Try to surf to the bastard page:
http://www.slasdot.org (misspelled slashdot.org) and in IE you will have to click NO several times etc.
Damn, they are pretty underhanded. Consider using the disable HomePage changes group policy. Also turning off the downloading of ActiveX controls should help with some of netster's hijacking.
Have you checked the service registry for the startup key? Look in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Servic es. There's a program called sc.exe from MS that allows you to stop these services and drivers from starting up. If you don't have Windows XP (which includes it by default), get it here. Place the executable in your path. Enter these two command lines to stop the offending program:
C:\>cmd/v:on
C:\>for/f "tokens=1,2" %S in ('"sc query type= service type= driver state= all bufsize= 51200"') do @if/i %S==SERVICE_NAME: sc qc %T 2048 | findstr/i/l "readme shim.exe" && (set SPYWARE=%T & sc config !SPYWARE! start= disabled)
What the above does is turn on delayed environment variable expansion. Then it queries all of the services and drivers that the service control manager (services.exe) manages. The command parses the output until it finds the offending executable and sets it to disabled, thereby preventing its startup. You could also use sc.exe to uninstall readme shim.exe. Just read the manual that comes in the zip file.
The keyboard shortcuts would be even faster with the control key in the proper caps lock position. Remapkey.exe makes this possible, a part of the Windows Server Resource Kit Tools.
Good idea, but "-filetype:pdf" would have to be entered into every search query. A more permanent solution would be to create a Mozilla keyword bookmark with the url:
http://www.google.com/search?q=-filetype:pdf %s
Set the keyword to something like g, then type g search terms in the address bar and that should resolve the problem.
Another useful Google feature is search globbing. It works just like command line wildcards. Use the * operator inside of quoted phrases when searching, and Google will substitute any word in its place. Here's an example:
Don't get me wrong, I use GUIs all the time, too, but you can't type in data with a mouse... (at least, not with any program I have)
On Windows, there is an included on-screen keyboard that you can use with your mouse. It should be in Start > Programs > Accessories > Accessibility. Another way to start it is to type osk in a run box or command prompt. The program works pretty well. Focus the mouse in a text box or window that you want to type data, and then click on the keyboard to send input.
Mandrake 10 community was incredibly easy to install, unlike Windows (you try installing Windows from scratch, I mean 10 recovery CDs come with my system, WTF?!?!?!?.
OEM (Dell, HP) copies of Windows are never any fun to reinstall. Try installing from the retail Windows CD. It hardly asks any questions, installs like it's supposed to, plus it has a cool little song at the end.
One of Microsoft's patches back in 2002 removed Gopher support. The only way to return it is to create a new registry value that switches it back on.
Here's the registry key, a dword value of 0x1:
Perhaps you specifically created this key yourself or your adminstrator at your workplace did it. For the general novice public, they wouldn't be able to get into any gopher pages.
Now, assuming you use a third-party AntiVirus (we use Norton), then Outlook really *is* the safest e-mail program to have.
Surely you're joking. Outlook is good at being a PIM, but to call it safe is going too far. What do you do when Norton Antivirus crashes or hangs?
Outlook for calendaring and organizing, yes. But something far more secure for the dangerous task of reading emails.
It's interesting to note that in Japan, if a high-ranking company official makes a major blunder or is incompetent, they resign with a public apology(taking responsibility) or take a voluntary pay cut.
They also bawl their eyes out at their resignation press conference. I'd like to see some American CEOs do that.
Okay, we have the choice between MS's DRM or Apple's DRM. Being a dutiful Slashdot user, I guess I'm supposed to hate MS's DRM? We hate Apple today, right? Honestly, what is so wrong with Microsoft's DRM implementation?
With Internet Explorer no longer supporting Gopher, what use is this? Mozilla, Opera, and the other Gopher-enabled browsers are not widely used by the public. Unless someone wants to keep the general public from visiting, it seems best to stick with old, reliable HTTP/server-side scripting. --
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and rebuild a machine behind a NAT box while calmly reading a magazine.
A nice command line like
could make it even easier. That is, if they're properly renamed with timestamps.MS provides the Debugging Tools for Windows as a free download. GUI and command line debuggers are included.
Damn, they are pretty underhanded. Consider using the disable HomePage changes group policy. Also turning off the downloading of ActiveX controls should help with some of netster's hijacking.
What the above does is turn on delayed environment variable expansion. Then it queries all of the services and drivers that the service control manager (services.exe) manages. The command parses the output until it finds the offending executable and sets it to disabled, thereby preventing its startup. You could also use sc.exe to uninstall readme shim.exe. Just read the manual that comes in the zip file.
Dungeon Siege 2 sounds like a nice prospect. Of course, I'm a big fan of part 1 and Legends of Aranna, so I might be biased.
On Windows, there is an included on-screen keyboard that you can use with your mouse. It should be in Start > Programs > Accessories > Accessibility. Another way to start it is to type osk in a run box or command prompt. The program works pretty well. Focus the mouse in a text box or window that you want to type data, and then click on the keyboard to send input.
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OEM (Dell, HP) copies of Windows are never any fun to reinstall. Try installing from the retail Windows CD. It hardly asks any questions, installs like it's supposed to, plus it has a cool little song at the end.
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Surely you're joking. Outlook is good at being a PIM, but to call it safe is going too far. What do you do when Norton Antivirus crashes or hangs? Outlook for calendaring and organizing, yes. But something far more secure for the dangerous task of reading emails.
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They also bawl their eyes out at their resignation press conference. I'd like to see some American CEOs do that.
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With Internet Explorer no longer supporting Gopher, what use is this? Mozilla, Opera, and the other Gopher-enabled browsers are not widely used by the public. Unless someone wants to keep the general public from visiting, it seems best to stick with old, reliable HTTP/server-side scripting.
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