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11. Windows® XP - Search Problems |
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Windows® XP has a known issue for not finding a number of
File Types when you do a Search for Files "containing text" or using
the "A word or phrase in the file" option. This can be remedied
for many file types, but not all. The cause is the lack of a
PersistentHandler value in the Registry for this type of file.
You can correct this by clicking Start, Run and entering
REGEDIT Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT and locating
the entry for the file type in question. For example, .txt, .adm,
.asp. Expand the branch for that file type, and if the
PersistentHandler subkey does not exist, create it. Do
this by clicking on the file extension key and going to Edit, New,
Key. Name the Key, PersistentHandler. Click
on the PersistentHandler sub-key. In Regedit's right
pane, double click on the Default value and enter the following
(copy and paste may be your best bet):
{5e941d80-bf96-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}
If the PersistentHandler sub-key does exist, do not change the
default value. This could have very undesired consequences.
Close Regedit and reboot the computer. This file type will now
be searched for "A word or phrase in the file" type searches.
An alternative is to download a small VB Script utility
here. Save the file you just downloaded to your hard disk.
Locate the file you just saved and double click it. Enter the
file extension you wish to modify. If the PersistentHandler
sub-key exists, no changes will be made. If it does not exist
for the file type in question, the Registry will be updated
accordingly. Reboot when you're finished with the file types
you wish to change.
Many users are switching to a program called Agent Ransack,
http://www.agentransack.com, to work around Windows XP's Search
limitations. |
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12. Lock your Desktop |
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Press the Windows key and the L key (WinKey+L) at the same
time.
Additionally, you can create a new shortcut, with the following
command line:
rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation
Copy the new shortcut to your Quick Launch bar and you have one
click access to locking the desktop.
Notes: If you are using the Welcome screen and Fast User
Switching is enabled, other users will still have access to you
computer, by selecting their Username and entering their password.
Additionally, if you don't have a password on your account, then all
that is required is to click on your Username on the Welcome screen. |
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13. Changing Drive Letters in Windows XP? |
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When you add drives to your computer, such as an extra hard drive, a
CD drive, or a storage device that corresponds to a drive, Windows
automatically assigns letters to the drives. However, this assignment
might not suit your system; for example, you might have mapped a
network drive to the same letter that Windows assigns to a new drive.
When you want to change drive letters, follow these steps:
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Right-click My Computer, and then click
Manage.
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Under Computer Management, click Disk
Management. In the right pane, you’ll see your drives
listed. CD-ROM drives are listed at the bottom of the pane.
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Right-click the drive or device you want to change, and then click
Change Drive Letter and Paths.
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Click Change, click Assign the following
drive letter, click the drive letter you want to assign,
and then click OK.
You will not be able to change the boot or system drive letter in
this manner. Many MS-DOS-based and Windows-based programs make
references to a specific drive letter (for example, environment
variables). If you modify the drive letter, these programs may not
function correctly.
HOW TO: Change the System/Boot Drive Letter in Windows (Q223188)
This article is for Windows 2000, but the same concepts apply to
Windows XP. I do not offer ANY support for this procedure.
NOTE: Some user's have reported that this has rendered their system
unbootable. Others have reported that it works. If you follow
this procedure, you do so at your own risk. |
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14. Setting File and Folder Security in
Windows XP |
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You cannot password protect individual folders in XP. You
restrict access by assigning
permissions to drives, folders and files.
To do this, you must be running NTFS as your file system on
the drive in question. If your hard disk/partition is not NTFS
you will need to convert it. To do this, open a Command Prompt
window and enter the following command:
CONVERT X: /FS:NTFS |
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Where X: is the drive letter you wish to convert. You may also
want to see
http://www.aumha.org/a/ntfscvt.htm to ensure that you're
getting the optimal conversion.
After this step is completed and you've rebooted the computer,
if necessary:
Windows XP pro: In Windows Explorer, go to Tools,
Folder Options, View and uncheck Use Simple File Sharing. Now,
when you right click on a drive, folder or file (on an NTFS
partition) and select Properties, you'll see a Security tab.
Here you can assign or deny permissions based on user name or
user group membership.
Windows XP Home: By default, you can only make files
and folders under My Documents "private". This is done by right
clicking a folder or file and selecting Properties, Sharing. To
change the
permissions on other folders, you need to boot the computer to
Safe Mode and log in on the built in Administrator account. In
this mode, you'll see the Security tab in Properties, and you
can assign permissions based on user name or group membership. |
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HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder Permissions
in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308418
HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove Special Permissions
for Files and Folders
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;308419
HOW TO: Disable Simplified Sharing and Password-Protect a
Shared Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;307874 |
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15. How do I repair Internet Explorer in
Windows® XP? |
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The ability to Repair Internet Explorer does not exist in the
version that ships with Windows XP. This feature only
becomes available after you upgrade to a newer version.
This is normal and has been this way since Windows 98 and IE4. |
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However, you can reinstall IE in Windows XP by clicking Start,
Run and entering the following command:
rundll32.exe setupapi,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall 132 %windir%\Inf\ie.inf |
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You will need to have your XP CD available.
Some people have problems with the command line above. A
small VB Script that will execute the command for you can be
downloaded
here. Save the file to your hard drive and double
click it to run IE Setup. |
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How to Reinstall or Repair Internet Explorer and Outlook Express
in Windows XP (Q318378)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q318378 |
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