NTFS_FILE_SYSTEM Issues
How to Manually Remove Windows 2000 and Windows XP and Restore Windows 95/98 (Q250456)
If you backed up all of your data before you installed Windows 2000 or you do not have any data that needs to be retained, you can reformat the hard disks in the computer and reinstall Windows 95 or Windows 98. If you install Windows 95 or Windows 98 on t...
Troubleshooting Stop 0x24 or NTFS_FILE_SYSTEM Error Messages (Q228888)
If your system partition is using the FAT or FAT32 file system, disconnect or turn off any data disks that contain NTFS volumes. After you determine which disk contains the corrupted NTFS volume, move the disk to another Windows 2000-based computer that i...
HOW TO: Create a Multiple-Boot System with Windows XP (Q306559)
If you want create a multiple-boot system by using Windows 95 or Windows 98 along with Microsoft Windows XP, you have to format the boot volume by using FAT16 because Windows 95 and Windows 98 do not support the NTFS file system. If you want to install Wi...
"NTLDR Is Missing" Error Message When You Upgrade or Install Over Windows9X (Q255220)
Q255220 Formal product support for Microsoft Windows XP will be available from Microsoft beginning October 25, 2001. You can consult with your counterparts, peers, and Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals by using our online newsgroups. Restart the comp...
Limitations of FAT32 File System (Q184006)
The following limitations exist using the FAT32 file system with Windows operating systems: ! A FAT entry on a volume using the FAT32 file system uses 4 bytes, so ScanDisk cannot process the FAT on a volume using the FAT32 file system that defines more th...
Release Notes for Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Setup (Q306856)
The second phase is GUI-mode Setup. During this phase, Setup gathers information such as regional settings, user name and password, and network information. Your user account identifies your user name and password, the groups you are a member of, which n...
HOW TO: Install NetBEUI on Windows XP (Q301041)
Microsoft has discontinued support for the NetBIOS Extended User Interface network protocol in Windows XP. The files necessary for installing the NetBEUI protocol on Windows XP are Netnbf.inf and Nbf.sys. For additional information about NetBEUI in Windo...
Issues with Removing Windows 2000 or Windows XP and Reinstalling Windows NT 4.0 (Q257754)
The easiest method to remove Windows 2000 or Windows XP from your computer and reinstall Windows NT 4.0 is to back up any data and files that you need to keep, reformat and repartition all drives, install Windows NT 4.0, install the latest Windows NT 4.0 s...
Frequently Asked Questions About the GUID Partitioning Table Disk Architecture (Q302873)
GUID Partition Table is a new disk architecture that expands on the older Master Boot Record partitioning scheme that has been common to Intel-based computers. The Extensible Firmware Interface System Partition is determined by using the following algorit...
"STOP 0x000000A5" When Installing Windows 2000 (Q256841)
Windows 98 does not necessarily use all of the ACPI functions that Windows 2000 uses. A greatly simplified explanation is that the system was unable to find a way to get to the tables in ACPI that define the Plug and Play and Power Management capabilities...
How to Move a Windows Installation to Different Hardware (Q249694)
For a complete migration to work correctly, the drive letters for any volume(s) that contain a system-state component and the %SystemRoot % folder must be the same on both the source and destination computers. This means that if Windows on the source comp...
How to Install the Windows Recovery Console (Q216417)
To install the Windows Recovery Console after Windows is already installed on your computer: ! For additional information about how to create Setup boot disks for Windows, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q197063 How to...
Cannot Convert a FAT16 Partition to the FAT32 File System (Q197627)
Q197627 Formal product support for Microsoft Windows XP will be available from Microsoft beginning October 25, 2001. If you attempt to convert a File Allocation Table partition to the FAT32 file system using the "drive:\convert drive: /fs:fat32"...
User Without Administrator Rights Cannot Install Software (Q308116)
When you try to install a program, you may receive the following error message, where program is the name of the program you are trying to install: Informational Display Message ! To install program, you must be an Administrator or have program approved b...
Release Notes for Windows XP Contained in the Relnotes.htm File (Q306819)
Windows Media Player Products: Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional only CD recorder not recognized by Windows Media Player If your CD recorder drive is not recognized as a recording drive in My Computer, Windows Media Player cannot be used to ...
How to Install the Support Tools from the Windows XP CD-ROM (Q306794)
The Windows Support Tools for Windows XP Professional and Windows XP 64-Bit Edition can be installed only on a computer that is running the Windows XP Professional or Windows XP 64-Bit Edition operating system. It is recommended that you remove all previo...
HOW TO: Install and Configure Speech Recognition in Windows XP (Q306537)
Click the profile that you want to use from the Recognition Profile group. Training is specific to an engine and profile so that if you train one engine or profile set, this training has no effect on any other engine or profile set. For additional inform...
HOW TO: Find a Printer in the Windows XP Directory and Set Up a Connection (Q305609)
You can use the Find Printers feature to search for printers in Active Directory when you are logged on to a Windows-based domain. Click Start, click Search, click Printers, Computers or People, and then click A printer on the Network. Use the Advanced t...
HOW TO: Install Backup from the Windows XP Home Edition CD-ROM (Q302894)
The Backup icon is not present on the Start menu in Windows XP Home Edition, nor is Backup listed in Add Remove Programs for Windows XP Home edition. Note : Automated System Recovery is not a supported feature in Windows XP Home Edition using Backup, but ...
HOW TO: Correct an Unsuccessful Installation of the Browser in Windows XP (Q283189)
Q283189 Formal product support for Microsoft Windows XP will be available from Microsoft beginning October 25, 2001. You can consult with your counterparts, peers, and Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals by using our online newsgroups. When you install...
How to Add OEM Plug and Play Drivers to Windows Installations (Q254078)
Setup searches a pre-defined path on the drive, looking in .inf files to find the best match for the Plug and Play ID of the device. For additional information, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q253340 ...
How to Install a Certificate for Use with IP Security (Q253498)
When IP Security is configured to use a Certificate Authority for mutual authentication, you must obtain a local computer certificate. In your Web browser, type the following Web address http://IP address of CA/certsrv Where IP address of CA is the IP add...
Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Hotfixes (Q249149)
To install the hotfixes during Windows 2000 Setup, you must add a command line for each hotfix to the Cmdlines.txt file. To add a command line for each hotfix to the Cmdlines.txt file, create a Cmdline.txt file that contains the following command line for...
How to Test Programs for Compatibility with Windows (Q244632)
If an application was written for an earlier version of Windows, it does not necessarily use new Windows features, but its functionality should work in Windows 2000 and Windows XP as it does on your current platform. If you install an application on a com...
How the Remote Installation Boot Disk Works (Q242920)
The supported network adapters are listed in the utility that creates the boot disk. This utility is named Rbfg.exe and can be found in the network folder: reminst\admin\i386 NOTE : RBFG floppy disks only support the adapters listed in the adapters list b...
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