tfchui's Computer Support and Troubleshooting

SAS Enhanced Editor Error 0x80040154

2012-02-18T00:40:00.002-06:00

Issue in Windows Vista,
Run in command prompt:
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727>RegAsm.exe "C:\Program Files\SAS\Shared Files\EnhancedEditor\SAS.EnhancedEditor.dll" /codebase

Minimum files for DOS boot disk

2012-02-05T12:57:00.002-06:00

command.com
io.sys
msdos.sys

List Users in a Group Active Directory

2012-01-12T12:36:00.000-06:00

Dim arrNames()
intSize = 0

Set objGroup = GetObject("LDAP://CN=Accountants,OU=Finance,DC=fabrikam,DC=com")

For Each strUser in objGroup.Member
Set objUser = GetObject("LDAP://" & strUser)
ReDim Preserve arrNames(intSize)
arrNames(intSize) = objUser.CN
intSize = intSize + 1
Next

For i = (UBound(arrNames) - 1) to 0 Step -1
For j= 0 to i
If UCase(arrNames(j)) > UCase(arrNames(j+1)) Then
strHolder = arrNames(j+1)
arrNames(j+1) = arrNames(j)
arrNames(j) = strHolder
End If
Next
Next

For Each strName in arrNames
Wscript.Echo strName
Next

Print List of Groups in OU

2012-01-10T14:10:00.002-06:00

Ref: http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2005/09/21/how-can-i-list-all-the-groups-in-an-ou.aspx
Ref: http://www.devguru.com/technologies/vbscript/quickref/filesystemobject_createtextfile.html

Set objOU = GetObject("LDAP://OU=Users,OU=Groups,OU=City,OU=Work,OU=Dept,DC=xx,DC=yy,DC=zz")
objOU.Filter = Array("Group")

Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set fsoFile = fso.CreateTextFile("C:\Windows\Temp\listgroupsinou.txt")

For Each objGroup in objOU
fsoFile.WriteLine(objGroup.Name)
' Wscript.Echo objGroup.Name
Next

fsoFile.Close

Symantec LiveUpdate Download

2011-12-08T15:32:00.001-06:00

https://www-secure.symantec.com/norton-support/jsp/help-solutions.jsp?lg=english&ct=united+states&docid=v57903068_EndUserProfile_en_us&product=home&version=1&pvid=f-home

Administrative Template Point and Print Restrictions

2011-11-22T23:10:00.002-06:00

This worked for me... found this after I posted the above. hope it helps some of you having the same issue. I did this on my local pc not the Domain GPO so it would work in either place.

There are TWO "Point and Print Restrictions" settings

* Computer Configuration/Policies/Administrative Templates/Printers/Point and Print Restrictions
* User Configuration/Policies/Administrative Templates/Control Panel/Printers/Point and Print Restrictions

Of these two, the one under Computer Configuration seems to be the important one. But guess what? The original Server 2008 doesn't include this setting in the list -- you need Server 2008R2 for this setting to show up. If you download the administrative templates from Server 2008 R2, extract, and copy the PolicyDefinitions folder to C:\Windows\sysvol\domain\Policies\PolicyDefinitions, this missing policy will show up magically in Group Policy Management Editor. Of course, the ADMX files from Server 2008 R2 causes Group Policy Management Editor from Server 2008 tocomplain about parse errors, but it works just fine to click "OK".

Once you've installed the proper ADMX files, for this to work in Windows 7, configure both of these "Point and Print Restrictions" settings to:

* Enabled
* Security Prompts, When Installing Drivers for a new connection = Do not show warning or elevation prompt
* Security Prompts, When Installing Drivers for a new connection = Do not show warning or elevation prompt

Also, don't forget to make sure the users have permission to install printer drivers, since you're not even going to try to use Admin privileges any more:

* Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\System\Driver Installation
* The setting is called "Allow non-administrators to install drivers for these devices setup classes".
* You will need to add thedevice class GUID of printers: {4d36e979-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}

Don't forget to update the computer policy on the workstation by running "gpupdate /force". Then log on as a non-admin user, and test! It worked for me with an annoying Konica Minolta bizhub C550 fax driver that was prompting my Win7 non-admin users for privileges when the logon script tried to install the driver for them. YMMV.

Good luck!

Pinnacle Studio 14 Silent Install

2011-11-21T12:05:00.001-06:00

1) Open "Studio\Pinnacle Studio 14.msi"
2) View -> Summary Information...
3) Delete all "Languages" except 1033 (US English)
4) Save
5) Generate new transform
6) Under "Property" table, add row, property "PTY_SERIAL" and value "XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX"

Terastation Pro II Firmware Restore

2011-10-24T08:33:00.001-06:00

ftp://24.153.165.234/array1/share/nas-recovery/

Unbrick WZR-HP-G300NH2 and then flash DDWRT

2011-10-19T11:17:00.005-06:00

1.Download pumpKIN http://kin.klever.net/pumpkin save you wasting time with tftp and the command line

2.Unplug all the ethernet cable and the power cable and connect the computer directly to the router(still leave it off)

3.Go to Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network Connections in win7
right click on local area connection and choose "properties"
choose "internet protocol version 4"
click properties then click "use the following ip address"
Enter these values:
IP address 192.168.11.2, subnet mask 255.255.255.0, default gateway192.168.11.1

4.then turn off firewall go to Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network and Sharing Centre click on windows firewall then
choose "turn windows firewall on or off" then click on every "turn windows firewall off" box.

5.Open a Windows command prompt as Administrator. type cmd in the search box from Start menu, then press Ctrl+Shift+Enter. You will be prompted with the User Account Control dialogue choose yes. OR just right click on CMD and choose run as administrator.
Type the command
route print
to get a list of your NIC(s). Write down the interface number for the LAN card, in my case, it's 10, you may need to scroll up. mine is the first one "Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller"

6.Now type the command below to get the ARP binding(thanks ermax at DD-WRT forum):
Replacing the number 10 with the interface number

netsh interface ipv4 add neighbors 10 192.168.11.1 02-AA-BB-CC-DD-1A

7.Run pumpKIN utility choose "Put File"

8.Put 192.168.11.1 as remote host, local File is openwrt-ar71xx-generic-wzr-hp-g300nh2-squashfs-tftp.bin

9.Click "ok" and quickly plug the power cable into the back to turn on the router. (within a few seconds)

10. After 5-10 minutes, unplug and replug the router.

11. If there's no WebGUI, you'll have to telnet (Windows 7: add/remove windows features) into 192.168.1.1 and run,
1. cd /tmp
2. wget ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/2011/06-14-11-r17201/buffalo_wzr-hp-g300nh2/wzr-hp-g300nh2-dd-wrt-webupgrade-MULTI.bin
3. dd bs=28 skip=1 if=/tmp/wzr-hp-g300nh2-dd-wrt-webupgrade-MULTI.bin of=/tmp/firmware.bin
4. sysupgrade -n /tmp/firmware.bin

Remove hidden Mac user

2011-10-18T13:45:00.001-06:00

sudo dscl . delete /Users/whatevertheshortnameis

Deploying TCP IP Printers using Group Policy

2011-09-07T09:59:00.001-06:00

Deploying printers that's not too dependent on print server.

Symantec Endpoint Protection Visual C++ Runtime Error

2011-08-18T09:28:00.000-06:00

scram[wdk] you nailed it. Thank you for helping me fix this problem. Up until your post I was not aware of wbemtest so it took me awhile to figure out what to do with it.

For the sake of those you may have this problem in the future, here are the steps that corrected my issue:

• Go to a command prompt and run wbemtest
• Click the Connect button
• Replace root\default with root\securitycenter and click Connect
• You will be returned to the original screen, now click the Enum Classes button, leave the Superclass info box that appears as is (empty) and click OK
• On the Query Results screen, highlight AntivirusProduct and choose the Delete button.
• Close the Query windows and exit wbemtest
• Now either reinstall or repair Symantec Antivirus Corporate Edition

Interesting note, in my case when I re-entered the wbemtest after fixing my problem, the AntivirusProduct class no longer existed, even after a reboot. I can only guess this was a remnant of an older Symantec AV product or some other software package placed it there and it was causing a conflict with Symantec AV.

Windows 7 Auto Login box missing

2011-08-10T13:59:00.001-06:00

Problem:
The box "User must enter a user name and password to use this computer." is missing.

Fix:
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\AutoAdminLogon value in the registry. Mine was set to 0 so it did not show. I set it to 1, and now it shows.
Once it showed up, it was already unchecked, and when I hit OK it did not ask me for a username and password. I then checked it, hit OK, then opened it again and unchecked it, and hit OK. The dialog for me to enter the username and password then appeared and worked as documented in this post."

Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager

2011-07-27T20:12:00.003-06:00

If your server has multiple IP addresses, follow this to make one of the IPs your top priority.
http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH95183

Intel PROSet Wireless Pre Logon

2011-07-22T10:01:00.002-06:00

Download: http://downloadcenter.intel.com/SearchResult.aspx?lang=eng&keyword=%22intel+proset%22

How to: http://www.intel.com/support/wireless/wlan/sb/CS-031854.htm

WMIC

2011-07-11T14:57:00.002-06:00

wmic /node:"computername" computersystem get username

Cannot map to any network drive or shares/RPC server is unavailable

2011-05-05T23:11:00.007-06:00

For me it was missing one registry key
REG_DWORD "DhcpNodeType" = 1
under
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NetBT\Parameters

A easy trick is, if it worked before, you can look under
"HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\NetBT\Parameters"
or
"HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services\NetBT\Parameters"
and compare the difference.

This also fixes an issue opening Group Policy Management showing "RPC server is unavailable"

Remote Desktop Not Working in Vista

2011-05-03T14:32:00.001-06:00

Remote desktop is enabled, exception is checked, still remote desktop does not work.

"I've got the same problem: Vista+SP2, same event in logs, no access to remote desktop.

But, after some magic dances around my box with a process monitor, I found a solution. Basically all u need is to grant full control permission to HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\RCM registry key to NETWORK SERVICE local account and restart "Terminal Services" service or reboot."

Boredom - msg

2010-11-30T15:47:00.000-06:00

REG ADD "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server" /v AllowRemoteRPC /t REG_DWORD /d 1
To each computer, msg /server:computername *

Generate RDP Files for Remote Desktop

2010-09-25T15:03:00.007-06:00

Barebones RDP File (3 lines)
full address:s:
username:s:
password 51:b:

Group Policy: Run his CMD script at beginning of user login to generate the RDP file for Remote Desktop.

VBS:
Set oExec = WshShell.Exec("cryptRDP5.exe password")
pwdhash = oExec.StdOut.readall

To prevent dialog box from coming up, decimal 76

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Terminal Server Client\LocalDevices]
"XXX.XXX.XXX"=dword:0000004c

Script below will encrypt the password into the RDP code, generate a RDP file on the desktop, and run the RDP file. Run script at user login.
-----

Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
computername = WshShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%COMPUTERNAME%")
Select Case computername
Case "COMPUTER1"
user = "user1"
Case "COMPUTER2"
user = "user2"
End Select
Set oExec = WshShell.Exec("\\server\cryptRDP5.exe password")
pwdhash = oExec.StdOut.readall
outputfile = WshShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%USERPROFILE%") & "\Desktop\Remote.rdp"
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set fsofile = fso.CreateTextFile(outputfile)
fsofile.WriteLine("full address:s:remoteaddress")
fsofile.WriteLine("username:s:" & user)
fsofile.WriteLine("password 51:b:" & pwdhash)
fsofile.Close
WshShell.Run("mstsc " & outputfile), 1, true

HP Web Jetadmin Deploy using MSI

2010-09-08T23:44:00.002-06:00

Use Orca and open the MSI.
Not enought ram?
1) In "LaunchCondition", drop row "PhysicalMemory>=1024"
Accept the EULA
2) In "Property", change value of "WJA_EULA" to "ACCEPT"
Confirm that the database is backed up
3) In "Property", add row of "WJA_BACKUP_CONFIRM" to "YES"

Virtual PC Console Window Missing When Launched

2010-09-06T11:49:00.009-06:00

Virtual PC Console went missing, caused by a setting in,
C:\Users\XXX\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Virtual PC\Options.xml

< console>
< height type="integer">27< /height>
< left_position type="integer">4294935296< /left_position>
< top_position type="integer">4294935296< /top_position>
< visible type="boolean">true< /visible>
< width type="integer">160< /width>
< /console>

Change the gigantic numbers to something more sensible and save

.NET Framework Downloads

2010-08-29T19:16:00.004-06:00

WAIT for update

Microsoft .NET Framework 4 (Standalone Installer)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0a391abd-25c1-4fc0-919f-b21f31ab88b7&displaylang=en

Microsoft Office 2007 GPO Deploy Using MSI only

2010-08-17T17:31:00.007-06:00

Add these lines to "config.xml" in "ProPlus.WW" directory,
add "<" to the front of each line. Deploy using the "ProPlusWW.msi"

Display Level="none" CompletionNotice="no" SuppressModal="yes" AcceptEula="yes" />
PIDKEY Value="XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX" />
OptionState Id="ACCESSFiles" State="local" Children="force" />
OptionState Id="EXCELFiles" State="local" Children="force" />
OptionState Id="OneNoteFiles" State="local" Children="force" />
OptionState Id="OUTLOOKFiles" State="local" Children="force" />
OptionState Id="PPTFiles" State="local" Children="force" />
OptionState Id="PubPrimary" State="local" Children="force" />
OptionState Id="SHAREDFiles" State="local" Children="force" />
OptionState Id="TOOLSFiles" State="local" Children="force" />
OptionState Id="WORDFiles" State="local" Children="force" />
OptionState Id="XDOCSFiles" State="local" Children="force" />

Brother MFC Maintenance Codes

2010-02-21T12:42:00.004-06:00

Press Menu * 2 8 6 4
"Maintenance" appears
01 Parameter Init
11 Configuration List
55 Scan Area Set
66 Media Sensor Adj (Left: 10, Right: 10)
74 Country Code
77 Status Page
88 AMS00
91 Parameter Init
99 Exit

Vista Infinite Update Loop

2010-02-17T15:02:00.001-06:00

Fixed reboot loop by using Vista CD to enter recovery command prompt, renamed C:\Windows\WinSxS\pending.xml to pending.xml.OLD
booted fine to login screen.

Vista Missing User Profile

2009-12-14T21:41:00.002-06:00

Missing your Vista user profile? Rebooted several times and it's still not loading? If it still exists in Users folder, follow the instructions.
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/130095-user-profile-service-failed-logon-user-profile-cannot-loaded.html

Bluescreen when running safe mode

2009-12-09T21:59:00.003-06:00

Something changed this part of the registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot
Reference: http://blog.didierstevens.com/2007/02/19/restoring-safe-mode-with-a-reg-file/
He gaves a .REG file that you can run in normal mode to fix the bluescreen issue.

Symantec Ghost MSI

2009-10-27T23:56:00.005-06:00

SCRIPT TO INSTALL VIA GPO
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
MyFile = "C:\Program Files\Symantec\Ghost\ghost.exe"
If (Not fso.FileExists(MyFile)) Then
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WshShell.Run "msiexec /i ""\\server\software\Symantec Ghost 8.2 1117\Symantec Ghost.msi"" /q"
WScript.Sleep 300000
End If

Annotation Software

2009-09-23T13:44:00.001-06:00

Screen annotation for mouse/touch screen
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/bb897434.aspx

Dial-a-fix

2009-09-12T22:31:00.002-06:00

Dial-a-fix http://wiki.lunarsoft.net/wiki/Dial-a-fix
I don't remember why I used it before, but it was useful.

Local only or Unknown network (in progress)

2009-06-07T18:46:00.002-06:00

Local only or unknown network, both wired and wireless does not work.
If Norton Internet Security was on the computer, it might not have been completely uninstalled. Run the Norton Removal Tool on the computer, ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_canada/removal_tools/Norton_Removal_Tool.exe

geturl, C++ code to retrieve the first link to SEP definition

2009-05-31T00:31:00.003-06:00

This is a major part of a SEP definition download via batch. Use wget to download the webpage. Read page, ignores all text until it reaches "targetUrl[]", then reads the rest of the url and saves as file "sep".

#include
#include
using namespace std;

int main()
{
char c;
int i = 0;
char targetUrl[] = "http://definitions.symantec.com/defs/";
char url[100];
ifstream inStream("sep");

while (!inStream.eof())
{
inStream.get(c);
while ((i != 37) && (c == targetUrl[i]))
{
url[i] = c;
i++;
inStream.get(c);
}

if (i != 37) //url not found
{
url[0] = '\0';
i = 0;
}
else
{
while (c != '\"')
{
url[i++] = c;
inStream.get(c);
}
url[i] = '\0';
inStream.close();
ofstream outStream("sep");
outStream << url;
outStream.close();
return 0;
}
}
return 0;
}

Parse Date in Batch

2009-05-30T11:59:00.000-06:00

FOR /F "tokens=2-4 delims=/ " %%1 IN ('DATE /T') DO (
SET MONTH=%%1
SET DAY=%%2
SET YEAR=%%3
)

Remove Saved Passwords

2009-05-08T08:09:00.000-06:00

Run "rundll32.exe keymgr.dll, KRShowKeyMgr"

InstallRite

2009-03-02T11:31:00.001-06:00

InstallRite keeps track of what happens to your computer before and after an installation, and it can create an installer to install on other computers.

Dual monitor with Citrix

2009-01-26T21:50:00.001-06:00

Source: http://forums.citrix.com/thread.jspa?messageID=74778&fromSearchPage=true

Swapping the primary monitors worked for me too to fix the seamless app issue.

It looks like the citrix client wants the primary monitor to be on the logical left. If the primary monitor is on the logical right then the client displays the a full window with the app inside instead of just the seamless app.

HP LaserJet beta software

2008-11-07T19:13:00.001-06:00

Got some drivers for LaserJet 1018, 1020, 1022, which is a pain to install in Vista.
http://www.hp.com/pond/ljbeta/

PHP, mySQL, Apache

2008-11-04T00:20:00.002-06:00

Install links: http://www.w3schools.com/php/php_install.asp

Default root is: C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Apache2.2\htdocs

Add these lines to httpd.conf to access PHP:
# For PHP 5 do something like this:
LoadModule php5_module "c:/program files/php/php5apache2_2.dll"
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php

# configure the path to php.ini
PHPIniDir "C:/program files/php"

mySQL testing:
http://datacharmer.blogspot.com/2008/07/dont-guess-test-sample-database-with.html

Abit BE6 - Latest BIOS and Driver for HPT366

2008-11-02T16:38:00.001-06:00

http://fae.abit.com.tw/download/beta/be6/bios/130/
http://fae.abit.com.tw/download/beta/be6/driver/1.30/

Server Execution Failed in Windows Vista

2008-09-15T11:08:00.003-06:00

Special thanks to Todd9774, this fixed the server execution failed problem and my cannot remote into my desktop issue.

-----
Hi everyone. I have had this issue resolved for about 2 weeks now, but I have been too busy to post.

I have Vista Ultimate on my laptop, and I had the red X over the network icon, and the "Server Excecution Failed" message. It appeared that all automatic services running off of the "Local Service" account were not starting at boot. The fix, from Microsoft, is below.

1. Back up the registry.

2.Download and install SubinACL from
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e8ba3e56-d8fe-4a91-93cf-ed6985e3927b&displaylang=en

3.As an administrator, run the following commands from a command prompt (switch to the install directory for SubinACL first. Default is "C:\Program Files\Windows Resource Kits\Tools\" for 32-bit, and "C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Resource Kits\Tools\" for 64 bit):

subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE /grant=administrators=f /grant=system=f
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT /grant=administrators=f /grant=system=f

subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CURRENT_USER /grant=administrators=f /grant=system=f

subinacl /subdirectories %SystemDrive% /grant=administrators=f /grant=system=f

The first two commands can take considerable time to complete, however each command can be run in a separate window to save time.

3. After completing all four of the above commands you have to reapply the default security template by running the following command:
secedit /configure /cfg %windir%\inf\defltbase.inf /db defltbase.sdb /verbose

4. Reboot.

It appears, at least for me, that several permissions were reset in the registry. I am a very advanced user, but to be honest, I am not sure how this happened. All I know is I am fixed, and that the issue happened after reboot of the October Microsoft patches. Also, be aware, that all of your permissions on the registry are going to be adjusted.

Hope this helps.

- T.

D-Link DI-624 Wireless Connection No IP Issue

2008-08-09T18:06:00.005-06:00

Day one, I was able to connect to the router wirelessly. Two days later, my computer will connect but will never get the IP address. This seems to be a problem with all wireless connections (DWL-G520 and DWL-G650), wired connections will continue to work regardless. Unplugging the router, and plugging it back in, fixed the wireless problem. But you'll end up back to Day one.

Solution:
Set a static ip address for each wireless MAC address on the router.
Set the static ip address on the wireless computer.

Problem 2:
Will now get a static ip address and can connect, but a few days later, cannot connect period.

Solution: (weak signal)
Change channel, eg 11.

Installing Windows XP via an USB CDROM and a floppy

2008-07-27T10:23:00.016-06:00

This procedure will not work when IE7 is integrated into the CD, because this causes files with long names, *.dll.mui to exist in the i386 folder, and winnt.exe will complain of missing *.dll.mui files. You can still integrate SP3 and WMP11 without any problems.

1) Create an USB CDROM supported bootable floppy (rawrite2 -> dosboot.img): http://www.addonics.com/support/faqs/windows_OS_installation.asp

2) Download and run boot98sc.exe to create a floppy with smartdrv.exe and himem.sys on it. http://1gighost.com/ed/ta/boot98sc.exe

3) Copy the contents of the boot98sc.exe floppy to a folder on the desktop.

4) Follow the instructions on this page to add smartdrv.exe and himem.sys to the floppy, this will help speed up the whole process. You can grab smartdrv.exe and himem.sys from the folder on your desktop. http://windowsitpro.com/article/articleid/13897/how-do-i-use-smartdrv.html

5) Copy fdisk.exe and format.com to the floppy if you want to quickly wipe your hard drive. Then create a primary DOS partition, and make sure you "format C:" afterwards.

6) Reboot.

7) At the prompt, run "xcopy32 R:\i386 C:\i386 /e", press D for directory

8) Reboot.

9) Disconnect the USB CDROM drive. CD I386 folder (C:\I386) then type winnt.

Remote Desktop in Vista Home Premium

2008-07-09T17:37:00.004-06:00

1) Disable UAC
2) Download and extract, http://www.unet.fi/fransblog/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/termsrv_sp1.zip
3) Run as Administrator, or better yet, login as Administrator then run the bat.
4) Make sure termsrv.dll is 438KB.
5) Make sure Terminal Services is set to Automatic.

Making a bootable USB drive

2008-06-24T23:00:00.001-06:00

Basically forcing a USB drive to act like a hard drive.
http://blog.mpecsinc.ca/2007/03/system-builder-tip-creating-bootable.html

The form required to view this message cannot be displayed. Contact your administrator.

2008-06-24T08:22:00.001-06:00

To enable the ForceFormReload registry key functionality, follow these steps:

Start Registry Editor.
Click the following key in the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook
On the Edit menu, click Add Value, and then add the following registry value
Value : ForceFormReload
Data Value : Reg_Dword
Value Data : 1
Quit registry

Find the exact URL of a downloaded file

2008-06-17T20:41:00.001-06:00

I used Firefox 3, I'm not sure if this trick works with Firefox 2.

Set Default Programs in Windows Vista

2008-05-29T10:13:00.001-06:00

Kavo

2008-05-27T08:56:00.000-06:00

Went through the following to remove it.
Deleted the following from C:\
autorun.inf
qjatw9aj.exe
qped.com

Deleted from C:\Windows\System32,
kavo.exe
kavo0.dll
kavo1.dll
kavo2.dll

Removed from registry:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\"kava" = "%System%\kavo.exe"

Create a file of a certain size in Windows XP

2008-05-24T22:35:00.000-06:00

fsutil file createnew

For example,

fsutil file createnew d:\temp\1mbfile.txt 1000000

Cannot Install Windows XP Updates

2008-05-22T10:15:00.000-06:00

Follow Method 1: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144

Setting up an IP address using arp

2008-05-17T19:44:00.001-06:00

arp -s 192.168.0.100 XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX
ping 192.168.0.100

Auto mount NTFS drives in Ubuntu

2008-05-03T10:13:00.001-06:00

1) Install NTFS Configuration Tool
sudo apt-get install ntfs-config
2) Use it and mount the drives you want
3) Restart to test

No sound from flash Firefox 3.0b5 Ubuntu

2008-04-26T21:35:00.001-06:00

Goto your Synaptic Package Manager, and install "libflashsupport"
Source: http://ubuntulinuxtipstricks.blogspot.com/2008/03/playing-music-not-getting-sound-in.html

Office 2003 and 2007 on the same computer

2008-04-20T12:07:00.002-06:00

reg add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Word\Options /v NoReReg /t REG_DWORD /d 1
reg add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Word\Options /v NoReReg /t REG_DWORD /d 1

Source:
http://uksbsguy.com/blogs/doverton/archive/2007/07/21/how-to-get-rid-of-the-installer-configuration-dialog-when-running-office-2007-and-office-2003-on-the-same-system-for-vista-and-other-versions-of-windows.aspx

Bizarre eMachine m2350 laptop Windows XP SP2 registry problem

2008-03-01T01:50:00.015-06:00

For some reason after installing Windows XP SP2 into an eMachine m2350, the laptop suddenly won't boot into windows, and will display a 1 ms BSOD, that looks like this (if you can catch it). How to fix it? According to "system7", you need to delete the registry key, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentSet001
\Enum\Root\SYSPREP_TEMPORARY and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentSet002
\Enum\Root\SYSPREP_TEMPORARY.

What do you need?
1) A Bart PE CD
2) An eMachine m2350 (duh)

Making a Bart PE CD (reference: http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/#start)
1) Download and install Bart's PE Builder (self-installing package), http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/#download
2) Insert a XP CD into your CD-ROM drive, cancel and close whatever that pops up.
3) Run Bart BE Builder
4) Set the "Source" to whatever drive your XP CD is in, and set the "Create ISO image" to your desktop.

5) Burn the ISO to a CD-R or CD-RW (your choice).

Registry Fixing (reference: http://windowsxp.mvps.org/peboot.htm)
1) Boot the resulting Bart PE CD on the laptop.
2) Click "Go".
3) Run "registry".
4) Click "HKEY_USERS".
5) File -> Load Hive.
6) Go to C:\Windows\System32\Config\ (I had to type this in)
7) Open "SYSTEM".
8) It asks for a name, type "asd".
9) Go to "asd\CurrentSet001\Enum\Root" and delete SYSPREP_TEMPORARY, do the same for "asd\CurrentSet002\Enum\Root".
10) Click "asd", and go File -> Unload Hive, then reboot.

WGA

2008-02-15T15:32:00.001-06:00

127.0.0.1 mpa.one.microsoft.com

Restore compress file association

2008-01-15T09:57:00.000-06:00

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/zip.reg

URL Fixer

2008-01-09T12:59:00.001-06:00

http://www.chrisfinke.com/addons/url-fixer/

To create a new C++ application in Visual C++ 2008 Express

2007-12-27T23:21:00.001-06:00

1) File -> New -> Project...
2) Under Visual C++, choose General -> Empty Project
3) Type a name under Name: for this project.
4) On the menu, choose Project -> Add New Item...
5) Under Visual C++, choose "C++ File (.cpp)", in the future, you might create a "Header File (.h)".
6) Type a name under Name: for this file.

Restore WordPad in Windows XP

2007-12-20T15:04:00.000-06:00

1) WordPad by default is missing under, "Control Panel" -> "Add or Remove Programs" -> "Add/Remove Windows Components" -> "Accessories and Utilities" -> "Accessories".
2) Edit the sysoc.inf file in C:\WINDOWS\inf and delete the word "HIDE" while leaving the extra comma undeleted, from this line,
MSWordPad=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,wordpad.inf,HIDE,7
3) Save.
4) WordPad is now listed in "Add or Remove Programs".

Citrix

2007-12-19T15:15:00.001-06:00

http://www.tokeshi.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=26&Itemid=80

Registry Hacks for Windows XP

2007-12-14T10:13:00.001-06:00

Very useful site:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

URL Snooper

2007-10-26T09:58:00.001-06:00

URL Snooper tracks the URL that is currently being accessed, must have administrator rights. http://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mouser/urlsnooper/index.html

Connecting your phone to your PC for data transfer

2007-10-24T18:10:00.000-06:00

1) Buy a generic USB cable that fits your phone and has full number of pin connections, because those provide power while connected.

2) Go to http://www.cellphonemall.net/wireless/store/c_data_cables.asp and download the appropriate driver for your cell phone model. If you can't find your cell phone model, find the page of a compatible data cable for your phone. In the same page it should list the other cell phone models that the data cable also supports. Also, there should be drivers on that page as well.

3) Download and extract to a folder on your desktop.

4) Connect your cell phone to your PC, it should find several new devices. Point each manual search to the extract folder.

5) Install BitPim.

6) Run BitPim, with cellphone connected.

Compile GLUT in Linux

2007-09-20T10:09:00.000-06:00

Make sure the header has,
/ GL/glut.h \
\ /

Compile with,
gcc simple.c -o simple -I/usr/X11R6/include/ -L/usr/X11R6/lib -lX11 -lXi -lXmu -lglut -lGL -lGLU

Can't find script engine "vbscript"

2007-08-08T08:15:00.001-06:00

regsvr32 VBScript

Unregister Nero Burning ROM's Search Toolbar

2007-08-05T18:16:00.000-06:00

Best method is to uncheck the checkbox to use Nero Scout.

Otherwise,
1) regsvr32 /u NeroSearch.dll
2) regsvr32 /u NeroSearchBar.dll
3) regsvr32 /u NeroSearchTray.dll

Sharing the Vista way

2007-08-04T00:06:00.001-06:00

1) Right-click on a folder, click "Share...".
2) Add "Everyone" to the list.
3) Set "Everyone" to either, "Reader", "Contributor", or "Co-owner", depending on your preference.
4) Click the button, "Share".
5) Click "Continue".
6) Click "Done".

If you did this in the XP way (Advanced Sharing), afterwards, you still have to run through "Sharing the vista way", without doing #2 and #3.

How to install acrobat professional 8 on 64-bit?

2007-08-03T18:08:00.000-06:00

1) Search for a file called, "Data1.cab", it should have extracted to the hard drive when you try to install acrobat pro.
2) Open and extract using WinRAR a file called, "AdobePDF.dll_64", and rename it to "AdobePDF.dll".
3) Point the software to the folder of where it is.

Take ownership of windows files

2007-06-08T14:58:00.001-06:00

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810881

Identify unknown PCI device

2007-05-31T23:29:00.000-06:00

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/298837

Convert docx to doc

2007-05-02T12:12:00.000-06:00

http://docx-converter.com/

Problem installing Windows XP on a Vista Dell Dimension 9200

2007-04-25T06:40:00.000-06:00

Go to BIOS, "Device Setup", "Sata", "Sata Operation", set to "RAID Autodetect/ATA."
Reference: http://www.overclock.net/operating-systems/162621-solution-windows-xp-install-problem-dimension.html

Wipe your hard drive clean

2007-04-20T17:50:00.000-06:00

1) Active KillDisk (free version, one method only), http://www.killdisk.com/downloadfree.htm
2) Darik's Boot and Nuke (open source, many methods), http://dban.sourceforge.net/

Reset Dell BIOS password

2007-04-20T04:00:00.000-06:00

http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic18780.html

Convert audio/video to a different format

2007-04-17T10:22:00.000-06:00

Use the online media converter at http://media-convert.com/. PowerPoint works with MPEG-1, does not work with WMV.

tfchui's Driver Guide

2007-04-15T10:27:00.000-06:00

To identify unknown hardware on the computer, use PC Wizard 2007
http://www.cpuid.com/pcwizard.php

3Com
http://www.3com.com/products/en_US/downloadsindex.jsp

3dfx
http://www.falconfly.de/3dfx.htm

A4Tech
http://www.a4tech.com/en/download1.asp

Accton
http://www.accton.com/support/driver.htm

Abit
http://www.abit-usa.com/downloads/driver/

Acer
http://support.acer-euro.com/drivers/downloads.html

Acer Scanner - aka "Benq Scanner"
http://www.benq.us/support/

Adaptec
http://www.adaptec.com/en-US/downloads/

A-DATA Technology
http://www.adata.com.tw/adata_en/support.php?DriverType=driver

ADI
http://www.adi.nl/uk/support/index.html
http://www.adi.com.tw/driver%20download.htm#Driver

Apple Mac OS X
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/drivers/

ASRock
http://www.asrock.com/support/Download.asp

ASUS Notebook - aka "Treiber Exper DataTeknik"
ftp://ftp.exper.net.tr/SURUCULER/Exper_Notebook/

ASUSTek
http://support.asus.com/download/download.aspx?SLanguage=en-us

ATI
http://ati.amd.com/support/driver.html

Belkin
http://www.belkin.com/support/

Benq
http://www.benq.us/support/

Broadcom
http://www.broadcom.com/support/ethernet_nic/downloaddrivers.php

Canon
http://software.canon-europe.com/

CHRONOS
http://www.chronos.com.tw/

Cirrus Logic
http://www.cirrus.com/en/support/drivers/index.html

C-Media - this website lack modem drivers
http://www.cmedia.com.tw/?q=en/driver

Compaq
http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/support.html

Conexant
http://www.conexant.com/support/md_driverdownload.jsp?check=agree

Creative
http://us.creative.com/support/downloads/

Crystal
http://www.cirrus.com/en/support/drivers/index.html

Dell
http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/index.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen

Diamond Multimedia
http://www.dmmdownload.com/index.php

D-Link
http://support.dlink.com/downloads/

Dynex
http://www.dynexproducts.com/t-drivers.aspx

eMachines - this website lack drivers for some hardware, identify with PC Wizard 2007 (above), and find the appropriate driver for each hardware.
http://www.emachines.com/support/product_support.html

ESS Technology
http://www.esstech.com/techsupp/drivers.shtm

FOXCONN
http://www.foxconnchannel.com/service/downloads.aspx

Fujitsu
http://www.fujitsu.com/us/support/

Gateway
http://support.gateway.com/support/drivers/dlcenter.asp

Gentek
http://www.gentek.com/html/content.asp?pageID=139&CategoryID=139&ContentType=Support&keyword=

GQ - Fry's website lack notebook drivers, you need to cross reference using the first 3 digit of the model #. For GQ ZX-5361, on the left search, "Notebook", "Affordable & Ul...", and "536". For GQ MX-3203, on the left search, "Notebook", "Affordable & Ul...", and "G320".
http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWebSite/Products/ProductList.aspx?CategoryID=3&MenuID=9&LanID=9

Havit
http://www.havit.com.cn/download.html

Hawking Technologies
http://www.hawkingtech.com/support/

Hercules
http://ts.hercules.com/eng/index.php?pg=files_faq

HP
http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/support.html

HP - Riptide (Audio and Modem combo card)
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=bph07798&cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&product=59928&dlc=en&lang=en

Iomega
https://iomega-na-en.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/iomega_na_en.cfg/php/enduser/cci/product.php

Jetway
http://download.jetway.com.tw/

Lexar
http://www.lexar.com/drivers/

Kinstone Import
http://www.kinstone.se/pages/drivers/page.php

KWorld Computer
http://www.kworld.com.tw/en/index_down.htm

Lenovo
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=HOME-LENOVO

Lexmark
http://support.lexmark.com/cgi-perl/selections.cgi?ccs=229:1:0:0:0:0

Linksys
http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_CASupport_C1&childpagename=US%2FLayout&cid=1166859837314&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper

Logitech
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/downloads/finder/US/EN,crid=270,categoryid=126

Lucent Win Modem
http://www.agere.com/networking/modem_dinstruct.html

MAG Technology
http://www.maginnovision.com/download.htm

Matrox Graphics
http://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/corpo/support/drivers/home.php

Matsonic - opens on Intel chipset, change if necessary.
http://www.matsonic.com/mb/download_intel.htm

Memorex
http://www.memorex.com/html/download_software.php

Mercury
http://www.mercury-pc.com/downloads.php

Microtek
http://support.microtek.com/downloads/

Mikomi - company is Ming Jong
http://www.mingjong.com.tw/eipe/front/bin/ptlist.phtml?Category=100012

Ming Jong - the company of Mikomi Webcams
http://www.mingjong.com.tw/eipe/front/bin/ptlist.phtml?Category=100012

MSI
http://www.msi.com.tw/program/support/spt_index.php

NEC
http://support.necam.com/downloads/search/default.htm

NETGEAR
http://kbserver.netgear.com/downloads_support.asp

NVidia
http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp

Oki Data
http://www.okidata.com/mkt/html/nf/Drivers.html

Orite - website usually offline, search google for a cache page, find the filename of driver, and search filename for alternate source.
http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:qxtZpy5qhJcJ:www.orite.com.tw/e-driver.htm+site:http://www.orite.com.tw/&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=11&gl=us

Osborne - originally MAG Technology monitors?
http://www.maginnovision.com/download.htm

Packard Bell
http://support.packardbell.com/uk/item/index.php?m=step1

Palm
http://www.palm.com/us/support/downloads/

Panasonic
http://www2.panasonic.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/vDownloads?storeId=15001&page=DownloadIndex

Philips
http://www.p4c.philips.com/cgi-bin/dcbint/cpproduct_selector.pl?slg=ENG&grp=PC_PRODUCTS_GR

Philips TV Tuner card
http://members.home.nl/fly2000/download_e.html

Pleomax
http://www.pleomax.com/Support/CustomerSupport.asp

Polywell Computers
http://www.polywell.com/us/support/drivers.asp

Q-Stor
http://www.q-see.com/qstor/12in1-driver.html

Realtek
http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/

REPOTEC
http://www.repotec.com/default.asp?pagename=FW-Driver.asp

S3
http://www.s3graphics.com/en/resources/drivers/index.jsp

SafeCom Technologies
http://safecom.cn/code/product/index.htm

SiS
http://www.sis.com/download/agreement.php?url=/download&act=agree

SIIG
http://www.siig.com/downloads.asp

Silicon Image
http://www.siliconimage.com/support/index.aspx

SmartLink
http://www.conexant.com/support/md_driverdownload.jsp?check=agree

SMC Networks
http://www.smc.com/index.cfm?event=downloads.searchCriteria&localeCode=EN_USA

Sonix Technology
http://www.sonix.com.tw/sonix/downloads.do

Sony
http://esupport.sony.com/perl/select-system.pl?DIRECTOR=DRIVER
http://www.css.ap.sony.com/

Sony VAIO
http://esupport.sony.com/EN/VAIO/
http://support.vaio.sony.co.uk/downloads/select/select.asp?site=voe_en_GB_cons

Star Micronics
http://www.starmicronics.com/printers/printers_pages/support/drivers.html

Toshiba
http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/su/su_sc_modSel.jsp

Trident 4Dwave DX or NX audio chipsets
http://file2.mydrivers.com/sound/cdv2052.exe

Truckstop.net
http://www.truckstop.net/support/C130-Driver.zip

TVS Electronics
http://www.tvs-e.com/may12-05_dwnLists.asp?key=1

VIA
http://www.viaarena.com/default.aspx?PageID=2

Vimicro
http://www.vimicro.com/english/download_n.htm

Vimicro Webcams - like LTI-301P
http://www.chinalti.net/en/download.asp

Winbond
http://www.winbond.com/e-winbondhtm/partner/b_3_c.htm

Yamaha
http://www.yamaha.co.jp/english/product/lsi/us/support/downloads.html

Change your MAC address

2007-04-11T22:35:00.000-06:00

1) Go to "Network Connections".
2) Right-click on the connection, you like to modify.
3) Click on "Properties".
4) Click on "Configure...".
5) Click on the tab "Advanced".
6) In the "Property:", choose "Network Address" or "Locally Administrated Address".
7) In the white box, type in a hex address, in the form of twelve digital/letter combination, from 0 through 9 and A through F. Example: "34B45ED312AA".

Open favorites in a new tab using FireFox

2007-03-30T10:39:00.001-06:00

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1122

Trick websites allowing IE7 to access IE6 only websites

2007-03-22T19:09:00.000-06:00

http://www.fiddlertool.com/useragent.aspx

Beware of Winlogon.exe

2007-03-22T19:01:00.000-06:00

The winlogon.exe file MUST BE located in the folder C:\Windows\System32, otherwise, it is a virus, spyware, trojan or worm. http://www.neuber.com/taskmanager/process/winlogon.exe.html
Size: 490 KB (502,272 bytes)

Support for U3 flash drive

2007-03-22T18:56:00.000-06:00

http://www.u3.com/support/

Uninstall, delete, and reinstall Adobe Flash player

2007-03-16T09:45:00.005-06:00

1) In the Command Prompt, change into the directory where flash9b.ocx or flash.ocx is located, EXAMPLE: C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash
2) Enter "flashutil9b -uninstallUnlock" or "flashutil -uninstallUnlock", now you can delete all the crap.

If you want to reinstall it, where it really does INSTALL it. Use a standalone installer (redistributeable), don't use the web based crap.

DOWNLOAD FLASH
http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/fp_distribution3.html

DOWNLOAD SHOCKWAVE
http://www.adobe.com/products/shockwaveplayer/shwv_distribution3.html

DOWNLOAD ADOBE READER
http://get.adobe.com/reader/enterprise/

DOWNLOAD ADOBE AIR RUNTIME
http://www.adobe.com/products/air/runtime_distribution3.html

What is the direct link to download RealPlayer?

2007-03-10T10:15:00.000-06:00

http://software-dl.real.com/free/windows/RealPlayer10-5GOLD_rs.exe

Read Office 2007 documents in Office 2003

2007-03-10T08:54:00.000-06:00

On the Office 2003 computer, install the patch, Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats.

Rip and convert a YouTube video anywhere

2007-03-08T18:48:00.003-06:00

Use the online flv converter http://vixy.net/, to rip and convert into an AVI/MOV/MP4/3GP/MP3 file. Or http://media-convert.com/

What is a good strategy for finding the right video and audio drivers?

2007-02-27T22:50:00.000-06:00

1) Download all possible drivers for your computer.
2) Install each one, until you find one that works.
3) If you couldn't find one that works, try the drivers bundled with the operating system. For example, for Cyrix MediaGX, there is no audio drivers made for Windows 2000, so use "Creative Sound Blaster 16 Plug and Play (WDM)" instead.

How to integrate service packs into your bootable windows installation CD?

2007-02-25T23:52:00.000-06:00

Use nLite at http://www.nliteos.com/.

How to quickly save screenshots?

2007-02-23T18:07:00.000-06:00

1) Use the shortcut key to copy a screenshot.
2) Paste it into Microsoft Word.
3) Repeat until satisfied.

How to make your wireless Windows XP computer Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2) capable?

2007-02-22T18:51:00.000-06:00

NOTE: This only works if both the adapter and the router are both WPA2 capable.

1) Download and install this update for Windows XP.
For Windows XP English
For Windows XP Chinese Traditional

2) Setup the router and the adapter, the same way as WEP. In the router, use AES and PSK. In Windows XP, use WPA2-PSK.

What is a GOOD and FREE software substitute for Mathematica?

2007-02-21T21:52:00.000-06:00

Answer: Maxima. http://maxima.sourceforge.net/

How to find out which line your AutoIt script is stuck at?

2007-02-12T22:16:00.000-06:00

1) Add this without the outside quotes, "Opt("TrayIconDebug", 1)" to the beginning of your AutoIt script.
2) After running your script, move the mouse cursor over the tray icon.

Create a password protected administrative account that is capable of installing software but restricts the user's ability to create new user accounts

2007-01-29T17:46:00.000-06:00

1) Use TweakUI to make "User Accounts" in "Classic View" control panel to disappear.
2) Force the control panel to show only "Classic View", because "Category View" will show the category, "User Accounts". Create a "ForceClassicControlPanel" DWORD value in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer registry. If "ForceClassicControlPanel" is set to 0 then the Category View is ON. If "ForceClassicControlPanel" is set to 1 then the Classic View is ON. Deleting the "ForceClassicControlPanel" value re-enables switching between views.

Setup NVidia Firewall to allow access to a print server

2007-01-23T15:19:00.000-06:00

1) Create a new custom profile "X", based on High (your choice).
2) Activate and follow the wizard, "Windows File Sharing and Joining a Domain".
3) Set UDP/TCP Port 1900 to both, ALLOW.
4) Save settings and turn off firewall.
5) Add print server to windows as a new default printer, be sure to leave your printer ON.
6) Print something to test print server. If print successful, continue. Otherwise, fix your print server settings.
7) Turn the firewall ON, set to profile "X".
8) Printing should now be successful.