Diskeeper 2008 may report the \$Extend\$UsnJrnl [Excluded] file size incorrectly. I have addressed this anomaly with the same solution that is applicable to Diskeeper 2007 in this article. The process outlined in this article, has been tested and verified to work.
Read More »Microsoft Outlook 2003 forces a default view of which includes AutoPreview, GroupBy Settings, and Reading panes. These settings may be changed at the current view; however, there is no documentation or choice when it comes to changing these settings globally. The settings change for a current view, may not be so bad, if only a few folders existed, however, with…
Read More »Today, I installed Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 on a test box. It is released as WindowsXP-KB936929-SP3-x86-ENU.exe (MD5: BB25707C919DD835A9D9706B5725AF58) and became available for download yesterday, May 6, 2008. The installation was uneventful and took around 20 minutes on a Pentium 4 2+ Ghz system. The service pack is available from Microsoft here. Immediately after applying SP3, I checked for…
Read More »I have grown tired of visiting my favorite websites only to be inundated with ads and images that take up so much real estate. I have found that Firefox has a great plugin or extension called Adblock Plus. I have tried editing the hosts file to point the junk and ad sites to 127.0.0.1, but the site still left a…
Read More »Mozilla Firefox permits, even encourages the use of add-ons, whether they are Add-ons or Extensions, Themes, or Plugins. To add Extensions, click on Tools > Add-Ons > Get Add-ons. Most plugins listed are created and verified for use for version 2.0.x of Firefox. However, many plugins have not been updated or verified for use with the Firefox 3.0 Beta5 release…
Read More »Remove or uninstall Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool. This is possible by reviewing the contents of the update.inf file that is part of the WindowsXP-KB905474-ENU-x86-Standalone.exe. Microsoft offers a manual method in their knowledge base (KB921914). Once the WGA Validation tool is installed, there is no usable add/remove entry to remove. Here is an AutoIT script to automate the manual removal:…
Read More »It has been confirmed, it has been nearly seven years using Microsoft Windows XP, and I have come to realize that I have never used the Files Stored on This Computer section of My Computer. Particualarly, never stored or used the Shared Documents File Folder. I recently came across an article detailing just how simple it is to remove Files…
Read More »A recent Microsoft update changed the way I logged into my workstation. Microsoft Windows XP use to boot directly to the desktop, now boots to a logon screen. To get past this behavioral change, I found the following information to work as advertised. Click Start > Run and type control userpasswords2 Clear the check box captioned Users must enter a…
Read More »Having tested eRoom under different conditions and scenarios, I have found it to be a laborious task to manually stop and start services throughout any procedure as there are at most nine services. So, I created a couple of scripts using AutoIT to stop and start all services that eRoom uses. Using these scripts have saved me quite a bit…
Read More »I had been reading through more of the Creative Labs forums, and came upon this post that is so well worded that it doesn’t need to be paraphrased. It seems that the creative Labs forums in general have become a battlefield of spam and discontent. This is yet another thread detailing another who is completely dissatisfied by the way Creative…
Read More »For the past six months, I have encountered an error that occurs randomly only on one workstation. I have not found a solution on any website. In fact, Google 0xc00000fd 0x76a9f4f9 and there are only two websites that have even encountered this exact same message. Again with no solution until now. Well, a solution that works for me and hopefully…
Read More »INNO Setup is a free installer for Windows programs available at JRSoftware. There is no official unpacker – the only method of getting the files out of the self-extracting executable is to run it. An open source utility called innounp.exe is maintained at Sourceforge. Sourceforge has maintained version 0.19 online for over a year, however, 0.20 also exists from Sourceforge,…
Read More »Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer 8 Beta Version: 8.0.6001.17184IS Update Versions: Beta . . Issue Internet Explorer 8 Beta has it’s own version of the annoying RunOnce, however, this one is a pop-up and is not yet too annoying. There is no reasonable explanation as to the purpose of this link. After the RunOnce executes, notice that Microsoft…
Read More »Netflix introduced the ability to watch videos online. This is a cumbersome process, especially for those who have grown used to using Media Center remote control and Windows Media Center. Everything in the Windows Media Center is pretty well organized and accessable through the Windows Media Center remote. However, the Netflix watchnow feature requires the user to close or minimize…
Read More »A couple of weeks ago, I upgraded eRoom from 7.3.4 to 7.4.0 (7.40.500.183), which was released on March 11, 2008. On March 28, 2008, EMC Documentum eRoom 7.4.0a (7.40.500.184) was released. Unlike previous versions of this product, 7.4.0 is no longer available. For example, version 7.3.3 and version 7.3.3a both exist and are still downloadable. This raises the question, what…
Read More »I discovered this annoying forum from within Creative Labs. The subject is Daniel_K please apologize to Creative. The opening argument contends that the stock market value of Creative has been adversely effected by Daniel_K, personally. This is completely false. The opening argument I think it would be best if you made an apology. The fact of the matter is that…
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During a routine system scan, CA Antivirus flagged a single file: My Pictures\Desktop.ini It was identified as INI/Helpud.CL Trojan and automatically “cured.” At first glance, that sounds concerning. But after digging into it, this appears to be nothing more than a false positive. This isn’t an isolated case either. Multiple users have reported the exact same file in their My…
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