Windows 7 on HP nx6320 - Other devices unknown

Install Windows 7 Pro on this notebook. Two devices were unknown:
(1) Mass Storage Controller
(2) PCI Simple Communication Controller

The missing driver (for both devices) is the Texas Instruments Media Card Reader
nx6320 HP TI Media Card Reader win Vista

Another HP software that I found useful in turning on/off the bluetooth
nx6320 HP Wireless Assistant win Vista

System error 1222 - The network is not present or not started

Getting System error 1222 when using net use command in Windows XP.

C:\>net use

System error 1222 has occurred.

The network is not present or not started.

Search the web ...

(1) Solution 1 - http://www.thebitguru.com/blog/view/176

Extracts:
Start the Workstation service to fix this; here is how to do that.

1. Go to the Start menu
2. Click on “Run…”
3. Type in “services.msc” and then click on OK
4. Find the Workstation service in the list and right click
5. Select Start from the popup menu

This should take care of the issue.

(2) Solution 2 - http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/tips/jsi-tip-0513-unable-to-browse-the-network-error-1222-.aspx

Extracts:
If you receive the subject message and/or \\ the network is not started, it may be that you have a missing or incorrect entry in the registry, preventing Mpr.dll (Multiple Provider Router) from determining the network provider. Edit:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\NetworkProvider

There should be an Order sub-key which contains a value name of ProviderOrder, a type REG_SZ, which should have a text string of LanmanWorkstation. If these are not present or different, add or change them.

IBM Thinkpad T41 Atheros wireless cannot obtain IP address from WiFi router

Able to detect WiFi signal but unable to get IP address from the wireless router. Found out that it is a known problem .... strangely not related to the wireless card but the version of the Intel Pro1000 MT NIC driver. See T42 Wireless/Intel 1000MT Compatibility Problem.

The solution is to replace the NIC driver with the below version from IBM:

Need this version of NIC driver for WiFi to work
1urc13ww (T41 NIC v7.2.17.101 XP).exe

If your wireless toggle button (Fn F5) does not work, use this version
7rwc09ww (T41 WLAN Atheros v5.3.0.85 XP).exe

To set DFS link as root folder

When you create a shortcut to a DFS link and uses the UP button in Windows Explorer, it will traverse up the DFS path. There is a way to stop this:

e.g To set LEVEL2 as root folder, instead of creating the shortcut as:

\\DFS-ROOT\LEVEL1\LEVEL2

use the following:

explorer.exe /e,/root,\\DFS-ROOT\LEVEL1\LEVEL2

How to make link with space usable in Outlook?

When you have a link that contain space, you will not be able to make it active in the new message you create in Outlook. For example:

\\MYSERVER\MY DOCUMENTS

will create a link pointing to

\\MYSERVER\MY DOCUMENTS

To resolve this, enclosed the link in < >

i.e. <\\MYSERVER\MY DOCUMENT>

Clone primary IDE HDD to secondary using GHOST

The idea is to the image the current Windows XP in C: to another new drive using GHOST. Then use the new drive as C:.

(1) Connecting the new IDE drive as Slave or Secondary (D:)

(2) Format the new disk in Windows XP

(3) Boot up with GHOST and select copy Disk to Disk.

(4) When done replace the C: drive with the new ghosted D: drive

(5) Reboot and all done

Wait .....WTF... Windows XP now caught in the endless loop of login.

After hunting high and low for the solution, I managed to find it in the Internet. To solve this, we need to run ghost with certain parameters: GHOST -FDSZ

Think the problem lies in some sort of disk ID assigned by Windows XP when it access it. So even when the new ghosted disk is set as primary C:, its disk ID still make Windows XP think it is D: drive.

The FDSZ parameter clear away the disk ID.