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Creating a USB bootable XP recovery console
First off all you will need to download the following zip and extract it UsbRecoverySata.zip Run hpusbfw.exe, Select your device, pick FAT32 for the file system and the enter any volume label press start and it will begin to format your drive Open a CMD window start -> Search -> CMD, Drag bootsect.exe over onto [...]
Continue reading...Speeding Up Windows XP
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Disable unneeded window effects Right click on my computer and select properties Click on the advanced tab and click on settings under Performance Check Adjust for best performanceIf you would like to keep themes enabled just scroll down and check Use visual styles on windows and buttons Disabling Startup Items You can disable auto starting [...]
Continue reading...Installing Themes On Windows XP
Monday, June 22, 2009
By default Microsoft doesn't allow you to install extra themes. To do so you need to patch uxtheme.dll file first so lets get started Patching the system Download uxtheme patcher Start UXTheme Multi-Patcher 6.0.exe and click the patch button and then confirm your OS then press ok and your system will restart I get most [...]
Continue reading...Change your windows product key
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
This will show you how to change your windows XP product key code Press start, go to run and type in regedit Navigate your way to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WPAEvents Doube click on OOBETimer and change any of the values Once changed you can exit regedit Then press start, run and this time type in "C:\windows\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe /a" [...]
Continue reading...Slipstream SP3 To Your Xp Installation
Friday, April 3, 2009
Download XP SP3 from here Download Windows XP SP2 Deployment Tools from here Create a folder on your hard drive called C:\XP_SP3_SlipStream Within this folder create 2 folders called Root and SP Copy the contents of your original Windows XP Install CD to C:\XP_SP3_SlipStream\Root Delete C:\XP_SP3_SlipStream\Root\Support\Tools\Deploy.cab Copy the downloaded WindowsXP-KB838080-SP2-DeployTools-ENU.cab file to C:\XP_SP3_SlipStream\Root\Support\Tools and rename [...]
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Tuesday, July 14, 2009
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