Windows XP SP3

Fix for “Access Denied” Error when installing windows XP SP3

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to Windows Reference RSS feed Thanks for visiting!These errors can occur if permissions for one or more registry keys are restricted in a way that prevents the service pack from updating the keys. Registry keys can become restricted by certain programs that change the system access [...]

File Pathname character limitations in Windows

When you copy files from one location to other in Windows, you might have seen the errors like “File name too long to copy” with those wonderful useless options SKIP or CANCEL.
This is because of the limit on the number of characters on a File Path and the Filename togethor. So, the bad news is [...]

sc utility – control Windows Services from command line

SC is a simple command line utility that can be used to communicate, control or query the Service Control Manager in Windows. “sc” should work in Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003/2008. “sc” is quite powerful that it can control services locally and on remote systems. “sc” can query details, start,stop, configure [...]

Remove Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications Nag Screen

Microsoft has released WGA Notifications application which effectively turned Microsoft Windows operating system into a ‘nagware’, with a “This copy of Windows is not genuine” warning. What the Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications application does what it will check your Microsoft Windows XP validity. If it found that the copy of Windows XP is not validated, [...]

Xming – Free X Windows Server for Windows 2000,XP,Vista

If you are a UNIX/Linux system admin or a developer who  constantly works on Linux/Unix systems , then propably be interested in Xming. Xming is a fully featured free unlimited X Window Server for Microsoft Windows (XP/2003/Vista).Because it is standalone native Microsoft Windows, easily transported portable as a Pocket PC X server. Xming can be [...]