April 2011 ~ bench3

How To Copy Text From And Paste Into The Command Prompt

You can copy text from and paste text into the Command Prompt window. The process is a little different depending on how the QuickEdit Mode option is configured.

You configure QuickEdit Mode on the Options tab of the Command Prompt Properties window, shown in Figure 1-6. You can access this window by right-clicking the title bar
of the Command Prompt window and choosing Properties.

The QuickEdit Mode option changes the way that you can cut text from and paste text into the command line. The Insert Mode option below it works just like the Insert key of the keyboard. It allows you to insert characters into the command line when enabled, or overwrite characters in the command line when disabled.

If you want your changes to the Options tab to apply any time the Command Prompt window is open instead of applying only to the current session, right-click the title bar of the Command Prompt window, click Defaults, and then click the Options tab (if it’s not already displayed) and make your changes.

Figure: Options Tab of Command Prompt Properties Window

Copy from the Command Prompt Window
How you copy text from the command prompt window depends on whether QuickEdit Mode is enabled or disabled.

If QuickEdit Mode is enabled (checked): Use the mouse to select text, and then press Enter to copy the selected text.

If QuickEdit Mode is not enabled (unchecked): Right-click in the Command Prompt window and click Mark. Use the mouse to select text, and then press Enter to copy the selected text.

Both of these methods copy the text to the Clipboard. You can then paste the text into any other application, such as Notepad or Microsoft Word.

Paste Text into the Command Prompt Window
You can paste any text that is on the Clipboard into the command line.

If QuickEdit Mode is enabled (checked): Right-click in the Command Prompt window and the data is pasted where you clicked. Caution: If the pasted data includes a new line from the Enter key, you’ll execute the command as soon as you paste it.

If QuickEdit Mode is not enabled (unchecked): Right-click in the Command Prompt window and click Paste.

If you copy the carriage return with the command, the carriage return will be pasted into the Command Prompt window. In other words, when you paste the command, it will execute.

Haja is currently working in a multi-disciplinary role that combines programming including, SAP Administration, Network Management, and System Administration. He is passionate about Technology and this blog is his platform for sharing his ideas. If you like this post, Please leave a comment. And if you have any queries, mail to help @ bench3 . com

Boot Virtual PC from an ISO

Labels: Virtual , Virtual PC , Windows 7 , Windows XP

How do we boot Windows Virtual PC (RTM) from an ISO image? we have shut the VM down and attached a known good bootable ISO image to the DVD drive in the Windows Virtual PC Settings dialog for the XP mode VM. Yet each time that Windows Virtual PC starts, it goes directly to the XP desktop instead of booting from the ISO.

Solution:There is no special way to make this happen. However, if the VHD is bootable, it will do that first. But make sure that the boot option in the Virtual Machine is configured for that.

We need to change the boot order in the BIOS of the VM.

Shut down the VM
Start the VM, and press SHIFT+ESC immediately
As soon as we see the black startup screen, press DEL to enter the BIOS
Change the boot order to set the CD to boot first.

Fix 0xC00D116A Error | Error Reading Video Disk

Labels: Virtual , Virtual PC , XP Mode

If we installed Windows XP Mode on computer and it runs fine but got an issue with the CD-DVD drive.At that time we cant read video disks with Windows media player, but it is ok with audio disks. Indeed every reading is ok with Windows Seven.

Trying to read a DVD its getting following error:

ID Error = 0xC00D116A, ID Condition = 0x00000000

How to solve this?

Solution:

The problem seems to be with display driver. Make sure you have the latest driver installed in your PC. And if your issue still not solved, we might need to adjust our Windows display settings. Open display settings in Control Panel, and then try lowering your screen resolution and color quality settings.

Get Rid Of The Prompt For XPM User Password

Labels: Virtual , Virtual PC , Windows 7 , XP Mode

Windows 7 has several built-in tools to help with program compatibility and Windows XP programs should be installed directly on Windows 7. Windows XP Mode runs many older Windows XP productivity programs and that are not natively compatible with Windows 7, thus helping realize cost savings and reduce possible operational downtime by extending the life of existing software.

If we installed some applications on Windows XP Virtual Machine and we are getting a prompt for an Windows XP Mode User password. How do we get rid of this or is there a standard password that we can input here?

Solution:

If we are sure that our password is blank, try this.

Turn off/shutdown the vm.
Open its settings, in Integration Features section, uncheck the checkbox that says automatically enable at start up(similar to that). click ok
Now boot the vm. At the login prompt, enter user name as (the xpm user as displayed in the setup wizard), and hit enter (password blank), this should log you in.
Now, open command prompt, and execute "net user (username) (password)", if successfully, your new xpm user password is reset to (password), if you wish to change the whole profile, you can just add a new user account and make it a member of Administrators group.
Now, open settings, go to "Credentials" page, and delete credentials. Also, now go to integration features page, and enable "integration features at startup" checkbox.
Shutdown vm. (if you like it quick, just kill "vm window.exe" process in task manager
Start the vm again, it should prompt for credentials, and we can enter the newly set credentials, and do remember to check the "Remember Credentials";

Is Using SCOM An Overkill For Performance Problems

Labels: Administration , Windows 7

We have been getting calls from users that state their Windows 7 systems are running slow. By the time we take a look at their machines they seem to be running ok. The system logs are not indicating anything that we would consider the root cause. We are sure that they are having issues and we are thinking about using SCOM for windows 7 workstation monitoring. Now the question is, does using SCOM an overkill for Proactive Monitoring Of Windows 7 systems For Performance Problems?

Solution:

There are several reasons that can cause system performance issue. We may monitor the performance with Performance Monitor.

Performance Monitoring Getting Started Guide

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd744567(WS.10).aspx

Meantime, we suggest that we troubleshoot in Clean Boot Mode. This method can find the root cause if the issue is caused by any background program. To troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or in Windows 7

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135

Fix Uluwavadej.dll Error

Labels: Malware , Operating System , Programming , Windows 7

For the Microsoft Windows operating systems, much of the functionality of the operating system is provided by dynamic link libraries (DLL). Additionally, when you run a program on one of these Windows operating systems, much of the functionality of the program may be provided by DLLs.

For example, some programs may contain many different modules, and each module of the program is contained and distributed in DLLs. And possibilities are there that these DLLs may corupt as you continue using your System due to various reasons, and some times when an upgrade is made or when an virus or malware or spyware attack has happened.

Here is a fix for the RunDll Error (uluwavadej.dll). Case: Upon start up(windows 7 desktop) I receive the error: There was a problem starting C:/Users/Carol/AppData/Local/uluwavadej.dll.

Solution:

It is highly possible that we have installed malware programs. In such situation, we can proceed by two ways:

Restore the system state using a restore point that dates before the appearance of your problem
Run a full scan on all the disks, uninstall all malware programs and then perform a repair install of OS

Antivirus and antispyware software might cause your computer to slow down, even if the software itself isn't the cause of the slowdown. Read more: http://www.bench3.com/2011/05/speed-up-system-after-installing.html. For more information, see How do I download and install Microsoft Security Essentials? . Read more: http://www.bench3.com/2011/05/windows-security-alert.html

Windows 7 Thrashes Hard Disk When Waking From Sleep

Labels: HardDisk , Power , Shutdown , Sleep , Windows 7

We noticed that on Sony VAIO Z notebook that when we resume for sleep, the system is unresponsive for about 30 seconds and during that period, the Hard Drive LED is constantly on. When the HS LED goes off, the system become usable. We have tried restarting or making sure no programs are launched when putting the computer to sleep but it doesn't help.

Strangely, this doesn't happen when 7 is first installed. Happens after a couple of days. Even reformatted and same thing.

Solution:

We probably talk for hibernate, but not for sleep.
Hibernate require all RAM content to be saved on HDD before system to goes to be powered off, and to be back loaded from HDD on wake up.
As many RAM you have as long it takes to save and load RAM content
When system use hibernate it is completely off, if sleep is used, system still drain power to supply RAM
It is possible and some problem with HDD to cause this behavior, so if you are sure you use sleep, but not hibernate, check hdd SMART status and HDD surface for bad sectors

Most likely is that our power options (BTW, does this occur on battery only, on AC only, or both) are set to put the system into Hibernation after XX minutes (this is, BTW, A Good Thing, as it conserves power on battery, by dropping the system from S3 (standby, RAM powered) to S4 (hibernation, RAM not powered.)

Use Windows Server 2008 Without Activation

Labels: Activate Windows , Windows Server 2008

In this post, we’ll know how to use Windows Server 2008 after the initial evaluation period that is 60 days without activation and entry of a product key.

Evaluating Windows Server 2008 software does not require product activation. Any edition of Windows Server 2008 may be installed without activation, and it may be evaluated for 60 days. Additionally, the 60-day evaluation period may be reset (re-armed) three times. This action extends the original 60-day evaluation period by up to 180 days for a total possible evaluation time of 240 days.

How to install Windows Server 2008 without activating it

During Windows Server 2008 Setup , 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.
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.
When you are prompted, read the evaluation terms in the Microsoft Software License Terms, and then accept the terms.
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:

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

This resets the evaluation period to 60 days. Remember that you can do this three times.

YouTube Freezes On Windows 7 After Upgrade | Fix It

Labels: Compatibility Mode , Windows 7

One of the most recent problems related to Windows 7 upgrade is that, once you upgraded to Windows 7. YouTube and other flash enabled websites freezes when video plays. This happens in Internet Explorer.

The problem is not related to the sites as those videos are still playable from other systems that runs on Windows XP and other Operating Systems. What can be the solution for the problem.

Solution:

Make sure that we have Installed and enabled the add-on for playing videos. To see and enable installed Add-on in IE8 go to Tools, click on Internet Options, Select Programs tab and click on Manage add-on.

Try the link

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itpromedia/thread/c7d2a1f5-be73-4c54-b51e-16b3bdc2b006

if there is an acceleration issue.

If the problem is only in Mozilla go through the link

http://support.mozilla.com/tiki-view_forum_thread.php?forumId=1&comments_threshold=0&comments_parentId=47141&comments_offset=0&comments_per_page=20&thread_style=commentStyle_plain .

If we are still having problem please visit the following pages

http://forums.techarena.in/technology-internet/1219058.htm
http://www.cybertechhelp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=797925.

Cannot Open Web Links In Outlook 2007 | Fix It

Labels: ErrorMessage , Outlook , Web Browsers , Web Technology , WebApplication

Quite some time i Cannot open web links in Outlook 2007. Tried default options-no go. Error message says: Operation has been canceled due to restrictions in effect on this computer, see administrator- I am the administrator.

This is not affecting IE alone. I have Norton (Symantec)as my antivirus. I have looked at the Trust Center and that did nothing for me. Where is that change?

Also check my earlier post on how to fix hipper link errors in Microsoft Outlook.

http://www.bench3.com/2010/05/fix-hiper-link-errors-in-microsoft.html

Solution:

If we installed certain third party browser before the issue starts occurring?

Let's first set IE as default browser:

Access the Default Programs from the Start menu or Control panel.
Click on the "Set program access and computer defaults".
Choose "Internet Explorer" option and select "Set this program as default".

If the issue still occurs, please follow the steps below to reset IE:

Open Internet Explorer.
On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
Click the Advanced tab, and then click the Reset button.
On the Programs tab, under Internet programs, click Set Programs, then "Set your Default Programs", select your e-mail program and click "Set this program as Default". Repeat for Internet Explorer.
Click OK and close the dialogs.

We can also temporarily remove previous installed third party browser (if any exists) and that is the cause.

Fix Windows 7 Sidebar Problem

Labels: Gadget , Sidebar , Windows 7

One of the last set of patches for Windows 7 seems to have done something with the sidebar gadgets that we are unable to resolve. When we add a gadget from the gadget window, the drag icon representing the gadget won't go away when we drop it on the screen.We drag whatever gadget to a place on the screen to drop it.

It leaves the drag icon on top of all other windows and the real gadget appears in the upper right hand corner like the old dock bar in vista used to do. It leaves the icon of the last gadget I drag onto the desktop.

The only way currently to get rid of this "always on top" icon/window is to close all the gadgets and the gadget pallet window or kill the process itself. Spy++ shows that the drag icon is a basic window tied to the sidebar.exe process so it appears, for whatever reason, the app is not sending a wm_destroy or wm_close message to the window on the mouse-up event. Also, the application is not honoring the drag location for the real gadget.

Solution:

If we just installed the patches recently, we can try system restore to restore our machine before this issue occurred.
If we have other account, we can test in another account as a test.
In addition, we can try the following steps to reset the Sidebar.

The following steps will remove all downloaded gadgets.

Show Hidden File

Click Start and click Control Panel.
Choose Folder Options.
Click View tab, choose Show hidden files and folders and uncheck Hide Protected Operating System Files and Folders box.
click Apply and click OK.

Delete Sidebar file

Click Start –> Computer
Go to C:\Users\<user name>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Sidebar (where <user name> is your current user account name).
Open Settings.ini, press CTRL+A (select all) and press delete. The file is now empty. Save the file.
Browse into the Gadgets directory.
Select CTRL+A (select all) and delete them.

Edit File Properties For MP3 Files In Windows 7

Labels: FileSystem , FileTypes , Media , Rename Files , Windows 7

If we upgraded from Vista Home Premium to Windows 7 Ultimate,sometimes we can't change the artist, album, genre, etc. info on any of the music files and when we go to the file's Properties and under the Details tab, or with the tags at the bottom of the Windows Explorer.

If we try to change something and click apply or OK, it just changes right back. We have all the permissions checked under the account also tried unchecking the Read-Only attribute of the folder and files, but after we click apply or OK, again, it changes back when we reopen the dialog box.There are several other threads with the same problem, but none have a satisfactory answer/solution.

Solution:

Take a file from C:\Users\Public\Music\Sample Music and test it.

To troubleshoot this issue, you can try the following steps:

Enable built-in admin account

Click Start, click "All Programs", please find and open "Accessories" folder.
Please right-click on "Command Prompt" item and select "Run as administrator".
Please type the following command line in to the coming window.

net user administrator /active:yes

Note: There is a space between "Administrator" and "/active:yes".

Log off and log on the Administrator account.

How To Clear The Print Queue

Labels: Printer , Windows 7

If we sent 2 documents to the printer,sometimes the first one may print fine and the second may not print but was on the print queue as "printing."

If we tried to cancel the print to start again - the status may change to "deleting" This problem may occur in both Windows Vista and Windows XP, Is there any way of clearing the print queue other than restarting the computer?

Solution:

Follow the steps below.

Click Start, click Run, type "Services.msc" (without the quotation marks) in the open box and click OK.
Double-click "Printer Spooler" in the Services list.
Click Stop and click OK.
Click Start, click Run, type "%WINDIR%\system32\spool\printers" in the open window, and delete all files in this folder.
Click Start, click Run, type "Services.msc" (without the quotation marks) in the open box.

Windows Picture Viewer Does Not Show Animated GIFs

Labels: Animation , FileTypes , Media , Windows 7

By design Windows Vista Photo Gallery and Windows 7 Picture Viewer wont display animated images. I have noticed that in Windows 7, the Windows Picture viewer only displays the first frame of an animated GIF. I can see the same picture animated in a web browser and in Windows XP. Please note that .apng (animated png) is another animated picture file type.

The Photo Gallery is designed for management of photos. The GIF format is not widely used for photos, but we included limited support for it due to the fact that some users have photos in this format. However, Microsoft did not implement the animation feature. You can use Internet Explorer to view your animated GIF files. http://blogs.msdn.com/pix/pages/faq.aspx#q12

If you wish to view the animated gif file, you can view the animated .gif files by opening it with Internet Explorer (IE). Also, use third party software such as IRFANVIEW.

Please Note: The third-party product discussed here is manufactured by a company that is independent of Microsoft. We make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

The fact that Microsoft claims to be its design is the worst move. In other way, this is a nonsense design When windows XP fax viewer can play animated gifs natively.

Considering that gifs are the only animated picture file type I am going to go out on a limb and say for it, it is the ONLY option! The point is that is has been there for many many years and all of a sudden Microsoft decide for us that we no longer need it, it is not something for them to decide. it is not an upgrade if you remove features that the people have been using for years, it is a downgrade when you remove features.

Like having to edit the registry now to change the default icon for a file type, what is with that? Will Microsoft give us back all the the features they removed!

Honestly, It shouldn't be that hard to integrate functional .gif into windows 7, which has been working perfect for the past decade or so, and it's not all that time consuming. Why Microsoft even left it out in the first place fazes me into thinking that this is a brain-fart moment for the development staff, or whatever the technical title is.

Fix Error 0x8007045D Windows Cannot Install Required Files

Labels: ErrorMessage , Media , Windows 7

Everything works well in the installation (When trying to install Windows 7 on an Brand New PC) until during the unpacking process I get this pop up error message:

"Windows cannot install required files. Make sure all files required for installation are available and restart in the installation. Error code: 0x8007045D"

You are receiving this error because Setup is unable to validate the Windows image file; it believes it to be corrupt. There are a number of things that can cause this but most often it's due to "bad media". Assuming that this ISO you downloaded has a valid CRC check, you should try to :

Reburn media at a very slow rate (I recommend 1x even on good burners)
use the best media that you can find
avoid ISO mounting utilities that mount the image as a removable drive (while convenient, many of the drivers are prone to CRC errors)

Make sure your installation disk is still in the drive till your installation in completely over.

Start the install by booting from my DVD drive, and leave the install CD in the drive even after file copy was complete and the system had rebooted.

The only other problem I encountered was that the drive with my original Vista partition on it was not visible from within my Windows 7 install. This was quickly remedied by entering disk management from within Windows 7 and assigning the drive a new letter.

Meanwhile, Error "0x8007045D" is about I/O Device Errors. It's possible that the physical device (DVD) is causing the error. We have seen this failure in the past although a bad burn is more common.

It's entirely believable that your MD5 hash checks out for the ISO. In fact, it's possible that even once the burn has been completed, the DVD hash is valid as well until you use that DVD in another physical device or machine. Even then, it's pretty common to get CRC/HASH errors.

Retail media (the kind you buy at the store) does not have this issue because it's stamped instead of burned.

I would still recommend the slow burning rates and good media. Combine that with a couple other tricks (you may even consider trying an ISO mounting utility if your physical DVD drive is failing).

Windows 7 Installation Wont Format Hard Disk Automatically

Labels: Backup , HardDisk , Softwares , Windows 7

I have two Hard Disks, one with other windows OS and the other HD has no OS but does have have some data on it which I want to keep and don't want to transfer to the Other Operating System HD.

I want to install Windows 7 to the non-OS data HD but keep the data already on it. Does the Windows 7 installation setup allow me to do this.

Solution:

Yes, Windows 7 Will Never format the Hard Disk unless you ask to. Just select your hard disk that you want to install Windows 7 on, and you'll be fine. Windows 7 will not format your hard disk without you issuing the command.

However please ensure that you have at least of 16GB of free hard disk space available.

bench3 recommends to make a backup before starting installation. Having a backup in a safe location will always make you feel good as you can be sure your data is safe even in case of error. or system crash during installation of any drivers.

How To Enable Games In Windows 7

Labels: Games , Programming , Windows 7 , Windows Vista , Windows XP

Error using Windows Features to Enable Games in Windows 7. After installing Windows 7 Professional, i did not find any games installed. Later I noticed that the Games Explorer was there, but the game icons were empty. I went to Programs and Features and attempted to turn all the games on and repeatedly got the error "an error has occurred. not all of the features were successfully changed".

Try under Clean Boot to enable the feature. Follow these steps:

1. Click Start, input msconfig in the search box, press Enter.

2. Under Selective Startup, only check "load system services"

3. Click Services Tab, check "Hide all Microsoft services", then click disable all

4. Restart the computer. Open the Windows Feature, re-enable the Games.

If it works, repeat the first step, enable all the other services again.

In Windows 7, Microsoft has brought forward successful games from Vista and revived several multi-player games from Windows XP.

The list of games for Windows 7 includes:

All three of the multi-player games are included in the Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate editions of Windows 7. Also provided in the Game Explorer is a link to more games from Microsoft.

Enable Automatic Logon In Windows 7

Labels: Login , Windows 7

This article explains you how to turn off the logon screen in Windows 7. If you doesn't want a logon screen, or if you don’t want to enter your password each time you start your system, lets see how to disable it. In the other way, how to enable Automatic logon in Windows 7

For windows vista users read this info http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Turn-on-automatic-logon and select My computer is on a workgroup

Press (Windows Key With R) and type control userpasswords2, and then press ENTER. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

Please note, Windows Vista users can use start menu search box, instead of run box.

Clear the Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer check box, and then click Apply.
In the Automatically Log On dialog box, type your password, and then click OK.
In the User Accounts dialog box, click OK.

After you restart your computer, you will be able to log on automatically.

Pin To Start Menu And Task Bar For Default User

Labels: Scripting , ShellCommand , Start Menu , Taskbar , UserExperience , Windows 7

There are many possibilities to pin items to the start menu and task bar for the default user in windows 7 so that when a new user logs on, they have what’s been customized.

The setting the Copy Profile to true doesn't seem to catch these customizations. I've been able to use the CopyProfile command to keep items that I've pinned to the Start Menu, but not the things that I've pinned to the Taskbar.

However, you can define up to five things that you want everyone to have pinned to their Taskbar using the unattend.xml files...that's one way of getting things there, unfortunately, that does not get rid of the "default" MS items that are already there (IE, MediaPlayer, etc).

Here's a way to do it using a script though:

http://blogs.technet.com/deploymentguys/archive/2009/04/08/pin-items-to-the-start-menu-or-windows-7-taskbar-via-script.aspx

You could in theory also configure these things using Group Policy Preferences. There are two components to the Taskbar items, one is a registry key and the other is a file system shortcut. The registry keys define what is there and in what order the items appear on the taskbar. If you use GPP you could set both of those things up for all new profiles.

However, I'm leaning towards using the script and something like Active Setup which will allow you to run a one-time command for every new user that logs in to a box. That way I can remove the things I don't want and add in the ones that I do...

Surely Microsoft should be able to come up with a better way of customizing the taskbar and start menu for users.

Using AutoLogon ByPass Key For Windows 7

Labels: Login , Registry , UserExperience , Windows 7 , Windows Vista , Windows XP

Windows 2000 and XP Users might have run auto logons and bypassing key for administrators. But with windows 7 the bypass key seems to be missing. In windows 2000 and XP it was the shift key at boot up. And in Windows Vista and Windows 7 none seem to work.

To Perform autologon in windows 7, go to run and write "control userpasswords2" Then select the user and write the password you wish to autologon, press ok and from the next logon Windows 7 will make autologon.

I can not find the ability to bypass startup items (and autologon) was removed from Windows Vista and Windows 7. Too bad the Shift key does not override autologon so it's either enable or disable. Windows 7 broke this. Windows 7 not only ignores the SHIFT key on boot, Windows 7 also ignores the following registry entry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

DWORD: "IgnoreShiftOverride"="0"

So far I haven't found an easy way to do it. Here is what I do. It's not elegant or simple, but it works for me:

Logon to the autologon account.
run c:\windows\regedit as a member of administrator (right click run as administrator) or if that profile is already administrator simply run regedit.
go to HKLM\\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon.
set AutoAdminLogon=0
log off.
log on as your choice administrator user.
When you're done set AutoAdminLogon=1

So, we are out of luck with this feature unless we go and get a third party utility such as LogonExpert. or Just use the sysinternals autologin tool off microsoft website.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963905.aspx

Add the following strings to the registry

Fix Error 8024200D Installing Windows 7 SP1

Labels: Disk Backup , HardDisk , ServicePack , Updates , Windows 7

This article is for those who have problem installing Windows 7 Service Pack 1. Error Code 8024200D.

Don’t install SP1 on a laptop on battery power, it’s a CPU intensive task and will use up most of your battery power. So make sure your laptop is connected to power. For desktop users, I strongly recommend you have a UPS connected, you just don’t know when the unexpected can occur. You might just be in the last lap of completing the 2 hour installation and lose power. Before you continue updating your system, please read the Points To Consider Before Updating Windows 7 Service Pack later in this page.

Possible Solution:

1. Click on Start > Programs > Accessories, and right-click on Command Prompt.
2. Choose Run As and select an Administrator account.
3. At the command prompt, type net stop cryptsvc and wait for the service to stop.
4. Type CD\ and press Enter.
5. Type CD windows\system32 and press Enter.
6. Type ren catroot2 catroot3 and press Enter.

Other solutions:

Run chkdsk /r /f
Run sfc /scannow
Download and install Windows Update Readiness tool for Windows 7: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947821/
Reset Windows Update components
Disable all your security software's and firewalls
If possible, boot into Safe Mode, and do a System Restore before you installed the Service Pack and reference the information I have provided below with instructions about how to install Windows 7 SP1.

Points To Consider Before Updating Windows 7 Service Pack

1. Make sure you install the latest updates for Windows 7, your applications and device drivers. This can ensure a smooth experience I noticed, although Windows 7 SP1 is minor, you don’t want to take any chances. If you are updating through Windows Update, it also guarantees a smaller update since only missing patches will be applied.

2. Backup – you can never go wrong with backing up; this is something you should do often even when you are not making major changes to your computer. Windows 7 has made it very easy to backup your computer . The built in system imaging and backup and restore center makes it convenient to back up the operating system and all your critical data.

In fact, I used this to test the beta and RC releases of SP1 on my production system. This method carried its risks, but at least I knew my RTM installation was safely backed up and tucked away from pre-release code.

http://www.notebooks.com/2009/10/24/how-to-backup-your-installation-of-windows-7/

3. Don't work on your system when its being updated. Leave all the system resources with windows update.

4. Don’t install SP1 on a laptop on battery power, it’s a CPU intensive task and will use up most of your battery power. So make sure your laptop is connected to power. For desktop users, I strongly recommend you have a UPS connected, you just don’t know when the unexpected can occur. You might just be in the last lap of completing the 2 hour installation and lose power.

5. Disable your Antivirus, I remember installing the SP1 beta with Microsoft Security Essentials version 1 installed and received an error that my Antivirus is not compatible. Although this was resolved, your experience might vary. I haven’t experienced the issue in the RTM code although I am running Microsoft Security Essentials version 2. Someone reported receiving an error message about Forefront Client Security not allowing the Service Pack to install. The recommendation is to disable Forefront which is based on the same core scanning engine as MSE or make sure you at least have the latest version of Forefront client security installed.

6. Another thing you should do is a clean boot before installing the Service Pack, you can do this by:

Click Start, type msconfig in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER.
Accept User Account Control permission
If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Continue.
On the General tab, click Selective Startup.
Under Selective Startup, click to clear the Load Startup Items check box.
Click the Services tab, click to select the Hide All Microsoft Services check box, and then click Disable All.
Click OK.
When you are prompted, click Restart.
After the computer starts, proceed with the installation.

7. Another task you should try is to check your hard disk for errors:

Click Start
Type: CMD, from the results, right click CMD
Click ‘Run as Administrator’
At the Command Prompt, type: chkdsk /r /f

When you restart your system, your computer will be scanned for errors and attempts will be made to correct them.
Read more: http://notebooks.com/2011/02/22/how-to-install-windows-7-service-pack-1-sp1/

If you are installing through Windows Update, try downloading the full installer instead:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=c3202ce6-4056-4059-8a1b-3a9b77cdfdda#QuickDetails

Also try the following suggested by MS Support]

Rename the Software Distribution folder:

Click Start Menu > Type %windir% and Press 'OK'
Locate the SoftwareDistribution folder
Right-click the SoftwareDistribution folder and then right-click > Rename
Type SoftwareDistributionOld Press 'ENTER'
Click Start type cmd (you should see the command prompt populate at the top) Right-click it and select Run as Administrator

Inside the prompt type sfc /scannow

For more info on the System File Checker visit this link. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833

2. Click: Reset Windows Update Components and run the FixIt? in both default and aggressive modes. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971058

3. Download / Install / Run theSystem Update Readiness Tool (Links below, please take note and ensure you install the correct 64 or 32bit option for your system)

Download the System Update Readiness Tool (64bit)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=914FBC5B-1FBA-4BAE-A7C3-D2C47C6FCFFC

System Update Readiness Tool (32bit)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyId=44e15787-66b0-4e9c-9c3b-1fc9ea40f69f&displaylang=en

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/uninstall-sp1
http://windows.microsoft.com/troubleshootwindows7sp1

Check your hard disk for errors, Another obscure thing you could try is disabling User Account Control temporarily.

Install the drivers for your LAN adapter (Wireless, Ethernet or Bluetooth.
Its possible you might need to do a BIOS update if one is available for your computer.

Also, check for any updated chipset drivers.

Also, disconnect any non-essential devices you might have attached to the system.
Its possible the SP1 download might be corrupt, I would download another copy and try again.

Also Refer: Technet Blog - 0x8024200D and 0x800f081f error when you are installing Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

If this does not help, perform a repair install of your OS. For more information, refer to this Microsoft article: http://windows.microsoft.com/troubleshootwindows7sp1

MSG.EXE Instead Of NetSend in Windows 7 | Messenger Service

Labels: Messenger , Networking , Services

If you have used netsend command in windows XP for passing messages between PCs. You will find those commands are no longer a valid commands in Windows vista and windows 7. The reasons for that is, windows 7 does not support Messenger services that worked with windows XP. And if you have a mix environment of Windows XP Pro SP2 & SP3 and started to rollout Windows 7 Enterprise, passing messages between PCs will be difficult.

This article is concerning the net send command to send broadcast messages to the entire enterprise. I'd like to know if there is an alternate solution instead of using net send?

The netsend functionality is removed since Windows Vista. Since you're running Windows 7 Enterprise, you can use the MSG.EXE instead of netsend in Windows 7.

For how to use the MSG.EXE, open the cmd, input the command msg /? , then a detailed information will be showed.

In addition, some third-party software could also help you achieve that.

Print Spooler Service Not Running

Labels: Printer , Services

Windows 7 64-bit getting the following error.

"Windows can't open Add Printer. The local print spooler service is not running. Please restart the spooler or restart the machine."

The users are printing to a network printer on Server 2003 and also printing to a local printer setup on the pc with USB. How do I fix this issue? Please help

Possible Solutions:

Click on start Start and type services.msc. In services console, right click on print spooler and select properties. The click the START button. wait a minute and see if the service keeps runninbg. if the service fails to start or if it stops running, look in the system logs and post any errors.

If you are not able to start the service. And if it stops immediately. Please check your event viewer. I guess your event viewer may have the following error.

"The Print Spooler service terminated unexpectedly. There may be errors with EventID 7031 and EventID 7034.

Please try to follow the steps with this KB:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810894

Then reinstall the printer, make sure the driver is support to Windows 7.

Furthermore, these two links may be helpful to you:

Why can't I print?
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Why-cant-I-print

Printer troubleshooter

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Open-the-Printer-troubleshooter

The following Knowledge base articles wont support Windows 7. But you can go through it if you have prior knowledge. For printer spooler service error 7031 and 7034, you can refer these KBs:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/890642

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953546

Also these links refer how to fix Event 7034 and 7031 maybe also helpful to you.

Please Note: Since the website is not hosted by bench3, the link may change without notice. bench3 does not guarantee the accuracy of this information.

http://www.eventid.net/display.asp?eventid=7034&eventno=1424&source=Service%20Control%20Manager&phase=1

http://www.eventid.net/display.asp?eventid=7031&eventno=465&source=Service%20Control%20Manager&phase=1

VolSnap Error Shadow Copies Were Deleted On Windows 7

Labels: Backup , HardDisk , Services , SystemRestore , Updates , Windows 7

Upon every boot, I get a volsnap error: shadow copies of volume C: were deleted because the shadow copy storage could not grow in time.

And possibility is there that the system restore points are deleted. Coinciding with this issue is the fact that I'm also having problems resuming from sleep. I'm not sure if the shadow copy error also occurs on resume from sleep

Solution:

I suspect your computer is in Sleep Mode in midnight when backup, if so, the backup won't start.

Try the following method to fix this issue. Note: Please backup the registry before you modify.

1. Click Start, input regedit, press Enter

2. Locate and then click the following key in the registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\VolSnap

3. On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD value.

4. Type MinDiffAreaFileSize, and then press ENTER.

5. On the Edit menu, click Modify.

6. Type the size that you want for the shadow copy storage area, and then click OK.

Reboot the computer to check if it works.

If it doesn't work, please check the disk.

1. Click the Start, input cmd in the search bar.

2. Right-click cmd, run it as Administrator.

3. Input the command: Chkdsk /f /r

Restart the computer then check if the problem is still there.

If the issue persists, refer this link.

http://blogs.technet.com/b/win7/archive/2011/02/16/restore-points-lost-after-system-rebooting.aspx

If you have defragment software. Apparently it may cause the problem. Disabling the automatic defragmentation may solve this issue.

Disable the services related to defragmentation, and you wont come across the volsnap shadow copy deleted error when rebooting.

Change Priority Of Running Processes In Windows 7

Labels: Priority , Process , Services , TaskManager

Ever since Vista I have not been able to set my priority or Affinity to running jobs / processes. I play games mostly on my PC but it is getting old, and so I wanted to increase the priority of my game (civilization 4) to high or real-time (it is currently defaulting to below normal). Unfortunately every time I go into task manager and try to set either priority or affinity, no matter what I select, it says "operation could not be completed Access denied" then goes back to normal. How do I change this?

Normally changing priority for any process is only per session - when you kill process and restart it again priority will be restored to original. If you want to save priority on constant you have to use any special software to do that.

Process priority will not be permanent without a 3rd party application adjusting . Access Denied error occurs while attempting to change the priority with the task manager with normal procedure. Third party software does address this issue.

For Example:
Special plugin for task manager

Prio: http://www.prnwatch.com/prio.html
Process Lasso: http://www.bitsum.com/prolasso.php

(both above programs are free)

I know also Ashampoo Core Tuner: >http://www2.ashampoo.com/webcache/html/1/product_2_0061___USD.htm

but this program is commercial.

You can also refer to the following support article to permanently set process priority in Windows Task Manager: How to Permanently Set Process Priority in Windows Task Manager?

http://www.askvg.com/how-to-permanently-set-process-priority-in-windows-task-manager/

Do We Need To Activate Windows Again After Hardware Changes

Labels: Activate Windows , Hardware , Upgrade , Windows 7

The question is simple, Do we need to re-activate windows 7 each time we do any hardware upgrade or changes? For example, I had a windows 7 PC running for more than a year and recently I put a new motherboard in my computer.. It is the same board except for the bios version.

It came up and told me I had 3 days to activate. I went ahead and activated it again and now it has been running for 12 hours with no problems.

I am just wondering if it will hold?

Only Microsoft can give you the best answer for this question, and see the following FAQ (Do I need to activate Windows after making a hardware change?): Hope this helps.

Personally, I believe it will be ok. Look in control panel under system and go to bottom of page and see what it says under windows activation. If it doesn't give a time limit you should be fine.

Display Your Own Logo In Windows 7 Login Screen

Labels: Login , Windows 7

If you are an corporate user it is obvious that you wish to have your company logo when windows 7 asks for your login details. And also, when you have issues with people stealing computers.

However thieves sometimes do not steal computers with their company logo on the locked screen/logon screen. It might be because of the branding which seem more professional and they maybe are afraid of being tracked by our company. But remember, computers stolen are always stolen, as when a new operating system is installed, all the user defined settings and logo will be out.

Anyway, take the following steps to replace Logon UI logo.

Click Start, type Regedit and press Enter
Navigate to

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\Background

Change value of OEMBackground to 1.
Now navigate to %windir%\system32\oobe, create folder “info”, double click it and create another new folder “backgrounds”
Now place your desired logon file into %windir%\system32\oobe\info\backgrounds
Rename the file to backgroundDefault.jpg. (Please NOTE: Images must be less than 256kb in size).

That’s it. Thank you.

Password Management Best Practices

Labels: Passwords , Security

A password is a secret word or string of characters that is used for authentication, to prove identity or gain access to a resource (example: an access code is a type of password). The password should be kept secret from those not allowed access.

Importance of password: You cannot be assured that the password you choose is a secure one.
The Importance of Strong Passwords: Keep your computer, data and accounts safe with strong passwords.
The importance of an effective password policy: The need for an effective password policy is so obvious.

Password Management Best Practices: Password Creation and Maintenance

Sharing passwords is a security risk.
Do not divulge your password to any one.
Enter your user-id and password only in the space provided for- that you are normally used to.
If there is any changes from normal make sure there is no attempt to steal your personal information before providing it.
Do not provide user-id and passwords on any page that appears as a popup when you click on a hyperlink received through email. Better practice would be to log on to the service by typing in the URL in the address bar after making sure the page opening up is from the genuine service provider.
Do not store passwords in a file on ANY computer system (including Palm Pilots or similar devices) without encryption.
Change passwords at least once every 90 (ninety) days.
Unique Characters: An effective password must have at least five (5) different characters. Repeated characters can make for palindromes and make it easier to crack.
Character Types: An effective password must have characters from at least three (3) different character types -- upper case, lower case, digits, punctuation, etc. A password that includes a sample from a rich character set is difficult to crack.
Long Alpha Sequences: An acceptable password must not have an alphabetic sequence any longer than three (3) characters.
Long Digit Sequences: An acceptable password must not have a digit sequence any longer than two (2) characters.
Forbidden Characters: There are a few characters that will cause problems if used in a password - the "delete" character is one of the obvious ones.
Writing down your password: One should never write down a password. Someone may discover the password. Make the password difficult for others to guess or crack but easy for you to memorize and remember.
Example Of Bad Passwords, in other words passwords should not be any of the following:

1. Dictionary words (including foreign and technical dictionaries)

2. Name of a person or a thing, a place, a proper noun, a phone number or a vehicle number

3. Simple pattern of letters on keyboards

4. Any of the above reversed or concatenated

One possible method for picking a good password is to make up your own acronym.
Do not let your computer remember your password . Do not accept auto complete option provided by your computer/ browser.

Please remember, if you do , make sure you have a strong password to logon to your computer.

As far as possible do not use un-trusted system to access a sensitive service. If you must, change the password on the first occasion immediately thereafter from a trusted system

Creating Virtual Hard Disk In Windows 7

Labels: HardDisk , Virtual , Virtual PC , Windows 7

Windows 7 has a new feature called “VHD Boot”. Using VHD, you can boot your entire Windows from a Virtual Hard Disk file (as those used with Virtual PC or Virtual Server). Read More on Configuring a Virtual Hard Disk In Windows 7. If the existing VHD file is not created, follow this article on how to Create a VHD.

Creating a VHD

1. Right click on the My Computer icon in the Start Bar and choose Manage. If you are prompted from the UAC press Yes and continue.

If already have a VHD, attach an existing VHD File In the left pane, right click on Disk Management, and Click on Attach VHD as said in Configuring a Virtual Hard Disk In Windows 7.

2. In the left pane, right click on Disk Management, and click on Create VHD as shown in figure below Creating Virtual Hard Disk In Windows 7 1

3. After choosing to create a VHD, select a location to save your VHD file to as shown in figure below.

4. Next, enter the maximum size you want the Virtual Hard Disk to be, and select the size type to be used. Choose MB, GB, or TB. (1024 MB = 1 GB, 1024 GB = 1 TB)

5. Select whether to let Windows decide the size by choosing Dynamic or used a set size by choosing Fixed, and click on OK.

6. The new disk will show in the right pane as unallocated space. Right click on the new unallocated VHD Disk # and click on Initialize Disk.

7. Select the Disk # from above for the new VHD. You will have to choose if you want the new VHD to have Master Boot Record (MBR) or GUID Partition Table (GPT) partition, and click on OK.

8. Right click again on the new unallocated VHD and click on New Simple Volume.

9. Next type in how much of the maximum disk space you would like to use for this VHD partition, and click on Next.

10. You will next be able to select wither a FAT or a NTFS file system and enter a name for your VHD. Last click the “Perform a quick format” check box, and click on Next as shown in figure below.

The second screen shot above sums up all the instructions I just gave you. Click the Finish button and it will create a new simple volume on your VHD which will be already attached.

Concepts And Terms Relating To Windows And Your Computer | B

Labels: Computer , Glossary , Technology

Here is the list of Important concepts and terms relating to Windows and to your computer starting with the letter “B”.

Backup: Making a copy of a file for safekeeping, especially with a special program that must be used to restore the backup when needed; backups may be compressed to save space. Full backup backs up the entire contents of the specified drive or system; a differential backup backs up only the files that have changed since the last full backup. Windows 7 uses the Backup and Restore center for system and file backups.

Binary Numbering system used to store computer data; 0 and 1 are the only digits.

Binding Configuring network hardware with protocols it will use.

Blog Short for weblog. A journal created by one or more writers and posted on the Web, a blog usually has short paragraphs added on a daily or weekly basis that discuss current topics of all types with links to other web sites for more information, such as similar or contrasting points of view on the topic.

Blogger Creator of a blog.

Blogging The process of creating a blog. See blog.

Bluetooth A short-range wireless networking standard that supports non-PC devices such as mobile phones and PDAs, as well as PCs. Bluetooth uses frequencies ranging from 2.402 to 2.480GHz with a range up to about 30 feet. Data transmission runs at 1Mbps or 2Mbps, depending upon the version of the technology supported by the devices. Windows 7 includes Bluetooth support.

Boot: Starting the computer. A warm boot is restarting the computer without a reset or shutdown. A cold boot is shutdown or reset before startup.

Boot Disk: Disk with operating system files needed to start the computer. Windows 7 DVDs are bootable.

Boot Sector: Starting location of operating system files on a floppy disk or hard disk.

boot sequence Procedure followed by system during the startup process; also called bootstrapping.

Broadband Internet: Internet connections with rated download speeds in excess of 100Kbps. Most common types include cable modem and DSL, but ISDN, fixed wireless, FIOS, and satellite Internet services are also broadband services.

Browser: Program that interprets HTML documents and allows hyperlinking to web sites. Windows 7 includes Internet Explorer 8 as its standard (default) web browser.

BSOD: Blue Screen of Death. This is a fatal system error in Windows that stops the system from starting; it is also called a stop error, and is named after the blue background and the white text error message.

Concepts And Terms Relating To Windows And Your Computer | 0-9 | A

Labels: Computer , General , Glossary , Technology

Important concepts and terms relating to Windows and to your computer.

10/100 Ethernet: Ethernet cards, hubs, and switches that support either 10Mbps (10BaseT Ethernet) or 100Mbps (Fast Ethernet) wired network standards.

10/100/1000 Ethernet: Ethernet cards, hubs, and switches that support 10Mbps (10BaseT Ethernet), 100Mbps (Fast Ethernet), and 1000Mbps (Gigabit Ethernet) wired network standards.

Accelerator: A feature of Internet Explorer 8 that enables you to highlight text in a web
document and map, search, or perform other activities using that text without opening up a separate browser window.

Access Point: Device on a Wi-Fi network that provides a connection between computers on the network. Can be combined with a router and a switch.

ACPI Advanced Confi guration and Power Interface. It controls how peripherals, BIOS, and computers manage power and is supported by Windows 7.

Active Partition: Hard disk partition that can be used to boot the computer; only primary
partitions can be active.

ActiveX: Microsoft technology for interactive web pages; used with Internet Explorer. administrator Windows term for the manager of a given computer or network; only users in the administrator’s group can perform some management tasks. Other users must provide an administrator’s name and password for tasks marked with the Windows security shield icon.

Aero Peek: Windows 7 feature that hides / reveals the contents of all desktop windows while leaving outlines on-screen when the contents are hidden. Requires Windows Aero
graphics support.

Aero Snap: Windows 7 feature that enables user to move the active window to the left, right, and top of the desktop, maximize it, or minimize it by using keyboard shortcuts. Requires Windows Aero graphics support.

APIPA: Automatic Private Internet Protocol (IP) Addressing. IP addresses in the 169.254.x.x range are automatically assigned if the computer cannot receive an IP address from a router or gateway device.

Application Program: Program used to create, modify, and store information you create.
Microsoft Word, Adobe Photoshop, and Corel-DRAW are all application programs.

Archive Attribute: Indicates file has not yet been backed up; automatically set when a file is created or modified.

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Encrypting USB Thumb Drive Using BitLocker

Labels: BitLocker , Encryption , Security

BitLocker Drive Encryption is a new feature that provides protection for operating hard drives, external drives, and removable data drives in case they are lost or stolen. BitLocker is a way of encrypting the data on drives and requiring authentication to access the information.

BitLocker encrypts your drives so others cannot access them without a password. BitLocker comes in two flavors in Windows 7 which are BitLocker and BitLock To Go.

You can also force the PC to book from an encryption key on a USB flash drive. You can insert the USB flash drive into the computer during startup to allow it to boot. The USB flash drive is used to unlock the computer.

When enabling BitLocker on a hard drive or removable drives, BitLocker can use the following unlock methods:

Password: You can use a password to unlock your BitLocker encrypted data drives and Group Policy settings can be used to set minimum password lengths.

Smart card: BitLocker allows you to use a compatible certificate on your smart card. By default, BitLocker will choose the certificate unless you have multiple compatible certificates, in which case you must choose the certificate to use.

BitLocker To Go was specially created to encrypt the data on your portable media. With an increasing number of key drives being used, the loss of sensitive data is becoming more of a threat.

Steps Involved In Encrypting Thumb Drive:

To encrypt your thumb drive, do the following:

You should plug your thumb drive into a USB port,

Click the Start button, type BitLocker, and click on BitLocker Drive Encryption.

Next to your drive letter of your thumb drive, click Turn on BitLocker as shown in figure above.

Choose a password and click Continue as shown in figure above.

You will be given the option to save your recovery key (used if you forget your password) or print it. If you save the file, ensure the file is stored somewhere safe and then click Next as shown in figure below

You will then need to confirm your chosen settings, the password and click
Start Encrypting as shown in figure below.

After you click Start Encrypting you will see the screen in figure below.

Please notice the figure above where it warns that large drives may take quite a while.

Now that I am done, I am going to try and access the drive I just encrypted.

As soon as I try a new screen appears asking me to enter a password before I can access the drive as shown in figure above.

Configuring a Virtual Hard Disk In Windows 7

Labels: HardDisk , Virtual , Virtual PC , Windows 7

Windows 7 has a new feature called “VHD Boot”. Using VHD, you can boot your entire Windows from a Virtual Hard Disk file (as those used with Virtual PC or Virtual Server). The advantages are significant as you only need to copy one file (the .VHD file) to a USB external drive and you’re entire system is included.

Also, one VHD file can be based on another one. So if you have different systems, create a base copy of Windows 7 on a VHD and make all others incremental. This allows you to save a lot of disk space!

Note though, there are a couple of disadvantages.

For starters, the .VHD booted operating system has to be Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 or later.
Then there is also a degradation of performance. Some texts say only 3% but on the ones I created, it was more in the area of 20%. Really a noticeable difference.
Windows hibernate function and most BitLocker configurations don’t work.
Also, if you like the really cool feature of Aero, they don’t work because the Windows Experience index won’t work.

Warning: BitLocker can be used within the guest VHD, but not on the volume where the VHD resides.

Booting VHD File With Virtual PC:

Note: I couldn’t find any texts on this, but I exchanged a physically booted VHD file with Virtual PC VHD files. All you need to do is run sysprep /generalize /oobe. Also the OS needs to be 32-Bit because of Virtual PC.

Installing a VHD-Boot Machine

1. Boot the system with a Windows 7 DVD or USB stick.

2. At the setup screen, don’t choose “Install Now”, but press “Shift-F10” to get into command line mode. Which is a cool little shortcut.

3. Enter diskpart to start the partitioning utitlity.

4. Create a new VHD file by entering the following:

create vdisk file=”D:\pathToVhd.vhd” type=expandable maximum=maxsizeInMegabyte

5. Now select the new VHD and attach it as a physical disk.

select vdisk file=”D:\pathToVhd.vhd”

6. After that switch back to the setup window (e.g. using ALT+TAB) and start the setup top attach a VDisk.

7. Now proceed with the normal setup, but make sure you install to the correct disk (normally the last one), ignore the “Windows cannot install to this disk” warning.

8. At next startup, you’ll see Windows 7 in the boot menu. If you want to add a VHD manually to the boot menu, use this command:

bcdedit /copy {originalguid} /d "New Windows 7 Installation"

bcdedit /set {newguid} device vhd=[D:]\Image.vhd

bcdedit /set {newguid} osdevice vhd=[D:]\Image.vhd

bcdedit /set {newguid} detecthal on

9. Right click on the My Computer icon in the Start Bar and choose Manage. If you are prompted from the UAC press Yes and continue.

10. To attach an existing VHD File In the left pane, right click on Disk Management, and click on Attach VHD as shown in Figure below.

You can also click on Disk Management, Action on the menu bar, and Attach VHD.

11. Click on the Browse button as shown in Figure below.

12. Navigate to the VHD file location and select it, then click on the Open button.

Note: If you want the VHD to be read-only, click the check the box, otherwise leave it unchecked. Click on OK.

If the existing VHD file is not created look at Creating a VHD in the next section.

Synchronise Google Docs And Microsoft Office

Labels: Google , Office2010 , Online Application , SkyDrive

Google has simplified the technology for normal people using computer for common tasks. Google Docs & Spreadsheets has collaborated word processing, spreadsheets and presentations for quick use. Google Docs lets us easily view and edit your Office documents using the browser itself.

There are several advantages for which you must consider Google Docs and Spreadsheets:

1) Online Availability:
2.) Less Spacial:
3.) 99.99% Data Availability:
4.) Share Your Work:
5.) Its Free:

On the other side, Microsoft Office offers excellent tools for you to create and edit documents, presentations and spreadsheets in an offline environment.

This comes handy when you aren’t carrying your laptop computer (that has all the documents) or are using a device that doesn’t have Microsoft Office (like your mobile phone).

One tool is good for creating documents while the other helps you access documents on the go and thus it makes good sense to use both these tools together.

Integrating Microsoft Office with Google Docs:

An idle workflow would be that you create your document in Microsoft Office and it instantly becomes available in Google Docs (and vice-versa). Also, if you make any edits in the cloud, they should sync with the copy on the desktop.

Now there are quite a few tools that let you integrate Microsoft Office with Google Docs though, because of certain limitations in the Google Docs API, two-way synchronization between the two Office products is still far from perfect. And according to Amit Agarwal, the founder of Digital Inspiration, here are some tools worth a try:

1. Google Cloud Connect

2. Offisync

3. Syncplicity

4. Gladinet Starter

5. Insync

Final thoughts - If you can live with that ugly-looking toolbar, Google Cloud Connect is neat because it saves Office documents to Google Docs in their native format. However, if you also need access to your old Google Docs files from within Microsoft Office, Offisync or Gladinet Cloud Desktop are good choices.

When you save a document created in Microsoft Office to Google Docs, the original formatting is less likely to be preserved. That’s one area where the Office Web Apps and SkyDrive duo seems to enjoy an upper hand.

With Windows Live SkyDrive, you can create, view, edit, and share Microsoft Office docs saved in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote for free online.

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