Make Windows more reliable
Ever wanted stop annoying "Write Delay Failure" errors when using USB sticks? Maybe add the Windows Recovery console to the boot menu? Maybe fix a broken boot loader? This page will be for you!
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Note: When these sections instruct you to "run", "type" or execute command lines, they mean typing the commands/instruction into Start->Run. Any reference to HKLM (HKey Local Machine) is a location within the Windows Registry (Start->Regedit). These tips & tricks assume you have sufficient knowledge to carry out the instructions and Guru Guy is not responsible for any consequences of implementing them.
Make Windows more reliable
- To solve the Windows 2000 External USB "Write Delay Error" Bug:
DISABLE WINDOWS WRITE-BEHIND CACHING:
Click on the Device Manager button.
Click on the + next to Disk Drives to expand it.
Right click on the hard drive on which to turn write caching off, then left click Properties.
Click on the Disk Properties tab.
Click on Write Cache Enabled to remove the tick. It must not be ticked.
Click OK.
OR
Disable SMB Signing via Registry by:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanworkstation\Parameters\
Set enablesecuritysignature to 0 and
Set requiresecuritysignature to 0.- If Windows system files are corrupt, run System File Checker:
sfc /scannow- To install the Recovery Console to the Boot Menu:
a. Insert the Windows XP CD into the CD-ROM drive.
b. Start->Run.
c. Type d:\i386\winnt32.exe /cmdcons (where d is the drive letter for the CD-ROM drive).
d. A Windows Setup Dialog Box appears. The Windows Setup Dialog Box describes the Recovery Console option. To confirm the installation, click Yes.
e. Restart the computer. The next time that you start your computer, "Microsoft Windows Recovery Console" appears on the startup menu.- To delete the Windows Recovery Console:
- Click Start, click My Computer, and then double-click the hard disk where you installed the Recovery Console.
- On the Tools menu, click Folder Options, and then click the View tab.
- Click Show hidden files and folders, click to clear the Hide protected operating system files check box, and then click OK.
- At the root folder, delete the Cmdcons folder and the Cmldr file.
- At the root folder, right-click the Boot.ini file, and then click Properties.
- Click to clear the Read-only check box, and then click OK.
- Open the Boot.ini file in Microsoft Windows Notepad, and remove the entry for the Recovery Console. It looks similar to this:
C:\cmdcons\bootsect.dat="Microsoft Windows Recovery Console" /cmdcons- Save the file and close it.
- How to install Recovery Console during an unattended installation:
Add in the [GuiRunOnce] section of the unattend.txt (Network Installation) or WINNT.SIF (CDROM Installation) file.
Command1="path\winnt32 /cmdcons /unattend"- Fix Windows 2k/XP/Vista Boot.ini in Windows Recovery Console, Type:
Bootcfg/Rebuild
or
Fixmbr \Device\HardDisk0- Install Recovery Console as a startup option to F8 Boot Menu.
a. Start->Run
b. Enter: X:\I386\winnt32.exe /cmdcons
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