Fixing boot error 0xc0000225

Today I was playing around with msconfig and activated "Normal startup". After rebooting I've encountered the cryptic boot error 0xc0000225. Very weird...
So I've tried to perform a Windows startup repair by booting up Windows from a USB flash disk. But it was unsuccessful.
So I've tried to manually fix the boot record by using various commands:

Bootrec /fixmbr 
Bootrec /fixboot  
Bootrec /rebuildbcd

None of them worked.

BCDBoot c:\Windows

This resulted in

Failure when attempting to copy boot files

Finally the one command that fixed the problem for me was the following:

BCDBoot c:\Windows /s c: 

Thanks goes out to this post from AIK IT Support!

Unable to associate file extension with default program [Fix]

Maybe you’ve already experienced this phenomenon.

You are trying to set a custom application as a default program for a specific file extension but somehow the “Open With” dialog doesn’t remember application you have selected.

Here’s probably a solution for you.

1. Check the filename of the application you want to use as your default program, e.g. PDFXCview.exe.
2. Open the Registry Editor (Win+R –> regedit –> Enter)
3. Go to following key:
   [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\]
4. Search for an entry named after the filename of your application
5. Now simply delete that entry

Technorati-Tags: Windows,Windows 7,Troubleshooting,Open With,Default Program,File Extension

LG GH20NS10 + Windows 7 = Problems (Fix)

If you own a LG GH20NS10 Sata burner and have installed Windows 7 or are going to do you’ll most probably experience some issues with this drive.

Windows 7 somehow got a problem with this burner. Already the installation from DVD is problematic. The installation takes many hours. If you managed to install Windows 7 successfully you’ll encounter another annoying problem.
Every time you put a disc in your LG GH20NS10 the system freezes.
If you didn’t even manage to install Windows 7 try the steps below starting with 4. and start the installation again.

Here’s the complete solution that may work for you if you have already installed Windows 7 and experience the freezing Windows problem:

1. Create following registry entry:
   Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\msahci]
   "Start"=dword:00000000
   

    
2. Or simply copy the above code into notepad and save it somewhere with the extension .reg and double click the file.
3. Now restart your system.
4. Enter the BIOS
5. Select Integrated Peripherals
6. Go to On-Chip ATA Devices
7. Change the RAID mode to AHCI
8. Save the settings and restart

Another thing you could try is to install the latest Firmware from LG.
I would recommend to do this in another PC.

Technorati-Tags: Burner,DVD Drive,Freezing,GH20NS10,LG,SATA,Troubleshooting,Windows,Windows 7

Windows 7: Make Explorer start in My Computer instead of Libraries

If you find it annoying that the Windows Explorer Icon on the taskbar always opens with the Libraries then there’s an easy way to change the behaviour.

1. Right click on the Explorer icon
2. Right click on Windows Explorer
3. Select properties
   
4. Input at the end of the target field “/e,” without the quotes so that you get the following line:
   ”%windir%\explorer.exe /e,”
5. You’re done. Explorer will now always open in the My Computer view.
   

You can change the Explorer Command Line Switches to make Windows Explorer start in any folder you want.
For more explanation on the Switches you can check the following links:
Command Line Switches to Display Special Objects or Folders When Opening Windows Explorer
Command-Line Switches for Windows Explorer (Microsoft Support)

Technorati-Tags: Windows,Windows 7,Explorer,Windows Explorer

The Windows Experience Index for your system could not be computed

Go to C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT or %windir%\Performance\WinSAT and check the winsat.log.

If you find the following line:
893651 (2900) - winsat\main.cpp:4736: ERROR:  Unable to save validated results.
then go to the DataStore folder and delete all files or create a new folder (e.g. TEMP) and move all files into it.

Now repeat the WEI computation and it should work.

This solved the problem for me.

Technorati-Tags: Windows Experience Index,Windows 7,WEI,Troubleshooting,Windows