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Not Enough Server Storage is Available to Process this Command

Posted in Hardware, Registry, Vista, xp, tagged , , on November 20, 2008| Leave a Comment »

Problem:  On a home network you can see the remote computer, can access certain files but can’t access all of the directories/files.  You get a message that includes the statement “Not enough server storage is available to process this command.”

Solution:  You need to edit the registry key IRPStackSize.  Before proceeding, it is highly recommended that you first back-up the registry.  To learn how to do so, click here. 

The official Microsoft support page for this issue can be found here.

Here’s what you need to do:

1.   Open the registry editor.  To learn how to do so, click here.

2.   Navigate to the following key:  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters

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How to Edit the Registry

Posted in Registry, tagged , on November 20, 2008| Leave a Comment »

Problem:  You need to edit the registry.

Solution:

1.  In XP click on Start/Run, type “regedit” (without the quotation marks) and press enter.  On Vista click on the Windows button and, in the start search box, type “regedit” (without the quotation marks) and press enter.  You should now be in the registry editor.

2.  Before making any changes to the registry, it is HIGHLY recommended that you first back-up the registry.  To learn how to do so, click here.

3.  Make the necessary changes to the registry.

4.  To exit the registry editor either click on File/Exit or click on the X in the upper right corner of the registry editor.

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Uninstall Program Manually

Posted in Hardware, Registry, Vista, Windows, xp, tagged , , , , , on October 27, 2008| Leave a Comment »

Problem:  You want to remove a program that doesn’t show up in Windows’ Add/Remove Program feature (or you have used this feature and the program has not been completely removed).

Solution:  Remove the program manually. 

Here’s how:

1.  Create restore point on your computer.

2.  As you will be editing the registry, back-up the registry.  Click here to learn how.

3.  Because the following steps may impact other applications on your computer, I recommend backing up your entire computer but, that said, I have used this procedure several times with no problems.

4.  Find the directory for the application (typically under c:\program files) and delete the directory.

5.  Open RegEdit (type regedit in the Run box in XP or Vista or type regedit in the Vista search box).

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Disable Autorun in XP/Vista

Posted in Registry, Vista, Windows, tagged , , , , on October 23, 2008| Leave a Comment »

Autorun allows programs to automatically start running when you place a CD/DVD in your optical drive.  While this is often a good thing (or at least neutral), if there is a malicious program on the CD/DVD, it too will automatically run.

If you disable autorun, programs will not automatically run when you insert a CD/DVD.  Rather, a dialogue box will open asking if you would like to run the program.  While a bit less convenient, it is more secure.

In order to disable autorun in XP/Vista you will need to edit the registry and, as always, it’s a good idea to back-up the registry before making any changes.  Click here for instructions on how to back-up the registry.

Here’s how to disable autorun in XP/Vista:

1.  In XP, click Start – Run (in Vista click Start and type “regedit” in the search box, click OK in the User Account Control warning box if that box opens).

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HOW TO BACK-UP THE REGISTRY

Posted in Backup, Registry, Windows, tagged , , on September 29, 2008| 2 Comments »

 To back-up the entire registry, do the following:

 1.                  Click on Start – > Run

2.                  Type regedit

3.                  In the left hand pane, single click on Computer

4.                  Click on File – > Export

5.                  A dialogue box will open.  Name the file (I typically use the format PCName.Registry.Date.reg).  Make certain that it has a .reg extension

6.                  Make certain that, in the lower left corner of the dialogue box, where it says Export Range, the radio button “All” is checked.

7.                  I suggest saving the file to a location that is NOT on this computer. 

8.                  It might take a bit of time to finish the operation.  When done, you will have the new file that you just created.  To restore the registry simply copy that file to this computer and double-click on the file that you just created.

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