A few days ago I came across a problem, where a client computer which was in a Windows 2k3 SBS domain was not willing to synchronize with WSUS. I found a simple resolution: using the command ‘wuauclt /detectnow’. This step is
actually called “detection”. The term “synchronization” usually implies the communication between the WSUS server and microsoft.com.  The updates are then downloaded to the client (automatically).

Have you ever lost a local admin password or wanted to gain access to a computer without knowing the administrator password ? Well it’s easy to (re)gain access to it with this program: Admin reset tool ;You need just to download it, burn this .iso file onto a CD, insert it in the CD ROM of the computer you want to gain access to and boot the machine.

If used on users that have EFS encrypted files, and the system is XP or Vista, all encrypted files for that user will be UNREADABLE! and cannot be recovered unless you remember the old password again. If you don’t know if you have encrypted files or not, you most likely don’t have them. (except maybe on corporate systems)

This program was written by Petter Nordahl-Hagen where you can also get other instructions and FAQ.

If you have ever used a real remote computer system like Citrix, then you have probably been craving multiple Remote Desktop sessions since you first fired up Windows XP Professional and/or Media Center Edition. Here is a HACK (translated: USE AT YOUR OWN RISK), to enable multiple Remote Desktop sessions on your XP Pro or MCE 2005 box:

NOTE: You will have to have knowledge of the Windows operating system and more specifically the Windows Registry. If you have no experience with the registry, then I would recommend you find someone who does or leave these alone. I do not make any kind of warranty that this will work for you or your friends. This is provided for entertainment purposes only. Don’t call me if your computer stops working. Got it?

1. Print these directions so that you have them to work from.
2. Restart your computer in Safe Mode
3. Turn off/disable Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) and Terminal Services
4. Right click My Computer
5. Select Properties
6. Click on the Remote tab at the top of the window
7. UNCHECK the box next to, “Allow users to connect remotely to this computer“
8. Click OK
9. Go to Start -> Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Services
10. Find Terminal Services in the list
11. Right click on Terminal Services and click Properties
12. In the Startup Type box, select Disabled
13. Click OK to close the window

1. Here is a copy of the Terminal Services DLL – Save it to your Desktop or other suitable location
2. Using a file manager like Windows Explorer open C:\Windows\system32\dllcache
3. Rename the file termsrv.dll to termsrv_dll.bak or whatever you would like.
4. Copy the downloaded termsrv.dll file (the one you just downloaded from the web) to C:\Windows\system32\dllcache
5. Open the C:\Windows\system32 folder
6. Delete the file termsrv.dll in C:\Windows\system32

You should be good to go.

1. Prepare your language pack DVD, insert it in X driver, where X is your DVD drive. Locate your required language pack. For example, if we want to install German language pack, the lp.cab file will have a path of D:\langpacks\sl-SI\lp.cab. CAB file for Slovenian language, you can download it here.
2. Run command window with administrator privileges. To run it as an administrator, go to “all programs – accessories”, right-click “command prompt” and choose “run as administrator”.
3. In the command window, type the following line and press Enter, note that the space in between:
   

   dism /online /add-package /packagepath:d:\langpacks\si-sl\lp.cab

4. When a message pops up and tells you the operation is completed successfully, press “Windows key + R” to call the run window, type in regedit to run the registry editor.
5. Navigate to \HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\MUI UILanguage\eu-us and delete the key eu-us.
6. Restart your system, now your Windows 7 Professional should be switched to the Slovenian language version.
7. To change the language of “Starting Windows”, run the following command in the command window:
   

   bcdedit /set {current} locale Sl-SI
   bcdboot %WinDir% /l Sl-SI

For you Vista users out there, if you’re seeing strange issues with Adobe Flash, where the plugin is installed but not recognized on certain sites, I have a solution for you. The “installation successful” page tells me that I have Flash installed. I can see the Flash banners just fine. Yet when try to watch a video on a page that uses Flash, it tells me that I need to have the latest Flash player installed. I’ve confirmed that “Shockwave Flash Object” is installed (Tools > Manage Add-Ons), and Flash10a.ocx is the file name. If you’re having the same problem, keep reading.

Even though Adobe’s online tool said I was running the latest version of Flash (10.0.12.36), it still wasn’t working properly. I ran across a forum post that suggested trying several things, so I found the install folder for Flash:

C:\Windows\System32\Macromed\Flash

Inside that folder, there are two files: Flash10a.ocx, the ActiveX control that IE7 uses, and FlashUtil10a.exe. I shut down IE7 then ran FlashUtil10a.exe and it said that there was an update for my version of Flash – downloaded the new version, rebooted the PC as suggested, and now I can view all Flash content as I should. What’s interesting is that the version number of Flash didn’t change. I suspect the issue is more one of registering Flash with the system properly, and Adobe has a bug in the installer. This worked for me, so I hope it will work for you!