100th Comic

TheComicProject just posted 100th comic...

This site just brings back old memories :-)

Keep the good work going fellows .. awaiting the next century

Windows LiveMail Support

The Windows Live Mail Support team has just launched http://spaces.msn.com/mail-support/, a blog dedicated to helping Windows Live Mail users like you get answers to the most common problems. They'll continue to update the blog as they find out about more common issues

http://spaces.msn.com/mail-support/


Blog of WindowLiveMail Team
http://spaces.msn.com/mailcall/

Google Beta Testing "Gmail For Your Domain"

From slashdot.org

"Google is looking for organizations to beta test its new hosted email service. From the information page: 'This special beta test lets you give Gmail, Google's webmail service, to every user at your domain. Gmail for your domain is hosted by Google, so there's no hardware or software for you to install or maintain.' The beta test is limited, but Google is accepting open applications."

https://www.google.com/hosted/Home

Currently San José City College testing this beta

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2006/02/big-mail-on-campus.html

Have applied for hosting the email service for my domain. Just keeping my fingers crossed. ;-)

OPK eXtender

OPK eXtender (OPX).The OPX is an OPK powertoy that adds system builder-specific features to the OPK.
Technical Support for the OPX
The OPK eXtender powertoy is in English only. It is not part of the Windows OPK and is not supported by Microsoft. For this reason, Microsoft System Builder Technical Support (sbst@microsoft.com) is unable to answer questions about OPX. If you have any feedback or questions about OPX, please contact us at opx@microsoft.com.

You would also need WindowsXP SP2 OPK to be downloaded from the OEM Builder site

Read the OPX EULA and download the OPX. Regsiterd OEM system builders only

August 23

you ask why ... August23 ?????

coz that my Birthday!!!!!!!

Here more trivia for that day

August 23 is the 235th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (236th in leap
years), with 130 days remaining

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_23

Chronicles of Narnia

Narnia is a fantasy world created by the Anglo-Irish author C. S. Lewis as a location for his Chronicles of Narnia, a series of seven fantasy novels for children.

In Narnia, animals can talk, mythical beasts abound, and magic is common. The series tracks the story of Narnia from its creation to its end, and especially the stories of those humans, usually children, who enter the land from 'our world'.

More info

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narnia

Inside the Dell PC Restore Partition

Inside the Dell PC Restore Partition
An Exploration by Dan Goodell

Recent Dell computers are shipped with three partitions: a hidden Dell
Utility partition, the main (Windows) operating system partition, and
a hidden Dell PC Restore partition. DSR ("Dell System Restore") is a
feature that returns a computer to its "as shipped" state through the
use of the two specialized Dell partitions

http://www.goodells.net/dellrestore

Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Evaluation

Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

Download link
http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/1/7/817afea0-5a51-4fa9-a973-0975f7fb7daf/WS03SP1_RTM_1830_PX6_EN.iso

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Evaluation

Installing Windows Server 2003 R2 x86
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/R2/trial/installinstruct.mspx
CD 1
http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/e/e/4ee6fe6f-8042-4a02-ba41-08e0d39e9e5a/x11-03905.iso
CD 2
http://download.microsoft.com/download/0/4/3/04359BD1-571C-4114-920A-B5A8952EE92B/srv03_r2_2075_usa_x86fre_adsr2.iso

Installation Instructions for Windows Server 2003 R2 x64
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/R2/trial/installinstructx64.mspx
CD 1
http://download.microsoft.com/download/0/4/6/046ed96b-8376-459d-9046-bcbb9dafe082/x11-04774.iso
CD 2
http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/7/8/97880C8C-5C48-4A53-938E-5CF5D08CCB9B/srv03_r2_2075_usa_x64fre_adsr2.iso

Tools I use

[Latest Collection - Jan 2006]

Clipcache
http://www.clipcache.com/

ACDSee 2.43
http://www.acdsystems.com

Advanced Disk Catalog
http://www.elcomsoft.com/adc.html

AutoStreamer 1033
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=223562

Bin2Iso
http://www.codeproject.com/tools/Bin2Iso.asp
http://www.weethet.nl/english/cdrw_bintoiso.php

CDImage
Internal Microsoft CD & DVD Image Tool

CDR Label
http://www.cdrlabel.com/

FreePops
http://freepops.org/

PopPeeper
http://www.poppeeper.com/

FTP Server
http://www.pablosoftwaresolutions.com/

HashCalc
A fast and easy-to-use calculator that allows to compute message digests, checksums and HMACs for files, as well as for text and hex strings. It offers a choice of 13 of the most popular hash and checksum algorithms for calculations
http://www.slavasoft.com/hashcalc/

ISOBuster
The Ultimate CD and DVD data recovery tool !

Rescue lost files from a bad or trashed CD or DVD !
Save important documents, precious pictures or video from the family, your only system backup, ...
IsoBuster can do it all !

IsoBuster is a highly specialized yet easy to use CD and DVD data recovery tool. It supports all CD and DVD formats and all common CD and DVD file-systems (= set of files and folders). Start up IsoBuster, Insert a CD or DVD, select the drive (if not selected already) and let IsoBuster mount the media. IsoBuster immediately shows you all the tracks and sessions located on the media, combined with all file-systems that are present. This way you get easy access, just like explorer, to all the files and folders per file-system. Instead of being limited to one file-system that the OS picks for you, you have access to "the complete picture". Access data from older sessions, access data that your OS (e.g. Windows) does not see or hides from you etc.

Combine this all-revealing functionality with far better read and recovery mechanisms, scanning for lost files functionality, workarounds for a wide range of drive and software bugs, limitations or shortcomings and you have an enormously powerful data recovery tool. IsoBuster is must-have-software for every PC user and is deliberately kept low priced to be able to offer a solution for everybody, even if it is much used in the professional optical and data forensics world.
http://www.isobuster.com/

KeyFinder
http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml

Prodkey
http://www.mvps.org/marksxp/WindowsXP/prodkey.php

Neowin UxTheme

NetCaptor
The Best Addon for IE for Tab Browsing
http://www.netcaptor.com

NTinfo - Wininfo, TweakNT

PerfectKeyboard
http://www.pitrinec.com/pkindex.htm

RawWrite
http://uranus.it.swin.edu.au/~jn/linux/rawwrite.htm

ResHack
http://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/

RNameIt 3.11
http://www.alltheshareware.com/Rnameit-Software-66629.html

Second Copy
http://www.centered.com/

SysInternals - Process Explorer
http://www.systernals.com

TextView

TreeSize Professional
http://www.jam-software.com/freeware/index.shtml

VCDGear
http://www.vcdgear.com

WinAmp 2.95
http://www.winamp.com

Winimage7
http://www.winimage.com

WinRar342
http://www.rarsoft.com

StealthDisk
http://www.sgsix.com/

TrueCrypt
http://truecrypt.sourceforge.net

Cryptainer LE
http://www.cypherix.co.uk/cryptainerle/

WinISO 5.3
http://www.winiso.com/

KeePass
http://keepass.sourceforge.net

Microsoft Schedule+ 7.1
Part of MS Office 95 Suite...One of best and small PIM I have used. I might be wrong in this remark If anyone know about other PIM better than this email me.

Passware - Asterisk Key
http://www.lostpassword.com

Other links
http://www.dirk-loss.de/win-tools.htm

Preserving OEM Pre-Activation when Re-installing Windows XP

From Microsoft Site

To help minimize the potential impact on licensed users, this whitepaper provides steps licensed end users can take to preserve OEM pre-activation when reinstalling the operating system using any of the four scenarios outlined below (sysprep, OOBEinfo, manual and unattended).

The following product keys should be substituted for XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX in the solutions discussed below.

Windows XP Professional 32 bit
MVF4D-W774K-MC4VM-QY6XY- R38TB

Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
XT67V-GY7FW-GR6FR-WDK2C-8T97J

Windows XP Professional x64 bit
FM634-HJ3QK-6QVTY-RJY4R-XCR9J

SQL 2000 Reporting Services Version Details

For 2000, the version information is located at the bottom of the main page
of your Report Server
RTM: 8.00.743.00
SP1 : 8.00.878.00
SP2 : 8.00.1038.00

The edition information is stored in the following registry key:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Reporting Services\ProductCode

Standard: {B19FEFE7-069D-4FC4-8FDF-19661EAB6CE4}
Enterprise: {33FE9EED-1976-4A51-A7AF-332D9BBB9400}
Developer: {2879CA50-1599-4F4B-B9EC-1110C1094C16}
Evaluation: {7C93251A-BFB4-4EB8-A57C-81B875BB12E4}

"Service Pack 1 Setup Error" during installation of Windows 2003 Service Pack 1

SYMPTOMS
When you run setup installation of Windows 2003 Service Pack 1 on Windows 2003 Data Center

you will prompt with a warning message:

"Service Pack 1 Setup Error

This Service Pack 1 has not been qualified by your hardware vendor for installation on this copy

of Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Server. Please contact your hardware vendor for additional

information on obtaining a Service Pack 1 that has been qualified for your system configuration".


CAUSE
The Windows 2003 Service Pack 1 Installation on Windows 2003 Data Center are block as default

to avoid installation without get full approved to this installation from your "OEM" hardware manufacture.


Note: Installation of Windows 2003 Service Pack 1 is recommended only after your

"OEM" hardware manufacture approved this installation. Skipping this stage may damage your system.


RESOLUTION
The Service Pack 1 installation on Windows 2003 is blocked unless you set a special

registry key.


To set this special registry key, follow the instructions bellow:


1. Go to" Start" -> "Run".

2. Write "Regedit" and press on "Enter" button.

3. Navigate to: "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates\Windows Server 2003".

4. Right click and choose "New" -> "DWORD Value".

5.Name the new registry key: "DTCUpdate".

6. Double click on "DTCUpdate" and set its "Value data:" to "1".

7. Reboot the server.


CAUTION: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that can require you to
reinstall the operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from incorrect
use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.
Make sure you back up the registry before making changes to it.


MORE INFORMATION
Overview of Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/evaluation/overview/datacenter.mspx

Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/downloads/servicepacks/sp1/default.mspx

A TFTPD32 server as RIS Server

The Best & Quickest solution provided for booting floppy images and WinPe Iso from Network. All Tools used are FREEWARE....

Windows "Vista" aka Longhorn

Get the most updated review @ Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows

http://www.winsupersite.com/vista/