Thursday, October 16, 2008
Software for HP 2840 printer won't install on XP without USB drivers (eg. virtual PC)
Copy the installation files from CD to hard disk. Find the file "HPZchk01.exe". Replace it with a "do nothing" exe file. Windows Notepad.exe will also do as a last resort.
Monday, October 6, 2008
Hack to convert Windows XP Home to Windows XP Professional
- Open Registry Editor (regedit).
- Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/ControlSet00X/Control/ProductOptions, where X is the highest number.
- Delete the ProductSuite registry key.
- Then, create a new DWORD value and named it as "Brand".
- Set the "Brand" value data as 0.
- Restart the system.
- On boot up after the BIOS screen, press F8 to display Windows XP Startup Menu.
- Choose Last Known Good Configuration.
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