check invisible or nonpresent devices

Start | Run... | cmd
$>set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1
$>devmgmt.msc
Device Manager | View | Show hidden devices

Devices what you was using did not appear in Window Device Manager. If set the variable devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices to 1 you can see them.

November 10th, 2009 in general | tags: cli, command line, devices, windows | 1 Comment

Sumatra PDF mimic to Adobe Reader

1. make .ico looks like the Adobe Reader icon
2. make Sumatra PDF default application for PDF files
3. Folder options | File Types | Restore
4. Folder options | File Types | Advanced | Change Icon… | Browse… | Choose .ico

Or

1. make .ico looks like the Adobe Reader icon
2. make Sumatra PDF default application for PDF files
3. run fix-sumatra-change-default-icon.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SumatraPDF\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\opt\\pdf-icon\\pdf-icon-large.ico,0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\SumatraPDF\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\opt\\pdf-icon\\pdf-icon-large.ico,0"

November 7th, 2009 in general | tags: adobe, alternative, GPL, open source, pdf, reader, sumatra, windows | No Comments

Adobe Reader alternative Sumatra PDF

For ages I use Adobe Reader for .PDF files and never ever think about an alternative. At the beginning, in 1994 there was not any. Afterwards I used to use Adobe Reader. From version to version it become bigger and bigger, slower and slower but I did not care.

Yesterday, one of the users cannot work because his computer got stuck under Word, Outlook 2007, F-Secure plus Adobe Reader 9.2. I cannot change a policy of the company to change the anti-virus or bloody Office 2007. But I can chage PDF reader.

3 sec googling I have found Sumatra PDF

My first thoughts was: “It will not work. It is too small to open PDF” 1.4 Mb vs 26.2 Mb Adobe Reader. I was wrong it works perfeclty well and fast. Plus for me is the great advantage that Sumatra PDF is Open Source project

I installed Sumatra PDF on two computers and I will see how it will go. Only I have to change the icon of Sumatra PDF to usual one to avoid the very long explanations with users.

November 7th, 2009 in general | tags: adobe, alternative, GPL, open source, pdf, reader, sumatra, windows | No Comments

stop start service in command line Windows

net stop [service name]
net start [service name]

e.g. set NTP server for W32Time

net stop W32Time
net time /setsntp:"192.168.100.100 192.168.101.101"
net start W33Time

The exact name of service you can find:

Start | Run… | services.msc | right click on the service | Properties | Service Name
or
Start | Run… | regedit.exe | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services

November 6th, 2009 in general | tags: cli, cmd, command line, ntp, services, W32Time, windows | No Comments

what the huck? I did not ask accout for the Windows Blog community

Your account is enabled for the The Windows Blog community.

To sign-in please use the username below:
Username: someuser

Once signed in you can change your password.

Thanks,
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November 5th, 2009 in general | tags: microsoft | No Comments

Ubuntu 9.10

Just the excellence. I have tried to find any defects or uncomfortabilities but could not. Only I like the default background 9.04 more but that I will not count.

November 1st, 2009 in general | tags: 9.10, debian, linux, test, ubuntu | No Comments

Google wave has begun

Thank you for signing up to give us early feedback on Google Wave. We’re happy to give you access to Google Wave and are enlisting your help to improve the product.

November 1st, 2009 in general | No Comments

InfraRecorder vs Lenovo MultiMedia Center

Open Source, much smaller (3 Mb instad of 139 Mb for MultiMedia Center for Think Offerings), appears faster (only the splash screen in MultiMedia Center for Think Offerings takes 1-2 sec) and the most important it does not check too much is it running on Lenovo or not.

As well, it does what I expect from a burning / recording application it makes .iso and writes .iso

InfraRecorder 0.50 http://infrarecorder.org/

October 31st, 2009 in general | tags: CD, download, dvd, GPL, lenovo, windows | No Comments

Lenovo is not Lenovo for MultiMedia Center for Think Offerings

Working with Lenovo ThinkCentre M55 (8804-61G) I have downloaded “MultiMedia Center for Think Offerings for Windows XP and 2000” from Lenovo site and for Lenovo 8804
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-66042

Run it and I have got “This program can only be use on IBM or Lenovo hardware” it is quite irritating, isn’t it?

October 31st, 2009 in general | tags: dvd, lenovo, pre-installed | 1 Comment

obriennet.net Trojan-Downloader.JS.Iframe.bwt

http://obriennet.net/kn/ow/

Infection: Trojan-Downloader.JS.Iframe.bwt
Action: The file was deleted.

October 26th, 2009 in general | No Comments