Repair Missing NTLDR File Using Windows XP Installation CD

Had you ever overcome this situation? Most of system damage of file corrupted issues can be fixed using the Windows XP installation CD.

Just simply follow the above instruction :

a. Boot your computer from your Windows XP CD.

b. When a prompt “press any key to boot from the CD….”, simply hit any key.

c. Once you are in the Windows XP setup menu press the “R” key that’s means to repair the Windows XP system’s file.

d. Log into your Windows installation By pressing the “1″ >> “enter”, you will now logged into your Windows installation process.

e. Then, you’ll be asked for your administrator password, enter that password. If there is no password for your administrator account, just leave it blank.

f. Copy the below two files below using the command line given to the root directory of the primary hard disk [ex : c:/ <<-this is your root directory] from the CD-ROM [ex : f:/ <<-this is your CD-ROM drive letter]. My example above maybe vary to others computer. The command line is ; • copy f:\i386\ntldr c:\ • copy f:\i386\ntdetect.com c:\ g. The example of completed task is like the screen below :

h. After these files have been successfully copied, just remove the CD from the computer and reboot.

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GetDataBack for NTFS & FAT

Runtime GetDataBack for FAT/NTFS v3.66

Data Recovery Software - GetDataBack is a highly advanced data recovery software, which will help you to get your data back when your drive's partition table, boot record, Master File Table or root directory is corrupt or lost, when a virus has hit the drive, files were deleted, the drive was formatted or struck by a power failure. GetDataBack comes in two flavours, NTFS and FAT depending on what file system you have.

GetDataBack will recover your data if the hard drive's partition table, boot record, FAT/MFT or root directory are lost or damaged, data was lost due to a virus attack, the drive was formatted, fdisk has been run, a power failure has caused a system crash, files were lost due to a software failure, files were accidentally deleted...

GetDataBack can even recover your data when the drive is no longer recognized by Windows. It can likewise be used even if all directory information - not just the root directory- is missing. GetDataBack can even recover your data when the drive is no longer recognized by Windows. It can likewise be used even if all directory information - not just the root directory- is missing.

The tool works at partition level and will restore files and folders exactly how they used to be. It recovers data from floppy and ZIP disks, drive images and even remote drives connected by a serial cable or TCP/IP. As the name says, it restores files from FAT/ NTFS disks - file system used by Windows NT/2000/XP, yet works on all Windows systems. Make sure you never install the program on the to-be-recovered drive and you will never lose important data.

Advanced algorithms will make sure that all directories and sub directories are put together as they were, and that long file names are reconstructed correctly. GetDataBack is read-only, meaning the program will never attempt to write to the drive you are about to recover. Please make sure to read the safety instructions...

The software enables the regular user to conduct his own data recovery by guiding him through three easy to understand steps, thus gives the advanced user the possibility to interfere with the recovery and improve the results, by examining the scan log, the file system details, file and directory information, by selecting the sector range to be scanned, by choosing excessive search for file systems or search for lost files, by calling Runtime's DiskExplorer.

Recover files over your local network or over a serial cable - This feature enables you to run GetDataBack on one computer ("remote") while accessing the drives of another computer ("host"). Recovering data over a network is useful, especially when you are not able to remove the drive you want to recover from and attach it to another computer.

GetDataBack recovers from:
• Hard drives (IDE, SCSI, SATA)
• USB drives
• Firewire drives
• Partitions
• Dynamic Disks
• Floppy drives
• Drive images
• Zip/Jaz drive
• Compact Flash Cards
• Smart Media Cards
• Secure Digital Cards
• USB Flash Drive
• iPod Disks

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Assign Folder as a Drive

Had you heard about assigning a folder as a drive? Several user may need a daily used folder as a drive that appear in "my computer". Here it's the trick;

1. Open up "command prompt" by typing "cmd" at run box
2. At "command prompt", type; "subst [drive letter] [folder path address]". eg: "subst m: d:\userfolder"
3. Hit enter and you can see [as an example a new drive: m:\ drive appear in "my computer"
4. Simple and easy huh? This assigned drive will be deactivate when you reboot your comp.
5. So, you can make an auto startup program for this assigned drive.
6. Here come the trick; Simply open up notepad and type this codes : "subst [drive letter] [folder path address]". eg: "subst m: d:\userfolder" and save it as "urfilename".bat.
7. This is a batch file that runs the command when you double-click it. "urfilename" refer to any name that you want to put. But make sure you keep the file with *.bat extension in order to make it able to be executed.
8. Then, simply copy this file to the startup folder under "start>all programs>startup"
9. This means you have just set up that batch file to runs every time the comp rebooted

Log In Several User In Yahoo! messenger 8

Wanna log in several user in one Yahoo! messenger? Here come the simple trick:

Step 1

Fire up notepad and type :

REGEDIT4
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\yahoo\pager\Test]

"Plural"=dword:00000001

Step 2

Save the document as Ym8MultiLogin.reg

Step 3

Merge the file that you had just created into the registry and bling!! You can now login with several user in one Yahoo! messenger. Just make sure that you uncheck the "automatic login" at Yahoo! messenger startup.

p/s: you can create uninstallation file by changing the ["Plural"=dword:] value from "00000001" to "00000000" and save it as Ym8MultiLogin_uninstall.reg .If you want to download both of the registration files by simply clicking [here]

Customizing The System Tray Clock

Now, here is a nice trick for you. Customizing your system tray clock like the picture above. It has been applied to my comp :). Pretty nice. But maybe you can corrupt some trial licenses of software that you may have installed. Here it is :

Step 1
Open up your registry editor [start > run > type "regedit"]

Step 2
Navigate to : HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\International

Step 3
There is two strings named "s1159" and "s2359". By default, the "s1159" is for AM and "s2359" is for PM. Just right click to the value and edit the AM and PM text. Make sure the text is not too long because if it is too long, it will be a problem to view it.

Step 4
If both of the string is not in there, just create the two strings "s1159" and "s2359"

Now, you have a special clock of your own. Change applied may start to active after user logoff or restart the comp. Else, just refresh your desktop to activate it.. Happy modding :) =X and good luck

Fixing Double-Click Problems In Your Drive

Cannot double-click your drive? My buddy : right here have a brief explanation about how to fix it using flash disinfector and CHKDSK. But here is my solution to fix it within the power of Command Prompt [CMD]

Several things you must know first :

1. When you double-click your drive, it can't be accessed and an alert pop-out : "cannot find file.js@file.exe@file.vbs@something similar".

2. What is the main problems?
Autorun.inf file cannot find the specific file to be executed [been deleted due to virus alert from antivirus software or accidentally deleted]

3. Autorun.inf usage :

• Not all "autorun.inf" is written to execute the VIRUS.
  
• "autorun.inf" may also automatically load a programs in the Interactive-CD media.
  
• It can load a portable software for USB drive such as "PortableApps"
  
• You can set your drive icon by write some codes in it [will be posted later]
  
• So, "autorun.inf" is NOT A VIRUS. It's a kinda file that run under System Explorer.

Looking by the two main cause of these problems, there is 2 simple solution here:

1st :
If you accidentally deleted the files [the programs compiled with "autorun.inf" accidentally deleted]
Solution :
Just unhide the "hidden folder" [tool > folder options > views > "tick" the "show hidden files & folder"]. Then you can delete the "autorun.inf" files [navigate into the drive using the "address bar"]. Your drive can be accessed by using double-click after the comp rebooted.

2nd :
If the files compiled with "autorun.inf" have been deleted automatically due to antivirus response to a suspected files, which means, the compiled files with "autorun.inf" is a virus suspected file. So, the virus can't be executed when you double-click the drive. Antivirus won't delete the "autorun.inf" because it is NOT A VIRUS.
Solution :
Open up Command Prompt [start > run > type "CMD"]

• The command prompt will now open. Type "attrib -s -h -r -a x:\autorun.inf"
  
• Then type "del x:\autorun.inf"
  

Explanation :
"attrib" : attribute
"s" : system file attribute
"h" : hidden file attribute
"r" : read-only file attribute
"a" : archive file attribute
"x" : this should be change with your drive letter such as C or D or any drive you want to fix
"del" : delete file
"-" : this -ve sign stand for remove, so that it will remove the attribute within the files

So. After you runs the command above, you have successfully remove the "autorun.inf" file in your drive. Just make sure you change the "x" value with your drive letter. Reboot the computer and it's done. Below is a sample advance batch file to remove "autorun.inf" that i've made specially for all my blog reader using these commands above.

Downlaod a sample batch file click here