So what to do? Just change the Windows Runtime Debugger back to Dr Watson. You can do this by using the command drwtsn32 -i. Just run it in a command prompt and the Windows Runtime Debugger is back to Dr. Watson.

The Installation went well – and everything seams to be running – until I noticed, that the ASP pages could not use the ActiveX object for the ExpandIT Online Connector.

After doing some tests, I found out that the reason was that the Internet Information Services (IIS) was using ASP.NET in a 64bit version and not in 32bit version.

So what to do? You can reconfigure the IIS to use the 32bit version of ASP.NET

This is done in the following steps:

1) Start the command prompt (Start -> Run -> CMD)

2) Then enable the 32-bit mode by using the following command:

cscript %SYSTEMDRIVE%\inetpub\adminscripts\adsutil.vbs SET W3SVC/AppPools/Enable32bitAppOnWin64 1

3) Install the 32 bit version of ASP.NET:

To install ASP.NET 1.1. use the following command:
%SYSTEMROOT%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322\aspnet_regiis.exe -i

To install ASP.NET 2.0 use this command:
%SYSTEMROOT%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\aspnet_regiis.exe -i

I would recommend only to install the ASP.NET 2.0 -  ASP.NET 1.1 is not needed

4) Finaly you have to enable the use of ASP, by going to the Web service extension list in Internet Information Services Manager and setting the ASP to allowed.

Now you should be able to use ExpandIT Online Connector on the server

First, the user interface has changed. There is no progress bar, no elapsed time and no remaining time shown. Also what happened to the information about fragmentations (how fragmentated is my disc, files).

Second, Defrag is now a hidden background task! Is that a good idea? Well – if you have a computer with a lot of power, free resources and don’t mind that defrag is running while you are working on it – then well I guess its ok.

Third, is seams that defrag is now slower and not quite as effective as defrag known from XP. The new defrag does not per default defrag files which are larger the 64 mb. It also does not defrag recycle bin and files which are in use.

Ok – not everything is disappeared… a lot of the stuff has moved to the command line. So instead of a user friendly interface – you now has to use the command line.

Here are some command examples:

So what to do? Well I am not going to use Vista’s defrag. I have chosen to use at third party product, Auslogics Disk Defrag. Here I get a user friendly interface and a fast defragmentation of my discs and files

Before you turn off User Account Control, then be aware off why you are doing this. User Account Control is build in by Microsoft to improve Vista’s security. So if you only are annoyed because of the popup messages – then consider to use TweakUAC to set UAC in quit mode instead of turning it off.

Anyway – there are several ways to turn off UAC. Ex. by using msconfig, by making the changes directly in the registry, through group policies and through the control panel.

Using MsConfig:

1. start msconfig (Start -> Run -> Msconfig)
2. on the tools tab, scroll down until you find Disable UAP or Disable UAC
3. mark the line and press the Launch button
4. close msconfig and reboot the computer

Making changes directly in registry:

1. start the registry editor (Start -> Run -> Regedit)
2. navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
3. locate the value EnableLUA and change the value to 0
4. close the registry editor and reboot

Through Group Policies:

1. open the Group Policy editor (Start -> Run -> gpedit.msc or gpmc.msc)
2. browse to Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options
3. In the details pane, locate the User Access Control policies.
4. Right click each of the following policies and change the value as indicated below:
   • User Account Control: Detect application installations and prompt for elevation – Disabled
   • User Account Control: Behavior of the elevation prompt for standard users – No prompt
   • User Account Control: Run all administrators in Admin Approval Mode – Disabled
5. Reboot

Through the Control Panel:

1. Open Control Panel
2. In the search bar type user account or uac
3. Click on the Turn User Account Control (UAC) on or off
4. Click continue
5. Then uncheck the box and click OK.
6. Reboot

That’s all now you have turned off the UAC

They are wrong! XP is a 32 bit version, which means it supports up till 4 GB. Just do a little calculation and you will see that I am right in my suggestion.

2³² = 4.294.967.296

4.294.967.296 / (1.024 x 1.024) = 4.096

To get XP to recognize the remaining Ram you have to do a little trick. In the boot.ini (hidden file, which is found in the root of c) you have to add some new switches /3GB and /PAE.

Per default the user-mode memory space is limited to 2 GB with the /3GB it will be limited to 3 GB. This switch is a feature from the Windows 2000 / 20003 servers and was introduced to XP, so that device-driver developers could test their drivers without have to install a Windows server.

Note this switch should be used with caution; it can cause applications to have address dependencies related problems. Also it can cause an error with Active Directories (resource starvation). Though, these problems are mostly seen on a Windows 2003 Server.

By using the /PAE switch, it will let your device drivers use the Ram up till the 4 GB.

These changes may not work on all chipsets, cpu’s, motherboards. But after I enabled the switches, I’m able to see 3,5 GB and it seams that XP is using the ram above the 3 GB when I am looking on the usages in the Task Manager

Just start a command prompt:

Start -> Run -> Cmd

and then type:

IPCONFIG /ALL

In case of you want to change you IP (works only when you are running DHCP) – you can do i by using a release in combination with a renew.

IPCONFIG /RELEASE

IPCONFIG /RENEW