[tip] Windows XP FAQ

How to Clean or upgrade install Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q286463

Boot Disks for WinXP pro and home

http://support.microsoft.com/support....asp?ID=310994

How to Manually Remove Windows XP and Restore Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Millennium

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;314052

Your Computer May Not Shut Down After You Upgrade to Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default...RCH&SPR=WINXP&""DHCS_MSPSS_tech_SRCH&SPR=WINXP&

Multibooting with Windows XP

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p.../multiboot.asp

When you shut down your computer, you may receive the following error message on a blue screen:

STOP 0x0000000A (0x000002DC, 0X000000FF, 0X00000000, 0X804E9D48)
IRQ_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;q311466

Overview of FAT, HPFS, and NTFS File Systems (Q100108)

http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q100108

DMA Problems in Windows XP

http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/tech/...e/IDE-DMAP.asp

How to Remove Windows XP Service Pack 1 Folders

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;329260

HOW TO: Change the Volume Licensing Product Key on a Windows XP SP1-Based Computer

http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q328874

Auto Admin Logon: when admin password protection is needed

locate registry key - HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
add a string value of AutoAdminLogon set the value to 1

Windows XP Tips and Tricks

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ps/default.asp

How to Remove Content Advisor Password in Internet Explorer:

1. Click on Start and choose Run.
2. Type in RegEdit and select OK.
3. Now click on the little plus sign to the left of H_KEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
4. Continue to drill down, always clicking on the plus sign at the left of the named key, through Software, Microsoft, Windows, Current Version and Policies.
5. Now click on the Ratings folder.
6. In the right pane of the RegEdit window, you'll see an icon called Key. Click on it and press Delete.
7. Next, choose Registry and then Exit to exit RegEdit. You've just deleted your original Content Advisor password.
8. Restart the computer and run Internet Explorer again.
9. Choose View and then Internet Options (or Options for version 3.x)
10. Click on the Content tab and click on Disable. When asked for a password, don't enter anything; just click on OK. This will disable Content Advisor because there's no longer a password.

Windows XP Technical Article Links


Purpose of the boot.ini

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;q99743

Windows XP Quality of Service (QoS) Enhancements and Behavior

http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q316666

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Stop errors explained

This discusses how to troubleshoot Stop errors in Windows XP:

Stop: 0x0000000A (parameter1, parameter2, parameter3, parameter4) IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL*** Address x has base at x - filename

The parameters refer to the specific issues that are involved:

Parameter 1 - An address that was referenced improperly
Parameter 2 - An IRQL that was required to access the memory
Parameter 3 - The type of access, where 0 is a read operation and 1 is a write operation
Parameter 4 - The address of the instruction that referenced memory in parameter 1

eg:

Stop: 0x0000000A (0x00000041, 00000002, 0x00000001, 0x8051298C) IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL*** Address 0x8051298C has base at 0x00000041 - drivername.sys

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