How to unzip .001, .002, etc. files
April 30, 2008 by Gav · 3 Comments
What you need is a program called HJSplit.
What is HJSplit?
HJSplit is a popular set of freeware file-splitting programs created by Freebyte.com.
Now what’s the use of a program like HJSplit? Think of a file of 20 Mb, and try to send this to a friend. Using email this does not succeed, it is simply too large, and how to put it onto a floppy? HJSplit will enable you to split the large file into smaller chunks, which can be much more easily sent and stored.
Of course HJSplit can join these split parts back together again, so that the original file is restored. Alternatively, you can use HJJoin for this, which is a tiny and specialized program for joining files.
HJSplit is very reliable, simple, small and easy to use. It does not need any installation or complicated DLLs, it just consists of one ‘.exe’ file.
Here’s a nice HJSplit video tutorial which will run you through a quick example of how to join files.
How to disable Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) Enhanced Security in Windows Server 2003
John Savill over at WindowsITPro has a solution for the pesky security feature in IE on Windows Server 2003
Windows 2003 introduces the IE Enhanced Security Configuration and enables this configuration by default for all users and groups. This locked-down configuration protects your computer from exposure on the Web by initially blocking connections to most Web sites, although you can add any Web sites that you regularly visit as part of a trusted zone. By default, the IE Enhanced Security Configuration considers the Windows Update and Error Reporting Web sites, and not much else, as trusted sites.
To add or remove the IE Enhanced Security Configuration feature from Windows 2003, perform the following steps:
- Start the Control Panel Add/Remove Programs applet (go to Start, Settings, Control Panel, and click Add/Remove Programs).
- Click Add/Remove Windows Components in the left pane of the dialog box.
- Scroll down to Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration and select the check box to activate the locked-down configuration or clear the check box to deactivate the locked-down configuration.
If you’re enabling the locked-down configuration, head order to WindowsITPro for the solution.
How to Share the Root of a Drive Under Vista
April 28, 2008 by Gav · Leave a Comment
Hardware Canucks has a great article on How to Share the Root of a Drive Under Vista.
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Well one of the biggest challenges I’ve had with Vista has been file sharing related. I’m on a secure (read: wireless w/ lead paint in the walls) home network, so when I share a folder, I just want everyone to be able to access it from any PC in the house. It’s that simple, or so it seems.
Vista makes sharing folders a pain. When you click share on a normal folder (right click, then “share”), you have to add the “Everyone” permission to that folder in order for anyone to be able to access it. I wonder why Vista would assume that when you share a folder you don’t want anyone to be able to access it except yourself…. from the machine on which it’s shared….. I’ve actually tried created an account with identical sign-in credentials to the Vista machine and it will not allow it to access files that have my own name as the “Owner” with full permissions….
Anyway, after some struggling I figured out how to share folders. Here’s problem #2 though. I use a full drive as my “My Documents” folder. Basically it’s a RAID-1 with anything that I could possibly value stored on it. That way I don’t have to waste space on my RAID with my Vista install/programs etc by mirroring my main drive and storing everything in default directories. So that means in order to share all of my “My Documents” stuff over the network (music, movies, etc), I need to share the root of a drive.
Vista will allow the permissions to be set, even though you have to do it manually by right clicking, then hitting “share”, and manually setting the permissions to everyone, but then when you try to access it from a remote computer, it will say “access is denied”. So I struggled with this for a bit, and finally I decided to dig deeper. Here’s how to share the root of a drive under Vista:
Get IE6 and IE7 working on the same machine
April 28, 2008 by Gav · Leave a Comment
Are you frustrated by the fact that you can’t install IE6 and IE7 on the same machine? This is a MUST for web developers as they need to check for compatibilities between browsers. What I had been doing up until now was using VMware which can be a PITA.
In my search for a solution I came across a website that explained how to install multiple versions of IE on the same machine. Apparently this had been done all the way back in 2003 by Joe Maddalone who achieved this by exploiting a know workaround DLL redirection.
Manfred Staudinger perfected the standalone versions by adding IE versions #’s to the title bar of the standalone browser window.
Yousif Al Saif over at TredoSoft thought it would be a convenient way to automate the process or installing all the versions of IE (IE3, IE4.01 IE5 IE5.5 and IE6).
How to Slim Down Vista with vLite
April 28, 2008 by Gav · Leave a Comment
I found an excellent tool for sliming down Vista. As you know, it is somewhat bloated and is not the snappiest OS Microsoft has put out. vLite really impressed me and got Vista running at almost XP speeds on my computer.
From Authors site:
vLite is a tool for customizing the Windows Vista installation before actually installing it.
Main features are:
* hotfix, language pack and driver integration
* component removal
* unattended setup
* tweaks
* split/merge Vista installation CDs
* create ISO and burn bootable CD/DVD
Windows Vista from Microsoft takes a lot of resources, we all know that. vLite provides you with an easy removal of the unwanted components in order to make Vista run faster and to your liking.
This tool doesn’t use any kind of hacking, all files and registry entries are protected as they would be if you install the unedited version only with the changes you select.
It configures the installation directly before the installation, meaning you’ll have to remake the ISO and reinstall it. This method is much cleaner, not to mention easier and more logical than doing it after installation on every reinstall.
I’ve also added a vLite Video Guide by Grundtrin.
ASIN: B0013O77GM