Is not that i don’t like Windows default text editor (notepad.exe), but there are better editors. So, to change default text editor for edit command at right click on file we need to edit one line with Windows Registry Editor. Tested with Windows XP and Windows 7.
- click the Start button > click Run > type [regedit] and click OK or just press [windows key + R]
- in the Registry Editor, select the key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\SystemFileAssociations\text\shell\edit\command
- double click on the line in the right pane ex: [ (default) REG_EXPAND_SZ %SystemRoot%\system32\notepad.exe %1 ] and replace value under [Data] add your full path to you favourite text editor, dont forget to add “” if there are spaces in path or name.
- if you want to save the KEY for later use make sure you have selected command in right pane then go to registry menu > File > Export Registry File
The information below applies in case you forget your password and you can not log into Windows XP and is not using any third party applications, BOOT disks.
First method is the easiest but is valid only if the forgotten password is not the Administrator account password. So we assume that the Windows was installed with default settings:
- by default Windows XP installation automatically creates Administrator account with no password. This is usefull for cases in which you can’t login because you forgot your password. To solve that, at login screen press Ctrl+Alt+Del keys twice and it’ll show login window. All you hate to do is to type Administrator in user name and leave password field blank. As Administrator you can reset ore delete any account passwords from Control Panel > User accounts.
Second method is to reset your login password by repairing Windows using installation CD/DVD. Just follow the instructions below:
- BOOT your system using Windows XP installation disk
- at first screen that asks about repair is using Recovery Console so you need to hit enter to continue, not R for recovery. Follows the EULA screen where you press F8 to accept and continue and finally here it is, in order is the third screen or if you prefer second repair screen where your current installation was already detected, so press R to start repairing your current Windows instalation
- setup will start repairing your Windows by copying necessary files and restarts your system. Make sure you don’t press a key again, when it shows [Press any key to continue ...] so that the process will resume where it left off
- watch the steps that installation process makes and press Shift + F10 when you see that is at [Installing Windows - Installing devices] to open [command prompt] window and type nusrmgr.cpl to open [User Accounts] window
- remove or reset any account password and let installation process to finish the repairs
Event Type: Error
Event Source: Service Control Manager
Event Category: None
Event ID: 7026
Description: The following boot-start or system-start driver(s) failed to load: intelide
Resolution:
- go to: Start > Run > regedit
- find the following KEY: [HK_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\IntelIde]
- change the value of Start DWORD from 0 to 4
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