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Forum: Security and Administration with Windows XP May 7th 08, 11:19 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin
Replies: 11
Views: 3,672
Posted By John Hensley
How to disable write access for CD/DVD drive?

"nandito" wrote:

well i did all of those options listed even went through the registry
and still able to burn using nero.sooo dont think actually any of this
options works at all.

any...
Forum: Security and Administration with Windows XP June 18th 07, 07:28 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin
Replies: 2
Views: 500
Posted By John Hensley
Find Control\StorageDevicePolicies

alejandro,

If the key doesn't exist you can just create it. Here is a link to detailed
instructions for creating the key and setting the...
Forum: Windows XP Help and Support June 16th 07, 09:04 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Replies: 6
Views: 385
Posted By John Hensley
the cmd.exe command

Hi Charlie,

A simple solution would be to create a batch file in your Windows directory
named mycmd.bat with the single line:

@cmd /K cd /D %windir%\system32

Instead of typing "cmd" in the run...
Forum: General XP issues or comments June 15th 07, 04:46 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 2
Views: 83
Posted By John Hensley
Remote Desktop

I believe you need to use Remote Assistance instead of Remote Desktop if you
want to see the target desktop on both ends.

--
John Hensley
www.resqware.com


"BBW" wrote:
Forum: Windows XP Help and Support June 15th 07, 03:33 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Replies: 1
Views: 343
Posted By John Hensley
Using a 1 Terrabyte drive as a boot drive ???

You could do this with VmWare by using the free VMware Converter to convert
your existing installation into a virtual machine file that resides on your 1
TB drive. You could then boot into your...
Forum: Security and Administration with Windows XP June 13th 07, 02:26 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin
Replies: 3
Views: 574
Posted By John Hensley
Registry Import Question

The second echo line should have been:

echo userprofile="%USERPROFILE%" Tmp.inf

--
John Hensley
www.resqware.com


"John Hensley" wrote:
Forum: Security and Administration with Windows XP June 12th 07, 10:32 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin
Replies: 3
Views: 574
Posted By John Hensley
Registry Import Question

The registry does not support environment variable expansion in key names.

You can do this though if you use a standard windows .INF file and batch
file to do the registry update. Your .INF file...
Forum: Security and Administration with Windows XP June 12th 07, 10:03 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin
Replies: 3
Views: 238
Posted By John Hensley
where is "Maximum Password Age" stored?

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netlogon\Parameters
maximumpasswordage REG_DWORD

This is the location on a standalone machine that is not part of a domain.

--
John...
Forum: The Basics June 10th 07, 05:01 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
Replies: 3
Views: 126
Posted By John Hensley
Copying To Second Hard Drive

You can do this from a command prompt using the Windows XCOPY command using
the /D switch. For example to copy all of the new files from the current
directory and all of its subdirectories on the...
Forum: Hardware and Windows XP June 8th 07, 01:01 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
Replies: 4
Views: 202
Posted By John Hensley
I blew my HDD with dskprobe.exe

Find a Bart'sPE CD to run DiskProbe from or remove the drive and use a $10
IDE to USB cable and plug the drive into another XP machine's USB port.
Either method will allow you to use DiskProbe to...
Forum: Windows XP Help and Support June 5th 07, 06:31 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Replies: 21
Views: 579
Posted By John Hensley
System wake up from Standby/Hibernate to be done Programmatica

The dialog shows that you were running on AC when you opened the settings
dialog. Have you tried making the change with the AC unplugged and the
machine running from the battery?

--
John...
Forum: Security and Administration with Windows XP June 5th 07, 03:41 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin
Replies: 11
Views: 3,672
Posted By John Hensley
How to disable write access for CD/DVD drive?

"Asterisks" wrote:
I presume that by unchecking "Enable CD recording on this drive" - I am only
restricting writing on that particular drive?

This is correct.

Whereas the other option...
Forum: Windows XP Help and Support June 5th 07, 03:20 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Replies: 21
Views: 579
Posted By John Hensley
System wake up from Standby/Hibernate to be done Programmatica

Lisa,

On the left side of the dialog you need to select the profile that is used
when running on batteries. Select the "Normal" lightbulb that has the battery
beside it and then select the "No...
Forum: General XP issues or comments June 4th 07, 08:30 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 1
Views: 113
Posted By John Hensley
How to detect storage device driver is installed on the system

The DevCon sample source code in the Windows DDK (Windows Driver Development
Kit) shows how to do this using the Windows Setup APIs. You can download the
DDK from Microsoft...
Forum: General XP issues or comments June 3rd 07, 04:59 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 3
Views: 86
Posted By John Hensley
Event Log SidebySide Errors Need Help

These types of errors occur when a file associated with a SideBySide assembly
in the Windows\WinSxS was not installed correctly. It looks like you are
missing this...
Forum: The Basics June 1st 07, 10:46 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
Replies: 8
Views: 243
Posted By John Hensley
Windows XP Backup on Desktop?

Ron,

You can do this using a link to a batch file on the desktop. The batch file
runs NtBackup with command switches that specify what to backup or a
pre-defined .bks file that you have previously...
Forum: Windows XP Help and Support June 1st 07, 02:57 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Replies: 21
Views: 579
Posted By John Hensley
System wake up from Standby/Hibernate to be done Programmatica

Lisa,

You need to be sure to change the settings in both the top and bottom
windows on the "Power Saver Properties" page. The top window is for settings
that apply when the laptop is plugged in...
Forum: Windows XP Help and Support May 31st 07, 06:13 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Replies: 21
Views: 579
Posted By John Hensley
System wake up from Standby/Hibernate to be done Programmatica

Hi Lisa,

On my Toshiba Satellite there is a "Toshiba Power Saver" Control Panel
applette that can be used to change what happens when the lid is closed and
opened. To get to this setting I go into...
Forum: General XP issues or comments May 29th 07, 08:35 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 5
Views: 116
Posted By John Hensley
Disappearing Window

After you move the cursor off of the small window are you clicking on the
larger window that is behind the small one or does just moving the mouse
cause the larger window to hide the smaller...
Forum: General XP issues or comments May 29th 07, 07:40 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 9
Views: 176
Posted By John Hensley
ramdrive

You can disable all swap-file use in Windows XP if you want to eliminate the
overhead of paging to disk but this will cut in half the amount total memory
that will be available to your running...
Forum: General XP issues or comments May 29th 07, 06:51 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 5
Views: 116
Posted By John Hensley
Disappearing Window

Does this happen regardless of the programs you are running or is it specific
to a single program you are using?

If it only happens when you are running a specific program it could mean
that the...
Forum: Windows XP Help and Support May 29th 07, 03:47 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Replies: 1
Views: 190
Posted By John Hensley
event viewer errors 51,11 and 5

These errors are normally the result of a problem with the disk controller,
cable or hard drive. It would be highly unlikely that both motherboards would
result in the same error unless they both...
Forum: General XP issues or comments May 29th 07, 03:16 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 3
Views: 123
Posted By John Hensley
True Vector Service event 5003

The Cisco VPN client shares a common set of files with Zone Alarm and can
produce this error. See this link for information on how to resolve this
problem if it is related to Cisco...
Forum: Hardware and Windows XP May 26th 07, 12:28 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
Replies: 7
Views: 272
Posted By John Hensley
'Unknown device'

Many cables that are bundled with hardware are not of the highest quality.
I've run into lots of problems with inexpensive USB cables that only worked
some of the time and I believe it has to do...
Forum: Windows XP Help and Support May 25th 07, 04:01 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Replies: 21
Views: 579
Posted By John Hensley
System wake up from Standby/Hibernate to be done Programmatica

When the system is in hibernation the machine is completely turned off with
the exception of a tiny amount of current that is used to power the
electronic switching circuit for turning on the main...
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