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Diagnostics for Windows

• Make a Boot INI File that includes Safe Mode
• Driver Detective software and service
• Network Diagnostic Tool (KB914440)(Microsoft)
• HP Diagnostics
• Expand Compressed DLLs
• Boot Problems
• Get PE Bootable CD Maker

Make a Boot INI File that includes Safe Mode

[boot loader]
timeout=10
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional Safe Mode" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /safeboot:minimal
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional Safe Mode - show drivers" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /safeboot:minimal /sos

Driver Detective software and service

.NET Framework 2.0 is required for this product. If needed it will be installed during installation.

Network Diagnostic Tool (KB914440)(Microsoft)

The Network Diagnostics for Windows XP tool analyzes information about your network connectivity to help you troubleshoot network-related problems with your computer.

You can use the Network Diagnostics for Windows XP tool to test network connectivity and to determine whether your network-related programs and services are working correctly. To start the tool, use one of the following methods:

• In Microsoft Internet Explorer: click Diagnose Connection Problems on the Tools menu.
• Click Start, click Run, type %windir%\network diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe, and then click OK.
• Run Guided Help for Microsoft Knowledge Base article 326155. For more information about how to download Guided Help for Microsoft Knowledge Base article 326155, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Get PE Bootable CD Maker

PE Builder is not a Microsoft product and does not create Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Environment ("Windows PE"). Using PE Builder does not grant you a license to Microsoft Windows PE or to use the Windows XP or Server 2003 binaries in a manner other than stated in the End-User License Agreement included in your version of Microsoft Windows XP or Windows Server 2003. Microsoft has not reviewed or tested PE Builder and does not endorse its use.

Here are a few things that are possible with PE and are not possible with any type of dos-based boot disk, even when using network support and ntfsdos:

• Accessing very large (>2TB) NTFS volumes or accessing volumes that are not seen by the BIOS, like some fibre channel disks.
• Very reliable scanning and cleaning of viruses on NTFS volumes using a "clean boot".
• Active Directory support.
• Have remote control over other machines, using vnc or remote desktop.

HP Diagnostics

Description

Diagnostics for Windows will display information about the computer's hardware and software configuration and test the computer to ensure it is operating properly.

Applicable OPERATING SYSTEM(S):
Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (ME)
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows Server 2003

*************** Launching Tests  ***************
Total Memory, Walk Test: Pass 1 of 1
Total Memory, Walk Test: Please wait, determining memory ...
Total Memory, Walk Test: Total physical memory tested 724248KB
Total Memory, Walk Test: Lowest physical address 4160KB
Total Memory, Walk Test: Highest physical address 1047236KB
Total Memory, Walk Test: Smallest physical address size 4KB
Total Memory, Walk Test: Biggest physical address size 73788KB
Total Memory: Walk Test passed
Total test time is 0:00:31

*************** Testing Complete ***************

Expand Compressed DLLs

This page tells you how to expand a compressed file.
You need to expand a file when you want to copy just one or two files from distribution disks of a software application without having to reinstall the whole thing.

This situation occurs when you have unsuccessfully installed a program which causes one or two of your system files become corrupted.

The compressed files that comes in the distrubution disks of your program are normally compressed.

They have their original names with one character replaced with an underscore ("_"), like ole32aut.dl_ for oleaut32.dll
You can expand a compressed file into its original file using the EXPAND command in DOS window as follows: