Create a Bootable Windows PE RAM Disk on CD-ROM (Mini OS CD) - Walkthrough

This walkthrough describes how you can create a bootable Windows® PE RAM disk on CD or DVD. Windows PE RAM enables you to start a computer for the purposes of deployment and recovery. Windows PE RAM boots directly into memory, enabling you to remove the Windows PE media after the computer boots.

Step 1: Set up a Windows PE build environment

HP Data Protector - TSM Insufficient system resources exist to complete the requested service

Sample Error Log :

ANS9999E ntrc.cpp(928): Received Win32 RC 1450 (0x000005aa) from FileRead(): ReadFile '\\xxxx\. Error description: Insufficient system resources exist to complete the requested service.

Solution:

>> Edit the dsm.opt file by adding the param "MEMORYEFFICIENTBACKUP YES".

>> Save it.

>> Try a manual backup and check if the backup completes.

If not, this error needs attention from platform end.

>> Windows OS has the paging file space memory that needs attention.

>> Issue can be resolved by adding/modifying "PoolUsageMaximum & PagedPoolSize" in registry

For more info, please refer the article from microsoft.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304101

Your backup should be successful, once this is fixed.

Resolve System Restore Disabled By Group Policy Error In Windows

The System Restore feature in Windows is useful for restoring your PC back to older settings in case some application or settings start hampering its functioning.

If you get the error, “ System Restore has been turned off by group policy. To turn on System Restore, contact your domain administrator “ while trying to access system restore then it could be possible that your firm’s IT department(if it’s your office workstation) has blocked it, or it got turned off automatically due to some reason.

15 Must Know Windows Run Commands - Updated

On the Microsoft Windows operating system, the Run command is used to directly open an application or document whose path is known.

We will show up you 15 awesome Run commands that’d helps you to bypass a series of clicks, thereby making things faster in your daily usage of Windows.

7 Best Free Email Clients: Free Replacement for Outlook

Here are 7 best free email clients that we have come across. If you use Microsoft Outlook, and want to switch to a free email client, then this list will provide you with good options. All of these are completely free, and full of features.

Simple Shortcut to Use Hibernation

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Here's a Simple & quickie keyboard shortcut for those of you who like to put Windows XP into hibernation instead of the standard shutdown process.

How to Do :

• Select Start | Turn Off Computer.
• While in the Shut Down box, hold down the Shift key and hit the H key.
• The computer will instantly hibernate.

Remember that Hibernate is useful because it saves the status of your Windows XP session (all the programs and documents you have open) to the hard drive, so it can automatically restore it the next time you power up.

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More than 100 Keyboard Shortcuts must Know

More than 100 Keyboard Shortcuts must Know: 

We are sharing More than 100 Keyboard Shortcuts which must know for your regular computer Use. These short codes can help you to open many of regular use of key stokes with just short cut code. No need to navigate the process of steps to open a window or a tool or screenshots, typing, know properties, kill, help, shutdown, from your desktop or laptop. We shared windows local and remote tricks following.

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Keyboard Shortcuts (Microsoft Windows)

1. CTRL+C (Copy)

2. CTRL+X (Cut)

3. CTRL+V (Paste)

4. CTRL+Z (Undo)

5. DELETE (Delete)

6. SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin)

Windows 10: The 10 most important new Consumer Preview features

The return of the Start menu is great, but this early build of Windows 10 has a long way to go before it

With a revived and refreshed Start menu, the ability to run Metro apps from the desktop, and more long-requested features, Windows 10 promises to return PC users to the features they knew and loved before Windows 8.

But does it deliver? We just got our first taste to find out.

Top 13 Windows Key Shortcuts - CrazyTechGuys

We are gonna share Top 14 shortcuts utilize the Windows Key  which is located at the lower left hand corner and, the lower right hand corner of your keyboard between the Ctrl and Alt keys. If it is not there, then you do not have a Windows keyboard.

Ctrl  Windows Key Alt

The keyboard image effects that you see above and below are being controlled through an external .css (Cascading Style Sheet) file. These are not actual images, but a carefully thought out list of CSS attributes that gives the appearance of a key on a Windows keyboard.

1.  Windows Key + E
   Opens a new Explorer Window. Probably one of the hottest Windows keyboard shortcuts. This one gets a lot of hoorahs!
2.  Windows Key
   Displays the Start Menu.
3.  Windows Key + D
   Minimizes all windows and shows theDesktop.
4.  Windows Key + D
   Opens all windows and takes you right back to where you were.
5.  Windows Key + F
   Displays the Find all files dialog box.
6.  Windows Key + L
   Lock your Windows XP computer.
7.  Windows Key + M
   Minimizes all open windows.
8.  Windows Key + Shift + M
   Restores all previously open windows to how they were before you Minimizedthem.
9.  Windows Key + R
   Displays the Run command.
10.  Windows Key + F1
    Displays the Windows Help menu.
11.  Windows Key + Pause/Break
    Displays the Systems Properties dialog box.
12.  Windows Key + Tab
    Cycle through the buttons on the Task Bar.
13.  Windows Key + U
    Displays the Utility Manager with accessibility options; Magnifier, Narrator and On-Screen Keyboard.
14. Alt + Tab
    Toggle (switch) between open windows.
15. Ctrl + Prtsc
    to Take a Screen Shot of Present Desktop Screen which includes all Opened windows.
16. Ctrl + D
    to to Add Bookmart of current Website Link.

Steps to Change Windows XP Logon Screen Background with Yours

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You can put your favorite image or picture in the background of the logon screen by doing the following methods.

First Save an Image which is created to put Logon Screen background in C:/ location (Example: C:/My_dealdimer.bmp)

How to Get :

1. Click the Start button and select “Run”
2. In the “open” field, type regedit and click ok
3. In the registry editor, navigate to HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\CONTROL PANEL\DESKTOP and double-click the string “wallpaper”
4. Enter the full path and filename of the .bmp image that you want to use as background (the image must be in .bmp format)
5. Click “ok” and close the registry editor

Note: Should Restart the computer for changes.

If you want to see the background set in tiled effect with the bitmap then

Follow the below steps :

• Click the Start button and select “Run”
• In the “open” field, type regedit and click ok
• change the string HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\CONTROL PANEL\DESKTOP\TILEWALLPAPER to “1″ instead of “0″
• Click “ok” and close the registry editor

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Gmail via Outlook for Windows and Mac - Step to Step Configuration

Here is another tip for Gmail Users, Now you can configure Gmail in your MS office Outlook with more handy, Our Step by Step Guide will differently help even Beginners/Dummies much easier,

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  To configure Outlook for Windows so it can retrieve Google Mail: 

1. In Outlook, choose the File tab.

Windows 8 Consumer Preview (What's new)

It's Windows reimagined and reinvented from a solid core of Windows 7 speed and reliability. It's an all-new touch interface. It's a new Windows for new devices. And it's your chance to be one of the first to try it out.

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 What's new 

Swipe, slide, and zoom Touch a full-powered PC. It's fast and it's fluid. Take natural, direct, hands-on control. More

Apps, front and center Apps in Windows 8 work together to get things done faster. Get them from theWindows Store. More

Your Windows, everywhere Windows 8 can connect you to your files, photos, people, and settings, wherever you sign in. More

Wall-to-wall web Internet Explorer 10 Consumer Previewbrings you immersive web browsing on screens big and small. More

The familiar, made better Still devoted to your mouse and keyboard? Windows 8 makes the tried-and-true feel brand new. More

See how it works Watch a short video to see some of the new things you can do with Windows 8. More

Source From the Link fo Microsoft

Upgrade from Windows Server 2003 Domain Controller to Windows Server 2008

Introduction

I have been using Windows Server 2003 for years and I believe its time to shift and try using Windows Server 2008, I have downloaded RC0 and decided to Upgrade my Domain Controller, which is also a DNS & DHCP Server to Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition RC0. In this article, I will show you step by step how to perform an in-place upgrade for a Domain Controller from Windows Server 2003 To Windows Server 2008 RC0

Note: This article was written when Windows Server 2008 was still RC0. Changes might occur later once the product is RTM'd Upgrade Steps

1. On you Windows Server 2003 DC, insert the Windows Server 2008 DVD, and then open command prompt and run the following commands, make sure first to browse to the adprep directory inside the Windows 008 DVD , in my case case, the F drive is the DVD Drive letter, so to browse to the adprep directory I would write the following inside cmd:cd f:\sources\adprerp
   
   
   adprep/ forestprep

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How to install Turbo C++ on Windows 7 64bit

Providing step-by-step procedure how to install Turbo C++ on 64 bit Windows 7.

1. Install the software DOSBox ver 0.73 : download here

2. Create a folder,for example „Turbo“ (c:\Turbo\)

3. Download and extract TC into the Turbo folder (c:\Turbo\): download here

4. Run the DOSBox 0.73 from the icon located on the desktop:



5. Type the following commands at the command prompt [Z]: mount d c:\Turbo\ [The folder TC is present inside the folder Turbo]

Now you should get a message which says: Drive D is mounted as a local directory c:\Turbo\



6. Type d: to shift to d:



7. Next follow the commands below:

cd tc
cd bin
tc or tc.exe [This starts you the Turbo C++ 3.0]


8. In the Turbo C++ goto Options>Directories> Change the source of TC to the source directory [D] ( i.e. virtual D: refers to original c:\Turbo\ . So make the path change to something like D:\TC\include and D:\TC\lib respectively )

How to start TurboC++ in the DOSBox automatically:

You can save yourself some time by having DOSBox automatically mount your folders and start TurboC++:

For DOSBox versions older then 0.73 browse into program installation folder and open the dosbox.conf file in any text editor. For version 0.73 go to Start Menu and click on “Configuration” and then “Edit Configuration“. Then scroll down to the very end, and add the lines which you want to automatically execute when DOSBox starts.

Automatically mount and start Turbo C++3.0 in DOSBox ver 0.73:



Scroll down to the very end, and add the lines:



Those commands will be executed automatically when DOSBox starts!

Please note:

Full screen: Alt and Enter

When you exit from the DosBox [precisely when u unmount the virtual drive where Turbo C++ 3.0 has been mounted] all the files you have saved or made changes in Turbo C++ 3.0 will be copied into the source directory(The directory which contains TC folder)

Don’t use shortcut keys to perform operations in TC because they might be a shortcut key for DOSBOX also . Eg : Ctrl+F9 will exit DOSBOX rather running the code .

VIDEO tutorial (there is another setup – original path to Turbo C++ is h:\tc\ and drive H is mounted as drive C:)

How to install Windows Server 2008 without activating it and extend the evaluation period

How to install Windows Server 2008 without activating it

1. Run the Windows Server 2008 Setup program.
2. When you are prompted to enter a product key for activation, do not enter a key. Click No when Setup asks you to confirm your selection.
3. You may be prompted to select the edition of Windows Server 2008 that you want to evaluate. Select the edition that you want to install.
   
   Note After Windows Server 2008 is installed, the edition cannot be changed without reinstalling it.
4. When you are prompted, read the evaluation terms in the Microsoft Software License Terms, and then accept the terms.
5. When the Windows Server 2008 Setup program is finished, your initial 60-day evaluation period starts. To check the time that is left on your current evaluation period, run the Slmgr.vbs script that is in the System32 folder. Use the -dli switch to run this script. The slmgr.vbs -dli command displays the number of days that are left in the current 60-day evaluation period.

How to manually extend the evaluation period

When the initial 60-day evaluation period nears its end, you can run the Slmgr.vbs script to reset the evaluation period. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, and then click Command Prompt.
2. Type slmgr.vbs -dli, and then press ENTER to check the current status of your evaluation period.
3. To reset the evaluation period, type slmgr.vbs –rearm, and then press ENTER.
4. Restart the computer.

This resets the evaluation period to 60 days.

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How to automate the extension of the evaluation period

You may want to set up a process that automatically resets the evaluation period every 60 days. One way to automate this process is by using the Task Scheduler. You can configure the Task Scheduler to run the Slmgr.vbs script and to restart the server at a particular time. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Task Scheduler.
2. Copy the following sample task to the server, and then save it as an .xml file. For example, you can save the file as Extend.xml.

   
   
     
       2007-09-17T14:26:04.433
       Microsoft Corporation
     
     
       
         
           P31D
           false
         
         2007-10-05T02:23:24
         2008-09-17T14:23:24.777
         true
       
     
     
       
         domain\alias
         Password
         HighestAvailable
       
     
     
       
         PT10M
         PT1H
         true
         false
       
       IgnoreNew
       true
       true
       true
       false
       false
       true
       true
       false
       false
       true
       P3D
       PT0S
       7
       
         PT1M
         3
       
     
     
       
         C:\Windows\System32\slmgr.vbs
         -rearm
       
       
         C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe
         /r
       
     
   
   
   

3. In the sample task, change the value of the following “UserID” tag to contain your domain and your alias:
   domain\alias
4. In the Task Scheduler, click Import Task on the Action menu.
5. Click the sample task .xml file. For example, click Extend.xml.
6. Click Import.
7. Click the Triggers tab.
8. Click the One Time trigger, and then click Edit.
9. Change the start date of the task to a date just before the end of your current evaluation period.
10. Click OK, and then exit the Task Scheduler.

The Task Scheduler will now run the evaluation reset operation on the date that you specified.

Network Folder Not Available in Browse for Folder Window

Alright, I encountered this problem when installing SQL using Web Developer Express edition and I’m going to have some quick solution to the problem using the command interpreter.

There has been some problem in your user-rights, probably not yet configured in the computer you are connecting to, your Windows 7 network automatically use the IP version 6 configuration and IPv4 has wrong 32-bit integer value.

Go to your run Window (Win+R) and launch the command interpreter (cmd.exe)
Once the tool is open (cmd.exe), use the command
net use {drive} \\{computer name or IP address}\{shared folder}
Here’s an example below where the driver letter is y:, the computer name is vistauser-pc and the shared folder is Q.

Now, you can browse the network folder.

If you can’t still see the folder, you can type the path manually as shown above.
Thanks for reading this article!

Using BCDEDIT to change and modify Windows Boot Entries

Booting is the so called “bootstrapping” that processes and starts the OS (operating system) when the user turns on the computer. A boot sequence is the initial group of operations that the computer operates.

In Windows Server, 7 and Vista the bootloader file contains the necessary information is located in [root directory]\bootmgr. For Windows XP, the file is \ntldr.

Bcdedit is a powerful tool that Windows Vista, 7 and Server 2008 uses to manage the boot entry option value in the Windows boot configuration data store (BCD).

Easiest way to edit the boot loader entry names
Open your Command Interpreter > Win + R > and type “cmd.exe” > and use the following command

bcdedit /set {current} description "any name"

Restart your computer to see the results…

Note: It is important to backup the bcd entries first:

bcdedit /export c:\savebcdentry

To undo the changes:

bcdedit /import c:\savebcdentry

How to delete entry from the list

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6001] Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved. C:\Windows\system32>bcdedit Windows Boot Manager -------------------- identifier              {bootmgr} device                  partition=C: description             Windows Boot Manager locale                  en-US inherit                 {globalsettings} default                 {current} resumeobject            {e6317784-92a2-11df-a5ba-ab1b23d1ff42} displayorder            {current} toolsdisplayorder       {memdiag} timeout                 30 Windows Boot Loader ------------------- identifier              {current} device                  partition=C: path                    \Windows\system32\winload.exe description             Microsoft Windows Vista locale                  en-US inherit                 {bootloadersettings} recoverysequence        {572bcd55-ffa7-11d9-aae0-0007e994107d} recoveryenabled         Yes osdevice                partition=C: systemroot              \Windows resumeobject            {e6317784-92a2-11df-a5ba-ab1b23d1ff42} nx                      OptIn Windows Boot Loader ------------------- identifier              {a1d5593a-5b7-11e0-9e3c-d0a2d26a53be} device                  partition=E: path                    \Windows\system32\winload.exe description             dummy OS locale                  en-US inherit                 {bootloadersettings} recoverysequence        {572bcd55-ffa7-11d9-aae0-0007e994107d} recoveryenabled         Yes osdevice                partition=C: systemroot              \Windows resumeobject            {e6317784-92a2-11df-a5ba-ab1b23d1ff42} nx                      OptIn C:\Windows\system32>

First, you need to know the identifier value by launching “bcdedit” as shown above and after that, you can now delete the entry “dummy OS” by using the command:
bcdedit /delete {a1d3593a-5b7-11e0-9e3c-d0a2d26a53be}
For more detailed information from Microsoft, read here..
http://WindowsForUs.com?bcdeditms3
Thanks for reading the guide!

Import a Large Text File

Imports a text file into Excel even if the number of lines in that file exceeds Excel's total number of rows limitation.

Visual Basic

'       This script was written for folks trying to import a text file into  
'       Excel 2003 that exceed the row limitations.  
'       This version works on Windows XP and has not been tested on any other OS.  
 
Const ForReading = 1  
Const ForAppending = 2  
 
Set objDialog = CreateObject("UserAccounts.CommonDialog")  
 
objDialog.Filter = "All Files|*.*"  
objDialog.InitialDir = "C:\"  
intResult = objDialog.ShowOpen  
   
If intResult = 0 Then  
    Wscript.Quit  
Else  
    BreakFile =  objDialog.FileName  
End If  
 
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")  
Set objFile = objFSO.OpenTextFile(BreakFile, ForReading)  
 
FiletoSplit = objFSO.GetFileName(BreakFile)  
FolderDest = Mid(objFSO.GetAbsolutePathName(BreakFile),1, _ 
    Len(objFSO.GetAbsolutePathName(BreakFile))-(Len(FiletoSplit)))  
FileSplitName = objFSO.GetBaseName(BreakFile)  
 
 
 
dtmStart = Now()  
strContents = objFile.ReadAll  
FileNum = 1  
fname =  FolderDest & FileSplitName & "Split_" & FileNum & ".txt"  
Set objFile1 = objFSO.OpenTextFile(fname, ForAppending, True)  
 
 
 
CountLines = 0  
arrLines = Split(strContents, vbCrLf)  
 
If ubound(arrLines) < 64500 Then  
        msgbox "This file will fit into Excel already.  No split is necessary.",48,"SplitFile"  
        Wscript.Quit  
End If  
 
        HeaderText = arrLines(0)  
                For i = 0 to ubound(arrlines)                    
                        strLine = arrLines(i) & vbCrLf                   
                        objFile1.Write strLine                   
                        If  (Countlines) < 64500  Then                           
                                countlines = countlines + 1                      
                        ElseIf Countlines >= 64500 Then  
                                objFile1.Close  
                                Countlines = 0                           
                                FileNum = FileNum + 1  
                                fname = FolderDest & FileSplitName & "Split_" & FileNum & ".txt"  
                                Set objFile1 = objFSO.OpenTextFile(fname, ForAppending, True)  
                                objFile1.Write HeaderText & vbCrLf                               
                        End If           
        Next  
            
objFile.Close  
dtmEnd = Now()  
If MsgBox("There were " & FileNum & " files created." & vbcrlf & _  
        "The files were put into this folder:  " & FolderDest & _  
        vbCrLf & "The script took " & DateDiff("s", dtmStart, dtmEnd) & " seconds " & _  
        "to break the " &  FiletoSplit & " file." & vbcrlf & vbcrLF & _  
        "Click OK to open destination folder or CANCEL to quit.",  _  
        1,"SplitFile") = vbOK Then  
        Set objShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")  
        strPath = FolderDest  
 
        objShell.Explore strPath  
End If 

 

Verified on the following platforms

Windows Server 2008 R2	No
Windows Server 2008	No
Windows Server 2003	No
Windows 7	No
Windows Vista	No
Windows XP	No
Windows 2000	No

This script is tested on these platforms by the author. It is likely to work on other platforms as well. If you try it and find that it works on another platform, please add a note to the script discussion to let others know.