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Disable Right Click On Your Website

admin — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:32:11 +0000

Simply insert this code in place of the tag.

oncontextmenu=”return false;”>

Repair Corrupted Registry Hive

admin — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 07:29:01 +0000

Problem:

Your registry is corrupt and Windows will not boot.

Solution 1:

Last Known Good

Solution 2:

If you had System Recovery turned on, you can restore the corrupted hive from the System Volume Information Folder as directed here.

Solution 3:

Open the registry hive on another computer and repair it.

With REGEDT32 one can load and edit offline registry databases:

Start REGEDT32
Highlight the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE-window and select the root of the tree
In the menu select “Registry” -> “Load Hive“
Select the wanted registry database file:
- [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SYSTEM] (%windir%/system32/config/system)
- [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE] (%windir%/system32/config/software)
- [HKEY_USERS \.Default] (%windir%/system32/config/default)
- [HKEY_CURRENT_USER] (%userprofile%/ntuser.dat)
When prompted for a name give it whatever name you like (etc. test1). The name will be used to create a new node in the tree so one can browse the offline registry.
Go to the newly created node and edit whatever you like (The changes are written immediately to the offline registry database). One can import/export between the newly created node and the current registry just browse between the corresponding keys.
- To export a single key(with subkeys) into a file: Select the wanted key and in the menu “Registry” use “Save Key”.
- To import a single key or tree from a file: Select the location where the key should be imported and in the menu “Registry” use “Restore”. Be very careful to select the same location from which is was exported as the restore will erase everything below the import location and replace with the contents of the file.
When finished editing select the newly created node and in the menu select “Registry” -> “Unload Hive“

This gives some possibilities:

Load another users HKEY_CURRENT_USER (ntuser.dat) and change the users settings without logging in with the user.
Load an offline registry database and extract settings to import in the current registry database.
Load an offline [HKEY_USERS \.Default] and change the login screensaver to Reset Administrator Password
Load and edit the registry database on a parallel installation without needing to boot it first.
Repair the registry without using a parallel installation:
- Use the Recovery Console to recover from faulty registry
- Boot Windows in safemode using the restored registry database
- Start REGEDT32 and load the faulty registry and edit away the faults
- Boot into the Recovery Console again to exchange the now hopefully fixed registry database back (winnt/system32/config)
- Boot Windows and it will now be using the fixed registry database

Blackberry Server – The number of users selected exceeds the number of available licenses.

admin — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 06:24:57 +0000

Blackberry Server -

The number of users selected exceeds the number of available licenses.

You just deleted a user and want to add another user. The system does not free up the license for the user your removed and you can’t add the new user. Do this to fix it:

If you have deleted a user from Blackberry Manager and after a few minutes you are unable to add new users it indicates the purge process has failed. In BlackBerry Professional they have removed the manual purge option so you need to do the following:

Open the Command Prompt and type osql -E and then enter the following commands:

1>use BESMgmt
2>select DisplayName from UserConfig
3>go

A list of users will now be displayed, note down the user that can’t be removed or re-added e.g. Bill Paxton (This example name has been added to the next step). Then run the following commands if the affected user was listed:

1>use BESMgmt
2>delete from UserConfig where DisplayName=”Bill Paxton”
3>go
1>exit

Where to Recycle Your Old Computer

admin — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:24:32 +0000

Updated List:

Best Buy E-Cycle Program

In the San Francisco Bay Area: http://www.crc.org/

http://www.greencitizen.com/what_we_recycle.php

Deleting Undeletable Folders in Windows Vista and 7

admin — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 22:12:07 +0000

If there is a directory, whether a built-in directory (such as Music, Documents, Desktop, etc.) or a directory you create, that has become corrupted and undeletable, you’ll need to take ownership and change the ACLs on that directory.

Use these 2 shell commands. You’ll want to start the command prompt in administrator mode.

1.takeown /f directory_name /r /d y
2. icacls directory_name /grant administrators:F /t

Now you can use the rd command to remove the offending directory

Windows 7 All Users Desktop Path

admin — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:42:15 +0000

All users desktop:
C:\Users\Public\Public Desktop\

All users start menu:
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\

How To Set Default Wallpaper For Terminal Server

admin — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 16:44:51 +0000

You can brand your terminal server with your company’s logo so that employees will know they are connecting to the right place.

The image you select will appear behind the login screen. Simply create a BMP image file and add the path to the registry here:

HKEY_USERS\.Default\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper

Recover OST or Convert OST to PST

admin — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 23:04:42 +0000

Problem:

You need to recover some messages from your Outlook OST file.

Solution 1 (Easy):

If you can still open Outlook in Offline mode, you can simply use the export command (File, Import and Export…) to export to a PST.

Solution 2 :

If you have already deleted your Exchange profile from Outlook and you can no longer open the OST file in Outlook you will need to use a recovery tool. There are many available, including Easy Recovery Professional from Ontrack. If you do a Google search for it you will mostly find torrent links. You can pay for it if you follow the link above.

Easy Recovery Professional will scan your OST file for messages and dump them into a PST file at the location you choose. The process can take several hours depending on the size of your file.

Easy Recovery Professional Converts OST emails to PST

How To Delete One Million (1,000,000) Files Without Crashing Windows Explorer

admin — Mon, 24 May 2010 17:41:00 +0000

Problem:

You have a folder with a large number of files that you need to delete. This is too much for Windows Explorer to handle.

Solution:

FastCopy (it also deletes files fast)

It took several hours but FastCopy was able to delete 948,102 files without slowing down the server at all.

Complete List of Mac Shortcut Keys

admin — Thu, 13 May 2010 00:21:06 +0000

(Copied from here so that I can find it easier.)

Here are the modifier key symbols you can see in Mac OS X menus:

(Command key) – Sometimes called the “Apple key”; on Apple keyboards this key also has an Apple logo ()
(Control key)
(Option key) – “Alt” may also appear on this key
(Shift key)
(Caps Lock) – Toggles Caps Lock on or off
fn (Function key) – Located in the lower left corner of built-in keyboards on portable Macs

Products Affected

Mac OS X 10.4, Mac OS X 10.3, Mac OS X 10.2, Mac OS X 10.1, Mac OS X 10.0, Mac OS X 10.5, Mac OS X 10.6

Startup keyboard shortcuts

Press the key or key combination until the expected function occurs/appears (for example, hold Option during startup until Startup Manager appears, or Shift until “Safe Boot” appears). Tip: If a startup function doesn’t work and you use a third-party keyboard, connect an Apple keyboard and try again.

Key or key combination	What it does
Option	Display all bootable volumes (Startup Manager)
Shift	Perform Safe Boot (start up in Safe Mode)
C	Start from a bootable disc
T	Start in FireWire target disk mode
N	Start from NetBoot server
X	Force Mac OS X startup (if non-Mac OS X startup volumes are present)
Command-V	Start in Verbose Mode
Command-S	Start in Single User Mode

Finder keyboard shortcuts

Key combination	What it does
Command-A	Select all items in the front Finder window (or desktop if no window is open)
Option-Command-A	Deselect all items
Shift-Command-A	Open the Applications folder
Command-C	Copy selected item/text
Shift-Command-C	Open the Computer window
Command-D	Duplicate selected item
Shift-Command-D	Open desktop folder
Command-E	Eject
Command-F	Find any matching Spotlight attribute
Shift-Command-F	Find Spotlight file name matches
Option-Command-F	Navigate to the search field in an already-open Spotlight window
Shift-Command-G	Go to Folder
Shift-Command-H	Open the Home folder of the currently logged-in user account
Command-I	Get Info
Option-Command-I	Show Inspector
Control-Command-I	Get Summary Info
Shift-Command-I	Open iDisk
Command-J	Show View Options
Command-K	Connect to Server
Shift-Command-K	Open Network window
Command-L	Make alias of the selected item
Command-M	Minimize window
Option-Command-M	Minimize all windows
Command-N	New Finder window
Shift-Command-N	New folder
Option-Command-N	New Smart Folder
Command-O	Open selected item
Shift-Command-Q	Log Out
Option-Shift-Command-Q	Log Out immediately
Command-R	Show original (of alias)
Command-T	Add to Sidebar
Shift-Command-T	Add to Favorites
Option-Command-T	Hide Toolbar / Show Toolbar in Finder windows
Shift-Command-U	Open Utilities folder
Command-V	Paste
Command-W	Close window
Option-Command-W	Close all windows
Command-X	Cut
Option-Command-Y	Slideshow (Mac OS X 10.5 or later)
Command-Z	Undo / Redo
Command-1	View as Icon
Command-2	View as List
Command-3	View as Columns
Command-4	View as Cover Flow (Mac OS X 10.5 or later)
Command-, (Command and the comma key)	Open Finder preferences
Command-` (the Grave accent key–above Tab key on a US English keyboard layout)	Cycle through open Finder windows
Command-Shift-?	Open Mac Help
Option-Shift-Command-Esc (hold for three seconds) – Mac OS X v10.5, v10.6 or later only	Force Quit front-most application
Command-[	Back
Command-]	Forward
Command-Up Arrow	Open enclosed folder
Control-Command-Up Arrow	Open enclosed folder in a new window
Command-Down Arrow	Open highlighted item
Command-Tab	Switch application–cycle forward
Shift-Command-Tab	Switch application–cycle backward
Command-Delete	Move to Trash
Shift-Command-Delete	Empty Trash
Option-Shift-Command-Delete	Empty Trash without confirmation dialog
Spacebar (or Command-Y)	Quick Look (Mac OS X 10.5 or later)
Command key while dragging	Move dragged item to other volume/location (pointer icon changes while key is held–see this article)
Option key while dragging	Copy dragged item (pointer icon changes while key is held–see this article)
Option-Command key combination while dragging	Make alias of dragged item (pointer icon changes while key is held–see this article)

Application and other Mac OS X keyboard commands

Note: Some applications may not support all of the below application key combinations.

Key combination	What it does
Command-Space	Show or hide the Spotlight search field (if multiple languages are installed, may rotate through enabled script systems)
Option-Command-Space	Show the Spotlight search results window (if multiple languages are installed, may rotate through keyboard layouts and input methods within a script)
Command-Tab	Move forward to the next most recently used application in a list of open applications
Shift-Command-Tab	Move backward through a list of open applications (sorted by recent use)
Shift-Tab	Navigate through controls in a reverse direction
Control-Tab	Move focus to the next grouping of controls in a dialog or the next table (when Tab moves to the next cell)
Shift-Control-Tab	Move focus to the previous grouping of controls
Command-esc	Open Front Row (if installed)
Option-Eject	Eject from secondary optical media drive (if one is installed)
Control-Eject	Show shutdown dialog
Option-Command-Eject	Put the computer to sleep
Control-Command-Eject	Quit all applications (after giving you a chance to save changes to open documents), then restart the computer
Control Option-Command-Eject	Quit all applications (after giving you a chance to save changes to open documents), then shut down the computer
fn-Delete	Forward Delete (on portable Macs’ built-in keyboard)
Control-F1	Toggle full keyboard access on or off
Control-F2	Move focus to the menu bar
Control-F3	Move focus to the Dock
Control-F4	Move focus to the active (or next) window
Shift-Control-F4	Move focus to the previously active window
Control-F5	Move focus to the toolbar.
Control-F6	Move focus to the first (or next) panel
Shift-Control-F6	Move focus to the previous panel
Control-F7	Temporarily override the current keyboard access mode in windows and dialogs
F9	Tile or untile all open windows
F10	Tile or untile all open windows in the currently active application
F11	Hide or show all open windows
F12	Hide or display Dashboard
Command-`	Activate the next open window in the frontmost application
Shift-Command-`	Activate the previous open window in the frontmost application
Option-Command-`	Move focus to the window drawer
Command- – (minus)	Decrease the size of the selected item
Command-{	Left-align a selection
Command-}	Right-align a selection
Command-\|	Center-align a selection
Command-:	Display the Spelling window
Command-;	Find misspelled words in the document
Command-,	Open the front application’s preferences window (if it supports this keyboard shortcut)
Option-Control-Command-,	Decrease screen contrast
Option-Control-Command-.	Increase screen contrast
Command-?	Open the application’s help in Help Viewer
Option-Command-/	Turn font smoothing on or off
Shift-Command-=	Increase the size of the selected item
Shift-Command-3	Capture the screen to a file
Shift-Control-Command-3	Capture the screen to the Clipboard
Shift-Command-4	Capture a selection to a file
Shift-Control-Command-4	Capture a selection to the Clipboard
Command-A	Highlight every item in a document or window, or all characters in a text field
Command-B	Boldface the selected text or toggle boldfaced text on and off
Command-C	Duplicate the selected data and store on the Clipboard
Shift-Command-C	Display the Colors window
Option-Command-C	Copy the style of the selected text
Control-Command-C	Copy the formatting settings of the selected item and store on the Clipboard
Option-Command-D	Show or hide the Dock
Command-Control D	Display the definition of the selected word in the Dictionary application
Command-E	Use the selection for a find
Command-F	Open a Find window
Option-Command-F	Move to the search field control
Command-G	Find the next occurrence of the selection
Shift-Command-G	Find the previous occurrence of the selection
Command-H	Hide the windows of the currently running application
Option-Command-H	Hide the windows of all other running applications
Command-I	Italicize the selected text or toggle italic text on or off
Option-Command-I	Display an inspector window
Command-J	Scroll to a selection
Command-M	Minimize the active window to the Dock
Option-Command-M	Minimize all windows of the active application to the Dock
Command-N	Create a new document in the frontmost application
Command-O	Display a dialog for choosing a document to open in the frontmost application
Command-P	Display the Print dialog
Shift-Command-P	Display a dialog for specifying printing parameters (Page Setup)
Command-Q	Quit the frontmost application
Command-S	Save the active document
Shift-Command-S	Display the Save As dialog
Command-T	Display the Fonts window
Option-Command-T	Show or hide a toolbar
Command-U	Underline the selected text or turn underlining on or off
Command-V	Paste the Clipboard contents at the insertion point
Option-Command-V	Apply the style of one object to the selected object (Paste Style)
Option-Shift-Command-V	Apply the style of the surrounding text to the inserted object (Paste and Match Style)
Control-Command-V	Apply formatting settings to the selected object (Paste Ruler Command)
Command-W	Close the frontmost window
Shift-Command-W	Close a file and its associated windows
Option-Command-W	Close all windows in the application without quitting it
Command-X	Remove the selection and store in the Clipboard
Command-Z	Undo previous command (some applications allow for multiple Undos)
Shift-Command-Z	Redo previous command (some applications allow for multiple Redos)
Control-Right Arrow	Move focus to another value or cell within a view, such as a table
Control-Left Arrow	Move focus to another value or cell within a view, such as a table
Control-Down Arrow	Move focus to another value or cell within a view, such as a table
Control-Up Arrow	Move focus to another value or cell within a view, such as a table
Shift-Command-Right Arrow	Select text between the insertion point and the end of the current line (*)
Shift-Command-Left Arrow	Select text between the insertion point and the beginning of the current line (*)
Shift-Right Arrow	Extend text selection one character to the right (*)
Shift-Left Arrow	Extend text selection one character to the left (*)
Shift-Command-Up Arrow	Select text between the insertion point and the beginning of the document (*)
Shift-Command-Down Arrow	Select text between the insertion point and the end of the document (*)
Shift-Up Arrow	Extend text selection to the line above, to the nearest character boundary at the same horizontal location (*)
Shift-Down Arrow	Extend text selection to the line below, to the nearest character boundary at the same horizontal location (*)
Shift-Option-Right Arrow	Extend text selection to the end of the current word, then to the end of the following word if pressed again (*)
Shift-Option-Left Arrow	Extend text selection to the beginning of the current word, then to the beginning of the following word if pressed again (*)
Shift-Option-Down Arrow	Extend text selection to the end of the current paragraph, then to the end of the following paragraph if pressed again (*)
Shift-Option-Up Arrow	Extend text selection to the beginning of the current paragraph, then to the beginning of the following paragraph if pressed again (*)
Control-Space	Toggle between the current and previous input sources
Option-Control-Space	Toggle through all enabled input sources
Command-Left Arrow	Change the keyboard layout to current layout of system script
Command-Right Arrow	Change the keyboard layout to current layout of Roman script
Option-Command-esc	Force Quit

(*) Note: If no text is selected, the extension begins at the insertion point. If text is selected by dragging, then the extension begins at the selection boundary. Reversing the direction of the selection deselects the appropriate unit.

Universal Access – VoiceOver keyboard commands

For information about VoiceOver key combination differences in Mac OS X v10.6, see this article.

Key combination	What it does
Command-F5 or fn Command-F5	Turn VoiceOver on or off
Control Option-F8 or fn Control Option-F8	Open VoiceOver Utility
Control Option-F7 or fn Control Option-F7	Display VoiceOver menu
Control Option-; or fn Control Option-;	Enable/disable VoiceOver Control Option-lock
Option-Command-8 or fn Command-F11	Turn on Zoom
Option-Command-+	Zoom In
Option-Command- – (minus)	Zoom Out
Option-Control-Command-8	Invert/revert the screen colors
Control Option-Command-,	Reduce contrast
Control Option-Command-.	Increase contrast

Note: You may need to enable “Use all F1, F2, etc. keys as standard keys” in Keyboard preferences for the VoiceOver menu and utility to work.

Universal Access – Mouse Keys

When Mouse Keys is turned on in Universal Access preferences, you can use the keyboard or numeric keypad keys to move the mouse pointer. If your computer doesn’t have a numeric keypad, use the Fn (function) key.

Key combination	What it does
8	Move Up
2	Move Down
4	Move Left
6	Move Right
1	Move Diagonally Bottom Left
3	Move Diagonally Bottom Right
7	Move Diagonally Top Left
9	Move Diagonally Top Right
5	Press Mouse Button
0	Hold Mouse Button
. (period on number pad)	Release Hold Mouse Button