Recent content by EULA

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    What to do with old laptop?

    I have several similar old laptops, and my plan is to turn them into digital picture frames for slideshows or such...
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    XP Hangs Up

    Is this a new installation of XP or was the system functioning fine before?
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    Prank.exe -- Start-Up Script?

    This short video might help you out. I do remember using a program once that you could easily generate custom errors and set them on a schedule. I don't remember the name of the program or where I got it from, but it does exist... Prank 1 Prank 2 Prank 3 Prank 4 Prank 5 As you can...
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    Should the TeAm issue a Team Challenge in WCG?

    I beefed up storage capacity on my machines by 10GB each in preparation for the challenge
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    long time to log in on laptop

    If the machine is on a domain, run gpupdate /force or gpupdate /sync Works wonders.
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    Are "Compatible" toner cartridges decent?

    I work at a college where we only purchase remanufactured toner cartridges for our army of HP Laserjet printers. I've not seen any problems outside of what I'd expect if I were purchasing just as many "original" toner cartridges. Besides, by using recycled cartridges, you're saving oil...
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    Aborted partition of a hdd

    You could also just boot off a live knoppix CD and transfer the files to an external or USB drive
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    Unecessary clicks

    double post
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    Unecessary clicks

    3-4 clicks max to find anything on a website...
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    redirecting "documents and settings" or user profiles to another drive

    The way I used to do this was to modify a XP setup script and change the following: [GuiUnattended] ProfilesDir = "C:\Users" I've tried replacing registry keys and ran into some pretty wierd errors. The above method seems to work best.
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    Fighting a persistent Vundo infection

    I had a problem with Vundo/Virtumondo. I used several different removal utilities and other spyware programs, but the one that finally got rid of it for me was SUPERAntiSpyware
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    Auto Reboot XP after power failure

    Theres a good chance there's a setting in your BIOS that would allow you to start the computer after a power failure... At least mine does.
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    Should the TeAm issue a Team Challenge in WCG?

    Do it. My rigs should be running at full capacity in two weeks. (22nd - 30th) (boinc)
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    System Restore

    You could decrease the amount of space vista uses for system restore: vssadmin Resize ShadowStorage /For=C: /On=C: /MaxSize=2GB That command would set your C: drive to use a max of 2GB. Additionally, I think you can just disable system restore, but you can still create restore points...