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  1. Re:Window close/minimize/maximize buttons on New Qt Based Desktop Environment · · Score: 2

    The start menu button/taskbar is on the bottom by default because buggy apps assume 0x0 is the top/left of the screen (workarea), see http://blogs.msdn.com/b/oldnewthing/archive/2003/09/12/54896.aspx

  2. Re:must have been a windows server.... on Details Emerge of 2006 Wal-Mart Hack · · Score: 1

    To dump the SAM hashes from a live system, you need debug priv (admin) and inject a dll or some code into a key windows process, if anything goes wrong and the process dies, windows BSoD's to protect itself

  3. Re:Word for the wise on Behind the 4GB Memory Limit In 32-Bit Windows · · Score: 3, Informative

    3GB is max, not 2GB (You must turn this setting on, and only apps that have a flag set in their header will actually get it)

  4. Re:The alternative is much worse on Google Claims They "Just Aren't That Big" · · Score: 1

    digging in the registry

    wtf?

    just do: ShellExecute(0,0,"http://urlgoeshere.com",0,0,SW_SHOW);

  5. Re:I guess it's official. on Researchers Demo BIOS Attack That Survives Disk Wipes · · Score: 1

    CIH only nuked the motherboard and destroyed your master boot record one day of the yeah (april?) so it still spread pretty good. Only works on Win9x, not NT so its pretty rare these days

  6. Re:Bit Torrent has recovered before on Researchers Warn of Possible BitTorrent Meltdown · · Score: 1

    mininova is not a tracker, search only, don't know about the others

  7. Re:Steam won't run without admin privileges on Users' Admin Logins Make Most Windows Malware Worse · · Score: 1

    I not only run steam games as non admin, I installed steam and the games (HL2 & CS:S) as non admin (after giving steam installer write access to HKLM\...\Uninstall\Steam) on XP (Did not install in ProgramFiles folder, but X:\Games or whatever)

  8. Re:But does it fix the critical vulnerability? on A First Look At Internet Explorer 8 RC1 · · Score: 1

    If you need to run some shitty ass Active X control that does not support DEP/NX

  9. Re:Screws to HDTV? Not exactly on Comcast Puts the Screws To HDTV · · Score: 1
  10. Re:Why? Re:Block it on Microsoft Installs New Software Without Permission · · Score: 1

    You need BITS (background "stupid" transfer service) aswell, and they both have to be set to autostart for some reason(might be in case you have to reboot and then continue the update, I dunno). I made a batch file that I use for toggling the services ( http://pastebin.com/m65e04886 ) Run it as admin, no reboot needed

  11. Re:What's smart about a false choice? on Microsoft Says "War on Terror" is Overblown · · Score: 1

    First off, how often do you edit file associations? And you don't HAVE to be admin, you can edit HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\classes by hand, it's just not exposed by the explorer gui (I understand it was removed/changed in vista)

  12. Re:Could be fixed easily by Google. Shame. on Point-and-Click Gmail Hacking Shown at Black Hat · · Score: 1

    Have you ever tried to connect to a xp machine with an admin account with a blank password? Guess what, it doesnt work unless you do a registry hack. No password is better than a weak password when it comes to network security.

  13. Re:Passwords on iPhone Root Password Hacked in Three Days · · Score: 1

    Atleast with XP and later, an account with a blank password can not be used over the net.

  14. Re:Carmageddon on Manhunt 2 Banned In Britain · · Score: 1

    The peds (and cows) in the first game just ended up as a pool of blood (or green stuff in UK version) when you hit them, in C2 body parts start flying. One time I was just driving along a straight and I hit a ped, I kept driving, then did a handbrake u-turn at the end of the straight and was about to go back where I came from and try to hit an opponent, and a leg comes flying from the guy I hit 10 seconds ago. Thats what I call fun for the whole family.

  15. Re:Carmageddon on Manhunt 2 Banned In Britain · · Score: 1

    Carmageddon 2 is still one of my favorite games, too bad Carmageddon 2000 sucked and the 4th one is canned

  16. Re:Open Letter on Safari on Windows, Leopard Debut at WWDC · · Score: 1

    This thing does not install as non-admin, why does a web browser need admin rights? Extracting the files from the installer and tricking it to use local VC run time almost works (Gets rid of any dll errors on startup) but crashes at some point during startup. Apple makes shitty windows software, I'm not giving them full access to my machine!

  17. Re:Slightly ot... a nit pick about the file cache on Firefox Going the Big and Bloated IE Way? · · Score: 1

    What you see in the Temporary Internet Files folder is not the real file names, its a shell exstension, take a look in ...\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\ for the real files In Opera & FF you can use about:cache

  18. Re:What sucks about the Windows UI? on PC Makers Say Vista Is Not a Seller · · Score: 1

    It does not use IE, but the shell components that implement desk bands comes from IE 4 (Win95 does not have quicklaunch, install IE4 (This includes a new Explorer.exe/Shell) and you get the "win98 look")

  19. Re:Not quite.... on The NYT on the Proliferation of Botnets · · Score: 1

    There is a policy setting for the hidden shares that admins can use or you can edit the registry http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB; en-us;Q288164 so there is no need for a batch file

  20. Re:Mod parent up on WinFS' Demise Not a Bang Or a Whimper · · Score: 1

    I'm running uTorrent as LUA on XP right now, not using uPnp or XP firewall stuff tho

  21. Re:A bit torrent client? on Opera 9.0 Released · · Score: 1

    The exe and dlls are packed, so the real size is bigger

  22. Re:Yep... that WILL improve security. on Microsoft Employees May Lose Admin Rights · · Score: 1

    Just put the rundll32 command that restarts the computer, in the default users run key (Or a logout.exe type app)

  23. Re:They don't ignore standards on Microsoft Joins OpenDocument Alliance · · Score: 1

    If I remember correctly you don't need the cd(Unless you are installing the components for the first time ofcourse), just point it to the files in system32

  24. Re:wasd? really? cmon now. on Ideazon ZBoard Customizable Gaming Keyboard Review · · Score: 1

    I tried to switch in the past, but my pinky is just so used to pressing Shift and Ctrl, with ESDF I always miss the crouch button and end up hitting the fucking WIN button, had go go back to WASD in the end

  25. Re:Insightful article... on Behind a Steve Jobs Keynote · · Score: 1

    If I remember correctly it was a scanner