Windows – Speedup Shutdown Times

As you know theres nothing more annoying then a PC that takes ages to shutdown. These registry settings wil increase the speed in which windows stops processes and services once the user has initiated a shutdown. Download Shutdown Registry Fix Here (Virus Scanned) Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]“WaitToKillAppTimeout”=”1000”“HungAppTimeout”=”1000” [HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop]“HungAppTimeout”=”1000”“WaitToKillAppTimeout”=”1000” [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control]“WaitToKillServiceTimeout”=”1000” [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management]“ClearPageFileAtShutdown”=”1”

Windows – MSI runas fix

As default (SP1 & SP2) you could not do a run as on an MSI file, which in a windows admin role, is somewhat of a pain……. Below is the reg entry to fix this annoying feature, just copy the below (including the windows line) into notepad, save as a .reg file then once saved, … Read more

Solaris – How to add a route

To add the route, use the following syntax, /usr/sbin/route add host [destination ip] [via ip] Then add this as well to your routes script (so it survives a reboot) in the /etc/rc?.d, i normally just do a find for the routes file in /etc. find /etc -name *routes*   If there isnt one then you will … Read more

What have you been doing on my machine ?

A few reg keys which you may find useful to find out what someone has been doing on your machine. reg query HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RunMRreg query “hkcu\software\microsoft\internet explorer\typedurls”reg query hkcu\software\realvnc\vncviewer4\mru Get to this reg key via the regedit GUI (via run / regedit) HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RecentDocs\.doc 

Enable Active Mode FTP in Internet Explorer

By default Internet Explorer is configured to run in passive mode ftp when using it as an ftp client (over http).To change the Internet Explorer FTP client mode to Active, do the following, Start Internet Explorer. Click Internet Options on the Tools menu. Click the Advanced tab. Uncheck the box “Enable Folder View for FTP … Read more

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