Win 2000/XP - Information, tips, and techniques

[Jim Eshelman]

In the spirit of exchanging information, tips, and techniques regarding
Microsoft products:

Windows 5 Support Center - http://aumha.org/win5/
Supporting Windows Desktop Systems:
Windows 2000 & XP and Leading Applications Software
(See also the Windows 4 Support Center http://aumha.org/win4/ supporting
Windows 95, 98, and ME.)

Many newsgroup participants have found this site useful in resolving a
variety of Windows issues. Among other things, it contains my most common
newsgroup answers.

NEW! - "Parasites & Other Security Issues" - http://aumha.org/secure.htm - a
"portal page" to all of my pages dealing with battling adware/spyware as
well as other security issues. Live-feed virus alerts, home and professional
security recommendations, and more.

NEW! - My site is now a mirror site for downloads of CWShredder and
HijackThis - see http://aumha.org/freeware.htm - I've also mirrored Merijn's
excellent TUTORIAL on reading HijackThis logs:
http://aumha.org/a/hjttutor.htm


Support & Discussion Forums: http://forum.aumha.org/
Registry patches: http://aumha.org/regfiles.htm
My favorite freeware: http://aumha.org/freeware.htm
Learn HTML coding: http://aumha.org/html/
What's Hot? (the most-visited pages on the site) http://aumha.org/hot.htm

A large collection of MSKB articles addressing common Windows 2000 & XP
"Stop" Error Messages: http://aumha.org/win5/kbestop.htm

Popular Windows support articles and FAQs include:
Computer Health: http://aumha.org/a/health.htm
The Parasite Fight! (Protect against scumware)
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
Windows XP Shutdown & Restart Troubleshooting:
http://aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.htm
Upgrading to Windows XP (tips): http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpupgrad.htm {by
Gary Woodruff}
File & Settings Transfer Wizard (F.A.S.T.) http://aumha.org/win5/a/fast.htm
{by Gary Woodruff}
Virtual Memory in Windows XP: http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.htm {by Alex
Nichol}
Troubleshooting Windows - Zero in on the Problem!:
http://aumha.org/a/tshoot.htm
Windows PowerToys FAQ http://aumha.org/win5/a/powertoy.htm
Control Startup Program Loading: http://aumha.org/a/loads.htm
Windows Longhorn - Select Articles http://aumha.org/win5/a/longhorn.htm
Burning CDs in Windows XP http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpcd.htm {by Alex Nichol}
FAT & NTFS File Systems in Win XP: http://aumha.org/win5/a/ntfs.htm {by Alex
Nichol}
Windows Product Activation FAQ http://aumha.org/win5/a/wpa.htm {by Alex
Nichol}

Ad-free. Spyware-free. In fact, it's all free. <g> (Cookies are served only
on the forums.)

--
Jim Eshelman MS-MVP, Windows
Windows Support Center: http://aumha.org/

[The Unknown P]

While I applaud your desire to help others I loath this self agrandising. This amounts to nothing more than a chance for some free advertising. While aumha.org is indeed an excellent site it is by no means the best. It misses many excellent and free progra
ms that do a better job of blocking spyware than those offered for free on the site (just an example of where it falls short). Why not throw a plug in for www.dougknox.com or www.kellys-korner-xp.com and many other excellent sites. I suggest that you stick
to helping in the future and pay the advertising agencies their fee to promote your stuff. Good luck.

[Jim Eshelman]

The Unknown P wrote:
> While I applaud your desire to help others I loath this self
> agrandising. This amounts to nothing more than a chance for some free
> advertising.

Well, yeah. No disagreement there. (Except that "advertising" usually
applies where there is a product involved, money exchanged, etc., so let's
at least be clear that everything on the site is free.)

> While aumha.org is indeed an excellent site it is by no
> means the best. It misses many excellent and free programs that do a
> better job of blocking spyware than those offered for free on the
> site (just an example of where it falls short). Why not throw a plug
> in for www.dougknox.com or www.kellys-korner-xp.com and many other
> excellent sites.

These are linked to off of my site - I refer people there all the time.

> I suggest that you stick to helping in the future
> and pay the advertising agencies their fee to promote your stuff.
> Good luck.

Thank you for your opinion. We disagree. Informing people of the
availability of information is an important part of making the information
available.

--
Jim Eshelman, MS-MVP Windows http://aumha.org/
AumHa Forums: http://forum.aumha.org/
The Parasite Fight: http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
Computer Health: http://aumha.org/a/health.htm
Troubleshooting: http://aumha.org/a/tshoot.htm