3 ways to tackle this:
- sc remoteMachine stop beep && sc remoteMachine config beep start= disabled
- sc stop beep && sc config beep start= disabled
- Net Stop Beep && Reg Add HKLMSYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesBeep /v Start /d 4 /t REG_DWORD /f
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To restore the Windows Zip file integration quickly, type this command from Start, Run dialog:
REGSVR32 ZIPFLDR.DLL
If that does not help, another command is required to change the .ZIP association. Type in Start, Run:
cmd /c assoc .zip=CompressedFolder
Occasionally, you may want to block access to websites so they can not be visited. This can be to block porn sites, sites loaded with spyware and so on. There are programs out there that block large lists of sites, but they are not perfect and can sometimes be more trouble then they are worth.
Your best bet is to manually edit your hosts file.
Windows XP = C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC
Windows 2K = C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC
Win 98\ME = C:\WINDOWS
Boot into the Windows Recovery Console using the Windows CD-ROM or using the startup option (if available).
Type in the password for your installation of Windows, and press Enter.
When you see the C:\Windows Prompt, type this command:
DIR $*
This lists all the folder starting with the letter $. All the $NtUninstall…. folders are now displayed. $NtUninstall folders are nothing but the Hotfix backup folders, which contains the original version of the system files, before the hotfix was installed.
Note down the Hotfix numbers matching the date you installed the problematic Hotfix(es). Spot the Hotfix that you want to remove, and change to that directory by typing this:
CHDIR $NtUninstallKBnnnnnn$\spuninst
Example:
CHDIR $NtUninstallKB873333$\spuninst
Once you’re in that folder, you’ll need to execute the spuninst.txt which contains DOS commands, similar to a .BAT file. The command instructions in this spuninst.txt file will actually copy the original system files to their respective folders. To run the spuninst.txt file, type this:
BATCH spuninst.txt
The hotfix will be uninstalled. Restart, and see if the problem is resolved. If Windows loads normally, open Add/Remove Programs and completely uninstall that particular hotfix. This ensures that the additional files, Add/Remove entries and other registry keys added by the Hotfix are removed completely.
If Windows does not load, load Recovery Console again and then follow the above procedure to remove the additional Hotfixes one at a time, to isolate the problem. If you install multiple Hotfixes in a single session, it’s difficult to point out which of the installed Hotfixes is preventing Windows from loading. Hence you need to troubleshoot it on a trial and error basis, using Recovery Console.
When mapping a drive share in Windows it shows up in the wrong zone, for instance my mapped drive kept showing up in the internet zone when it is suppose to be in the trusted zone.
There is a hotfix out for this but you have to request the file from Microsoft.
“Windows Internet Explorer 7 may not correctly recognize the zone to which a network resource belongs when you access the resource by using a mapped drive in Windows Vista or in Windows XP with Service Pack 2″
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929798
Or download from http://thehotfixshare.net/
Download the Adobe Reader SpeedUp program - http://www.softpedia.com/get/Office-tools/PDF/Adobe-Reader-SpeedUp.shtml
Launch the Adobe Reader SpeedUp program, click change.
