Microsoft Fix it BLOG : WinXP

Microsoft Fix it Solution to delete lower & upper filters for USB or external hard disk drive is Live!

davecal_ms — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 05:00:00 GMT

A computer that is running Windows XP cannot detect a USB flash drive, an Apple iPod, or an external hard disk drive

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it addresses the following scenario:

You attach a USB-based device to a computer that is running Windows XP. Then, you try to scan for hardware devices. However, the computer does not detect the attached device, and you do not see the device in the My Computer folder.

Turn on the Wireless Zero Configuration service in XP

davecal_ms — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 04:15:00 GMT

Problem description
There are times when more than one wireless configuration utility attempts to run on a computer. This Fix it Solution disables some manufacturer specific wireless configuration utilities and enables Wireless Zero Configuration service in Windows XP.

Fix it for me
To fix this problem automatically, click the Fix this problem link. Then, click Run in the File Download dialog box, and following the steps in the wizard.

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Microsoft Fix it Gadget and Solutions Website is Now Available!

daveeck — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:00:00 GMT

The Microsoft Fix it team has just released two new tools to help partners and customers find Microsoft Fix it information and track solutions. The first tool is a Windows Vista Sidebar Gadget that displays download stats and related solution assets for Fix it solutions such as Knowledge Base articles or Windows Error Reporting responses and allows the user to filter by product as well as search for Fix it solutions.

Direct links to the Fix it Blog, Fix it Facebook, and E-mail contact are also provided.

The second tool is the Fix it Solutions page, a companion website to the Fix it Gadget for users who do not have the ability to use Sidebar Gadgets. The Fix it Solutions page provides all of the functions and features found in the Fix it Gadget and can be used with most popular browsers.

Links to the Fix it Gadget download and Fix it Solutions page can be found on the public Microsoft Fix it Solution Center page (http://support.microsoft.com/fixit)

Reset Security Settings Back to Windows Defaults

bmahaf — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:07:00 GMT

Reset Windows security settings back to defaults

Solve Internet Explorer 8 installation problems

Solve Internet Explorer 7 installation problems

Having a problem running this Fix it solution?

Error message: A Script Required For This Install To Complete Could Not Be Run

Error message: Unexpected error installing this package. The error code is 2738.

Technical details about this Microsoft Fix it solution
Name: Microsoft Fix it 50198
Old Name: Reset security settings back to the defaults
Version 2.0.0 - Automates steps to run Secedit.exe and apply the default settings as described in KB article 313222.
Additional Information: Localized in 23 languages

Additional solutions that use this Fix it:

March 18, 2009: KB 949220 - Method A to help solve Internet Explorer 8 installation problems.
March 19, 2009: KB 917925 - Method A to help solve Internet Explorer 7 installation problems.

1.0.0.0 - runs on all versions except Windows XP Home and Windows Vista Home editions
1.1.0.1 - updated to run on Windows XP Home and Windows Vista Home and not run on Windows 7 beta
1.1.0.2 - updated to address an issue where Limited Users / Standard Users do not show up on Windows XP Welcome Screen or Windows Vista Logon UI
NOTE: running the secedit command manually will still cause Limited Users / Standard Users to not show up on the Welcome Screen / Logon UI. This is due to secedit reseting the members of the Users group.
1.1.1.0 – localization update
2.0.0.0 - updated to address an issue where the Fix it would fail when attempting to preserve user group membership on localized operating systems

Enable Hibernate and Hybrid Sleep Feature Fix it Live!

bmahaf — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:45:13 GMT

I used the Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows Vista, and now the hybrid sleep feature and the hibernation feature are unavailable

How do I enable hibernation on my Windows Vista-based computer?

We just released an improved Fix it solution. This Fix it replaces the Enable Hibernate and Hybrid Sleep Feature and runs "powercfg -h on” after confirming there is adequate disk space on the system drive to enable the hibernation file.