Complete Guide to Network Wiring

Cabling: The Complete Guide to Network Wiring, 3rd Edition

The physical linkages responsible for carrying a company's data continue to be the most neglected components of the typical network to the extent that nearly

700f all network-related problems result from poor cabling.

In this third edition of a widely acclaimed resource, three networking experts share their extensive experience, teaching you the cabling skills you need to

build a reliable, efficient, and cost-effective network cabling infrastructure. As you master these techniques, you'll learn to avoid common pitfalls and

troubleshoot problems as quickly as they arise. Coverage includes:

* Choosing the right cables and components for your network architecture and topology

* Avoiding unnecessary and unexpected costs

* Understanding the current limitations of data communications and network cabling

* Understanding how laws and building codes constrain cabling

* Understanding the function and importance of universal cabling standards

* Determining when you have a cabling-related network problem

* Assembling a complete cabling toolkit

* Integrating voice and data on the same cable system

* Setting up an infrastructure in which desktops, printers, copiers, and other nodes share cabling

* Understanding issues of bandwidth, impedance, resistance, attenuation, crosstalk, capacitance, propagation, delay, and delay skew

* Working effectively with USB and Firewire

* Knowing when to discard legacy cabling and begin anew

* Documenting your cabling

* Creating an RFP and selecting a vendor

English | 720 pages | PDF | size:13,2 MB

How to install Windows XP

Step 1 : Prepare The Boot

Insert the windows XP cd in your CDROM and than go to the BIOS by hitting “DEL” or “F12″ when your system in powering on. Go to Boot order and make sure CDROM is on the first place.

Save settings and restart your computer.

Once you have successfully booted from the CD, you will see the Windows XP “Welcome to Setup” screen. Press ENTER to begin the setup process.

Step 2: Accept the license agreement

When you see the Windows XP license agreement press F8 to accept it and proceed.

Step 3: Searching for Previous Versions of Windows XP

Setup will search for existing Windows installations. You will see the next “repair or install fresh copy” screen appear only if a Windows installation currently exists on your machine. If you’re installing on a brand-new hard drive, skip to Step 5.

Step 4:Continue Installing a Fresh Copy

Press ESC. You will be given a list of partitions available on your hard drive.

Step 5: Partitions

If there are multiple partitions on your hard drive, or you have multiple hard drives in the computer, use the UP or DOWN arrow keys to choose your install partition. Please note that your system partition needs to be a primary partition (usually the first partition that shows up in the list), not a logical partition.
The partition should be at least 10 GB in size. Make sure that all the data you need from this partition is copied elsewhere, because it will be deleted.

Once you have selected the right partition selected, press ENTER. You will see the next “you already have a system installed” screen only if you already have Windows installed on this partition. If you are installing on a brand-new hard drive, skip to Step 7.

Step 6: Continue Installing On The Selected Drive

Press C to continue. You will be given a list of install options

Step 7: Format The Selected Partition

Select the option to “Format the partition using the NTFS file system (quick) and press ENTER.You will receive a warning about formatting the drive unless the drive is brand-new.

Step 8: Continue With The Format

Press F to continue formatting selected partition. If you still haven’t backed up, this is the last change to backup your important data, after this step you will not to able to go back and restore your data.

Step 9: Copying Files

After the format setup will automatically copy files and restart your computer. Go to BIOS and remove cdrom from first boot device. Start your computer.

Step 10: Automatic Installation After Restart

Setup will continue to install after the restart. it will ask you for the product key and user name etc. Fill the forms yourself.

How to ACTIVATE Windows XP without any software!

This is a simple but effective registry hack that has been tried and tested several times by me and it works!!
If you don't believe me then try this for yourself!

1 - Start menu/run/ type "regedit" and press enter,
this will take you to the registry editor

2 - Now follow this directory:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/WindowsNT/CurrentVersion/WPAEvents

3 - When you get to WPAEvents in the righthand column there should be "OOBETimer"
right click it and go to "modify"
Change the numbers in there to :

FF D5 71 D6 8B 6A 8D 6F d5 33 93 FD (this works with Windows XP Home and Pro, both 32 and 64bit versions)

4 - When you've entered them, right click on the file "WPAEvents" and go into "permissions"

5 - In there highlight "SYSTEM" and underneath it check the two boxes under "deny" and click "OK"

Phew thats it!!! I know it looks complicated but it's really easy, it just requires patience.

I tried this when I used up the amount of times you can activate Windows XP, it worked a treat!

To check that Windows is activated, simply click on Start menu/All Programs/Activate Windows.

It will say "Windows is already activated".

Enjoy!!