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    Windows Mail / Permissions

    in vLite

    Posted · Edited by redxii

    And here it is.

    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\LDAP]

    @="URL:LDAP Protocol"

    "EditFlags"=hex:02,00,00,00

    "URL Protocol"=""

    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\LDAP\Clsid]

    @="{228D9A81-C302-11cf-9AA4-00AA004A5691}"

    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\LDAP\shell]

    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\LDAP\shell\open]

    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\LDAP\shell\open\command]

    @=hex(2):22,00,25,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,\

    00,65,00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,20,00,\

    4d,00,61,00,69,00,6c,00,5c,00,77,00,61,00,62,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,22,\

    00,20,00,22,00,2f,00,6c,00,64,00,61,00,70,00,3a,00,25,00,31,00,22,00,00,00,\

    00,00

    security_vlitefix.reg

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    Super Vista... sort of...

    in vLite

    Posted · Edited by redxii

    I disabled superfetch once I found out it was caching movie files I've viewed (process monitor). Most people only view videos once and the player (VLC) is set to cache one second. I only disabled the service. I never remove services.

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    Safe to Delete files in Windows\Temp folder

    in Windows Vista

    Posted

    Ignorance runs high.

    C:\Windows\Temp or \WINNT\Temp in 2000 has always been a restricted folder that non-admin users can't open. Vista accounts default to non-admin "Admins" which means you are a non-admin and admin tokens are only used when needed, hence the UAC prompt. It's just a secure way of using ANY modern operating system, which many people like LeveL don't approve of yet complain about security.

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    Installing XP -> using fat-32 (not NFTS)

    in Windows XP

    Posted

    I don't run as administrator, therefore the permissions protect system files from being easily overwritten by malware. Permissions are a non-issue for most people because most people run as administrator. They may was well use Windows 9x.

    I frequently have files over 4GB. I can use BartPE to run scans even if all partitions are NTFS. The file system doesn't make a difference if the files you attempt to rename or replace are locked by the OS, not file permissions.

    I would never use any operating system from the DOS bloodline (DOS - WinME) outside of a virtual machine.

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    XP PRO Corp to XP PRO OEM

    in nLite

    Posted

    Editing setupp.ini to get a VLK disc from OEM/retail media or vice versa will not work. That will only work for OEM <-> Retail. There are some differences with the binaries. You can either put your company in jeopardy by searching the internet for these files to make a VLK disc (illegal act or potential unknown/undetectable trojan horse) or contact Microsoft and perhaps they'll let you have a CD or two for free or a couple of bucks.

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    I had to ring Microsoft - does everyone else

    in nLite

    Posted · Edited by redxii

    What, are you using nlite to integrate hotfixes, and instead of installing them on your current install, you reinstall Windows in order to have the hotfixes applied? They're called hotfixes because you don't have to integrate them into the installation source and reinstall the OS.

    I'm writing this on an install of XP done in June of last year and hadn't had to reinstall/repair/recover or reactivate for various hardware changes. Heck, when I changed out the master hard drive with Windows, I didn't have to reinstall. I used my imaging software to clone the old disk to the new disk and not a peep out of Windows.

    I have Slackware installed but I don't use it all that much.. and I hear the exact opposite of people not using their Windows install much with a dual-boot.

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    Why continue to use Windows 9x?

    in Windows 9x/ME

    Posted · Edited by redxii

    6)There are so many viruses made for XP and Vista(Even With SP2) there are many ways to easily go through the security.
    What security do viruses go through, in XP or 2000, when you are running as administrator? XP as an administrator has no more security than running 9x. In Vista you have to give viruses permission (and viruses are fundamentally like any other program, so you have to give other programs permission as well) to compromise the entire system.

    But I should say my install of XP Pro is still chugging along 1 1/2 years without even a repair install (heck, my profile is just as old and never "refreshed" it yet) thanks to not running as administrator.

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    Lite Windows

    in nLite

    Posted · Edited by redxii

    I deleted all of the following as part of 16-bit subsystem:

    _DEFAULT.PIF
    ansi.sys
    append.exe
    autoexec.nt
    avicap.dll
    avifile.dll
    bios1.rom
    bios4.rom
    clock.avi
    cmos.ram
    comm.drv
    command.com
    commdlg.dll
    compobj.dll
    config.nt
    country.sys
    ctl3dv2.dll
    ddeml.dll
    debug.exe
    doskey.exe
    dosx.exe
    drwatson.exe
    ds16gt.dll
    ds32gt.dll
    edit.com
    edit.hlp
    edlin.exe
    exe2bin.exe
    fastopen.exe
    forcedos.exe
    gdi.exe
    graftabl.com
    graphics.com
    graphics.pro
    himem.sys
    kb16.com
    key01.sys
    keyboard.drv
    keyboard.sys
    krnl386.exe
    lanman.drv
    loadfix.com
    lzexpand.dll
    mciavi.drv
    mciole16.dll
    mciseq.drv
    mciwave.drv
    mem.exe
    mmsystem.dll
    mmtask.tsk
    mouse.drv
    msacm.dll
    mscdexnt.exe
    msvideo.dll
    netapi.dll
    netware.drv
    nlsfunc.exe
    ntdos.sys
    ntdos404.sys
    ntdos411.sys
    ntdos412.sys
    ntdos804.sys
    ntio.sys
    ntio404.sys
    ntio411.sys
    ntio412.sys
    ntio804.sys
    ntvdm.exe
    ntvdmd.dll
    nw16.exe
    nwapi16.dll
    odbc16gt.dll
    odbc32gt.dll
    ole2.dll
    ole2disp.dll
    ole2nls.dll
    olecli.dll
    olesvr.dll
    pmspl.dll
    progman.cnt
    progman.exe
    progman.hlp
    redir.exe
    setup16.inf
    setver.exe
    share.exe
    shell.dll
    sound.drv
    stdole.tlb
    storage.dll
    sysedit.exe
    system.drv
    system.ini
    tapi.dll
    timer.drv
    toolhelp.dll
    twain.dll
    twunk_16.exe
    twunk_32.exe
    typelib.dll
    user.exe
    v7vga.rom
    vcdex.dll
    vdmredir.dll
    ver.dll
    vga.drv
    vwipxspx.dll
    vwipxspx.exe
    wfwnet.drv
    wifeman.dll
    win87em.dll
    winhelp.exe
    win.com
    win.ini
    winnls.dll
    winoldap.mod
    winsock.dll
    winspool.exe
    wow32.dll
    wowdeb.exe
    wowexec.exe
    wowfax.dll
    wowfaxui.dll

    None of my 32-bit programs give me a fit.

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    ctfmon.exe

    in Windows XP

    Posted · Edited by redxii

    ctfmon.exe is a component of 2000 and XP, copied by default in XP to system32 and only copied in 2000 when adding input for other languages. When installing IE7 it is forced upon the user even if they don't have additional input languages or Office installed and can be disabled in the Regional settings.

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    ctfmon.exe

    in Windows XP

    Posted

    It is required for East Asian language input.

    Do this: Start -> Run, and open intl.cpl.

    Go to the Language tab and click Details. Go to the Advanced tab and put a check in "Turn off advanced text services" and Apply.

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    PerfectDisk and user rights

    in Software Hangout

    Posted

    PerfectDisk 8 will allow a non-admin user to defrag without using Run As. They said that non-admin users run PD in Standalone mode, yet it runs in Networked which is what admins get when they launch it.

    The way I see it the driver it installs allows this to be possible.. even a non-admin user can launch the PDEngine service from a stopped state, and it runs as SYSTEM. I'm not sure if there are any security risks, but i've expressed how I don't like the behavior. I'm sticking to v7.

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