Alfredo
Varón M.A

9/15/2008
11:53:10 PM

Windows XP Crashed?

Here's Help! 

A salvage mission into the depths of Windows XP   

PC users, you all know what it is... that dreaded Blue Screen of Death. That's right, the BSOD.

You've installed a seemingly innocent
application, restarted your computer, and suddenly you see this
horror in front of your eyes: A big blue screen with some cryptic
message on it. Try restarting again, same thing. You're dead. What
will you do? What WILL you do?? Well, don't let it ruin your day.
Remain calm. If you're using Windows XP ,
I can help you fix it. Come with me, down into the bowels of Windows
XP,
where only the high priests go. It'll be fun! 

I'm
going to show you how to bring your computer back to life, and
restore it to the point where things went south. You might want to
print this article and squirrel it away for that fateful day when
this happens to you. Or if you don't want to print it (and who prints
anything these days, anyway?), and you get a big ugly blue screen,
just get on another computer somewhere and come back to this Web page
for comfort and advice. I can get you out of this mess. I know,
because I was in the same mess and I got myself out of it. 

Here's
what to do: First, get the Windows XP CD you used to install your
operating system. By the way, this routine only works with Windows
XP, either Professional or XP Home Edition.
If you don't have a bootable XP CD then get one  ! and have it close to your computer at
all times, because you never know when the dreaded BSOD might strike.

But
before you do anything with that CD, try restarting your computer
again. Sometimes, for some odd reason, this works. Usually not,
though. If you've tried that and everything else you can think of,
and you can't even boot into Safe Mode, this is the mission for
you. 

Put
the XP CD in the drive, and restart. When it says "press any key
to boot from CD," go ahead, press any key and you're on your way
to recovery. The Recovery Console, that is. If it doesn't give you a
choice to boot from your CD drive, go into your computer's BIOS and
make the adjustment for it to boot from CD. PCs brands and
motherboards are too diverse for me to give you specifics on this, so
follow the prompts and you can make that CD boot happen without too
much trouble. Look at your screen when it boots up, and it always
says "hit DEL for BIOS settings" or something similar. If
you can't get it to boot from CD, just give up and call for support
or take your computer to the nearest computer store for professional
help.

OK,
troops, are you still with me? Good. It'll look like you're
re-installing Windows
XP,
but don't worry, you're not. This is just a screen showing you that
your computer is loading enough files from the CD to actually do
something, anything but that awful blue screen.

Now when you see the
screen that asks you if you want to install Windows, don't!

Just hit
R for recover, and you'll see the Recovery Console. Don't let
that intimidate you; the Recovery Console is your ugly, black-suited
friend. It will have a dark, bleak screen, with the following
stuff: 

Microsoft
Windows(R) Recovery Console 

The Recovery Console
provides system repair and recovery functionality. 
Type EXIT
to quit the Recovery Console and restart the computer. 

1:
C:WINDOWS 

Which Windows Installation would you like to
log onto 
(To cancel, press ENTER)? 

Go
ahead and hit the number 1 on your keyboard,
or whichever number corresponds to the operating system you were
using when havoc struck. Enter your administrator password, and then
hit enter. You're in! Now it's time to run with the big dogs! Do not
be afraid, dear reader, I am here to help you. By the way, if you
don't know your administrator password, just try hitting the
Enter key, and if that doesn't work, well, there's a fix for that,
too. Just go to the following site and get the necessary tools
to get you
in: http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administrator_password.htm. 

If
you type the following commands into your computer, it will work
magic, akin to going back in time. There are three parts to this
process, but believe me, they take much less time than
reinstalling Windows
XP and
all your applications. So follow along with me, and keep in mind that
each command must be typed exactly as you see it here. Please note
that this procedure assumes that Windows
XP is
installed to the C:Windows folder. Make sure to change C:Windows to
the appropriate windows folder if it's at a different location. The
copy commands will answer you with a little "file copied"
message. The delete commands just move on to the next line. Because
of the way your Web browser displays individual lines, a command
might look to you like it's two lines, so I've separated each command
by an empty line. But anyway, type the whole command in one line, and
when you've finished typing that command, hit the Enter key. Be sure
to include the spaces I've included between each word here: 

Section
Addendum Note: In the following commands, we are simply
copying some existing files to a temporary location. This way, if
anything should go wrong down the line, you will at least still
have access to
the original files. These original files are not used again in this
tutorial, but you should be aware that you made a backup copy
of them in the following directory:

cwindowstmp

md
c:windowstmpcopy c:windowssystem32configsystem

c:windowstmpsystem.bak
copy
c:windowssystem32configsoftware c:windowstmpsoftware.bak

copy c:windowssystem32configsam c:windowstmpsam.bak
copy
c:windowssystem32configsecurity c:windowstmpsecurity.bak

copy c:windowssystem32configdefault c:windowstmpdefault.bak

delete c:windowssystem32configsystem
delete
c:windowssystem32configsoftware
delete
c:windowssystem32configsam
delete
c:windowssystem32configsecurity
delete
c:windowssystem32configdefault

Important
Addendum Note: When attempting the copy operations above,
you may encounter an error message saying basically "unable to
copy". The way around this is to simply replace the copy (and
delete) commands above with the following:

cd
windowssystem32config
rename system system.kpp
rename
software software.kpp
rename sam sam.kpp
rename security
security.kpp
rename default default.kpp

I
use the extension .kpp because windows
XP sometimes
likes to use the .bak extension itself and unlike the copy commands
above, we are not putting our backup copies
in the windows tmp directory, but rather we are leaving them in their
original directory (but with the .kpp extension, so that windows will
ignore them.). As I said before, these are just backup files,
but it is good to know where they are if the repair fails and you
ever need them. Note: The delete is no longer necessary because
rename is basically like a "copy and delete" operation in
one.

Section
Addendum Note: In the following commands, we are simply
copying some repair (basically default window install) files so that
we can get windows XP to boot. (It will look awful and none of
previous setup and programs will show up, but that is fine.) We
simply need to make windows runnable so that we can do the next parts
(that will restore our full configuration as it was prior to the
crash).

copy
c:windowsrepairsystem c:windowssystem32configsystem
copy
c:windowsrepairsystemsoftware
c:windowssystem32configsoftware
copy
c:windowsrepairsystemsam c:windowssystem32configsam
copy
c:windowsrepairsystemsecurity
c:windowssystem32configsecurity
copy
c:windowsrepairsystemdefault c:windowssystem32configdefault

Now
you can relax for a minute. You've made it through the first part!
Way to go! Now what did you just do? I'll tell you. You first made a
temporary directory called "tmp" (md tmp), and then into
it, you copied all the files that boot up Windows. Then you deleted
all those startup files, one of which is the stinker that got you
into this mess in the first place. After that, you copied into that
same place fresh startup files from a special repair directory. When
you reboot, Windows will look for those files where it always does,
and there won't be a stinker in the bunch. The only thing is, there
won't be all your settings for all those applications you run every
day, either. But not to worry. Right now, you're sitting in something
like a lifeboat -- it's not the original ship, but it'll get you back
to where you need to go. We'll get everything back to that
comfortable place, but only after we go through steps 2 and 3

Now
type Exit and watch your computer restart into Windows
XP again.
Be sure not to tell it to boot from the CD this time. But wait.
That's not the way you had XP set up before this disaster struck!
That's OK. We're in a lifeboat right now -- this isn't your comfy
cruise ship, not just yet. Hang in there. I'm going to show you how
to restore your system to the way it was the moment before you told
it to install that errant application, or whatever it was you did, so
follow along and we'll go to part 2. 

Part 2 

Here's
where you'll copy the saved registry files from their backed up
location by using System Restore. This folder is not available in
Recovery Console and is normally not visible -- Microsoft is
protecting you from yourself by hiding it from you and locking it
away from you. But we have the keys. Before you start this procedure,
you'll need to change several settings to make that folder
visible: 

1. Start Windows Explorer. 

2. On
the Tools menu, click Folder options.

 

3. Click the View
tab. 

4. Under Hidden files and folders, click to select
Show hidden files and folders, and then click to clear the "Hide
protected operating system files (Recommended)" check box. 

5.
Click Yes when the dialog box is displayed that confirms that you
want to display these files. 

6. Double-click the drive
where you installed Windows
XP to
get a list of the folders. It's important to click the correct
drive. 

7. Open the System Volume Information folder.

This folder appears dimmed because it is set as a super-hidden
folder. If you're using the FAT32 file system, this will be easy. If
you're using NTFS, it won't let you open the folder, but here's how
to get around that: Right-click on that system volume information
folder and select Sharing and Security. Then click the Security tab.
(No security tab? Skip two paragraphs.) Click Add, and then in the
box that's labeled "Enter the object names to select," type
the name of the user that's at the top of the Start menu -- that's
probably you. [Damn it, why do they say object names when it's
people's names? I guess that's Microsoft for you.] 

Anyway,
make sure you type the name the way it's listed there on the Start
Menu. I made the mistake of typing my first name only and it wouldn't
let me in. Type first and last name if that's how it's written on the
top of the Start menu. After you've typed that in, click OK a couple
of times and finally that monster will let you in. 

But
what if you don't see a Security tab? Try this: Click to select the
checkboxes (Addendum Note: check
BOTH checkboxes) in the "Network sharing and security" area
-- one is labeled "Share this folder on the network" and
the other is labeled "Allow network users to change my files."
Change the share name to something short, like sysinfo. Then it'll
let you in. After you're done with this entire rescue operation, you
might want to go back and change these back to the way they were
before, for maximum security. (Addendum
Note: If you get an error when you
change the name to sysinfo, and hit apply/ok, just try it
again...that happened to me, but it worked on the second try with no
problems.) 

OK. Now here you are, in the inner sanctum
where only the high priests go. Be not afraid, all ye who enter here.
As Microsoft so eloquently puts it. I personaly know because I did a contract with CONVERGYS in Tucson , Arizona. At that time they were Command Central Technical Support for:

  In other words, trust me take my advice and please write down the following:

This folder contains one or more _restore {GUID} folders such as

"_restore{87BD3667-3246-476B-923F-F86E30B3E7F8}".

8. Open a folder that was not created at the current time. You may have to click Details on the View menu to see when these folders were created. There may be one or more folders starting with "RP x under this folder. These are restore points.

Addendum
Note: The System Volume is NOT a
subdirectory the windows directory. So if you cannot find it, go up
one directory level and look again. 

9.
Open one of these folders to locate a Snapshot subfolder; the
following path is an example of a folder path to the Snapshot
folder: 

C:System Volume
Information_restore{D86480E3-73EF-47BC-A0EB-A81BE6EE3ED8}RP1Snapshot 

From
the Snapshot folder, copy the following files to the C:WindowsTmp
folder (you can use your mouse, you're in Windows now,
remember?): 
_registry_user_.default (Addendum
Note: Notice the period (".") before
the word default)
_registry_machine_security 
_registry_machine_software 
_registry_machine_system 
_registry_machine_sam

This
is how Microsoft explains this: "These files are the backed up
registry files from System Restore. Because you used the registry
file created by Setup, this registry does not know that these restore
points exist and are available. A new folder is created with a new
GUID under System Volume Information and a restore point is created
that includes a copy of the registry files that were copied during
part one. This is why it is important not to use the most current
folder, especially if the time stamp on the folder is the same as the
current time." 

Anyway, you're still not done. Don't worry, the magic is about to begin. Believe me, if you do this in front of your friends, they'll start thinking you're some kind of god..... humm I can do that, I'll just get ready to dazzle 'em.

Now it's time to place those files you just made visible to the Recovery Console where they belong. And to do that, we need to get back into the Recovery Console. So, make sure your CD is in the drive, and restart Windows, this time hitting any key when it tells you to do that if you want to boot from CD. Yes, you want to boot from CD, so you can launch your old cryptic pal, the Recovery Console. Type R after it goes through that file-reading routine that looks like an install but isn't. Then you're back into our dark-suited friend with its ominous command line. It's kinda like going into the basement to fix some broken pipe or something. But we're not scared. The command line is our flashlight and friend. Here we go:

Part
3 
In part three, you delete the existing registry files,
and then copy the System Restore Registry files to the following folder - - c:windowssystem32config

From within Recovery
Console, type the following commands: 

Section
Addendum Note: Here we are simply replacing those "default"
repair files with valid and current restore point files. So we delete
the old files (default) files and copy in the new files. If get
errors when trying to delete, you can simply skip the delete commands
and just do the copy (and when prompted to overwrite, type Y (for
yes) and hit enter 

delete
c:windowssystem32configsam
delete
c:windowssystem32configsecurity
delete
c:windowssystem32configsoftware
delete
c:windowssystem32configdefault
delete
c:windowssystem32configsystem

copy
c:windowstmp_registry_machine_software
c:windowssystem32configsoftware
copy
c:windowstmp_registry_machine_system
c:windowssystem32configsystem
copy
c:windowstmp_registry_machine_sam c:windowssystem32configsam

copy c:windowstmp_registry_machine_security
c:windowssystem32configsecurity
copy
c:windowstmp_registry_user_.default
c:windowssystem32configdefault (Notice the period (".")
before the word
default in the first parameter)

Now.
You're done!

Type exit and your computer will reboot into whichever restore file you chose. But wait. If it's not the right one, that's OK, you can now go into your System Restore area and pick a different restore point if you want. There's a whole calendar full of them in there. I bet you didn't know that Microsoft and Windows XP is watching just about every move you make, taking notes all the while. It can restore about any state you had on that machine. And the best part is, even when it's doing all that, it's still 10% faster than Windows 2000 according to extensive tests at MIT the Midwest Test Facility. Here's how to get into that restore area if you're not happy with the current restore point:

1.
Click Start, then click All Programs. 

2.
Click Accessories, and then click System Tools. 

3.
Click System Restore, and then click Restore to a previous Restore
Point. 

Sheesh, before this I hated the command line. I learned in 1985 on a Compaq Portable that weighed more like a sewing machine.... 20 MB HD drive man,,, it smoked IBM. Yet I hated the cold long New York nights with my Commodore 64 and learning to code with my Compaq. I still cringe sometimes ..... but when it saves your butt like this, you have to feel grateful.

I owe a pat on the back and a cold Club Colombia here in Santa Marta, Colombia
to all the intrepid souls who followed me into these dark gallows, the basement of Windows XP.

I hope this routine was successful in bringing your computer back to life. I know how it feels to have your computer down for the count. As a wise old man once told me, "When your computer crashes, it's like your dog just died."

He was so right. Excuse me now, I'm going to go get some well deserved sleep. Good night mom.

---

Stay and watch a video from "la tierra del olvido" 

VIDEO : Santa Marta! La magia de tenerlo todo....

LA ERA DEL CAPITAL INTELECTUAL

LA ERA DEL CAPITAL INTELECTUAL

Desde el inicio de la Era Industrial, inculcado por nuestros padres y entorno, prevalecía el concepto clásico de propiedad y bienestar relacionado con un espacio geográfico y una estructura física (muebles, maquinaria y herramientas, dinero y bonos), entre otros activos tangibles. Por lo tanto, se determinaba el grado de desarrollo organizacional partiendo del inventario y adecuada gestión de los recursos materiales con los que disponía una empresa o persona.

Hasta que llegó, al fin siendo admitida por mis detractores que aun rechazan la ya introducida (en Colombia), Era de la Información. Sensacionales productos de las facilidades de la tecnología contemporánea: Messenger, correos electrónicos, facebook, Ipod, mp4, palm, etc. Estos medios facilitadores de nuestro vivir y aprender apresuran la toma de conciencia en las empresas y personas con respecto a la importancia del valor de sus activos intangibles. Propendo entonces con fuerza en el estudio de la administración el tema del Capital intelectual, concepto novedoso que involucra términos como el Know How, patente, Copyright, derechos de diseño, secretos de fabricación, marcas de fabrica y de servicios entre otros.

Si usted desea ingresar al tan exclusivo grupo de gestores del capital intelectual, debe manejar las definiciones básicas sobre los activos de propiedad intelectual en una organización:

• 
  

  Propiedad Intelectual (PI): Forma de propiedad protegida por la ley derivada de nuestro intelecto.

• 
  

  Know How: Es todo el acervo de conocimientos que posee un individuo sobre un tema determinado, algunos son más sencillos que otros, otros tácitos de difícil explicación. Es un activo individual.

• 
  

  Copyrights: Es la protección legal de la expresión de una idea, no la idea en si misma. Es valida cuando la expresión se hace tangible (ejemplo: escritura. El tiempo de protección varía según el país, pero por lo general son 5 años luego del fallecimiento del autor. Se protegen con Copyright obras literarias y cinematográficas, diseños gráficos y obras musicales, así como software informático. Es un activo pues su autor lo puede vender, distribuir o licenciar.

• 
  

  Diseños: La propiedad sobre los diseños es un tema que varia mucho de un país a otro. En Reino Unido, por ejemplo, existen diseños registrados y derechos de diseño. El primero, se concede el monopolio sobre el aspecto exterior del articulo (proteger la novedad de la apariencia externa del articulo manufacturado), mientras que el segundo protege la forma original del articulo y confiere la facultad al propietario de evitar copias de terceros.

• 
  

  Patente: Es un derecho de propiedad que el Estado otorg a su inventor, de tipo exclusivo pues el propietario tiene el monopolio durante periodo de tiempo, que implica además excluir a terceros para fabricar, copiar o vender el invento. Este invento debe ser revelado al público. La propiedad de la patente es valiosa solo si el propietario es activo, no pasivo, pues terceros pueden infringirlo de manera impune.

• 
  

  Secretos de fabricación: Es aquella información no develada que no se conoce el ámbito mercantil, que incluye un invento sin patentar, datos, formula, procedimientos, etc. Se protegen por acuerdos de confidencialidad o de no publicación, que consta de periodo de vigencia y condiciones de secreto. Es una apuesta riesgosa y de confianza en las partes involucradas.

• 
  

  Marcas de fabrica: Es una marca registrada asociada a empresa o producto, y puede ser una palabra (nombre, rotulo con caracteres tipográficos estilizados, fotografía, dibujo, logotipo, o combinación. Sus derechos se consiguen por el uso constante y se registran en oficinas de patentes, con el paso de los años pueden convertirse en activos muy valiosos.

Logotipo 2008 de Coca Cola Company, Derechos Reservados. Se observa el nuevo grafismo del famoso logotipo de esta organización, cuyo estilo retorna a sus principios publicitarios.

Marcas de servicio: similares a las marcas de fábrica, excepto que se usan para diferenciar los servicios de una empresa a otra.

*Lingüista. Docente en las asignaturas de Pedagogía Bilingüe, Ingles International y Gestión del Talento Humano.

Referencias Bibliográficas:
BROOKING, Annie El capital Intelectual. Londres: Paidos empresa 53, 1996.

NOTICIAS DIGITALES S.L. España, 2008.

Vía Internet: //www.noticiasdot.com/stilo/2008/01/20/coca-cola-recupera-el-logotipo-que-la-hizo-famosa/

Yo no sabré bloguear mucho, no tendré tal vez, mucho tiempo para dedicarme a esto, no sé buscar palabras bonitas o recordar anécdotas de antaño que sean graciosas... No sé mucho de estética o no cómo llamarle a lo que hace que los blogs se vean mas llamativos...Solo sé hacer uso de la palabra y del derecho que como ser humano se me concede para expresarme y decir lo que siento... Así es que llego a entrar a este mundo que poco a poco y cada vez más me gusta más, en el que he conocido otras formas de pensar y otras muchas, muy afines a la mía...Como esa es la cuestión, expresarse, les digo que anoche cuando me iba a dormir, una pregunta se asomó a mis pensamientos y se quedó en mi mente por muchas horas, ¿Hasta cuándo? Esto claro no es de declararse como una rareza en la oscuridad filosófica de la noche pues la soledad da para pensar en el infinito del universo. No, lo impresionante es que esta mañana recibí de mi madre vía email la misma pregunta... coincidencia?Es muy difícil explicarle a la mujer mas adorada de mi vida tantas cosas pues ella es de otra generación y tiempo. Pero voy a usar un método nuevo y arriesgado. Le voy a reportar lo que encontré aquí en mi tierra, la tierra adonde ella me dio mi aliento de vida y la cual desconocía pues mis padres aunque son del partido conservador del gobierno.... nunca han vivido aquí.¿Hasta cuándo viviremos sometidos al antojo de los políticos?
¿Hasta cuándo la educación de nuestro país será mediocre?

¿Hasta cuándo los jóvenes seguirán buscando la delincuencia como salida a la miseria que los arropa?

¿Hasta cuándo tendremos que pagar los apagones?

¿Hasta cuándo tendremos que mantener a la bandada de vagos que 'representan' nuestro país en el Congreso?

¿Cual es la verdadera función del congreso?

¿Hasta dónde es capaz de llegar la corrupción humana?

O sea......, digo yo, porque el estado no son animales que lo manejan (aunque actúen como tales), es que no saben la responsabilidad que es servir por el país...MALDITO SISTEMA...

Mami ya no hay vocación de servir, todo se hace por dinero, los que están en el gobierno no asumen la realidad que es que ellos trabajan para el pueblo, pero al parecer su wikipedia define pueblo como bolsillo propio, o bienestar personal a costillas de otros...Son pocos los que quieren formar parte del cambio, pocos lo que luchan por el cambio... algunos miran para el otro lado... otros se van lejos a sufrir y temer a Dios en tierra ajena... los demás son conformistas... HIJOS DEL SISTEMA... que gobierno tras gobierno van ganando almas... y otros ganan almas para sus propias agendas....
Mami... no es que sea partidario a alguna corriente política... no se de política... solo se que es la ciencia de lo posible... tu mas que nadie conoces mis conocimientos... si es posible porque los 'pseudo-políticos' de aquí no luchan también para que ese posible se haga realidad...
Mi familia... de la cual provengo yo, son del partido de gobierno... por ignorancia política y por herencia diría yo, una vez, mi primera vez a esta tarde edad....ejercí mi derecho al voto, lo he hecho por ese partido... la primera vez pa'q no volviera el burro, en la congresional... voté porque creí en sus promesas (tamaño error de mi parte), ellos todos se burlaron de mi conciencia... de mi deseo de ver un país mejor, con oportunidades para todos...Se burlaron de mi deseo de ver que se esté preparando bien a las generaciones futuras, que nuestros niños de verdad aprendan... no es solo construir escuelas como en post anteriores expuse... es mas que programas y planes para acabar con la delincuencia... la ignorancia es atrevida.
Viene a mi memoria, que tenía una cuñada (Hortensia Gutiérrez de Piñeres q.e.p.d) que sí luchaba por el cambio... desde la minoría política (de izquierda) siempre se hacía notar, me corrijo, siempre se hace notar... y siempre que hablaban de ella, y leía yo sus cuantiosas publicaciones, aunque no la conocí me imaginaba ver en su rostro (muy bonita y elegante) ese aire de los locos soñadores que creen que lloverá para arriba y todo eso... por su inclinación política decían que estaba loca, que esos partidos lo que están es buscando el poder para abusar como todos... y con el tiempo me di cuenta que no es así, que ella al igual que yo sueña con ver un verdadero país con justicia social y oportunidades para todos, un país donde todos en conjunto luchen por mejorar su entorno... la historia la esta vindicando.
Y no es que sea ahora de esa corriente... todos ellos murieron como mártires mientras yo gozaba mis horas de ocio en tierras lejanas explotado por gente de otro color...pero como tenemos un mismo sentir... no rehuyo a que algún día lo sea... Creo que como ciudadano 'no asociada’, como profesor titular de Educación Superior de la mas prestigiosa Universidad de la costa, puedo contribuir a hacer un país mejor... participando de forma activa en actividades que persigan este bien común...
Mami, de rodillas te pido que me des la oportunidad, el privilegio.... es mas el honor de ser una pieza clave de este cambio social que esta nublando a Sur América. Nuestra América. Ya he dictado conferencias en 4 países y mis ponencias están siendo publicadas para mi propuesta de Magíster en Sociolingüísticas Aplicadas mención Ingles. Ahora al fin estoy en mi tierra y con mis ojos abiertos mas que nunca no puedo dormir pensando que no me alcanza el tiempo para hacer todo lo que propenden mis tesis sino más bien tienen que ser catalogadas en 11 subcategorías investigativas. Ahora es el tiempo, tengo que actuar... si mientras tengo que pasar hambre y trabajo... pues a ti como un niño te pido que me ayudes a mantenerme saludable hasta que el cuerpo aguante. Querías que me quedara en un solo lugar. ESTE ES EL LUGAR.

¿Hasta Cuando?

Mi oTro yO

simplemente yo, lo que pienso, lo que muchas veces callo, el YO, q no conocia, y ahora estoy conociendo, lo comparto con el mun2... seguimos en el camino...