Configuration windows xp

The application configuration file is then deployed and installed into the same folder as the application's executable file. For a listing of the file schema, see Application Configuration File Schema.

Note that if your application uses per-application configuration, it will not receive any important security fixes or bug fixes the publisher of the assembly might issue as publisher configuration files. An application that uses per-application configuration may therefore remain unsecure or continue to work incorrectly even after a new assembly with these fixes are applied to the system.

For this reason, application developers should never ship an application with a per-application configuration. Per-application configuration should only be used by corporate administrators as a temporary fix when the application is broken by a publisher configuration. In this case, the permanent solution is that the developers of the assembly and the developers of the application will need to work together to ensure that the assemblies with publisher configuration are fully backwards compatible.

The following is an example of an application configuration file. For more information, see Application Configuration Files. Skip to main content. This browser is no longer supported. Feedback will be sent to Microsoft: By pressing the submit button, your feedback will be used to improve Microsoft products and services. Privacy policy. Visual Studio supports multiple platform toolsets.

That means it's possible to target operating systems and runtime libraries that aren't supported by the default toolset. You can also use older platform toolsets to maintain binary-compatible legacy code and still take advantage of the latest features of the Visual Studio IDE. The toolset supplied in Visual Studio and later doesn't include support for creating code for Windows XP. It also configures project properties to appropriate default values, for example, the specification of a compatible linker for down-level targeting.

Those apps can also run on more recent Windows operating systems. In Solution Explorer , open the shortcut menu for your project, and then choose Properties. In the Property Pages dialog box for the project, set the Configuration dropdown to All configurations.

These libraries are supported by the platform toolsets installed by Visual Studio, depending on the target:. The System Configuration Utility is organized into six property sheets, each of which manages a particular system file or set of system resources.

These property sheets include:. Changes made to any of the system files and resources managed by the System Configuration Utility do not take effect until the next time the computer is started. When a modification has been made to one of the utility's files or resources, a prompt appears asking if the computer should be restarted. Click on Restart to restart the computer and test the effects of the change.

The following three startup options are available. Figure Normal Startup-load all device drivers and services. This is the default option, and it tells Windows XP Professional to start up normally. Diagnostic Startup-load basic devices and services only.

This option tells Windows XP to start without using the System. Selective Startup. Allows administrators to specify which of the following resources should be used during system startup.

Diagnostic Startup is used to diagnose startup problems and may allow the administrator to start the computer in situations where it might not otherwise start. This allows the administrator to troubleshoot startup problems before resetting the Normal Startup option. The Select Startup option provides even greater control when troubleshooting startup problems by allowing administrators to disable the use of all system files, services, and applications and then to incrementally restore them one at a time while troubleshooting.

Launch System Restore. Clicking on this button opens the Windows XP Help and Support Center's System Restore page, where administrators can create a new restore point or perform a restoration of the computer to an earlier restore point.

Expand File. Cabinet files are compressed files and are used by Microsoft and other application developers to compress application files for more efficient storage.

In the event that a Windows XP Professional file gets deleted or becomes corrupted, it can be restored on the computer by extracting a copy of the original file from its CAB file on the Windows XP Professional CD using the following procedure:. Modifying System. This file was used on older versions of Windows to store configuration settings for devices and software drivers. Windows XP Professional provides support for this file in order to provide backward compatibility with bit applications that may still need access to it in order to operate properly.

To view the settings stored within a particular section of the System. All the configuration settings within that section will be displayed. Settings can be enabled or disabled by selecting or clearing their selection box. In addition, the Enable All and Disable All buttons at the bottom of the Property sheet allow global control over all the configuration settings within the System.

On the right side of the property sheet are a collection of buttons that perform the following functions:. Modifying Win. This file was used on older versions of Windows XP to store configuration settings for devices and software drivers. Windows XP Professional provides support for this file in order to provide backward compatibility for bit applications that may still need access to it in order to operate properly.

To view the configuration settings stored within a particular section of Win. All the configuration settings within that section appear. Settings can be enabled or disabled by selecting or clearing a selection box. In addition, the Enable All and Disable All buttons at the bottom of the Property sheet provide global control over all the configuration settings within the Win.

On the right side of the property sheet are a collection of buttons that perform the same functions as the buttons found on the SYSTEM. INI property sheet. This file contains settings used by Windows XP Professional to display its boot menu. The boot menu allows the user to select which operating system to boot up when more than one operating system is installed on the computer. There are several ways to modify Boot.

One is to use a standard text editor, such as Notepad, to manually edit the file, which is located in the root directory of the disk drive where the Windows XP Professional boot files are stored.

The Boot. For example, the following ARC paths represent typical Boot. Specifies a non-SCSI controller where x is the load order of the disk controller.

SCSI x. In addition to the above arguments in the Boot. These switches are listed on the lower portion of the BOOT. Click on Start and then right-click on My Computer and select Properties.

The System Properties dialog appears. Click on the Setting button located in the Startup and Recovery section. This opens the Startup and Recovery dialog, as shown in Figure Default operating system.

Specifies the operating system to be started when the user fails to select one. Time to display list of operating systems. Specifies the amount of time to wait before starting the default operating system. Time to display recovery options when needed.

Specifies the amount of time to display recovery options. To edit startup options file manually, click Edit.