The Registry

The system startup files

The COM+ class registration database

The System Information database

Start/Settings/Control Panel/Administrative Tools

Start/All Programs/System Tools

Start/Settings/Control Panel/System/Administration

Start/Run/Administration Tools

Hierarchical Storage Manager

Volume Manager

FDISK.EXE

Disk Management

CD

MD

RD

GD

Restart the system in Safe Mode, access the Windows Explorer, right-click on the C: drive, select Properties from the pop-up list, move to the General page, and click on the desired attribute box.

Run the attrib -r -s -h c:\ntldr command from the command line.

Restart the system in Safe Mode, access the Windows Explorer, click the View menu, select the Folders entry, click the View tab, and check the Show All Files box.

Run the attrib +r +s +h c:\ntldr command from the command line.

The ASR utility

The Device Manager utility

The MSCONFIG utility

The SFC utility

Navigate Start/All Programs/Accessories/System Tools and select the Driver Signing option from the submenu.

Navigate Start/Control Panel/System icon and then select the Hardware tab and click the Driver Signing button.

Navigate Start/Control Panel/Administrative Tools/Computer Management and select the Driver Signing option from the System Tools snap-in.

Navigate Start/Control Panel/Add Hardware and click on the Enable Driver Signing option in the Add Hardware Wizard Welcome page.

Edit the appropriate Registry entry for the file using Regedt32.

Right-click on the file, select Properties, and place a check mark in the Read Only check box.

Highlight the file, choose the Select Options entry in the System Tools menu, and select the Read Only option.

Highlight the file, choose the Select Options entry in the View menu, and select the Read Only option.

Right-click on the desired folder, select the Properties option from the menu, and then click on the Sharing and Security tab.

Navigate Start/Control Panel/Administrative Tools and click on the Enable button on the Sharing tab.

Right-click on the desired folder and select the Sharing and Security option from the menu.

Navigate Start/Control Panel/Add or Remove Programs or Windows Components and select the Sharing option from the menu on the left side of the page.

Run the Automated System Recovery (ASR) backup operation.

Run the Automated System Recovery (ASR) restore operation.

Run the Windows XP Repair Disk program (RDISK.EXE) from the command line of the ASR disk.

Run the Windows XP SFC utility from the command prompt.

CD

MD

RD

GD

Safe Mode

MSCONFIG

SFC

Dr. Watson

Change C:/FS:NTFS

Convert C:/FS:NTFS

Format C:/FS:NTFS

Connect C:/FS:NTFS

RA path\filename

ATTRIB +R path\filename

ATTRIB -R path\filename

MK RO path\filename

Format

Disk Management

Partition Magic

DISKPART.EXE

The ASR utility

The MSCONFIG utility

The FAST utility

The Recovery Console

User logon data

User-specific configuration

PnP status data

Current information about installed devices

User logon data

Current information about hardware devices

PnP dynamic status data

User-specific configuration

BOOT.INI

NTOSKERNAL

HAL.DLL

NTDETECT

It goes to the trash.

It may be recovered.

It is restored.

It is unrecoverable.

It is archived and held for later deletion.

It is moved into the Recycle Bin.

It is relocated to the System Backup directory.

It is deleted from the file system.

The file or folder is listed in a second color.

The file or folder is listed in italic.

The file or folder shows an archive/compressed attribute listing in Windows Explorer when the Advanced Attributes option is selected.

The file or folder is given a vice-clamp icon.