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.
Category: Windows NT4 / WinNT4 » Troubleshoot »
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.
Restore boot manager when NTLDR is missing
25 February 2006 by Snakefoot | 10 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.
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.
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 | 4 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.
Rebuild icon cache to fix incorrectly displayed icons
4 July 2003 by Snakefoot | 57 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.
Load registry hive for offline registry editing
28 February 2003 by Snakefoot | 18 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.
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 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.
Fix a non-working Windows Update
17 April 2001 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback OffPossible steps for repairing Windows Update
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 Print Spooler service
6 June 2000 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback OffHow to configure the priority and logging level of the Printer Spooler service.
Activate plug and play device detection in Windows NT4
1 January 2000 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback OffWindows NT4 supports by default not plug and play devices, but Microsoft have created an unsupported driver.
Reset Administrator password to recover access
1 January 2000 by Snakefoot | 7 Comments » | Trackback OffDeleting the password storage files to reset the Administrator password to recover system access.
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.