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Installs/Uninstalls
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Concerning Tweak UI
We recently commented on being unable to uninstall an expired version of
Tweak UI. We has some information on that topic:
To remove Tweak UI, you first need to use Tweak UI to repair a problem with its install that doesn't allow you to cleanly uninstall it. To do
this launch Tweak UI and go to the Add/Remove tab. Select Tweak UI from the list and click the Edit button. In the Command line, it will start
off with something like
C:\WINNT\RunDll.exe
You need to change this to:
C:\WINNT\System32\RunDll.exe ...
The key here is the missing System32 folder from the path. Keep everything else on the line, exit Tweak UI, and try uninstalling
again. It should now uninstall."
This does not work with the Tweak UI prerelease version (no Add/Remove).
However, it works fine with the version on the Windows 98 CD.
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Instalando o Windows 2000 Pro do Hard Disk
Copiar os arquivos do Windows 2000 Pro para o HD e instalando-os desde o HD,
e não desde o CD-ROM como é o default do sistema da Microsoft, é a forma mais
prática de instalar os componentes adicionais quando for necessários. O
problema é que o Windows 2000 Pro assume que você instalou o sistema do 1º
CD-ROM.
Assim ao tentar instalar um novo componente o Win2000 vai procurar os
arquivos de instalação no CD e não no HD. Esse comportamento só ocorre se
quisermos instalar do HD; no caso de se instalar o produto desde um drive de
rede local o Windows 2000 vai gravar a localização correta dos arquivos de
instalação.
A solução é editar o REGISTRO do Windows, para que ele aprenda onde
procurar os arquivos de instalação na próxima vez que for necessário:
- Clique START * RUN;
- Digite REGEDIT e pressione a tecla [ENTER];
- Navegue até a chave
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Setup e
substitua o path para o CD-ROM pelo path onde estão gravados os arquivos no
seu HD;
- Navegue até a chave
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion;
- No painel direito dê um duplo clique em SourcePath e digite o novo path;
- Você também deve checar a chave
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Setup e a
chave HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ Windows NT\CurrentVersion
\Setup\Installation Sources por paths que apontem para o seu CD-ROM. Se o
path para o CD aparecer, troque-as pelo path para o HD também;
- Saia do REGEDIT;
- Reinicie o computador;
Pronto, seu Windows 2000 Pro passará a procurar sempre seus arquivos de
instalação no HD, à partir de agora, acelerando qualquer instalação de seus
componentes dentro do seu sistema, sem precisar ter à mão o CD de instalação.
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Deleting NTFS Partitions
Last month we had a question from a reader on
how to delete an NTFS partition. We
suggested starting an NT install, deleting the partition and
then exiting the install (the Microsoft recommended method, by the way).
Several readers had better suggestions, and here are a few of them.
First in line is from anonymous
There's a better partition utility, GDisk, from
Symantec (http//www.symantec.com/), to
delete partitions. It's command line (batch),
it's fast, it finds OSs that FDisk doesn't and it's free from Symantec's
Web site. I don't leave home without it when I have to create
and delete partitions from any OS. As an added bonus, documentation
is included."
GDisk is part of Norton Ghost 2000. We found no
free download at the Symantec site; however,
we did download a copy from http//www.whitehorse.com.au/~bevanne/GHOST51C/GDISK/.
Unfortunately, documentation was not
included with our copy (other than disk
/?). Sorry, but we didn't feel like deleting any partitions to check
it out -- so be careful. We have the impression that this one will delete
all the partitions on a hard disk in one fell swoop.
Greg K. has another solution
"In regards to Tim F. and his question
about deleting partitions. One utility I
have used is DelPart.exe. It is, I believe, part of the NT 4 Resource
Kit and with it I have been able to delete any partition that exists
on a hard disk. It has been a very useful utility to have around and
if you already have the Resource Kit, you have it and don't need to buy
a third party product."
Another DelPart.exe supporter, Andrew S.
"I have found success with DelPart.exe. I
have been told that it came with DOS 5 or
DOS 6, but I have never been able to find it either on the install
disks or the Web."
It appears that DelPart.exe comes with the NT
3.1 Resource Kit only, at least that is the
only information we located. You can download the entire
Reskit (and extract just that one file) at ftp//ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winnt/winnt-public/reskit/nt31/i386/.
Also, read Q103049 at http//support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q103/0/49.asp.
Still reluctant to delete any partitions right now, so we
haven't tested this one either.
Thanks for the tip Greg and Andrew.
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Installing Programs on a Second Drive
A Windows NT 4.0 Workstation question:
"I originally installed Windows NT 4.0
Workstation on a 4.3 GB drive. After I
started running out of room, I install a 6.4 GB drive as Drive D.
My Drive C is very full, so I try to install all new programs on Drive
D. The problem is that some get by me and go into C\Program Files\.
Is there any way to tell Windows NT 4.0 Workstation to use D\Program
Files\ instead?"
Yes, there is. You'll have to do a Registry
edit though. Be careful with this.
- Click Start, Run, type in regedit and press Enter;
- When RegEdit opens, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current
Version;
- In RegEdit's
right pane, double-click ProgramFilesDir and change the path in
the String Editor to D\Program Files;
- Click OK to continue;
- Now, double
click ProgramFilesPath and change its value to D\Program Files and
click OK;
- Exit RegEdit and restart the computer.
Note: Most newer programs will follow the
convention and get their path information
from the operating system. However, some programs don't check
and insist on installing in a predefined folder.
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Removing a NTFS Partition
One thing
I'm having trouble with is that I sometimes run across a hard drive
with a partition that I can't remove. Case in point I have a hard drive
of 4.5GB. It has an extended DOS partition on it but the primary DOS
partition is gone. With FDISK I can see the partition, but when I try
to remove it, I get an error message that says I cannot delete the partition
until I first delete the logical drive assigned to it.
I try to view the logical drive letter and it has none. I can't format it
because it has no logical drive assigned to it. What can I do to remove
this partition so that I can have the full disk back? I remember reading
somewhere about several FDISK command flags (like /MBR, that I use
to recover from a UNIX/LINUX used hard drive to a DOS based hard drive),
but I can't find any information on them. Can you help me or tell
me where to look?"
We've been there too. If you start a Windows NT 4.0 Workstation install, you
can delete the partition when Setup reaches that point. After you delete
the partition, abort the installation.
You could also use some third party software to delete the partition.
One we have tried is Ranish Partition Manager. You will find it at http//www.users.intercom.com/~ranish/part.
We use it to delete unwanted partitions and
then go back to FDISK to create new partitions.
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Installing Windows NT 4.0 Workstation from the Hard Disk
Since a number of people seem interested in
storing the distribution files on the hard
drive, I have a couple of recommendations:
- There is no need to expand the files -- they
will be expanded during Setup when NT needs the source files. This
will eliminate the whole process as it
was originally documented in your tip. Instead, you can just
copy the \I386 folder from your CD to your selected folder on the hard
disk.
- Because Windows NT was very likely
originally installed from a CD, when
you add components, the default location for the source files will always
be the prompted location that the Windows NT setup will look for. This
location is stored in the following registry key, and can be changed.
When you install new components, you will not have to browse for
the source path.
As usual, use caution with your registry
editor.
- Click Start, Run, and type regedit then
press Enter.
- When RegEdit opens, navigate to [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup]
- Locate your SourcePath string and edit it to
have the full and exact path to where
you copied your installation files in step #1 above.
- Close Regedit
and you are finished.
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Atenção: não damos suporte
diretamente para os internautas - você deve se associar à
lista de discussão LISTHELP2000
para poder enviar suas dúvidas e participar desse grupo;
Se você deseja um suporte diferenciado, é necessário
associar-se ao Clube
do Help Desk;
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