Dit uiteinde zal u tonen hoe te om een onbeheerde schijfschoonmaakbeurt tot stand te brengen die ook uw prefetchomslag zal leegmaken. Dit uiteinde veronderstelt u Vensters XP hebt die in c:\windows worden geïnstalleerdm.

Stap 1.
Cre�ër een nieuw tekstdossier en plaats de volgende inhoudsbinnenkant:

c:\windows\system32\cleanmgr.exe /dc /sageset: 1
c:
CD \
CD c:\windows\prefetch
del *.* /q
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Super fast user switching is a powertoy which makes it easy to switch the active user. But you must be a member of the administrator group to see other users! Quite useless for normal users, but this is done on purpose. I contacted Lou, the programmer of fast.exe, and he said (quote):

“It actually has to do with permissions. As a regular user, you don’t have access to the (InteractiveLogon) service. This is because I didn’t want to open another hole in Windows. This is unavoidable.”

The solution opens a hole, but makes super fast user switching usable. (more…)

Windows Vista – just as its predecessor Windows operating systems offers users the ability to easily control Internet browsing by managing the Hosts file, native to the platform. However, the main difference between Vista and older Windows titles is the introduction of the User Account Control, and the fact that all users run with standard privileges as opposite to administrative rights. This small detail subsequently impacts the ability to edit the Hosts file.

The fact of the matter is that there are two error messages generated in Windows Vista in certain scenarios that either deny access to the Hosts file, or refuse to apply any modifications made by the user. The first is “Access to C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\ hosts was denied” while the second will read “Cannot create the C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts file. Make sure that the path and file name are correct.” (more…)

When tweaking Vista, at some point you will probably run in to a situation where you need to modify, move or even delete a system file. In Vista, system files are protected by the TrustedInstaller service and Windows File Protection by default. Below, I will show you how you can take ownership of system files and grant yourself the necessary permissions so that you can get your task done.

Warning: Modifying, moving or deleting system files on Vista can have adverse effects on your operating system and in some cases render the system inoperable. Be sure that you know what you are doing prior to proceeding with these instructions. (more…)

If a system has been patched in the past few months, the nine executables in Windows\System32 will either show an earlier version number, 7.0.6000.374, or the stealth patch: 7.0.6000.381. (The version numbers can be seen by right-clicking a file and choosing Properties. In XP, click the Version tab and then select File Version. In Vista, click the Details tab.)

In addition, PCs that received the update will have new executables in subfolders named 7.0.6000.381 under the following folders: (more…)