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Windows 7 activation helper

November 19, 2009 2 comments Software

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Here’s a guide on how to verify license activation status for your Windows 7 installation. Type this little helper on the command prompt:

slmgr.vbs -dlv all

Listed below are the possible license states of your Windows 7 installation:

  • Licensed Successful activation.
  • Initial Grace Period Default state after installing Windows 7. You will be reminded to activate if you did not set activation automatically.
  • Notification When the grace period expires a message will tell you to that reactivation is required.
  • Additional Grace Period When Windows 7 thinks its being installed on a new hardware. May happen when a new hardware is added. You’ll need to reactivate license.
  • Unknown A problem on the licensing components.
  • Unlicensed Plainly says “get a license.”

I got these info during our company’s training way before Windows 7 was made available so comment is highly appreciated for any mistakes. :)

 

Adding the hibernate button to Vista shutdown menu

June 18, 2009 3 comments Software

Follow the two simple steps below to show the hibernate button in Windows Vista shutdown menu.

Enable Hibernate from a Command Prompt

  1. Click Start, Programs, Accessories, and right-click Command Prompt.
  2. Choose Run as Administrator. Click OK to the UAC prompt.
  3. At the prompt, type powercfg –h on and press [Enter].
  4. Close the Command Prompt window.

Turn off Hybrid Sleep

  1. Click Start, click Control Panel
  2. Click Power Options. Click Change Advanced Power Settings.
  3. Click the + next to Sleep. Set Allow hybrid sleep to OFF (for battery and/or plugged in).
  4. Click Apply.

Your computer should now be able to go to hibernate mode on those cold lonely periods. :)

 

How to enable “Administrator” account in Vista

June 9, 2009 1 comment Software

Messed up a user account in your Windows Vista and the only way to fix the problem is by logging in to the “Administrator” account? Ever wondered how to reveal the hidden administrator account in Windows Vista much like how it is in Windows XP to fix the problem?

Follow these simple steps and reboot your computer to safe mode:

  1. Click the Start pearl. Click Programs, Accessories.
  2. Right-click Command Prompt. Choose Run as administrator.
  3. Click Continue to the UAC prompt if it appears.
  4. At the prompt, type net user administrator /active:yes and press [Enter]

Easy as pie isn’t it? :) But then again, as always, the only truth, when all else fail, you know what to do.

 

Download Windows Vista Service Pack 2

June 2, 2009 Write a Comment Software

If you’ve been waiting for the fix to a number of bugs, incompatibility and support to standards in Windows Vista, this is the news for you!

You may now download the Service Pack 2 of Windows Vista through this link: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/dd262148.aspx

Take additional note, this is still an optional feature so nothing is guaranteed. You must also have Service Pack 1 installed before installing this new patch.

 

My Windows 7 RC experience; Ultimate!

March 6, 2009 1 comment Software

Windows 7 build 7000 (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7)

Yesterday, our training team ran out of better things to do and we still got some hours to spare. Our trainer brought in Windows 7 RC (Ultimate) and tried it out on one of the portables that we have in the room.

Installation is almost like that of Windows Vista but one thing that I noticed on the installation screen is the underwater-light-like background. It looks as though it is being done underwater. (Continued…)

 

Minimize USB usage

February 9, 2009 12 comments Software

My recent trips to internet cafe’s had me to reinstall my operating system – MS Windows XP. F uck! It’s never done that much damage to my system before. I could handle VBscripts plus autoruns with my little buddy – command prompt – before.

Lines such as dir/ah and attrib -r -h -s and shutdown -r used to do the job.

Not anymore!

Script-ers have grown.

I didn’t.

When trying to deal with the infection that started from my handy-dandy flash drive, I noticed that after killing the actual file it could regenerate from the local folders that it’d changed into an exe. So, all of the local folders are now executables and could only be accessed by typing the full location on the address bar. I never wanted to do that forever.

So, I braved my way to system folders such as windows, system, prefetch, and system32 to check for possible residence of the tagged(xim9.exe, iostream.exe, recycler, autorun.inf) files. They did. Did because I, along with my buddy cmd, toasted them.

So I thought.

Because after rebooting the computer, the username that didn’t have a password scored one. There was no way for me to get it. Not even in the safest safe mode.

So the option is to reinstall.

Lessons learned?

  1. Trust anti-virus softwares because I never had one for 4 years.
  2. Minimize USB usage on public establishments.
  3. Backup!
  4. Never underestimate.
 

Firefox Day 2008

May 30, 2008 Write a Comment Software, Web

Download Day Are you ready?

Be part of the Guinness World Record for Most Software Downloaded in 24 Hours by pledging your participation today. Exact date hasn’t been posted but by pledging you will be notified when the date will be.

There are 1,805 pledges from the Philippines as of my participation. Hey, Filipino bloggers! :)

 

Remove Restriction Tool

February 9, 2008 2 comments Software, Web

Remove Restriction Tool Having problems with your Folder Options hidden? Or your Task Manager disabled? Editing the right fields in your system’s Registry might solve the problem but what if that too was disabled?

The advent of portable storage and MP3 players inspired many brilliant minds, who probably couldn’t afford one, to heckle on the clueless rich who treat their gadgets like a whore. That’s insert anywhere if the word is new to you.

Since I couldn’t get any ISP to grant me a subscription, I still to go to those overpriced public internet cafes to get my habitual internet fix. There is this one near where I live that just looks very snug and they even have Dell desktop systems. So, I plugged in my not-so-virgin PQI flash. Yes, it was recognized but it’s never listed in My Computer. So, I wondered why. (Continued…)

 

Netscape is camping out

January 9, 2008 2 comments Software

Them who challenged Window’s Internet Explorer back in the days – high school days for me – won’t be producing newer versions of its browser. Though Netscape Navigator wasn’t my first choice, t’was fun putting the button that has “Best viewed with…” in it on various fansites I created back then. You decorated my sites?

Happy camping out you woodpeckers of internet browsing and thank you for the javascript, for challenging the biggest monopoly and for Mozilla.

Netscape.com community members need not worry as the site will remain. Visit the Netscape Blog. BDV-154785-BDV