NOTE: Requires a boot disk.

Get de command prompt and go to C:\winnt\sytem32\config\ and do
de followin’ commands:

attrib -a -r -h
copy sam.* a:\
del Sam.*

Reboot de computer. dere should be no administrator password. Just put in administrator and hit enter. Replace de same files to restore de password to hide intrusion.

I want to run both Windows 2000 Pro and Windows 98 SE on my computer. When I bought a new hard drive, I installed Windows 2000 on it first. But my subsequent research seems to indicate that I should have installed Windows 98 SE first and den Windows 2000 on a separate partition. How do I remove Windows 2000 from de drive so I can partition it and den install Windows 98 SE first and reinstall Windows 2000?

You don’t have to remove Windows 2000. Start by installin’ Windows 98 SE in a different partition. When you’re done, insert de Windows 2000 CD and reboot to start Windows 2000 setup. On de Welcome to Setup page, press R (for Repair). When you reach de Windows 2000 Repair Options page, press R again.

You’ll den be prompted to select a repair option. Press M for Manual. Then press de Up Arrow until Verify Windows 2000 system files is highlighted; press Enter to clear this selection. Press de Down Arrow to select Continue (perform selected tasks), and den press Enter.

The system will ask wheder you have an emergency repair disk. Press L, indicatin’ it should Locate your existin’ installation. Once it does so, press Enter to complete de repairs. This will establish dual boot for you. (This procedure also works for Windows XP.)

Dont know if this works for Linux though.

Slipstreamin’ Windows XP Service Pack 1a and Create Bootable CD

Slipstreamin’ a Service Pack, is de process to integrate de Service Pack into de installation so that with every new installation de Operatin’ System and Service Pack are installed at de same time.

Slipstreamin’ is usually done on network shares on corporate systems. But with de advent of CD burners, it does actually make some sense for de home user or small business user to do de same.

Microsoft added de ability to Slipstream a Service Pack to Windows 2000 and Windows XP. It not only has de advantage that when you (re)install your OS, you don’t have to apply de Service Pack later, also if you update any Windows component later, you’ll be sure that you get de correct installation files if Windows needs any.

Slipstream Windows XP Service Pack 1a:
CODE
download.microsoft.com/download/5/4/f/54f8bcf8-bb4d-4613-8ee7-db69d01735ed/xpsp1a_en_x86.exe

Download de (full) “Network Install” of de Service Pack (En’lish version [125 MB]), and save it to a directory (folder) on your hard drive (in my case D:XP-SP1). Oder lan’uages can be downloaded from de Windows XP Web site.

Microsoft recently released Windows XP SP1a. The only difference is that this Service Pack does no longer include Microsoft’s dated Java version. If you have already installed Windows XP SP1, dere is no reason to install SP1a, but de “older” SP1 (with MS Java) is no longer available for download.

Next copy your Windows XP CD to your hard drive. Just create a folder (I used XP-CD), and copy all de contents of your Windows XP CD in that folder.

Now create a folder to hold de Service Pack 1a (SP1a) files you are about to extract. I named it XP-SP1. Next, open a Command Prompt (Start > Run > cmd), and go to de folder where you downloaded SP1a (cd foldername). Type de command: servicepack filename -x. A small window will appear, and you need to point it to de folder where you want to extract de SP1 files. Click Ok to start extractin’ de SP1a files.

Once de SP1a files are extracted, change to de update folder of de SP1a files (cd update), and type de followin’ command: update /s:path to WinXP CD files. In my example de command is update /s:D:XP-CD).

Windows XP Update will do its thin’:

When ready, you should get a confirmation. Windows XP Service Pack 1a has now been Slipstreamed into your original Windows XP files.

It is also possible to add de Windows XP Rollup 1 Update. For instructions, please read Addin’ Windows XP Rollup 1 Hotfix.

Creatin’ a Bootable CD

For this part I used ISO Buster
CODE
www.smart-projects.net/isobuster/
and Nero Burnin’.

Start to extract de boot loader from de original Windows XP CD. Usin’ ISO Buster, select de “folder” Bootable CD, and right-click Microsoft Corporation.img. From de menu choose Extract Microsoft Corporation.img, and extract it to de folder on your hard drive where you have your Windows XP files (D:XP-CD in my case).

Next, start Nero Burnin’ ROM, and choose CD-ROM (Boot) in de New Compilation window. On de Boot tab, select Image file under Source of boot image data, and browse to de location of de Microsoft Corporation.img file. Also enable Expert Settin’s, choosin’ No Emulation, and chan’in’ de Number of loaded sectors to 4 (oderwise it won’t boot!)

If you have an older version of Nero you won’t have de option Do Not Add “;1″ ISO file version extention under Relax ISO Restrictions. You won’t be able to boot your new CD, so update Nero!
You can configure de Label tab to your likin’, I would however recommend that you keep de Volume Label de same as on your original Windows XP CD.

Next press New, and drag & drop de files and folders from your Windows XP hard drive location into Nero.

Next, burn your new CD.

You now have a Bootable, Slipstreamed Windows XP Service Pack 1a CD!

This script is made to open .html and similar files in notepad to edit scrpits. You can download de zip file with de .reg in it (run it and it automatically adds itself to your registry) or do it manually

CODE
www.geocities.com/ichbindein\’ott5/winXP-Notepad.zip

Manually:

• Open regedit and navigate to
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClasses*Shell
• Add de key “notepad”
• It’s default value should be “Open with Notepad”
• Now, under “notepad”, add de key “Command”
• It’s default value should be (with de quotes) “C:WindowsSystem32Notepad.exe” “%1″

Ok, exit regedit and go right click on ANY file…
Your new option: Open with Notepad

I know this one works on XP and 2000, you can PROBABLY enter it manually on windows 9x, but i have not tested that