When you have the Group Policy Preference (GPP) Client Side Extensions (CSE) downloaded you’ll notice that they are not (yet) in the .MSI format - so using Group Policy Software Installation (GPSI) is not possible. Bummer, right!?
We have .EXE files for Windows XP/2003 and .MSU files for Windows Vista… But that’s not the only thing we need to think about. Before "deploying" these things to the clients on the network we need to know the OS version (XP/2003/Vista), the OS architecture (32 or 64 bit), the Service Pack Level, and whether or not the Group Policy Preference Pre-requisites (WmlLite - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/914783/en-us) are installed.
To make all this pretty easy I’ve created a "demo" script for deploying the GPP CSEs using Startup Script - or a manual launch (in admin context). My good friend Jeremy Moskowitz asked me to do this - so, a couple of hours later the "demo" - or "beta" - script is public (download below)…
Note: I haven’t been able to test in all scenarios yet, but I *think* they are all covered pretty well by now. Please report back if you find any problems - any feedback is welcome!
Download the VBS script right here!
NB! You might need other language version for the XmlLite GPP CSE Pre-requisites, so watch out!
Running the script in your production network is on your own risk. The code is delivered "As Is" - totally free of any charge. No strings attached.
I hope this works out nicely for you!
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Written by Jakob H. Heidelberg on February 29th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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Info on how to join the classaction lawsuit if you purchased a computer listed as ‘Vista Capable’.
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It’s supposedly being done to boost retail sales, which have lagged behind pre-installs.
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Home Premium will be the same price as Apple’s OSX 10.5
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Applies to less than 10 percent of all licenses.
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Sounds like most of the cuts will be in ‘emerging markets’, and only on retail boxes of Vista.
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If your tired of the default windows cursors, and your stuck back in the 90's. Time to get a facelift and get with the times with CursorFX v2.0.
StarDock has released a free Cursor Theme Management utility which takes it to the next level allowing you to do the following:
| Cursors can be unlimited size |
| Fully anti-aliased cursors |
| Fully 32-bit alpha blended cursors |
| Animations and scripts |
| Cursors with normal and pressed states |
| Full featured theme editor |
| Fully featured graphic control panel |
| Fully configurable soft shadow |
So get ready to pimp your Windows XP or Vista system further with this free tool.
Get for free hundreds of cursor themes from
www.wincustomize.com that have been created by users for a cool new look. Import the packages of themed cursors into CursorFX and set it as your default.
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Written by PCWizKid on February 29th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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A common mistake I see is people confusing message tables
with string resources.
This basically shows up in one place: FormatMessage . The folks who were designing Win32
decided that plain string resources weren't fancy enough,
so they invented message Read More......(
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Written by The Old New Thing : Code on February 29th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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SpyKiller Pro Descriptions:
SpyKiller Pro is the latest counterfeit anti-spyware software that endangers the world of computers. SpyKiller Pro usually installed itself onto your PC without your permission, through Vundo Trojan, Virus or fake software. SpyKiller Pro will display fake system alerts or fake security alerts to trick user to buy the paid version of SpyKiller Pro , in order to remove the potential and reported problems. Not only does it cause your machine to slow down dramatically, it would also put your privacy and data in risk.
Download SpyHunter Spyware Detection Utility.
Manual Removal Instructions:
Stop SpyKiller Pro Processes:
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SpyKiller Pro.exe
Find and Delete these SpyKiller Pro Files:
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ProgramFiles\SpyKiller Pro\SpyKiller Pro.exe
ProgramFiles\SpyKiller Pro\SpyKiller ProUpdate.exeUserProfile\Desktop\SpyKiller Pro.lnk
UserProfile\Start Menu\Programs\SpyKiller Pro\SpyKiller Pro.lnk
UserProfile\Start Menu\Programs\SpyKiller Pro\Uninstall.lnk
ProgramFiles\SpyKiller Pro\backup.lst
ProgramFiles\SpyKiller Pro\helper.sys
ProgramFiles\SpyKiller Pro\icon.ico
ProgramFiles\SpyKiller Pro\license.txt
ProgramFiles\SpyKiller Pro\pn.cfg
ProgramFiles\SpyKiller Pro\SpyKiller Pro_log.txt
ProgramFiles\SpyKiller Pro\spyware.dat
ProgramFiles\SpyKiller Pro\uninstall.exe
ProgramFiles\SpyKiller Pro\ver.dat
ProgramFiles\SpyKiller Pro\whitelist.cfg
Remove SpyKiller Pro Registry Values:
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SpyKiller Pro
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SpyKiller Pro
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{6C6B8C69-9285-4D94-8492-9E920C8C2B65}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{4e7bd74f-2b8d-469e-dcf7-f96da086b434}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{74f25a2c-22b3-4023-8f1a-ca616c30a8b5}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{9a19966f-ae0e-4699-8cce-9b6f5f1c352c}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{ABCDECF0-4B15-11D1-ABED-709549C10000}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{D714A94F-123A-45CC-8F03-040BCAF82AD6}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SpyKiller Pro
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SpyKiller Pro
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SpyKiller ProFilter
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I doubt many people do not make use the spellchecking facility in MS Word. Most people probably run a grammar check too. Nevertheless, few people will use Word's readability statistics report.
To switch this report on, open the 'Tools' menu in Word and click on 'Options', select the 'Spelling & Grammar' tab, tick the 'Show Readability Statistics' box, and click 'OK'.
Now, when you click on the 'Spelling and Grammar' button (shown left), Word will go through any errors it finds in the selected text, or the whole text if none is selected, and then it will show you the 'Readability Statistics' report.
This report is particularly useful to anyone who wishes to make their writing more legible. The report not only contains general information about the number of words, characters and sentences etc, but also the average number of sentences per paragraph, words per sentence and the like.
The bottom section includes three very useful measures. The first gives a percentage of the number of passive sentences in the selected text. As you may know, the active voice makes a text more readable, so it is best to avoid the passive voice when possible. There is a good tutorial about the difference between the voices
here.
The second and third measures, the Flesch reading ease and the Flesch-Kincaid grade level, show how difficult a text is to comprehend according to mathematical equations. More details on these equations and an explanation of the scales are available
here.
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While Cruising around the net I found this nifty pogram for windows explorer windows. Want to browser your Harddrive more quickly? do it with tabbed bar, Thus saving valuable space while browsing your hard drive. Add tabbed browsing to Explorer with the free QT TabBar. Download, extract, and install. Log off and on again, then hop into Explorer. Right-click the menu bar and add both QT TabBar and QT Tab Standard Buttons to the display.
Now this tabs work much like they do in Firefox, with some new tricks available: Dragging a file from one window to another tab in order to move it to another folder is an especially nifty Tabbed file browsing puts an end to cascading convenience. Explorer windows.
Works with Vista as well as XP (with .Net 2.0 installed), and is definitely worth a try. And the best thing of all, Its free !
DownLoad QT TabBar
Written by PC Freak on February 29th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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The platforms and tools exec presents a sneak peek of what to expect at its annual Web developers conference next week.
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Does a six percent market share permit Apple to behave in a manner that would get Microsoft hauled into court?
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