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Switching XP Home <-> Pro
Regedit, HKEY_LOCAL_MASHINESYSTEM -> ControlSet with the last number.
Control ProductOptions -> in XP Home: ProductSuite (multistring value)with value Personal - delete it, add new DWORD parameter Brand with zero value.
Reboot Windows - F8 -> Load last good known configuration.
Change administrator password for XP Home
In command line: control userpasswords2
Joining a domain within Media Center 2005
Joining a domain within' Media Center 2005
IMPORTANT NOTE: Tekmaven brings up a valid point -- Those that join a domain with Media Center 2005 will *not* be able to use extender devices due to the Fast User Switching dependency (who uses extenders anyway?)
UPDATE (January 8th): I have received news the Linksys MCE Extender device works fine when joined in a domain.
UNIMPORTANT NOTE: Yes, I know this is somewhat painful for us lazy folk. If you want to pick up where I left off, go patch netapi32.dll, lsasrv.dll, netid.dll (and more?) to ignore the IsLegacyMce value (beware of future hotfixes). Or maybe you could write a nifty restricted-registry-key-permission-bypassing-mabob to make this change on the fly?
Insert Windows XP CD.
Start > Run > X:\i386\winnt32.exe âcmdcons
(replace X: with the appropiate drive letter)
Acknowledge prompt by clicking 'Yes'.
Skip updating process by clicking 'Cancel' or by pressing 'Esc'
After installation, acknowledge success msg. by clicking 'Ok'
Start > Shutdown > Restart
At boot menu, select 'Microsoft Windows Recovery Console'
Select proper installation to log onto (default: 1) and press 'Enter'
(If prompted, enter Administrator password and press 'Enter')
Type (without quotes) and press enter: 'cd system32\config'
Type (without quotes) and press enter: 'copy SYSTEM C:\'
Type (without quotes) and press enter: exit
At boot menu, select 'Windows XP Media Center Edition'
Start > Run > Type: 'regedit' and press enter
Click on 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE'.
File > Load Hive...
Browse and select C:\SYSTEM
Specify key name 'BANANA' and click OK
Expand: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > BANANA > WPA > MedCtrUpg
On the right-hand side, double-click IsLegacyMCE value
Change selected value to 1 and click Ok. (THAT IS NOT AN L!)
Click on BANANA subkey (under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE).
File > Unload Hive. Confirm.
Start > Shutdown > Restart
At boot menu, select 'Microsoft Windows Recovery Console'
Select proper installation to log onto (default: 1) and press 'Enter'
(If prompted, enter Administrator password and press 'Enter')
Type (without quotes) and press enter: 'cd \'
Type (without quotes) and press enter: 'copy SYSTEM C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM'
(Yes, you want to overwrite - Go ahead and do it)
Type (without quotes) and press enter: 'del SYSTEM'
Type (without quotes) and press enter: 'exit'
At boot menu, select 'Windows XP Media Center Edition'
Join domain. What, you were expecting instructions on this too?
Remote desktop
How to change the listening port for Remote Desktop
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\TerminalServer\WinStations\RDP-Tcp\PortNumber