HP All-in-One Boot Hang

http://www.fixyourownprinter.com/forums/printer/36018

It just requires a change in the registry as follows:  
"in[to] the registry (regedit)- go to hkey_local_machine\software\hewlett-packard\HPDJ printing system config\hpofficejet7400series
look for hpdjenablestatusclient
double click on it
change the value data from 1 to 0"

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Change Win 7 Product Key

Command Line to change the Product key:

  1. Click on the Start Button and type: CMD (into the ‘Search programs and files’ field in the Start Menu)
  2. The Start Menu will show ‘CMD.exe’,
  3. Right-click the CMD.exe file and select Run As Administrator.
  4. In the CMD window, type: slmgr.vbs -ipk <type your product key here>
  5. To activate windows after changing the key, type: slmgr.vbs -ato



GUI to change & Activate

Go to Start > Search Bar > ” SLUI 3 ” > Click on Slui 3 under programs & you will have a window to change and activate your new product key,..

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Change RDP port

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\TerminalServer\WinStations\RDP-Tcp\PortNumber

On the Edit menu, click Modify, and then click Decimal.

Type the new port number, and then click OK.

Open port on incoming firewall

Close port 3389

Append target address with port :XXXX

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OSX–VirtualBox XML edits

These were the lines to run from the cmd to add the lines to the Virtualbox config. The middle one controls the screen res???
c:\Program Files>cd \program files\oracle\virtualbox
c:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox>vboxmanage modifyvm "OSX 10.6.3" –firmware e
fi64
c:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox>vboxmanage setextradata "OSX 10.6.3" VBoxInte
rnal2/EfiGopMode 4
c:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox>VBoxManage setextradata "OSX 10.6.3" VBoxInte
rnal2/SmcDeviceKey "ourhardworkbythesewordsguardedpleasedontsteal(c)AppleCompute
rInc"
c:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox>

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Password Complexity

Windows Server 2008 R2 Alternate procedure:
Start, Administrative Tools, Local Security Policy, Account Policies, Password Policy, Password must meet complexity requirements – Disabled.
You can also change the password expiry period here.

or…

To turn password complexity off in Windows 2008 Server follow these steps:
run gpmc.msc (Group Policy Management)
Expand your Domain
Go to <Group Policy Objects> and select <Default Domain Policy>
Expand:
<Computer Configurations> <Policies> <Windows Settings> <Security Settings> <Account Policies> <Password Policy>
Disable Password Complexity.
This is the only way to disable Password Complexity in Server 2008. The local Security Policy can not be used for changing Password Complexity in Server 2008.

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Password complexity

Windows Server 2008 R2 Alternate procedure:
Start, Administrative Tools, Local Security Policy, Account Policies, Password Policy, Password must meet complexity requirements – Disabled.

You can also change the password expiry period here.

 

 


To turn password complexity off in Windows 2008 Server follow these steps:
run gpmc.msc (Group Policy Management)
Expand your Domain
Go to <Group Policy Objects> and select <Default Domain Policy>
Expand:
<Computer Configurations> <Policies> <Windows Settings> <Security Settings> <Account Policies> <Password Policy>
Disable Password Complexity.
This is the only way to disable Password Complexity in Server 2008. The local Security Policy can not be used for changing Password Complexity in Server 2008.

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so here is a post

09-10 Opening

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test backup

This should not be here it the blog restored correctly

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Outlook Shortcuts

Basic navigation
To do this Press
Switch to Mail. CTRL+1
Switch to Calendar. CTRL+2
Switch to Contacts. CTRL+3
Switch to Tasks. CTRL+4
Switch to Notes. CTRL+5
Switch to Folder List in Navigation Pane. CTRL+6
Switch to Shortcuts. CTRL+7
Switch to next message (with message open). CTRL+PERIOD
Switch to previous message (with message open). CTRL+COMMA
Move between the Navigation Pane, the main Outlook window, the Reading Pane, and the To-Do Bar. CTRL+SHIFT+TAB or SHIFT+TAB
Move between the Outlook window, the smaller panes in the Navigation Pane, the Reading Pane, and the sections in the To-Do Bar. TAB
Move between the Outlook window, the smaller panes in the Navigation Pane, the Reading Pane, and the sections in the To-Do Bar, and show the access keys in the Outlook ribbon. F6
Move around message header lines in the Navigation Pane or an open message. CTRL+TAB
Move around within the Navigation Pane. Arrow keys
Go to a different folder. CTRL+Y
Go to the Search box. F3 or CTRL+E
In the Reading Pane, go to the previous message. ALT+UP ARROW or CTRL+COMMA or ALT+PAGE UP
In the Reading Pane, page down through text. SPACEBAR
In the Reading Pane, page up through text. SHIFT+SPACEBAR
Collapse or expand a group in the e-mail message list. LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW, respectively
Go back to previous view in main Outlook window. ALT+B or ALT+LEFT ARROW
Go forward to next view in main Outlook window. ALT+RIGHT ARROW
Select the InfoBar and, if available, show the menu of commands. CTRL+SHIFT+W

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Erase the swap file at shutdown – XP

You might be concerned about someone browsing your users’ swap files and gathering up little bits of their sensitive data. A remote possibility, to be sure, but it could happen. For that extra measure of security, go to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management

Set the ClearPageFileAtShutdown DWORD to 1. This will make shutdowns take longer, because it overwrites everything in the swap file with zeroes. Don’t turn this feature on unless you have a serious security threat.

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