I came across this on a VM the other morning. It seemed that assigned the VM 2vCPU and then installing XP Professional didn’t install the correct HAL/Kernel. I’m not sure why, but here’s how I noticed the problem and how I fixed it. I first noticed the issue when it was reported that in Task…
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Read More ‘BLISS’ taken by Charles O’Rear is WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS PHOTO!Windows XP’s Tasks folder view has an Advanced menu (which I’ve never paid attention to) that allows you to choose additional functions for the task scheduler. I *never* knew this existed via the GUI. I always used the command-line and registry snooping to find/create tasks and the event viewer to review task’s runs. This menu…
Read More XP Windows Task Scheduler Advanced MenuHere’s today’s riddle: I got this interesting problem after installing SP3 on a Windows XP Home system via the Network Install Service Pack 3 download. Action Plan Uninstall SP3 from Add/Remove Programs Install SP3 via Windows Update
Read More Windows XP SP3 installed, or is it?First of all, there are a few tools that I’ve used in the past to show me files that certain processes have opened up. One such tool is Process Monitor by SysInternals. Windows XP Professional comes with a command-line tool called openfiles. What is openfiles? Enables an administrator to list or disconnect files and folders…
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