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Installing AHCI driver in Windows after the installation of Windows XP results in boot failure. You can get PXE error or "No boot device could be detected" messages or continuous Restart may happens while you boot your system in Windows XP. The solution for this issue is change the SATA mode in the BIOS from AHCI to IDE. You can access the BIOS settings by hitting F2 while BIOS is loading. Change the HDD SATA mode from AHCI(usually called RAID by Intel) to IDE. Change first boot disk priority to HDD, then DVD/CD, then Network, etc. Before exiting from BIOS press F10 to save this changes and reboot the system. The OS will loaded. Thnaks

In Windows 32 operating system with 4 GB RAM whenever we are installing the wireless PCI adapter u can see a error message that is "the driver not installed properly" or we can see a exclamation mark in the device manager. To correct this downgrade the system memory to 2 or 3 GB. After that the installation will be perfect. In case we increase the RAM again to 4 GB means we can see the exclamation mark in the device manager and the adapter won't work. This problem mainly related to the 32 bit operating system of Windows. For those own WG311 family adapter and experiencing the issue installing the driver, please follow the simple instructions Issues: Code 10 error, Physical Memory is 2GB + 1. Go to http://www.station-drivers.com/page/marvell.htm and download the Marvell Libertas driver Version 1.0.0.53 date: 10/16/2007 2. Run the self-extracting Zip file to uncompress the driver files 3. Under driver\inf\Vista...\32BITS there is a file called "netmw13b...

Slipstreaming a Service Pack, is the process to integrate the Service Pack into the installation so that with every new installation the Operating System and Service Pack are installed at the same time. Slipstreaming is usually done on network shares on corporate systems, but it also makes sense for the home user or small business user to do. Microsoft added the ability to Slipstream a Service Pack to Windows 2000 and Windows XP. It not only has the advantage that when you (re)install your OS, you don't have to apply the Service Pack later, also if you update any Windows component later, you'll be sure that you get the correct installation files if Windows needs any. Slipstream Windows XP Service Pack 3 Download the (full) "Network Install" of the Service Pack (English version [316.4 MB]), and save it to a directory (folder) on your hard drive (in my case E:\XP-SP3). Other languages can be downloaded from the Microsoft Download site. Note: do not use spaces in the fol...

Have you lost your Windows CD Key and are desperately looking for it? No backups, nothing. What do you do now? Well till you have your Original installation you can easily find the Product key without breaking a sweat. Here are the simple steps you need to perform in order to get your Product Key from the installation CD.

The "NoControlPanel" Policy if set, prevents Control.exe, the Control Panel executable file, from starting. As a result, users cannot start Control Panel or run any Control Panel programs. A value of 1 also removes Control Panel from the Start menu, and it removes the Control Panel folder from Windows Explorer. If a user tries to start a Control Panel program by another method, a message appears explaining that a policy prevents the action. If yours is a standalone system (not a part of a corporate network), then try this: Click Start, Run and type "regedit.exe" Press {ENTER} Navigate to the following branch: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\ExplorÂ*er Backup the key by exporting it (from the File menu, choose Export) as a REG file. In the right pane of the above key, delete the value named "NoControlPanel" (if found) Repeat the same in this branch: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersi...

If you've created an account in addition to the Administrator account in Windows XP, the administrator account will not be shown in the Logon Scree, this tutorial explains you how to add the Administrator account to the logon screen. If you are using Windows XP Pro follow these steps, In the Start Menu, select Run. In the Run dialog, type 'regedit' without quotes, to start the registry editor. Navigate to the key,HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion \Winlogon \SpecialAccounts \UserList In the right pane, right click and select, New > Dword. A new item will be created, right click on it and rename it to 'Administrator'. Then double click on the Administrator item and enter a value, '1' in the dialog box. Close registry editor and restart your computer, you can see the Administrator account listed in the Login Screen. To perform the above steps you've to login with a admin user account. If the new accoun...

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