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When you try to start or restart your Windows XP-based computer, you may receive one of the following error messages:

Windows XP could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
Windows XP could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SOFTWARE

This problem is due to the registry hive corrupted. To resolve this issue without reinstalling Window XP, we can use recovery console. Insert Window XP CD, boot from CD and enter recovery console mode.

Under recovery console mode, select your partition that contain window xp.

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There are many causes of the Vista black screen issue. The symptoms are after logging in, screen will goes black and can see a mouse cursor only. Below is one of the method i’ve tried that able to resolve the issue.

Resolution:

“C:\Windows\System32\winevt” in that folder is another one named LOGS

Rename the LOGS folder to LOGSold and reboot.

“C:\Windows\System32\winevt\Logs” -> “C:\Windows\System32\winevt\Logsold”

REN C:\Windows\System32\winevt\Logs C:\Windows\System32\winevt\Logsold

PS: We need to have Vista CD in order to rename/recreate the Log folder.

Below is the link of other similar black screen issue:

Remote Procedure Call service (rpcss) running under the LocalSystem account rather than NT Authority\NetworkService account.

My friend’s Compaq SR5252AP desktop PC having this Blue Screen On Death (BSOD) error code of “0x0000C1F5″ when booting after some update issue on his Vista OS. For u guys info, this desktop is designed for Vista OS, thus only Vista drivers are available to download. PS: This PC only comes with 512MB, which is not enough to run Vista smoothly…

Causes:

• $TxfLog file is corrupted
• Clfs.sys driver (Common Log File System driver) fails to fix $TxfLog file corruption

• Common Log File System or CLFS is the logging system used by Windows for creating high-performance transaction logs. It is accessed by both user-mode and kernel-mode applications. Its driver file is termed as Clfs.sys.

Solution:

• If you have installed more than one hard disk into the system, you should simply remove the disk on which the $TxfLog file is damaged and doesn’t contain Windows Vista.
• In case you are using only one disk in your system, you can restart the system using an earlier operating system (like Windows XP or Windows 2000) installation disc and use it reformat the hard disk to reinstall Windows Vista. You should restore your lost data from your previous backup.

Since my friend’s recovery manager is not working, thus no choice but to delete the partition and reinstalled new Vista OS…

7 features that help make Windows 7 the next “must get” operating system for your PC.

1. Task Bar- Larger pinned icons that quickly and easily navigate through the various tasks being done.

2. Networking – Setting up a home network turns literally into a no-brainer.

3. Better, Bigger, Faster, Stronger – Windows 7 is leaner, meaner and just that much better than all other versions of Windows before it.

4. Handling Devices and Printers – Centralized place to manage all devices.

5 Improved Search – It is now faster, more inclusive and easier to use than before.

6 Snap, rattle and peek – With the snap feature, you simply “snap” the windows against the side of the screen to resize and arrange them.

7 Windows Live Essentials, Security and more Flexibility – Microsoft had the forethought to also add what they call “Live Essentials” to the mix. This is a set of free programs that you can pick and choose from in one convenient package.

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The Microsoft Office Document Image Writer is a virtual printer and not a physical printer. It simply saves an image of the printed page as TIFF image format.

Very simple to use it, just open any document such as word or excel, press “CTRL+P” and select the Document Image Writer virtual printer, and click OK.

Then, u will be prompted where to store the file.

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Today I couldn’t sign in to my msn live messenger. Error code 80048051 is shown when i clicked the details.

After searched through internet, then i found out that this error is caused by Internet Explorer work offline has been turned on…( I seldom use IE.. )So, after turned off the work offline, problem is solved.

Other than using task manager to kill running processes, we also can do that through command prompt. Additionally, killing processes in Command Prompt provides much more control and the ability to end multiple processes at once.

All of this is possible with the TaskKill command. First, let’s cover the basics.  You can kill a process by the process ID (PID) or by image name (EXE filename).

Open up an Administrative level Command Prompt and run tasklist to see all of the running processes:

To kill process, we just need to type the command.
C:\>Taskkill /IM firefox.exe /F
or
C:\>Taskkill /PID 26356 /F

The /f flag is kills the process forcefully. Failure to use the /F flag will result in nothing happening in some cases.

More detail about the command variables & operators can be found at TweakVista.

2 years back, i’ve wrote a post regarding how to resolve ntldr missing problem for Window XP.

Below is the screen shot of the error:

Well, my friend’s toshiba L40 series laptop also having this issue.So, i plan to get in recovery console and replace the corrupted files. This time, is a bit headache due to his laptop is using SATA hdd, where the driver is not included in window xp cd. When entering recovery console, it shown that no hdd is detected…

So, i searched through internet & downloaded the Intel SATA driver, and integrated the SATA driver on my window xp sp2 cd through nlite. This time, it able to detect the hdd and got into the recovery console.

Under recovery console, we just need to press “1″, admin password will be asked, where by default is empty, just press “Enter” to continue, unless u did setup the password during installation.

Under the command prompt, type below:

copy drive:\i386\ntldr c:\

copy drive:\i386\ntdetect.com c:\

Then, type exit to quit recovery console and restart pc. That’s all, now the laptop able to access window.

Usefull Resources: Guide from Microsoft, Intel Sata Driver

As most Windows users know, Microsoft has required “product activation” since the release of Windows XP in 2001. For vista, 30 days is given for activation. The activation process will complete successfully only if the software has not been previously activated, such as on a different machine. If activation isn’t completed within the trial period, Microsoft products temporarily shut down some of their features. MS Office loses the ability to edit and save files. After Vista’s activation deadline runs out, the user can do little other than use Internet Explorer to activate the operating system or buy a new license.

To check your period left, just type “slmgr.vbs -dlv” on RUN.

Window Script Host will pop out indicates the time left… Since my Vista already activated, so the result will be vary…

Since i’m using OEM Vista Home Premium 32 bits that i copied from my friend, i can’t activate automatically online…

Well, to activate Vista, there is a lot of methods can be found on internet, the best i can get is to install the activator. Run the program, restart pc and Vista is activated. Fast and easy. Now my “OEM” Vista run like original, can install updates from microsoft.

In Vista, file transfer speed is extremely slow due to the new features called Remote Differential Compression.

It is a feature that allows applications to synchronize data between two computers in an efficient manner. The synchronization efficiency is made possible by using compression techniques to minimize the amount of data sent across the network. RDC is suitable for applications that move data across a wide area network where the data transmission costs outweigh the CPU cost of signature computation. RDC can also be used on faster networks if the amount of data to be transferred is relatively large and the changes to the data are typically small.

To disable RDC:

Go to Start–>Control Panel–>Classic View–>Programs & Features–>Turn Windows Features On & Off–>Untick  RDC