[All programs and applications don't work anymore]

you may also try here:

file association fixes

[All programs and applications don't work anymore]

looks like you've been fritzed by some nasty virus or so...

however, you may try repair option using setup CD.

here's a link with instruction (read carefully):

how to perform windows xp repair install

good luck

[plz help me I need to move operationg system from cd to hdd]

i guess he wants to copy miniPE from CD to hdd and boot from it.

and as far as i know it's impossible.

[Removing the 'beep' driver?]

exit windows and start windows sounds are disabled

[I need to know the registry entries of these hotfixes]

as for the KB908531 hotfix - here goes:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates\Windows XP\SP3\KB908531\Filelist\0]
"BuildCheckSum"="81c44a"
"BuildDate"="Fri Mar 17 05:03:51 2006"
"FileName"="shell32.dll"
"Location"="C:\\WINDOWS\\system32"
"Version"="6.0.2900.2869"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates\Windows XP\SP3\KB908531\Filelist\1]
"BuildCheckSum"="e0ff"
"BuildDate"="Fri Mar 17 01:38:00 2006"
"FileName"="verclsid.exe"
"Location"="C:\\WINDOWS\\system32"
"Version"="5.1.2600.2869"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates\Windows XP\SP3\KB908531\Filelist\2]
"BuildCheckSum"="145de"
"BuildDate"="Wed Mar 22 02:29:43 2006"
"FileName"="xpsp3res.dll"
"Location"="c:\\windows\\$hf_mig$\\KB908531\\SP2QFE"
"Version"="5.1.2600.2872"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates\Windows XP\SP3\KB908531\Filelist\3]
"BuildCheckSum"="16b68"
"BuildDate"="Fri Mar 17 02:05:35 2006"
"FileName"="verclsid.exe"
"Location"="c:\\windows\\$hf_mig$\\KB908531\\SP2QFE"
"Version"="5.1.2600.2869"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates\Windows XP\SP3\KB908531\Filelist\4]
"BuildCheckSum"="81ec8d"
"BuildDate"="Fri Mar 17 05:46:29 2006"
"FileName"="shell32.dll"
"Location"="c:\\windows\\$hf_mig$\\KB908531\\SP2QFE"
"Version"="6.0.2900.2869"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates\Windows XP\SP3\KB908531\Filelist]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates\Windows XP\SP3\KB908531]
"Description"="Security Update for Windows XP (KB908531)"
"InstalledBy"="Mariusz Olszewski"
"InstalledDate"="4/15/2006"
"Type"="Update"
"UninstallCommand"="C:\\WINDOWS\\$NtUninstallKB908531$\\spuninst\\spuninst.exe "

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Blocked]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Cached]
"{750FDF0E-2A26-11D1-A3EA-080036587F03} {000214E8-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} 0x401"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\KB908531]
"DisplayName"="Security Update for Windows XP (KB908531)"
"DisplayVersion"="1"
"HelpLink"="http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=908531"
"InstallDate"="20060415"
"NoModify"=dword:00000001
"NoRepair"=dword:00000001
"ParentDisplayName"="Windows XP - Software Updates"
"ParentKeyName"="OperatingSystem"
"Publisher"="Microsoft Corporation"
"RegistryLocation"="HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Updates\\Windows XP\\SP3\\KB908531"
"ReleaseType"="Security Update"
"TSAware"=dword:00000001
"UninstallString"="\"C:\\WINDOWS\\$NtUninstallKB908531$\\spuninst\\spuninst.exe\""
"URLInfoAbout"="http://support.microsoft.com"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\HotFix\KB908531\File 1]
"Flags"=""
"New File"=""
"New Link Date"=""
"Old Link Date"=""

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\HotFix\KB908531]
"Backup Dir"=""
"Comments"="Security Update for Windows XP (KB908531)"
"Fix Description"="Security Update for Windows XP (KB908531)"
"Installed"=dword:00000001
"Installed By"=""
"Installed On"=""
"Service Pack"=dword:00000003
"Valid"=dword:00000001

don't know about the other one

[REGEDIT DISABLED / RUN in Start gone and disabled]

rename regedit.exe and run it.

then go to

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun

and see if regedit.exe is mentioned there. if it is, delete its entry.

after that rename regedit back to its original.

[[Question] How to change the about internet explorer bitmap]

analyze carefully section 23 -> ABOUT.DLG

it's html code, and there should be 2 .gif files in it: ie5.gif and flag.gif

splash screen is most likely ie5.gif - you can find it in section 2110 in the same file

all you need to do is to figure out how to edit html in section 23 / about.dlg, and replace .gif files so you can make even your own "about" splash screen.

B)

[[Question] How to change the about internet explorer bitmap]

IE "about" screen is hidden in shdoclc.dll - section 23.

it's in html format that you can edit with resource hacker.

good luck, i don't like that screen either...

[Windows XP and SPK2 Update]

it's most likely that xp firewall will interfere with mcafee.

you might try to disable mcafee, install sp2 which enables native firewall by default, then disable xp firewall and eventually re-enable mcafee.

that's the way i did while installing sp2. difference is i use bit defender firewall, not mcafee.

[[Question] - NTFS vs FAT32]

good thinking Andromeda43.

it's a matter of individual preferences plus knowledge how to deal with NTFS.

i've never seen any reason to use NTFS on my home computer, where i do website job, graphic design, photo and video editing, and some gaming.

if i had to administer network in some office, no doubt i would use NTFS though.

remember one of my friends got mad about NTFS for some reason; he had had nothing but troubles ever since. simply couldn't deal with this file system.

i had to come over, wipe his hdd entirely with symantec gdisk, partition, format and install xp pro on fat32.

no problems so far.

[[Question] - NTFS vs FAT32]

Windows 2000 and Windows XP can't create a FAT32 partition larger than 32GB.

i don't think so.

my fat32 partition is larger than 40GB

see attachment

[What system files have Icons?]

you may try to mess around with all *.cpl files (ControlPanel) and mydocs.dll to change MyDocuments icon