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Created by voodoo on February 17, 2012 10:46:47
Last update: February 17, 2012 10:46:47
To open the Windows 7 certificate manager:
press the Windows icon, then enter " certmgr.msc " in the "Search programs and files" box.
Created by voodoo on February 17, 2012 10:40:43
Last update: February 17, 2012 10:40:43
When a certificate is "untrusted" by IE (such as a self-signed certificate), it displays a "Certificate error" icon next to the address bar. It used to be that you can click on that icon, "View certificates", then install it.
On Windows 7, because of UAC , the "Install Certificate..." button is no longer displayed. In order to see the button, you have to start IE9 with administrator privileges: right click on the IE9 shortcut icon and select " Run as administrator... ".
To save the certificate to a file, click the Details tab on the Certificate dialog, then click " Copy to File... ".
Created by voodoo on July 14, 2010 23:37:46
Last update: November 16, 2011 12:00:33
Run gpedit.msc
Find Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Terminal Services -> Limit Maximum color depth.
Right click on "Limit maximum color depth", click "Properties", then select "Client Compatible".
Update: for Windows 7 the color depth policy was moved to Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Remote Desktop Services -> Remote Desktop Session Host -> Remote Session Environment
Created by voodoo on September 04, 2011 14:48:52
Last update: September 04, 2011 14:49:40
If Ubuntu does not recognize the wifi adapter, use ndiswrapper and Windows XP driver instead:
Install the needed Ubuntu packages:
$ sudo apt-get install ndisgtk
If there's no Internet access, the needed packages are available from the Ubuntu live CD under the directory /pool/main/n . Install both ndiswrapper and ndisgtk .
Download and extract the Windows XP driver for your wifi adapter.
Install the Windows XP driver:
Browse to System/Administration/Windows Wireless drivers
Click Install New Driver
Select the .inf file, then click Install
Connect to wifi networks as you normally do.
Created by voodoo on September 02, 2011 18:12:56
Last update: September 02, 2011 18:12:56
This is how to add the 3GB switch for Windows XP:
Remove system and hidden attributes of C:\boot.ini :
C:\>attrib -s -h boot.ini
Add the 3GB switch to C:\boot.ini :
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)dis...
Add system and hidden attributes:
C:\>attrib +s +h boot.ini
Reboot
Created by voodoo on August 27, 2011 19:17:10
Last update: August 27, 2011 19:17:10
The CPAN module Net::Socket::NonBlock has a port forwarding utility which works for both Unix and Windows:
$ perl tcpudppf.pl
Usage: tcpudppf.pl <LocalAdd...
Created by voodoo on June 21, 2011 08:19:33
Last update: June 21, 2011 08:34:28
Got "base64: invalid input" error:
$ base64 -d base64_encoded.txt >original.bin
ba...
which can be easily dismissed as "input is invalid base64 encoded" or "partial input". But I know it's valid base64 encoded input!
The problem was, the input was base64 encoded on Windows! The error goes away after converting to Unix format with dos2unix .
dos2unix < base64_encoded.txt | base64 -d >origina...
Version of base64 used:
$ base64 --version
base64 (GNU coreutils) 8.5
...
Created by voodoo on March 24, 2011 11:20:00
Last update: March 24, 2011 11:23:47
Sometimes you want to disable the UAC because a program written for XP doesn't have the notion of UAC. When running such a program under Windows 7, it silently denies your preference changes.
Enter Control Panel, goto User (Account) Manager.
Click the link "Change User Account Control Settings".
Move the slider to the bottom
Created by voodoo on March 23, 2011 15:57:52
Last update: March 23, 2011 15:57:52
In the "Program search" (or Run) box, enter lusrmgr.msc to bring up the "Local Users and Groups" dialog.
Double click the user name you want to set password never expire.
Created by voodoo on March 23, 2011 11:40:54
Last update: March 23, 2011 11:47:41
To grant a user "logon as a service" right on Windows 7:
Enter secpol.msc into the "Search programs and files" box (the Run box for previous Windows versions) and press enter.
Locate "Local Policies" and "User Rights Assignment", then double click "Logon as a service" in the right panel.
Add the user or group
