Microsoft started forcing all users to verify their Windows product was genuine this week after making the step an optional step for updates for several months. Within 24 hours, the code had been broken allowing users to bypass the verification.
The following was from the BoingBoing.net post where I first read about it:
Before pressing ‘Custom’ or ‘Express’ buttons paste this text to the address bar and press enter:
javascript:void(window.g_sDisableWGACheck=’all’)
It turns off the trigger for the key check.
Today is System Administrator Appreciation Day. It’d be a good day to thank your admins for keeping the network up and alive, and maybe buy them a drink! Although, everyday is a good day for either of those scenarios.
I got an email some time ago from Softland, a software development company. They make a product called Backup4all.
Backup just got easier!
Backup4all is an award-winning backup software for Windows. It was designed to protect your valuable data from partial or total loss by automating tasks, password protecting and compressing it to save storage space. The application is feature rich and offers an intuitive interface making all features easily accessible for both beginners and professionals.
I don’t plan on reviewing it, but I thought I’d pass the information along.
Sometimes you might need to retrieve the CD Key used to install Windows in order to find out if it’s legally purchased, or just for safe keeping. I usually find myself in that position whenever I’m at a client’s location, trying to see if the copy of Windows 2000 he’s using is indeed legally registered.
Luckily for us, some programs exist that can help you do just that - retrieve license information from the registry, and allow you to copy it for safekeeping or for documentation purposes.
Read more at http://www.petri.co.il/quickly_retrieve_windows_cd_key.htm
Subscriber AGD sent me this:
http://mytemp.philsworld.de/ is a pretty useful site for getting files to other people when email just isn’t an option. It’s free and requires no registration. The use that comes to mind is when you want to send one or more people from a chatroom a file but do not wish to share your email or web address. The test file I sent over a month ago is still there (http://mytemp.philsworld.de/9229/text.txt, just contains “test”).
I haven’t tried it myself, but if you have a need for something like this, then check it out.
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