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The Broadband Reports Windows XP FAQ
FAQ Revisions
Editors:
MSeng
,
slash
,
trparky
,
Kramer
Last modified on 2011-02-12 22:18:48
Table of Contents
What Is The Purpose of this FAQ?
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2
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1. Preparation for installation
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9
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2. Clean Install Procedures
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7
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3. Upgrade Install Procedures
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7
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4. Registration and Activation
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7
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5. Networking
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10
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6. Tweaking your setup
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24
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7. Troubleshooting and Repair
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26
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8. Misc
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39
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9. Recommended XP Info Sites
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2
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What Is The Purpose of this FAQ?
Introduction and Objectives
Can anyone contribute to this FAQ?
1. Preparation for installation
Should I Upgrade my present version or should I clean install?
What version should I use?
Backing Up Your Data
What are the requirements to run Windows XP?
Can I upgrade to Windows XP Home Edition from Windows 2000 Professional?
Can I upgrade to Windows XP Professional from Windows 2000 Professional?
How can I create Windows XP bootdisks?
Hardware and Software Compatibility
Any other items to update before installation?
2. Clean Install Procedures
NTFS or FAT32?
Can I dual boot and how?
Is there a Windows XP Clean Install (Interactive Setup) site online?
Clean Install Instructions
Can the Windows XP upgrade version be clean installed?
Should I partition my hard drive?
Common Installation Problems and Solutions
3. Upgrade Install Procedures
Can you upgrade to WinXP from Win 3x, Win95* or WinNT3.51*?
Windows XP upgrade chart.
How do I upgrade my previous Windows OS to Windows XP?
Is a version of Windows on a manufacturer’s restore CD recognized?
Will an upgrade CD for an earlier version of Windows qualify?
Can I upgrade to WinXP from a NT server?
I upgraded XP and now I want to go back?
4. Registration and Activation
How many computers can I install Windows XP on?
Is there a way to save the activation code?
What is Product Registration and do I have to register XP?
What is Product Activation and do I have to activate XP?
What is the difference between Product Registration and Product Activation?
How do I activate Windows XP?
Why should I register?
5. Networking
WinIPConfig? Where is it?
What is QoS Packet Scheduler?
What are the 3 supported Windows XP Network Protocols?
Where is NetBEUI?
How do I force Windows XP to use NetBEUI for File and Printer Sharing?
What are TCP/IP , IPX/SPX & NetBEUI Network Protocols?
How do I Create a PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) Connection for WinXP?
Where do I go to verify my Network Bindings?
How do I remove the Default Administrative shares?
How do I disable NetBIOS on TCP/IP?
6. Tweaking your setup
What Services can I change to speed up my system?
Enable DMA on your IDE devices
How can I Automatically Hide Inactive Tray Icons?
How can I backup the XP registry?
How do I force Windows XP to clear the pagefile on shutdown?
Can I switch to the old Windows look and feel?
How can I speedup the Windows XP start menu?
How do I enable the advanced security settings like found in Windows 2000?
How do I Enable cleartype on welcome login screen ?
How do I Enable or disable boot defrag ?
Can I disable error reporting ?
Can I Disable Balloon Tips?
How can I Remove Shared Documents from My Computer?
How can I customize time synchronization?
What are Powertoys?
Can I Stop Password Expiration ?
Is it possible to change the Logon screensaver?
How do I make sure that HyperThreading is enabled on my system?
How do I customize the view of Windows Explorer when opening?
Tell Me About Virtual Memory
GUI Tweak: Windows 2000/NT style logon
How do I bypass the Welcome Screen so I don't have to log in?
Customization of the Places Bar in File Open dialogs
Move Shutdown/Reboot/Logoff Buttons
7. Troubleshooting and Repair
How do I repair Windows XP?
I am getting the PAGE_FAULT_IN_NON_PAGED_AREA BSOD! HELP!
\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM is corrupt. HELP!
How do I repair the MBR?
Help! I have lost the NTLDR! What do I do?
What is the System Restore utility?
How do I make a Windows XP Emergency Boot Disk?
UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_DEVICE? Help! What do I do?
Can I Restore Internet Explorer?
How to Reset TCP/IP
Need Explanations Of Device Manager Error Codes?
Lots of Repair Links
Worried about losing or forgetting your passwords?
HELP! My Add/Remove Programs is broken.
What can I do to change and keep my drive letters like I want them?
Using Recovery Console
What are file permissions and how do I change them?
CDROM/DVD Drives Missing In XP
My Icons have turned ugly! What can I do?
How do I repair or reinstall the GUEST ACCOUNT?
Why can't I use the internet before svchost loads?
WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT not suitable. What can I do?
SSDP may cause some icons to not appear on Start-Up
I can't access my files and folders
Help! Why are my CD-ROM drives not showing in My Computer?
Applications in Add/Remove Programs list missing Change and Remove button
8. Misc
How can I stop Windows Messenger from running?
HELP! I don't have Java VM? What do I do? How do I get it?
How do I create a slipstream disk using XP and SP1?
Why does my CD Drive not autoplay OR why is my Autoplay Tab is missing?
Is there a way to secure a folder and its contents in Windows XP?
What is Compatability Mode and how do I use it?
How do I Create a Boot Disk for an NTFS or FAT Partition
Is there a way to determine how long Windows XP has been up?
Is there a guide to using Remote Assistance anyplace?
How do I get at the command line in Windows XP while still in Windows?
How do I Disable Disk Performance Counters?
How do I Modify color for command prompt?
Can I get a Automatic Time Synchronisation with a Internetserver?
How do you remove a Win9x partition from a dual-boot system?
How do I install the Recovery Console?
Can I modify colors and fonts for Command Prompt without regedit?
What can I expect in the future?
How do I view hidden devices in the Device Manager?
When I run (some app) its output vanishes before I can read it
How can I understand the meaning behind a BSOD?
How does Windows XP manage multiple users and how do I set them up?
How do I find my system resources in XP?
How do I Install NTBackup in Windows XP Home Edition?
How do you fix XP/Dell computers from losing time?
What should I use, System Restore or GoBack?
Where is Scandisk?
Windows XP forgets my folder view settings. Is there a fix?
How can I add a background picture to a folder?
How can I check my Product Key within XP?
Want to delete a file but get an Access Denied error?
Why is part of my Task Manager gone?
Why is the System Idle Process using 99% of my CPU?
How do I interpret the Performance tab of Task Manager?
How do I interpret the Processes tab in Task Manager?
Windows XP Search doesn't find text in certain files
How do I check if Win XP SP2 installed correctly?
What are 'privileges' and 'permissions' ?
How can I uninstall the Microsoft Java Virtual Machine (JVM) from Windows XP?
Disabling ctfmon.exe when Internet Explorer 7 is installed
9. Recommended XP Info Sites
Are you looking for XP Recommended Help Sites?
Where can I get Themes for Windows XP?
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