I attempted to boot up my younger brothers computer dismorning, only to be greeted by an error in
white texton a black screen (before windows starts up) claiming that hal.dll was missing or corrupt.
I am not entirely sure what happened, but my searches have lead me to believe that my little sister
may have accidentaly edited the boot.ini file (hopefully not removing it's contents as I
don't remember how I set it up when I had trouble last time). I am wondering if anyone knows of
a simple single floppy boot disk that I could use to edit text files on the drive s...

I wanted to install Vista without getting rid of my XP installation, so I left Xp on my C drive, and
installed Vista on another physical disk. I started running into problems with the dual booting when
i would switch from one OS to the next, and after a while Xp would start hanging on boot, and only
after several cold reboots would it load properly. So i was planning on uninstalling Vista, but the
hard drive i had it on got formatted by a friend of mine who thought he was doing me a favor. Now
when i switch on the computer i get the OS choice menu, typical Vista pre-sele...

How to increase Windows shutdown speed when you enabled “clear Page File at shutdown”? /blink.gif'
border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='blink.gif' /> Note that making incorrectly changes
to the registry may damage your system; please back up any valued data on your computer. 1) Go to
Start menu > Run > and type regedit and click OK. 2) Find following address: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
\ SYSTEM \ CurrentControlSet \ Control \Session Manager \ Memory Management
3) In right side right click on “ClearPageFileAtShutdown”, select Modify and mak...

Restore Windows File And Folder Protection Windows XP offers many new and more effective features
to protect your system. For example, Windows hides files and folders stored on Windows, Program
files and system directory to protect them from being changed or deleted. When you want to open
system folders for first time, windows displays below screen These Files Are Hidden This folder
contains files that keep your system working properly. You should not modify its contents Show the
contents of this folder If you click on “Show the contents of this folder” in left p...

Many a times when we try to delete a file Windows show an error that the file is being used or some
other message and we are unable to delete it. This often happens when the file is infected. Here is
a way to delete any file: Go to Start>>Run>>cmd Type in the path where the file is located (eg. "cd
c:\temp" ), don’t close this window Press ctrl + alt + del In processes panel close
"Explorer.exe" (you would see that taskbar disappears), dont close the window In the command screen
delete the file ( del filename ) In the task manager click File >> New task >> Explorer...

I'm wondering.... How can I delete installation entries? QUOTE To tell you all the truth, I
already know how to hide installation entries 90%, I just use the CCleaner! But the problem
is...I can't use the the CCleaner to delete .msi installation entries! How? Or tell me if
entries installed from .msi files just can't be deleted. Note: QUOTE (.msi) files are
Windows Installation Packages. Just download a .msi file and see it for yourself! ...

In the past week, I think I am a really experienced FDISK user. /smile.gif"
style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /> And I still need help.
/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /> Goal: Install
English Windows 98 from Compaq QuickRestore CD onto Hard Disk 2. Install Chinese Windows 98 on Hard
Disk 1 from installation files kept in a certain partition. Install Linux on extended+logic
partition on Hard Disk 2. MS-DOS needs to be present on primary partitions of both drives. Steps I
took after frie...

What could be the reason why a certain file can't be copied during a new Windows installation?
Had this happen to me in the past also and I think I kept reinstalling over and over again until it
doesn't give this message. I just tried to reinstall Windows XP Home today and it said that it
couldn't copy e:\i386\canvas.wm_. I double checked the CD and the file is right there.
Retried over 20 times and still won't let me copy it. I hit cancel and let it finish the
install. I notice things are not the same now...like msconfig is missing. So I proba...

My opinon on Windows XP... I REALLY dont like it! I think they added too much things that
wernt needed. The look of it is kind of ugly to. I like the older pcs better even though all of
this new software requires XP. The security that is supposed to be so great really kind of sucks.
I think I could crack a username in about 5 min. or less. Of coruse thats just my opinion... What
do you all think?? /unsure.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='unsure.gif' /> ...

Does anyone have a copy of M$ Windows XP SP1 DDK. I need the version for XP sp1 and it's
retired. The following Microsoft Windows driver development kits have been retired: Windows Driver
Kit Development QUOTE Retired DDKs Windows XP SP1 DDK Windows 98 DDK Windows NT® 4.0 DDK
Available to MSDN subscribers in the archives at MSDN Subscriber Downloads I need the the version
for sp1 since I have 1 to 3 minidumps a day after I rolled back sp2. Sp2 was not compatible with my
version of "TUN Emulator" and the ODBC drivers stopped working(It's compatibl...

You can bypass Windows XP passwords by using a W2k boot disc! M$ tried to make XP
the securest version of Windows OS. This hole in the security are the norm not the exception!
Since the flaw was found, why not use it for something. /smile.gif' border='0'
style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /> So if you are the proud owner of a w2k CD or have
access to one, just pop it into the CD rom and boot the computer. Now you can go into the W2k
recovery console. If you use a W2K CD on a W2K computer you need a password to start the recovery
console...

I am wondering how can you password protect single files and or programs so other uses cant use them
when useing windows XP operating system home edition...

Do you think Windows longhorn will stand to the height of expectations of the IT community....