If you are having difficulties with a hardware device, please see our basic troubleshooting section for steps that can be taken to help resolve your hardware issues.
Other
If you are still running into errors or unable to resolve your issue, please search our web page, check our on-line help section, and check our Q&A section for additional help and/or recommendations. If after checking these locations you are still unable to resolve your issue, feel free to contact our support team.
Basic Microsoft Windows XP troubleshooting.
Additional information:
This document has been created as a location of general steps that can be taken to help you with problems you may be experiencing with Microsoft Windows XP that are either general problems and/or problems not documented elsewhere in the Computer Hope database.
Below are some reasons why a user may follow the steps in this document.
1. Unknown or undocumented problem with computer running Microsoft Windows XP.
2. Performance issues with the computer, for example, the computer running slowly.
3. Users who wish to run maintenance on the computer or potentially speed up the computer.
4. Users looking for steps to help resolve an issue or that may help locate the cause of an issue.
Users may find explicit documented questions and answers on our Windows XP Q&A page. Additional information about Windows XP can also be found on our Windows XP main page.
Solutions:
Error messages encountered during boot before Windows loads
Before following the below steps please make sure that the error you are encountering is not already documented on Computer Hope by performing a quick search for the error and by looking through our Windows XP Q&A page.
1. Ensure that your computer BIOS settings are correctly configured to the hardware that is installed in your computer. Improper settings in the BIOS may cause various types of errors when first booting an IBM compatible computer. These errors often occur as the computer is first booting and may stop the load process of the computer.
Error messages while Windows is loading
Errors that occur while Windows XP is loading and/or or prevent Windows XP from loading are likely being caused by a configuration error in the registry.
1. If you have recently changed or installed something that could have caused Normal Windows to stop loading, try loading the last known good configuration. Additional information about how to do this can be found on document CH000627.
2. If you are unable to get into Normal Windows and believe that removing or uninstalling a program or changing a setting may help enable you to get into Windows, boot the computer into Windows XP Safe Mode. Additional information about Safe Mode can be found on document CHSAFE.
3. If your computer has worked fine in the past but recently has been experiencing the issue you're encountering, run the System Restore option to restore the computer to an earlier date. Information about how to do this can be found on document CH000589.
Other error messages that occur while Windows is loading or after Windows is loaded
Errors that have occurred while Windows is loading and/or after Windows has completed loading are often caused by a program that is automatically loading each time Windows is loading, problem or misconfiguration of a hardware device, or computer virus.
1. If errors occur but Microsoft Windows still loads, verify no issues or conflicts exist in Device Manager. If errors are found, read through our Device Manager page for steps on resolving issues.
2. Ensure that if programs are loading automatically that these errors are not associated with these programs. Many times utilities such as virus programs may attempt to load when Windows first starts and cause errors to occur. If you believe that your startup errors are associated with another program, please refer to our basic software troubleshooting.
3. Make sure Windows XP is up to date by checking Microsoft Windows update page. Additional information about updating Microsoft Windows can be found on document CH000545.
4. If your computer has a virus protection program installed, make sure it is up to date and that no viruses are being detected. If your computer does not have a virus protection program, you may wish to consider installing a program to make sure no viruses are causing your problems. Information about updating your antivirus program can be found on document CH000533 and information about what antivirus programs are available can be found on document CH000514.
5. If your computer has worked fine in the past but recently has been experiencing the issue you're encountering, run the System Restore option to restore the computer to an earlier date. Information about how to do this can be found on document CH000589.
Other error messages
If you are experiencing other error messages, it is likely these errors are being caused by the software program you are running and/or a hardware device you are attempting to utilize. It is recommended you see the basic troubleshooting section for your hardware device or software program.
Computer running slowly
1. Make sure your computer has at least 500MB of free hard disk drive space. If your computer has less than 500MB free, it may cause the computer to operate more slowly. Additional information about regaining hard disk drive space can be found on document CH000528.
2. Run Microsoft Scandisk and Defrag on the computer. Additional information and help with these commands can be found on our scandisk page and our defrag page.
3. Close any programs that are running in the background and/or disable background programs from automatically loading each time your computer boots. Information about doing this can be found in document CHTSR.
4. Click Start, Search, and click For Files or Folders. In the search window, search for files named *.tmp and make sure you are searching or looking in the local C: drive. Once search has completed, delete any files found.
5. Ensure that no errors or conflicts exist in the Device Manager.
6. Make sure Windows XP is up to date by checking Microsoft Windows update page. Additional information about updating Microsoft Windows can be found on document CH000545.
7. Delete all files in your Windows Prefetch directory. These files can lower overall system resources if loading programs no longer being used. See our prefetch definition for additional information about prefetch.
8. Ensure your computer has the latest drivers for the hardware devices installed in your computer. See document CH000546 for additional information on what drivers should be updated on your computer.
9. If your computer has a virus protection program installed, make sure it is up to date and that no viruses are being detected. If your computer does not have a virus protection program, you may wish to consider installing a program to make sure no viruses are causing your problems. Information about updating your antivirus program can be found on document CH000533 and information about what antivirus programs are available can be found on document CH000514.
10. If your computer has worked fine in the past but recently has been experiencing the issue you're encountering, run the System Restore option to restore the computer to an earlier date. Information about how to do this can be found on document CH000589.
Issue with hardware device
If you are having difficulties with a hardware device, please see our basic troubleshooting section for steps that can be taken to help resolve your hardware issues.
Other
If you are still running into errors or unable to resolve your issue, please search our web page, check our on-line help section, and check our Q&A section for additional help and/or recommendations. If after checking these locations you are still unable to resolve your issue, feel free to contact our support team.
Basic Microsoft Windows 2000 troubleshooting.
Issue:
Basic Microsoft Windows 2000 troubleshooting.
Additional information:
This document has been created as a location of general steps that can be taken to help you with problems you may be experiencing with Microsoft Windows 2000 that are either general problems and/or problems not documented elsewhere in the Computer Hope database.
Below are some reasons why a user may follow the steps in this document.
1. Unknown or undocumented problem with computer running Microsoft Windows 2000.
2. Performance issues with the computer, for example, the computer running slowly.
3. Users who wish to run maintenance on the computer or potentially speed up the computer.
4. Users looking for steps to help resolve an issue or that may help locate the cause of an issue.
Users may find explicit documented questions and answers on our Windows 2000 Q&A page. Additional information about Windows 2000 can also be found on our Windows 2000 main page.
Solutions:
Error messages encountered during boot before Windows loads
Before following the below steps please make sure that the error you are encountering is not already documented on Computer Hope by performing a quick search for the error and by looking through our Windows 2000 Q&A page.
1. Ensure that your computer BIOS settings are correctly configured to the hardware that is installed in your computer. Improper settings in the BIOS may cause various types of errors when first booting an IBM compatible computer. These errors often occur as the computer is first booting and may stop the load process of the computer.
Error messages while Windows is loading
Errors that occur while Windows 2000 is loading and/or or prevent Windows 2000 from loading are likely being caused by a configuration error in the registry.
1. If you have recently changed or installed something that could have caused Normal Windows to stop loading, try loading the last known good configuration. Additional information about how to do this can be found on document CH000627.
2. If you are unable to get into Normal Windows and believe that removing or uninstalling a program or changing a setting may help enable you to get into Windows, boot the computer into Windows 2000 Safe Mode. Additional information about Safe Mode can be found on document CHSAFE.
3. If you were unable to resolve your issue through Safe Mode, attempt to restore the registry using scanreg. Additional information about how to backup and restore the registry using the scanreg utility can be found on our registry page.
Other error messages that occur while Windows is loading or after Windows is loaded
Errors that have occurred while Windows is loading and/or after Windows has completed loading are often caused by a program that is automatically loading each time Windows is loading, problem or misconfiguration of a hardware device, or computer virus.
1. If errors occur but Microsoft Windows still loads, verify no issues or conflicts exist in Device Manager. If errors are found, read through our Device Manager page for steps on resolving issues.
2. Ensure that if programs are loading automatically that these errors are not associated with these programs. Many times, utilities such as virus programs may attempt to load when Windows first starts and cause errors to occur. If you believe that your startup errors are associated with another program, please refer to our basic software troubleshooting.
3. Make sure Windows 2000 is up to date by checking Microsoft Windows update page. Additional information about updating Microsoft Windows can be found on document CH000545.
4. If your computer has a virus protection program installed, make sure it is up to date and that no viruses are being detected. If your computer does not have a virus protection program you may wish to consider installing a program to make sure no viruses are causing your problems. Information about updating your antivirus program can be found on document CH000533 and information about what antivirus programs are available can be found on document CH000514.
Other error messages
If you are experiencing other error messages it is likely these errors are being caused by the software program you are running and/or a hardware device you are attempting to utilize. It is recommended you see the basic troubleshooting section for your hardware device or software program.
Computer running slowly
1. Make sure your computer has at least 500MB of free hard disk drive space. If your computer has less than 500MB free, it may cause the computer to operate more slowly. Additional information about regaining hard disk drive space can be found on document CH000528.
2. Run Microsoft Scandisk and Defrag on the computer. Additional information and help with these commands can be found on our scandisk page and our defrag page.
3. Close any programs that are running in the background and/or disable background programs from automatically loading each time your computer boots. Information about doing this can be found in document CHTSR.
4. Click Start, Search, and click For Files or Folders. In the search window, search for files named *.tmp and make sure you are searching or looking in the local C: drive. Once search has completed, delete any files found.
5. Ensure that no errors or conflicts exist in the Device Manager.
6. Make sure Windows 2000 is up to date by checking Microsoft Windows update page. Additional information about updating Microsoft Windows can be found on document CH000545.
7. Ensure your computer has the latest drivers for the hardware devices installed in your computer. See document CH000546 for additional information on what drivers should be updated on your computer.
8. If your computer has a virus protection program installed make sure it is up to date and that no viruses are being detected. If your computer does not have a virus protection program you may wish to consider installing a program to make sure no viruses are causing your problems. Information about updating your antivirus program can be found on document CH000533 and information about what antivirus programs are available can be found on document CH000514.
Issue with hardware device
If you are having difficulties with a hardware device, please see our basic troubleshooting section for steps that can be taken to help resolve your hardware issues.
Other
If you are still running into errors or unable to resolve your issue, please search our web page, check our on-line help section, and check our Q&A section for additional help and/or recommendations. If after checking these locations you are still unable to resolve your issue, feel free to contact our support team.
Basic Microsoft Windows 2000 troubleshooting.
Additional information:
This document has been created as a location of general steps that can be taken to help you with problems you may be experiencing with Microsoft Windows 2000 that are either general problems and/or problems not documented elsewhere in the Computer Hope database.
Below are some reasons why a user may follow the steps in this document.
1. Unknown or undocumented problem with computer running Microsoft Windows 2000.
2. Performance issues with the computer, for example, the computer running slowly.
3. Users who wish to run maintenance on the computer or potentially speed up the computer.
4. Users looking for steps to help resolve an issue or that may help locate the cause of an issue.
Users may find explicit documented questions and answers on our Windows 2000 Q&A page. Additional information about Windows 2000 can also be found on our Windows 2000 main page.
Solutions:
Error messages encountered during boot before Windows loads
Before following the below steps please make sure that the error you are encountering is not already documented on Computer Hope by performing a quick search for the error and by looking through our Windows 2000 Q&A page.
1. Ensure that your computer BIOS settings are correctly configured to the hardware that is installed in your computer. Improper settings in the BIOS may cause various types of errors when first booting an IBM compatible computer. These errors often occur as the computer is first booting and may stop the load process of the computer.
Error messages while Windows is loading
Errors that occur while Windows 2000 is loading and/or or prevent Windows 2000 from loading are likely being caused by a configuration error in the registry.
1. If you have recently changed or installed something that could have caused Normal Windows to stop loading, try loading the last known good configuration. Additional information about how to do this can be found on document CH000627.
2. If you are unable to get into Normal Windows and believe that removing or uninstalling a program or changing a setting may help enable you to get into Windows, boot the computer into Windows 2000 Safe Mode. Additional information about Safe Mode can be found on document CHSAFE.
3. If you were unable to resolve your issue through Safe Mode, attempt to restore the registry using scanreg. Additional information about how to backup and restore the registry using the scanreg utility can be found on our registry page.
Other error messages that occur while Windows is loading or after Windows is loaded
Errors that have occurred while Windows is loading and/or after Windows has completed loading are often caused by a program that is automatically loading each time Windows is loading, problem or misconfiguration of a hardware device, or computer virus.
1. If errors occur but Microsoft Windows still loads, verify no issues or conflicts exist in Device Manager. If errors are found, read through our Device Manager page for steps on resolving issues.
2. Ensure that if programs are loading automatically that these errors are not associated with these programs. Many times, utilities such as virus programs may attempt to load when Windows first starts and cause errors to occur. If you believe that your startup errors are associated with another program, please refer to our basic software troubleshooting.
3. Make sure Windows 2000 is up to date by checking Microsoft Windows update page. Additional information about updating Microsoft Windows can be found on document CH000545.
4. If your computer has a virus protection program installed, make sure it is up to date and that no viruses are being detected. If your computer does not have a virus protection program you may wish to consider installing a program to make sure no viruses are causing your problems. Information about updating your antivirus program can be found on document CH000533 and information about what antivirus programs are available can be found on document CH000514.
Other error messages
If you are experiencing other error messages it is likely these errors are being caused by the software program you are running and/or a hardware device you are attempting to utilize. It is recommended you see the basic troubleshooting section for your hardware device or software program.
Computer running slowly
1. Make sure your computer has at least 500MB of free hard disk drive space. If your computer has less than 500MB free, it may cause the computer to operate more slowly. Additional information about regaining hard disk drive space can be found on document CH000528.
2. Run Microsoft Scandisk and Defrag on the computer. Additional information and help with these commands can be found on our scandisk page and our defrag page.
3. Close any programs that are running in the background and/or disable background programs from automatically loading each time your computer boots. Information about doing this can be found in document CHTSR.
4. Click Start, Search, and click For Files or Folders. In the search window, search for files named *.tmp and make sure you are searching or looking in the local C: drive. Once search has completed, delete any files found.
5. Ensure that no errors or conflicts exist in the Device Manager.
6. Make sure Windows 2000 is up to date by checking Microsoft Windows update page. Additional information about updating Microsoft Windows can be found on document CH000545.
7. Ensure your computer has the latest drivers for the hardware devices installed in your computer. See document CH000546 for additional information on what drivers should be updated on your computer.
8. If your computer has a virus protection program installed make sure it is up to date and that no viruses are being detected. If your computer does not have a virus protection program you may wish to consider installing a program to make sure no viruses are causing your problems. Information about updating your antivirus program can be found on document CH000533 and information about what antivirus programs are available can be found on document CH000514.
Issue with hardware device
If you are having difficulties with a hardware device, please see our basic troubleshooting section for steps that can be taken to help resolve your hardware issues.
Other
If you are still running into errors or unable to resolve your issue, please search our web page, check our on-line help section, and check our Q&A section for additional help and/or recommendations. If after checking these locations you are still unable to resolve your issue, feel free to contact our support team.
Basic Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 troubleshooting.
Issue:
Basic Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 troubleshooting.
Additional information:
This document has been created as a location of general steps that can be taken to help you with problems you may be experiencing with Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 that are either general problems and/or problems not documented elsewhere in the Computer Hope database.
Below are some reasons why a user may follow the steps in this document.
1. Unknown or undocumented problem with computer running Microsoft Windows NT 4.0.
2. Performance issues with the computer, for example, the computer running slowly.
3. Users who wish to run maintenance on the computer or potentially speed up the computer.
4. Users looking for steps to help resolve an issue or that may help locate the cause of an issue.
Users may find explicit documented questions and answers on our Windows NT Q&A page. Additional information about Windows NT can also be found on our Windows NT main page.
Solutions:
Error messages encountered during boot before Windows loads
Before following the below steps please make sure that the error you are encountering is not already documented on Computer Hope by performing a quick search for the error and by looking through our Windows NT Q&A page.
1. Ensure that your computer BIOS settings are correctly configured to the hardware that is installed in your computer. Improper settings in the BIOS may cause various types of errors when first booting an IBM compatible computer. These errors often occur as the computer is first booting and may stop the load process of the computer.
Error messages while Windows is loading
1. Ensure that your computer is up to date with all the latest service packs and patches available from Microsoft. A listing of Microsoft Service packs can be found here.
2. If you are unable to get into Windows, check the Event Viewer to verify if any errors occurred while windows is loading. To check the event viewer, click Start, Programs, Admin Tools, and click Event Viewer.
3. If your computer has a virus protection program installed, make sure it is up to date and that no viruses are being detected. If your computer does not have a virus protection program, you may wish to consider installing a program to make sure no viruses are causing your problems. Information about updating your antivirus program can be found on document CH000533 and information about what antivirus programs are available can be found on document CH000514.
Other error messages
If you are experiencing other error messages it is likely these errors are being caused by the software program you are running and/or a hardware device you are attempting to utilize. It is recommended you see the basic troubleshooting section for your hardware device or software program.
Computer running slowly
1. Make sure your computer has at least 100MB of free hard disk drive space. If your computer has less than 100MB free, it may cause the computer to operate more slowly. Additional information about regaining hard disk drive space can be found on document CH000528.
2. Ensure that your computer is up to date with all the latest service packs and patches available from Microsoft. A listing of Microsoft Service packs can be found here.
3. Close any programs that are running in the background and/or disable background programs from automatically loading each time your computer boots. Information about doing this can be found in document CHTSR.
4. Ensure your computer has the latest drivers for the hardware devices installed in your computer. See document CH000546 for additional information on what drivers should be updated on your computer.
Issue with hardware device
If you are having difficulties with a hardware device, please see our basic troubleshooting section for steps that can be taken to help resolve your hardware issues.
Other
If you are still running into errors or unable to resolve your issue, please search our web page, check our on-line help section, and check our Q&A section for additional help and/or recommendations. If after checking these locations you are still unable to resolve your issue, feel free to contact our support team.
Basic Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 troubleshooting.
Additional information:
This document has been created as a location of general steps that can be taken to help you with problems you may be experiencing with Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 that are either general problems and/or problems not documented elsewhere in the Computer Hope database.
Below are some reasons why a user may follow the steps in this document.
1. Unknown or undocumented problem with computer running Microsoft Windows NT 4.0.
2. Performance issues with the computer, for example, the computer running slowly.
3. Users who wish to run maintenance on the computer or potentially speed up the computer.
4. Users looking for steps to help resolve an issue or that may help locate the cause of an issue.
Users may find explicit documented questions and answers on our Windows NT Q&A page. Additional information about Windows NT can also be found on our Windows NT main page.
Solutions:
Error messages encountered during boot before Windows loads
Before following the below steps please make sure that the error you are encountering is not already documented on Computer Hope by performing a quick search for the error and by looking through our Windows NT Q&A page.
1. Ensure that your computer BIOS settings are correctly configured to the hardware that is installed in your computer. Improper settings in the BIOS may cause various types of errors when first booting an IBM compatible computer. These errors often occur as the computer is first booting and may stop the load process of the computer.
Error messages while Windows is loading
1. Ensure that your computer is up to date with all the latest service packs and patches available from Microsoft. A listing of Microsoft Service packs can be found here.
2. If you are unable to get into Windows, check the Event Viewer to verify if any errors occurred while windows is loading. To check the event viewer, click Start, Programs, Admin Tools, and click Event Viewer.
3. If your computer has a virus protection program installed, make sure it is up to date and that no viruses are being detected. If your computer does not have a virus protection program, you may wish to consider installing a program to make sure no viruses are causing your problems. Information about updating your antivirus program can be found on document CH000533 and information about what antivirus programs are available can be found on document CH000514.
Other error messages
If you are experiencing other error messages it is likely these errors are being caused by the software program you are running and/or a hardware device you are attempting to utilize. It is recommended you see the basic troubleshooting section for your hardware device or software program.
Computer running slowly
1. Make sure your computer has at least 100MB of free hard disk drive space. If your computer has less than 100MB free, it may cause the computer to operate more slowly. Additional information about regaining hard disk drive space can be found on document CH000528.
2. Ensure that your computer is up to date with all the latest service packs and patches available from Microsoft. A listing of Microsoft Service packs can be found here.
3. Close any programs that are running in the background and/or disable background programs from automatically loading each time your computer boots. Information about doing this can be found in document CHTSR.
4. Ensure your computer has the latest drivers for the hardware devices installed in your computer. See document CH000546 for additional information on what drivers should be updated on your computer.
Issue with hardware device
If you are having difficulties with a hardware device, please see our basic troubleshooting section for steps that can be taken to help resolve your hardware issues.
Other
If you are still running into errors or unable to resolve your issue, please search our web page, check our on-line help section, and check our Q&A section for additional help and/or recommendations. If after checking these locations you are still unable to resolve your issue, feel free to contact our support team.
Basic Microsoft Windows ME troubleshooting.
Issue:
Basic Microsoft Windows ME troubleshooting.
Additional information:
This document has been created as a location of general steps that can be taken to help you with problems you may be experiencing with Microsoft Windows ME that are either general problems and/or problems not documented elsewhere in the Computer Hope database.
Below are some reasons why a user may follow the steps in this document.
1. Unknown or undocumented problem with computer running Microsoft Windows ME.
2. Performance issues with the computer, for example, the computer running slowly.
3. Users who wish to run maintenance on the computer or potentially speed up the computer.
4. Users looking for steps to help resolve an issue or that may help locate the cause of an issue.
Users may find explicit documented questions and answers on our Windows ME Q&A page. Additional information about Windows ME can also be found on our Windows ME main page.
Solutions:
Error messages encountered during boot before Windows loads
Before following the below steps please make sure that the error you are encountering is not already documented on Computer Hope by performing a quick search for the error and by looking through our Windows ME Q&A page.
1. Ensure that your computer BIOS settings are correctly configured to the hardware that is installed in your computer. Improper settings in the BIOS may cause various types of errors when first booting an IBM compatible computer. These errors often occur as the computer is first booting and may stop the load process of the computer.
Error messages while Windows is loading
Errors that occur while Windows ME is loading and/or or prevent Windows ME from loading are likely being caused by a configuration error in the registry.
1. If you are unable to get into Windows and believe that removing or uninstalling a program or changing a setting may help enable you to get into Windows, boot the computer into Windows ME Safe Mode. Additional information about Safe Mode can be found on document CHSAFE.
2. If you were unable to resolve your issue through Safe Mode, attempt to restore the registry using scanreg. Additional information about how to backup and restore the registry using the scanreg utility can be found on our registry page.
Other error messages that occur while Windows is loading or after Windows is loaded
Errors that have occurred while Windows is loading and/or after Windows has completed loading are often caused by a program that is automatically loading each time Windows is loading, problem or misconfiguration of a hardware device, or computer virus.
1. If errors occur but Microsoft Windows still loads, verify no issues or conflicts exist in Device Manager. If errors are found, read through our Device Manager page for steps on resolving issues.
2. Ensure that if programs are loading automatically that these errors are not associated with these programs. Many times utilities such as virus programs may attempt to load when Windows first starts and cause errors to occur. If you believe that your startup errors are associated with another program, please refer to our basic software troubleshooting.
3. Make sure Windows ME is up to date by checking Microsoft Windows update page. Additional information about updating Microsoft Windows can be found on document CH000545.
4. If your computer has a virus protection program installed, make sure it is up to date and that no viruses are being detected. If your computer does not have a virus protection program, you may wish to consider installing a program to make sure no viruses are causing your problems. Information about updating your antivirus program can be found on document CH000533 and information about what antivirus programs are available can be found on document CH000514.
Other error messages
If you are experiencing other error messages it is likely these errors are being caused by the software program you are running and/or a hardware device you are attempting to utilize. It is recommended you see the basic troubleshooting section for your hardware device or software program.
Computer running slowly
1. Make sure your computer has at least 500MB of free hard disk drive space. If your computer has less than 500MB free, it may cause the computer to operate more slowly. Additional information about regaining hard disk drive space can be found on document CH000528.
2. Run Microsoft Scandisk and Defrag on the computer. Additional information and help with these commands can be found on our scandisk page and our defrag page.
3. Close any programs that are running in the background and/or disable background programs from automatically loading each time your computer boots. Information about doing this can be found in document CHTSR.
4. Click Start, Search, and click For Files or Folders. In the search window, search for files named *.tmp and make sure you are searching or looking in the local C: drive. Once search has completed, delete any files found.
5. Ensure that no errors or conflicts exist in the Device Manager.
6. Make sure Windows ME is up to date by checking Microsoft Windows update page. Additional information about updating Microsoft Windows can be found on document CH000545.
7. Ensure your computer has the latest drivers for the hardware devices installed in your computer. See document CH000546 for additional information on what drivers should be updated on your computer.
8. If your computer has a virus protection program installed, make sure it is up to date and that no viruses are being detected. If your computer does not have a virus protection program, you may wish to consider installing a program to make sure no viruses are causing your problems. Information about updating your antivirus program can be found on document CH000533 and information about what antivirus programs are available can be found on document CH000514.
Issue with hardware device
If you are having difficulties with a hardware device, please see our basic troubleshooting section for steps that can be taken to help resolve your hardware issues.
Other
If you are still running into errors or unable to resolve your issue, please search our web page, check our on-line help section, and check our Q&A section for additional help and/or recommendations. If after checking these locations you are still unable to resolve your issue, feel free to contact our support team.
Basic Microsoft Windows ME troubleshooting.
Additional information:
This document has been created as a location of general steps that can be taken to help you with problems you may be experiencing with Microsoft Windows ME that are either general problems and/or problems not documented elsewhere in the Computer Hope database.
Below are some reasons why a user may follow the steps in this document.
1. Unknown or undocumented problem with computer running Microsoft Windows ME.
2. Performance issues with the computer, for example, the computer running slowly.
3. Users who wish to run maintenance on the computer or potentially speed up the computer.
4. Users looking for steps to help resolve an issue or that may help locate the cause of an issue.
Users may find explicit documented questions and answers on our Windows ME Q&A page. Additional information about Windows ME can also be found on our Windows ME main page.
Solutions:
Error messages encountered during boot before Windows loads
Before following the below steps please make sure that the error you are encountering is not already documented on Computer Hope by performing a quick search for the error and by looking through our Windows ME Q&A page.
1. Ensure that your computer BIOS settings are correctly configured to the hardware that is installed in your computer. Improper settings in the BIOS may cause various types of errors when first booting an IBM compatible computer. These errors often occur as the computer is first booting and may stop the load process of the computer.
Error messages while Windows is loading
Errors that occur while Windows ME is loading and/or or prevent Windows ME from loading are likely being caused by a configuration error in the registry.
1. If you are unable to get into Windows and believe that removing or uninstalling a program or changing a setting may help enable you to get into Windows, boot the computer into Windows ME Safe Mode. Additional information about Safe Mode can be found on document CHSAFE.
2. If you were unable to resolve your issue through Safe Mode, attempt to restore the registry using scanreg. Additional information about how to backup and restore the registry using the scanreg utility can be found on our registry page.
Other error messages that occur while Windows is loading or after Windows is loaded
Errors that have occurred while Windows is loading and/or after Windows has completed loading are often caused by a program that is automatically loading each time Windows is loading, problem or misconfiguration of a hardware device, or computer virus.
1. If errors occur but Microsoft Windows still loads, verify no issues or conflicts exist in Device Manager. If errors are found, read through our Device Manager page for steps on resolving issues.
2. Ensure that if programs are loading automatically that these errors are not associated with these programs. Many times utilities such as virus programs may attempt to load when Windows first starts and cause errors to occur. If you believe that your startup errors are associated with another program, please refer to our basic software troubleshooting.
3. Make sure Windows ME is up to date by checking Microsoft Windows update page. Additional information about updating Microsoft Windows can be found on document CH000545.
4. If your computer has a virus protection program installed, make sure it is up to date and that no viruses are being detected. If your computer does not have a virus protection program, you may wish to consider installing a program to make sure no viruses are causing your problems. Information about updating your antivirus program can be found on document CH000533 and information about what antivirus programs are available can be found on document CH000514.
Other error messages
If you are experiencing other error messages it is likely these errors are being caused by the software program you are running and/or a hardware device you are attempting to utilize. It is recommended you see the basic troubleshooting section for your hardware device or software program.
Computer running slowly
1. Make sure your computer has at least 500MB of free hard disk drive space. If your computer has less than 500MB free, it may cause the computer to operate more slowly. Additional information about regaining hard disk drive space can be found on document CH000528.
2. Run Microsoft Scandisk and Defrag on the computer. Additional information and help with these commands can be found on our scandisk page and our defrag page.
3. Close any programs that are running in the background and/or disable background programs from automatically loading each time your computer boots. Information about doing this can be found in document CHTSR.
4. Click Start, Search, and click For Files or Folders. In the search window, search for files named *.tmp and make sure you are searching or looking in the local C: drive. Once search has completed, delete any files found.
5. Ensure that no errors or conflicts exist in the Device Manager.
6. Make sure Windows ME is up to date by checking Microsoft Windows update page. Additional information about updating Microsoft Windows can be found on document CH000545.
7. Ensure your computer has the latest drivers for the hardware devices installed in your computer. See document CH000546 for additional information on what drivers should be updated on your computer.
8. If your computer has a virus protection program installed, make sure it is up to date and that no viruses are being detected. If your computer does not have a virus protection program, you may wish to consider installing a program to make sure no viruses are causing your problems. Information about updating your antivirus program can be found on document CH000533 and information about what antivirus programs are available can be found on document CH000514.
Issue with hardware device
If you are having difficulties with a hardware device, please see our basic troubleshooting section for steps that can be taken to help resolve your hardware issues.
Other
If you are still running into errors or unable to resolve your issue, please search our web page, check our on-line help section, and check our Q&A section for additional help and/or recommendations. If after checking these locations you are still unable to resolve your issue, feel free to contact our support team.
Basic Microsoft Windows 98 troubleshooting.
Issue:
Basic Microsoft Windows 98 troubleshooting.
Additional information:
This document has been created as a location of general steps that can be taken to help you with problems you may be experiencing with Microsoft Windows 98 that are either general problems and/or problems not documented elsewhere in the Computer Hope database.
Below are some reasons why a user may follow the steps in this document.
1. Unknown or undocumented problem with computer running Microsoft Windows 98.
2. Performance issues with the computer, for example, the computer running slowly.
3. Users who wish to run maintenance on the computer or potentially speed up the computer.
4. Users looking for steps to help resolve an issue or that may help locate the cause of an issue.
Users may find explicit documented questions and answers on our Windows 98 Q&A page. Additional information about Windows 98 can also be found on our Windows 98 main page.
Solutions:
Error messages encountered during boot before Windows loads
Before following the below steps please make sure that the error you are encountering is not already documented on Computer Hope by performing a quick search for the error and by looking through our Windows 98 Q&A page.
1. Ensure that your computer BIOS settings are correctly configured to the hardware that is installed in your computer. Improper settings in the BIOS may cause various types of errors when first booting an IBM compatible computer. These errors often occur as the computer is first booting and may stop the load process of the computer.
Error messages while Windows is loading
Errors that occur while Windows 98 is loading and/or or prevent Windows 98 from loading are likely being caused by a configuration error in the registry.
1. If you are unable to get into Windows and believe that removing or uninstalling a program or changing a setting may help enable you to get into Windows, boot the computer into Windows 98 Safe Mode. Additional information about Safe Mode can be found on document CHSAFE.
2. If you were unable to resolve your issue through Safe Mode, attempt to restore the registry using scanreg. Additional information about how to backup and restore the registry using the scanreg utility can be found on our registry page.
Other error messages that occur while Windows is loading or after Windows is loaded
Errors that have occurred while Windows is loading and/or after Windows has completed loading are often caused by a program that is automatically loading each time Windows is loading, problem or misconfiguration of a hardware device, or computer virus.
1. If errors occur but Microsoft Windows still loads, verify no issues or conflicts exist in Device Manager. If errors are found read through our Device Manager page for steps on resolving issues.
2. Ensure that if programs are loading automatically that these errors are not associated with these programs. Many times utilities such as virus programs may attempt to load when Windows first starts and cause errors to occur. If you believe that your startup errors are associated with another program, please refer to our basic software troubleshooting.
3. Make sure Windows 98 is up to date by checking Microsoft Windows update page. Additional information about updating Microsoft Windows can be found on document CH000545.
4. If your computer has a virus protection program installed, make sure it is up to date and that no viruses are being detected. If your computer does not have a virus protection program you may wish to consider installing a program to make sure no viruses are causing your problems. Information about updating your antivirus program can be found on document CH000533 and information about what antivirus programs are available can be found on document CH000514.
Other error messages
If you are experiencing other error messages it is likely these errors are being caused by the software program you are running and/or a hardware device you are attempting to utilize. It is recommended you see the basic troubleshooting section for your hardware device or software program.
Computer running slowly
1. Make sure your computer has at least 100MB free of hard disk drive space. If your computer has less than 100MB free, it may cause the computer to operate more slowly. Additional information about regaining hard disk drive space can be found on document CH000528.
2. Run Microsoft Scandisk and Defrag on the computer. Additional information and help with these commands can be found on our scandisk page and our defrag page.
3. Close any programs that are running in the background and/or disable background programs from automatically loading each time your computer boots. Information about doing this can be found in document CHTSR.
4. Click Start, Search, and click For Files or Folders. In the search window, search for files named *.tmp and make sure you are searching or looking in the local C: drive. Once search has completed, delete any files found.
5. Ensure that no errors or conflicts exist in the Device Manager.
6. Make sure Windows 98 is up to date by checking Microsoft Windows update page. Additional information about updating Microsoft Windows can be found on document CH000545.
7. Ensure your computer has the latest drivers for the hardware devices installed in your computer. See document CH000546 for additional information on what drivers should be updated on your computer.
8. If your computer has a virus protection program installed make sure it is up to date and that no viruses are being detected. If your computer does not have a virus protection program you may wish to consider installing a program to make sure no viruses are causing your problems. Information about updating your antivirus program can be found on document CH000533 and information about what antivirus programs are available can be found on document CH000514.
Issue with hardware device
If you are having difficulties with a hardware device please see our basic troubleshooting section for steps that can be taken to help resolve your hardware issues.
Other
If you are still running into errors or unable to resolve your issue, please search our web page, check our on-line help section, and check our Q&A section for additional help and/or recommendations. If after checking these locations you are still unable to resolve your issue feel free to contact our support team.
Basic Microsoft Windows 98 troubleshooting.
Additional information:
This document has been created as a location of general steps that can be taken to help you with problems you may be experiencing with Microsoft Windows 98 that are either general problems and/or problems not documented elsewhere in the Computer Hope database.
Below are some reasons why a user may follow the steps in this document.
1. Unknown or undocumented problem with computer running Microsoft Windows 98.
2. Performance issues with the computer, for example, the computer running slowly.
3. Users who wish to run maintenance on the computer or potentially speed up the computer.
4. Users looking for steps to help resolve an issue or that may help locate the cause of an issue.
Users may find explicit documented questions and answers on our Windows 98 Q&A page. Additional information about Windows 98 can also be found on our Windows 98 main page.
Solutions:
Error messages encountered during boot before Windows loads
Before following the below steps please make sure that the error you are encountering is not already documented on Computer Hope by performing a quick search for the error and by looking through our Windows 98 Q&A page.
1. Ensure that your computer BIOS settings are correctly configured to the hardware that is installed in your computer. Improper settings in the BIOS may cause various types of errors when first booting an IBM compatible computer. These errors often occur as the computer is first booting and may stop the load process of the computer.
Error messages while Windows is loading
Errors that occur while Windows 98 is loading and/or or prevent Windows 98 from loading are likely being caused by a configuration error in the registry.
1. If you are unable to get into Windows and believe that removing or uninstalling a program or changing a setting may help enable you to get into Windows, boot the computer into Windows 98 Safe Mode. Additional information about Safe Mode can be found on document CHSAFE.
2. If you were unable to resolve your issue through Safe Mode, attempt to restore the registry using scanreg. Additional information about how to backup and restore the registry using the scanreg utility can be found on our registry page.
Other error messages that occur while Windows is loading or after Windows is loaded
Errors that have occurred while Windows is loading and/or after Windows has completed loading are often caused by a program that is automatically loading each time Windows is loading, problem or misconfiguration of a hardware device, or computer virus.
1. If errors occur but Microsoft Windows still loads, verify no issues or conflicts exist in Device Manager. If errors are found read through our Device Manager page for steps on resolving issues.
2. Ensure that if programs are loading automatically that these errors are not associated with these programs. Many times utilities such as virus programs may attempt to load when Windows first starts and cause errors to occur. If you believe that your startup errors are associated with another program, please refer to our basic software troubleshooting.
3. Make sure Windows 98 is up to date by checking Microsoft Windows update page. Additional information about updating Microsoft Windows can be found on document CH000545.
4. If your computer has a virus protection program installed, make sure it is up to date and that no viruses are being detected. If your computer does not have a virus protection program you may wish to consider installing a program to make sure no viruses are causing your problems. Information about updating your antivirus program can be found on document CH000533 and information about what antivirus programs are available can be found on document CH000514.
Other error messages
If you are experiencing other error messages it is likely these errors are being caused by the software program you are running and/or a hardware device you are attempting to utilize. It is recommended you see the basic troubleshooting section for your hardware device or software program.
Computer running slowly
1. Make sure your computer has at least 100MB free of hard disk drive space. If your computer has less than 100MB free, it may cause the computer to operate more slowly. Additional information about regaining hard disk drive space can be found on document CH000528.
2. Run Microsoft Scandisk and Defrag on the computer. Additional information and help with these commands can be found on our scandisk page and our defrag page.
3. Close any programs that are running in the background and/or disable background programs from automatically loading each time your computer boots. Information about doing this can be found in document CHTSR.
4. Click Start, Search, and click For Files or Folders. In the search window, search for files named *.tmp and make sure you are searching or looking in the local C: drive. Once search has completed, delete any files found.
5. Ensure that no errors or conflicts exist in the Device Manager.
6. Make sure Windows 98 is up to date by checking Microsoft Windows update page. Additional information about updating Microsoft Windows can be found on document CH000545.
7. Ensure your computer has the latest drivers for the hardware devices installed in your computer. See document CH000546 for additional information on what drivers should be updated on your computer.
8. If your computer has a virus protection program installed make sure it is up to date and that no viruses are being detected. If your computer does not have a virus protection program you may wish to consider installing a program to make sure no viruses are causing your problems. Information about updating your antivirus program can be found on document CH000533 and information about what antivirus programs are available can be found on document CH000514.
Issue with hardware device
If you are having difficulties with a hardware device please see our basic troubleshooting section for steps that can be taken to help resolve your hardware issues.
Other
If you are still running into errors or unable to resolve your issue, please search our web page, check our on-line help section, and check our Q&A section for additional help and/or recommendations. If after checking these locations you are still unable to resolve your issue feel free to contact our support team.
Basic Microsoft Windows 95 troubleshooting.
Issue:
Basic Microsoft Windows 95 troubleshooting.
Additional information:
This document has been created as a location of general steps that can be taken to help you with problems you may be experiencing with Microsoft Windows 95 that are either general problems and/or problems not documented elsewhere in the Computer Hope database.
Below are some reasons why a user may follow the steps in this document.
1. Unknown or undocumented problem with computer running Microsoft Windows 95.
2. Performance issues with the computer, for example, the computer running slowly.
3. Users who wish to run maintenance on the computer or potentially speed up the computer.
4. Users looking for steps to help resolve an issue or that may help locate the cause of an issue.
Users may find explicit documented questions and answers on our Windows 95 Q&A page. Additional information about Windows 95 can also be found on our Windows 95 main page.
Solutions:
Error messages encountered during boot before Windows loads
Before following the below steps please make sure that the error you are encountering is not already documented on Computer Hope by performing a quick search for the error and by looking through our Windows 95 Q&A page.
1. Ensure that your computer BIOS settings are correctly configured to the hardware that is installed in your computer. Improper settings in the BIOS may cause various types of errors when first booting an IBM compatible computer. These errors often occur as the computer is first booting and may stop the load process of the computer.
2. Like previous versions of Microsoft operating systems, Windows 95 still utilizes the autoexec.bat and config.sys for backwards compatibility. Errors that occur before Windows loads are often caused by a misconfiguration in the autoexec.bat and/or config.sys.
Error messages while Windows is loading
Errors that occur while Windows 95 is loading and/or prevent Windows from loading may be caused by issues in the win.ini and/or the system.ini. These issues can often be resolved by restoring a backup of the win.ini and the system.ini. Below are steps that can be taken to restore a backup of these files.
1. Exit to a MS-DOS prompt. Information about how to do this can be found on document CHDOS.
2. At the MS-DOS prompt, type: cd\windows and press enter.
3. from the C:\Windows> prompt, type dir system.* and dir win.* This will enable to you see if any backups of the system.ini or win.ini are available, and if so, what they are named. You should be looking for a system and win file that end with either ---, bac, or bak. If this file is present then continue with the remainder of the steps. Unfortunately, if this file is not found, you will be unable to proceed with this recommendation.
4. If you were able to locate a backup file, type ren system.ini system.ch and ren win.ini win.ch to rename the current system.ini and win.ini files.
5. Finally, type copy system.??? system.ini and copy win.??? win.ini where ??? is the name of the backup extension you were able to locate.
Other error messages that occur while Windows is loading or after Windows is loaded
Errors that have occurred while Windows is loading and/or after Windows has completed loading are often caused by a program that is automatically loading each time Windows is loading, problem or misconfiguration of a hardware device, or computer virus.
1. If errors occur but Microsoft Windows still loads, verify no issues or conflicts exist in Device Manager. If errors are found, read through our Device Manager page for steps on resolving issues.
2. Ensure that if programs are loading automatically that these errors are not associated with these programs. Many times utilities such as virus programs may attempt to load when Windows first starts and cause errors to occur. If you believe that your startup errors are associated with another program, please refer to our basic software troubleshooting.
3. If your computer has a virus protection program installed make sure it is up to date and that no viruses are being detected. If your computer does not have a virus protection program you may wish to consider installing a program to make sure no viruses are causing your problems. Information about updating your antivirus program can be found on document CH000533 and information about what antivirus programs are available can be found on document CH000514.
Other error messages
If you are experiencing other error messages it is likely these errors are being caused by the software program you are running and/or a hardware device you are attempting to utilize. It is recommended you see the basic troubleshooting section for your hardware device or software program.
Computer running slowly
1. Make sure your computer has at least 100MB free of hard disk drive space. If your computer has less than 100MB free, it may cause the computer to operate more slowly. Additional information about regaining hard disk drive space can be found on document CH000528.
2. Run Microsoft Scandisk and Defrag on the computer. Additional information and help with these commands can be found on our scandisk page and our defrag page.
3. Click Start, Search, and click For Files or Folders. In the search window, search for a file named *.tmp and make sure you are searching or looking in the local C: drive. Once search has completed, delete any files found.
4. Close any programs that are running in the background and/or disable background programs from automatically loading each time your computer boots. Information about doing this can be found in document CHTSR.
5. Windows 95 still utilizes the autoexec.bat and config.sys therefore make sure your autoexec.bat and config.sys are optimized. Changing the way programs load into memory, removing lines that are not necessary, and changing the order of lines in your config.sys can all help with improving the speed of your computer. See our autoexec.bat / config.sys page for additional information.
6. If you have not already restored a backup copy of your system.ini and win.ini it is recommend you restore an older version of these files. See the above "Error messages while Windows is loading" section for steps on how to do this.
7. Ensure that no errors or conflicts exist in the Device Manager.
8. Ensure your computer has the latest drivers for the hardware devices installed in your computer. See document CH000546 for additional information on what drivers should be updated on your computer.
9. If your computer has a virus protection program installed make sure it is up to date and that no viruses are being detected. If your computer does not have a virus protection program you may wish to consider installing a program to make sure no viruses are causing your problems. Information about updating your antivirus program can be found on document CH000533 and information about what antivirus programs are available can be found on document CH000514.
Issue with hardware device
If you are having difficulties with a hardware device, please see our basic troubleshooting section for steps that can be taken to help resolve your hardware issues.
Other
If you are still running into errors or unable to resolve your issue, please search our web page, check our on-line help section, and check our Q&A section for additional help and/or recommendations. If after checking these locations you are still unable to resolve your issue, feel free to contact our support team.
Basic Microsoft Windows 95 troubleshooting.
Additional information:
This document has been created as a location of general steps that can be taken to help you with problems you may be experiencing with Microsoft Windows 95 that are either general problems and/or problems not documented elsewhere in the Computer Hope database.
Below are some reasons why a user may follow the steps in this document.
1. Unknown or undocumented problem with computer running Microsoft Windows 95.
2. Performance issues with the computer, for example, the computer running slowly.
3. Users who wish to run maintenance on the computer or potentially speed up the computer.
4. Users looking for steps to help resolve an issue or that may help locate the cause of an issue.
Users may find explicit documented questions and answers on our Windows 95 Q&A page. Additional information about Windows 95 can also be found on our Windows 95 main page.
Solutions:
Error messages encountered during boot before Windows loads
Before following the below steps please make sure that the error you are encountering is not already documented on Computer Hope by performing a quick search for the error and by looking through our Windows 95 Q&A page.
1. Ensure that your computer BIOS settings are correctly configured to the hardware that is installed in your computer. Improper settings in the BIOS may cause various types of errors when first booting an IBM compatible computer. These errors often occur as the computer is first booting and may stop the load process of the computer.
2. Like previous versions of Microsoft operating systems, Windows 95 still utilizes the autoexec.bat and config.sys for backwards compatibility. Errors that occur before Windows loads are often caused by a misconfiguration in the autoexec.bat and/or config.sys.
Error messages while Windows is loading
Errors that occur while Windows 95 is loading and/or prevent Windows from loading may be caused by issues in the win.ini and/or the system.ini. These issues can often be resolved by restoring a backup of the win.ini and the system.ini. Below are steps that can be taken to restore a backup of these files.
1. Exit to a MS-DOS prompt. Information about how to do this can be found on document CHDOS.
2. At the MS-DOS prompt, type: cd\windows and press enter.
3. from the C:\Windows> prompt, type dir system.* and dir win.* This will enable to you see if any backups of the system.ini or win.ini are available, and if so, what they are named. You should be looking for a system and win file that end with either ---, bac, or bak. If this file is present then continue with the remainder of the steps. Unfortunately, if this file is not found, you will be unable to proceed with this recommendation.
4. If you were able to locate a backup file, type ren system.ini system.ch and ren win.ini win.ch to rename the current system.ini and win.ini files.
5. Finally, type copy system.??? system.ini and copy win.??? win.ini where ??? is the name of the backup extension you were able to locate.
Other error messages that occur while Windows is loading or after Windows is loaded
Errors that have occurred while Windows is loading and/or after Windows has completed loading are often caused by a program that is automatically loading each time Windows is loading, problem or misconfiguration of a hardware device, or computer virus.
1. If errors occur but Microsoft Windows still loads, verify no issues or conflicts exist in Device Manager. If errors are found, read through our Device Manager page for steps on resolving issues.
2. Ensure that if programs are loading automatically that these errors are not associated with these programs. Many times utilities such as virus programs may attempt to load when Windows first starts and cause errors to occur. If you believe that your startup errors are associated with another program, please refer to our basic software troubleshooting.
3. If your computer has a virus protection program installed make sure it is up to date and that no viruses are being detected. If your computer does not have a virus protection program you may wish to consider installing a program to make sure no viruses are causing your problems. Information about updating your antivirus program can be found on document CH000533 and information about what antivirus programs are available can be found on document CH000514.
Other error messages
If you are experiencing other error messages it is likely these errors are being caused by the software program you are running and/or a hardware device you are attempting to utilize. It is recommended you see the basic troubleshooting section for your hardware device or software program.
Computer running slowly
1. Make sure your computer has at least 100MB free of hard disk drive space. If your computer has less than 100MB free, it may cause the computer to operate more slowly. Additional information about regaining hard disk drive space can be found on document CH000528.
2. Run Microsoft Scandisk and Defrag on the computer. Additional information and help with these commands can be found on our scandisk page and our defrag page.
3. Click Start, Search, and click For Files or Folders. In the search window, search for a file named *.tmp and make sure you are searching or looking in the local C: drive. Once search has completed, delete any files found.
4. Close any programs that are running in the background and/or disable background programs from automatically loading each time your computer boots. Information about doing this can be found in document CHTSR.
5. Windows 95 still utilizes the autoexec.bat and config.sys therefore make sure your autoexec.bat and config.sys are optimized. Changing the way programs load into memory, removing lines that are not necessary, and changing the order of lines in your config.sys can all help with improving the speed of your computer. See our autoexec.bat / config.sys page for additional information.
6. If you have not already restored a backup copy of your system.ini and win.ini it is recommend you restore an older version of these files. See the above "Error messages while Windows is loading" section for steps on how to do this.
7. Ensure that no errors or conflicts exist in the Device Manager.
8. Ensure your computer has the latest drivers for the hardware devices installed in your computer. See document CH000546 for additional information on what drivers should be updated on your computer.
9. If your computer has a virus protection program installed make sure it is up to date and that no viruses are being detected. If your computer does not have a virus protection program you may wish to consider installing a program to make sure no viruses are causing your problems. Information about updating your antivirus program can be found on document CH000533 and information about what antivirus programs are available can be found on document CH000514.
Issue with hardware device
If you are having difficulties with a hardware device, please see our basic troubleshooting section for steps that can be taken to help resolve your hardware issues.
Other
If you are still running into errors or unable to resolve your issue, please search our web page, check our on-line help section, and check our Q&A section for additional help and/or recommendations. If after checking these locations you are still unable to resolve your issue, feel free to contact our support team.
Basic Microsoft Windows 3.x troubleshooting.
Issue:
Basic Microsoft Windows 3.x troubleshooting.
Additional information:
This document has been created as a location of general steps that can be taken to help you with problems you may be experiencing with Microsoft Windows 3.x that are either general problems and/or problems not documented elsewhere in the Computer Hope database.
Below are some reasons why a user may follow the steps in this document.
1. Unknown or undocumented problem with computer running Microsoft Windows 3.x.
2. Performance issues with the computer, for example, the computer running slowly.
3. Users who wish to run maintenance on the computer or potentially speed up the computer.
4. Users looking for steps to help resolve an issue or that may help in locating the cause of an issue.
Users may find explicit documented questions and answers on our Windows 3.x Q&A page. Additional information about Windows 3.x can also be found on our Windows 3.x main page.
Solutions:
Error messages encountered during boot before Windows loads
Before following the below steps please make sure that the error you are encountering is not already documented on Computer Hope by performing a quick search for the error and by looking through our Windows 3.x Q&A page.
1. Ensure that your computer BIOS settings are correctly configured to the hardware that is installed in your computer. Improper settings in the BIOS may cause various types of errors when first booting an IBM compatible computer. These errors often occur as the computer is first booting and may stop the load process of the computer.
2. Errors that are encountered during boot are commonly due to a misconfiguration with your autoexec.bat or config.sys. We recommend that you edit your autoexec.bat and/or config.sys and look for any abnormalities. Additional information and help with the autoexec.bat and config.sys can be found on our autoexec.bat / config.sys page.
Error messages while Windows is loading
Errors that occur while Windows 3.x is loading and/or prevent Windows from loading are often caused by issues in the win.ini and/or the system.ini. These issues can often be resolved by restoring a backup of the win.ini and the system.ini. Below are steps that can be taken to restore a backup of these files.
1. Exit to a MS-DOS prompt. Information about how to do this can be found on document CHDOS.
2. At the MS-DOS prompt, type: cd\windows and press enter.
3. from the C:\Windows> prompt, type dir system.* and dir win.* this will enable to you see if any backups of the system.ini or win.ini are available, and if so, what they are named. You should be looking for a system and win file that end with either ---, bac, or bak. If this file is present then continue with the remainder of the steps. Unfortunately, if this file is not found you will be unable to proceed with this recommendation.
4. If you were able to locate a backup file, type ren system.ini system.ch and ren win.ini win.ch to rename the current system.ini and win.ini files.
5. Finally, type copy system.??? system.ini and copy win.??? win.ini where ??? is the name of the backup extension you were able to locate.
6. If your computer has a virus protection program installed, make sure it is up to date and that no viruses are being detected. If your computer does not have a virus protection program you may wish to consider installing a program to make sure no viruses are causing your problems. Information about updating your antivirus program can be found on document CH000533 and information about what antivirus programs are available can be found on document CH000514.
Other error messages
If you are experiencing other error messages it is likely these errors are being caused by the software programs you are running and/or a hardware device you are attempting to utilize. It is recommended you see the basic troubleshooting section for your hardware device or software program.
Computer running slowly
1. Make sure your autoexec.bat and config.sys are optimized. Changing the way programs load into memory, removing lines that are not necessary, and changing the order of lines in your config.sys can all help with improving the speed of your computer. See our autoexec.bat / config.sys page for additional information.
2. Close any programs that are running in the background, information about doing this can be found in document CHTSR.
3. Make sure your computer has at least 50MB of free hard disk drive space. If your computer has less than 50MB free, it may cause the computer to operate more slowly.
4. Run Microsoft Scandisk and Defrag on the computer. Additional information and help with these commands can be found on our scandisk page and our defrag page.
5. Delete all the temporary files and any scandisk error files. From the MS- DOS prompt C:\> type del *.tmp to delete all temporary files, also type del *.chk. Once the files have been deleted, type cd\dos to get into the DOS directory and delete the *.tmp and *.chk files like was done earlier. Finally, type cd\windows to get into the Windows directory and delete the *.tmp and *.chk files like was done earlier.
6. If you have not already restored a backup copy of your system.ini and win.ini, it is recommend you restore an older version of these files. See the above "Error messages while Windows is loading" section for steps on how to do this.
7. Ensure your computer has the latest drivers for the hardware devices installed in your computer.
Issue with hardware device
If you are having difficulties with a hardware device, please see our basic troubleshooting section for steps that can be taken to help resolve your hardware issues.
Other
If you are still running into errors or unable to resolve your issue, please search our web page, check our on-line help section, and check our Q&A section for additional help and/or recommendations. If after checking these locations you are still unable to resolve your issue, feel free to contact our support team.
Basic Microsoft Windows 3.x troubleshooting.
Additional information:
This document has been created as a location of general steps that can be taken to help you with problems you may be experiencing with Microsoft Windows 3.x that are either general problems and/or problems not documented elsewhere in the Computer Hope database.
Below are some reasons why a user may follow the steps in this document.
1. Unknown or undocumented problem with computer running Microsoft Windows 3.x.
2. Performance issues with the computer, for example, the computer running slowly.
3. Users who wish to run maintenance on the computer or potentially speed up the computer.
4. Users looking for steps to help resolve an issue or that may help in locating the cause of an issue.
Users may find explicit documented questions and answers on our Windows 3.x Q&A page. Additional information about Windows 3.x can also be found on our Windows 3.x main page.
Solutions:
Error messages encountered during boot before Windows loads
Before following the below steps please make sure that the error you are encountering is not already documented on Computer Hope by performing a quick search for the error and by looking through our Windows 3.x Q&A page.
1. Ensure that your computer BIOS settings are correctly configured to the hardware that is installed in your computer. Improper settings in the BIOS may cause various types of errors when first booting an IBM compatible computer. These errors often occur as the computer is first booting and may stop the load process of the computer.
2. Errors that are encountered during boot are commonly due to a misconfiguration with your autoexec.bat or config.sys. We recommend that you edit your autoexec.bat and/or config.sys and look for any abnormalities. Additional information and help with the autoexec.bat and config.sys can be found on our autoexec.bat / config.sys page.
Error messages while Windows is loading
Errors that occur while Windows 3.x is loading and/or prevent Windows from loading are often caused by issues in the win.ini and/or the system.ini. These issues can often be resolved by restoring a backup of the win.ini and the system.ini. Below are steps that can be taken to restore a backup of these files.
1. Exit to a MS-DOS prompt. Information about how to do this can be found on document CHDOS.
2. At the MS-DOS prompt, type: cd\windows and press enter.
3. from the C:\Windows> prompt, type dir system.* and dir win.* this will enable to you see if any backups of the system.ini or win.ini are available, and if so, what they are named. You should be looking for a system and win file that end with either ---, bac, or bak. If this file is present then continue with the remainder of the steps. Unfortunately, if this file is not found you will be unable to proceed with this recommendation.
4. If you were able to locate a backup file, type ren system.ini system.ch and ren win.ini win.ch to rename the current system.ini and win.ini files.
5. Finally, type copy system.??? system.ini and copy win.??? win.ini where ??? is the name of the backup extension you were able to locate.
6. If your computer has a virus protection program installed, make sure it is up to date and that no viruses are being detected. If your computer does not have a virus protection program you may wish to consider installing a program to make sure no viruses are causing your problems. Information about updating your antivirus program can be found on document CH000533 and information about what antivirus programs are available can be found on document CH000514.
Other error messages
If you are experiencing other error messages it is likely these errors are being caused by the software programs you are running and/or a hardware device you are attempting to utilize. It is recommended you see the basic troubleshooting section for your hardware device or software program.
Computer running slowly
1. Make sure your autoexec.bat and config.sys are optimized. Changing the way programs load into memory, removing lines that are not necessary, and changing the order of lines in your config.sys can all help with improving the speed of your computer. See our autoexec.bat / config.sys page for additional information.
2. Close any programs that are running in the background, information about doing this can be found in document CHTSR.
3. Make sure your computer has at least 50MB of free hard disk drive space. If your computer has less than 50MB free, it may cause the computer to operate more slowly.
4. Run Microsoft Scandisk and Defrag on the computer. Additional information and help with these commands can be found on our scandisk page and our defrag page.
5. Delete all the temporary files and any scandisk error files. From the MS- DOS prompt C:\> type del *.tmp to delete all temporary files, also type del *.chk. Once the files have been deleted, type cd\dos to get into the DOS directory and delete the *.tmp and *.chk files like was done earlier. Finally, type cd\windows to get into the Windows directory and delete the *.tmp and *.chk files like was done earlier.
6. If you have not already restored a backup copy of your system.ini and win.ini, it is recommend you restore an older version of these files. See the above "Error messages while Windows is loading" section for steps on how to do this.
7. Ensure your computer has the latest drivers for the hardware devices installed in your computer.
Issue with hardware device
If you are having difficulties with a hardware device, please see our basic troubleshooting section for steps that can be taken to help resolve your hardware issues.
Other
If you are still running into errors or unable to resolve your issue, please search our web page, check our on-line help section, and check our Q&A section for additional help and/or recommendations. If after checking these locations you are still unable to resolve your issue, feel free to contact our support team.
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