1. Click the on the Vista Orb (start button), All Programs, Accessories, and click Command Prompt.  (or click on run if you have made this option seen and run the tool below.)
2. Type vsp1cln.exe and then press Enter on your keyboard.
3. Another command prompt box will open with a warning about running the SP1 disk clean-up tool. (Warning tools scare me too.)
4. Type y to start the clean-up.
5. There will be a wait as the uninstall of your archive files are being removed.
6. Command prompt window will close when the process completes.
7. Defrag with Iobit defrag

http://ttcshelbyville.wordpress.com/2008/09/12/best-new-freeware-defrag-utility/

Using Vista, you'll want to run Task Scheduler (try pressing the windows key and typing this in, it should appear pretty swiftly). You'll probably need to press continue to get past the UAC prompt. The Task Scheduler screen is very busy and has a lot of options. For our purpose, try looking on the right for an item called Create Basic Task. If you can't find it there, it should be under the action menu.

This will launch the Create Basic Task Wizard, now give this a name (Backup is ok) and click Next.

This goes to the Trigger screen, which dictates how often the backup will be done. Take your pick, but I'll go for Daily. You'll then be asked about the exact time you want it to run and for this backup it doesn't matter too much for most people, unless you know you'll be doing something really important every day and you don't want it disturbed. I'll pick 9:00:00 am every 1 days and click Next.

Now we're at the Action screen and we want to start a program, so click Next. Here's the important part, you need to select the program to run, which is robocopy, you can either just type robocopy or click browse and find C:\Windows\System32\robocopy.exe. Now you need to enter the parameters into the Add arguments (optional) box. These will be whatever you've decided based on Part 1, in my case “C:\Users\MyUser\Pictures” “G:\MyBackup\Pictures” /MIR /XJD /R:5 /W:15

Click Next and then Finish and it's all setup.

Now if you want to see if it will all work, you should be able to see you backup task, right-click it and choose Run. You should have a command prompt window appear, unless you disabled that in your robocopy command. You'll also be able to see the Last Run Result, which will be the exit code robocopy gives. Generally you should get 0,1,2 or 3 (0x0, 0x1, 0x10, 0x11), but consult Robocopy exit codes if you're not sure.

Happy backing up and don't forget to check your backup is what you expect! Comments and suggestions welcome.

I find this situation curious. First, I have heard all the arguments/complaints about incompatibilities, stability, security, etc., but let’s set those aside and ask a more fundamental question: why would users want to upgrade an operating system at all? If Microsoft is so concerned about maintaining market share (and widespread discussion indicates that they certainly are), why not take a look at why users don’t want to use the next, newest thing just because it’s the next, newest thing? Most people I know are perfectly content using Windows XP. Since an operating system governs the user experience for operating the PC, switching the OS is not a small change.

Here’s what I think the answer to that question is: most users don’t. Technology users that actively depend on the technology for productivity really just want consistency, and will only accept change if it makes tasks better in some way — faster, more efficient, and almost universally, easier. Do you really want to use new technology if it doesn’t provide you with something you need? Will you acquire the newer form of that technology if it doesn’t provide you with something crucial that you don’t have today? Do you want technology that makes (or even if it only appears to make) your tasks more difficult? Efficiency is found in consistency, and products that change constantly won’t be well adopted by those that need to be able to depend on using the technology without taking time to re-learn, re-learn, re-learn. Yes, there are some technology aficionados that love that cycle, but I feel safe in saying that most of us don’t. We just want our technology to work for us, not the other way around.

Now, in the context of operating system changes, put on the new PC user hat. For new users, change is almost insurmountable. (Is change while learning difficult? Have you ever tried changing the engine on a moving car?) A PC is hard enough to use. Change the operating system significantly and they’re ready to throw in the towel altogether. As a more experienced user, I understand updates are needed (especially for security these days), but honestly, I wonder if Microsoft likes change just for the sake of change (and profit.) Could it be that Windows XP is simply good enough for most existing PC users? Is it possible Vista doesn’t yield anything “improved” enough to warrant the change? And what about our brand new PC users? Is Vista or XP better for them, or neither?

Given that choice, my vote would be neither. Neither Windows XP nor Windows Vista are gracious enough to new users… they’re obviously made for existing users. Since learning about PCs and operating systems is a pretty tough request for new users, is there something that could make the learning curve easier? I think there might be. My colleagues know I’m a big fan of software that teaches users to develop better skills (on that particular software) via different “user modes.” Many pieces of software currently on the market have “beginner” modes which allow new users to be productive without expending vast amounts of effort just to learn the software. Eventually, an intermediate mode allows users to progress toward more sophisticated use. Truly experienced users can elect “advanced” mode.

For some time it has been my opinion that Windows needs something like this. Imagine an interface that is a little more “real world” for new PC users. It would be intuitive, yet allow completion of the same tasks the standard (“advanced”) Windows interface does while at the same time reinforcing the concepts needed to understand “advanced mode.” What might “beginner” mode look like? Well, I have a few ideas running around in my mind… nothing final, but it would surely need to be a little more discreet. Perhaps the interface would be slightly analogous to other “real world” machines. Now, please understand  I do NOT mean something like Microsoft Bob. While "Bob" used a real world,  analogy-based approach to the PC interface— and I’m certainly fond of analogies — it took the concept much too far. Note to Microsoft (and other developers): even the newest, most elderly users understand that a PC is a machine. What they don’t understand is how to operate it!

That’s what I see as the ultimate challenge — making sense of the machine. That’s why I wrote The Ultimate PC Primer , and that’s where I see Microsoft’s operating systems closing the door on new PC users — the OS is still too foreign. Do I think it’s easy to solve? Not at all. But it is needed, and it is worthwhile to try to solve. So while Microsoft is worried about losing existing users when it comes to adoption of their new operating system(s), perhaps they should also double-check to make sure they’re not slamming their own Windows closed on potential newcomers to the market.

Najnowszy produkt firmy Kingston to przenośna pamięć flash USB DataTraveler 150. Urządzenie oferuje 32GB wolnego miejsca na dane i jest największym pojemnościowo modelem z serii DataTraveler.

Pamięć DT150 jest kompatybilny z systemami operacyjnymi Windows Vista/XP/2000, Mac OS X 10.3 (i nowsze) oraz Linux 2.6 (i wyższe). Jak widać, nikt nie powinien mieć żadnego problemu z używaniem tego produktu, chyba że ktoś używa jakiegoś egzotycznego OS-a. Nie wiadomo natomiast nic na temat obsługi funkcji ReadyBoost, która jest częścią Windows Vista.

Cena Kingston DataTraveler 150 32GB to 139$. Pamięć jest objęta 5-letnią gwarancją producenta.

Źródło & Obrazek: 4press.pl

Original Article here

This is by far the most popular question around Yahoo Answers - "I forgot my Windows password, and how do I reset it?" - You see the same question almost everyday, and sometimes I wish Yahoo could pin that topic somewhere in the section, so people can read it before they ask the same thing again.  But no, they don't do that... so I feel like writing my own.  The following three methods are proven to work, but I leave the decision to you which one you'd like to use.

USE AN ADMIN ACCOUNT

There's a myth that you can use the "net user" command to reset the password, example:

net user Sparkie abc123

That myth is somewhat incorrect.  The truth is "net user" only works when you already have access to an account that has enough privilege - usually an admin's account - to execute this action, otherwise it will be denied by Windows.  Technically, "net user" is pretty much the same as Control Panel - if you can change the password by using "net user", you can change the password under Control Panel, as well.

In addition, even if you don't have an extra admin account to use, there's still a hidden local Administrator that you can access under safe-mode.  This account may, or may not be password-protected, depending on how the system builder set it up in the first place, but always give it a try.

To learn how to get into safe-mode, go to the following link:
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/chsafe.htm

CRACK THE PASSWORD BY RAINBOW

Windows does not store passwords in plaintext form, it is one-way encrypted (in LM algorithm), aka hashed, therefore there isn't a pretty way to crack it... but there is a way: Use a rainbow table.  Unlike a traditional brute-force attack - you keep on guessing a possible match until you get it right, which is very time-consuming - a rainbow table is a precomputed database that saves you cracking time computation in advance by using a technique called time-memory-tradeoff, allowing your brute-force method to be much more efficient, fast, and pretty damn accurate.

To learn more about rainbow, go here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_table

To give you an idea how fast it cracks, I did an experiment with the following setup:

• Windows XP Pro SP3
• P4 2.0 ghz
• 2gb Memory
• 60gb HDD @ 7,200rpm
• ophcrack with 703mb rainbow table

Tested passwords and times:

• hondas2000 : 7sec
• abc123 : 6sec
• asdfdsa : 6sec
• max10121989 : 12sec
• monkey : 3sec
• 11231967:  3sec

Notes: The initialization could take as long as minute to load.  During the first experiment the actual time for "hondas2000" was 41sec (preload) + 5sec (crack time).

The above tool can be found here:
http://ophcrack.sourceforge.net/

However, in case you didn't realize, preping the computer for a rainbow crack is time-consuming (it took me 4 hours to prep the test, by the way), and some of us simply do not have the time for it.  Luckily, there's another way where you don't have to download the look-up table and still crack it - simply extract the password hash of the account, and use a web service to recover it for you.  This is what you need to do:

1. Still go ahead and download ophcrack
2. Install, but do not download any table
3. Run the program. Click on the big "Load" button, click on "Local Sam"
4. Save the results as "hash.txt" and put it somewhere you can find
5. In the results file, every line represents an account, and is in this format:

Sparkie:1009:7CE2DE1F24339022AE91A15A9FDF9D77:991795B7F0C46 5B98594ED9C5E4443EE:::

In this example, you see "Sparkie" is the account name, "7CE2DE1F24339022AE91A15A9FDF9D77" is the LM hash, and that's what you want.

6. Now, go to this website: http://www.objectif-securite.ch/en/products.php
7. Copy and paste the hash in the first field, click on "Submit".  Within a few seconds you should see the password.  See how easy that is?

RESET THE PASSWORD

There may be times cracking is just not an option for you, so what do you do?  You can just reset it - this method works on any type of Windows, and requires no admin privilege.

Personally, I use an utility called NT_Pass from Austrumi Linux 0.9.2 to reset Windows passwords.  Austrumi can be downloaded here:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=103017&package_id=110546

Make sure you get the 0.9.2 distrubution, burn it onto a CD (click here to learn how), and boot up the computer with it, and follow the instructions on the screen.

Or there's another tool called "Offline NT Password & Registry Editor".  It works just like NT_Pass, burn it onto a disk and boot up with it.  This utility can be found here:
http://home.eunet.no/pnordahl/ntpasswd/

Anyway, I came accros this story on my reader page on Google.  Engadget has reported a fluff on a Proffessional Developers Conference website.  They reported on session that will be happening there.  Guess what showed up on one the agenda's?  Windows Strata was in there.  Then, it was gone, mysteriously renamed Windows Cloud in order to cover it up.  

Could this be a choice of name for the new Windows Cloud operating system.

Check it out here and here.

To come to a point, people buy PC's just as a status icon. They spend thousands of dollars or euros on a machine that they can hardly operate and do not need. Did you know that MSN-messenger works on an AMD Athlon 1200+ with 256Mb of memory and Internet Explorer as well. A machine like that costs 100$ on ebay, screen included. But no, people directly buy the most expensive things without thinking why they need them or what they can do. 

This is a normal evolution considering that current day PC's have at least 2,4Ghz Dual core CPU's and 2Gb of RAM. Have you ever heard of an application that needs 2Gb of RAM, even Vista operating some heavy applications only needs 1Gb of RAM. So PC's are too heavy for what they have to endure and they keep evolving very quickly, this is not a problem but it's just not necessary. And when those wealthy Western people enter a shop they choose the most expensive item anyway, without using any brainpower.

So I have a message to all you not-gaming, not IT-professional people out there : Don't buy PC's or Laptops that cost 1.500$ or up. If you really want to spend that much money, donate it to a charity organization or finally pay off your mortgage payment. 

If you are wondering why all financial institutes in your country are facing bankruptcy look at your shopping behavior.

Invidia asta este una bucata boala transmisibila usor, pe cale verbala, de obicei, intre membrii anturajului, ai familiei, comunitatea de vecini, bla bla ... de la unu` la altul, altul ala fiind de obicei un nene cel putin la fel de prost ca ala care se straduieste sa-i contamineze si pe restul. De foarte multe ori, insa, nimeni nu se contamineaza de la nici o alta persoana, ci din propria lui frustrare, propriile lor complexe, si propria lor incapacitate de a face ceva deosebit.

Eh, si cand toate astea, impreuna sau separat, pun stapanire de stomacelul de sus al lu` nenea sau tanti in cauza, nenea sau tanti devin invidiosi. In general boala asta se manifesta prin a contesta, contrazice, contracara, orice valoare, virtute, reusita, activitate, a persoanei vizate.

De exemplu citesc in ziar ca l-au trimis in judecata pe vladutz, pe 8 oct, pe care ei il numesc Vladutz, desi pustiu o viata intreaga, ani intregi, s-a autointitulat pe mirc vladutz, ca de acolo vine si nickname-ul lui, ma rog, ziarele nu`si bat capu cu detalii din astea. Acest vladutz, in imensa lui iubire pentru servere, parole, sisteme de securitate, limbaje de programare, si tot ce tine de un calculator, in general, si credeti-ma pe cuvant, avea o mare iubire pentru asa ceva, altfel nu se explica cum de avea 8 clase si stia php sau java mai bine ca altii ca termina automatica cu note mari ... trebuie intr-adevar sa faci cu o reala pasiune ceea ce faci ca sa ajungi sa cunosti unele chestii atat de bine ca el, in conditiile date, s-a apucat intr-o buna zi sa sparga ebay-ul, am inchis paranteza, deci, in imensa lui pasiune pentru as aceva, intr-o buna zi a reusit ceva ce nici macar nu se credea ca e posibil: a spart www.ebay.com. Adica, concret, a intrat in calculatorul lor, neinvitat, ci folosind usa din dos, sa zic asa :).

Eh .. nu stiu cata lume stie ca la momentul la care ei si-au schimbat serverul, mai multi ani in urma, si si-au pus la punct treaba asta, i-a costat cateva milioane pe oameni, nu stiu cata lume stie ce e ala server. Hai mai intai sa explicam ce e ala server. Pai un server e un calculator, pur si simplu, ca al meu, al tau, al tuturor, in defnitiv, care poate fi mai jalnic, mai regular, mai rasarit, mai tare, sau mai foarte tare, mai diferit de forma de al nostru, si care calculator e conectat la internet si tine pe el o pagina web. Adica, de exemplu, www.wordpress.com sta pe un calculator, e de fapt un server.

Oamenii care au serverul pot opta pentru un sistem de operare windows, sau un linux sau mac, sau dumnezeu stie daca mai exista ceva ... la super servere poate, nu am idee. Care windows, sau linux, de exemplu, au mai multe feluri de a fi. Windows 2000, 2003, Xp, Vista ... sau linux fedora, red hat, darwin ... sunt mai multe feluri. In general accesul la un astfel de server este limitat prin parole, nimic altceva. Si daca e encriptat, si orice ar avea el, il protejeaza o parola. Dar ... el poate avea ceea ce se numeste bug. Adica unele micute erori care pot fi exploatate.

Nimic nu e perfect pe lumea asta, nici macar sistemele de operare nu sunt, si ele pot avea mici bag-uri, pe care daca te pricepi foarte bine si esti baiat destept, le-ai putea exploata ca sa dobandesti acces la server, neinvitat, evident. Acces la server inseamna ca sa poti intra pe serverul ala, sa te loghezi la el, asa cum intrati voi de acasa in windows, sau asa cum te loghezi la un linux. De exemplu, aici, putem intra pe www.wordpress.com, dar nu putem intra in serverul care gazduieste aceasta pagina. In spatele hostului asta se ascunde un IP, care de fapt ala e serverul, calculatorul, pe care sta, adresa aia de IP e unica, si a primit-o serverul respectiv de la providerul de net, adica nenea ala care ii furnizeaza internetul, pentru a accede liber si linistit in spatiul virtual. Sper sa se fi inteles idea.

E ... revenim la vladutz. Cine stie putin mai multe despre aceste chestii, stie si ca, de exemplu, acum cativa ani, exista un program numit mirc, un fel de loc de intalnire virtual pentru oameni din diverse orase, regiuni, sau cu diverse hobby-uri. Existau si niste canale de mirc speciale pentru oameni care erau pasionati sau de servere, limbaje de programare, exploituri, si alte asemenea minuni, sau de facut easy money, sau de amandoua la un loc. Adica, in timp ce unii stateau la asl pls, altii spargeau severe sau dadeau spam sau prosteau americani pe ebay :))). vladutz acesta cred ca era genul pasionat de amandoua la un loc. Era de multi ani pe acele canale si il stia multa lume, stia ca se pricepe foarte bine, ca e tare, vindea pagini false, numite scam-uri in limbaj specific, foarte profesionist si frumos facute, cu tot felul de chestii ciudate si interesante in sursa lor ... se pricepea de minune omul. Era in trend, cunostea tainele soft-urilor, multe lucruri. Avea, oricum, multe chestii smechere in domeniu, si chiar stia hacking, nu era genul hotz si atat :).

Eh ... acum lumea ... rea si proasta si invidioasa ... zice ca dom`le, cum sa sparga ala site-ul ebay?! Nu se poate asa ceva ... e un hot care a facut si el ce a facut toata lumea ... si stim cu toti cum se fraudeaza lumea pe ebay ...! Refuza, pur si simplu, sa accepte ca omul ala chiar le-a spart serverul alora de la ebay! Pentru ca ei in prostia si in nimicia lor, n-ar fi fost in stare vreodata de asa ceva, si atunci, refuza sa accepte ca exista un copil cu 8 clase care a fost in stare sa se pishe pur si simplu pe sistemul ala de securitate la care au muncit zeci de specializati pe la facultati din state pe domeniul asta ...! Ca pur si simplu si l-a bagat pe ala mic al lui in munca lor si a intrat acolo si s-a infruptat el din toate informatiile sensitive pe care el le-a considerat utile pentru a face some easy money, folosindu-le el sau/si vanzandu-le altora care sa le foloseasca.

Aceasta boala rara, invidia, nu ii lasa pe unii sa vada realitatea asa cum este ea: a fost probabil o premiera mondiala, dar, da, un super server de super milioane de dolari, ca ala al ebay-ului, mergea spart. Si uite asa a ajuns vladutz dintr-un adevarat hacker un simplu hotz :)). Nu, vladutz chiar n-a fost niciodata un simplu hotz, sunt destui care sunt asa, dar nu el, vladutz stia hacking ... ca nu si-a gasit cele mai bune metode sa isi manifeste cunostintele si pasiunea, e doar un micut detaliu. Imi vine sa-i bat si sa le bag un laptop intreg pe gura tuturor care il catalogheaza asta, pentru ca il stiu pe om de pe mirc si mess, stiu ce ii putea capul, stiu ca nu era un fel de gainar, de cocalar, si ca nu era un simplu hot, in definitiv, ca poate mai fura si el personal de la vreo 10 americani pe luna ... nu stiu ... probabil ... dar in general el era cu alte chestii. Sigur, lumea rea si proasta ii baga pe toti in aceasi oala, pentru ca e greu de crezut si de acceptat ca unii sunt cu 1000 de clase peste tine. Ca asa e, oricine ar putea sa faca frauda electronica, dar nu toti au anumite cunostinte despre sisteme de operare sau limbaje de programare, asta e diferenta :). Ma uitam la unii colegi ai mei cat de greu le era sa priceapa sql`ul ... care e un rahat de limbaj, foarte simplu ... deci ... cu siguranta ei chiar n-ar putea sparge ebay-ul, desi ar pute aoricand sa puna o licitatie falsa pe www.ebay.com. E important de sesizat diferenta.

Ca sa nu mai zic ca unii comenteaza ca si cum ar fi foarte mari cunoscatori, dar se vede clar ca habar nu au depsre ce vorbesc. De exemplu, nici macar faptul ca acest vladutz a fost trimis in judecata pentru intrare pe server fara autorizatie, si a fost incadrat la 3-12 ani, e al treilea alineat din articol, care spune ca aia e incadrarea cand cineva a intrat pe un server fara sa fie autorizat sa o faca si a copiat informatii si date de pe serverul ala pe un alt mediu de stocare (calculatorul tau, un ftp, orice fel de mediu de stocare), nu i-a convins deloc pe unii ca vladutz ala chiar a intrat in serverul ebay si a furat chestii de acolo, nici macar chestia asta, pentru ca sigur, ei sunt mari cunoscatori, stiu tot, le cunosc ca pe buzunarul lor pe toate, dar habar n-au nici o lege, nici un termen, nimic, insa isi permit sa isi dea cu parerea ... :)).

De fapt si de drept, hotzia de care unii vorbesc, ca dom`le ar fi un hotz, nu un hacker, se incadreaza la nush ce articol din codul penal, la inselaciune, aia este hotia de pe ebay, cand ii prinde cu licitatii false pe ebay pe hoti, pentru asta ii judeca in instanta, pentru inselaciune si constitutire de grup infractional. Articolul respectiv din legea comertului electronic, care se refera la intrarea pe serever fara autorizatie, este exact depsre hacking, nu despre hotie. Despre hotie, de exemplu, sunt alea dinaintea lui cu falsificare si utilizare de moneda electronica ...! Dar na ... e unor sa vorbesti cand habar n-ai despre ce anume vorbesti, este caracteristica a poporului roman asta!

Asta e ... bine ca prostia nu doare ca nu mai aveam loc la spital de cati prosti sunt pe lumea asta.

Eu nu zic ca ce a facut vladutz e un lucru bun, eu zic doar ca e un lucru care denota o oarecare inteligenta, pe care n-o poti sterge pur si simplu cu buretele pentru simplul fapt ca rage invidia din tine ca tu nu poti fi atat de inteligent si priceput. Ok ... o sa fie judecat, o sa plateasca pentru ca i-a terorizat pe aia care se ocupa de securitatea serverului respectiv, pana mea ... ok ... nu e o chestie in regula sa pui lumea la munca ca sa te amuzi si tu putin. Dar asta nu inseamna ca esti un prost bun de aruncat la gunoi, despre asta e vorba ... :). Va urma si partea a doua, despre aceasi invidie, dar in alte domenii!

Ahora me cuesta ver las cosas de lejos, pero no las de cerca. O eso creo. En cualquier caso, yo sigo echando la culpa a los ordenadores. Nos facilitan la vida en muchos aspectos, pero nos la fastidian en otros. Hoy en día hay poca gente que no necesite un ordenador para trabajar, y éstas son las consecuencias. Aunque las gafas son bien recibidas, sobre todo porque son un fácil remedio para subsanar este defecto.

Quizás las gafas me ayuden a ver mejor en todos los aspectos. Porque hay cosas que no son lo que parecen. Ni lo que queremos. Aunque gritemos sin abrir la boca de tanto que lo deseamos. Supongo que será el tiempo el que se encargue de hacer coincidir o no la realidad con nuestros deseos. Por una vez, me gustaría que coincidiera todo. Yo estoy al servicio del tiempo.

Asus

Via Punto-Informatico

Pertama coba CD XP SP2 milikku, ternyata hardisknya gak ke-detect. Kucoba CD yang lain ternyata mengalami hal yang serupa. Kemudian aku mencari referensi dari internet. Ternyata hal tersebut disebabkan karena M600 menggunakan Intel Chipset 965, serta BIOS bawaannya tidak bisa mengubah setting SATA menjadi IDE.

Agar bisa men-detect hardisknya ternyata dibutuhkan driver SATA. Parahnya lagi driver ini di run lewat floppy sebagai third party. Wah, aku semakin mumet, karena floppy drive external juga jarang ada yang punya. Seandainya beli, mubadzir banget karena dipakai cuma sekali saja. Kemudian aku mencari referensi lagi, dan kabar baik muncul. Ternyata driver SATA tersebut bisa di-embedded ke ISO-nya XP.

Berikut ini langkah meng-embedded Intel SATA AHCI Controller Driver :

1. Download nLite

2. Download driver AHCI untuk chipset Intel G965 Express.

3. file iata78_enu.exe –a (driver AHCI) yang sudah didownload dieksekusi. Driver tesebut diekstrak ke [Program Files]\Intel\Intel Matrix Storage Manager\Driver\

4. run nLite yang sudah didownload, browse ke file installer XP

5. Pilih Integrate Drivers dan Create Bootable ISO

6. Pada tampilan Integrate Drivers, pilih Insert->Multiple driver folder. Lalu pilih folder [Program Files]\Intel\Intel Matrix Storage Manager\Driver\ (lokasi tempat driver AHCI di-extract).

7. Pada tampilan list driver AHCI/RAID. Pastikan mode yang dipilih adalah Textmode Driver. Toshiba Portege M600 menggunakan AHCI Controller Intel(R) 82801HEM/HBM SATA AHCI Controller (Mobile ICH8M-E/M)

8. Pilih Direct Burn jika ingin di burn ke CD. Atau pilih Create Image jika ingin menyimpan dalam ISO

9. Install XP menggunakan CD yang telah Anda burn seperti biasa

10. Driver yang Anda peroleh saat membeli M600 kebanyakan hanya mendukung Vista. Untuk mendapatkan driver yang cocok untuk XP, bisa Anda dapatkan dengan cara mendownload dari TOSHIBA

The thing is, it may already be too late. Apple has gained historically high marketshare over the last little while, plus people are trying out LINUX as well. And chances are, if they like what they see they won't be back in the Microsoft camp any time soon, if ever.

So dear readers, what do you think? Is it game over for Microsoft, or can they rescue the Windows empire? Leave a comment and us know.

We’ll be able to request the downgrade from Dell until then. Nice!

http://www.informationweek.com/news/windows/operatingsystems/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=210800478

Microsoft tried to force people to upgrade their software and hardware to newer products if they wanted Vista to work well, and no one likes being forced to do anything.

One test, done by CNET.com last year, said “Vista, both with and without SP1, performed notably slower than XP with SP3 in the test, taking over 80 seconds to complete the test, compared to the beta SP3-enhanced XP's 35 seconds.”

The test was run on a system with only 1GB of RAM. I use 4GB, and the speed is noticeable on everyday tasks.

Consumers rebelled, and it took nearly a year for Microsoft and manufacturers to get their act together. People didn’t want to wait, and no one could blame them, and all we could do was shake our heads in disbelief.

Most of us have been using Windows XP since it came out in 2001. We’re used to it, and we understand it. We don’t like change, or to be exact, we don’t like change that makes our lives more difficult.

One change in Vista that really irks people, and certainly irked me at first, is the User Account Control (UAC) prompts that pop up far too often. People are more annoyed then comforted by the security of UAC and the security of Vista in general.

The truth is, Microsoft built Vista with security in mind, not usability. This fact was made crystal clear to technology experts that Windows was created with big business in mind, and not the consumer.

People stuck with XP, since it was still widely available, and worked well. There was really no compelling reason to switch to Vista.

Since June of this year, Microsoft has stopped selling Windows XP, trying to force people to buy Windows Vista. Those who have purchased it discovered that manufacturers have caught up and are making products that now work well, for the most part.

That said, many problems have been reported all over the internet, and consumers have been convinced by word-of-mouth that Vista sucks, even though it has gotten better. Some have become so frustrated with it, they switched back to XP (I did for a year), or even to a “Mac”. Others seem to have very little trouble with Vista.

One good thing to come out of the Vista problems is that consumers have become more aware of their options, and have upped the market share of the Apple “Mac OS X” operating system, and although “Macs” are more expensive, they’re very easy to use.

So, hate it or love it, Windows Vista isn’t going anywhere, in fact, the next version of Windows will be based on it. Macs are here to stay as well. We are now more aware of our choices, which is a fantastic thing.
For more information, please visit http://thedigitaldistraction.com.

First, I wanted to find out which version I have.  I went to the Welcome Center to view my computer details.  I have Vista Home Premium.  This is pretty cool.  This version has Aero technology which enables transparent windows so you can see through them.  You can also enable 3-D effects.  There are new games, including Chess.  There is a new Media Center.  Search is also available in every panel.  This is handy when you can't remember exactly where something is hidden.  Photos and videos are easily edited and either sent to friends, made into slide shows or burned to CD or DVD.

I spent quite a while cruising around in the control panel changing colors, themes and then changing them again.  I investigated the media center, file system and all the other goodies.  I have had this version for two months now, but this is the first time that I checked out everything in the program.

I actually had such a blast that I almost burned the cupcakes I was making.

Anyone who is thinking about upgrading to Windows Vista should do so.  I recommend the Premium version.

Firma Logitech wprowadza na rynek nowy uniwersalny, bezprzewodowy pilot Harmony 510, który może służyć do sterowania 5 różnymi urządzeniami.

Pilot wyposażono w 45 przycisków oraz ekran LCD, który można określić mianem „interaktywnego”. Potrafi on bowiem pytać użytkownika, czy to co ogląda i słucha jest właśnie tym, czego chciał. Kształtem produkt przypomina starszy model Harmony 550. Różni się tylko nieznacznie układem klawiszy. Do działania wymaga 4 baterii AAA. Jest kompatybilny z systemami operacyjnymi Mac OS X 10.3 (i nowsze) oraz Windows XP/Vista.

Harmony 510 będzie kosztował prawdopodobnie około 100$.

Źródło & Obrazek: 4press.pl

It translates as: You are being called in for a special assignment. please report to HQ as soon as possible.

Has this happened to you?

~hasta la vista, baby!

C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo

Laufwerke können per Drag&Drop in den SendTo-Ordner gezogen werden.

Private Ordner werden durch kopieren hinzugefügt.

Um den Ordner SendTo schnell zu finden, unter Start - Suche starten:

 %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo

eingeben.