Disk cleanup does not work in safe mode and normal mode

If for Some reason the Windows Disk Cleanup is not working // Stuck try the step mentioned Below

Start > Run > Regedit Click on OK
Hkey_local_machine >> software >> Microsoft >> windows >> current versions >> explorer >> volume caches

Delete Compress Old Files

To keep numlock on always in xp

Every time you boot your computer, you observe that NumLock is off. So if want to make your computer to boot up with NumLock ON Just follow the steps mentioned bellow

Start > Run > Regedit Click on OK

1. Hkey_users\ default\ control panel\ keyboard\initial keyboard indicators

2. Hkey_current_users\ control panel\ keyboard \ initial keyboard indicators

0 = off, 2 = start

Not able access the CD drive or DVD Drive

After you remove a program from your computer, you can no longer access the CD drive or the DVD drive successfully. The CD drive or the DVD drive does not appear. Or, you receive an error message when you try to access the drive. One of the methods requires that you manually modify the Windows registry to remove the UpperFilters registry entry and the LowerFilters registry entry. You must restart the computer after you follow the steps in this article.

To delete upperfilter & lowerfilter
Step 1: Start Registry Editor
Click Start >> click Run >> type regedit >> click OK. Registry Editor starts.

Step 2: Delete the UpperFilters // LowerFilters registry entry
In Registry Editor, expand My Computer >> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE >> SYSTEM >> CurrentControlSet >> Control >> Class.
Under Class, click {4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}.
In the right pane (topic area), click UpperFilters // LowerFilters

[Note:- An LowerFilters.bak registry entry may also appear. To delete the UpperFilters.bak // LowerFilters registry entry, you must click UpperFilters // LowerFilters and not LowerFilters.bak]

On the Edit menu [ Right Click ] click Delete >> When you receive the following message, click Yes to confirm the deletion of the UpperFilters // LowerFilters registry entry:
Are you sure you want to delete this value?
Exit Registry Editor.

and restart the computer

Also you can check the website mentioned below

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060

Recover from Winsock2 corruption in Windows

Step 1: Delete the corrupted registry keys
1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.
3. In Registry Editor, locate the following keys, right-click each key, and then click Delete:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Winsock
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Winsock2
4. When you are prompted to confirm the deletion, click Yes.
Note Restart the computer after you delete the Winsock keys. Doing so causes the Windows XP operating system to create new shell entries for those two keys. If you do not restart the computer after you delete the Winsock keys, the next step does not work correctly.
Step 2: Install TCP/IP
1. Right-click the network connection, and then click Properties.
2. Click Install.
3. Click Protocol, and then click Add.
4. Click Have Disk.
5. Type C:\Windows\inf, and then click OK.
6. On the list of available protocols, click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click OK.If Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) does not appear, follow these steps:
a. Click Start, and then click Search.
b. In the Search Companion pane, click More advanced options.
c. Click to select the following three check boxes:
•Search system folders
•Search hidden files and folders
•Search subfolders
d. In the All or part of the file name box, type nettcpip.inf, and then click Search.
e. In the results pane, right-click Nettcpip.inf, and then click Install.
7. Restart the computer.
Manual steps to determine whether the Winsock2 key is corrupted for Windows Vista users
1. Click Start, click Run, type Msinfo32, and then click OK.
2. Expand Components, expand Network, and then click Protocol.
3. Ten sections appear under Protocol. The section headings will include the following names if the Winsock2 key is undamaged:

• MSAFD Tcpip [TCP/IP]
• MSAFD Tcpip [UDP/IP]
• MSAFD Tcpip [TCP/IPv6]
• MSAFD Tcpip [UDP/IPv6]
• RSVP UDP Service Provider
• RSVP TCP Service Provider
• RSVP UDPv6 Service Provider
• RSVP TCPv6 Service Provider
• MSAFD NetBIOS [\Device\NetBT_Tcpip...
• MSAFD NetBIOS [\Device\NetBT_Tcpip...
• MSAFD NetBIOS [\Device\NetBT_Tcpip...
• MSAFD NetBIOS [\Device\NetBT_Tcpip...
• MSAFD NetBIOS [\Device\NetBT_Tcpip...
• MSAFD NetBIOS [\Device\NetBT_Tcpip...
If the names are anything different from those in this list, the Winsock2 key is corrupted, or you have a third-party add-on such as proxy software installed.
If you have a third-party add-on installed, the name of the add-on will replace the letters "MSAFD" in the list.
If there are more than ten sections in the list, you have third-party additions installed.
If there are fewer than ten sections, there is information missing.

Note These entries represent an installation with only the TCP/IP protocol installed. You can have a working Winsock and see additional entries if another protocol is installed. For example, if you install NWLink IPX/SPX, you will see 7 additional sections, for a total of 17. Below is an example heading of one of the new sections:
MSAFD nwlnkipx [IPX]
Also, each of the new sections that are created by installing NWLink IPX/SPX start with "MSAFD." Therefore, there are still only two sections that do not start with those letters.

OR CLICK ON THE LINK MENTIONED BELOW

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811259

Some useful "Netsh" Command & Firewall Setup

The graphical user interface

One way to simplify diagnostic tasks is to use the Help Center interface that can be invoked by entering
netsh diag gui

The "netsh interface ip" context

It provides a way to add, delete, modify, and display various IP addresses and TCP/IP settings.

netsh interface ip show config

(set address:- Configures an IP address and a default gateway on a specified interface)

netsh int ip show config

( show address:- Displays address for specified interface)

Reset Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

Another example of using the Netsh Internet Ip context is resetting TCP/IP. For several reasons, including infestation from spyware, these settings might get corrupted. Netsh contains a command that will reset the TCP/IP stack to the original settings that existed when the operating system was installed. These settings may not be the most up-to-date for your system but they will allow you to reconfigure after a spyware invasion or other problem. The command to reset TCP/IP is

netsh int ip reset {logfile}

Note that you must include the name of a file where a log of the actions will be placed. Thus, if the log file is C:\tcplog.txt, the command is

netsh int ip reset C:\tcplog.txt

The "netsh winsock" context

Service pack 2 for Windows XP includes some additions to the Netsh suite. These are discussed here and include a new tool for repairing the Windows network socket or "winsock". Uninstalling spyware or poorly written applications can corrupt the winsock settings and result in loss of network connectivity. There are two commands for managing the settings. To display a list of various installed services (LSP, BSP, NSP) use

netsh winsock show catalog

This list may not be too meaningful for the average PC user but it can be helpful for more experienced users. To reset the winsock to the default configuration use

netsh winsock reset catalog

Note that any installed software that uses Internet connections may be partially disabled by this action and have to be reinstalled. This would include most software that updates itself and anti-virus programs that use proxy servers. Therefore, this command should only be used for cases where the degree of corruption makes it necessary. See this reference for some alternative methods.

Netsh Firewall Helper in Windows XP SP2

netsh firewall set

and

netsh firewall show

Troubleshooting Windows Firewall settings in Windows XP Service Pack 2 for advanced users

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=875357

Stop 0x0000008E // Sys wont boot in Normal mode

For Stop Error "Stop 0x0000008e" because of 2 reasons
1) It is my personal observation that if a system has Nvidia Video Card it may give you Stop 0x0000008e, this error may appear because for bad memory on the Video card or due to outdated / corrupt Video Driver. If you are able to boot the system in safemode or safemode with networking go into device manager and uninstall the video drivers now you should be able to boot the system in Normal mode. Downloaded and install the lastest Nvidia Driver from http://www.nvidia.com/page/home.html
2) Also I observed that if a system has mcafee anti-virus you may get Blue Screen Stop 0x0000008E. Uninstall McAfee from Add/Remove Programs in safemode if the systemi s not booting to in normal mode. If you are facing issue uninstalling Mcafee from Add/Remove Programs Delete the Mcafee Folder from the registry. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE >> Software >> Microsoft >> Windows >> CurrentControlSet >> Uninstall [ Deleted any folder you see for mcafee ]

To Open Device Manager Click on Start >> Run and type devmgmt.msc and uninstall the any H/W Device you want
How to access Safemode :- http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial61.html

NTLDR Missing

Start the Recovery Console
1)Insert the Windows XP CD into the CD or DVD drive and Restart the computer.
2) While the computer is starting, repeatedly press F12 every 3 seconds to access the one-time boot menu.
3) When the one-time boot menu appears, press the Down Arrow to highlight the CD-ROM option that appears, which is one of the following options: Onboard CD-ROM Drive or Onboard USB CD-ROM Drive. Press Enter. When the computer boots to the CD-ROM drive, press R to enter the Recovery Console.
NTLDR Missing or NTDETECT File
Boot the system to the Windows XP Recovery Console.
1) Type map, and press . Make note of the drive letter assigned to the optical (DVD or CD-ROM) drive.
2) Type copy x:\i386\ntldr c:\ (where x is the drive letter for the optical drive), and press .
3) Type copy x:\i386\ntdetect.com c:\ (where x is the drive letter for the optical drive), and press .
4) If you are prompted to overwrite the file, type y, and press .Type exit and press .
5) As the computer restarts, remove the Windows XP CD.The files have been restored and the error message should be fixed.

WINDOWS UPDATES ISSUE

Updates are not installed successfully from Windows Update, from Microsoft Update, or by using Automatic Updates after you repair a Windows XP installation

RESOLUTION :-

Method 1: Register the Wups2.dll file in Windows

To register the Wups2.dll file in Windows, follow these steps:
1. Stop the Automatic Updates service. To do this, follow these steps:
a. Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
b. At the command prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
net stop wuauserv
2.Register the Wups2.dll file. To do this, follow these steps:
a. At the command prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
regsvr32 %windir%\system32\wups2.dllNote For a computer that is running Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
regsvr32 %windir%\syswow64\wups2.dll
b. Click OK on each verification message that you receive.
3. Start the Automatic Updates service. To do this, type the following command at the command prompt, and then press ENTER:
net start wuauserv
4. Exit the command prompt. To do this type exit, and then press ENTER.

Method 2: Download and install the Windows Update Agent
To resolve this problem, follow these steps:
1.Download the appropriate version of the Windows Update Agent to a known location. To do this, visit one of the following Web sites.
AgentWindows, x86-based systems
http://download.windowsupdate.com/WindowsUpdate/redist/standalone/7.0.6000.381/WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe
Windows, x64-based systems
http://download.windowsupdate.com/WindowsUpdate/redist/standalone/7.0.6000.381/WindowsUpdateAgent30-x64.exe
Windows, Itanium-based systems
http://download.windowsupdate.com/WindowsUpdate/redist/standalone/7.0.6000.381/WindowsUpdateAgent30-ia64.exe
2.Click Start, click Run, click Browse, locate the file that you saved in step 1, and then click Open.
3.Add the /wuforce switch to the end of the run command, and then click OK. For example, the run command may appear as the following:
C:\WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe /wuforce
4.Click Run.
5.Follow the steps to complete the wizard.

For more info Vist:- http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144

To Do Windows Update Manually Vist:-http://www.update.microsoft.com/

Thanks to Kenny Joshi for sharing the info

BEEP CODES

AWARD BIOS

1) 1 short beep :- post completed [power on self test]

2) 1 long beep :- memory error

3) 1long & 3 short beep:- video failure

4) 1long continuous beep:- memory error or failure

5) 2 short beep:- CPU failure

6) 1 long & 2 short beep:- video failure

IBM BIOS [Industrial Business Machine]:-

1) 1 short beep:- post completed

2) 2short beep:- post error

3) 1 long & 1 short beep:- system board error

4) 1 long & 2 short beep:- video / display failure

5) 1 long & 3 short beep:- video / display error

6) 3 long beep:- keyboard error

AMI BIOS [American Megatrade Institution]:-

1) 1 short beep:- post completed

2) 2 short beep:- memory failure

3) 3 short beep:- memory practically failed

4) 4 short beep:- system time failure

5) 5 short beep:- mother board failure

6) 6 short beep:- keyboard controller error

7) 7 short beep:- CPU failure

8) 8 short beep:- video adapter failure

9) 9 short beep:- Rom Bios check some error

10) 10 short beep:- Cmos read write error

11) 11 short beep:- cache memory error

12) 12 short beep:- memory error

13) 1 long & 3 short beep:- memory failure

14) 1 long & 8 short beep:- video adapter failure

PHONEIX :-

1) 1 \ 1 \ 3 continuous beep:- Cmos memory failure

2) 1 \ 1 \ 4 continuous beep:- Bios failure

3) 1 \ 2 \ 1:- system timer error

4) 1 \ 2 \ 2

1 \ 2 \ 3

1 \ 3 \ 1 Mother Board

1 \ 4 \ 1

5) 1 \ 4 \ 2:-memory error

6) 2 :- memory failure [2beeps followed by any beep combination]

7) 3 \ 1 :- chipset error [3 beeps followed by any beep combination]

8) 3 \ 2 \ 4:- keyboard controller error

9) 3 \ 3 \ 4:- video adapter failure

10) 4 \ 2 \ 4:- expansion card failure [PCI / ISA slots]

11) 4 \ 3 \ 4:- time or date failure

12) 4 \ 4 \ 1:- serial post erro

DEBUG

1. Boot from the cd-rom [Resources cd or Win 95 / 98 ME cd or a bootable floppy drive]

2. When it reaches the dos prompt. Depending on the version of resources cd or O/S cd the prompt will be A:> or e:\cCSD>

3. Take it to the root directory of the optical drive: e.g. e: press enter

4. Type debug press enter

-f 200 L1000 0 press enter

-A CS: 100 press enter

xxxx:0100 MOV AX,301

: 0103 MOV BX, 200

: 0106 MOV CX, 1

: 0109 MOV DX, 80 [80 for hdd 0, 81 for hdd 1

: 010C INT 13

: 010E INT 20

: 0110 press enter

-G press enter

Program terminated normally

Ctrl+Alt+Del

SOFTWARE LINKS

Spyware and Virus Troubleshooting S/W

Super Anti-Spyware :- http://tinyurl.com/kh7nm

CVomboFIX:- http://tinyurl.com/27gkbc OR 29gj2s

AVG anti virus / Spyware:- http://tinyurl.com/c3b8l OR http://tinyurl.com/ym75o5

Ad-Ware Se(Lavasoft) :- http://tinyurl.com/28oobx OR http://tinyurl.com/3wobc

Vundo Fix :- http://tinyurl.com/9f9bv

Trojan Remover:- http://tinyurl.com/2kqq

Rogue Fix:- Execute www.siteFwd.com/rogueb

EZ Antivirus :- http://tinyurl.com/8hadl

SmitFraud Fix :- http://tinyurl.com/m4gxz

SDFix :- http://tinyurl.com/2tqfx7

Browser

Mozilla Firefox :- http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/

How To: Download Mozilla Firefox via FTP :- http://tinyurl.com/yr5723

Netscape Navigator 9.0 :- http://browser.netscape.com/

Opera 9.26 :- http://www.opera.com/download/

IE 7 with google toolbar :- http://www.google.com/toolbar/ie7/

Uninstaller / Cleanup / Removal Tools

Norton Removal Tool :- http://www.symantec.com/nrt/

Registry crawler :- http://tinyurl.com/6uhbb

Advanced Uninstaller PRO 8.3 :- http://tinyurl.com/yedull

Windows Installer CleanUp Utility :-http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301

McAfee Removal tool :- http://tinyurl.com/yl23w5

Cleanup 4.0:- http://tinyurl.com/bxdsx

CCleaner :- http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/

Multimedia Software

VLC Player :-http://www.filehippo.com/download_vlc/

DivX Video Player :- http://www.divx.com/divx/windows/

Windows Media Player 10 :-http://tinyurl.com/9gc7a

Winamp 5.52 Full :-http://www.filehippo.com/download_winamp/

K-Lite Codec 3.9.0 Full :- http://tinyurl.com/2y9oj8

Deep Burner :-http://www.deepburner.com/ OR http://tinyurl.com/6o9dr

Nero Burning S/W :-http://tinyurl.com/25a2z

CDBurnerXP:-http://cdburnerxp.se/download?latest

Adobe Flash player:- 1 ) http://tinyurl.com/gcdkd

2 ) http://tinyurl.com/2rprnx

3 ) http://tinyurl.com/6hwhw

Adobe Reader 8.0 :- http://tinyurl.com/2dkkgw

Adobe Flash Player 9 :- http://tinyurl.com/2nyyko

Adobe Shockwave Player :- http://tinyurl.com/glgkt

Extra

Support.dell.com Drivers Web Site :- http://tinyurl.com/ythgmg

DELL PC Restore VISTA :- http://tinyurl.com/2s82n4 OR http://tinyurl.com/24hwa4

Dell Crash Analysis Tool:- R120895.EXE http://tinyurl.com/yfooc4[ http://tinyurl.com/26saey ]

Download Accelerator Plus :- http://www.speedbit.com/

PoP3 Mail Server:- http://tinyurl.com/2993b7

Windows Xp Sp2 :- http://www.softwarepatch.com/windows/xpsp2.html

Unable to open Internet options in IE 7 :- http://tinyurl.com/3y96jo

urlmon.dll in IE 6 :- http://tinyurl.com/2egxys // http://tinyurl.com/27s5f4

Debug Script :- http://tinyurl.com/yqnuhz

Office Xp :- tinyurl.com/syldb

Sonic update manager :- tinyurl.com/elkrm tiny

Blue screen "nv4_disp error" :- http://tinyurl.com/j9lnj

Remote desktop :- http://tinyurl.com/mjn7c

Windows Dancer :- http://tinyurl.com/6gelk

Outlook Express backup S/W :- http://tinyurl.com/90d4

PC Checkup :- http://pccheckup.dellfix.com/

Svchost.exe :- http://tinyurl.com/2oldow

Built-in Administrator account is disabled, hidden in Windows Vista

http://searchwincomputing.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid68_gci1254063,00.html

for sonic DLA issue :- Document ID: 315789 or tinyurl.com/28em4m

Wireless Issue Vista :- http://www.jimmah.com/vista/net/ntlm.aspx

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933305

Sonic / Roxio Patch :- http://tinyurl.com/493qe

WINDOWS INSTALLER 3.1 :- http://tinyurl.com/9cg2y

WINDOWS INSTALLER 2.0 :- http://tinyurl.com/6cxsw

WINDOWS INSTALLER 1.0 :- http://tinyurl.com/2fo8x

.NET Framework 3.5 :- http://tinyurl.com/ys6wao

.NET Framework 3.0 :- http://tinyurl.com/yfleq7

.NET Framework 3.0 {Service Pack } :- http://tinyurl.com/32vtws

.NET Framework 2.0 :- http://tinyurl.com/758p8

.NET Framework 2.0 {Service Pack 1} :- http://tinyurl.com/2waeet

.NET Framework 1.1 :- http://tinyurl.com/6nkqy

.NET Framework 1.1 {Service Pack 1} :- http://tinyurl.com/6qcrt

Windows could not upgrade the file %1 from %2 %1 %

Windows could not upgrade the file %1 from %2 %1 %2 [when you press esc key at windows login / splash screen]

Solution:-
1. Boot the system using a resources cd [dell], bootable floppy, cd.
2. Boot the system into dos mode.
3. Type cd windows in the c:\> & press enter.
4. Type dir & press enter
5. Search for wininit.int.
6. Type ren wininit.int wininit.old.
7. Restart the system.

OR

Check the website Listed Below
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/283069


or

http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=1046562&page=1

Winnt_root\System32\Hal.dll missing or corrupt

Winnt_root\System32\Hal.dll missing or corrupt:

Please re-install a copy of the above file.

1.	Use the Windows XP CD-ROM to start your computer.
2.	When you receive the message to press R to repair Windows by using the Recovery Console, press the R key.
3.	Select the Windows installation that you want, and then type the administrator password when prompted.
4.	Type bootcfg /rebuild, and then press ENTER.
5.	When the Windows installation is located, the following instructions are displayed: Add installation to boot list? (Yes/No/All) [Type Y in response to this message.] Enter Load Identifier: [This is the name of the operating system. Type Windows XP Professional or Windows XP Home Edition.] Enter OS Load options: [Leave this field blank, and then press ENTER]. After you perform the preceding steps, restart the computer, and then select the first item on the boot menu. This should allow Windows XP to start normally. After Windows XP has successfully loaded, the Boot.ini can be modified to remove the incorrect entry.

HOW TO INCREASE THE INTERNET BANDWITH

Increase Band-Width By 20%:

Click Start >> Run and type "gpedit.msc" This opens the group policy editor. Then go to: Local Computer Policy >> Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Network >> QOS Packet Scheduler >> Limit Reservable Bandwidth.

Double click on Limit Reservable bandwidth. It will say it is not configured, but the truth is under the 'Explain' tab i.e."By default, the Packet Scheduler limits the system to 20 percent of the bandwidth of a connection, but you can use this setting to override the default."

So here is the trick is to ENABLE reservable bandwidth, then set it to ZERO. This will allow the system to reserve nothing, rather than the default 20%.


he only versions that have group policy are the domain-based versions:
Windows 2000 || Windows XP Professional || Windows Server 2003 || Windows Server 2008 || Windows Vista, Small Business Edition || Windows Vista, Professional Edition || Windows Vista, Enterprise Edition || Windows Vista, Ultimate || Windows Server "Longhorn" Note:- Windows XP Media Center Edition and Windows XP Professional computers not joined to a domain can also use the Group Policy Object Editor to change the group policy for the individual computer.

Gpedit does not Work on Win Vista Home Basic || Home Premium || Starter Edition

In Windows 95/ 98/ME Microsoft includes a powerful tool to help limit user access—the System Policy Editor, Poledit for short. Poledit is not installed as part of any Win95/98 setups, but is included on the Windows 95 and 98 CDs. On the Win95 CD, look in the D:\Admin\Apptools\Poledit folder (where D: is the drive letter for your CD drive). On the Win98 CD, look in the D:\Tools\Reskit\Netadmin\Poledit folder.
http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/polediti.html

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