Here is a few things I have found to come in handy over the years, cant remember which web sites I found them on though, or I would give the necessary credit!

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Here's a simple procedure to create a Quick Boot diskette for WinNT/2000/XP.
It allows you to start up the Windows NT/2000/XP system with a minimum hassle in case of bootup trouble.

Assuming that you havea healthy WinNT/2000/XP system.
Here's how to create the "Windows Quick Boot" diskette:

1. Open a DOS Box (Start > Run... > cmd).
2. FORMAT A:
3. XXCOPY16 C:\NTLDR A:\ /H
4. XXCOPY16 C:\NTDETECT.COM A:\ /H
5. XXCOPY16 C:\BOOT.INI A:\

Note: if you don't have XXCOPY16, use the standard ATTRIB
and COPY command to copy the hidden files. XXCOPY16 is a 16-bit
version of the XXCOPY freeware utility that is available at
http://www.xxcopy.com.

The three files listed above (NTLDR, NTDETECT.COM, and BOOT.INI)
are all essential. Optionally, you may copy the following files
if they are present in the root directory (needed only when you
need to boot into Win9x/ME as a dual-boot system)

6. XXCOPY16 C:\BOOTSECT.DOS A:\ /H
7. XXCOPY16 C:\IO.SYS A:\ /H
8. XXCOPY16 C:\MSDOS.SYS A:\ /H
9. XXCOPY16 C:\CONFIG.SYS A:\ /H
10. XXCOPY16 C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT A:\ /H

If you have a Recovery Console entry in the menu, add the
following two files.

11. XXCOPY16 C:\CMDCONS\NTDETECT.COM A:\CMDCONS\ /H
12. XXCOPY16 C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT A:\CMDCONS\ /H

If you use a SCSI disk, you also need the SCSI driver

13. XXCOPY16 C:\NTBOOTDD.SYS A:\ /H


That is it!!!
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Want to check if your product is activated:

type oobe/msoobe /a into the run prompt

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Add userpasswords2 to your control pannel

save the following as a .reg file and run it

[code[Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{98641F47-8C25-4936-BEE4-C2CE1298969D}]
@="User Accounts 2"
"InfoTip"="Starts The Windows 2000 style User Accounts dialog"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{98641F47-8C25-4936-BEE4-C2CE1298969D}\DefaultIcon]
@="%SystemRoot%\\\\System32\\\\nusrmgr.cpl,1"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{98641F47-8C25-4936-BEE4-C2CE1298969D}\Shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{98641F47-8C25-4936-BEE4-C2CE1298969D}\Shell\Open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{98641F47-8C25-4936-BEE4-C2CE1298969D}\Shell\Open\command]
@="Control Userpasswords2"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ControlPanel\NameSpace\{98641F47-8C25-4936-BEE4-C2CE1298969D}]
@="Add Userpasswords2 to Control Panel"[/code]

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Add ADMINISTRATOR to the startup screen

- save and run the attached VBScript!