192.207.30.165.22.52, 192.207.30.169.2.000, 10.104.130.10.160, 10.10.10.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- extend windows activation for XP ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Why not just give yourself 30 more days of Activation From Safe Mode or Safe Mode command Prompt In the command line enter the following command: rundll32.exe syssetup,SetupOobeBnk If it doesn't work (although has for me every time) you may need to register two files first: regsvr32 regwizc.dll regsvr32 licdll.dll Then enter the rundll32.exe syssetup,SetupOobeBnk again Restart, and you have now 30 days to activate online or over the net or just run it again in 30 days (120days max) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- extend windows life for XP ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The hack makes the system look like Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 which will continue to receive updated until April 9, 2019. To apply the hack, create a text file with a .reg extension and the contents below: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\WPA\PosReady] "Installed"=dword:00000001' Run it by double-clicking in Windows Explorer. After this is done, if you run Windows Update, ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- extend windows activation for Server 2008 R2 and Win7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- So How is This Done? Simple all we need to do is run a script in the windows\system32 folder called slmgr.vbs. Check the steps below: Bring up a Command Prompt. (in Win7, right click and rund as administrator) Type slmgr.vbs -rearm, and press ENTER. Restart the computer. You computer has now extended the evaluation period 60 days (30 days for Win7)!!! You can re-arm up to 3 times giving you an activation-free trial period of a total of 240 (90 for Win7)days!! How Much Time Is Remaining in the Evaluation Period You can find out by running the same script this time with different switch: Type slmgr.vbs -dli, and the current status of the evaluation period is displayed. (the dli switch means - display license information) If you want to find out what else you can do with the script type slmgr.vbs -? and you'll get a full list and explanation of all the switches. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Windows 7 and 8 "God Mode" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Luckily, you can enable GodMode in Windows 7 and 8. To get started, just create a folder on the desktop and name it whatever you like. After that, right-click and it and choose Rename. Now just add the following to the end of the folder name: .{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} As you can see, you need to include the . before the opening bracket. Here’s my mine looks like: All Settings.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Programs may be unable to access some network locations after you turn on User Account Control in Windows Vista or in Windows 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Workaround: Important This workaround may make your system unsafe. Microsoft does not support this workaround. Use this workaround at your own risk. To work around this problem, configure the EnableLinkedConnections registry value. This value enables Windows Vista or Windows 7 to share network connections between the filtered access token and the full administrator access token for a member of the Administrators group. After you configure this registry value, LSA checks whether there is another access token that is associated with the current user session if a network resource is mapped to an access token. If LSA determines that there is a linked access token, it adds the network share to the linked location. To configure the EnableLinkedConnections registry value, follow these steps: 1) Click Start, type regedit in the Start Search box, and then press Enter. 2) Locate and then right-click the following registry subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System 3) Point to New, and then click DWORD Value. 4) Type EnableLinkedConnections, and then press Enter. 5) Right-click EnableLinkedConnections, and then click Modify. 6) In the Value data box, type 1, and then click OK. 7) Exit Registry Editor, and then restart the computer. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fix for WordPerfect under Windows 7 unable to save files when in compatability mode or cannot see mapped network drives when run as administrator ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) Some found "Run this program in compatibility mode " "Windows XP (Service Pack 3)" while others found it only worked with "Run this program in compatibility mode " "Windows XP (Service Pack 2)". 2) Folder rename: Rename the following folder \Program Files (x86)\WordPerfect Office 11\Programs\PerfectFit Document Management.{C0E10002-0040-0004-C0E1-C0E1C0E1C0E1} to OLD_PerfectFit Document Management.{C0E10002-0040-0004-C0E1-C0E1C0E1C0E1} (another poster found that one needs to change the perfectfit in /Shared/Help/Access, too) Restart One found that after applying the fix above, then undo the rename, restarted the computer that everything works as it should without compatibility mode. 3) When run as administrator was also toggled, the mapped network drives were missing, the workaround I did was to create UNC shortcuts and put them on the desktop and documents folder. When clicked the approriate network drive opened. Also, if the user then uses these UNC shortcuts to browse folders and double click .wpd files then WordPerfect will open. But if they use a mapped drive shortcut to browse folders and double click .wpd files then WordPerfect will NOT open and give a path error. UNC works when using compatibility mode with "run as administrator" checked, but mapped drives will NOT work. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HP Windows Home Server "HP MediaSmart Server web sites/remote access are disabled" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manually change the WHS registry so it thinks remote access is enabled, HP appears to watch this key to determine whether to send the health notification. I've verified that changing it from 0 to 1 will cause the health notification to go away, but I have not tested to see if the setting is retained across reboots. (Make dword Connectivity is not present, then change value to 1) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Home Server\Website Manager\Connectivity ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHS CONNECTOR INSTALL ERROR ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Cannot connect the computer to the server because either another software installation is in progress, or, the computer has a restart pending. Either complete the installation process, or, restart the computer and try to connect again." Solution: 1. Open Regedit 2. Find the key "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager" 3. Rename the "PendingFileRenameOperations" value to "PendingFileRenameOperations2" 4. Reinstall Connector ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHS chkdsk (create .bat file or name as .cmd) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- net stop pdl net stop whsbackup chkdsk D: /x /r chkdsk C: /x /r for /d %%1 in (C:\fs\*) do start chkdsk /x /r %%1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHS event viewer error 129 ich9rmp \Device\RaidPort0, was issued. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHS2011 change the workgroup and server name ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here's how to change the workgroup and server name in WHS2011 & Server 2012 Essentials (should work on others too) by using Powershell. RDP into the server. Open Powershell as an administrator Type the following to change the workgroup name: $SysInfo = Get-WmiObject Win32_ComputerSystem $SysInfo.JoinDomainOrWorkgroup("NewWorkgroupName") Type the following to change the server name: $SysInfo = Get-WmiObject Win32_ComputerSystem $SysInfo.Rename("NewServerName") Changes take effect after rebooting the server. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Second 0.0.0.0 gateway preventing internet access ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- route delete 0.0.0.0 then run ipconfig/renew That should restore your connectivity, if it doesn't, however then disable Bounjour service: Run MsConfig -> Services Disable the service called "##Id_String1.6844[... and then a bunch of numbers]" or Disable the service called Bonjour Service this appears as mDNSResponder.exe as process running in Task Manager or under msconfg services, bounjour service uncheck it Reboot system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disable the Security Essentials End-of-Life Warning on Windows XP ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Get a copy of version 4.4.304.0 of the MSE installer. (Any language will do, see the file information below.) 2. Log on with an administrator account. 3. Extract the mseinstall.exe file using 7-Zip. 4. Open the x86 folder, and extract epp.msi though 7-Zip. 5. Rename the extracted msseces.exe file to msseces2.exe. 6. Copy msseces2.exe to the MSE install folder (e.g. C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client). 7. Open a command prompt, type or paste the following command, and press Enter: reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\msseces.exe" /v "Debugger" /t REG_SZ /d "%programfiles%\Microsoft Security Client\msseces2.exe" /f 8. Restart Windows. http://www.filehippo.com/download_security_essentials_xp/51102 http://www.filehorse.com/download-security-essentials-xp/15350/ http://www.gotafile.com/351/Security-Essentials-4-4-304-XP http://www.filesoul.com/software/Microsoft-Security-Essentials-XP/Security-Essentials-4-4-304-XP/ http://orbitaldownloads.com/security-essentials-xp_4.4.304/ http://bin.ge/dl/90509/mseinstall.exe.html http://ulub.pl/1zYDbfBkQe/microsoft-security-essentials-xp-44304 http://youshare.ge/?d=528326415 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The server was unable to allocate from the system nonpaged pool because the server reached the configured limit for nonpaged pool allocations. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Click on the Start Orb and type regedit and hit enter. Once the Registry editor opens navigate to the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\LanmanServer\Parameters\Size and set the value to 3. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\LargeSystemCache and set the value to 1. Close the Registry editor and restart the computer used as a file server and the problem should be solved. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To switch from IDE to AHCI without having to repair or reinstall windows. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You start with step 1 while you are still in windows in IDE mode. 1) Run the Registry Editor (regedit.exe) 2) Navigate to Registry Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Msahci 3) Set the "Start" value to 0 (zero) 4) Navigate to Registry Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Pciide 5) Set the "Start" value to 0 (zero) 6) Shut down 7) Start up again, but before Windows boots go into the BIOS configuration screens and change the disk mode to "AHCI". Save the new BIOS configuration and restart so that Windows boots. When Windows starts, it will detect the change, load new disk drivers, and do one more reboot to start up with them. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cannot Upgrade Vista with FrontPage Server Extensions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- When attempting to upgrade Windows Vista Business to Windows Vista Ultimate, the installer only offers the “Clean Install” option, and displays the following message: “Setup has detected that FrontPage Server Extensions is installed on this computer. To upgrade your server, uninstall this component”. However, there is no option in Programs and Features in the Control Panel to uninstall any FrontPage Server Extensions components. This may be worked around by renaming a registry key temporarily. Open Registry Editor. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE → Software → Microsoft → Shared Tools → Web Server Extensions. In the left-hand pane, click Web Server Extensions. Press F2 to rename. Place an “x” in front of the key name so it becomes xWeb Server Extensions. The upgrade may now be performed. Rename the key when the upgrade is completed. Another location that may need to be temporarily renamed is: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Web Server Extensions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These are Windows 7 registry tweaks to address share access when acting as peer to peer server ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- error "Not enough server storage is available to process this command” when trying to access Win7 share from WinXP and/or Win7 computer ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start>Run and type regedit and click on OK. Now to the part of the registry where you may need to edit the IRPStackSize: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CURRENT_CONTROL_SET\SERVICES\ LanmanServer\Parameters If you can see that the IRPStackSize has already been created then you may need to increase it’s value. Do this in increments of 5 (e.g. The default value is 15 (Decimal), so try changing it to 20) When you have done this, reboot for the changes to take effect. If this was unsuccessful try increasing it by a further value of 5. The most it can be increased to is 50 (Decimal). If the IRPStackSize is not present (as was the case in all of my occurrences) you will need to create a new DWORD. With Parameters selected on the left, select Edit>New>DWORD>Value and enter the word IRPStackSize exactly as I have typed it. This will then show up in the window on the left. You now need to give it a value. Try 20 (select the Decimal button) then reboot to see if that helped. If not, try increasing its value by another 5. So, DWORD entry on IRPStackSize and set decimal to 20. Reboot and computers should be able to access Win7 shares without errors ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- error "\\server is not accessible. You might not have permission to this network resource" when trying to access Win7 share from WinXP computer ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Computer is Windows XP SP3 and connecting to Windows 7 share (as server) On Win7 computer check Event Viewer for Windows Application/Security/System Logs and see if there are few of: "The server was unable to allocate from the system nonpaged pool because the server reached the configured limit for nonpaged pool allocations." If so, make the following two registry tweaks: On this key: HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\LargeSystemCache Set this registry key to 1 On this key: HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters\Size Set this registry key to 3 Reboot and XP computer should connect and access Win7 share ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office 2003 and Windows XP Activation Phone Number: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- US only: Microsoft Activation Center End Of life Software Old Office: (888) 652-2342 Windows XP: (888) 571-2048 UK number 0800 018 8354 Microsoft Product Activation Center by telephone http://msdynamicswiki.com/2012/10/31/how-to-contact-a-microsoft-product-activation-center-by-telephone/ Microsoft Product Activation Center by telephone for "Volume License Activation": http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/licensing/existing-customer/activation-centers.aspx ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- How to make Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials client connector install behave just like Windows Home Server ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- https://tinkertry.com/how-to-make-windows-server-2012-r2-essentials-client-connector-install-behave-just-like-windows-home-server ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Windows 10 Pro Can't see computers on my network ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fix Windows 10 network issues: Click on Control Panel Click on Administrative Tools Double Click on Services Scroll down to Function Discovery Provider Host Right Click on Function Discovery Provider Host Click on Properties Select drop down arrow on Startup Type Select Automatic Select Apply Select OK Right Click on Function Discovery Resource Publication Click on Properties Select drop down arrow on Startup Type Select Automatic Select Apply Select OK Reboot Computer Go to Control Panel_ Administrative Tools_ Services Scroll down and check that Function Discovery Provider Host and Function Discovery Resource Publication are running and set to automatic. If they are not running, right click on them and select start. You will now be able to see your other PC's on your network and they will be able to see this one. If you have multiple windows 10 PC's these steps need to be taken on each of them. If you have Windows 7 PC's on the network nothing is required as it is still by far; a superior operating system to windows 10.