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Offline Registry Edit

Offline Registry Edit

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If you have ever made a registry change that has caused your system to no longer boot, or changed your password and forgot it :-(, then this post will help a lot. In this post I will go over how to edit the registry from your bootable media (i.e. windows 7 full install disc).

Follow these steps:

1. power on the system and press the key required to enter a boot menu (i.e. esc, f9, f10, f11, f12, or del)

2. insert your windows 7 cd and select your disc drive as the "boot from" option

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Re-Activate Windows 7

Re-Activate Windows 7

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I have recently come across a situation in which a computer would not allow me to use the traditional methods of activating windows 7. Here is a method which worked for me.

1. Open an elevated command prompt. (click the start menu, click all programs, click accessories, right click command prompt and choose run as administrator.)

2. Now in the command prompt type: slmgr.vbs -ipk (your product key). *note do not include the parenthesis but do include the dashes in your key.

3. You will see a prompt stating your product key has been successfully changed.

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Increase IRP in Windows Registry

Increase IRP in Windows Registry

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If you are having a problem with an error stating "not enough server storage is available to process the command." you may have a value in the registry for irpstacksize that is too low here are the instructions on how to resolve this:

Click Start and select Run
Type regedit
Expand the HKLM key to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters
Select the DWORD Value IRPStackSize and choose edit
Input a Decimal Value between 15 and 48 (48 being more)
A Description of IRPStackSize from Microsoft:

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Outlook .pst errors

Outlook .pst errors

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If you are having problems launching outlook or if you receive an error regarding errors in your .pst (personal file folder) you can try to run ScanPST.exe and fix problems. The program itself can be found in one of the following locations local disk:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE12
local disk:\Program Files\Common Files\System\Mapi\1033\
local disk:\Program Files\Common Files\System\Mapi\1033\NT
local disk:\Program Files\Common Files\System\MSMAPI\1033
local disk:\Program Files(x86)\Microsoft Office\Office12
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Issue on CD/DVD-Rom Drives

Issue on CD/DVD-Rom Drives

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registry icon A common issue between Microsoft Windows and Norton Security products is that during updates to Norton products or the removal of Norton products is that the registry entries for the disk drives becomes corrupt. To resolve this issue you must open the registry by pressing the windows key on your keyboard and the letter R key together then type regedit into the run field and click "ok" Once into the registry navigate to the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
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