If you forget your password for Server 2008 or any server, XP then get this BootCD
Tested on: NT 3.51, NT 4 (all versions and SPs), Windows 2000 (all versions & SPs), Windows XP (all versions, also SP2 and SP3), Windows Server 2003 (all SPs), Vindows Vista 32 and 64 bit, and some say it works on Server 2008 (32 & 64 bit)
It worked for me :)
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Cannot log into administrator profile
Another kooky server 2008 problem. My computer was working fine, I turn comp off for the night and return the next day, turn it on, only to be greeted by "Windows cannot log you on because your profile cannot be loaded. Check that you are connected to the network, and that your network is functioning correctly. "
"Windows cannot load the user's profile but has logged you on with the default profile for the system. " errors.
I reboot and now my desktop has completely changed, what ever changes I make and reboot the changes are gone and I am back to the default new user desktop.
It took me 2 hours of screwing around but I finally got my admin profile working again.
Regedit : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList
The pic above is my correct version, but what had happened is a virus or malware had changed my admin 500 profile into c:\users\temp so every time I logged in I was getting the temp users profile.
So what you need to do is change it in regedit. Just rename 1 to .bak and the good one to 500.
You will work it out :) Or leave me a message if you need help.
"Windows cannot load the user's profile but has logged you on with the default profile for the system. " errors.
I reboot and now my desktop has completely changed, what ever changes I make and reboot the changes are gone and I am back to the default new user desktop.
It took me 2 hours of screwing around but I finally got my admin profile working again.
Regedit : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList
The pic above is my correct version, but what had happened is a virus or malware had changed my admin 500 profile into c:\users\temp so every time I logged in I was getting the temp users profile.
So what you need to do is change it in regedit. Just rename 1 to .bak and the good one to 500.
You will work it out :) Or leave me a message if you need help.
Server 2008 64bit as Desktop?
Hmm maybe not such a good idea. It's very clunky with programs, some work, some don't, some work but in a buggy fashion.
M$ Messenger doesn't install on server OS's, that's ok as there is a work-around. So MSN has been working flawlessly for 2 months then all of a sudden I turn on my PC today to this,
WTH!!!! Where did this Data Execution Prevention crashing Messenger come from?
The only way I could get it going again was to run in 2003 compatibility mode.
I have no idea why this happened, its just another strange 2008 issue.
M$ Messenger doesn't install on server OS's, that's ok as there is a work-around. So MSN has been working flawlessly for 2 months then all of a sudden I turn on my PC today to this,
WTH!!!! Where did this Data Execution Prevention crashing Messenger come from?
The only way I could get it going again was to run in 2003 compatibility mode.
I have no idea why this happened, its just another strange 2008 issue.
Friday, June 27, 2008
WMP Firefox Plugin for Server OS
Windows Media Player Firefox plugin on Server operating systems
When installing the Windows Media Player Firefox Plugin (Download here) on Windows Server 2008, I received the following error:
Package does not support server operating systems
I extracted wmpfirefoxplugin.exe with Winrar. This archive contains ffplugin.msi. I used Orca edit this msi file. You can get Orca from here If this link ever goes down just google for Orca Editor, you will find it, it's a 2 meg file.
Look for LaunchCondition:
Remove the row MsiNTProductType = 1:
Save the MSI. You can now install the plugin by doubleclicking the msi.
When installing the Windows Media Player Firefox Plugin (Download here) on Windows Server 2008, I received the following error:
Package does not support server operating systems
I extracted wmpfirefoxplugin.exe with Winrar. This archive contains ffplugin.msi. I used Orca edit this msi file. You can get Orca from here If this link ever goes down just google for Orca Editor, you will find it, it's a 2 meg file.
Look for LaunchCondition:
Remove the row MsiNTProductType = 1:
Save the MSI. You can now install the plugin by doubleclicking the msi.
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Missing Audio Options in Vista and Server 2008
If like me you just installed Vista or in my case Server 2008 64 bit (which is Vista) and you use things like CamTasia or any other screen capturing app and find that you can't record media player because the sound isn't working then this may help you.
Check your control Panel / Sound
Right click and select "Show Disabled Devices"
Now disable your Mic device and enable Mixer.
Now when you run CamTasia or your capture app you will get the sound. When you are done you can reverse the process to put things how they were.
Check your control Panel / Sound
Right click and select "Show Disabled Devices"
Now disable your Mic device and enable Mixer.
Now when you run CamTasia or your capture app you will get the sound. When you are done you can reverse the process to put things how they were.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Zalman CNPS58700 LED
I have a E6300 Core 2 DUO 1.8ghz ever since I've had it, it has always run hot. It idles as 57c and with load 65c - 67c that is with the stock heat sink. I overclocked it to 2.4ghz and played a game for 20 mins to put some load on it and it reached 74c so I quickly put it back to 1.8ghz :)
So I bought a Zalman heatsink today. What a nightmare to install. 2 1/2 hours later I boot up and leave it to idle for 5 mins and it idles at 37c woohoo, so I overclock it to 2.4ghz and it idles at 41c so I play the same game for 20 mins and it got to 47c.
So it was well worth the $68 and 2 1/2 hours to install.
Monday, April 28, 2008
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Ghost and Ghost Walker
Just the Ghost, GhostWalker exe's on their own. Useful if all you want is just the exe and not to install the whole suite.
Ghost Walker 2003.793
utility that changes the security ID (SID) for Windows NT, 2000 and XP
Ghost 11.0.1
Similar to Drive Image (with usb/scsi support)
GDisk 1.1.1
Complete replacement for the DOS FDISK utility and more.
Download Here
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