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How to configure file sharing
in Windows XP
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307874
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How to disable simple file sharing
and set permissions on a shared folder
in Windows XP
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316941
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How to
install or upgrade to Windows XP
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322389
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How to obtain the Latest Windows XP Service Pack
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314058
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A description of the Windows
XP Recovery Console
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308402
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'The Password Is Not Valid' error message appears when you log on to Recovery
Console in Windows XP
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307654
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How to install and use the Recovery Console in Windows XP
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302796
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How to troubleshoot the System
Restore tool in Windows XP
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306084
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How to restore the operating
system to a previous state in Windows XP (by using the System Restore tool)
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310405
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How to turn on and turn off System
Restore in Windows XP
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304449
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How to start the System Restore tool from a command prompt in Windows XP
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295299
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How to use the System
Restore utility with Windows
Management Instrumentation in Windows XP
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295659
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The Registry keys and values for the System Restore utility
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812119
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Windows System Restore utility quits and all restore points are deleted error
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309340
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How to back up to restore files and
folders on your computer in Windows XP (A video tutorial
is available)
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307545
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How to recover from a corrupt Registry that prevents Windows XP from starting
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322756
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How to back up, edit, and restore the Registry in Windows XP
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308422
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How to use the Backup utility included with Windows to
back up files and folders on your computer in Windows XP Professional
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320820
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How to use the Backup
utility included with Windows to back up files and folders in Windows XP Home Edition
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822705
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How to troubleshoot Registry
corruption issues
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314062
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The latest Windows XP Hardware
Compatibility List (HCL)
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315222
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A description of the Safe Mode
boot options in Windows XP
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307852
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How to start your computer using the 'last known good configuration' in Windows XP
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328001
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You cannot use the "Start Windows Using Last Known Good Configuration" feature
to remove Windows XP Service Pack 1
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316434
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How to perform advanced 'clean boot' troubleshooting in Windows XP
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324722
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Release notes for Windows XP
Service Pack 1
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330182
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You receive the 'STOP 0x0000007E' error message after you upgrade to Windows
XP from a previous version
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| 314052 |
How to manually remove Windows XP and restore Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Millennium Edition (ME) |
| 308041 |
Resources for troubleshooting startup problems in Windows XP |
| 315341 |
How to reinstall (perform an in-place upgrade) Windows XP |
| 312369 |
You may lose data or program settings after reinstalling, repairing, or upgrading Windows XP |
| 310064 |
How to troubleshoot Windows XP setup problems when you upgrade from Windows 98 or Windows Millennium Edition (ME) |
| 282106 |
Hard disk runs continuously after you install Office XP |
| 320553 |
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive appears to be missing after you install Windows XP |
| 314060 |
CD-ROM access is missing and messages cite error code 31, 32, 19, or 39 after you remove Roxio’s Easy CD Creator in Windows XP |
| 315350 |
You receive an "Incorrect function" error message when you access the CD-ROM, DVD-ROM or a CD-RW drive |
| 313290 |
Your computer does not shut down after you upgrade to Windows XP |
| 308029 |
Resources to help troubleshoot shutdown problems in Windows XP |
| 283673 |
How to enable or disable Internet Connection Firewall in Windows XP |
| 314867 |
You receive an error message ‘explorer.exe has generated errors and will be closed’ in Windows |
| 315341 |
How to perform an in-place upgrade (reinstallation) of Windows XP |
| 307859 |
How to change file associations in Windows XP |
| 314079 |
How to use system files to create a boot disk to be used in the event you are unable to start Windows XP |
| 289022 |
How to edit the ‘boot.ini’ file in Windows XP |
| 239780 |
Safe Mode boot switches for the Windows XP ‘boot.ini’ file |
| 307987 |
How to use file compression in Windows XP |
| 290301 |
How to use the Windows Installer clean up utility to correct un-installation problems with XP compatible software programs |
| 310994 |
How to obtain Windows XP setup boot disks – which can be useful if you have formatted your drive with the NTFS file system |
| 310637 |
Troubleshooting invalid CD key error message during Windows XP setup |
| 312369 |
You may lose data or program settings after reinstalling, repairing, or upgrading Windows XP |
| 269780 |
Windows could not start because the ‘\winntsystem32\config\system.ced’ file is missing or corrupt |
| 310396 |
Windows XP logon screen does not appear and your computer continuously restarts |
| 282096 |
Windows XP overwrites BIOS boot manager on a multi-boot system |
| 307397 |
List of supported display adapters for multiple monitors and dual-view in Windows XP |
| 313322 |
User logon request is rejected without any messages |
| 318011 |
Windows cannot load your profile because it may be corrupted |
| 310396 |
Windows XP logon screen does not appear and your computer continuously restarts |
| 282866 |
How to configure Windows XP to automatically log on to a specific or default user account |
| 310436 |
Cannot play a DVD in Windows XP |
| 321305 |
How to log on to Windows XP if you have forgotten your password or your password has expired |
| 306496 |
How to configure or disable solicited remote assistance in Windows XP (see also: Q306586, Q306757, 306971 and 306800 for remote assistance information) |
| 314088 |
A little-documented trick to get XP to recognize an early ACPI-compliant bios when it won't do so by itself. |
| 301911 |
How to use the Program Compatibility Wizard in Windows XP |
| 292533 |
How to use Windows Program Compatibility mode in Windows XP |
| 316417 |
You receive the error ‘setup cannot upgrade some settings’ when you reinstall Windows XP |
| 320855 |
Description of the Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) |
| 302414 |
You are unable to use power management features |
| 306478 |
Troubleshooting America Online (AOL) in Windows XP |
| 283080 |
Description of the new command line tool ‘defrag.exe’ included with Windows XP |
| 301041 |
How to install NetBeui on Windows XP |
| 286568 |
Using the Application Verifier (appverifier.exe) to troubleshoot programs in Windows XP |
| 306187 |
How to use the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard with a wizard disk in Windows XP |
| 316528 |
You receive the ‘your system has no paging file (virtual memory swap file) or the paging file is too small’ error message after a Windows XP upgrade |
| 330909 |
Hibernation problem on computers with 1 GB or greater amount of RAM |
| 815485 |
Overview of the WPA wireless security update in Windows XP - this article discusses the new WI-FI Protected Access (WPA) update in Windows XP Home and Professional editions |
| 310525 |
Description of the FAT32 file system in Windows XP |
| 314463 |
Limitations of the FAT32 file system in Windows XP |
| 314878 |
The default cluster size for the NTFS, FAT and FAT32 file systems |
| 306126 |
How to configure Internet connection sharing in Windows XP |
| 309524 |
How to configure Windows XP ICS (Internet connection sharing) for an internal PPTP server – this is particularly important when a VPN (virtual private network) connection is being used because the firewall can block the connection unless it is set to allow traffic through the specified port |
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You cannot access shared files and folders or browse computers in your workgroup |
| 314850 |
Windows XP ‘ipconfig’ syntax |
| 314067 |
How to troubleshoot TCP/IP connectivity issues in Windows XP |
| 822603 |
Availability of the Windows XP SP1 USB 1.1 and 2.0 update |
| 817472 |
IDE, ATA and ATAPI disks use PIO mode after multiple time-out or CRC (cyclical redundancy) errors occur |
| 318966 |
Problems viewing, editing, or printing some images in Windows XP |
| 308007 |
Troubleshooting home networking in Windows XP |
| 309173 |
Error in Windows XP search function when using the "a word or phrase in the file" search criterion |
| 309447 |
Content search feature does not search all file types for the specified string |
| 299357 |
How to reset Internet protocol (TCP/IP) in Windows XP |
| 309531 |
How to gain access to the system volume information folder (that stores the system recovery restore point data files) |
| 318378 |
How to reinstall or repair Internet Explorer and Outlook Express in Windows XP |
| 316930 |
You receive the message ‘A runtime error has occurred. Do you wish to debug? Line: line number...’ (a bug in MSXML 3.0 causes a problem in segment viewer) |
| 283340 |
‘ChkDsk’ in read-only mode does not detect corruption on NTFS volumes |
| 831426 |
Chkdsk.exe (chkdsk) or autochk.exe starts when you try to shut down or restart your computer |
| 160963 |
Uses for ‘chkdsk.exe’ and ‘chkntfs.exe’ |
| 294427 |
Windows XP stops responding at the welcome screen with the error message ‘system restart has been paused: continue with system restart. Delete restoration data and proceed to system boot menu’ |
| 326549 |
You cannot view or change the read-only or system attribute of folders (folders not files) |
| 311806 |
Windows XP restarts when you try to shut down your computer |
| 282089 |
Error message ‘the language of this installation of Windows differs from the one you are installing’ |
| 891717 |
You receive an error message when you run the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool |
| 891894 |
You receive an I/O device error message when you try to use your CD drive in Windows XP |
888399 |
You receive a ‘STOP 0x000000D1’ error message on your Windows XP Service Pack 2-based portable (notebook or laptop) computer |
873148 |
You receive an ‘Access is denied’ error message when you try to install Windows XP Service Pack 2 (Also addresses ‘Control ID not found’ error message sometimes appears while installing the Windows XP SP2 update) |
322389 |
How to obtain the Latest Windows XP Service Pack |
884130 |
Programs that are known to experience a loss of functionality after a computer has been upgraded to Windows XP Service Pack 2 |
835935 |
Release notes for Windows XP Service Pack 2 |
875364 |
Detailed Windows XP Service Pack 2 installation walk-through |
875350 |
How to remove Windows XP Service Pack 2 from your computer |
811113 |
List of fixes included in Windows XP Service Pack 2 |
883523 |
Your CD-RW drive is not recognized as a rewritable drive after you upgrade to Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 |
842242 |
Some (Web-related) programs seem to stop working after you install Windows XP Service Pack 2 (The Windows Firewall is enabled and blocks unsolicited connections to your computer) |
885894 |
Update for Windows XP Service Pack 2 (fixes stalled installer problem) |
884907 |
Your Windows XP Service Pack 2 installation may stop, but you do not receive an error message |
878472 |
You receive the ‘Control ID not found’ error message when you try to install Windows XP Service Pack 2 |
878474 |
Your computer repeatedly restarts after you install Windows XP Service Pack 2 |
885523 |
You receive a ‘STOP c0000135 and winsrv was not found’ error message after you install Windows XP Service Pack 2 |
885626 |
Your computer stops responding when you restart to complete the installation of Windows XP Service Pack 2 |
875355 |
How to use the Automatic Recovery feature to recover your computer if the Windows XP Service Pack 2 Setup program does not complete successfully |
873152 |
You occasionally receive a ‘STOP 0x000000D1’ error message when your Windows XP Service Pack 2-based computer resumes from standby |
875363 |
Your multiplayer games do not work correctly after you install Windows XP Service Pack 2 |
878459 |
The Windows Explorer status bar is not visible after you install Windows XP Service Pack 2 |
843020 |
Cannot play licensed media content in Windows Media Player after you remove Windows XP Service Pack 2 |
878454 |
How to help protect your computer should you decide to remove Windows XP Service Pack 2 |
838207 |
List of networking fixes in Windows XP Service Pack 2 |
870702 |
How to troubleshoot wireless network connectivity issues in Windows XP Service Pack 2 |
871122 |
Error message when you try to run the Wireless Network Setup Wizard after you update to Windows XP Service Pack 2 |
883259 |
How to install and configure Bluetooth devices in Windows XP Service Pack 2 |
| 875357 |
Troubleshooting Windows Firewall settings problems in Windows XP Service Pack 2 |
| 875351 |
You receive a ‘Data Execution Prevention’ (DEP) error message in Windows XP Service Pack 2 |
| 875362 |
The Computer Browser service does not start and event ‘ID 7024’ is logged in your system logs when you restart your Windows XP Service Pack 2-based computer |
Microsoft acknowledged that when they first released Windows 2000, they did so despite the fact that it contained
63,000
known software programming deficiencies - better known simply as 'bugs'.
