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Whenever Print is Clicked Save As Window Opens

Click Start àControl Panel àPrinter Folder
Check for the Printer icon... Right Click on the Printer Icon
Click Properties...Click "Print Test Page"
Check If the Test Page is Printed ---- Yes Goto next step
Delete all the Printer icons which Say like IMAGE READY PRINTER
Don't Delete Acrobet Printer or Any Account Printer
Close all the windows and restrat
Try Printing From Application .... IT WILL PRINT NOW.
Check for Documents in queue. If Documetns in queue clear them and restart the computer and Start From Step1
Else Delete all the printer icon and restart the computer
Check for the printer icon now
If You Get "Found New Hardware Wizard" Click "NEXT" and Finish the installation

Try Printing .. Issue will get resolved

"Ipconfig" Command Reports IP Address 0.0.0.0

SYMPTOMS
When you use the ipconfig command to renew your computer's IP address, either of the following behaviors may occur:

· You may receive the following error message:
An error occurred while renewing interface local area connection. The system cannot find the file specified.-or-
· The command may return the IP address and the subnet mask 0.0.0.0.

RESOLUTION
To resolve this behavior, use the following methods in the order they are presented. Before you start, restart your computer. After each method, test to determine whether the issue is resolved.

Method 1: Turn Off Firewalls
Make sure there are no firewalls, and that Windows XP Internet Connection firewall is turned off.

· If you have a 3rd party firewall installed, disable it. For information about how to disable your firewall, see the product documentation, or contact the technical support department of the manufacturer.

· Turn off Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall. To do so, follow these steps:

Click Start, click Control Panel, click Network and Internet Connections, and then click Network Connections.
Right-click your connection, and then click Properties.

Click the Advanced tab, and then click to clear the Internet Connection Firewall check box if it is selected.

Method 2: Verify That Your Network Card Is Installed Correctly
Verify that your network card is installed correctly. To do so, follow these steps:
Right-click My Computer, click Manage, and then click Device Manager under Computer Management.

Expand Network Adapters, and then verify that your network adapter is listed. If your network
adapter is not listed, use the following methods in the order they are presented:
Update or reinstall the driver.

Move the adapter to another available slot, and then reinstall it.
Replace your network adapter.

Method 3: Verify That the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Client Service Is Started
Verify that the DHCP Client service is started.

To do so, follow these steps:

Right-click My Computer, click Manage, expand Services and Applications under Computer Management, and then click Services.

Verify that the DHCP Client service is running.

If the service is stopped, right-click DHCP Client, and then click Start.Note If the service does not start, a dependency group or service may also be stopped.

Method 4: Modify the Registry
WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system.

Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk. Make sure that the DHCP registry entry is correct.
To do so, follow these steps:
Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.

Locate the following registry key.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\ControlSet001\Services\DHCP
In the right pane, double click DependOnService, and then make sure that the Data Value value is Tcpip Afd NetBT.

Restart your computer, and then verify that the DHCP service is started as described in Method 3.

Becareful when you disable startup iteams using msconfig command

For Windows XP, do not disable the following startup items:

· Alcxmntr
· backupnotify
· ccapp
· ccregvfy
· hpsysdrv
· kbd
· LTMSG
· NvCpl
· ps2
· recguard
· VTTimer.

For Windows 98 and ME, do not disable the following startup items:

· *statemgr (ME only)
· Hpsysdrv
· hidserv (ME only)
· Keyboard manager
· Mgarvctlexe
· MotiveMonitor
· PCHealth
· Primax3d Mouse.
· ScanRegistry
· SystemTray or SysTray
· Taskbar Display Controls
· USBMMKBD
· Vshwin32.exe (98 only)

Antivirus:
AVG - http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_index.php
Avast - http://www.avast.com/
AntiVir - http://www.free-av.com/
Panda ActiveScan - http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan

Audio Players:
Foobar2000 - http://www.foobar2000.org/
Sonique - http://sonique.lycos.com/
iTunes - http://www.apple.com/itunes/
jetAudio - http://www.jetaudio.com/
QCD - http://www.quinnware.com/
Winamp - http://www.winamp.com/
Audio Utilities:CDex - http://cdexos.sourceforge.net/
dbPowerAMP Music Converter - http://www.dbpoweramp.com/dmc.htm

CD Recording:
ASPI Drivers - http://www.adaptec.com/worldwide/su...oduct/ASPI-4.70
CD/DVD Burner XP - http://www.cdburnerxp.se/
Burn 4 Free - http://www.burn4free.com/

CD Utilities:
Daemon Tools - http://www.daemon-tools.cc/dtcc/portal/portal.php

Download Managers:
WackGet - http://millweed.com/projects/wackget/
LeechGet - http://www.leechget.net/en/
wget for Windows - http://xoomer.virgilio.it/hherold/

Encryption:
PGP Freeware Edition - http://www.pgp.com/products/freeware.html
Axcrypt - http://axcrypt.sourceforge.net/
GnuPG - http://www.gnupg.org/

Firewall:
Zone Alarm - http://www.zonelabs.com/
Sygate Personal Firewall - http://smb.sygate.com/products/spf_standard.htm
Kerio Personal Firewall - http://www.kerio.com/kpf_home.html
Outpost - http://www.agnitum.com/download/outpost1.html

GUI Utilities:
Tclock - http://homepage1.nifty.com/kazubon/tclock/index.html
IconPhile - http://www.virtualplastic.net/scrow/iphile.html
PowerMenu - http://www.veridicus.com/tummy/programming/powermenu/
Glass2k - http://www.chime.tv/products/glass2k.shtml
D-Color XP - http://dliboon.freeshell.org/products/dcolor/index.php
CursorXP - http://www.stardock.com/products/cursorxp/download.html
MobyDock - http://www.mobydock.com/Samurize - http://www.samurize.com/

Image Viewers:
IrfanView - http://www.irfanview.com/
iBrowser - http://ibrowser.fcodersoft.com/
AhaView - http://www.aha-soft.com/ahaview/free.htm

Instant Messaging:
Miranda IM - http://www.miranda-im.org/
Gaim - http://gaim.sourceforge.net/
Trillian - http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/downloads/
Yahoo Instant Messenger - http://messenger.yahoo.com/
MSN Messenger - http://messenger.msn.com/
AOL Instant Messenger - http://www.aim.com/
ICQ - http://www.icq.com
Jabber - http://www.jabber.org/

Networking:
Putty Telnet/SSH Client - http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/
IP Tools - http://www.ks-soft.net/ip-tools.eng/
Ethereal Protocol Analyzer - http://www.ethereal.com/
HyperTerminal Private Edition - http://www.hilgraeve.com/htpe/download.html
RealVNC - http://www.realvnc.com/
Nmap - http://www.insecure.org/nmap/

Programming:
ActivePerl - http://www.activestate.com/Products/ActivePerl/
jEdit - http://www.jedit.org/
Dev-C++ - http://www.bloodshed.net/
MySQL - http://www.mysql.com
SciTE - http://www.scintilla.org/SciTE.html
Publication/Document Manipulation:OpenOffice.org - http://download.openoffice.org/index.html
AbiWord - http://www.abisource.com/download/
Spyware Protection:Ad-Aware - http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/

Spybot:
Search & Destroy - http://spybot.safer-networking.de/
CWShredder - http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html
Hijack This - http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html
IE-SPYAD - http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~ehowes/resource.htm#IESPYAD
SpywareBlaster - http://www.javacoolsoftware.com

System Utilities:
BootVis - http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=664
Resource Hacker - http://www.users.on.net/~johnson/resourcehacker/
PC Inspector File Recovery - http://www.pcinspector.de/file_recovery/UK/welcome.htm Motherboard Monitor - http://mbm.livewiredev.com/
Sysinternals Utilities - http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/utilities.shtml
WCPUID - http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA00...c/download.html

Video Players:
BSPlayer - http://www.bsplayer.org/
Core Media Player - http://www.tcmp.org/
Media Player Classic - http://sourceforge.net/project/show...?group_id=82303
VideoLAN - http://www.videolan.org/
Zoom Player - http://www.inmatrix.com/files/zoomplayer_download.shtml

Video Utilities:
KVCD - http://www.KVCD.net
TMPGEnc - http://www.tmpgenc.net/
VirtualDUB - http://www.virtualdub.org/

Web Browsers:
Mozilla FireFox - http://www.mozilla.org/download.html
Mozilla - http://www.mozilla.org/
Netscape - http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/default.jsp
MyIE2 - http://www.myie2.com/
Avantbrowser - http://www.avantbrowser.com/
SlimBrowser - http://www.flashpeak.com/sbrowser/sbrowser.htm

Web/FTP Servers:
SlimFTPd - http://www.whitsoftdev.com/slimftpd/
Filezilla - http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/
Xitami - http://www.xitami.com/
Apache - http://www.apache.org/
Savant - http://savant.sourceforge.net/

How Do I Change The Registered Owner Name In Windows XP

Sometimes when you purchase a PC that comes with XP pre-installed the actually copy of XP (usually on OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) copy) may be registered to the company that build the PC. To change the registration details do the following.

NOTE

Before proceeding to edit the Registry be sure to make a backup copy. This can be achieved by using a third party freeware application called ERUNT (see the Life Saver section for more details)

1/ Click the Start Button

2/ From the Start menu click Run

3/ In the Run dialog box type: regedit

4/ The Registry editor will now open

5/ Navigate to the following key: HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\Current Version

6/ Once you have reached the Current Version key take a look in the Right Hand Pane and look for 'Registered Owner'

7/ Right click the Registered Owner key to edit it

8/ To edit the key Right click the entry and select Modify

9/ At the same time you might also like to change the Registered organisation. This option is situated just above the registered owner option.

10/ To edit the key Right Click the entry and select Modify

How to Change Name and Company Information After You Install Win XP

Start/Run/Regedit
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion In the right pane, double-click RegisteredOrganization. Under "Value data", type the name that you want, and then click OK.

To change the name of the registered owner, do the following: In the right pane, double-click RegisteredOwner.

Under "Value data", type the name that you want, and then click OK/Exit.

Remove My Documents from the Desktop

Start/Run/Regedit HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}\ShellFolder Value Name: Attributes Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value) Value Data: (0xf0500174 = Hidden, 0xf0400174 = Default) Modify the value called "Attributes" and set it to either "0xf0500174" to hide or "0xf0400174" to display My Documents.

Click on a blank area of desktop and press F5 to refresh for the change to take effect.

Note: This tweak can also by used on a system wide basis by entering the same values under the [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE] hive.