How to Reset forgotten Windows password and Regain access to user account

This video will show you how to regain access to your computer when you have forgotten your windows login password.

You will need to download a bootable image file called Offline NT Password & Registry Editor from http://pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/

Then follow the instructions in the video

Hopefully in a sticky situation this video might enlighten you :)

Watch and let me know where I need to improve.

Best Regards,

247Techie

How to Repair "ntldr is missing press ctrl alt del to restart" Error on ...

This Video will show you how to repair your computer when you get the "ntldr is missing" error.
In order for you to continue with the fix you will need the Microsoft Windows installation disc with you

The commands that I have used in this video

copy [cddriveletter]:\i386\ntldr [OSdrive]:\
ex:
copy D:\i386\ntldr C:\

copy [cddriveletter]:\i386\ntdetect.com [OSdrive]:\
ex:
copy D:\i386\ntdetect.com C:\

Hope this video could help you in a sticky situation.

Best Regards,
247Techie

How to Install the Recovery Console on your Windows XP computer

This video will show you how to install the recovery console to your XP computer as in case you may need it when the installation disc is not available.

Make sure to use the same operating system when installing the recovery console.

Ex: Windows XP with service pack 2 would need an same OS with service pack in order to install otherwise there will be errors.

Commands used : [CD drive letter]:\i386\winnt32.exe /cmdcons

Hope this video helps you

Best Regards,

247Techie

System Restore using Windows XP recovery console

This video will show you how to do an system restore even when you are unable to login to the computer using safe mode or other advanced options.

The following commands were used in this video

First cd \ - will navigate to the C: drive
cd system~1\_resto~1

here you might get an Access denied error the following commands were used to over come that error
cd windows\system32\config
then
ren system system.bak
exit will restart the system

After resolving the Access denied error followed these commands

cd \
cd system~1\_resto~1
dir - will list all the fles
move to wanted restore point
cd rpx\snapshot x=being the correct number
And then copy the followings

copy _registry_machine_system c:\windows\system32\config\system
copy _registry_machine_software c:\windows\system32\config\software
copy _registry_machine_security c:\windows\system32\config\security
copy _registry_machine_sam c:\windows\system32\config\sam
copy _registry_user_.default c:\windows\system32\config\default

Hopefully in a sticky situation this video might enlighten you :)

Watch and let me know where I need to improve.

How to reduce disk space used by Microsoft Windows Vista System Restore

This is a tutorial on how to reduce disk space used by Windows Vista System Restore. You might find it usefull when your computers free space is drastically reduced.

word of caution this willl erase existing system restore points

The following commands were used in this video

vssadmin list shadowstorage = Will show you what drive is used and how much of disk space is allocated for System Restore.

vssadmin resize shadowstorage /on=[drive]: /for=[drive]: /maxsize=[size] = this command will allow you to make changes to the System Restore settings

vssadmin resize shadowstorage /on=C: /for=C: /maxsize=2GB

Followind commands were also used

rstrui.exe - System Restore's Exe file

cmd - Command prompt

How to take off the annoying "Taking the iSuck out of iHack" on your hackintosh

After many days of research I finally found out how to remove the annoying background and the message "Taking the iSuck out of iHack" on my Snow Leopard 10.6.2 by Hazard and now it looks much more better than before.

My attempt was to remove the images that comes up on the bootup screen

So this is how to do it

1. Locate the following file' MacintoshHD(your harddrive)/Extra/Themes/Default' inside this folder you should be able to see several .png files these are the files that the OS uses as its images (up to my knowledge).
2. Next locate these 2 images background.png , boot.png and rename or remove them.
3. After that restart your computer, wallah!!!!! the annoying message is no more. :)

You can be creative if you want and add custom made images so you will have your own version of Hazards hackintosh.

Enjoy !!!!
247techie

How to resolve the error 0x8007007B when running System Restore in Microsoft Windows Vista

1. The error 0x8007007B occurs when the system is set to store restore points to a wrong path or location (Figure 1).
   
   

Figure 1 - Error 0x8007007B


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Set the proper restore point path in Windows Vista.

To set the proper restore point path in Windows Vista, performing the following steps:

Click the Pearl.
The Start Menu will appear.
Type sysdm.cpl in the search box and press .
The User Account Control window will prompt for permission to run the program.
Click Continue.
The System Properties window appears.
Click the System Protection tab.
Under Automatic restore points, uncheck any invalid or duplicate location. (Figure 1)



Figure 1 - System Properties Window

Click to check the C: drive with the Windows Logo. (Figure 2)



Figure 2 - Restore Point Drive Selection


Click on Apply and click Ok.



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