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Editing The Registry The Registry Editor (REGEDIT.EXE) is included with most version of Windows (although you won't find it on the Start Menu) it enables you to view, search and edit the data within the Registry. There are several methods for starting the Registry Editor, the simplest ...

Backup and Restoration of the Registry Windows 95 Microsoft included a utility on the Windows 95 CD-ROM that lets you create backups of the Registry on your computer. The Microsoft Configuration Backup program, CFGBACK.EXE, can be found in the \Other\Misc\Cfgback directory on the Windows 95 CD-ROM. This utility ...

Structure of The Registry The Registry has a hierarchal structure, although it looks complicated the structure is similar to the directory structure on your hard disk, with Regedit being similar to Windows Explorer. Each main branch (denoted by a folder icon in the Registry Editor, see left) is called a Hive, ...

 What is the Registry ? The Registry is a database used to store settings and options for the 32 bit versions of Microsoft Windows including Windows 95, 98, ME and NT/2000. It contains information and settings for all the hardware, software, users, and preferences of the PC. ...

Boost the Windows XP Booting Process We have noticed sometimes that the Windows XP operating system takes too much time in booting process which unnecessary waste the time and irritate the user. Here we will be explaining the process which will boost the Windows XP booting process....

BIOS Beep Codes When a computer is first turned on, or rebooted, its BIOS performs a power-on self test (POST) to test the system's hardware, checking to make sure that all of the system's hardware components are working properly. Under normal circumstances, the POST will display an ...

Accessibility Controls = access.cpl Add Hardware Wizard = hdwwiz.cpl Add/Remove Programs = appwiz.cpl Administrative Tools = control admintools Automatic Updates = wuaucpl.cpl Bluetooth Transfer Wizard = fsquirt Calculator = calc Certificate Manager = certmgr.msc Character Map = charmap Check Disk Utility = chkdsk Clipboard Viewer = clipbrd Command Prompt = cmd Component Services = dcomcnfg Computer Management = compmgmt.msc Date and Time Properties = ...

[2.1] Types of automated installation Remote Installation Service (RIS) introduced in Windows 2000 - for use with multiple PCs for automatic deploy Disk imaging (cloning) which uses reference PC - for use with PCs that have similar hardware Unattended installation - use when you have lots of PCs with network cards that are ...

[1.1] Windows XP Professional hardware requirements Processor minimum P233, recommended PII 300 RAM minimum 64Mb, recommended 128Mb Disk Space minimum 1.5Gb, recommended 2Gb Network needed if installing using it Display minimum SVGA 800x600 or better Peripheral devices: keyboard and mouse (or other pointing device) CD-ROM or DVD-ROM if installing from CD, recommended 12x or faster Floppy drive if ...

Why PC Crash Fatal error: the system has become unstable or is busy," it says. "Enter to return to Windows or press Control-Alt-Delete to restart your computer. If you do this you will lose any unsaved information in all open applications." You have just been struck by ...