Windows XP Help
These articles contain information from external sources as well as my own experience in working with and fixing Windows XP machines.
Note that links to the original external sources may no longer be active.
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Add Copy To and Move To to Windows Explorer with this registry hack |
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This tip came from Tech Republic, but I can't recall the link.
Warning: The following section involves editing your system registry. Using the Windows Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems requiring the reinstallation of your operating system and may lead to the loss of data. Use the Registry Editor and the following directions at your own risk.
In Microsoft Windows XP, the right-click context menu in Windows Explorer contains an entry for the Send To command but not for Copy To or Move To (Figure A).
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Sharing and Security Tab missing |
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I discovered one of my PC's could not be accessed from the BackupPC application running on my Linux machine. Right clicking on the C drive did not show a Sharing and Security tab.
Before beginning make sure your user has administration rights.
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Restore default NTFS security settings |
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To restore Windows 2000/XP’s default system security you can execute following command:
secedit /configure /cfg "%systemroot%\security\templates\setup security.inf" /db waisaw.sdb /verbose
Note that file “%systemroot%\security\templates\setup security.inf” must exist. |
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Unable to verify active printer at the system level |
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Symptoms: You receive an message that your computer cannot verify a printer.
Possible Cause: This error may occur if you have an excessive number of printers installed on your computer or Quicken has incorrect information about your printer. The following information shows you how to correct this error.
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Command Line parameters for Windows Explorer |
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This article shows you the command line options that are available for Windows Explorer. Starting it from a command line will open a window in the graphical environment.
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Windows XP
