AutoPatcher Change the Windows 7 Login Screen Background Image When you login to your Windows 7 computer (assuming you haven’t used something like this tutorial to turn on automatic login), you’ll generally see a login window with a background looking something like this. It’s fine; there’s nothing wrong with it. But sometimes a change is good so in this article we’ll show you how to change the background image behind the login screen to anything you want. The first step is to open up the Start Menu by clicking the orb in the lower left corner of the screen. Now, in the Start Menu search box, type regedit, to open up the Registry Editor. When the Registry Editor appears in the Start Menu, click the Enter key to launch it. Now, right-click on the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE folder, and choose the Find option. The search window will appear so perform a search for OEMBackground. Note: it’s possible that OEMBackground doesn’t exist on your system; if this is the case, adding a new DWORD value with the name of OEMBackground will fix things.
Download Autostreamer 1.0.33 Free - Basically, all it really needs is a source (that being an original Windows CD or a local share) and a Service Pack file Network administrators often need to reinstall operating systems to the computers they supervise, and this action is typically followed by downloading and installing additional Service Packs, OS updates or drivers, which translates in spending a lot of time. The duration of this task can be greatly reduced when using slipstreamed installation CDs, created, for example, with Autostreamer. This application allows users to create customized discs that contain both the OS, in its original state, and the additional files one might consider necessary. For instance, users can download a service pack separately, then need to add it to the initial OS CD, so that when a new installation is required, admins no longer need to waste time manually deploying the SP. Users simply need to browse to the location of the original Windows CD (or to the folder that stores these files), and the application automatically detects its correct settings, provided they are Windows 2000, XP or 2003 discs.
3 Ways to Reset Forgotten Windows Administrator Password Passwords, passwords, passwords….something we are going to have deal with as one of our common annoyances for some time to come. Their necessary evil provides another layer of protection for your bank, your online shopping, your tax software and of course the entire operating system. We have so many passwords these days, that we have websites and password managers like LockCrypt and Clipperz, dedicated solely at helping you manage your passwords. Even with the ability to store and retrieve your security, it does no good if the operating system is inaccessible. 1. Ubuntu has become, far and away, the most popular distribution of Linux in the world. Here are the instructions for resetting the Windows administrator password using Ubuntu Linux. (Internet Connection Required) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. **Remember an internet connection is required for the above steps. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 2. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 3. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Script Connect to Domain Verified on the following platforms This script is tested on these platforms by the author. It is likely to work on other platforms as well. If you try it and find that it works on another platform, please add a note to the script discussion to let others know. Online peer support For online peer support, join The Official Scripting Guys Forum! Disclaimer The sample scripts are not supported under any Microsoft standard support program or service. How To Put Windows XP on a USB Flash Drive In this simple solution I cover one way to Put Windows XP Install Disk on a USB Flash Drive. Installing Windows XP from a USB Flash Drive might be useful for example if you wish to Install Windows XP on a Netbook or Laptop that has no CD Drive. One of the simplest approaches would be via the use of the YUMI (Your Universal Multiboot Installer tool. YUMI can be also used to put much more than just Windows XP on the same USB device. Create an ISO of your Windows XP Installation Disk. Download and start YUMI. (1) Select your USB Drive Letter from the list. (2) Select Windows XP Installer towards the bottom of the distribution list. (3) Browse to and select the Windows ISO you created earlier. (4) Click Create.Once the process is complete, you should have your very own Windows XP USB Installer.
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How to Setup User Authentication in FTP 7 on IIS 7.0 April 30, 2008By Dave Lawlor As I wrote in the article on installing FTP 7 on IIS 7.0, Microsoft completely rewrote the FTP service code for Server 2008. Included in this update were a number of ways to secure your FTP server against intrusion. For this article I will assume that you already have Server 2008, IIS 7, and FTP installed and ready to go. User Authentication in FTP 7 on IIS 7 In our first article on FTP, I showed you how to install and then configure an anonymous public site. While this is great for a certain type of site, if you require greater security you can setup authentication for your FTP site. Windows Users FTP Authentication This type of user authentication allows the FTP site to use the local Server user accounts/groups for access to the FTP site. This example assumes you already have a user created for this purpose and given the account access to the FTP directory; we are using the account FTPUser. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. IIS Manager Authentication 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
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