Troubleshoot problems with entering sleep mode
29 October 2009 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback OffDiagnose what is preventing your computer from entering sleep mode, or wakes it prematurely.
Category: Windows 2003 / Win2k3 » Troubleshoot »
Mapping network printer to LTP1
15 October 2009 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback OffHow to solve access denied error when trying to map network printer to LPT1
Copying files when the DVD or CD is scratched
25 December 2008 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback OffWhen the media is filled with bad sectors, then one can still try to recover the good bits.
Creating a bootable USB stick
8 December 2007 by Snakefoot | 3 Comments » | Trackback OffHow to make a DOS bootdisk on a USB pen drive.
No boot device found or available
29 October 2007 by Snakefoot | 13 Comments » | Trackback OffComputer cannot start if no proper boot device exists, or if the active boot device fails.
Configure and troubleshoot Automatic Updates
28 August 2007 1f4f by Snakefoot | 2 Comments » | Trackback OffTroubleshoot and repair Automatic Updates when it fails to perform Windows Update.
Open Command Prompt during the install phase
23 December 2006 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback OffIt is possible to open a command prompt during the GUI part of the Windows install.
Graweg NetApi32.dll Exploit
10 October 2006 by Snakefoot | 2 Comments » | Trackback OffDescription of the Graweg worm and how to protect against its SMB attacks.
Repair the builtin disk defragmenter
24 August 2006 by Snakefoot | 16 Comments » | Trackback OffThe disk defragmenter will fail to load if it not registered properly, or if the services it depends on are disabled.
Restore boot manager when NTLDR is missing
25 February 2006 by Snakefoot | 9 Comments » | Trackback OffWindows NT will fail to boot if it cannot find the files used to load the boot manager.
Recover deleted NTFS/FAT32 partition
10 January 2006 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback OffWhen deleting a partition then only the boot sector is modified, so by restoring the boot sector, then one will restore the partition.
Enable Driver Verifier to troubleshoot faulty driver
25 September 2005 by Snakefoot | 3 Comments » | Trackback OffDriver Verifier can be used to stress device drivers and can detect if the drivers performs illegal operations.
Reinstall printer drivers in Windows NT
13 October 2004 by Snakefoot | 2 Comments » | Trackback OffChanging printer drivers in Windows NT can cause problems, and can require that the old drivers are remove manually first.
Using Last Known Good Configuration
10 June 2004 by Snakefoot | 2 Comments » | Trackback OffThe Last Known Good Configuration makes it possible to rollback to the previous good state of the system registry hive.
Using Recovery Console to restore registry files
10 June 2004 by Snakefoot | 2 Comments » | Trackback OffThe Recovery Console allows one to restore the registry as part of system recovery.
Program startup order in Windows NT
15 February 2004 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback OffDescription of where and in what order programs are loaded at startup.
Using the registry editor to change the service state
31 December 2003 by Snakefoot | 8 Comments » | Trackback OffHow to use the registry editor to configure the state of the Windows services.
Description of Windows service wrappers
21 September 2003 by Snakefoot | 3 Comments » | Trackback OffDescription of how Windows services are hosted within the same process.
Fix blue screen of death with INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE
16 August 2003 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback OffDescription of the different situations where Windows NT can fail to boot because it no longer can find the boot device.
Blaster Worm Remote Procedure Call (RPC) exploit
11 August 2003 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback OffDescription of the Blaster worm and how to protect the operating system from its RPC attacks.
Using the services snapip to change the service state
30 July 2003 by Snakefoot | 2 Comments » | Trackback OffHow to use the services snapin to configure the state of the Windows services.
Rebuild icon cache to fix incorrectly displayed icons
4 July 2003 by Snakefoot | 46 Comments » | Trackback OffThe icon cache can become corrupted and lead to icons being garbled.
Manually remove programs from the Add/Remove list
22 June 2003 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback OffHow to manually uninstall an application and remove it from the Add/Remove list.
Configure and troubleshoot Help and Support Service
5 June 2003 by Snakefoot | 5 Comments » | Trackback OffHow to reinstall the Help and Support service if it fails to function properly.
Include 3rd party controller drivers in the recovery console
1 March 2003 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback OffModify the Recovery Console installation so it will load 3rd party drivers for your disk controller.
Load registry hive for offline registry editing
28 February 2003 by Snakefoot | 16 Comments » | Trackback OffThe registry editor is capable of editing an offline registry hive.
Convert FAT16 and FAT32 partition to NTFS
31 December 2002 by Snakefoot | 2 Comments » | Trackback OffDescription of the different issues that can arise when converting from FAT16 and FAT32 partitions to NTFS.
Uninstall ghost devices or services using the Device Manager
12 October 2002 by Snakefoot | 1 Comment » | Trackback OffDescription of ghost devices and how they can be removed in safemode.
Checkpoints for fixing a bad or corrupt BIOS flash
14 August 2002 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback OffDescription of different alternative ways for recovering from a bad BIOS flash.
Checkpoints for fixing no BIOS POST
14 August 2002 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback OffSteps for fixing a computer which cannot perform BIOS POST.
Checkpoints for fixing hardware conflicts
14 August 2002 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback OffSteps for finding what hardware devices that is causing problems.
Configure and troubleshoot Background Intelligent Transfer Service
6 August 2002 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback OffControl how much of the bandwidth the Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) is allowed to use.
Configure the behavior of the Automatic Updates service
6 August 2002 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback OffControl how and when Automatic Updates (AU) should contact the Windows Update services.
Configure Windows NT boot manager for dual-boot
4 September 2001 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback OffDual booting several versions of Windows can be useful if running software which is locked to certain version of Windows.
Control disk check at boot after incorrect shutdown
1 August 2001 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback OffWindows NT will perform a chkdsk at boot time after an improper shutdown.
Using Recovery Console in Windows 2000 / XP
5 June 2001 by Snakefoot | 10 Comments » | Trackback OffRecovery Console can be useful when performing system recovery.
Fix a non-working Windows Update
17 April 2001 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback OffPossible steps for repairing Windows Update
Using the System File Checker in Windows 2000 / XP
26 January 2001 by Snakefoot | 1 Comment » | Trackback OffSystem File Checker is able to verify that system files are intact.
Using Windows File Protection in Windows 2000 / XP
21 January 2001 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback OffWindows File Protection is able to keep the system files intact when overwritten.
Changing hardware abstraction layer in Windows 2000 / XP
15 January 2001 by Snakefoot | 1 Comment » | Trackback OffWindows NT hardware abstraction layer can be changed if the motherboard doesn't support the one chosen by default.
Disable Page Size Extension for AMD Athlon XP
1 January 2001 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback OffConfigure the Page Size Extension feature of the processor which is used to for activate large pages support.
Unplug hardware if Windows fails to install properly
1 January 2001 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback OffTroubleshooting what is causing Windows not to install properly.
Bypass the loading of programs at Windows startup
1 January 2001 by Snakefoot | 1 Comment » | Trackback OffHolding down the SHIFT key during Windows startup will stop applications from loading.
Configure and troubleshoot Windows Management Instrumentation
23 July 2000 by Snakefoot | 17 Comments » | Trackback Off
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Description of how to repair the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) repository.
Configure and troubleshoot Secondary Logon service
23 July 2000 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback OffHow to use the Secondary Logon service to start an application with different user credentials.
Configure and troubleshoot Distributed Transaction Coordinator
23 July 2000 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback OffHow to reset the transaction log for the Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MSDTC) and reinstall MSDTC.
Configure and troubleshoot COM+ Event System service
23 July 2000 by Snakefoot | 18 Comments » | Trackback OffHow to repair a broken COM+ catalog and reinstall COM+ services.
Configure and troubleshoot Print Spooler service
6 June 2000 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback OffHow to configure the priority and logging level of the Printer Spooler service.
Configure timeout for application termination
1 January 2000 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback OffChange when an application is considered as deadlocked and should be terminated.
Boot.ini switches used by the Boot Manager
1 January 2000 by Snakefoot | 1 Comment » | Trackback OffBoot.ini is used by the Boot Manager to determine the installed operating systems and what startup settings to use.
Change the source path for the install files in Windows NT
1 January 2000 by Snakefoot | 1 Comment » | Trackback OffConfigure the path to the location of the install files whether on CD-ROM or HDD.