Posts Tagged ‘Windows’
Installing Netbeans IDE in Vista
Posted by: manoj1987 on: September 27, 2009
This is a solution to an issue encountered while installing Netbeans IDE in Windows Vista.
First you should have the JDK and JRE versions required by the version of Netbeans you are going to install. You can download them <here>.
While trying to run the Netbeans installer in Vista, many have reported the popup of the following [...]
Windows Media Player 11 installation hack
Posted by: manoj1987 on: September 4, 2009
This simple trick will help you bypass the “Microsoft Genuine Validation” that takes place during the installation of Windows Media Player 11.
The trick is to install it in parts. Follow the steps below :
1. Download WMP11.
2. Extract (unrar or unzip) wmp11-windowsxp-x86-enu.exe by using extraction tool such as WinRAR.
3. Go to the extracted folder, and execute [...]
Its Windows7 vs MacBook
Posted by: manoj1987 on: August 7, 2009
After a storm comes a calm , but here we have yet another storm. Windows 7, the most awaited successor to Vista got some boos while being tested in bootcamp when a Windows 7 powered MacBook got its batteries drained out. Running Windows 7 in Boot Camp caused one CNET reviewer’s battery life to fall [...]
Mounting Windows partitions in Mandriva
Posted by: manoj1987 on: July 2, 2009
( Always backup before attempting any tweaks. You are solely responsible for the result. The following tweak worked well in my system and i believe it works fine in your system too. Patience pays ! Dont end up like an impatient guy like the one here. )
Question : I have a dual boot consisting of [...]
Finally a solution for Downadup
Posted by: manoj1987 on: March 14, 2009
Downadup is second to the notorius SQL slammer worm that devastated the Internet in 2003 . It exploits a bug in the Windows Server service used by Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Server 2003 and Server 2008. It spreads primarily through a buffer overflow vulnerability in Windows Server Service where it disables the operating system update [...]
