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Microsoft Windows
- How to start the windows registry editor?
- How to take the backup of windows registry?
- How can I schedule check disk in windows ?
- After eScan installation not able to access shared folders on remote machine. Its asking for password
- How to start the windows registry editor?
Answer:
To start the Windows Registry Editor:
- Click on Start
- Click on Run. In the Run box type regedit. And press OK button.
- Windows Registry Editior
Important:- Before editing the Windows Regisrty it is advisable to take backup of the regisrty.
- How to take the backup of windows registry?
Answer:
Open the Windows Registry (Refer:-Click here to refer "How to start the windows registry editor")
- Browse to the part of the registry where you will make changes,
- Right click on the key and select Export,
- Browse to the part of the registry where you will make changes,
- Select Win9X/NT4 Registration File (*.reg)
- Type the file name and select the destination folder and click “Save”
- Backup file with extension “.reg” is saved
- When you need to undo changes, just click on backuped reg file and original values will be written back into registry.
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- Select Win9X/NT4 Registration File (*.reg)
<li>How can I schedule check disk in windows ?
Answer:
- a. Open My Computer.
- b. Select the Hard disk Partition on which eScan is installed.
- c. Right click on it and click on properties.
- d. Go to Tools tab, click on check now button under Error-checking category.
- e. It will prompt check disk options. Select option (a) Automatically fix file system errors and click on start button.
- f. It will then start a checkdisk utility. If it prompts you that Windows was unable to complete the disk check, then click on
<B>OK</B> button. It will prompt you next message to schedule the check disk for the next reboot. Then simply click on <B>Yes</B> button.
- g. If it doesn't prompt that message then again follow the above steps starting from 4th Step
- h. And once it scheduled the disk check, Please click on <B>OK</B> button, to close the properties window.
- i. Now restart the computer and let the check disk complete.
<B>NOTE:</B> For scheduling check disk through command prompt please refer this link..
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<li>After installing eScan, we are not able to access the shared drives/folders/printers, when am trying to access the network shares, it asks for a password. What could be the problem?
Answer:
<B>Note:</B> This could happen when administrator password is not set. i.e. set to blank.
To overcome this problem you may select any of the below mentioned procedures.
A: Either set the Administrator passwords on the machine.
- a. Goto remote machine side and then click on Start>>Run, type control userpasswords2 and press enter.
- b. Click on Advanced Tab >> Advanced (Button) [ under 'Advanced user management' ]
- c. Now click on users and then select Administrator from right hand side and Right-Click on it.
- d. Select Set Password , click on proceed and then mention the desired password and re-enter the same and then click OK button.
- e. Now come again on the system from where you want to access the shared folder. Try to access the shared folder from run window like : \\192.168.x.x and press enter. Now feed the username as a administrator and the password which you set on the remote machine.
- f. This will now allow you to access the remote machine.
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B: Follow the below mentioned procedure.
- a. Goto Start>>Run, type secpol.msc, click on OK button.
- b. Now click on Local Policies >> Security Options
- c. On the Right hand side change the value of the entry, "Accounts: Limit local account use of blank passwords to console logon only" to Enabled.
- d. Also change the value of the entry, "Network Access: Sharing and Security Model for Local accounts" to Classic - local users authenticate as themselves
<B>Note:</B> But in case of HOME / SOHO products, value of Network Access: Sharing and Security Model for Local accounts should be Guest only - local users authenticate as Guests
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