MagicAndre1981

• Defrag: WHS+MC, Error 1325, Using Onboard VGA+PCI Video

  3 days ago

  [05:01] - Preventing Skydrive from copying large files to local PC.

  this is why I uninstalled the SkyDrive client. This sucks so much. Dropbox has the Selective Sync feature which allows you to select which files you don't want to download:

  https://www.dropbox.com/help/175

  I have 1 question which is a bit related to the SkyDrive app. It installs 3 new ShellIconOverlayIdentifiers and because of this I lost other icons. Will this small limit ever be increased? I'm tired of reporting this over and over again. It impact user experience a lot.

  [09:35] - What * actually does in a Windows Explorer search.

  The search sucks, use better tools like http://www.voidtools.com/

   

  or http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/search_my_files.html

   

  

• Defrag: WPA2, Virtual Desktops, Cool KB's

  May 16, 2012 at 3:31 PM

  [00:28] - Wifi shows an unsecured router but it is set to use WPA2

  the update to support WPA2 is part of XP Sp3. Install the Sp3 and you can use WPA2 with XP.

  [02:50] - Is there a way to exclude file types from Start Menu index

  install ClassicShell (With the Win7 theme: http://www.askvg.com/download-classic-shell-skin-to-get-windows-7-look-like-start-menu-and-start-button-in-windows-8/), it only scans for exe and cpl files and excludes all such useless links you don't want in Startmenu.

  [10:36] - Is there a way to kill the Virtual PC Host process

  VPC for Windows 7 doesn't come with a service. Looks like the VPC.exe has a deadlock which prevents it from closing. You can try this hotfix http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2582203/en-us and if this doesn't close VPC.exe after closing the VM, create a dump of VPC.exe with ProcExp and send the dump to Gov, so that he can debug why VPC.exe doesn't stop.

  [15:50] - Pick of the Week - Hotfix KB2617858 [link]

  I think, some other hotfixes are more important (KB2510636 and KB2555428)

  http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/152622-hotfixes-for-faster-windows-7-bootstartup/

  // edit: I saw you mentioned KB2510636 I should go sleeping now. Watching the video when being dog-tired is not the best.
  

• Defrag: PAE, SkyDrive, VHDs, Arsenal of Halo 4

  May 11, 2012 at 2:47 PM

  Here is a picture of the PAE patched Windows 7:

  

   

  as you can see it sees all my 8GB of RAM. Google for "wj32 PAE patch", this is the best patch. wj32 is the author of the open source Process Explorer clone called "Process Hacker".

  The PAE patch works, because the binaries are the same for all Editions (Client or server) and like already explained DEP/NX Bit requires PAE so most users already use PAE all the time (and Win8 requires it!!!). MS only added a licensing mechanism to limit some features (like VHD boot). The only real benefit from 64Bit Windows is to remove the 2GB virtual address space limit (when using 64bit apps) and this is why I installed the 64Bit Windows 7 Sp1 because xperfview and VS2010 often ran out of memory for me on a 32Bit windows. The patch is useful because of the missing direct upgrade from 32Bit Windows to 64Bit Windows. So you have a lot of work to reinstall everything and you have no real benefit because 64Bit uses 500MB more compared to 32Bit.

  [04:48] - VHD boot & Windows SKU's redux.

  again, stupid license policy which only allows VHD boot for Win7 Enterprise or Ultimate, all Server 2008R2 editions and all Embedded version (ThinPC, POSReady, Standard 7).

  If you spend some money you can try this 3rd party solution to also boot WinXP, Vista and Linux from a VHD:

  http://www.vmlite.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51&Itemid=148

   

• Diagnosing Application Issues - 01

  May 08, 2012 at 1:33 PM

  16 hours ago, BradL wrote

  - Let's say you set up a Crash Rule to dump foo.exe when it experiences ExceptionX.  If foo.exe shuts down for whatever reason and ExceptionX never happened, DD's Crash Rule kicks back in after foo.exe restarts.  So DD's Crash Rules sustain process restarts & machine reboots.
  - DD tracks native leaks (very well, I might add), whether it's a leak in the native heaps or from calls to VA or a handle leak.  Yes, this series will focus on .NET debugging, but it's not uncommon that we have to wander into native debugging to find root cause.  So if a customer starts w/ DD, they don't have to switch to a different tool.
  - DD also has an analyzer for hangs, crashes, and native leaks.
  - Customers like the GUI/wizard of DD.  It's very intuitive.

  ok, thanks.

  1 question. ProcDump has those new MiniPlus dumps, which are smaller than full dumps. Have you tried them? Are they good to debug issues?

• High CPU Hangs - 05

  May 07, 2012 at 1:14 PM

  I'm using xperf/ETW (profile -stackwalk) to find the cause of high cpu usage. The new WPR(UI) generates the needed symbols so that I can see what function causes the high cpu usage.

• Diagnosing Application Issues - 01

  May 07, 2012 at 1:10 PM

  nice series. But why don't you use procdump from sysinternals?

• Defrag: Return of Gov, Removing Network Drives, Security Essentials 4

  May 04, 2012 at 6:40 AM

  [12:15] - Can memory above 32bit limit be used for anything.

   

  google for PAE Patch. evildictaitor posted what PAE is. I've used it for a while and for 4GB RAM the patch is a good way to use all RAM, becasue the 64Bit OS uses over 500MB more than a 32Bit Windows so you have no benefit. But only try it if you DON'T use an Intel GPU. Their buggy drivers don't work.

  [16:45] - Pick of the Week: Windows Security Essentials 4 released

  it is now a bit better and no longer freezes the Explroer all the time, but it destroys the boot prefetcher of Windows (ReadyBoot) all the time and slows down boot extremely.

• Defrag: Memory Management, Phishing, Inside Microsoft

  Apr 26, 2012 at 11:39 AM

  [02:50] - Why CHKDSK comes up when PC starts sometimes.

  this issue also happens if you Dual-Boot Win7 and Windows 8 because of the new hibernation/boot mode of Win8 (Hybridboot,fast startup). The only way to workaround this, is to do a full shutdown.

  [08:46] - Windows Update not completing, error 800B0100. [link]

  C:\Users\Andre>err 0x800B0100
  # for hex 0x800b0100 / decimal -2146762496 :
    TRUST_E_NOSIGNATURE                                           winerror.h
  # No signature was present in the subject.
  # 1 matches found for "0x800B0100"

  in this case a signature file is broken. In Vista/7 copy the file C:\Windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.log to the desktop and search in the CBS.log for the error code and find the corrupt file. (after running checksur you can also lok in the C:\Windows\Logs\CBS\\checksur.log to see which files can't be repaired). Now try to get a clean copy from a second PC and replace the broken files. This is explained here in detail:

  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee619779%28WS.10%29.aspx

  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2700601/en-us

  In Win8, the DISM.exe has a new command to detect and fix broken files.Run

  DISM /Online /cleanup-image /CheckHealth

  to detect broken files and

  DISM /Online /cleanup-image /RestoreHealth

  to fix them.

  If the files can't be repaired, a fresh copy is downloaded from the Internet (finally MSFT implemented my request of downloading corrupt files. Thanks to Joseph Conway to understanding this importance and requesting the Windows team to implement it)

  
  This time I have an issue with Win7. By default Win7 Explorer hides empty drives. But I've disabled this option so that explorer should show empty drives (like my DVD drive) but it has no effect. The drive is not shown until I put a DVD in the drive. Any ideas why?

• Defrag: CMD Line Wifi, Autologin Method, Bugcheck Troubleshooting

  Apr 19, 2012 at 1:32 AM

  [05:04] - Troubleshooting Bugcheck: 0x00000116

  Updating the driver often doesn't fix it 

  But that real issue is that we can't debug it because the TDR recovery context data are not available in the public symbols you get from the MS symbol server. Any plans to include this data in the Win8 PDBs?

• Defrag: Side By Side Office, Changing Look of Folders, Cycling Windows

  Apr 12, 2012 at 6:21 AM

  [02:40] - How to uninstall Win8 Metro app entirely.

  or use DISM.exe from command prompt. First run

  DISM.exe  /Online/Get-ProvisionedAppxPackages

  to get all installed apps and next the remove command (replace that cryptic name with the ones the first command returned)

  DISM.exe /Online/Remove-ProvisionedAppxPackage /PackageName
  
  
  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh852635.aspx
  
  

  [05:52] - Can PC be setup to log all the way in and then lock

  I would also use Autologon but add a scheduled task with a trigger (start at login but with a delay, becasue I don't know if Windows still continues to run all startup apps if it is locked. I've never tried this) and enter this command in the task scheduler

  Program: rundll32.exe and as parameters: user32.dll,LockWorkStation

  and create the task. This locks the PC after booting.

  [18:00] - Way to change look of folders.

  1 note, starting with Vista, the cooler icons are stored in the file imageres.dll, not shell32.dll like in XP.

  [27:19] - Making VS open as admin on icons recent items.

  I'm using this solution for a longer time. Copy and paste it into a new .reg file and import it:
  
  
  

  Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
  
  [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VisualStudio.Launcher.sln\Shell\Open Solution elevated]
  "HasLUAShield"=""
  
  [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VisualStudio.Launcher.sln\Shell\Open Solution elevated\Command]
  @="\"C:\\Windows\\nircmd.exe\" elevate \"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Common Files\\Microsoft Shared\\MSEnv\\VSLauncher.exe\" \"%1\""

  
  
  
  next get nircmd.exe from here:
  
  http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/nircmd.html
  
  and copy it to C:\Windows.

  If you now run Windows Explorer, rightlick the sln and select if you want to open normal or as Admin. If you prefer jumplist modify this addon:

  http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/043d63da-f270-448a-8a68-5310bc53fbf0

  and implement opening with adminrights or ask the author to add it.

  [33:40] - Is there a way to use command line to open Notepad as admin.

  again, download nircmd.exe and put it into C:\Windows and run this:

  nircmd elevate notepad.exe "C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts"

  

  [36:58] - Can you login as admin on RD where remote machine doesn't have a password

  for Vista/7 Home premium use this tool to manage users:

  http://smsoft.ru/en/acctuner/index.htm

  and add passwords and other settings which are not available in Home editions.

  [44:33] - Network bandwidth taken when machine is logged on.

  it is easier to use the Resource Monitor of Windows Vista/7:

  http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Open-Resource-Monitor

  and go to the network tab and look which apps send/receive data.

  

  http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/datacenter/use-resource-monitor-to-monitor-network-performance/4709

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