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--- systems:windows_setup_and_configuration [2009/05/14 12:17]
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+++ systems:windows_setup_and_configuration [2018/07/13 08:51] (current)
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 == Windows Setup and Configuration ==
+== Troubleshooting ==
+===== How To Do A Clean Boot Using the System Configuration Utility =====
+ # Run MSCONFIG: Go to Start > Run, type ''msconfig''.
+ # Hide Microsoft Services. Go to "System Configuration Utility" > "Services" tab, and then select the "Hide all Microsoft Services" check box.
+ # Click "Disable All".
+ # Click "Startup" tab.
+ # Click "Disable All".
+ # Click "Apply" then "Close".
+ # Restart computer.
+Restore your computer back.
+ # Run MSCONFIG: Got to Start > Run, type ''msconfig''. Note: you can choose to do the following steps or just click "Normal Startup" on the General tab.
+ # In "System Configuration Utility", click the "Services" tab, and then click "Enable All"
+ # Click "Startup" tab.
+ # Click "Enable" All
+ # Click "Apply" then Close
+ # Restart computer
+===== How to run Control Panel as Administrator =====
+<code>
+C:\WINDOWS> runas /user:Machinename\Administrator "Control.exe"
+</code>
+===== How to Enable Administrator Login (Windows XP Home) =====
+  * Run ''regedit''.
+  * Edit registry key <code>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion \ Winlogon \ SpecialAccounts \ UserList</code>
+  * Create a new DWORD Value named ''Administrator'', with content ''1''.
 == Optimization ==
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 NOTE: "Using the ''disablelastaccess'' parameter can affect programs such as backup and Remote Storage that rely on this feature." (("Microsoft Windows XP - Fsutil: behavior", Microsoft Corporation, 2007, http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/fsutil_behavior.mspx?mfr=true))
 ===== Disable User Acces Control (UAC) for Windows Vista =====
 Source: Daniel Petri((Petri, Daniel, "Disable User Account Control in Windows Vista", http://www.petri.co.il/disable_uac_in_windows_vista.htm))
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+===== Enable 4GB RAM on a 32-bit Vista Computer =====
+ * Get explanation at:  [[http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms791558.aspx]]
+ * Enable increase in RAM available:
+   * Open command line in Administrator mode (< WinKey > + R, then < Ctrl > < Shift > < Enter >)
+   * Run ''BCDEDIT'' with these parameters: <code>C:\> bcdedit /set increaseuserva 3072 </code>
+   * If needing to reset value back to default, use: <code>C:\> bcdedit /deletevalue increaseuserva </code>
+   * Review boot settings with: <code>C:\> bcdedit </code>
 == Security ==
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 NOTE: /savecred is not compatible with /smartcard.
 </code>
+== Backup ==
+  *  [[http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/ee656415.aspx|disk2vhd (Microsoft)]]: Create a VHD (Virtual HDD).
+== Tips ==
+==== Explorer ====
+* Set Explorer short to 'Computer': <code>%windir%\explorer.exe /root,::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}</code>
+==== Reset Environment Without Rebooting ====
+After changing environment variables, these changes do not take place immediately when using the command line.  To have them take effect right away without rebooting, perform these steps:
+  * In a command prompt type: <code> C:\> runas /user:myusername@mydomain cmd </code> or <code> C:\> runas /user:mymachine/myusername cmd </code>
+  * It will open up a new command prompt, then type: <code> C:\> taskkill /f /im explorer.exe </code>
+  * Type (or from Task Manager: File > Run new task): <code> C:\> explorer.exe </code>