Frequently Asked Questions

How to Change MySQL Root Password Using mysqladmin Command?

noreply@blogger.com (Albin Sebastian) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:14:00 +0000

Linux Command

# mysqladmin -u root -pcurrentpassword password 'newpassword'

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How to determine whether you are running a 32-bit or a 64-bit edition of Windows

noreply@blogger.com (Albin Sebastian) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:40:00 +0000

If you are not sure which version of Windows that you are running or whether it is a 32-bit version or 64-bit version, open System Information (Msinfo32.exe), and review the value that is listed for System Type. To do this, follow these steps:

Click Start, and then click Run, or click Start Search.
Type msinfo32.exe and then press ENTER.
In System Information, review the value for System Type.
- For 32-bit editions of Windows, the System Type value is x86-based PC.
- For 64-bit editions of Windows, the System Type value is x64-based PC.

How to determine whether you are running a 32-bit or a 64-bit edition of Windows

noreply@blogger.com (Albin Sebastian) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:40:00 +0000

Click Start, and then click Run, or click Start Search.
Type msinfo32.exe and then press ENTER.
In System Information, review the value for System Type.
- For 32-bit editions of Windows, the System Type value is x86-based PC.
- For 64-bit editions of Windows, the System Type value is x64-based PC.

IIS Request Viewer showing Win32 error: -2147024735

noreply@blogger.com (Albin Sebastian) — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 05:57:00 +0000

IIS Request Viewer showing error :
OpenTraceLogFile () failed (Win32 error: -2147024735 - designated path invalid.)

Solution as follows....

Go to "my computer" properties
>> Advanced tab
>> Click "Environment Variables"
>> Edit Temp variable as c:\temp
>> Apply settings

The IIS Diagnostics Toolkit is a compiled set of tools aimed at reducing the overall time to resolve problems with Internet Information Services (IIS) products.

Download : IIS Diagnostics Toolkit for 32-bit systems

How to to disable the DNS cache of Mozilla Firefox

noreply@blogger.com (Albin Sebastian) — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:24:00 +0000

Open Firefox browser :

Type in about:config in the address bar.

Right click on the list of Properties, select New > Integer in the Context menu

Enter network.dnsCacheExpiration as the preference name and 0 as the integer value

When disabled, Firefox will use the DNS cache provided by the OS.

How to configure ( enable-disable ) Windows XP for log on automatically?

noreply@blogger.com (Albin Sebastian) — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 07:57:00 +0000

You can configure Windows XP to automate the logon process

   1. (click Start, then Run to get to the 'Run' box), then in the run box execute this command:
      control userpasswords2
   2. You will see a check box labeled 'Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer'.
      Remove the check from this check box.
   3. Click on OK.
   4. You'll be prompted to enter the user name and password you wish to automatically log on with, and then click OK.

Remove loading http://runonce.msn.com/runonce2.aspx

noreply@blogger.com (Albin Sebastian) — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:50:00 +0000

How to stop loading http://runonce.msn.com/runonce2.aspx in internet explorer 7 ?

It is because of the pending of registration.

Make following registry editing (Backup registry first)

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
"RunOnceHasShown"=dword:00000001
"RunOnceComplete"=dword:00000001

Related : Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 is released

How to remove MSN messenger form windows ?

noreply@blogger.com (Albin Sebastian) — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 01:25:00 +0000

Some of us just don't like to use this IM program. I myself have looked in the Add/Remove Program panel and can't find any way to remove it there. I found out how to do it with a little research.

Just go to Start->Run and type in
rundll32 setupapi,InstallHinfSection BLC.Remove 128 %SystemRoot%\INF\msmsgs.inf
and hit ENTER

Do a copy and paste to avoid typographical errors.

related post :

Yahoo Multi Messenger
Google Talk Multiple instances

How to shutdown Windows Faster ?

noreply@blogger.com (Albin Sebastian) — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:12:00 +0000

All versions of Windows have the same problem. It usually takes a little longer to shutdown when you have the Exit Sound enabled.

To disable this :

go to Start->Settings->Control Panel->Sounds and Audio Devices->Sounds.
Scroll down and look for Exit Windows.
Click on it once and then under Sounds,
choose None.

You should see faster shutdown times.

How to make XP stop displaying zipped files as folders ?

noreply@blogger.com (Albin Sebastian) — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:38:00 +0000

In XP, zipped folders could be viewed just by opening up the file. If you have a third party zip program that youjavascript:void(0) want to use instead of the built in one by XP, you can stop XP from displaying the zipped files as folders. This may also be useful for those who are on a slow PC and don't want to open zip files using XP's built in zip program.

To disable this in XP, go to Start->Run and type in regsvr32 /u zipfldr.dll. You may just copy and paste the command into the Run menu. If you want to undo it, just type in regsvr32 zipfldr.dll. Zip away.

How to make XP stop displaying zipped files as folders ?

noreply@blogger.com (Albin Sebastian) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:01:00 +0000

How to Create a Password Reset Disk ?

noreply@blogger.com (Albin Sebastian) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:01:00 +0000

Windows XP allows you to create a password reset disk, just in case you forget the password and can't login. This is only for computers that are not on a domain. Those that are on a domain may or may not work the same way.

Go to Start->Control Panel->User Accounts and click on your user name. Under Related Tasks on the left pane, click Prevent a forgotten password. A wizard will show up. Click next and then insert a floppy disk into your floppy drive and choose to save the reset disk on the floppy.

Enter your current password and then click Next and Finish. The floppy will now contain your encrypted password. If you forget your password, you can just use the Password Reset Wizard to create a new one. Just make sure to create another reset disk once you changed your password. So if you forgot your password and changed it to a new one, create another reset disk by repeating the above procedure again.

How to install VLC skins ?

noreply@blogger.com (Albin Sebastian) — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:48:00 +0000

1. Download skins from VLC website

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/skins.php

File extension fro the skin is .vlt

2, Copy .vlt files to "c:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\skins"

3, switch to "skins2."

4, right click on the top and " select skin" > select the skin you like

How Take Screen shots In iPhone and iPod Touch ?

noreply@blogger.com (Albin Sebastian) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:37:00 +0000

It’s really simple. Just follow the steps below to take screenshots in your iPhone 2.0 or iPod Touch.

1. Open whatever app you want to take the screenshot of in your iPhone or iPod Touch.

2. Now hold the Home button, and tap the Power button on top your phone.

3. Your screen should flash momentarily, and the screenshot should be saved in a new folder under Photos.

How to change the Registered Owner Organization in Windows Vista ?

noreply@blogger.com (Albin Sebastian) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:16:00 +0000

Do the following steps

Click on the Windows Vista Start Button and type in Regedit in the start menu instant search box and hit Enter.

This will opens the Windows registry editor and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/ SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows NT/CurrentVersion.

Modify the registry keys RegisteredOwner and RegisteredOrganization in the right pane of Windows registry editor window.

Reboot your computer and check for the changes.

How to change the Register Owner Organization in Windows XP

noreply@blogger.com (Albin Sebastian) — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:46:00 +0000

By editing registry you can Change this

Open registry editor "regedit"

Go to the path

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion

Modify the values of RegisteredOwner and RegisteredOrganization

Click here For Vista ........

You might not have permission to use this network resource error.

noreply@blogger.com (Albin Sebastian) — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:29:00 +0000

do the following to solve this error

1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit in the Open box, and then click OK.
2. Locate and then double-click the following registry subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Lsa
3. In the right pane, double-click restrictanonymous.
4. Make sure that the value in the Value data box is set to 0, and then click OK.
5. Close Registry Editor.
6. Restart the computer.

How can I enable / disable the Ctrl Alt Del from logon screen ?

noreply@blogger.com (Albin Sebastian) — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:13:00 +0000

Do the following ...

Start the registry editor (regedit.exe)

Move to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

Double click on DisableCAD (create of type REG_DWORD if it does not exist)

Set to 1 if you don't want to have to press Ctrl-Alt-Del, and set to 0 if you do. Click OK

Close the registry editor

Reboot the machine

Which Is the Best Antivirus ?

noreply@blogger.com (Albin Sebastian) — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:28:00 +0000

how to solve error "Outlook Express could not be started because Msoe.dll could not be initialized " ?

noreply@blogger.com (Albin Sebastian) — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 09:37:00 +0000

Following are the errors

Outlook Express could not be started because Msoe.dll could not be initialized.

Outlook Express could not be started. The application was unable to start the Internet Account Manager. Your computer may be out of memory or your disk may be full. Contact Microsoft support for further assistance. (0x80007114)

Solution

fist find your dbx files and backup that files to a safe location

To work around this issue, use the following methods in the order in which they are presented.

• Rename the Main Identity subkey.

• Back up individual identities subkeys.

• Delete the Identities subkey.

• Re-create you Identities subkeys.

• Re-create e-mail and news accounts.

Rename the "Main Identity" Subkey

Before you back up the Identities subkeys, you must rename the Username value of the Main Identity subkey. To do so:

1. Click Start, and then click Run.

2. In the Open box, type regedit.exe, and then click OK.

3. Locate the following registry subkey:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Identities

To do so, in the left pane, click the plus sign (+) that is next to each registry key or subkey in the path to expand each branch until you locate the subkey that you want to delete. For example, in the following registry subkey path, the subkey is Identities:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities

4. In the left pane, click the plus sign (+) that is next to the Identities subkey to expand that branch. Note the globally unique identifier (GUID) subkeys; each is named with a unique ID number, such as the following:

{AFE1AA0D-D202-4C52-AC8D-F68DE06421C1}

5. In the left pane, click each GUID until you find the Username data value Main Identity.

6. In the right pane, double-click Username.

7. In the Edit String dialog box, type Main Backup in the Value data box, and then click OK.

Can we use windows live writer for blogspot.com ?

noreply@blogger.com (Albin Sebastian) — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 08:40:00 +0000

I tried with beta but it was not working. some errors are there. now i am using build 12.XX .

I think this live writer is easy that the web editor . I didn't try with other blogging services. Lot of plugging are available for the live writer.

You can download it from http://get.live.com/writer/overview

try Windows live writer today itself.

Table created with live writer

Head 1	Head 2
txt 1	Text2

Map from microsoft virtual Earth using WL Writer.

How to bypass blocked internet sites ?

noreply@blogger.com (Albin Sebastian) — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:30:00 +0000

You can Browse blocked sites using web proxys and proxy tools tools like UltraSurf. Web proxies are frequently used to gain access to web sites blocked by corporate or school proxies. Since they usually hide the user's own IP address from the web sites they access through the proxy. Most of the corporate and schools are blocked some sites like YouTube, Orkut , MySpace Etc..
Get the list of web proxy servers from Http://albin.1983.googlepages.com/webproxy

Features of UltraSurf
1, 100% freedom to have 100% information in most secure way.
2, It means no matter where you are you can access 100% of internet I mean no firewalls no restriction nothing….
3. Almost all schools, universities and corporate offices raise firewalls to filter out not work related sites, now those firewalls will be of no use or they have to change their plans.
4. Everybody can access various social networks like Orkut, Youtube, Myspace, Hi5, Facebook, Linkedin etc. which are blocked almost in 99% schools and offices.
5. 100% real time and it’s encryption is better then any online banking system.

Latest News About Proxys : Click here

How to use VLC skins?

noreply@blogger.com (Albin Sebastian) — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 12:41:00 +0000

To launch VLC with the skinned interface:
· Download and install the latest VLC version
· Launch VLC:
o Linux users: Launch VLC with the following command-line: vlc -I skins2
o Windows users: Launch VLC using the appropriate shortcut in the Start menu. You can also start VLC from command-line, in a DOS window.
· If you don't want to use the default skin, just download another one here. If you want to have it automatically detected, place it in the skins subfolder of your VLC installation:
o Windows users: Put it in C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\skins
o Linux users: Put it in ~/.vlc/skins2
In addition to the skins listed below, VLC supports all the Winamp2 and XMMS skins (.wsz files).
· Once VLC is started with the skinned interface, you can use the CTRL+S shortcut to load the new one. Enjoy!
Please note that current releases of VLC do not support Skins on Mac OS X.

How to remove Windows Xp SP2 TCP connection limit ? ((Event ID 4226)

noreply@blogger.com (Albin Sebastian) — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:32:00 +0000

Error : No more computers can be made to this remote computer at this time because there are already as many connections as the computer can accept

With the release of Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Microsoft Windows XP, the SP2 has introduced a feature that limit concurrent TCP connection attempts that are possible to 10 per seconds. In Service Pack 1 or without Service Pack, there is no limit on concurrent TCP connection attemps.

To know if you’re hitting concurrent TCP connection attempts limit, use the Event Viewer. Under “System”, look for TCP/IP Warnings saying: “TCP/IP has reached the security limit imposed on the number of concurrent TCP connect attempts”. It has the Event ID of 4226.

Download patch

http://www.lvllord.de/download.php?url=en/EvID4226Patch223d-en.zip
http://www.lvllord.de/download.php?url=de/EvID4226Patch223d-de.zip
ftp://ftp.cs.pu.edu.tw/Windows/Softking/soft/en/e/EvID4226Patch223d-en.zip

How to configur Outlook Express for Gamil ?

noreply@blogger.com (Albin Sebastian) — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:57:00 +0000

Gmail POP3 Settings

Go to add an email account. And note down the settings from here

Incoming Mail: pop.gmail.com

Outgoing Mail: smtp.gmail.com

Account Name: gmail.id@gmail.com (It is your full email address)

Click “My server requires authentication”

Gmail doesn’t use default ports, the ports are:

SMTP or Outgoing Mail: 465

POP3 or Incoming Mail: 995

Also click “This server requires a secure connection (SSL)”