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Restart a Remote Server Using Command Prompt

Launch command prompt (as administrator) and run the below command. User should have administrator permissions on the server. 1: SHUTDOWN /r /f /t 0 /m \\Server Name /r         Shutdown and restart the computer. /f         Force running applications to close without forewarning users. /t xxx     Set the time-out period before shutdown to xxx seconds.            The valid range is 0-600, with a default of 30. /m \\computer Specify the target computer. /c "comment" Comment on the reason for the restart or shutdown. If there aren’t any issues the system will be restarted 1: C:\Windows\system32> ;SHUTDOWN /r /f /t 0 /m \\xyz /c "Hotfix Installation" Modify the above script parameters appropriately to copy the files successfully!
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NTLDR missing

Windows XP users Insert the Windows XP bootable CD into the computer. When prompted to press any key to boot from the CD, press any key. Once in the Windows XP setup menu press the "R" key to repair Windows. Log into your Windows installation by pressing the "1" key and pressing enter. You will then be prompted for your administrator password, enter that password. Copy the below two files to the  root  directory of the primary hard disk. In the below example we are copying these files from the CD-ROM drive letter, which in this case is "e." This letter may be different on your computer. copy e:\i386\ntldr c:\ copy e:\i386\ntdetect.com c:\ Once both of these files have been successfully copied, remove the CD from the computer and reboot.
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My Documents disappeared - new TEMP folder in its place??

seems like user profile got mess up.   how many user accounts do you have?   if you only have one. Try create new user and set it as Administrator. Then login with that new user account and check My Documents properties as next step - login with new user you just created. - right click on "My Computer" - left click on "Properties" - click on "Advanced" tab - in middle section you will see users profile and click on "Settings" - left click on the line with new username - click on "Copy To" - click on "browse" - then go to C:\Documents and Settings\{your old username} and click "OK" - then click "OK" one more time to close the dialog - close everything out - logout new user - log back in with old user see it fix. you might lose those shortcuts on desktop. you may backup them before you do. backup all the documents under "My Documents" before you do just in case if you do som...
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Programs disappear from All Programs in XP

The Problem:- When you Click Start button and navigate to "All Programs",you find the menu is missing. Resolution 1:   The only way I found around it was to do a system restore to a previous date and that fixed the problem Resolution 2 : Start>Run>Regedit>ok Now navigate to the following keys:- HKEY CURRENT USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell FoldersSet Start Menu value to "%USERPROFILE%\Start Menu" HKEY LOCAL MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders Set Common Start Menu value to "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu" Close the registry editor and restart the machine ****************************************************************************  
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