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i use the same host file on several machines, ive noticed no performance hit anywhere.

thats the opera theme: http://imsuden2.blogspot.com/2005/06/opera...firefox_13.html

like others have suggested the hosts file seems the best way to go. and dont forget forget to disable DNS service. instructions on that here: http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

they all using the same workgroup? are they all using simple/advanced file sharing? is the workstation service running? also can you connect to the other pc by its ip? ex \\192.168.0.2

WARNING: we had a little challenge below to see how secure this method is. LLXX proved it is insecure by 'recovering' the admin password from the compiled exe. + ty prp8683. This guide will show how to launch an application with Administrative rights under a limited user account. This is very useful for people who want to use Limited User accounts but have some apps/games that do not work native in this environment. All you need is AutoIT (free) and the following code. Create a txt file and put this (make changes as necessary) inside: ; Set the RunAs parameters to use local adminstrator account ; Run program as admin ; Reset user's permissions RunAsSet("username", "computername", "password") RunWait("C:\Program Files\Path\To.exe") RunAsSet() rename this file runas.au3 Now were just going to compile this as an exe so others cannot get the administrator password. Run Aut2Exe For Source choose the au3 file you just created. For Destiniation choose a name for the exe to be created. (Optional) Choose an Icon for the exe. Uncheck decompilation Finish by hitting Convert to create the exe! Easy Right!? The Secondary Logon service must be running! You can always manually run/(un)install programs while a Limited User by right clicking on a file and selecting runas. The administrator account needs to have a password for this to work. If you are going to place this AutoIT exe in the same folder as the program you want to runas, for the path line in the script you can put just the name of the exe. You can extract the icon from any file using XN Resource Editor (free/standalone). [TWEAK] Hide the Administrator Account on the XP Logon Screen. You can logon as Administrator by switching to the classic logon by hitting Ctrl+Alt+Del twice at the xp logon screen. Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList]"Administrator"=dword:00000000

the name of the software is just that 'PC Security' i admit i didnt know what he was talking about at first either.

forgive my ignorance, but why not midphase, they claim to have "unmetered bandwidth".

why would you want to do this? if the fan is too loud buy a better fan or case.

hey glad to help

well the thing is all 'the missing' features opera has are being 'ported' to Firefox in the way of extensions. So Firefox will have all the features Opera has and more. Opera still has an advatage with memory and speed though. Also, correct me if I am wrong, but I dont see a 'page info' in Opera.

easy: XP. why? Drivers.

New Version: 0.6.4 (01/24/2006) updated top post with changelog.

what you dont understand is thats done for security, and probably licensing, reasons. Its not hard to setup: Install Firefox, then install java, or vice versa, DONE! And its not a dozen, its more like 2. There is also a cool extension called MediaPlayerConnectivity check it out.

um firefox? it should work fine.

[EDIT] Give me 5 minutes brb. OK I did a little test. I unpacked the exe using sandboxie, i logged what files were installed and where. Then I installed pcsecurity on my pc and locked a folder with a file i copied into it. I made sure pcsecurity was locking the folder, it did, and then i tried to kill the program, which you will see is very easy to do! I noticed the pcsecurity program added a service called 'winser'. I also noticed with AutoRuns that it added two files to system startup. I sucessfully disabled the program from starting up in 1 minute. Reboot into safemode. In safemode the winser service is not running so i could already access my 'locked' folder and file. Go into the Windows directory and rename sdaemon.exe to sdaemon.bak and winwd.exe to winwd.bak. Then go a little deeper into system32 and rename winsersec.exe to winsersec.bak. Reboot normally, pcsecurity is now disabled. Now i want to point out i only locked a folder, I dont know what you have done with the program. Also i want to say this program is a joke

like what ? like some sereves on the web that only work on IE I suggest using firefox for all the pages that do work, and use the ietab extension for those sites that need ie.

use sandboxie to fool programs into installing, then just copy the needed binaries. you can also use the 'universal extractor' to unpack installers and grab just the needed binaries. it works most of the time.

Firefox + Extensions: All-in-one Sidebar Tabmix Plus NoScript Compact Menu DownThemAll!

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Heres how i do it: I have two partitions: C & D I install Windows from my XPCD on C: I immediately make a backup image of this on D: I then install all my program on D: I make another backup image with everything configured the way i like it. If something goes wrong i can revert C: to back where i had everything configured nice. I can also revert back to the day i installed windows. The problem as you mention is the programs with dependancies on C. For example nLite w/.NET. I try to avoid these to begin with, but i also try to find portable/standalone alternatives. If i need a program with dependancies I install it after everything thing else and after my backups. Preferably all your apps/games are standalone and can just sit on D. Many programs are really standalone wrapped inside an installer. This can be proved using Sandboxie, you install the program in the sandbox and then copy it back outside. Most of the time it works. Also just the other day the 'Universal Extractor' was released. I have used this already to unpack just the needed binaries from some installers. You may also be interested in this program: Total Uninstall

Acronis True Image. Use it to make backup images of your C partition. Store these images on your E: partition. when you mess up C: pop the cd in and restore the C: partition from the image file. This takes minutes to do. And Acronis is a excellent value imo.

18 January 2006: Beta 0.7.0 of Recolored has been released. The latest version is around three times faster than v0.6.0. Awesome Program

1b6 straight from the rar file works. investigating... [edit] when i copy my new config.js over a clean 1b6 extract i get the errors. I will look through the file (again). dang i was missing a ] on line 210.

I use Firefox 1.5 + NoScript Extension. I have no antivirus or firewall on the computer. Running XP Pro SP2 with no later hotfixes. Basically nothing happened.