From the crypt: old Microsoft KB articles I’ve collected.
DaleLimitations of the FAT32 File System in Windows XP (KB314463) Essentially 32GB max size if using Windows XP/2000 to create it, 8 2 –> 8 terabyte if you wanted to…
Installing an ActiveX on a Windows XP PC.
Ironic, when I think about it. That I’m still supporting an operating system I first supported in 2001. Today’s support query, I have an ActiveX which prompts the user to…
Upgrading from Windows XP to Vista.
Is really easy with Windows Easy Transfer (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-vista/features/easy-transfer.aspx) I'm a fan of the clean operating system install, rather than an operating system upgrade install. The bad thing about clean installs…
Removing games from a Windows XP install.
Because these are core setup files they have to be removed via Windows Setup. The utility sysocmgr.exe can be used in this case. The following command line can be used…
How to remember that password on a test system
I have dozens of Virtual PC/VMware images, and can never remember the password for the things. A cleverer guy than me (Tony Cinanni) suggested this solution: Set a “Password Hint”. …
Windows 2000 and later. You’re getting the Local Default Profile, and not the Roaming Profile
Problem: Getting Local Default Profile not the Roaming Profile Resolution: Set - Local Computer Policy -> Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System -> User Profiles - Do not detect…
“Insert your new desktop image here.”
One of the cleverest hardware integration guys I know came up with this picture. It was created for a test Standard Operating Environment test release. And demonstrates what we do…
From Windows Vista to Windows 2000
Windows 2000 complains about you removing about USB devices. After spending two years running Windows Vista, I find myself back using Windows 2000. So what are the things I miss…
“ntuser.pol.tmp”
... Or another reason roaming profiles can be problematic ... In the case pictured right, customer was logging onto a Windows XP computer and a Windows NT4 computer. It took…
‘Plan now to eliminate “power users”; from your domains’ – or face the consequences.
Saw this today over at Steve Riley's blog Plan now to eliminate "power users" from your domains ... That group had rights install software and drivers. And if you can…