Showing posts with label registry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label registry. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

I am using XP and can't connect with Wi-Fi. My friend say WZC is missing. Any solution?

  1. Start->Run
  2. Type regedit
  3. Click HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
  4. Click SYSTEM
  5. Click CurrentControlSet
  6. Click Services
  7. Click WZCSVC
  8. Add a DWORD entry named "Start"
  9. Change value as "2"

Saturday, November 22, 2008

How to backup registry?

Windows Vista
  • Click the Start --> All Programs > Accessories > Run.
  • In the Run dialog box, type 'regedit'
  • Click OK.
  • In the User Account Control window, click Continue.
  • On the File menu, click Export.
  • In the File name box, type a file name (sample.reg)
  • select a location where you want to save the Registry Entries.
  • Click Save.

Windows XP
  • Click Start, click Run, type %SystemRoot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe, and then click OK.
  • On the Welcome to System Restore page, click Create a restore point, and then click Next .
  • On the Create a Restore Point page, type a name for the restore point and then click Create
  • After the restore point has been created, click Close.
Note If System Restore is turned off, an instruction will appear 'whether to turn on System Restore now'. Click Yes. Then, in the System Properties dialog box, click to clear the Turn off System Restore check box, click OK, and then repeat this step.

How to Remove Norton Anti Virus from my PC completely? I tried many times. But unable to remove it.

It's not so easy to remove Norton by using the Windows utility. You need to carefully remove from Registry also. It's little tricky and long process. Please do the cleaning with care.

First Step
  • Remove Norton using Windows utility
  • Start --> Control Panel --> Add/Remove Programs.
  • Select Norton application
  • Click Change --> Remove All.
  • You will be asked to restart your PC. Without fail Restart
Second Step
  • Start --> My Computer --> Program Files.
  • Right click on each Symantec folder
  • Select Delete.
  • Go to the Common Files folder at or near the top of the Program Files window.
  • Delete every Symantec folders.
  • Again restart your PC.
Third Step
  • Go to Start --> Search --> All Files and Folders --> More Advanced Options.
  • Check each option except for "Case sensitive"
  • Type 'Norton' and Search
  • Delete each Norton folder from the search results (Again, right click, choose "Delete").
  • For the third time, restart your PC.
Fourth Step
  • Go to Start --> Search --> All Files and Folders --> More Advanced Options.
  • Check each option except for "Case sensitive"
  • Type 'Symantec' and Search
  • Delete each Norton folder from the search results (Again, right click, choose "Delete").
  • For the third time, restart your PC.
Fifth Step
The is very very tricky. Do it with care :
  • Start --> Run
  • Type in "regedit"
  • Go to the top of the Regedit window.
  • Click (+) next to HKEY_CURRENT_USER.
  • Go down the thread until you see Software.
  • Click on Software
  • Scroll down the thread until you see Symantec.
  • Right click on Symantec and choose "Delete".
  • From there go down to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
  • Go down the thread until you see Software.
  • Click on Software
  • Scroll down the thread until you see Symantec.
  • Right click on Symantec and choose "Delete".
  • Restart your PC.
Sixth Step
  • Start --> Run
  • Type in "regedit"
  • Go to the top of the Regedit window.
  • Click (+) next to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
  • Click (+) next to Software
  • Click (+) next to Microsoft, Click (+) next to Windows
  • Click (+) next to CurrentVersion.
  • Select the Run folder
  • Right-click and delete each Symantec entry you see (if present).
  • Restart your PC.
I believe these steps can clean your system without Norton Antivirus programs