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Changing your hosts file in Vista

Posted on 30 June 2010.

1)  Browse to Start -> All Programs -> Accessories
2)  Right click “Notepad” and select “Run as administrator”
3)  Click “Continue” on the UAC prompt
4)  Click File -> Open
5)  Browse to “C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc”
6)  Change the file filter drop down box from “Text Documents (*.txt)” to “All Files (*.*)”
7)  Select “hosts” and click “Open”
8)  Make the needed changes and close Notepad.  Save when prompted.

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Disable restart after Windows Automatic Updates

Posted on 01 April 2010. Tags:

  1. Click Start -> Run
  2. Enter “gpedit.msc”
  3. Go to Local Computer Policy -> Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Update
  4. Double-click on “Re-prompt for restart with scheduled installations” “No auto-restart for scheduled Automatic Update installation”
  5. Disable it! Enable it!
  6. Reboot the computer

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VMWare Server 2.0 auto start VM

Posted on 25 February 2010.

In the VMWare Server GUI, select host in the “Inventory” panel (root node of the tree), to the right “Commands” panel should appear with “Edit Virtual Machine Startup/Shutdown Settings”. There will be an option to autostart the guest VM.

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Autostart VMWare Workstation machines automatically upon Windows restart

Posted on 25 February 2010.

So, i managed to get the server starting-up when electricity is back .. using a BIOS setting that lies there in almost all the modern Motherboards nowadays. Continue Reading

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Configure NORTON AV with Mozilla Thunderbird

Posted on 26 January 2010. Tags: , ,

The fact that Antivirus Norton is not compatible with Thunderbird,you must configure it manually, perform as explained below:

  • Open Norton Antivirus
  • Select Configure > File Systems>Auto-Protect
  • Cross check the box [Exclude files/folders selected]
  • Click [exclusions] and [Files/Folders]
  • Select the folder [Inbox] (without extension) under:

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How to Disable Indexing in Thunderbird 3

Posted on 14 January 2010. Tags:

The first time you start up Thunderbird, you notice that it’s indexing your emails and feeds. If you do not think indexing is going to do you any good. You can disable it. Continue Reading

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Disable Virus Auto-check in Firefox 3

Posted on 13 January 2010.

Please be sure you are downloading safe files. This virus check is put in for a reason and should only be disabled if you are confident you know what you are doing.

  1. Type about:config in the Firefox address bar
  2. Now filter the following browser.download.manager.scanWhenDone
  3. Set the parameter to False

Now, Firefox wont slow down after every file you download.

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Virtual to Physical Documentation and Sample Configurations

Posted on 09 January 2010.

The technical note and sample configurations for performing a virtual to physical conversion are provided for information only.

Technical support is not provided. Continue Reading

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Update bios for gigabyte motherboards

Posted on 16 October 2009.

1) κατεβαζουμε το προγραμμα bios update ver.2.2 απο εδω : http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/M…lity_List.aspx

2) στην συνεχεια απο το site της gigabyte κατεβαζετε το τελευταιο bios αρχειο για την μητρικη σας. (π.χ οπως το δικο μου εδω) :http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/M…ProductID=2740
και το σωζετε σε καποιον δισκο. (ξεζιπαρετε το σε φακελο να το εχετε ετοιμο για αργοτερα). Continue Reading

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IE8 & ADOBE FLASH PLAYER FIX

Posted on 07 October 2009. Tags: , , ,

Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe’s Flash Player. Get the latest Flash player.

Since Javascript was enabled, in order to check whether this was a problem of Youtube’s site only, I browse to other sites that I know use flash tech to find that I was really unable to watch any Flash content. They all prompted me to download and install the latest version of Adobe Flash Player. Continue Reading

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