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Find out which services are running in svchost.exe
20 April 08 06:12 PM | Aaron.Axvig | 1 comment(s)
Ever wondered what service is running inside of each instance of svchost.exe that you see in Task Manager? You can tell by right-clicking on the instance and selecting "Go to Service(s)". This will take you to the Services tab and select the...
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Hibernation Trickery In Vista
29 August 07 01:36 AM | Aaron.Axvig | with no comments
So I was annoyed by the blinking light that my desktop has when it's sleeping, and decided to put it into hibernation. I was then further annoyed by the lack of a hibernation option in the Vista shutdown menu, and even more annoyed when I couldn't...
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How to Fix "BOOTMGR is missing"
25 April 07 10:02 PM | Aaron.Axvig | 2 comment(s)
So you've got a shiny new Vista install on your desktop, and you're happily installing all of your favorite programs. One of them requires a reboot, and begrudgingly you comply. On startup you get an error message reading "BOOTMGR is missing...
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WMP11 Dual CD Ripping and Laserjet 1012 Badness
20 April 07 09:59 PM | Aaron.Axvig | with no comments
Well the title pretty much sums it up. I just discovered that WMP11 can rip tracks from 2 CDs at once. This pretty much maxes out an AMD X2 3800+, which just one CD didn't. Curious, because iTunes will max out the processor on just one CD. Oh well...
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Vista=Traitor
11 April 07 09:57 PM | Aaron.Axvig | with no comments
Oh Vista, what were you thinking? When you wanted to restart after applying updates, I carefully asked you to remind me in 4 hours to restart. Why did you restart on your own after 4 hours? Did it ever occur to you that if I leave you doing something...
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Vista Upgrade with Steam (Valve Software)
23 March 07 09:49 PM | Aaron.Axvig | with no comments
I recently installed one Vista version (Ultimate) over another (Business). I originally tried to upgrade from Business to Ultimate, but got a blue screen upon boot after the upgrade. So I did a new install of Ultimate. As you might be familiar with, the...
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Microsoft Programmers: What are they doing all day?
23 March 07 09:48 PM | Aaron.Axvig | with no comments
According to this Wikipedia article, Windows Vista Beta 2 had 50 million lines or code, or about 10 million more than Windows XP. That seems like a lot, right? Well, take a look at these calculations: Say there were 15 million lines of code added for...
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Vista Media Sharing With Xbox 360 Permissions Problems
11 March 07 09:32 PM | Aaron.Axvig | with no comments
Last night my cousin and I put some serious effort into getting a Windows Vista (Ultimate) machine with Media Center to share music with an Xbox 360. Several hours later we finally got it to work, but it was quite a journey: First off, our setup is maybe...
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How About A Matrix Background for Vista Dream Scene?
01 March 07 07:55 PM | Aaron.Axvig | with no comments
I had a pretty good idea today. It relates to Dream Scene , a feature of Windows Vista Ultimate. It is a desktop background that uses videos & animations, so that you can have animated backgrounds. The only one I've seen in action was a sunset...
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Inconsistent Ctrl+Del Behavior
23 February 07 07:49 PM | Aaron.Axvig | with no comments
One annoyance that has gotten me quite a few times lately is inconsistent Ctrl+Del key behavior. If you weren't aware, in most programs this is supposed to delete one word to the right of the cursor's current position (and usually one of the spaces...
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A Crazy Idea About Vista UAC
21 February 07 07:48 PM | Aaron.Axvig | with no comments
So we all know about the User Access Control feature in Windows Vista. It keeps unwanted programs from doing unwanted things. However, it is a major pain in the butt for power users, who regularly like to change the type of settings that UAC is designed...
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Toshiba HDD Protection Driver For Vista
06 February 07 07:41 PM | Aaron.Axvig | with no comments
As you can see in the image below, there is now a HDD protection driver for Toshiba computers (mine's an R15 tablet PC) running Windows Vista (and it's in Windows Update--nice touch). Now, I just wish they would come out with one that enables...
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No IPSec Defaults in Vista
06 February 07 07:40 PM | Aaron.Axvig | with no comments
Apparently Microsoft has chosen to not include the three default IPSec policies in Vista. You may recall that XP and Server 2003 included ones for the client to request security, the server to request security, and the server to require security. Those...
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How to Render A Vista Install Useless
05 February 07 07:39 PM | Aaron.Axvig | with no comments
1. Install Vista. 2. Join Domain. 3. Reboot. 4. Perform Installs As Domain User (And Put Up With UAC). 5. Disable UAC. 6. Move Desktop Offsite. 7. Enjoy lack of priviledges to make any further changes, as the domain administrator account was never logged...
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