Disable DEP Windows XP

You can turn off DEP completely either manually by changing an entry in the boot.ini [ Typically found diectly on Windows %System Root%] or by accessing it from System Properties then select the Advanced tab. then select the settings beside the Start up and Recovery portion of the bottom of the window. Then select the edit at the top underneath System Startup. Change the following entry:

/NoExecute=OptIn

to

/NoExecute=Alwaysoff

Problems with imaging devices after uninstalling Logitech drivers

The problem:
After uninstalling Logitech's QuickCam software and drivers, all imaging devices (cameras, webcams, scanners) no longer work in Windows. In the device manager, a yellow exclamation mark icon is displayed, along with this message: "Windows cannot start this hardware device because its configuration information (in the registry) is incomplete or damaged. (Code 19)"


The solution:
1) Reboot into safe mode (press F8 at startup), navigate to C:\windows\system32\drivers, and rename the file lvmvdrv.sys to lvmvdrv.sys.backup

2) Open the registry editor (Start > Run > regedit > OK) and in the left pane navigate down to My Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlS
et\Control\Class\{6BDD1FC6-810F-11D0-BEC7-08002BE2092F}.

3) Right click that key (the folder icon you just navigated to) and select Export. Save this to your desktop for now. If for some reason things don't work out after all is said and done, you can double click this file and undo the rename from step 1, reboot, and you'll be back where you started.

4) With the key you just exported being selected in the left pane, on the right you should see a Multi String Value named LowerFilters, with lvmvdrv as it's data. Right click this MSV and delete it.

5) Reboot. Your imaging devices should be working now.

Taken from: http://www.everythingusb.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=12122

Exportar contactos de Outlook a Outlook Express

tomado de: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HA010920381033.aspx

Exporting Outlook contacts

Note The following scenario assumes that you have Outlook Express and Outlook installed on the same computer. If you want to export Outlook contacts from one computer for use with Outlook Express on another computer, see the "Troubleshoot importing contacts" section.

1. Add the Personal Address Book to Outlook if it isn't already there.

   How?

   1. In Outlook, on the Tools menu, click E-mail Accounts.
   2. Select Add a new directory or address book, and then click Next.
   3. Select Additional Address Books, and then click Next.
   4. Select Personal Address Book, and then click Next.

      Note If you receive the message This account or directory already exists and cannot be specified twice, click OK, click Cancel, and then skip to step 2.

   5. In the Name box, type a name that is easy for you to associate with the Personal Address Book. For example, you can call it Exported Outlook Contacts.
   6. Under Show names by, select Last name (Smith, John), and then click OK.

      This will file your contacts in the same way that Outlook displays contacts by default.

   7. Quit and restart Outlook.
2. Do one of the following:

   If all of the contacts you want to export are in a Personal Address Book

   • In Outlook Express, on the File menu, point to Import, and then click Other Address Book.

   If any of the contacts you want to export are in an Outlook Contacts folder

   1. On the Tools menu, click Address Book.
   2. In the Address Book dialog box, on the Tools menu, click Options.
   3. Under Keep personal addresses in, select Personal Address Book or the name you provided for the Personal Address Book in step 1, for example, Exported Outlook Contacts.
   4. Click OK.
   5. In the Address Book dialog box, under Show Names from the, under Outlook Address Book, select Contacts.
   6. Select the contact you want to add to the Personal Address Book.

      Note You can select multiple entries by pressing and holding CTRL while clicking, or select the entire list by clicking the first entry, pressing and holding SHIFT, and then clicking the last entry.

   7. Right-click the selected entries, and then click Add to Contacts.

      The selected contacts will be copied to the Personal Address Book file.

      Note If you changed the Keep personal addresses in setting in step 3, repeat steps 2 through 4 to return it to the previous setting, such as Contacts.

   8. In Outlook Express, on the File menu, point to Import, and then click Other Address Book.
3. Select Microsoft Exchange Personal Address Book, and then click Import.
4. If prompted, select the Outlook profile to use, and then click OK.
5. If Outlook Express finds a duplicate entry, you are prompted to choose whether to replace your existing Outlook Express contact with the information exported from Outlook.
6. When the address book import process has completed, click OK.

Autoimprimir archivo de texto

Para autoimprimir un archivo de texto desde una linea de comandos ejecutar:

notepad /p nombrearchivo.txt

o con Wordpad:

wordpad /p nombrearchivo.txt

Tamaño Impresión Predeterminada Internet Explorer 7

Para cambiar el "Ajustar a página" agregar la siguiente clave al registro:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MAIN\FeatureControl \FEATURE_STF_Scale_Min

En "FEATURE_STF_Scale_Min" agregar un nuevo valor DWORD con el nombre: iexplore.exe
Abrirlo con doble click y cambiarle el valor Hexadecimal a 64.
Un valor de 64 significa imprimir al 100% de tamaño.

Auto Logon to Windows XP

Published: March 18, 2002

Submitted by Doug Knox, Microsoft MVP, Tewksbury, Massachusetts

You can configure Windows XP to automate the logon process if your computer is not part of a domain.

1.	Click Start, click Run, and type control userpasswords2.
2.	Clear the Users must enter a username and password to use this computer check box.
3.	Click Apply.
4.	Enter the user name and password you wish to automatically log on with, and then click OK.
5.	Click OK again and you're all done.

This feature allows other users to start your computer and use the account that you establish to automatically log on. Enabling auto logon makes your computer more convenient to use, but can pose a security risk.

Impresora no se redirige en Escritorio Remoto o Servicios de Terminal Server

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/302361

Cuando usa una sesión de Escritorio remoto o la versión de cliente 4.0 o 5.0 de Servicios de Terminal Server para conectar con otro equipo basado en Windows desde un equipo que no ejecuta Windows Server 2003, no se pueden redirigir las impresoras locales. En consecuencia, las impresoras locales no están disponibles en el escritorio remoto ni en la sesión de los Servicios de Terminal Server.

Causa

El problema se produce porque el puerto de impresora no empieza con COM, LPT o USB. De manera predeterminada, los nombres de puerto de impresora que no empiezan con COM, LPT o USB sólo se redirigen en Windows Server 2003. De manera predeterminada, los dispositivos de impresión multifuncionales no se pueden redirigir a menos que esté ejecutando Windows Server 2003 en el equipo local porque utilizan puertos DOT4.

Solución

Para resolver este problema en un equipo que no ejecuta Windows Server 2003, fuerce a todos los puertos (incluido DOT4) del equipo cliente a que sean filtrados para redirección. Para ello, agregue un valor DWORD llamado FilterQueueType a HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Terminal Server Client\Default\AddIns\RDPDR y configure su información de valor en FFFFFFFF.

Siga estos pasos y después salga del Editor del Registro:

1.	Haga clic en Inicio, en Ejecutar, escriba regedit y, a continuación, haga clic en Aceptar.
2.	Localice y, después, haga clic en la clave siguiente del Registro: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Terminal Server Client\Default\AddIns\RDPDR
3.	En el menú Edición, seleccione Nuevo y haga clic en Valor DWORD.
4.	Escriba FilterQueueType y, a continuación, presione ENTRAR.
5.	En el menú Edición, haga clic en Modificar.
6.	Escriba FFFFFFFF y, después, haga clic en Aceptar.

Esto permite que se redirijan todos los puertos del cliente.

Para evitar este problema en un equipo cliente que tenga un dispositivo de impresión multifuncional, cambie el puerto que usa ese dispositivo de DOT4 a un puerto LPT.

Por ejemplo, para configurar un dispositivo de impresión multifuncional para que use un puerto LPT en un equipo con Windows XP, siga estos pasos:

1.	En Panel de control, abra Impresoras y faxes.
2.	Haga clic con el botón secundario del mouse (ratón) en la impresora local no redirigida y, a continuación, haga clic en Propiedades.
3.	Haga clic en la ficha Puertos, en un puerto LPT y en Aplicar. La impresora debe aparecer ahora junto a ese puerto.
4.	Cierre la ventana Propiedades de impresora y vuelva a conectar utilizando Escritorio remoto.

Importante
Cuando una impresora multifuncional usa un puerto LPT estándar en lugar del puerto DOT4, pierde las capacidades multifuncionales, como escáner, fax o copiadora. Para recuperar las capacidades multifuncionales, el dispositivo de impresora debe usar el puerto DOT4.

Cable crossover

Problema cuenta Hotmail en Outlook Express

La autenticación no se realiza correctamente cuando usa Outlook o Outlook Express para tratar de iniciar sesión en un servidor de correo basado en HTTP si usa la versión 7.0 de Internet Explorer.

Síntomas

Cuando usa Microsoft Outlook o Microsoft Outlook Express para tratar de iniciar sesión en un servidor de correo basado en HTTP, la autenticación no se realiza correctamente. Este problema se produce cuando se cumplen las condiciones siguientes:

• El equipo cliente que usa para intentar iniciar sesión ejecuta la versión 7.0 de Microsoft Internet Explorer
• El servidor HTTP usa la autenticación de texto implícita.

Solución

Para resolver este problema, descargue e instale las actualizaciones siguientes desde el Centro de descarga de Microsoft.

Microsoft Windows XP

El siguiente archivo se puede descargar desde el Centro de descarga de Microsoft:

Descargue ahora el paquete WindowsXP-KB904942-v2-x86-ENU.exe. (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=

es&FamilyID=1F9D33FF-7BFE-4336-9E65-972ED21324C4)

hal.dll no se encuentra

HAL.DLL is Missing

Boot from your CD and follow the directions below to start Recovery Console.

Insert the Setup compact disc (CD) and restart the computer. If prompted, select any options required to boot from the CD.
When the text-based part of Setup begins, follow the prompts; choose the repair or recover option by pressing R.

If you have a dual-boot or multiple-boot system, choose the installation that you need to access from the Recovery Console.
When prompted, type the Administrator password. (if you didn't create one try pressing enter).

At the system prompt, type Recovery Console commands; type help for a list of commands, or help commandname for help on a specific command.

Most likely you will need to expand the file from the CD. The command would be expand d:\i386\hal.dl_ c:\windows\system32\hal.dll. Substitute d: for the drive letter of your CD. Once you have expanded the file type "exit" to exit the Recovery Console and restart the computer.

How to create a bootable floppy disk for an NTFS or FAT partition in Windows XP

Extracto de: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;305595

Create a boot floppy disk by using a Windows XP-based computer

1. Format a floppy disk by using the Windows XP format utility.
2. Copy the Ntldr and the Ntdetect.com files from the I386 folder on the Windows XP installation CD-ROM, from the Windows XP installation floppy disk, or from a computer that is running the same version of Windows XP as the computer that you want to access by using the boot floppy disk.
3. Create a Boot.ini file, or copy one from a computer that is running Windows XP, and then modify the Boot.ini file to match the computer that you are trying to access. The following example lists how to create a Boot.ini file for a single-partition Integrated Device Electronics drive that has Windows XP installed in the \Windows folder.

[boot loader]
timeout=30
Default= multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\windows
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\windows=""

Capturar puerto impresora en Windows Vista para imprimir en 98

En DOS

net use LPT2:\\nombreequipoconimpresora\nombreimpresora

Speed up Windows XP Shutdown

Tomado de: http://www.johntp.com/2006/02/14/speed-up-windows-xp-shutdown

Windows XP stores a couple of values in its registry which are responsible for determining how long to wait before shutting down open applications and services once the shutdown command has been given.

By editing these two settings and changing them to lower values, you can considerably decrease the amount of time that Windows XP needs to successfully shut itself down. The first part of this tweak deals with setting the amount of time Windows will take to kill open applications on shutdown.

Open REGEDIT and navigate to

‘HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\’

Highlight the ‘WaitToKillAppTimeout’ value.
Set it to ‘1000′.

Now highlight the ‘HungAppTimeout’ value
Set it to ‘1000′ also.

The second part of this tip changes the same settings, this time for all users on the system.

Open REGEDIT and navigate to

‘HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop’

Highlight the ‘WaitToKillAppTimeout’ value.
Set it to ‘1000′.

Now highlight the ‘HungAppTimeout’ value.
Set it to ‘1000′ also.

In the third part of this tip, we will alter a second registry setting to decrease the amount of time Windows XP will wait before shutting down active services after receiving a shut down command.

Open REGEDIT and navigate to

‘HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\’

Highlight the value ‘WaitToKillServiceTimeout’

Change this value to ‘1000.’

This should help to considerably speed up the time Windows XP takes to shut itself down.

Auto kill tasks on shutdown

By default, Windows XP will prompt the user for input if there are one or more applications which have crashed or are not responding and it receives a shut down command. This halts the shutdown process entirely until the user approves the stopping of the non-responsive app.

By altering the registry slightly, Windows XP can be set to close crashed applications automatically. While this does not technically speed up the shut down process, it does streamline it, and ensure that the user will not give the shutdown command then get up and leave, only to find the PC still powered on because Windows never received input on what to do with a hung application.

To allow Windows XP to close non-responsive applications automatically upon shutdown:

Open REGEDIT and navigate to

‘HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop’

Highlight the value ‘AutoEndTasks.’

Change the value to ‘1′

XP will now be able to close hung applications without user input during the shutdown process.