Category Archives: Windows 7

How to fix battc.sys booting problem Windows 7

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Boot from Windows 7 DVD

  • Choose your language, time, currency, keyboard language and click Next
  • Click Repair your computer
  • Select the operating system you want to repair and click Next
  • Click Command Prompt in the Systems Recovery Options dialog box
  • Type the following commands in the Windows RE command prompt window and press Enter to execute each command (paying particular attention to insert a space where shown below):
  • bcdedit /export C:\BCD_Backup
  • c:
  • cd boot
  • attrib bcd -s -h -r
  • ren c:\boot\bcd bcd.old
  • bootrec /RebuildBcd
  • copy x:\windows\system32\drivers\compbatt.sys c:\windows\system32\drivers\compbatt.sys
  • copy x:\windows\system32\drivers\battc.sys c:\windows\system32\drivers\battc.sys

How to install shared printer from XP on Windows 7 64 bit

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On the Windows 7 computer:

Go to the Devices and Printers ->  Add a Printer -> Local Printer -> Create a new port -> Local port -> Next -> \\xpcomputername\sharedprintername  (where you put in the actual share name of the computer and printer) -> OK -> Windows Update (and wait for the list to repopulate-> choose the printer model ->  Next -> Next.

http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Printer-All-in-One-Software/trouble-installing-shared-printer-on-windows-7-64-bit/td-p/182536


How to connect Windows 7 Home edition to Windows 2000

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1 . Open registry editor ( Start search – regedit)
2 . Browse to  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa
3.  Create a new DWORD value  with the following properties:
NAME: LmCompatibilityLevel                                                                                                VALUE: 1
4. Restart your PC and try the connection again…

How to restore default program to open zip files in Windows Vista or Windows 7

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  1. From the taskbar, click on the Start button
  2. In the field directly above Start type: REGEDIT
  3. Press the Enter key on the keyboard
  4. Click Continue in the User Account Control dialog
  5. Browse to:
    HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.zip
    (HKCU is HKEY_CURRENT_USER) – To do this:

    • Click the triangle next to each item (HKCU, then Software, etc)
    • When you get to .zip click the triangle next to it also
      Browsing in the Registry Editor
  6. Click UserChoice to select it
  7. Press the Delete key to delete UserChoice
    Confirm Delete dialog
  8. Close the Registry Editor (REGEDIT)

If Zip files are not associated with WinZip after completing the steps above:

  1. Right click the WinZip shortcut on the desktop
  2. Click Run as administrator
  3. If a dialog displays offering to associate WinZip with Zip files, click Yes
  4. If the dialog above did not display, open the Configuration Dialog
    • Winzip ribbon interface: Click Options in the Settings tab
    • Legacy menus/toolbar: Choose Configuration on the Options menu
  5. Click the System tab and click the Associations button
  6. Scroll to and check ZIP
  7. Click OK both in the Associations dialog and the Configuration dialog

http://kb.winzip.com/kb/entry/155/

Location tab missing from MyDocuments Windows 7

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You can change the path through a registry edit:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders
The Personal value is the path to My Documents

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders
Again, the Personal value is the path to My Documents

The “Shell Folders” key is obsolete. Make alteration in the “User Shell Folders” key instead. Set “Personal” to “%USERPROFILE%\Documents”

How to restore Vista from recovery partition after an upgrade to Windows 7

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http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/f/3524/t/19254952.aspx

Ok.  Here’s how to reinstall your Factory Image manually as long as the Factory Image partition is intact.
First, go here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=94bb6e34-d890-4932-81a5-5b50c657de08&DisplayLang=en
Download the Windows Automated Installation Kit.  Burn the WAIK ISO image to a DVD using Roxio, Nero or whatever DVD burning software you have that can burn ISO images
Now, insert the DVD in a computer running Vista or  Windows XP SP2 system with KB926044.  Install the WAIK.
Navigate to the Program Files folder where WAIK was installed.  Find the Tools subdirectory.  Under it you will see four folders: AMD64, IA64, SERVICING, and X86.  Copy these folders to a USB drive.  They total less than 100Mb, so you can use a 128Mb USB flash drive if need be.
If you have installed Vista on the C:\ drive, then you can simply boot up your system.  Locate the file name factory.wim on the Factory Image partition. Make a note of the drive letter and path to that file.  On an Inspiron 1720 it is located in D:\Dell\Image\Factory.wim
On eMachines and Gateway computers the file is found in the Recovery partition under Preload\boot.wim
Now go to the command prompt by typing CMD in the Run box.  If Vista is not installed on the C:\ drive you can boot the system with a “live” CD such as Bart’s PE or UBCD for Windows and shell to the command prompt.  Navigate to the Tools\x86\ folder on your USB flash drive.
Type the following command: imagex /apply d:\dell\image\factory.wim 1 c:\
Your system should be restored to its original “as-shipped” configuration in about 30-45 minutes.
Note that this restores Dell’s Proprietary Master Boot Record so that in the future will be able to access the Factory Image by pressing F8 while booting up.