This method not require access inside PC case
Requirements: USB flash disk

1. Get HP Drive Key Boot Utility from here http://h18000.www1.hp.com/support/files/serveroptions/us/download/23839.html
2. Get 32-bit Floppy Configuration Utility for Intel® Matrix Storage Manager from here
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/filter_results.aspx?strTypes=all&ProductID=2529&OSFullName=Windows*+XP+Professional&lang=eng&strOSs=44&submit=Go%21
3. Extract f6flpy32.zip to create f6flpy32.exe
4. Extract f6flpy32.exe with winrar or other similar program to create F32.IMA
5. Install HP Drive Key Boot Utility
6. Plug-in empty USB flash drive (all information will be destroyed)
7. Run HP Drive Key Boot Utility
8. Select USB flash drive letter
9. Select Create new or replace existing configuration
10. Select Floppy Disk
11. Select Image from file and browse for F32.IMA. (In browse dialog type * in file name and hit enter on KB to view all files)
12. Click Next, then Finish.
13. Reboot system with USB flash drive connected
14. Enter BIOS and under USB options set USB flash drive as floppy or forced FDD
15 On main screen set Legacy Diskette option to Disabled
16. Save BIOS setting and reboot
17. Boot from windows XP CD
18. Press F6
19. Load drivers from USB flash drive
20. Do not remove USB flash drive until first reboot

To open ftp site you do not need to use some special ftp program. Easiest way is to use Windows Explorer.

If you access some ftp site frequently you can add it to Windows Explorer file tree.

1. Start "Add Network Place Wizard"

- on Windows XP click "Start" then click "My Network Places". Click on "Add a network place" from "Network Tasks" menu located at left pane of "My Network Places" window.

- on Windows Vista click "Windows Logo" button located at left side of taskbar to open Windows menu, then click "Computer" to open Windows Explorer. Right click "Computer" located on left pane of the window in "Folders" section, and from pop-up menu click "Add a Network Location"

2. Click "Next" button.

3. Click "Next" button with "Choose another network location" option selected

4. Type ftp server address. Something like ftp://ftp.server.com If you preffer you can add and folder path ftp://ftp.site.com/pub/

5. Click "Next" button.

6. If you need to provide username and password to open ftp site clear (uncheck) "Log on anonymously" check box, and fill "User name" field, otherwise "Log on anonymously" nust be checked / marked.

7. Click "Next" button.

8. Type whatever name want for this link or leave default name

9. Click "Next" button.

10. Leave checked "Open this network place when I click Finish" option

11. Click "Finish" button. This will close wizard and will open "Log On As" dialog.

12. Fill "Password" field, check / mark "Save password" option and click "Log On" button

Now new link appear in windows explorer tree and you can work with ftp files in same way as you work with local files on your computer.

In this way you can add as many links as you want.

Note: In Windows XP look for new link under "My Network Places", in Windows Vista look unter "Computer"

To set Windows Vista to play stereo sound (mp3 files for example) on all of your seakers on 5.1 / 7.1 sound system you need to set a sound driver option.

1. Go to speaker properties

- right click speaker icon located on task bar notification area near to system clock (bottom righr screen corner). This will open popup menu.

- left click on "Playback Devices" menu item. This will open "Sound" dialog with "Playback" tab selected

- click on "Speakers" item to select it and then click "Properties" button. This will open "Speakers Properties" dialog with "General" tab selected.

2. click "Enhancements" tab to view enhancements options.

3. mark/select "Speaker Fill" option.

4. click "OK" button on "Speakers Properties" dialog to close it applying changes.

5. click "OK" button on "Sound" dialog to close it applying changes.

Now windows vista will play sound on all speakers*

* NOTE: Your 5.1 or 7.1 sound system must be set correctly as 5.1 or 7.1 respectively, not as stereo speaker system!.

In oreder to work on windows codecs needs to be registered into the system first.

You can register codecs by using Microsoft register server regsvr32 that comes with Windows OS.

You may want to register a codec manually using regsvr32 if codec have not installer or in case when installer failed to register 32 bit codec on Windows x64.

In case you want to update codec that is already registered on the system with most current one, you can just overwrite codec file, but you need to do it when codec is not in use (close all programs that may use the codec you want to update).

To register 32bit codec on Windows x64 you need to execute regsvr32.exe by specifying full path to it. Registering 32bit codec on Windows x64 is doing by calling regsvr32.exe from sysWOW64 folder, but not from system32 folder!

For example to register codec file named videocodec.ax located in folder Program Files\Media Codecs on drive C you need to open Command Prompt or Run dialog and to type the following comand:

C:\Windows\sysWOW64\regsvr32.exe "C:\Program Files\Media Codecs\videocodec.ax"

Please note that text after regsvr32.exe is quoted. This is required because text contains white spaces. If path have not white spaces, quotes are not mandatory.