David Woodsmall - WINDOWS TIPS MENU

4/30/2008

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WHAT DO DO IF YOUR SYSTEM IS INFECTED
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INFO JUMP TABLE

 Boot Proccess / Startup | BOOT CDs / FLOPPIES | BOOT LOGGING | SAFE MODE BOOTING | What Programs are Running | DirectX | DISK DEFRAGMENTATION | DISK IMAGE SOFTWARE | Drivers | EMAIL | FTP, CuteFTP, SmartFTP,... | FILE RECOVERY/UNDELETE | ISO Images | Locked Files | DirectX | INTERNET EXPLORER | OTHER INFORMATION | Print/Capture Screen Image | Recovery / Rescue CD | Speeding Up Windows Bootup | What is Running | Windows Update Information | ACRONYMS / GLOSSARIES / DEFINITIONS Administrator Password Reset CD AUDIO / SOUND - Click here Belarc Advisor - detailed profile of your installed software and hardware, missing Microsoft hotfixes, anti-virus status, CIS (Center for Internet Security) benchmarks,... BACKUPS - Restoring XP backups in Vista Backup Software (Ghost, True Image) BIOS - Print Your BIOS settings (Read Your Hardware Setup) Boot Proccess / Startup BOOT CDs / FLOPPIES BOOT LOGGING BOOTING SAFE MODE Boot.ini switch options in XP and w2k3 CALENDARS: Lightning - A Calendar and To-Do List that adds to Mozilla's Thunderbird SUNBIRD - a standalone free Mozilla Calendar similar to Mozilla's LIGHTNING Google Calendar CD's - Playing without inserting (Daemon Tools) Certification exam notes Character Map Utility in Windows Clusters, Windows Commands, a few to know A-Z Index of Windows XP/NT Commands Computer Information Utilities Device Drivers - How to backup almost all of your Drivers Digital Rights Management (DRM) DISK DEFRAGMENTATION: Antivirus Software Run Time and Disk Defragmentation - white paper - Diskeeper DISK IMAGE SOFTWARE: Gilles Vollant software - WinImage is a disk-imaging suite Includes DMF, VHD, FAT, ISO, NTFS and Linux. Shareware. What is WinImage ImgBurn - Freeware ISO burning software for Windows - The Official ImgBurn Website AfterDawn.com: Guides: How to burn a DVD Folder with ImgBurn ImgBurn carries on from where DVD Decrypter left off! (Well, for the burning part anyway!) ImgBurn is a freeware program that allows the recording of many types of CD/DVD images DLL Information and Fixes DOC files - Converting DOC files to PDF Make a DOS App Work With a USB Printer (on Windows), Again - SCROLL DOWN DOS/Windows to LINUX/UNIX ASCII File Conversion - Converts end-of-line characters - "FLIP" Drive Letters - How to Change in Windows XP DRM How to save an Email message as a file How to get Windows to use your Email program to open saved Email messages as files Recover Lost Email (costs) Restore a Complete Vista PC Backup when your computer won’t start FILE EXTENSIONS (Suffixes) FILE FORMATS FILE NAME - copying a file name FILE RECOVERY/UNDELETE IM - Trillian - accesses AIM, ICQ Windows Messenger, Yahoo and more, Instant Messengers

FTP - File Transfer Protocol

I have been using the free (for personal use) WS_FTP95 for my XP file transfers. Unfortunately, the Microsoft Windows update of 4/8/2008 BROKE my WS_FTP95. I'n not sure what in particular broke WS_FTP95 - the MS updates contained both fixes to prevent some functions from running at a higher than they were supposed to, priority. The MS updates also apparently tried to kill older FTP functions built into most versions of Windows. I had to convert to the free (for personal use) SmartFTP Client - IT WORKS. I am also using CuteFTP 8 PRO at work. Knowledge Base - CuteFTP PRO for Windows - Globalscape.com GLOBALSCAPE - Makers of CuteFTP Help Center Globalscape Support Forum - Globalscape How to change permissions using WS_FTP, Cute FTP, and other programs Installing/Configuring CuteFTP 8 (NOT the 8 PRO, but very similar) Howto use Cute FTP to transfer files to the server Tutorials - Flash Enabled (CUTEFTP Ver 5 - HOWTO) Q10278 - FAQ: Is CuteFTP Compatible with Windows Vista? How to PRINT/Capture an Image of Your Windows PC Screen *** Internet Explorer 7 - IE7 ISO Images | ISO Images - play in virtual CD/DVD Players - software Knoppix - Boot Linux to fix Windows Systems Lightning - A Calendar and To-Do List that adds to Mozilla's Thunderbird Load Balancing Notepad++ can repalce Windows Notepad with more features Media Player Privileges - Use RunAs to Adjust Your Privileges Privileges - Security Tip: Change The Privileges Of An Application Restoring XP backups in Vista Add Applications to your Windows "SendTo" option (mouse right-click)s Search Windows Me and Every Other Version of Windows SERVICE PACKS - How to obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003 SUNBIRD - a standalone free Mozilla Calendar similar to Mozilla's LIGHTNING Symbols - how to create unusual sysmbols Sysinternals Freeware - advanced utilities, technical information, and source code related to Windows internals

UNDELETE PROGRAMS - Free (Windows) File Recovery

Panda Recovery - NTFS ONLY - do NOT recover to same meda as the delete file (can destroy file U R recovering PC Inspector File Recovery - PCWorld Restoration - PCWorld VirtualLab Data Recovery Software - PCWorld What Programs are RunningWhoLockME Explorer Extension - Shows the program that is using a hard-to-delete file

UN-INSTALL

Absolute UnInstaller - (free - 32-bit only)) removes stuff Windows uninstaller misses

INTERNET EXPLORER

Download tool to Remove Microsoft IE 7 beta 2 (only)

IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL - Click here

SECURITY

HOSTS file - what it does, how to use it XP Security Windows Server 2003, Longhorn Server & Vista Security Articles

STOP CODES - Click here

VIDEO CONVERSION - Click here

VIDEO PLAYERS - Windows

I am primarily using these video players on my XP computer: 1] Windows Media Player 10 - free - requires Windows XP - works well Windows Media Player 9 Series for Windows 98 Second Edition, Me, and 2000 See Media Player for more information 2] Nero 7 Ultra (about $40 ?) - see DRM caveat, below 3] Apple QuickTime 7 - Free DRM CAVEAT: I also (bought) Nero 7 Ultra (but it now dis-allows copying your own audio CDs that contain DRM - Nero 6.5 Ultra does not do this, but could fail to copy protected audio CDs. I have been able to make a backup copy of my legally purchased Audio CD that contained DRM, but you might have trouble doing it???). Nero does CD and DVD burning, along with playing some video formats. Note that Roxio Easy Media Creator (EMC) 7.5 also allowed me to make legal copies of my own, purchased audio CDs that contained DRM. I do not know about laterversions of Roxio. I do not know if Roxio EMC 7.5 will handle all typs of DRM - I suspect that it can not. EMC does CD and DVD burning, along with playing some video formats. Last I knew, EMC version 8.0 was the newest version.

BOOTING - THE BOOT PROCESS - WHAT PROGRAMS ARE STARTED AT BOOTUP?

Troubleshooting Windows 2000: Technical Articles and Tips Microsoft: Windows 2000 Professional FAQ - Tek-Tips Advanced troubleshooting for general startup problems in Windows XP Monitoring Registry Activity During the Boot Process NTLDR (abbreviation of NT Loader) is the boot loader for Windows NT PC Answers - Tutorials - The boot process Windows Startup Tasks How to Disable Windows Startup Programs the Easy Way - doesn't find all startup programs Startup Programs Database Managing the Programs That Run When Windows Starts Up Startup Applications List - sysinfo.org Windows Startup Programs - Greatis Software Windows Startup Online Repository Startup Application Knowledge Base Task List Programs - AnswersThatWork's famous Database of Windows ... (free) Startup Control Panel Windows Startup Programs Start-Up Applications - Sysinfo.org Windows Program Automatic Startup Locations How to Remove Startup Programs - O'Reilly TaskList.org - List of Windows Proccesses and Descriptions Startup Program Loading

BOOT CDs / FLOPPIES

BOOT CDs, Floppies & Sector Info

BOOT LOGGING

Windows Vista Boot Process Logging? - neelim 4sysops -- New features Sysinternals Process Monitor 1.12: boot ... Smart Computing Article - Tracking Startup Problems With Bootlog.txt Enabling Boot Logging using the Recovery Console in Microsoft ... Generating a Boot Log When I 'Enable Boot Logging', where is the boot log written? Using Bootlog Analyser PC World - PC World Downloads - Boot Log Analyzer Boot Log XP is the best Windows boot analyzer - so they say, they could be correct Windows-to-Linux roadmap: Part 5. Linux logging

SAFE MODE BOOTING

A description of the Safe Mode Boot options in Windows XP Microsoft Windows XP - Startup options Custom Boot Menu in Windows XP Using Safe Mode to resolve Windows Server 2003 startup issues Description of Safe Boot Mode in Windows 2000 Windows 2000's boot menu helps you troubleshoot a system crash

RECOVERY / RESCUE CDs

The Best Linux System Repair Distribution Gets Better

WHAT IS RUNNING ON YOUR WINDOWS SYSTEM?

Use Caution if you remove anything

(Windows) ProcessLibrary Upgrade Makes Troubleshooting Easier - What is that running Process? OTHER INFO HijackThis" - examines contents of your PC - by Merijn What is this File? X-RayPC - looks up programs and tells you if they are known to be benign Detect harmful processes running in your computer Microsoft Software Forum Network DOS Info/Tips REGISTRY, Windows - Info W2k3 patch rollout Windows Media Player - DOWNLOAD Windows Media Player 9 Series for Windows 98 Second Edition, Me, and 2000 Windows Troubleshooting NOTEPAD WILL let you view a file held open by another windows program (being written to) (of course, anything still in the write buffer will not be visible to Notepad. WORDPAD will NOT allow you view a file held open by another windows program (but Windows NOTEPAD will allow this). Microsoft's WORDPAD can correctly display ASCII files written on DOS, Windows or Linux/Unix/MAC systems. see FLIP - converts EOL characters NOTEPAD, can not (Notepad must have DOS/Windows style CR/LFs [0x0A 0x0D] at end of each line). I have seen ONE instance where only NOTEPAD would correctly display the file, but WORDPAD could not. XP Information

SPEEDUP WINDOWS BOOT PROCESS

Windows XP Tweaking – Startup and General Performance Tweaks Why windows takes so long to start up

Windows Update Information

Microsoft issues Vista, XP service pack blockers - Tool blocks automatic download of Vista SP1, XP SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 for as long as a year WINDOWS UPDATING - How to What is the history of Microsoft Windows? WINDOWS DOWNLOAD CENTER - Microsoft Windows Operating Systems Win2K Driver Info XP Tips and Information Web Page Beginners Guides: Installing Windows XP XP readiness test Upgrading Your PC - Tips

Drivers

DRIVERS

OTHER INFORMATION