Friday, May 23rd, 2008
Slipstream Service Pack 3 into Windows XP
What you need:
A windows XP CD of any flavor.
XP service pack 3 which can be downloaded HERE. Rename the file xpsp3.exe.
IsoBuster which can be downloaded for free HERE.
Nero which isn’t free, but has a trial version HERE.
1. Create a folder called “sp3″ in the root of your hard drive (i.e. C:\sp3) and copy xpsp3.exe to [...]
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Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
How to View .htaccess with Filezilla
This tutorial explains how to view hidden files like .htaccess with the free open source FTP client FileZilla. These instructions are for version 2 and version 3 of the software.
Filezilla Version 2
To view hidden files in FileZilla 2 you need to digg into the settings. Select “Edit -> Settings -> Interface settings -> Remote [...]
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Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
How To Create Shutdown and Restart Buttons on your desktop
Want to be able to click a button on your desktop to shutdown your computer instead of having to click “Start -> Turn Off Computer -> Turn Off” every single time? All you have to do is create a shortcut on your desktop that points to shutdown.exe with the right switches. When you have finished [...]
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Thursday, May 15th, 2008
Customize Windows Explorer With Switches
Want to be able to open Windows Explorer and have it automatically open a certain folder instead of having to drill down through the folders? It’s easy to do with switches that can be used with windows explorer.
Explorer switches:
/n -opens a new explorer window
/e -opens in explorer view
/root, -selects root folder in left pane
/select, [...]
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Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
What does %SystemRoot% mean?
%SystemRoot% is a system wide variable which refers to the path and folder name where system files are located. Typically this is C:\Windows, although you can designate a different drive or folder when windows is installed. you can use %SystemRoot% to replace the actual location of the folder that contains the windows system files.
To identify [...]
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Saturday, May 10th, 2008
How to Defeat a Hardware or Software Keylogger
A keylogger records keystrokes which is an obvious security threat to sensitive information like your banking password. Some Keyloggers can be very hard to detect as they dont appear as a process and aren’t detected by anti-virus software. Keyloggers work by recording every single keystroke that is entered via keyboard, so a person with access [...]
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Friday, May 9th, 2008
How to change your Windows XP product key without reinstalling
1. Run regedit and drill down to:
HKey_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\Current Version\WPAEvents. Select WPAEvents then on the right double click “oobetimer” and change at least one digit of this value to deactivate windows.
2. Choose run from start menu and type this command in the run [...]