AERO Ferrari 2008 Vista Theme
This Ferrari theme looks great. Any Ferrari fan will appreciate the look and feel of this one of a kind Vista theme. I like the Start orb image and the overall red color in this design. The wallpaper of Ferrari’s F1 car looks great and the windows look nice with the yellow elements. This should the official theme of the Ferrari laptop.
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Fixing Vista and Windows 2000 Authentication Problems
This is a very well explanation to fix user authentication problem on windows Vista or windows 2000. Here is the simplified step by step to do it. On my Vista machine I opened the local policy editor (You can find this under administrative tools in the control panel).
Browse to Local Policies -> Security Options
Looking at:
Network Security: LAN Manager authentication level
I see that it only will allow NTLMv2 responses. Since I know that my physical network is protected, and I know all of the machines running on it I changed it to this:
Now I can connect to the admin$ share…and any other share on Windows 2000 computers.
This tip comes with a warning. Obviously dropping this down makes your Vista install less secure. If you think it is possible that you could have a rogue SMB server (A specially crafted windows share) on your network, I suggest not changing this. setting.
OLPC with Windows XP is ready
According to ZDNet, Microsoft has finally now released to manufacturing the version of Windows XP that it has tweaked to run on the One Laptop Per Child XO computer.
JkonTheRun put up a single shot of the OLPC XO running the customized XP (see an enlarged picture below). We don’t have many details at the moment on how the XP interface has been tweaked but we do know that it will run many of the programs that were designed for the Sugar operating system. The system hardware has also had to be changed to run the Microsoft OS and now includes more RAM. But rest assured, we will be getting a peek at the new XP for the green system in the coming weeks.
Foley of ZDNet reported that Microsoft has no plans to make Windows available for individuals who bought an XO in last year’s Give 1 Get 1 program. The program allowed U.S. and Canadian consumers to buy the XO laptop, but only if they bought one to donate to a developing nation.
Google PageRank Update
Yesterday Matt Cutts posting on his blog about Google PageRank update for this quarter has begun. I wasn’t expecting this Gadget blog will receive PageRank increment but when I check using my Google Toolbar on my Firefox browser the icon said PR 3. This is good news for me. My other Gadget review blog also receiving PR 3.
The Only Easy Blog which I was using for SEO Contest now has PR 4. However I have several blog which devalued on this PageRank update like Girls Gadget blog and several blog which have same PR such as easy diet blog and Easy Diet Plan
Electricity from Car exhaust pipe
a new material called thallium-doped lead telluride which has been designed to convert car engine exhaust heat into electricity will bring us one step closer to a green energy. The research team from Ohio State University created the new material that could also be used to help power generators and heat pumps.
“The material does all the work. It produces electrical power just like conventional heat engines — steam engines, gas or diesel engines — that are coupled to electrical generators, but it uses electrons as the working fluids instead of water or gases, and makes electricity directly,” Heremans said in a statement on the OSU web site. Moving forward with their research, Heremans and his team hope to further increase the efficiency rating of the new material.
Source : Betanews
Microsoft funds Apache
Instead of continuously battling the Open Source movement, Microsoft, one of the biggest rivals to open-source programming, has begun funding the Apache Software Foundation, one of open-source software’s biggest supporters.
“Microsoft is becoming a sponsor of the Apache Software Foundation. This sponsorship will enable the ASF to pay administrators and other support staff so that ASF developers can focus on writing great software,” said Sam Ramji, a senior director of platform strategy at Microsoft. He announced the move Friday in a speech at the Open Source Convention, and noted Microsoft’s support of Apache on the software company’s Port 25 blog as well.
For one thing, some within Microsoft have for years been making various encouraging words about open-source software, even though others have engaged in serious trash-talking. The company has no apparent desire to let the programming world have its way with Windows, as is possible with Linux, but Microsoft has been trying to make nice in some circles.
Source: News.cnet.com
How to Enable or Disable a User Account on Vista
You want to re-enable a login account in Windows Vista that has been previously disabled or restricted by your brother. But the problem, he forgot already how to enable the logon account.
Error Message “Logon failure: Account currently disabled”
Open the command prompt as administrator,
Type cmd in the Start Menu Search > CTRL+SHIFT and press Enter
Command to Disable the account
Net user USERNAME password /active:no
Command to activate or re-enable the account
Net user USERNAME password /active:yes
Example:
| Net user KungfuPanda p@ndassw0rd /active:yes Net user KungfuPanda p@ndassw0rd /active:no If there is no password: Net user KungfuPanda /active:no |
If you want to only hide the User Account for Local and Remote Users, here
Simple? Enjoy!
SpywareScanner2008 (Spyware Scanner 2008) Removal Instructions
SpywareScanner2008, also known Spyware Scanner 2008, is the latest counterfeit antispyware software that created to dismantle the Internet community. Spyware Scanner 2008 usually installed itself onto your PC without your permission, through Vundo Trojan, Virus or fake software. Spyware Scanner 2008 will display fake system alerts or fake security alerts to trick user to buy the paid version of Spyware Scanner 2008 in order to remove the potential and reported problems. Not only does it cause your machine to slow down dramatically, it would also put your privacy and data in risk. It’s foolish not to take care of the problem immediately.
Manual Removal Instructions:
Stop SpywareScanner2008 Processes:
SpywareScanner2008.exe
Find and Delete these SpywareScanner2008 Files:
SpywareScanner2008.lnk
SpywareScanner2008.exe
spywarescanner on the Web.lnk
spywarescanner.lnk
Uninstall spywarescanner.lnk
c:\Program Files\SpywareScanner
c:\Program Files\SpywareScanner\alarm.wav
c:\Program Files\SpywareScanner\click.wav
c:\Program Files\SpywareScanner\config.cfg
c:\Program Files\SpywareScanner\dbinfo
c:\Program Files\SpywareScanner\spywarescanner.exe
c:\Program Files\SpywareScanner\spywarescanner.url
c:\Program Files\SpywareScanner\success.wav
c:\Program Files\SpywareScanner\unins000.dat
c:\Program Files\SpywareScanner\unins000.exe
c:\Program Files\SpywareScanner\dll
c:\Program Files\SpywareScanner\dll\def2.base
c:\Program Files\SpywareScanner\dll\defbase0.db
c:\Program Files\SpywareScanner\dll\defbase1.db
c:\Program Files\SpywareScanner\dll\defbase2.db
c:\Program Files\SpywareScanner\dll\defbase3.db
c:\Program Files\SpywareScanner\dll\defbase4.db
c:\Program Files\SpywareScanner\dll\defbase5.db
c:\Program Files\SpywareScanner\dll\defbase6.db
c:\Program Files\SpywareScanner\dll\defbase7.db
c:\Program Files\SpywareScanner\dll\defbase8.db
c:\Program Files\SpywareScanner\dll\immunization.pl
c:\Program Files\SpywareScanner\dll\license
c:\Program Files\SpywareScanner\dll\sig2.base
c:\Program Files\SpywareScanner\dll\sigrules.rul
c:\Program Files\SpywareScanner\dll\update.scr
Remove SpywareScanner2008 Registry Values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SpywareScanner2008
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{82297D11-31C1-40B1-960A-BDF40B3B365F}
WistaAntivirus (Wista Antivirus) Removal Instructions
WistaAntivirus, also known as Wista Antivirus, is believed to be a new version of Vista Antivirus 2008. It is yet another clone of the ultra annoying Antivirus 2008, which is a counterfeit antispyware that devastates the computer world today. Wista Antivirus is a variant of Antivirus 2008, XP Antivirus or WinAntivirusPro. Wista Antivirus usually come up after you installed a video codec that come with Trojan, malware and virus. Wista Antivirus normally generates fake and misleading system popup error messages so end-users will be tricked into purchase Wista Antivirus.
It is very critical to remove Wista Antivirus and all its components. To effectively remove Wista Antivirus, we have created a manual removal instructions. Make sure you backup all important data before you proceed. Here are the things that you need to do in order to remove Wista Antivirus.
Manual Wista Antivirus Removal Instructions:
Stop Wista Antivirus Processes:
wav.exe
Wista Antivirus.lnk
Uninstall Antivirus.lnk
Antvrs.exe
Wista Antivirus.exe
Find and Delete these Wista Antivirus:
Wista Antivirus.exe
Wista Antivirus.lnk
Uninstall Wista Antivirus.lnk
%ProgramFiles%\WistaAntivirus\alarm.wav
%ProgramFiles%\WistaAntivirus\click.wav
%ProgramFiles%\WistaAntivirus\config.cfg
%ProgramFiles%\WistaAntivirus\dbinfo
%ProgramFiles%\WistaAntivirus\dll\antirootkit.sys
%ProgramFiles%\WistaAntivirus\dll\def1.base
%ProgramFiles%\WistaAntivirus\dll\def2.base
%ProgramFiles%\WistaAntivirus\dll\def3.base
%ProgramFiles%\WistaAntivirus\dll\immunization.pl
%ProgramFiles%\WistaAntivirus\dll\license
%ProgramFiles%\WistaAntivirus\dll\loader.sys
%ProgramFiles%\WistaAntivirus\dll\privacy.dat
%ProgramFiles%\WistaAntivirus\dll\realscanner.dll
%ProgramFiles%\WistaAntivirus\dll\sig1.base
%ProgramFiles%\WistaAntivirus\dll\sig2.base
%ProgramFiles%\WistaAntivirus\dll\sigrules.rul
%ProgramFiles%\WistaAntivirus\success.wav
%ProgramFiles%\WistaAntivirus\unins000.dat
%ProgramFiles%\WistaAntivirus\unins000.exe
%ProgramFiles%\WistaAntivirus\wistaantivirus.exe
%ProgramFiles%\WistaAntivirus\wistaantivirus.url
Remove Wista Antivirus Registry Values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\wistaantivirus
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Wista Antivirus_is1
How to Speed up Start Menu Search on Vista
When you feel a notably delay on your Vista Search, you can Speed-Up Windows Vista’s Start Menu Search using following fix. Windows Vista automatically searches the file index as well and this causes significant delay especially when you have tons of filed in your hard disk. The file index can be quite large because it includes all the files on your hard drive. One way to speed-up searching in your Start Menu applications is to narrow the scope of the search so that it does not include files on the hard drive:
Method 1: Registry Hack
1. Open registry editor using regedit.
2. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software > Microsoft > Windows > CurrentVersion > Explorer and select Advanced.
3. Find and right-click on Start_SearchFiles and select Modify.
4. Set the Value to 0.
5. Restart the Explorer.exe process or reboot the computer.
Method 2: Start Button
1. Right-click on the Start Button and select Properties.
2. Click on the Customize button.
3. Uncheck Search Communications.
4. Set Search Files to Don’t Search for files.
5. Click OK.
