Let Me Fix It Myself

Let me fix it myself

For Windows XP, follow these steps:

1. Log on to the computer as an administrator. 2. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click User Accounts.3. Click Change the way users log on or off.4. Click to select the Use the Welcome screen check box if you want to disable the CTRL+ALT+DELETE sequence. 5. Click Start, click Run, type Control Userpasswords2, and then press ENTER.

Note You may receive the following dialog box:You must be a member of the Administrators group on this computer to open User Accounts. You are logged on as user name, and this account is not a member of the Administrators group.In this condition, you are required to type the user name and password when the system prompts the dialog box to type the user name and password of the administrator of the computer.

6. Click the Advanced tab.7. In the Secure logon section, click to clear the Require users to press Ctrl+Alt+Delete check box if you want to

disable the CTRL+ALT+DELETE sequence.

For Windows Vista and Windows 7, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, click Run, type Control Userpasswords2, and then press ENTER. Note You are required to type the user name and password when the system prompts the dialog box to type the user name and password of the administrator of the computer.

2. Click the Advanced tab.3. In the Secure logon section, click to clear the Require users to press Ctrl+Alt+Delete check box if you want to

disable the CTRL+ALT+DELETE sequence.

Note If the Advanced tab is not available, click Start, click Run, type control userpasswords2, and then click OK.

The Advanced tab is not available under certain conditions. For example, if you are a restricted user, the Advanced tab is not available. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 306992 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306992/ ) How to manage stored user names and passwords on a computer in a domain in Windows XP

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If your computer is part of a domain, domain-wide policies may have been set that override the settings you make on the local computer.

Disabling the CTRL+ALT+DELETE sequence creates a "security hole." The CTRL+ALT+DELETE sequence can be read only by Windows, ensuring that the information in the ensuing logon dialog box can be read only by Windows. This can prevent rogue programs from gaining access to the computer.

On MS-DOS-based computers (and some older UNIX-based systems), pressing CTRL+ALT+DELETE gains the attention of the BIOS, causing a "warm" reboot. You can use the keyboard to shut down the operating system. On Windows-based computers (starting with Microsoft Windows NT), the CTRL+ALT+DELETE sequence is intercepted by Windows. The advantage of the keystroke-intercept technique is to help prevent Windows from being shut down by someone who does not have access to do so.

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This article describes how to automatically log on to a user account during the Microsoft Windows XP startup process.

Note This process only works if the computer is not joined to a domain. Back to the top Requirements The Welcome screen must be available There must be only one user account on the computer The user account must not have a password

Back to the top Make the Welcome Screen available To make the Welcome screen available, follow these steps: Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click User Accounts. Click Change the way users log on or off. Click to select the Use the Welcome screen for fast and easy logon check box. Click OK.

Back to the top Remove the password from a user account To remove the password from a user account, follow these steps: Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click User Accounts. Click the user account. Click Remove my password. Type the password in the Type your current password box, and then click Remove Password. Back to the top

APPLIES TO Microsoft Windows XP Professional Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

The Windows Setup program configures Microsoft Windows XP to use the friendly Welcome logon screen and the shutdown buttons if your computer is installed as a home computer. A home computer is a computer that does not

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specify a network domain.

This article describes how to use the classic logon screen that Windows XP-based computers use when they are joined to a domain. The classic logon screen looks similar to the following example:

Log On to Windows User name: _____________ Password: _____________

Back to the top MORE INFORMATION Use the classic logon screen To temporarily use the classic logon screen, press... Use the classic logon screen To temporarily use the classic logon screen, press CTRL+ALT+DEL two times on the Welcome logon screen.

To configure Windows XP to use the classic logon and shutdown screens for every logon session, follow these steps: Click Start, and then click Control Panel. Double-click User Accounts. Click Change the way users log on or off. Clear the Use the Welcome screen check box. Note If you turn off the Welcome logon screen, you also turn off the Fast User Switching option. Back to the top Require users to press CTRL+ALT+DEL before the classic logon screen appears Important This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious

problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322756 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756/ ) How to back up and restore the registry in Windows

If you want users to have to press CTRL+ALT+DEL before the classic logon appears like a Windows XP-based computer that is joined to a domain, follow these steps:

Click Start, click Run, type regedit in the Open box, and then click OK. Click the Winlogon subkey at the following registry location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon Click Edit, click New, and then click DWORD value. To change the value name, type DisableCAD, and then press ENTER. Keep the data value set to 0. The data value set appears as 0x00000000(0).

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This step-by-step article describes how to change the default logon screen saver in Microsoft Windows XP. Specifically, the article discusses how to change the type of screen saver that starts, the timeout before the screen saver




starts, and whether a screen saver is turned on before the logon process.

When you start Windows, you may be presented with the Windows XP welcome screen, which prompts you click your user name to begin, or you may be presented with a Welcome to Windows dialog box that prompts you to press CTRL+ALT+DEL to log on. By default, if you do not press a key for 10 minutes, the Windows logon screen saver (Logon.scr) starts.

Back to the top Change the Logon Screen Saver To change the logon screen saver, follow these steps.

Important This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322756 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756/ ) How to back up and restore the registry in Windows Click Start, and then click Run. In the Open box, type regedt32, and then click OK. In the Registry Editor window, locate the following registry key: HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop In the right pane, double-click SCRNSAVE.EXE. In the Edit String dialog box, type the name of the screen saver that you want in the Value data box, and then click OK.

For example, if you want to use the Mystify screen saver as your logon screen saver, type ssmyst.scr.

IMPORTANT: Make sure that you correctly specify the path to the screen saver. If the screen saver is located in %SystemRoot%\System32, the explicit path is not required.

Click Exit on the File menu to quit Registry Editor. The logon screen saver changes to the screen saver that you specified. Back to the top Change the Logon Screen Saver Timeout Time You can also change the time that elapses before the logon screen saver starts. The default setting is 600 seconds (10

minutes).

To change the length of time before the logon screen saver starts, follow these steps.


322756 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756/ ) How to back up and restore the registry in Windows Click Start, and then click Run. In the Open box, type regedt32, and then click OK. In the Registry Editor window, locate the following registry key: HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop In the right pane, double-click ScreenSaveTimeOut. In the Edit String dialog box that appears, type the number of seconds after which you want the screen saver to start in

the Value data box, and then click OK. For example, if you want the screen saver to start after 5 minutes, type 300. Click Exit on the File menu to quit Registry Editor. The length of time that elapses before the logon screen saver starts is changed to the value that you specified. Back to the top Turn Off the Logon Screen Saver To turn off the logon screen saver, follow these steps.


322756 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756/ ) How to back up and restore the registry in Windows Click Start, and then click Run.




In the Open box, type regedt32, and then click OK. In the Registry Editor window, locate the following registry key: HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop In the right pane, double-click ScreenSaveActive. In the Edit String dialog box, type 0 in the Value data box, and then click OK. Click Exit on the File menu to quit Registry Editor. The logon screen saver is turned off.

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The Currently installed programs list in the Add or Remove Programs tool lists all of the Windows-compatible programs that have an uninstall program or feature. Occasionally, a program may not be removed completely, and the registry key that is used to display the program in the Currently installed programs list remains. In this situation, you may need to manually remove the program from the Currently installed programs list in Add or Remove Programs. To do this, follow these steps.




1. Click Start, and then click Run.2. In the Open box, type regedt32, and then click OK.3. In Registry Editor, locate the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall

4. In the left pane, click the Uninstall registry key, and then click Export on the File menu.5. In the Export Registry File dialog box that appears, click Desktop in the Save in list, type uninstall in the File name

box, and then click Save.6. Each key listed under Uninstall in the left pane of Registry Editor represents a program that is displayed in the

Currently installed programs list of the Add or Remove Programs tool. To determine which program that each key represents, click the key, and then view the following values in the details pane on the right:

DisplayName: The value data for the DisplayName key is the name that is listed in Add or Remove Programs.

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UninstallString: The value data for the UninstallString key is the program that is used to uninstall the program.

7. After you identify the registry key that represents the program that you removed but which is still displayed in the Currently installed programs list of Add or Remove Programs, right-click the key in the left pane of the Registry Editor window, and then click Delete.

Click Yes in response to the "Are you sure you want to delete this key and all of its subkeys?" message.8. On the File menu, click Exit to quit Registry Editor.9. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Add or Remove Programs.

In the Currently installed programs list, verify that the program whose registry key you deleted is no longer listed.10. Do one of the following:

o If the program list is not correct in Add or Remove Programs, double-click the Uninstall.reg file that you saved to your desktop in step 5 to restore the original list of programs in the registry.

-or- o If the program list is correct in Add or Remove Programs, right-click the Uninstall.reg file on your desktop,

and then click Delete.

For more information about how to add or remove programs on a Windows XP-based computer, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 305548 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/305548/ ) How to add components and programs to a computer in Windows XP 307895 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307895/ ) How to change or remove a program in Windows XP

Auto logon for XP

Let me fix it myselfMethod 1:

You can use Registry Editor to add your log on information. To do this, follow these steps:

Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.Locate the following registry key:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinlogonUsing your account name and password, double-click the DefaultUserName entry, type your user name, and then click OK.Double-click the DefaultPassword entry, type your password under the value data box, and then click OK.

If there is no DefaultPassword value, create the value. To do this, follow these steps: In Registry Editor, click Edit, click New, and then click String Value.Type DefaultPassword as the value name, and then press ENTER.Double-click the newly created key, and then type your password in the Value Data box.Note: If the DefaultPassword registry entry does not exist, Windows XP automatically changes the value of the AutoAdminLogonregistry key from 1 (true) to 0 (false) to turn off the AutoAdminLogon feature after the computer is restarted.Double-click the AutoAdminLogon entry, type 1 in the Value Data box, and then click OK.

If there is no AutoAdminLogon entry, create the entry. To do this, follow these steps: In Registry Editor, click Edit, click New, and then click String Value.Type AutoAdminLogon as the value name, and then press ENTER.Double-click the newly created key, and then type 1 in the Value Data box.Exit Registry Editor.Click Start, click Restart, and then click OK.After your computer restarts and Windows XP starts, you can log on automatically.

If you want to bypass the automatic logon to log on as a different user, hold down the SHIFT key after you log off or after Windows XP restarts. Note that this procedure applies only to the first logon. To enforce this setting for future logoffs, the administrator must set the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

Value:ForceAutoLogonType: REG_SZData: 1

Method 2:

You can also turn on automatic logon without editing the registry in Windows XP Home Edition and in Windows XP Professional on a computer that is not joined to a domain. To do this, follow these steps: Click Start, and then click Run.In the Open box, type control userpasswords2, and then click OK.

Note When users try to display help information in the User Accounts window in Windows XP Home Edition, the help information is not displayed. Additionally, users receive the following error message:Cannot find the Drive:\Windows\System32\users.hlp Help file. Check to see that the file exists on your hard disk drive. If it does not exist, you must reinstall it.Clear the "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer" check box, and then click Apply.In the Automatically Log On window, type the password in the Password box, and then retype the password in the Confirm Password box.Click OK to close the Automatically Log On window, and then click OK to close the User Accounts window.

How to recover from a corrupted registry that prevents Windows XP from starting

This article describes how to recover a Windows XP system that does not start because of corruption in the registry. This procedure does not guarantee full recovery of the system to a previous state; however, you should be able to recover data when

you use this procedure.

Warning Do not use the procedure that is described in this article if your computer has an OEM-installed operating system. The system hive on OEM installations creates passwords and user accounts that did not exist previously. If you use the procedure that is described in this article, you may not be able to log back into the recovery console to restore the original registry hives.

You can repair a corrupted registry in Windows XP. Corrupted registry files can cause a variety of different error messages. See the Microsoft Knowledge Base for articles about error messages that are related to registry issues.

This article assumes that typical recovery methods have failed and access to the system is not available except by using Recovery Console. If an Automatic System Recovery (ASR) backup exists, it is the preferred method for recovery. Microsoft recommends that you use the ASR backup before you try the procedure described in this article.

Note Make sure to replace all five of the registry hives. If you only replace a single hive or two, this can cause potential issues because software and hardware may have settings in multiple locations in the registry.

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MORE INFORMATIONWhen you try to start or restart your Windows XP-based computer, you may receiv...When you try to start or restart your Windows XP-based computer, you may receive one of the following error messages: Windows XP could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM Windows XP could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SOFTWARE Stop: c0000218 {Registry File Failure} The registry cannot load the hive (file): \SystemRoot\System32\Config\SOFTWARE or its log or alternate System error: Lsass.exeWhen trying to update a password the return status indicates that the value provided as the current password is not correct.Guided Help to recover a corrupted registry that prevents Windows XP from starting

Guided Help is available to help recover a corrupted registry that prevents Windows XP from starting. Guided Help can automatically perform the steps for you.

The actions that this Guided Help performs can be undone after Guided Help is finished. To undo the actions that this Guided Help performs and to restore the corrupted registry files, start Recovery Console, and then manually copy the Windows\Tmp\*.bak files to the Windows\System32\Config folder. Make sure to rename the files to remove the .bak extension.For more information about Guided Help, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 915092 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/915092/ ) Description of Guided Help for Microsoft Knowledge Base articles Requirements to install and to use this Guided HelpYou must be logged on to Windows by using a computer administrator account to install and to use this Guided Help.You must be running Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Media Center Edition, or Windows XP Tablet PC Edition to install and to use this Guided Help.You must first download Guided Help. To start, click the following link: Download Guided Help

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545/ ) Manual steps to recover a corrupted registry that prevents Windows XP from startingThe procedure that this article describes uses Recovery Console and System Restore. This article also lists all the required steps in specific order to make sure that the process is fully completed. When you finish this procedure, the system returns to a state very close to the state before the problem occurred. If you have ever run NTBackup and completed a system state backup, you do not have to follow the procedures in parts two and three. You can go to part four.Part oneIn part one, you start the Recovery Console, create a temporary folder, back up the existing registry files to a new location, delete the registry files at their existing location, and then copy the registry files from the repair folder to the System32\Config folder. When you have finished this procedure, a registry is created that you can use to start Windows XP. This registry was created and saved during the initial setup of Windows XP. Therefore any changes and settings that occurred after the Setup program was finished are lost.

To complete part one, follow these steps: Insert the Windows XP startup disk into the floppy disk drive, or insert the Windows XP CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, and then restart the computer. Click to select any options that are required to start the computer from the CD-ROM drive if you are prompted to do so.

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When the "Welcome to Setup" screen appears, press R to start the Recovery Console. If you have a dual-boot or multiple-boot computer, select the installation that you want to access from the Recovery Console. When you are prompted to do so, type the Administrator password. If the administrator password is blank, just press ENTER.At the Recovery Console command prompt, type the following lines, pressing ENTER after you type each line:md tmpcopy c:\windows\system32\config\system c:\windows\tmp\system.bakcopy c:\windows\system32\config\software c:\windows\tmp\software.bakcopy c:\windows\system32\config\sam c:\windows\tmp\sam.bakcopy c:\windows\system32\config\security c:\windows\tmp\security.bakcopy c:\windows\system32\config\default c:\windows\tmp\default.bak

delete c:\windows\system32\config\systemdelete c:\windows\system32\config\softwaredelete c:\windows\system32\config\samdelete c:\windows\system32\config\securitydelete c:\windows\system32\config\default

copy c:\windows\repair\system c:\windows\system32\config\systemcopy c:\windows\repair\software c:\windows\system32\config\softwarecopy c:\windows\repair\sam c:\windows\system32\config\samcopy c:\windows\repair\security c:\windows\system32\config\securitycopy c:\windows\repair\default c:\windows\system32\config\defaultType exit to quit Recovery Console. Your computer will restart.Note This procedure assumes that Windows XP is installed to the C:\Windows folder. Make sure to change C:\Windows to the appropriate windows_folder if it is a different location.

If you have access to another computer, to save time, you can copy the text in step five, and then create a text file called "Regcopy1.txt" (for example). To use this file, run the following command when you start in Recovery Console: batch regcopy1.txtWith the batch command in Recovery Console, you can process all the commands in a text file sequentially. When you use the batch command, you do not have to manually type as many commands. Part twoTo complete the procedure described in this section, you must be logged on as an administrator, or an administrative user (a user who has an account in the Administrators group). If you are using Windows XP Home Edition, you can log on as an administrative user. If you log on as an administrator, you must first start Windows XP Home Edition in Safe mode. To start the Windows XP Home Edition computer in Safe mode, follow these steps.

Note Print these instructions before you continue. You cannot view these instructions after you restart the computer in Safe Mode. If you use the NTFS file system, also print the instructions from Knowledge Base article KB309531. Step 7 contains a reference to the article. Click Start, click Shut Down (or click Turn Off Computer), click Restart, and then click OK (or click Restart).Press the F8 key.

On a computer that is configured to start to multiple operating systems, you can press F8 when you see the Startup menu.Use the arrow keys to select the appropriate Safe mode option, and then press ENTER.If you have a dual-boot or multiple-boot system, use the arrow keys to select the installation that you want to access, and then press ENTER. In part two, you copy the registry files from their backed up location by using System Restore. This folder is not available in Recovery Console and is generally not visible during typical usage. Before you start this procedure, you must change several settings to make the folder visible: Start Windows Explorer.On the Tools menu, click Folder options.Click the View tab.Under Hidden files and folders, click to select Show hidden files and folders, and then click to clear the Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) check box.Click Yes when the dialog box that confirms that you want to display these files appears.Double-click the drive where you installed Windows XP to display a list of the folders. If is important to click the correct drive.Open the System Volume Information folder. This folder is unavailable and appears dimmed because it is set as a super-hidden folder.

Note This folder contains one or more _restore {GUID} folders such as "_restore{87BD3667-3246-476B-923F-F86E30B3E7F8}".

Note You may receive the following error message:C:\System Volume Information is not accessible. Access is denied. If you receive this message, see the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article to gain access to this folder and continue with the procedure:309531 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/309531/ ) How to gain access to the System Volume Information folder Open a folder that was not created at the current time. You may have to click Details on the View menu to see when these folders were created. There may be one or more folders starting with "RPx under this folder. These are restore points.Open one of these folders to locate a Snapshot subfolder. The following path is an example of a folder path to the Snapshot folder:C:\System Volume Information\_restore{D86480E3-73EF-47BC-A0EB-A81BE6EE3ED8}\RP1\SnapshotFrom the Snapshot folder, copy the following files to the C:\Windows\Tmp folder: _REGISTRY_USER_.DEFAULT_REGISTRY_MACHINE_SECURITY_REGISTRY_MACHINE_SOFTWARE_REGISTRY_MACHINE_SYSTEM_REGISTRY_MACHINE_SAMRename the files in the C:\Windows\Tmp folder as follows: Rename _REGISTRY_USER_.DEFAULT to DEFAULTRename _REGISTRY_MACHINE_SECURITY to SECURITYRename _REGISTRY_MACHINE_SOFTWARE to SOFTWARERename _REGISTRY_MACHINE_SYSTEM to SYSTEMRename _REGISTRY_MACHINE_SAM to SAMThese files are the backed up registry files from System Restore. Because you used the registry file that the Setup program created, this registry does not know that these restore points exist and are available. A new folder is created with a new GUID under System Volume Information and a restore point is created that includes a copy of the registry files that were copied during part one. Therefore, it is important not to use the most current folder, especially if the time stamp on the folder is the same as the current time.

The current system configuration is not aware of the previous restore points. You must have a previous copy of the registry from a previous restore point to make the previous restore points available again.

The registry files that were copied to the Tmp folder in the C:\Windows folder are moved to make sure that the files are available under Recovery Console. You must use these files to replace the registry files currently in the C:\Windows\System32\Config folder. By default, Recovery Console has limited folder access and cannot copy files from the System Volume folder.

Note The procedure described in this section assumes that you are running your computer with the FAT32 file system. For more information about how to access the System Volume Information Folder with the NTFS file system, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 309531 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/309531/ ) How to gain access to the System Volume Information folder Part ThreeIn part three, you delete the existing registry files, and then copy the System Restore Registry files to the C:\Windows\System32\Config folder: Start Recovery Console.At the command prompt, type the following lines, pressing ENTER after you type each line: del c:\windows\system32\config\sam

del c:\windows\system32\config\security

del c:\windows\system32\config\software

del c:\windows\system32\config\default

del c:\windows\system32\config\system

copy c:\windows\tmp\software c:\windows\system32\config\software

copy c:\windows\tmp\system c:\windows\system32\config\system

copy c:\windows\tmp\sam c:\windows\system32\config\sam

copy c:\windows\tmp\security c:\windows\system32\config\security

copy c:\windows\tmp\default c:\windows\system32\config\default Note Some of these command lines may be wrapped for readability.Type exit to quit Recovery Console. Your computer restarts.Note This procedure assumes that Windows XP is installed to the C:\Windows folder. Make sure to change C:\Windows to the appropriate windows_folder if it is a different location.

If you have access to another computer, to save time, you can copy the text in step two, and then create a text file called "Regcopy2.txt" (for example). To use this file, run the following command when you start in Recovery Console: batch regcopy2.txtPart FourClick Start, and then click All Programs.Click Accessories, and then click System Tools.Click System Restore, and then click Restore to a previous RestorePoint.

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How to enable and disable Shutdown Event Tracker1.To open Registry Editor, click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK. 2.In Registry Editor, navigate to the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Reliability 3.Name:ShutdownReasonUI Type:REG_DWORD Value:1=enable;0=disable For more information see the KB Article(293814):-Description of the Shutdown Event Tracker http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;293814 [Note:-Shutdown Event Tracker is not a functional component in Windows XP Home Edition]

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APPLIES TOMicrosoft Windows XP ProfessionalMicrosoft Windows XP Tablet PC EditionMicrosoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2002

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How to Change Name and Company Information After You Install Windows XPWhen you install Windows, Setup requests that you enter your name, and optionally, the organization name. This registration information is displayed under Registered to in the General tab of System when you click Start, click Control Panel, click Performance and Maintenance, and then click System.

To change your name and company information after Windows is installed on your computer, follow these steps:



1. Click Start, and then click Run.2. In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.3. Locate the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion

4. To change the company name, do the following:

In the right pane, double-click RegisteredOrganization. Under Value data, type the name that you want, and then click OK.

5. To change the name of the registered owner, do the following:

In the right pane, double-click RegisteredOwner. Under Value data, type the name that you want, and then click OK.

6. Click Exit on the File menu to quit Registry Editor.

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REFERENCES

For additional information about installing Windows XP, click the article number...For additional information about installing Windows XP, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:


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286463 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/286463/EN-US/ ) Release Notes for Windows XP Setup Contained in the Pro.txt File

306824 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306824/EN-US/ ) Release Notes for Windows XP Setup Contained in the Home.txt File

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Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Microsoft Windows XP Professional

Policy settings for the Start menu in Windows XP

You can use the Group Policy editor (Gpedit.msc) under the following location to configure Start menu features:

User Configuration \ Administrative Templates \ Start Menu and Taskbar Note: Except when noted, all of these registry settings are under the following registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer The registry entries are DWORD values. A value of 1 is enabled, and a value of 0 is disabled.

Policy:Disable the new simple Start Menu Description:Disables the new simple Start menu and forces the classic Start menu. Registry Value:"NoSimpleStartMenu" Policy:Remove pinned programs list from the Start menu Description:Removes the pinned programs list from the Start menu. Also removes the Internet and E-mail checkboxes from the Start menu customization CPL. Registry Value:"NoStartMenuPinnedList" Policy:Remove frequent programs list from the Start Menu Description:Removes the frequently-used programs list from the Start menu. Registry Value:"NoStartMenuMFUprogramsList" Policy:Remove More Programs list from the Start menu Description:Removes the More Programs list from the Start menu. Registry Value:"NoStartMenuMorePrograms" Policy:Remove common program groups from Start Menu Description:Removes items in the All Users profile from the More Programs list on the Start menu.


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Registry Value:"NoCommonGroups" Policy:Gray unavailable Windows Installer programs Start Menu shortcuts Description:Displays partially installed programs in gray text on the Start menu. Registry Value:"GreyMSIAds" Policy:Disable and remove links to Windows Update Description:Removes the Windows Update link from the More Programs list in Start menu, from the Tools menu in IE, and blocks user access to windowsupdate.Microsoft.com. Registry Value:"NoWindowsUpdate" Policy:Remove user folders from the Start Menu Description:Removes all user-specific folders except My Documents (My Pictures, My Music, Favorites, and Recent Documents) from the Start

menu. Also removes the corresponding checkboxes from the Start menu customization CPL. Registry Value:This is a combination of the following: "NoStartMenuMyMusic", "NoSMMyPictures","NoFavoritesMenu", "NoRecentDocsMenu" Policy:Prohibit user from changing user folder paths Description:Prevents users from changing the path to the My Pictures, My Music, Favorites, and Recent Documents folders. Registry Value:"DisableMyPicturesDirChange", "DisableMyMusicDirChange", "DisableFavoritesDirChange". Policy:Remove My Documents folder from the Start Menu Description:Removes My Documents folder from the Start menu and corresponding checkbox from the Start menu customization CPL. Registry Value:"NoSMMyDocs" Policy:Prohibit user from changing My Documents path Description:Prevents users from changing the path to the My Documents folder. Registry Value:"DisablePersonalDirChange" Policy:Remove Recent Documents item from Start Menu Description:Removes the Recent Documents folder from the Start menu.

Also removes the corresponding checkbox from the Start menu customization

CPL. Registry Value:"NoRecentDocsMenu" Policy:Maximum number of recent documents Description:Specifies the number of shortcuts displayed on the Recent Documents submenu. This policy exist under the following location in Group Policy: User Configuration \ Administrative Templates \ Windows Components Registry Value:"MaxRecentDocs" Policy:Clear history of recent documents on exit

Description:Deletes all shortcuts shown in the Recent Documents menu when

the user logs off. Registry Value:"ClearRecentDocsOnExit" Policy:Remove Favorites item from Start Menu Description:Prevents users from adding the Favorites item to the Start menu. Also removes the corresponding checkbox from the Start menu customization CPL. Registry Value:"NoFavoritesMenu" Policy:Remove My Computer from the Start Menu Description:Removes the My Computer item from the Start Menu and the corresponding checkbox from the Start menu customization CPL. Registry Value:"{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}" under HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\NonEnum. Policy:Remove Network Connections from the Start Menu Description:Removes the Network Connections item from the Start menu and the corresponding checkbox from the Start menu customization CPL. Registry Value:"NoNetworkConnections" Policy:Remove Network Places from the Start Menu Description:Removes the Network Places item from the Start menu and the corresponding checkbox from the Start menu customization CPL. Registry Value:"NoStartMenuNetworkPlaces" Policy:Do not add shares of recently used documents to Network Places Description:Remote shared folders are not added to Network Places

whenever you open a document in the shared folder. Registry Value:"NoRecentDocsNetHood" Policy:Remove Help item from Start Menu Description:Removes the Help item from the Start menu, but does not disable Help files from running. Registry Value:"NoSMHelp" Policy:Remove Search item from Start Menu Description:Removes the Search item from the Start menu and disables

some Windows Explorer search elements. Registry Value:"NoFind" Policy:Remove Run item from Start Menu Description:Removes the ability to execute programs from the Run option on the Start menu, Task Manager, or by pressing Winkey + R. Also removes the corresponding checkbox from the Start menu customization CPL. Registry Value:"NoRun" Policy:Add "Run in Separate Memory Space" check box to Run dialog box Description:Allows 16-bit programs to run in a dedicated Virtual DOS Machine (VDM) process. Registry Value:"MemCheckBoxInRunDlg" Policy:Do not use the search-based method when resolving shell shortcuts

Description:Prevents the system from conducting a comprehensive search of

the target drive to resolve a shortcut. Registry Value:"NoResolveSearch" Policy:Do not use the tracking-based method when resolving shell

shortcuts Description:Prevents the system from using NTFS features to resolve a shortcut. Registry Value:"NoResolveTrack" Policy:Force Logoff to the Start Menu Description:Forces the Logoff button to the Start menu and prevents

users from removing the Logoff option from the Start menu. Registry Value:"ForceStartMenuLogoff" Policy:Disable Logoff on the Start Menu Description:Removes the "Logoff" button from the Start menu and prevents users from adding the Logoff button to the Start menu. Registry Value:"StartMenuLogoff" Policy:Disable and remove the Turn Off Computer button Description:Removes the "Turn Off Computer" button from the Start Menu

and prevents shutting down Windows using the standard shutdown user

interface. Registry Value:"NoClose" Policy:Disable and remove the Undock PC command Description:Removes the "Undock PC" button from the Start Menu and prevents undocking of the PC (laptop). Registry Value:"NoStartMenuEjectPC" Policy:Disable drag-and-drop menus on the Start Menu Description:Prevents users from modifying the Start menu by dragging and dropping items. Other methods of customizing the Start menu are still enabled. Registry Value:"NoChangeStartMenu" Policy:Disable changes to Taskbar and Start Menu settings Description:Removes the Taskbar & Start Menu item from the Control Panel, and removes the Properties item from the Start menu (and button) context menu. Registry Value:"NoSetTaskbar" Policy:Disable user tracking Description:Prevents the system from remembering the programs run, paths followed, and documents used. Registry Value:"NoInstrumentation" Policy:Remove user name from Start Menu Description:Removes the user name from the Start menu. Registry Value:"NoUserNameInStartMenu" Back to the top



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