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Started up winxp sp2 and got message "error loading operating system". It was previously shut down automatically while I wasn't there. Used bartpe and found nothing on the c (system) drive. File system shows raw with no space and nothing used. The other partition on the same physical drive is fine. The only thing I can see to do is error check the C drive but I doubt this will do anything. Any ideas? Thanks.

"Non-System disk or disk error. Replace and strike any key when ready". Has any one encountered this problem and knows how to solve it? If you have, Please help. Ugly Trick

How do you setup the folder permissions to NOT prompt for a username/password, in a workgroup? I have a folder that will contain shared, non-confidential files. I know that if the username/password on the PC and the server match, you don't get prompted. But some of the accounts here don't match, and I don't want to go to the trouble of making the passwords match. Is there a way to do this, when the usernames/passwords don't match, and I don't get the login credentials prompt? TIA

I want to set permission to a Shared folder not to delete any file/folder. User can modify the file name but should not be able to delete them. TAZ

I have desktop computer with WIN XP Home conected wirelessly to Siemens 555 wireless router for ADSL connection. As protection I had WEP/WAP (or similar) pasword protection and MAC filter turned on. Everything was fine. Both computers connect wirelessly to Internet separatly and at the same time if needed. Then I recently baught a laptop (T61 with WIN XP Professional) and try to connect it wirelessly to Siemens 555 for Internet. Could not do it until turned off WEP/WAP protection so now there is only MAC filter turned on as protection. The problem is that few days ago I completly lost Internet on desktop PC. Firefox, IE, Outlook express and other programs …

how do i install a CD ROM drive on a windows NT 4.0 machine? so far i think once you connect this via an primary or secondary ide, then set bios to enable this. is this correct?

hi in the domain controler i enabled the group policy Add the Administrators security group to the roaming user profile share enforced the policy and restarted the server still as administrator couldnt access the roaming profiles user folders why ? and how can i change the roaming profiles to mandatory ? thank you

I saw on a laptop with Windows XP a blue dragon theme that had features like a MAC...There were live blue flames behind everything and if you click on the "start tab, it would raise and a blue dragon would be sitting on top of the menu. Also, the tabs were on the top and only visible when you put the mouse towards the top of the screen. Does anyone know what theme this is?

Hi, I have a customer who has a roaming profile. This is setup excatly like all my other customers. What happens is the server goes offline for 1-3 seconds for no apparent reason and syncing occurs. When this happens, they lose all their icons on the desktop, quicklaunch etc. This is a SBS 2003 R2 server. There is nothing wrong with the server from what I can see. It's not going down at all. Any ideas?

I have an older HP CD writer which was purchased back when I was running ME back in 2001. Question, I see in device manager that the device is working properly, but I want to know if I've got just a second CD-ROM or if I can still burn. I've tried going to HP's site, but for some reason you have to buy that driver instead of downloading it like I did for my printer and scanner. Even went as far as to calling them, but they had wanted us to purchase it through the website.

Hi everybody, I have a strange problem: I have a Server2008 WTS environment. Sometimes it happens that I get messages like this: {Lost Delayed-Write Data} The system was attempting to transfer file data from Buffers to \Device\LanmanRedirector. The write operation failed, and only some of the data may have been written to the file (in German) Message ID 50 Last Word C000020C (Yes, I have posted that message before and got no answer...) Now, I have performed some tests. They showed that some registry keys seem to disappear. Am I correct that every user on a WTS should have a set of keys under HKEY_USERS? When the error occurs, it seems …

Hi, I'm going to ask a question you've probably seen a lot of, but my problem is that finding one source of information that is whole and consistent on this issue has been quite tricky. So I thought I'd ask here to see if I get some expert knowledge. It have to decide what version of Windows Server 2003 to install on a collection of servers, choosing from Standard or Enterprise editions, 32 or 64 bit. Our provider charges us roughly 3-4 times the price of Standard for installing and maintaining Enterprise edition. On the servers, we'll be running a service written in C# which uses some mixed managed/unmanaged C++ code. The machines have at least 8GB…

Hi all, Yesterday, I reverse one virtual machine on VirtualPC 2005, runing Windows 2003 Server R2, to a server machine. I used a legal Acronis to do that. I corrected all problems, except one Event ID 4191, with the following message: "IP could not open the registry key for adapter TCPIP\Parameters\Adapters \NDISWANIP. Interfaces on this adapter will not be initialized." I want to correct this because I enter the TCP/IP definitions, on Start > Control Panel > Network Connections > (my connection) > Properties, then select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) > Properties, and when I can back to the same window definitions the information I ent…

Hi, I am in the process of setting up a CA within my Active Directory. The enterprise CA will be in the same VLAN as the domain controllers and any other servers that wish to use the service. All workstations (and end users) reside in a different VLAN with a firewall between the two. Computer and user certificates will be issued to domain users and computers throughout the domain. I was wondering what network ports I needed to open in order for this to occur... is it the http port that it communicates on for this purpose? Thanks in advance. Greg

Hi everyone, I have some problems about using SubInAcl. 1. I use SubInAcl to modify DACL of registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\1. Before I begin to use SubInAcl, there has existed a ACE for user Everyone has full control permission. After I run the command line: subinacl /regkey HKEY_CURRENT_USER\1 /deny=everyone=c I found the behavior of SubInAcl is that delete the old ACL for user everyone and create a new ACE for everyone with Create SubKey pemission. Is it possible to let SubInAcl not to delete the old ACE. In addition, is it possible to specify inheritance flags and propagation flags for ACE by SubInAcl? Thanks. 2. I play SubIn…

hi i must restrict users logging in particular machine except the owner who is in domain.this i must do all mangers.pz suggest me the solution.is there any way in group policy.

First of all im following this step by step tutorial at http://helpdesk.its.uiowa.edu/windows/instructions/reformat.htm and im concerned where it says to delete any existing partitions. Do i delete all of them or what do i do. I pretty much just want to re-install my pc and have it as if i just bought it. Thanks.

We have a server that needs to run with the administrator account logged in at all time because of some third-party software. For that reason I would like to get rid of the Log Off button. I tried adjusting the group policy for the server but it didn's work. Is there any other way, maybe some registry edit? Thanks yaro

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Hi Everyone, Can some one please help me. I am in the process of saving all my photos on CD-RW disk, and now when I put in a blank CD it comes up with the folder that needs to be written but I don't want this file and I can't delete it. I have accidently made 17 subfolders and cannot delete any of them. I just need a blank disk without this file. I have tried erasing the whole disk but that doesn't work either.Help me very frustrated. Sharon x

Hi Is it possible to move user profile from one domain to another? Our company users have WindowsXP workstations joined into Win2000 domain. Since we're in a plan of impelemnting new Win2008 domain environment (new DC servers with new user/computer accounts) I'm wondering what is the simpliest way to re-join computer from old domain to a new one so that users will still have their profiles. Yes I know we can simply put computer out of a domain and join them to a new one and log-on with a new user account, but then we need to move all settings and data from old user profile to a new one. Can this be done more automatically? Thank you in advance. Regards…

Hi Is it possible to move user profile from one domain to another? Our company users have WindowsXP workstations joined into Win2000 domain. Since we're in a plan of impelemnting new Win2008 domain environment (new DC servers with new user/computer accounts) I'm wondering what is the simpliest way to re-join computer from old domain to a new one so that users will still have their profiles. Yes I know we can simply put computer out of a domain and join them to a new one and log-on with a new user account, but then we need to move all settings and data from old user profile to a new one. Can this be done more automatically? Thank you in advance. Regards…

Wanted to replace my full primary HD with a larger one. Cloned a new drive as an external, replaced original internal with the new drive. Had some problems (more on this later), decided to go back and reclone newer drive. Removed new cloned drive, replace with original. Now when I boot with the original, I get, after a VERY long pause, "Primary drive not found - Strike F1 to continue, F2 to run Setup Utility" If I hit F1, the system continues to load just fine. Explorer shows everything as it should be, Device Manager shows no problems, this device working properly, etc., etc. The original HD was jumpered as cable select. Also tried jumpering as …

I know that there were MANY problems upgrading Windows XP from SP1 to SP2. My dad has a Dell desktop computer that is still running XP Home with SP1 and needs to update his Service Pack for software needs. How does XP do when going directly from SP1 to SP3?? Does it have the same problems as going from SP1 to SP2?

Hi all, I am looking for a software that can create partitions. I used to use the windows cd to create the partitions but it's not very efficient for me to do that. I am referring to partitons I make after installing windows for whatever reason. Any recommendations? Any response is appreciated. Regards, Eric