I accidentally deleted my “mspaint.exe”/”notepad.exe”/etc. file, how can I get it back?

A. Goto “%windir%\System32\DLLCache” folder and look for the file, if its there then copy it to “%windir%\System32\” folder.

B. Insert your Windows Setup CD and goto “I386″ folder. Now look for the same file, it’ll present there but the last letter of extension will be “_”. e.g., u’ll get “mspaint.ex_”/”notepad.ex_”/etc. Now open Command Prompt and goto “I386″ folder and give following command:

expand mspaint.ex_ mspaint.exe
expand notepad.ex_ notepad.exe
etc.

Now u can copy the file to “%windir%\System32″ folder.

C. Give following command in Command Prompt:

sfc /SCANNOW

It’ll automatically restore the files.

A strange process “ctfmon.exe” always runs in background and if I click on “End Process” button, it restarts automatically.

Solution:

Open Control Panel and goto Add/Remove Programs list. Now click on the Microsoft Office entry and then click on “Change” button. Now select “Add/Remove Features” and click on “Next”. Now expand “Office Shared Features” and click on “Alternative User Input” and then select “Not Available” and finally click on Update. It’ll permanently remove that ctfmon.exe and your problem will be solved.

You can also use 3rd party utility “CTFMON-Remover” to get rid of ctfmon.exe easily and quickly:

CTFMON-Remover

My Windows Login Screen has changed to “Classic Logon Box”. I want the new Welcome Screen back

Solution:

Type “control userpasswords” in RUN dialog box or Open “User Accounts” in Control Panel. Then click on “Change the way Users log on and off”. Now check the option “Use Welcome Screen”. If you get following error:

Uninstall client services for netware.

Then Open “Network Connections” and open Properties of your Internet Connection. Now goto “Networking” tab and select “Client services on Netware” option and click on the”Uninstall” button.

I’m getting 2 entries for windows XP in the boot loader. How can I remove the duplicate entry?

OR

How can I change the default OS in windows boot loader?

OR

How can I change the entry labels in windows boot loader?

OR

How can I change the boot loader time? Its set to 30 seconds and I want to change it.

Sol: There are several way. You can follow any of following:

A. Type “sysdm.cpl” in RUN dialog box and press . Now goto “Advanced” tab and click on “Settings” button in “Startup & Recovery” section. Now click on “Edit” button and then you can edit the boot loader time, labels, etc.

B. Type “msconfig” in RUN dialog box and goto “Boot.ini” tab and then you can change the desired thing. If you want to remove the corrupt/non-working entries, then click on “Check all boot paths” button.

C. Enable “Show hidden files/folders” and disable “Hide protected system files” options in “Tools -> Folder Options”. Now open C:\ drive and remove the READ-ONLY attribute of “BOOT.INI” file from its Properties. Now open this file and then you can make your desired changes.

Whenever I start my computer, Scandisk starts running even I proper shut down the PC last time

Solution:

A. Open regedit and goto:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager

In right-side pane, change the value of BootExecute to:

autocheck autochk *

B. If the above trick doesnt help then give following commands in Command Prompt:

chkntfs /x drive_name

for e.g., if ScanDisk runs automatically for C: and D: drives, then give following commands one by one:

chkntfs /x C:
chkntfs /x D:

I’m not getting option to select the OS.

Problem:
I have Windows 2000/XP/2003 installed in my system and yesterday I installed Windows 98 over it, after that I’m not able to boot into Windows 2000/XP.2003. I’m not getting option to select the OS.

Solution:

Windows 98 has overwritten the boot loader. Boot using Windows Setup CD and enter into “Recovery Console” by pressing “R”. Now Log into windows installation and enter admin password. Now give following commands at prompt:

fixmbr
bootcfg /scan
bootcfg /rebuild
fixboot

When I start my computer, I get error message “Windows\System32\config\system” file missing or corrupt

Solution:

Boot using Windows Setup CD and enter into “Recovery Console” by pressing “R”. Now Log into windows installation and enter admin password. Now give following commands at prompt:

copy %windir%\Repair\system %windir%\System32\Config

If it doesnt work, then again boot into “Recovery Console” and give following commands:

fixmbr
bootcfg /scan
bootcfg /rebuild
fixboot