To Grant full control permission to any user for a share folder

To Grant full control permission to any user for a share folder

Go to folder properties –> sharing –> permission –> click add –> advance – >find now –> select any user –> ok –> select user –> check “allow full control” –> apply

Note: If there is no security page is shown then open my computer –> tools –> folder option –> view –> un-check last option (use simple file sharing)

To Access a share folder from another computer

Start –> run -> \\IP –> OK

Or Click My network places -> entire network –>windows network –>open domain name or workgroup name –> open computer name –> open share folder

Note: By default all drives of a computer is shared. You can access it by the command (\\IP\ drive letter with $ sign)

Using Recovery Console to Repair Windows XP/2003 server.

Using Recovery Console

(While Booting From CD)

If for any region your computer is not booting up & showing “NTLDR file missing or corrupted or compressed”

you can copy NTLDR file from recovery console

To Choose Recovery Console

1. Insert OS CD in CD-ROM & Restart your computer.

2. Press any key to boot from CD

3. Next you’ll get the option to “Repair or Enter Setup” Press R for repair using Recovery console.

4. Here you will be in DOS mode.

5. After the first question, type 1 and press enter.

Type the administrator password (if available) and hit enter.

6. Type CD .. (Note there must be a space between CD and ..)

This will bring you to the main "C" directory.

7. Then type “d:” to locate the CD-Rom Drive

8. D:\>dir

9. cd i386

To Copy file

10. Copy ntldr c:\

11. Copy ntdetect.com c:\

To decompress

12. c:\attrib -C ntldr

13. Exit

Boot Files of Windows XP/2003 server

Boot Files of Windows XP/2003 server

There are some boot files which are hidden in “C Drive”

To view hidden boot files

Open My computer –> C drive -> Tools –> Folder Option –> View –> Click on Show hidden file – > Uncheck hide protected system files –> Apply - Ok

It will display some more files which are needed in boot process such as:

1. NTLDR (New Technology Loader)
2. NTDETECT.COM
3. BOOT.INI (It has multiple OS chosen Option)
4. CONFIG.SYS
5. IO.SYS (INPUT & OUTPUT)
6. MSDOS.SYS
7. PAGEFILE.SYS
BOOT.INI

It’s a notepad file which has two information.

1. Time out
2. Default Operating System to Load

You can change time out & default OS through Boot.ini

[My computer –> Property –> Advance –> Setting under Startup & Recovery

Unattended Installation Process of Windows XP Professional

Unattended Installation Process of Windows XP Professional

In this installation we create an answer file which is used while installing Operating System. So there is no
need to attend the installation process after running setup.

Steps for unattended installation

1. Insert XP CD in the Drive

2. Browse XP CD

3. Go to SUPPORT – TOOLS - DEPLOY.CAB – Setupmgr.exe (right click & Extract )

4. Select location & click extract again.

5. Go to the location & open setupmgr.exe & click next

6. Create New answer file – Windows Unattended Installation – select window & version – select fully
automated – Click No – I accept - Next

7. Now fill the Prompt & required Information.

8. You will find two files (unattended. bat & Unattended.txt)

9. Click on unattended. bat (Your installation would start)

10. If you installation doesn’t start then right click on unattended. bat & click edit…

Check the file path… & run again

Note: 1. This installation doesn’t format the drive.

2. A running Operating system is required

3. This installation is for Dual boot, Multi Boot, Upgrade & Repair the window

CCNA LAB MANUAL

CCNA LAB MANUAL