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ERD System Commander

http://www.softlookup.com/display.asp/id=10071
http://www.softlist.net/program/erd_commander-software.html
http://www.svrops.com/svrops/documents/erdcd.htm

IDE Drivers Inaccessible Boot Device Fix

Inaccessible Boot Device Troubleshooting Procedure
How to patch a windows 2000 or XP registry of a random hard disk using Bartpe or another hard drive
Inaccessible Boot Device On Windows NT 4.0
STOP: 0×0000007B Inaccessible Boot Device error after restoring a Windows 2000/XP image to a 137GB or larger volume

IDE Partition Session3 Initialization Failed

Move the disk to a different computer that has an existing boot disk, add it as a dual boot drive, then take the disk back to the original computer

Search for and Delete TDSS files in registry through BartPE. I found about 6 in %systemroot%\system32 and 1 in %systemroot%/system32/drivers

Disable BIOS boot sector virus protection

Reset BIOS to default settings

Try fixboot and chkdsk /r /p

Windows Executive Boot Process
How to fix an XP\Win 2000 System that freezes after loading mup.sys while booting
Disable mup.sys
System or Boot Disk Listed as Dynamic Unreadable in Disk Management
How to Disable the Upgrade Basic Disks to Dynamic Disks Functionality in Windows 2000
Connecting a hard disk drive in slave only mode leads to system halt during resume from standby
Registry entries for the CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager Subkeys
SESSION3_INITIALIZATION_FAILED Optical Drive Fix
Nforce Drivers Removal

IDE Chkdsk Errors

CHKNTFS.EXE: What You Can Use It For

Nvidia SW IDE Nforce nvatabus.sys BSOD

Change HDD jumper assignment to master from cable select and unplug all other drives

Change the IDE cable to a 40pin and boot in compatibility mode, then delete the Nvidia drivers

Change HDD jumper assignment to slave and plug it into the secondary IDE

Get idecoi.dll and mcp2s Parallel ATA Controller(nvatabus.sys: 5.10.2600.415), reinstall them, restart Windows, then replace the device with the Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller

http://www.mwarhead.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.5
http://www.nforcershq.com/forum/image-vp553953.html
http://www.nforcershq.com/forum/image-vp532054.html
http://www.nforcershq.com/forum/nforce-4-sw-ide-defragging-hard-restart-t64638.html
http://www.nforcershq.com/forum/image-vp413438.html
http://www.nforcershq.com/return-of-the-unjedi-back-to-203-unified-drivers-for-winxp2000/

Orca

orca.msi
Edit operating system version check in Windows installer files
Installing Unreal Tournament 3
Orca is your Friend
Installing an MSI in Compatibility Mode
Orca to the rescue!
How to use the Orca database editor to edit Windows Installer files
Lost Planet DX9 Demo on Win XP Pro 64-bit
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, DX9 & DX10 Demo
How to use the Orca database editor to edit Windows Installer files

Win2k3 Fixes

How To Install XP Powertoys on Windows Server 2003
How to Install System Restore on Windows Server 2003
How to Enable System Restore on Windows Server 2003
How to use Windows Program Compatibility mode in Windows XP
How to Use Qfixapp.exe in Windows XP
You may receive an error message when you try to install the UDDI Services
How to troubleshoot startup problems in Windows Server 2003
Install Windows Media Player 11 on Windows Server 2003
Getting and Using the Royale Theme in Windows XP

How to convert your Windows Server 2003 to a Workstation
Windows Logo Testing Won’t Let Me Install DirectX 9.0
You cannot install some updates or programs
Change the Driver Signing Options
Windows File Protection and Windows
Digitally Signed Drivers
VMtools installation issue – Windows logo testing
Group Policy Registry Reference
Group Policy for XP Home
Windows XP Resource Center
How to use Windows Program Compatibility mode in Windows XP
How to Install XP Powertoys on Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2003 – XP Conversion
Help Editing the Install File Using Orca MSI Editor
Microsoft Windows Installer- Extract files from an msi package
Windows Installer Tools and Tips
Windows NT4-2000-2003-XP
Install Windows Media Player 11 on Windows Server 2003
What OS Service Pack am I Running
Change the Service Pack number in the following regedit key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Windows
open ‘CSDVersion’ and type in ‘300′ instead of ‘200′

Missing Partition

autochk.exe not found
How to Fix Autochk Program Not Found Error when booting Windows
autochk program not found
Multi-Booting with Windows in an Extended Partition
Easeus Partition Manager Home Edition

Win98 Fixes

Unicode for Windows 98

File Unlocking

Windows File Unlocker

Slow Explorer Loading Fix (E211B736-43FD-11D1-9EFB-0000F8757FCD value in DelegateFolders key)

Windows XP Annoyances
IE6 SP2 and Windows Explorer very slow
Slimming Down Windows XP
IE6 SP2 and Windows Explorer very slow

Context Menu Fix

Windows XP FAQ
Registry Tips
Windows XP Tweaks and Enhancements
XP Tips & Tweaks
Regedit System Tweaks
Registry Edits in Windows
How to Add/Remove Entries in Context Menus in Windows
Windows XP File Assocation Fixes

Service Pack Fixes

List of updates in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
List of updates in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
List of fixes in Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Windows XP Service Pack 1a
List of fixes included in Windows XP Service Pack 2
List of fixes that are included in Windows XP Service Pack 3
List of bugs fixed in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5
List of bugs fixed in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5 (Part 2)
List of bugs that are fixed in Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

Regedit Fixes

Windows Registry Overview
Free Regedt32 Downloads
How to Work with the Registry
How to Work with the Registry
Windows 9X Registry
SAM Key Reference

Boot Fixes

Create the below boot.ini file on the floppy diskette
drive.
BOOT.INI
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT=”Microsoft
Windows 2000 Professional” /fastdetect

Copy the NTLDR and NTDETECT.COM files from another
computer using the same Operating System. Both of
these files are located in the root directory of the
primary hard disk drive. For example, C:\NTLDR and
C:\NTDETECT.COM should be the locations of these files
on many computers.

copy e:\i386\ntldr c:\
copy ntdetect.com c:\

After you have ascertained that all necessary files
are there in C:\ such as ntdetect.com, ntldr,
boot.ini, (optional for W2K: cmldr) as well as
autoexec.bat, config.sys, io.sys, msdos.sys (the last
4 all with filesize = 0), it’s tyme to do a quick
repair, using the Recovery Console.

If you have not yet installed it, insert the W2K CD:

1. Click Start, click Run, and then type CD-ROM drive
letter:\i386\winnt32.exe /cmdcons in the Open box,
where CD-ROM drive letter is the drive letter assigned
to your CD-ROM drive.

2. Click OK, follow the instructions on the screen to
finish Setup, and then restart your computer, booting
from the W2K CD.

At the “Welcome to Setup” screen, press F10, or press
R to repair, and then C to start the Recovery Console.
Run both fixboot and fixmbr.

FIXBOOT
fixboot drive name:

Don’t run fixmbr

WPA Fix

Reinstall Windows XP without product activation

NTFS Boot Disk

How to use System files to create a boot disk to guard against being unable to start Windows XP
How to create a bootable floppy disk for an NTFS or FAT partition in Windows XP
Creating a bootable flash drive in Windows XP
Creating a boot disk for an NTFS or FAT partition
Assume that you are running a healthy WinNT/2000/XP
system.
Here’s how to create the “Windows Quick Boot”
diskette:

1. Open a DOS Box (Start > Run… > cmd).
2. FORMAT A:
3. XXCOPY16 C:\NTLDR A:\ /H
4. XXCOPY16 C:\NTDETECT.COM A:\ /H
5. XXCOPY16 C:\BOOT.INI A:\
6. Append /safeboot:minimal(ALTERNATESHELL) /sos
/bootlog /noguiboot to the last line of boot.ini to
open a command prompt

If either the Bootsect.dos or the Ntbootdd.sys file resides in the system partition, copy these files to the boot disk as well.
If you format a floppy disk in Windows NT or later, the boot record points to the NTLDR file. When NTLDR runs, it loads the available operating system selections from the Boot.ini file. If the user selects Windows, NTLDR runs Ntdetect.com, and then passes control to Osloader.exe. If the user chooses MS-DOS or OS/2, NTLDR loads Bootsect.dos.

Internet Explorer Tips

Configuring your View Source Editor in IE
How can I configure my Internet Explorer browser settings after I have removed malicious software from my computer?
Full Internet Explorer Downloads and Update Archive
Install IE7 without replacing IE6
IE8 Installation causes Boot.ini hal.dll Error
How to Repair Internet Explorer
CSS background-image property does not work on button elements
JavaScript URL may cause instability in Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer 6 does not display XHTML strict Web pages correctly
IE7 Standalone Installer
IE7 Standalone Executable
IE Corrupted Install Fix
IE DLL Hell Fix
How to manage Internet Explorer add-ons in Windows XP Service Pack 2
Manage browser add-ons using Add-on Configurator for Windows XP SP2
This add-on is managed by your administrator message while managing an add-on in Windows XP SP2
About IE Add-On Management
IE7 Standalone
IE5 Standalone
Unable to open MHT files saved with default name in IE8

Avant Browser Tips

Useful Script Buttons
How to convert Bookmarklets to Add-Ons

IE Standalone Process

Extract with Universal Extractor
Delete the update folder and these files:
install.ins
spmsg.dll
spuninst.exe
spupdsvc.exe
Create a blank text file named “iexplore.exe.local”

Firefox Standalone Process

Run firefox -profilemanager -no-remote
Add Firefox3 as a new profile
Extract the Firefox 3 executable using Universal Extractor
Open the Firefox 3 folder
Delete the subfolder named “optional”
Delete “removed-files.log” and “setup.exe”
Copy the content of the “localized” folder to the “nonlocalized” folder. Overwrite all redundant files.
Delete the “localized” folder
Locate firefox.exe in the “nonlocalized” folder, and create a shortcut to it
Append -no-remote outside the quotes to the target property value of the shortcut

IE Broken PNG Images Fix

Register the png viewer for IE using regsvr32 pngfilt.dll from the command line.
If you don’t have the file, download it and put it in that directory.
If you have an old version, disable SFC to replace it with a newer one.

IE PNG Filter Problems
You cannot use Internet Explorer 6 to open a PNG file that contains one or more zero-length IDAT chunks
dxtmsft.dll dxtrans.dll PNG DLL fixes
imgutil.dll
IE7 and PNG’s
PNG images are not displayed on Web sites in Internet Explorer
Png Images In Internet Explorer
IE7 can not display .png files instead red x is displayed
PNG file association fix for Windows XP

IE MSHTML Fixes

MSHTML Typelib

Outlook Tips

Disabling Offline Mode
Outlook Command Line Switches

IIS Tips

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms751518.aspx
http://blogs.msdn.com/webdevtools/archive/2006/07/01/652986.aspx
http://blogs.msdn.com/solutions/archive/2006/01/05/509844.aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa227380(VS.60).aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms524602.aspx
http://blogs.msdn.com/david.wang/archive/2007/12/19/howto-list-all-virtual-directories-and-paths-of-a-list-of-servers.aspx
http://blogs.msdn.com/david.wang/archive/2006/04/04/HOWTO_Install_and_run_PHP_on_IIS7.aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb763170.aspx
http://www.iis.net/ConfigReference/system.webServer/httpErrors/error?showTreeNavigation=true
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/332103

Windows Messenger Tips

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb457041.aspx
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/903056
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa909278.aspx

Command Line Registry Editing

Advanced Registry Editing
Command Line Console Registry Tool – reg.exe
Registry editing with reg.exe
Managing the Windows Registry from the Command Prompt with Reg.exe

Unlocking a Workstation

Shortcut to Lock Computer on Win2k
Administrator unable to unlock a “locked” computer

Floppy Data Recovery

FlopShow
Flobo Floppy Bad Sector Repair

USB Drivers

USB Drivers and Patches

URL Snooper

Go to:
hlkm\software\microsoft\windows
nt\currentversion\networkcards\
Find device ID of your card

Try this:
Project URL Snooper (WinPcap) and dial-up or USB modem.

And this:
remove npf.sys, packet.dll, wpcap.dll
remove npf key from the registry
Use 3.2 version of Winpcap

Scanner/Camera Uninstall Fix

Resolving USB Scanner Initialization and Related Communication Error Messages

1. Delete the icons you don’t need from:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
Desktop\NameSpace
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Control
Panel\NameSpace

2.
Remove Scanners and Cameras
{E211B736-43FD-11D1-9EFB-0000F8757FCD}
and
Remove Portable Media Devices
{640167b4-59b0-47a6-b335-a6b3c0695aea}

3.
Download
{905667aa-acd6-11d2-8080-00805f6596d2}
wiashext.dll
and
Download
{D1621129-45C4-41AD-A1D1-AF7EAFABEEDC}
wiadefui.dll
from dlldump

4. Go to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Current Control Set\Enum\Usb

5. Right-click the USB key, and then click
Permissions.

6. In the Group or Users Name section, click EVERYONE
.

7. In the Everyone permissions section, select the
check box in the Allow column check box for Everyone.

8. If the key VID_0000&PID_0000 is present,
right-click it and then click Delete.

9. Delete All PID_ entries for uninstalled hardware

10. Delete all Microsoft\*\Installer keys

Windows Installer Fix

Error message when you try to add or remove a program on a computer that is running Windows XP or Windows Server 2003: “The Windows Installer service could not be accessed”

WMI Fix

sfc /scannow

winmgmt /clearadap
winmgmt /kill
winmgmt /unregserver
winmgmt /regserver
winmgmt /resyncperf
regsvr32 c:\windows\system32\wbem\wmiutils.dll

Shell Managers
Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Error
Fixing WMI on XP SP1?

TCP/IP Optimization

Advanced Tweaking for Network Speed
Vista Tweaks for Network Speed
XP Tweaks for Network Speed

TCP/IP Driver Fixes

Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 Support Tools

TCP/IP REPAIR BATCH FILE

ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew
arp -d *
ipconfig /flushdns
ipconfig /registerdns
netsh interface ip delete arpcache
nbtstat -R
nbtstat -RR
netsh dhcp add server ns2.sonic.net 208.201.224.33
netsh dhcp add server vnsc-pri-dsl.genuity.net 4.2.2.4

TCP/IP CHECK BATCH FILE

ipconfig /all
ipconfig /displaydns
netsh diag
netsh interface ip show config
netsh interface ip show dns
netsh interface ip show wins
netsh interface ip show icmp
netsh interface ip show interface
netsh interface ip show ipaddress
netsh interface ip show ipnet
netsh interface ip show ipstats
netsh interface ip show tcpconn
netsh interface ip show tcpstats
arp -a
nbtstat -n
nbtstat -c
nbtstat -s
route print

TCP/IP CONFIG BATCH FILE

netsh interface ip set address name=”interface name”
source=static addr=”static ip”

subnetmask gateway metric
netsh interface ip set dns name=”interface name”
source=static addr=”dns addresses”

SHELL COMMANDS

ARP
ASSOC – Displays or modifies file extension associations.
AT
ATTRIB – Displays or changes file attributes.
BOOTCFG
BREAK – Sets or clears extended CTRL+C checking.
CACLS – Displays or modifies access control lists (ACLs) of files.
CALC
CALL – Calls one batch program from another.
CD – Displays the name of or changes the current directory.
CHCP – Displays or sets the active code page number.
CHDIR – Displays the name of or changes the current directory.
CHKDSK – Checks a disk and displays a status report.
CHKNTFS – Displays or modifies the checking of disk at boot time.
CIPHER – Displays or alters the encryption of directories [files] on NTFS partitions.
CLS – Clears the screen.
CMD – Starts a new instance of the Windows command interpreter.
COLOR – Sets the default console foreground and background colors.
COMP – Compares the contents of two files or sets of files.
COMPACT – Displays or alters the compression of files on NTFS partitions.
CONVERT – Converts FAT volumes to NTFS. You cannot convert the current drive.
COPY – Copies one or more files to another location.
DATE – Displays or sets the date.
DEFRAG – Disk defragmenter accessory.
DEL – Deletes one or more files.
DIR – Displays a list of files and subdirectories in a directory.
DISKCOMP – Compares the contents of two floppy disks.
DISKCOPY – Copies the contents of one floppy disk to another.
DISKPART – Displays or configures Disk Partition properties.
DOSKEY – Edits command lines, recalls Windows commands, and creates macros.
DRIVERQUERY – Displays current device driver status and properties.
ECHO – Displays messages, or turns command echoing on or off.
ENDLOCAL – Ends localization of environment changes in a batch file.
ERASE – Deletes one or more files.
EXIT – Quits and closes the command shell.
EXPAND – Expands one or more compressed files.
EXTRACT
FC – Compares two files or sets of files, and displays the differences between them.
FIND – Searches for a text string in a file or files.
FINDSTR – Searches for strings in files.
FOR – Runs a specified command for each item in a set.
FORMAT – Formats a disk for use with Windows.
FSUTIL – Displays or configures the file system properties.
FTYPE – Displays or modifies file types used in file extension associations.
GOTO – Directs the Windows command interpreter to a labeled line in a batch program.
GPRESULT – Displays Group Policy information for machine or user.
GRAFTABL – Enables Windows to display an extended character set in graphics mode.
HELP – Provides Help information for Windows commands.
IF – Performs conditional processing in batch programs.
IPCONFIG
LABEL – Creates, changes, or deletes the volume label of a disk.
MAGNIFY
MD/MKDIR – Creates a directory.
MODE – Configures a system device.
MORE – Displays output one screen at a time.
MOVE – Moves one or more files from one directory to another directory.
MSCONFIG
MSINFO32
NBTSTAT
NETDIAG
NETSH
NETSTAT
NSLOOKUP
OPENFILES – Queries, displays, or disconnects open files or files opened by network users.
PATH – Displays or sets a search path for executable files.
PATHPING
PAUSE – Suspends processing of a batch file and displays a message.
PING
POPD – Restores the previous value of the current directory saved by PUSHD.
PRINT – Prints a text file.
PROMPT – Changes the Windows command prompt.
PUSHD – Saves the current directory then changes it.
RD – Removes a directory.
RECOVER – Recovers readable information from a bad or defective disk.
REM – Designates comments (remarks) in batch files
REN/RENAME – Renames a file or files.
REPLACE – Replaces files.
RMDIR – Removes a directory.
ROBOCOPY – Advanced utility to copy files and directory trees
SET – Displays, sets, or removes environment variables for current session.
SETLOCAL – Begins localization of environment changes in a batch file.
SETX – Sets environment variables.
SC – Displays or configures services (background processes).
SCHTASKS – Schedules commands and programs to run on a computer.
SHIFT – Shifts the position of replaceable parameters in batch files.
SHUTDOWN – Allows proper local or remote shutdown of machine.
SORT – Sorts input.
START – Starts a separate window to run a specified program or command.
SUBST – Associates a path with a drive letter.
SYSTEMINFO – Displays machine specific properties and configuration.
TASKLIST – Displays all currently running tasks including services.
TASKKILL – Kill or stop a running process or application.
TIME – Displays or sets the system time.
TITLE – Sets the window title for a CMD.EXE session.
TRACERT
TREE – Graphically displays the directory structure of a drive or path.
TYPE – Displays the contents of a text file.
VER – Displays the Windows version.
VERIFY – Tells Windows whether to verify that your files are written correctly to a disk.
VOL – Displays a disk volume label and serial number.
XCOPY – Copies files and directory trees.
WMIC – Displays WMI information inside interactive command shell.

Keyboard Shortcuts

The keyboard shortcut to reach a toolbar is Shift + Alt.

References

Command Windows
Command Line Reference
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Windows_Programming/Programming_CMD
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/ntcmds_shelloverview.mspx
http://www.cs.wright.edu/~pmateti/Courses/233-2009-Winter/Topics/ScriptingWithCMD.html
http://www.differentchairs.com/ntscript.html
http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Scripting-examples
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb490982.aspx
Windows Powershell

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