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Backup to a Virtual PC
CodeFromThe70s.org
"If you're anything like me, there's a good chance that your XP system is slow as hell and things don't work properly anymore. Sure, it used to be nice and fast when the computer was new and XP was fresh, but you just had to keep installing and uninstalling all that software, didn't you? Now your Start menu is four columns wide, it takes ages to boot the computer, and apparently there are these tiny conflicts between all the stuff running - or trying to run - on your machine so things don't always work as they should. No amount of time spent in Add/Remove Programs (thanks developers for creating uninstallers that don't work) will help you. Defragging? That stopped having a noticeable effect six months ago. "
April update for Media Center
# re: April 2006 Update Rollup for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
Getting Things Done with Backpack
http://www.lifehacker.com/software/gtd/getting-things-done-with-backpack-166151.php
Organizing email
Claritude Software: Key Features in SpeedFiler
"SpeedFiler integrates seamlessly with Microsoft Outlook to make it easier to file your incoming and outgoing messages, helping you keep your mail organized. If you send and receive lots of email, like to keep it filed, and have many folders in a hierarchical structure, SpeedFiler will save you time"
What Upgrades Should I Install on my iPAQ hx4700
Smartphone & Pocket PC Magazine Expert: Werner "Menneisyys" Ruotsalainen
"What Upgrades Should I Install on my iPAQ hx4700? To fully upgrade your iPAQ hx4700 for the current, 1.10 ROM, you need to do the following: First, get and install SP29841. After this, get and install SP31186. "
How-To Wipe Your Computer Clean
Nicholas Roussos: How-To Wipe Your Computer Clean
"A week ago, I looked at my desktop and felt sick. Almost every square inch was covered with icons that basically equated to pure junk. I knew my computer was in desperate need of a clean start. I had to think out the process so I didn't loose anything and could remain productive, and I figured I'd document it to help others."
How-To: Image Windows XP with Ghost and Sysprep at Hisham’s Blog
How-To: Image Windows XP with Ghost and Sysprep at Hisham’s Blog
" tend to install and reinstall operating systems quite frequently on my home system. With my hectic schedule, I don\u2019t have time to sit down to reinstall and configure every last program. Although it is arguably easier to use a backup of my system for day-to-day mishaps, I tend to change out peripherals a lot and restoring a system that does not have certain drivers \u201Ccleaned out\u201D tends to wreak havoc on a new configuration. To make this process go a bit faster, two years ago I created a \u201CGhost Image\u201D of my hard drive after doing a basic install. Now, instead of it taking a few hours of toiling away to reinstall a system, I can do this all in about 15 minutes with only half a dozen quick mouse clicks. The trick is to use Norton Ghost and Microsoft Sysprep."
Tystpc.nu
Tystpc.nu
"Perfekt med en dator i vardagsrummet som ens nya stereoanläggning, high end tvdator, ultrakapabel spelmaskin osv. Men inte om den surrar och susar, ger hackande eller oskarp tvbild, har för låg prestanda för HDTV eller datorspel, bara kan visa TV1, TV2 och TV4 digitalt... Det ska ju funka helt enkelt! Tystpc.nu är ett litet entusiastföretag som importerar och distribuerar produkter som möjliggör tysta prestandadatorer och t.ex. vettiga användbara vardagsrumsdatorer. Här hittar du supportforum och information om produkterna och naturligtvis en lista över alla återförsäljare. "
Kylning.com
Kylning.com
"Kylning.com bedriver sedan våren 2000 försäljning av PC-komponenter och IT produkter. Inriktning ligger på produkter till den avancerade användaren som kräver det bästa. Försäljningskanaler är direktförsäljning via internet samt butiksförsäljning i Stockholm."
Organizing "My Documents" - Lifehacker
Geek to Live: Organizing "My Documents" - Lifehacker
"There are a million and one ways to arrange files and folders on disk. Some might argue that spending a moment even thinking about it in the age of desktop search is unnecessary. That may be true, but some semblance of order will clear your desktop and your mind and make you \u201Cready for anything.\u201D Over the years I\u2019ve come up with a six folder structure for \u201CMy Documents\u201D which I create on every computer I use without fail. This scheme accommodates every file I might come across, keeps my desktop clear, smoothly fits in with an automated backup system and also makes command line file wrangling a breeze. "
I was having 5 problems after the 26 April update.
1 component registration failed
2 some of the files needed to play radio or video are missing or corrupt.
3 Media center component registration may have failed
4 technical support. Code 3
5 video error (in live TV)
This fixed all the problems
1 Close Media Center
2 Click on the Start menu, choose run and type cmd
3 Execute the command regsvr32.exe atl.dll
4 Execute the command C:\WINDOWS\eHome\ehSched /unregServer
5 Execute the command C:\WINDOWS\eHome\ehSched /service
6 Execute the command C:\WINDOWS\eHome\ehRecvr /unregServer
7 Execute the command C:\WINDOWS\eHome\ehRecvr /service
8 Execute the command C:\WINDOWS\eHome\ehRec.exe /unregServer
9 Execute the command C:\WINDOWS\eHome\ehRec.exe /regserver
10 Execute the command C:\WINDOWS\eHome\ehmsas.exe /unregServer
11 Execute the command C:\WINDOWS\eHome\ehmsas.exe /regserver
12 Restart Media Center
(from Aaron Stebner's WebLog feb17 2006 thank you Aaron)