The thing I like best about Firefox is that just when you think you know everything there is to know about the browser, something new comes along and surprises you.

I discovered five new Firefox tips today. Maybe these are old hat and you know them already. Or maybe like me, you had no idea these could be done. (more…)

With Windows Vista, Microsoft brought to the table an entirely overhauled activation architecture compared to Windows XP. Vista users had the possibility to install and test drive the operating system, without entering a product key. Deploying Vista without entering an activation code threw the operating system into a 30-day initial grace period. At the same time, Vista came with the Windows Software Licensing Management Tool. And via the slmgr.vbs, users had the possibility to prolong the grace period up to full 120 days, without ever entering a product key. The same is valid for Windows Vista Service Pack 1. On January 9, 2008, Microsoft made available to 15,000 testers the Windows Vista SP1 Release Candidate (RC) Refresh - Build 17128 via Microsoft update. In an email announcing the release, the company also described a method to install SP1 on a copy of Vista, by taking the product key out of the equation. (more…)

Enqvwkp Toolbar is a bad toolbar. The Enqvwkp Toolbar usually get installed onto your PC without your permission, through Trojan, malware and virus (or you could get it by installing a fake video codec).

Download SpyHunter* Spyware Detection Utility

Manual Enqvwkp Toolbar Removal Instructions:

Unregister Enqvwkp Toolbar DLL Files:
(Learn how to do this)
byxww.dll
ssqpp.dll
ezzhjmt.dll
hggdbab.dll
toprates.dll
sprt_ads.dll
browsew.dll
ddcyvtt.dll
ctl3d3.dll
oggview32.dll
turbosearchsite.dll

Find and Delete these Trojan Win32.Murlo Files:
(Learn how to do this)
byxww.dll
ssqpp.dll
ezzhjmt.dll
hggdbab.dll
toprates.dll
sprt_ads.dll
browsew.dll
ddcyvtt.dll
ctl3d3.dll
oggview32.dll
turbosearchsite.dll

Remove Enqvwkp Toolbar Registry Values:
(Learn how to do this)
A74F3FC3-CC9A-4D4C-AFB5-B56F0CAA445D
80DFDD57-D8B8-4991-82B9-9E9D426668B0
BCBC8B3C-397C-4D98-B6BA-FF337B9671E1
17D2F953-B2D1-4D1B-BCD3-20432E09ECF1
4911E55D-9240-49DB-B878-337DE4F53E70
4090F502-6B2D-41B4-8409-B08905A3A0E6
F10587E9-0E47-4CBE-84AE-7DD20B8684BB
47EFD4AD-CB46-4549-B24B-CEE415394C56
14B65C62-1F53-4B15-9476-5D697608536F
82C8422E-86A3-41C1-9F2E-094F7BF849E2
3DAF1739-AB9E-493E-8DD7-F65CDF363BCB

Download SpyHunter* Spyware Detection Utility.

You can also download the free version of Avira Antivir to remove the spyware (update)

Ever been on PC where Internet Explorer was blocked? One solution would be to use a portable version of Firefox on a USB drive, or you can access a hidden browser in Microsoft HTML Help program if removable media is not an option. This was tested on Windows XP SP2 with Internet Explorer 6 and Internet Explorer 7.

1. Open calculator. You can do this quickly with Windows button+R on your keyboard, type calc in the run box, click OK. (more…)

If you have important files that are stored in a particular disk drive (disk partition) that you don’t want to expose it, you can hide it! Windows XP provides a utility to just that. Here is how it goes:

1. Go to Start > Run > Type diskpart
2. A dos window will appear (see below). Then type list volume. (more…)

Neither of them have been released yet (Except 2003 SP2), but now is the time to start thinking about blocking the automatic install of these service packs. This will allow you to set your own timetable for deployment.

You have 4 options for preventing the automatic install of these service packs:

1. Download our Network Administrator to deploy the change across your network.

or

2. Download and use the free GUI tool we have to make the change on a single system

or

3. Download and use the free command line tools from MS

or

4. Update the registry manually. To do this you simply need to go to this key:

HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate

Create a new DWORD value named DoNotAllowSP and set it to 1 (To disable the SP install), or 0 (To allow the SP install)

Still no word as to the exact date these service packs will be released, but you can block them now and install when you have fully tested them within your environment.

One other final note - all of these blocking options are only valid for 12 months following the release of the service pack. After that, Windows will ignore the registry change and install.