recovery console
If a Windows computer does not start correctly you can use the Windows Recovery Console to help you recover the system software. read more
View Articleunattended installation
When installing a Windows system, you need to answer a lot of questions which could be difficult when you are installing on several computers that are identical and the answers would be the same. You...
View Articlesystem information command
While are many third-party programs to list a information on a system, but there is one built into the XPpro system. read more
View Articlelocked files
Files that are in use by a program are locked from being changed by other programs. Usually this is a good thing but sometimes you have a file that is locked when you don't think it should be. What is...
View Article"DOS prompt" in the context menu
The following registry edit will put a context menu (right click) item which will drop you into the CLI at the directory you are looking at in Windows Explorer.read more
View ArticleLogging Windows Firewall
If you want to see if Windows firewall is doing its job then logging is the answer. With the firewalls logging capabilities so you can see dropped packets and allowed connectionsread more
View ArticleThe recovery command
The Rebuild command checks an installation for valid startup information and files and can help bring an XP installation back to life.read more
View Articlecreating a memory dump
A small memory dump file is a debugging tool for when your computer crashes. It records the smallest set of useful information that may help. But you need to make some configuration settings to create...
View Articlereading the dump file with Dumpck.exe
There are two ways to get to a mini-dump that was previously created. One of them is to use a tool named Dumpchk.exe.read more
View ArticleExamine the dump file at the command ANALYZE
There are several commands that you can use to gather information in the dump file, one of them being the command "ANALYZE".read more
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