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November 22nd, 2008

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Removing a Windows Server 2008 DC

Hardware dies, it always has and it always will eventually.  And if you ever had a Windows 2000/2003 domain controller die on you, you’ve no doubt gone through the painless but time consuming process of removing a failed DC.  I wrote an article on it a few years ago and while you might be planning to migrate your DCs to 2008, or already have, one thing you’ll like is the automated metadata clean up when removing a failed Windows Server 2008 based DC from your AD domain!

Now a DC can be removed in three simple steps!  First right-click the computer account in Active Directory Users and Computers and select delete.  You will be prompted with a warning asking you to confirm.

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Ensure you have selected the proper DC and then click Yes.  You will then be presented with another box telling you to perform a DCPromo to demote the server.  Since the server is dead and we can’t do such a thing, check the box about the DC being offline permanently and then click Delete.

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In the event that the DC is also a Global Catalog server you will be prompted with another warning.  This doesn’t mean much other that to remind you to ensure you have another GC in your AD organization.

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Once you click Yes the DC will be deleted from AD including all it’s metadata!

Written by rodney.buike on November 22nd, 2008 with no comments.
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Official Way to Use Vista without Activation 120 Days


Official Way to Install and Use Windows Vista without Activation for Free for 120 Days

By default, Windows Vista can be installed, used and run without any license, product key or the need of activation for 30 days grace period, for purpose of trial or evaluation. Although Microsoft initially stressed that users should purchase a license with valid product key before the trial period expires, or else Windows Vista will lock into Reduced Functionality Mode. However, a “rearm” method has long since been discovered to be able to extend, or reset the remaining time for activation to another fresh 30 days, for up to 3 times.

Now Microsoft has confirmed that Windows Vista can be used and run for 120 days or 4 months (3 rearms), and extending the activation grace period is not a violation of the Vista End User License Agreement (EULA). All versions of Vista include Windows Vista Ultimate allow a 30-day free period without activation, except the corporate-oriented Vista Enterprise, which supports only a three-day trial.

To extend, reset or restart the initial OOB grace period of Windows Vista to another 30 days, use the following steps:
  1. Click on Vista Start button and key in Cmd in Start Search box.
  2. Press on Ctrl-Shift-Enter to open Command Prompt with administrative credentials (equivalent to “Run as Administrator”).
  3. In the Command Prompt, type the following command and press Enter when done: slmgr -rearm or you can use sysprep /generalize
  4. Reboot the computer.
  5. Rearm again when the remaining activation grace period timer counts down to 0 days.

Rearm option resets the computer’s activation timer and reinitializes some activation parameters.

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Written by Maaruthi on November 22nd, 2008 with no comments.
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Microsoft details the Windows 7 Taskbar


Chaitanya Sareen, Windows Team at Microsoft, has produced a blog post detailing the new Windows 7 Taskbar.

In the post Sareen highlights the following areas of evolution:

In the post, Sareen also posts screen shots of one of the latest builds of Windows 7 at Microsoft, Build 6948.fbl_shell_dex.081112-1755. Most of the features we already know about from PDC but one interesting addition, that Microsoft didn’t demonstrate at PDC, is overlay icons and progress bars in the taskbar. Microsoft now allows application developers to give feedback about progress by having their taskbar button turn into a progress bar. This is particularly useful for file copy progress, as shown below. An icon can now also be shown over a program’s taskbar button.

If you are interested in the Windows 7 development or the new taskbar then it’s a worth while read and explains some of the design decisions that Microsoft have made.

If you’re interested in all the features being demonstrated on video then we recorded several videos at PDC where members of the Windows team demonstrated the new Taskbar, you can view them here.

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Written by Maaruthi on November 22nd, 2008 with no comments.
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Ubuntu Jaunty Alpha 1 Released!


Here is the release announcement - so get those .iso’s downloading and those Virtual Machines fired up and lets start testing so we can make this an awesome release!

      

Written by jaysonrowe on November 22nd, 2008 with no comments.
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Improve your internet browsing speed with this simple Windows trick


If you’ve ever felt that your internet connection is slow even though you have a high-speed internet connection? Even if you think you are browsing the internet on high speed you might want to read this article on how to make a simple change to Windows to get a faster and safer internet browsing experience and make this little change to your Windows machine to get amazing speeds when you browse.

I’ve tried this trick and I could really feel the difference. Give it a try and let us know in comments.

How to make a simple change to Windows to get a faster and safer internet browsing experience

      

Written by askars on November 22nd, 2008 with no comments.
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XP Protection Center

Description of XP Protection Center and consequences of its residing on your PC

Platform for XP Protection Center (XPProtection Center) was derived from out-of-date antivirus program, I am sure without contest of its developers. This means XP Protection Center is to be classified as misleading virus removal tool so that it differs from majority of programs pretending to be security utilities as fake removers make the majority. Fake removers, in contrast to misleading remover XP Protection Center, cannot detect any objects at your computer simply because they miss programs performing at least primitive files observation.
Remove XP Protection Center, since  this program is even more dangerous than fake removers just because XP Protection Center removes files from computer it serves, but these are either random files or trojans accompanied it and provided its installation. The main danger in XP Protection Center is its ability to observe objects stored at your machine; trialware  of XP Protection Center intentionally deletes random files at disk C, since the hackers reasonably suppose this disk is a place where system and program files stored. This action is made to the purpose of system disordering and programs disabling that, in its turn, should, according to the rascals’ design, make user buy subscription for registered version of XP Protection Center. To get rid of XP Protection Center is thus a matter of system survival. Click here  to initiate free threats identification and remove XP Protection Center, as well as any other malware&viruses discovered.

XP Protection Center Technical Details

  • Full name: XP Protection Center, XPProtection Center, XPProtectionCenter
  • Version: 2009
  • Type: Rogue anti-spyware
  • Origin: Russian Federation

XP Protection Center Screenshot (click to enlarge):

Signs of being infected with XP Protection Center:

Subject to the way of installation, trialware of XP Protection Center may require some time to make installation complete, it is implied the hidden installation of  XP Protection Center, because in case of manual installation there is no difficulties to occur.
Sharp drop of system speed and frequent freezes may be observed while trojan is installing XP Protection Center after the program has been downloaded in any tricky way. Click here to find malware and viruses at any stage of their development, both installed and dormant, and remove XP Protection Center as it poses great challenge to your computer safety.
Identification of this fraudware item after its installation cannot be considered complicated, except rare cases when either XP Protection Center fails to show scaring pop-ups due to its inner errors or your operating system adjustments do not allow XP Protection Center to generate frequent noises like alerts nearby desktop toolbar and program window each time when Windows starts.

Automatic Removal of XP Protection Center from your PC:

XP Protection Center may be accompanied by different trojans so that it is expedient to disclose all the threats, because only total system cleanup is a guaranty of system security. Follow the link below to remove XP Protection Center after free detection of all rogues threatening your safety, or just scan your PC for free and start manual removal of detected threats.

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Manual Removal of XP Protection Center:

Do not omit any step of XP Protection Center removal process as this will result in failure to get rid of XP Protection Center. It is strongly recommended not to be in hurry to avoid occurrence of any mistyping or omission, but long interruptions are to be avoided as well, since XP Protection Center has strong traits of virus. After you remove XP Protection Center manually, do not hesitate to check whether any other rogues reside at your PC with free copy XP Protection Center removal tool (click the link above to start its download).

Remove XP Protection Center files and dll’s

Uninstall XPProtectionCenter.lnk
XPProtectionCenter.lnk
XPProtectionCenter.exe

Unregister XP Protection Center registry values:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “XP Protection Center”

XP Protection Center Remover with free scan

Written by admin on November 22nd, 2008 with no comments.
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