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What is Sandra? Sandra stands for “System ANalyser, Diagnostic and Reporting Assistant”, and is a synthetic information and diagnostic utility used to provide diagnostic information, including that which may be undocumented, about hardware and software as well as other devices whether they are hardware or software (synthetic devices). Sandra is …

CMOS Date and Time Not Set If you have arrived here through a search engine, and there’s no menu to the left click here! Explanation: The system BIOS has detected that the date and time stored in the CMOS memory were never set up, or set to an unacceptable value. …

Printer Related Registry Keys Disable the Printer PopUp message [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Providers] Disabled “NetPopup”=dword:00000000 Enabled “NetPopup”=dword:00000001 Disable Print Job notification in Event Viewer [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Providers] Disabled “EventLog”=dword:00000000 Enabled “EventLog”=dword:00000001 Beep on Printer Error [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print] Disabled “BeepEnabled”=dword:00000000 Enabled “BeepEnabled”=dword:00000001 Changing the Default Spool Directory [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printers] ;”DefaultSpoolDirectory”=”Full path to printer spool directory“ User’s Default Printer …

Type: Internal (1.0 and later) Syntax: PAUSE [comment] Purpose: Suspends execution of a batch file until a key is pressed. Discussion PAUSE suspends execution of the batch file and displays the message Strike a key when ready … With some versions of DOS, a comment may also be entered on …

Change or Add User Restrictions And Features If you want to make restrictions to what users are able to use and do their computer without having to running the Windows Policy Editor “Poledit”, you can edit the Registry. You can add and delete Windows features as noted in the following. …

Intel® Rapid BIOS Boot What is Intel® Rapid BIOS Boot? Intel® Rapid BIOS Boot is an optimized BIOS available only on Intel® Desktop Boards and significantly improves boot time without sacrificing features, quality, or reliability. The BIOS Power On Self Test (POST) was streamlined by parallelizing tasks, eliminating redundant code, …

Backing Up Windows Without a Hassle Whether you’re trying to backup your Windows 9x installation, Windows NT Workstation or Windows 2000, it can be a hassle. If you’ve never done a backup and restoration, here’s a brief description of the hassles you will meet. Unless you are using some fairly …

Intel’s Desktop Motherboard Software We are often asked why we use the motherboards we do, and Intel Motherboards are a classic example. We may not sell hundreds of thousands of computers each month, but what we do sell is comprised of top quality components from manufacturers who stand behind their …

Intel® Ultra ATA Storage Driver and Adaptec® Easy CD Creator® Notification When installing the Intel® Ultra ATA Storage Driver after Easy CD Creator version 4.02c_s10 on systems with Windows 2000 installed, the system will fail to complete installation of the Intel Ultra ATA Storage Driver resulting in a blue screen …

Intel® Memory Translator Hub (MTH) Reboot Issue May 2000 Intel has found that some motherboards using the MTH (memory translator hub), such as the 820, may be sensitive to system noise under extreme conditions, and this issue may manifest itself in intermittent system reboots or system hangs during operation. This …