Secure Windows XP2 on Netwrok

start->Run->type regedit->
now regedit panel gets opened
HKEY_LocalMachine
System
Current Control Set
Services
LamManserver
Parameters

Now you should add two more DWORD Values
create new dword value  

Name                  Value
Autoshareserver    0
Autosharewks       0

close all panels->restart the PC

Directory Listing Denied:This Virtual Directory does not allow contents to be listed

What you actually want to do is to set a Default Document for that directory (the aug20 directory)... Open up IIS Manager, and select your virtual directory. Open the "Documents" tab and add the name of your "default" page to the box

simple procedure
go to start ->  Run -> type inetmgr -> IIS MMC opens
Expand websites
right click on your default folder/virtual directory in which u had published your site
property->Documents->add->type Default.aspx (or whatever is your first page of web) and add ->OK->appy->close

enjoy browsing

Logon failure: user account restriction. Possible reasons are blank passwords not allowed, logon hour restrictions, or a policy

i got this solved. go to run type regedit.exe
then go here HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\limitblankpassworduse
change from 1 to 0

How to stop IIS asking authentication for default website on localhost

There are various reasons for this. pl go through the lines below:-
1.   NT file permissions problem. IUSR_ needs to have file system permissions to read whatever file you're requesting (like /inetpub/wwwroot/index.htm). If you still have trouble, check the IIS logs, typically at \windows\system32\logfiles\W3SVC*.
2.
Click Start>control panel>Administrative Tools>Internet Information Services.Expand the left tree, right-click your WebSite>Properties Click on Directory Security, then in "Anonymous access and authentication control" click on Edit Enable Anonymous access>browse> enter the credentials of the admin (like Administrator) (check names),> Click OK. Apply the settings and it should work fine.
3.  It could be because of couple of Browser settings. Try with these options checked. Tools > Internet Options > Advanced > Enable Integrated Windows Authentication (works with Integrated Windows Authentication set on IIS) Tools > Internet Options> Security > Local Intranet > Custom Level > Automatic Logon Worst case, try adding localhost to the Trusted sites. If you are in a network, you can also try debugging by getting a network trace. Could be because of some proxy trying to authenticate.
4. IIS uses Integrated Authentication and by default IE has the ability to use your windows user account...but don't worry, so does Firefox but you'll have to make a quick configuration change.
1) Open up Firefox and type in about:config as the url
2) In the Filter Type in ntlm
3) Double click "network.automatic-ntlm-auth.trusted-uris" and type in localhost and hit enter
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As Always, Hope this helped you out.5.  Is the UserID IUSR_computername?  If so ... Click Start>Administrative Tools>Internet Information Services. Expand the left tree, right-click your WebSite>Properties. Click on Directory Security, then in "Anonymous access and authentication control" click on Edit. Tick "Allow IIS to control password", then OK and come out of IIS.

Screen repeatedly flashes to a blank text-mode screen when you build from the development environment in Visual

On Windows NT, Windows Server 2000, Windows XP (32-Bit), or Windows Server 2003

Steps to reset default configuration of all command prompts

On Windows NT:

1. Go to the Windows NT Control Panel.
2. Double-click the Console icon.
3. Click the General Settings or Options tab.
4. Select Window under the Display Options group.
5. Click OK.

On Windows Server 2000, Windows XP (32-Bit), Windows Server 2003, and Windows Vista (32-Bit):

1. Run Regedt32, which is located in the \System32 subfolder of the Windows NT root folder.
2. Open the \HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Console branch of the registry tree.
3. Set the FullScreen value to 0.
4. Exit the registry editor.

   On Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me:

   Steps to reset configuration of _Default.pif

   1. In the Explorer, right-click the _DEFAULT file with the MS-DOS icon next to it in your Windows directory.
   2. Choose Properties.
   3. Click the Screen tab.
   4. Choose the Window option and click Apply, then OK.

Make Your Windows XP Super Fast

This tutorial is meant for increasing the performance of Windows XP, either it can be a fresh installation or an older windows.

1.) Following is a registry file containing a few registry modifications, which are completely safe and can increase the performance of Windows. Just download the attached ZIP file, extract it and then run the file:

Tweak Windows XP

Restore Default Settings (Use this file if you want to restore default Windows settings)

2.) Right-click on Desktop and select Properties, Now in the new window goto Appearance tab and click on Effects button. Now in the new opened window uncheck the following options:

a.) Use the following transition effect for menus & tooltips.
b.) Show shadows under menus.

3.) Right-click on My Computer icon on Desktop and select Properties (or press <WIN> key +<Pause/Break> key), now goto Advanced tab in new window and click on Settings button inPerformance section.

Now disable all unnecessary options in Visual Effects tab, you can remain following options enabled according to your requirements:

a.) Show window contents while dragging.
b.) Smooth edges of screen fonts.
c.) Use common tasks in folders (If you use the left side pane in My computer)
d.) Use drop shadows on icon labels on the desktop. (to make the desktop icons label transparent.)
e.) Use visual styles on windows and buttons. (If you use XP themes.)

4.) Open Tools -> Folder Options and click on View tab:

Now uncheck following options:

a.) Automatically search for network folders & printers.
b.) Display file size information in folder tips.
c.) Display simple folder view in Explorer's Folders list.
d.) Show encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color.
e.) Show pop-up description for folder and desktop icons.
f.) Use simple file sharing.

Other options don't affect the system performance. You can enable/disable them according to your requirements.

5.) Right-click on My Computer icon on Desktop and select Manage (You can also open it by typingservices.msc in RUN and press Enter). Now goto Services & Applications -> Services. Here you can set a few unnecessary services to Manual, which will not start with windows and will decrease the boot time and will increase system performance. Please follow the following tutorial to know about which services can be safely set to MANUAL:

Windows XP Services that can be Safely set to MANUAL

6.) Type msconfig in RUN and press Enter. Now goto Startup tab and deselect the unnecessary entries, which you don't want to start automatically with Windows, e.g. you can disable VGA driver utility, Sound Card utility, etc to speed up the startup time and to increase system performance.

7.) Open Sound & Audio Devices in Control Panel (or type mmsys.cpl in RUN), goto Sounds tab and select No Sounds in Sound Scheme section. Or you can remain some of your favorite sounds but setExit Windows, Start Windows, Windows Logoff, Windows Logon to (None).

8.) For more options/tips-n-tricks, you can use TweakUI, Tuneup Utilities 2006 and gpedit.msc(Windows XP Professional built-in tool).

Slipstream Service Pack 3 (SP3) into Windows XP Setup

We all know Microsoft has released the third and last service pack for Windows XP. So here I'm posting a simple and detailed guide for slipstreaming this SP3 into your Windows XP Setup, so that whenever you do a fresh Windows installation, you'll not need to wait for hours to download and install Windows updates or to manually install SP3.

If you are wondering why should I slipstream SP3 into my Windows setup, then following are a few points which will satisfy you:

1. By slipstreaming SP3 into Windows setup, you'll get an up-to-date Windows setup which will install an already updated Windows. So you'll not need to update it over Internet to download 100+ updates.

2. You'll not need to install SP3 manually after installing Windows as it'll already contain it. So it'll save your time.

3. You'll not need to enter Serial key at the installation time because SP3 includes this new feature which allows you to install Windows without entering serial key. You can enter it after the installation completes.

So here we start our slipstreaming tutorial:

Prerequisites:

• Windows XP Setup CD or Setup copied in your system
• Service Pack 3
• nLite
• A CD burning software e.g. Nero, a blank CD and CD/DVD Writer

Getting Started:

1. Create a new folder in your system e.g. "Windows XP Setup" and copy Windows setup from CD in this new folder.

2. Now open nLite and it'll show the welcome screen where you can select the language that will be used throughout the setup wizard.

3. Click on "Next" button.

4. Now it'll ask for the folder location where Windows XP setup is stored. Click on "Browse" button and locate the recently created folder. You can also type the folder location in the given textbox.

5. Once you tell the folder location, the wizard will automatically detect the Windows version, language, size and other details. Now click on "Next" button.

6. Now it'll show "Presets" page. We are not covering it in this tutorial as its not required. So just click on "Next" button again.

7. Now the wizard will show you a number of tasks which can be performed on the Windows setup like Service pack integration, drivers integration, removing unwanted components from setup, a few Windows tweaks and creating bootable ISO.

Since this tutorial is for slipstreaming SP3 into Windows Setup, we'll recommend you to select following 2 tasks:

• Service Pack
• Bootable ISO

8. Now click on "Next" button. The wizard will ask you to tell the SP3 file location.

Click on "Select" button and locate the SP3 EXE file. Once you tell the file location, setup will automatically start slipstreaming it into Windows Setup.

9. Click on "OK" button and then click on "Next" button.

10. Now the wizard will show "Bootable ISO" page. Where you can change the CD label.

11. Now click on "Make ISO" button and the wizard will start creating bootable ISO image.

12. When it'll complete the ISO image creation, it'll show a message at bottom.

13. Now click on "Next" button and it'll show the final completion message.

14. That's all. Click on "Finish" button.

15. Now you can burn the bootable ISO using Nero or any other CD burning software.

That's the end of this guide. Now you can enjoy your new Windows XP installation.

NOTE: You can also choose other tasks mentioned in Step 7, like Tweaks, Options which will allow you to enter Product key, owner name, organization name, timezone, etc to make the whole setup unattended.