Microsoft Windows XP
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Creative Labs Audigy Registration Program Causes an
Error Message in Windows XP
When you try to run the Creative Labs product
registration program, you may receive the following
error message:
InetReg.exe has encountered a problem and needs to
close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
If the error message is still displayed and you want to
see the data that the error report contains, click the
click here link at the bottom of the message box. You
then see error signature information that may be similar
to the following:
App name App version Module name Module version Offset
---------------------------------------------------------------
InetReg.exe 1.4.2.1 InetReg.exe 1.4.2.1 0001c71e
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Maintain Security with Windows XP
With support for the latest security standards and
enhanced virus protection, Windows XP protects you from
many common types of Internet attacks. As new viruses
and problems arise, Microsoft is committed to delivering
timely updates to help maintain the security of your
computer. Here's how you can stay on top of the latest
updates from Microsoft.
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Using Remote Desktop on Windows XP
With the Remote Desktop feature in Windows XP
Professional, you can remotely control your computer
from another office, from home, or while traveling. This
allows you to use the data, applications, and network
resources that are on your office computer, without
being in your office.
To use Remote Desktop, you need the following:
- Windows XP Professional installed on your office computer, or whichever computer you plan to operate remotely. This computer is known as the host.
- A remote computer running Windows 95 or a more recent version of Windows. This computer is known as the client and it must have the Remote Desktop Connection client software installed.
- A connection to the Internet. A broadband Internet connection improves performance, but it is not necessary because Remote Desktop transfers only the minimal data (such as display data and keyboard data) to remotely control your host computer. Therefore, even low–bandwidth Internet connections allow you to remotely control your office computer.
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HOW TO: Use the System Restore Utility with Windows Management Instrumentation in Windows XP (Q295299)
This article describes how you can use the System
Restore utility to create, enumerate, and restore
previously created restore points by using Windows
Management Instrumentation (WMI).
To run WMI, you must have administrator privileges. You
can use System Restore by means of WMI and the
Srclient.dll file.
The following VBScript code excerpts are minimal
examples. This code must not be implemented without
prior error checking and full testing.
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How to Disable the System Restore Configuration User Interface (Q283073)
This article describes how to locally disable the System
Restore Configuration user interface to prevent users
from modifying System Restore settings, or from turning
this feature on or off for the system and non-system
drives. This is the only way to disable configuration
changes and leave the filter and the service on. It may
be particularly useful for computers with multiple users
or for multiple-partition computers.
NOTE : You must be an administrator or owner, or have
administrative privileges to perform these tasks.
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HOW TO: Use Windows XP to Create a RAID-5 Volume on a Remote Windows 2000 Computer (Q309043)
Wow, sounds pretty important doesn't it.
This article describes how to create a RAID-5 volume on
a remote Windows 2000 Server-based computer by using the
Disk Management snap-in in Microsoft Windows XP.
A RAID-5 volume is a fault-tolerant volume in which data
and parity is striped across three or more physical
disks. If part of one physical disk fails, you can
recover the data on the failed disk by using the data
and parity information on the functioning disks.
RAID-5 volumes are not available on computers running
Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Home Edition or
Windows XP Professional. However, you can use a computer
running Windows XP Professional to create RAID-5 volumes
on remote computers that are running Microsoft Windows
2000 Server, Windows 2000 Advanced Server, or Windows
2000 Datacenter Server. You must have administrative
privileges on the remote computer in order to do this.
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HOW TO: Create a Mirrored Volume in Windows XP (Q307880)
This step-by-step article describes how to create a
mirrored volume on a remote Windows 2000 Server-based
computer by using the Disk Management snap-in in
Microsoft Windows XP. You can use the Disk Management
snap-in to create a mirrored volume from unallocated
disk space on a dynamic disk, or mirror an existing
simple volume on a dynamic disk.
A mirrored volume, also known as a RAID-1 volume, is a
fault-tolerant volume that duplicates data on two
different physical disks. Mirrored volumes are supported
on dynamic disks, and provide data redundancy by using
two identical copies (mirrors) of the volume.
You cannot create mirrored volumes on computers that are
running Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional
or Windows XP 64-Bit Edition. However, you can use a
computer that is running Windows XP Professional to
create mirrored volumes on remote computers that are
running Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2000 Advanced
Server, or Windows 2000 Datacenter Server. You must have
administrative privileges on the remote computer to do
this.
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Netdom.exe Cannot Join a Windows XP Professional-Based Computer to a Domain (Q294355)
When you use the Netdom.exe utility to join a Windows XP
Professional-based computer to a domain, you may receive
the following error message:
The specified network password is not correct.
The command failed to complete successfully.
This problem occurs because, by default you can only
successfully run this command if you run it locally on
the workstation.
To resolve this problem, run the command on the
workstation for the netdom join command to be successful
(by default, local administrative access is not
limited). Another alternative is to disable the
restriction to only allow guest access when connecting
from the network. To do this, you need to modify the
Forceguest registry value.
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HOW TO: Manage Stored User Names and Passwords on a Computer in a Domain in Windows XP (Q306992)
This article describes how to manage stored user names
and passwords on a computer that is a member of a
domain.
Stored User Names and Passwords is a secured store for
password information. With this feature, you can enter
user names and passwords for various network resources
and applications (such as e-mail) once, and then have
Windows automatically supply that information for
subsequent visits to those resources without your
intervention.
When you first log on to a server or a Web site, you are
prompted for your user name and password. When you type
your user name and password for the resource, and then
click to select the Remember my password check box, your
logon information is stored with your user account. When
you next connect to the same resource, these stored
credentials are used to automatically authenticate you.
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HOW TO: Manage Stored User Names and Passwords on a Computer That Is Not in a Domain in Windows XP (Q306541)
This article describes how to manage stored user names
and passwords on a computer that is not a member of a
domain.
When you log on to a Windows XP-based computer, you can
supply a user name and password, which becomes your
default security context for connecting to other
computers on networks and over the Internet. However,
this user name and password may not provide access to
all desired resources. The Stored User Names and
Passwords feature provides a way to store additional
user names and passwords as a part of your profile.
Stored User Names and Passwords is a secured store for
password information. With this feature, you can type
user names and passwords for various network resources
and applications (such as email) one time, and then have
Windows automatically supply that information for
subsequent visits to those resources without your
intervention.
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You Receive a Remote Assistance Error Message Stating That the User Has Closed Connection to Your Computer (Q300067)
After you receive an invitation from a user that is
asking for Remote Assistance over email, you open the
invitation, and then you attempt to make the connection,
you may receive the following error message:
Username has closed connection to your computer.
On the client computer to which you are trying to
connect, there is no indication that the user was trying
to connect by using the Remote Assistance invitation.
This behavior can occur if a user removes the
Authenticated Users and Interactive groups from the
Users local group. To successfully run the Remote
Assistance service account must have the privileges of
the Users local group. By removing both Authenticated
Users and Interactive groups from the Users local group,
the removal of these privileges from the Remote
Assistance service account also occurs.
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Resources to Help Troubleshoot Shutdown Problems in Windows XP (Q308029)
This article refers to resources that you can use to
troubleshoot shutdown problems in Windows XP. After you
follow the steps in each article in a section, determine
if you have resolved the problem by either shutting down
or restarting your computer. If you still cannot shut
down or restart your computer, continue to the next
section in order. Try to shut down or restart your
computer at the end of each section.
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Resources for Troubleshooting Startup Problems in Windows XP (Q308041)
This article shows you how to troubleshoot startup
problems in Windows XP. After you follow the articles or
steps in each section, try to start your computer to
determine if the problem is resolved. If you still
cannot start your computer, continue to the next section
of the article.
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A Description of the Safe Mode Boot Options in Windows XP (Q315222)
This article discusses the several Safe Boot options
that Windows supports. These options load a minimal set
of drivers. You can use these options to start Windows
so that you can modify the registry or load or remove
drivers.
To use a Safe Boot option, follow these steps:
- Restart your computer and start pressing the F8 key on your keyboard. On a computer that is configured for booting to multiple operating systems, you can press the F8 key when you see the Boot Menu.
- When the Windows Advanced Options menu appears, select an option, and then press ENTER.
- When the Boot menu appears again, and the words "Safe Mode" appear in blue at the bottom, select the installation that you want to start, and then press ENTER.
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How to Perform Disk Error Checking in Windows XP (Q315265)
This article describes how to check the integrity of the
hard disk drive in Windows XP. After you install Windows
XP, the Scandisk command is not available.
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Msbb.exe May Cause an Error Message in Windows XP (Q317714)
While you are using Msbb.exe version 3.1.0.0 or earlier
by 180Solutions, Inc., you may receive the following
error message:
Msbb.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close.
We are sorry for the inconvenience.
This is a known issue that occurs if certain versions of
Msbb.exe (a component of the 180Solutions software) runs
in conjunction with certain versions of the new.net
software.
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Description of the Dynamic Update Feature in Windows XP Setup (Q311220)
Windows XP Setup includes the Dynamic Update feature.
Dynamic Update downloads and uses critical content to
enhance the Setup program. If the computer can connect
to the Internet during Windows XP Setup, Dynamic Update
prompts you to download critical content. You have the
option to skip Dynamic Update during Setup.
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Explorer.exe Command-Line Options for Windows XP (Q314853)
This article lists the command-line options that you can
use with Windows Explorer (Explorer.exe).
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How to Use the SPCheck Tool in Windows XP (Q312646)
This article describes how to use the SPCheck.exe tool
in Windows XP to determine the service pack level of
installed components on a file-by-file basis.
SPCheck.exe is included with the Windows XP Support
Tools package.
You can use SPCheck to determine the service pack level
of various installed components on Windows XP-based
computers. SPCheck generates a report that lists the
origin of each file for each installed component.
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Picture Tasks in folders
The My Pictures folder includes properties which provide
information to tools so that you can view, print, and
manipulate images, and publish images on the Internet.
To perform these tasks, you can use the Picture Tasks
section in the left pane in the Web view window, or you
can use the Image preview functionality. You can also
click the View menu, and then click Filmstrip or
Thumbnails.
These properties are passed on to new created folders
that have nothing else in them, or if you copy the My
Pictures folder somewhere else, which enables you to
store images in folders other than My Pictures, and
still maintain the advantages of the My Pictures
environment. If you copy an image to an existing folder
that already contains other file types, the Picture
Tasks options may not be displayed in the Web view
window, and if you create a folder and the first file is
an image file, the picture tasks options are added, but
if you remove the image files, the picture tasks options
will remain in the left pane.
Creating a Boot Disk for an NTFS or FAT Partition (Q311073)
This article describes how to create a Windows boot disk
to access a drive with a faulty boot sequence on an
Intel x86-processor-based computer.
NOTE : The procedure for RISC-based computers is
different and not documented in this article.
This Windows boot disk can access a drive that has the
Windows NT file system (NTFS) or File allocation table
(FAT) file system installed. The procedures in this
article can be useful to work around the following boot
problems:
- Corrupted boot sector.
- Corrupted master boot record (MBR).
- Virus infections.
- Missing or corrupt NTLDR or Ntdetect.com.
- Incorrect Ntbootdd.sys driver.
- This boot disk can also be used to boot from the shadow of a broken mirror, although you may need to change the Boot.ini file to do that.
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HOW TO: Change the Logon Window and the Shutdown Preferences in Windows XP (Q291559)
Setup configures Windows XP to use the friendly Welcome
logon screen and the shutdown buttons, if your computer
is installed as a home computer (a computer where a
network domain has not been specified).
This article describes how you can enable the classic
logon screen used by Windows XP Server that resembles
the following example:
Log On to Windows
User name: _____________
Password: _____________
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User Accounts That You Create During Setup Are Administrator Account Types (Q293834)
After you install Windows XP, you have the option to
create user accounts. If you create user accounts, by
default, they will have an account type of Administrator
with no password.
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Cannot Change the Password for the Administrator Account in User Accounts in Control Panel (Q298252)
After you log on as an administrator to a computer that
is not a member of a domain, when you double-click User
Accounts in Control Panel to change the password for the
built-in Administrator account, the Administrator
account may not appear in the list of user accounts.
Consequently, you cannot change its password.
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General USB Troubleshooting in Windows XP (Q310575)
Because USB devices are Plug and Play devices, there is
little that you can do to control or configure them.
However, you can trace most USB problems to one of the
following conditions:
- Malfunctioning or incorrectly configured hardware
- Malfunctioning, incorrectly configured, or missing device driver
- Mismatched cabling
- Out-of-date firmware or basic input/output system (BIOS)
- Improperly configured root hub
You can use the following troubleshooting tips to check
for each of these conditions to help you resolve USB
device issues.
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ACC2002: Updated Version of Microsoft Jet 4.0 Available in Download Center (Q282010)
The Microsoft Office XP and Microsoft Access 2002 Setup
programs only update system files in certain situations
and to a certain level. Therefore, after you install
Access you may not have the latest version of the
Microsoft Jet 4.0 database engine. To obtain the latest
update for the Microsoft Jet 4.0 database engine,
download and install Microsoft Jet 4.0 Service Pack 6
(SP6).
If you have installed Jet 4.0 SP6 for Access 2000 or
another application that uses the Jet 4.0 engine, you do
not have to reinstall Jet 4.0 SP6 for Access 2002.
There are four versions of the Jet 4.0 SP6 download. The
first download is only for computers that are running
Microsoft Windows 98 or Microsoft Windows NT 4.0. The
second download is only for computers that are running
Microsoft Windows 2000. The third download is only for
computers that are running Microsoft Windows Millennium
Edition. The fourth download is only for computers that
are running Microsoft Windows XP. Each download contains
updated versions of several .dll files that are included
with Microsoft Access 2002, Microsoft Office XP
Developer, Microsoft Visual Basic version 6.0 or later,
and other Microsoft products that incorporate Microsoft
Jet database engine 4.0.
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No Password Expiration Notice Is Presented During the Logon Process (Q313194)
Windows XP may not display a notice to a user that the
user's password is about to expire. This problem may
occur if the user logs on to a Microsoft Windows
2000-based domain from a Windows XP Professional-based
computer on which the user has previously logged on, and
the user's password will expire in the specified expiry
period.
The following policy determines whether Windows XP waits
for the network during startup and the user logon
process:
Computer Configuration\Administrative
Templates\System\Logon: Always wait for the network at
computer startup and logon
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HOW TO: Prepare to Upgrade Windows 98 or Windows Millennium Edition to Windows XP (Q316639)
This step-by-step article describes how to prepare to
upgrade from Windows 98 or Windows Millennium Edition
(Me) to Windows XP. The information in this article may
be useful to help you to avoid some common
upgrade-related issues.
For information about compatible hardware for Windows
XP, view the Windows Hardware Compatibility List (HCL).
This list is a compilation of computers and computer
hardware that have been extensively tested with Windows
for stability and compatibility. Microsoft Product
Support Services uses the HCL to determine whether or
not a computer is supported for use with Windows. The
latest HCL is available from the following Microsoft Web
site:
http://www.microsoft.com/hcl/default.asp
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Windows Media Player Causes an Error Message in Windows XP (Q319871)
If your computer has a version of Microsoft Windows
Media Player that is earlier than version 7.1, you may
receive the following error message:
Iexplore.exe has encountered a problem and needs to
close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
If the error message is still displayed and you want to
see the data that the error report contains, click the
click here link at the bottom of the message box. You
then see error signature information that may be similar
to the following:
App name App version Module name Module version Offset
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Iexplore.exe 6.0.2600.0 Wmpui.dll
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