User Folders in Windows

Windows stores a number of user folder locations, like Favorites, Desktop, My Documents, Send to, etc. in the registry. By looking up these locations one can have direct access to their content. also, these locations can be changed to fit some custom needs. This is the registry key location:

And this is how it…

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How to make FreeNAS work with Active Directory

Original article here. Install Free Nas (do the normal assign disks mount them take default access settings) Configure access (active directory) if you got your settings right you should be able to go into information (ms active directory) and see its now grabbed the list of users and groups, ignore the failed to create users or…

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What to do when the SA account password is lost in SQL Server 2005

Taken from this blog. You may have faced the issue of losing the SQL Server SA password. Perhaps you followed the security best-practice of removing the builtin\Administrators from the sysadmin server role, and no one you can find is in the sysadmin role. At this point you may think that your only options are to reinstall…

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Base Set of Applications for Windows

I find the following list of applications a good starting point for building a Windows based PC for everyday work. The vast majority of these applications are free for personal use and of very good quality – much better than most of the non-free equivalents or the factory installed bloatware… When building a new computer for…

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Windows 8 does not Recognize Some DVD Drives

In some cases, Windows 8 doesn’t recognize CD and DVD drives even if the installation was performed from that drive. It doesn’t even appear in Device Manager. To fix this issue a quick workaround is needed. Open a command prompt as an administrator. Issue the following command:

Reboot the computer After the system is…

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Extend Battery Life on Smartphones

Some 3rd party (and sometimes even 1st party) applications for your smartphone are not properly created and they may prevent your phone from going to standby/sleep mode when you lock it’s screen. This can result in a very short battery time leaving you with a dead battery in the middle of the day. There is…

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How to extend the trial period of Windows 7/8/8.1

You can extend the trial period of Windows 7/8/8.1 by entering the following command at an elevated command prompt:

After issuing the command a reboot is required: You can extend the trial period of the operating system 3 times achieving a maximum of 120 day.

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