August, 2008

How to clear ARP Cache in windows Vista/XP/2003/2000

The Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) is very crucial for TCP/IP network communication. If you begin to notice network connectivity problems such as particular webpages not loading or not being able to ping certain IP addresses then clearing your ARP cache is a good place to start.The TCP/IP ARP Command component provides the functionality to add, [...]

How to Add Static route in Windows XP/2000/Vista

A route describes the gateway IP address and network interface to use when sending packets to a network. The routing table on a host holds a list of destination network and the routes to those networks. This recipe describes adding entries to this routing table that will not persist following a reboot. These temporary routes [...]

How to Convert OST to PST format for outlook

A lot of users nowadays face the necessity to convert all information from Microsoft Exchange (files with the .ost extension) into files of the Microsoft Outlook mail client (.pst files) First you need to Download ost2pst.exe file from here and install this program Once it opens  you need to select the .ost file to convert [...]

Error “There is not enough disk space” when installing SP3

You may experience the following error when installing Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) when installing on Intel IMAC using Bootcamp to run Windows XP. There is not enough disk space on C:\WINDOWS\$NtServicePackUninstall$ to install Service Pack 3 Setup requires an additional 4 megabytes of free space or if you also want to archive the [...]

List of Free Antivirus software for windows Vista/XP/2003/2000

Avast Free antivirus avast! 4 Home Edition is a full-featured antivirus package designed exclusively for come users and non-commercial use. Both of these conditions should be met! Our company offers the Home Edition free of charge, since, in our opinion, it is possible to avoid global virus spreading by efficient prevention; however, many users are [...]

How to convert documents with .DOCX to .DOC

Docx is the new file extension standard for ms word 2007 documents, you can load the documents into ms word 2007 and then “save as” office 97-2003 document. Solution 1 .DOCX to .DOC Converter Utility In Office 2007 Microsoft introduced a new file format called the Microsoft Open Office XML Format (.docx). This format is [...]

How to Build mysql-proxy-0.6.0 on CentOS-5.2

mysql-proxy-0.6.0 has several package-level dependencies. It requires libevent-1.4.x or newer. If you want to use lua, then lua is of course required. Since centos ships with an old version of libevent and does not ship with lua at all, we will need to build those rpms as well. There are several steps needed to build [...]

How to Uninstall Mysql on Linux (RPMs)

To uninstall MySQL Enterprise on a Linux operating system that uses the RPM package format, you must remove each of the packages that were installed by the MySQL Enterprise Installer individually. To do this, first obtain a list of the installed packages: shell> rpm -q -a|grep -i mysql mysql-docs-en-5.0.26-1 MySQL-server-standard-5.0.26-0.rhel4 mysql-connector-j-5.0.3-1 MySQL-devel-standard-5.0.26-0.rhel4 mysql-query-browser-5.0r4-1rhel4 mysql-connector-odbc-3.51.12-1 MySQL-client-standard-5.0.26-0.rhel4 [...]

How to uninstall Apache

OPTION 1: Run this command if you installed apache with RPM or throug the automatic option during the Fedora/Red Hat OS installation. Code: yum remove httpd OPTION 2: Run Code: /etc/init.d/httpd stop to get the package name. It should come back with something like this: Code: apachecfg-0.3.1-6 apache-1.2.5-1 You can then use this command to [...]

Windows Server 2008 Core – Post Setup Product Activation

During installation of Windows Server 2008 Core, it is possible to complete setup without specifying the product key. This means that you have up to 30 days from the installation date to test drive the product before it goes into reduced functionality mode, similar to that in Windows Vista. In both Windows Server 2008 and [...]

How to Set up a Subversion Server under Windows

A) Download Subversion You’ll need the latest version of.. the Windows binaries the “run Subversion as a windows service” wrapper the TortoiseSVN shell integration utility B) Install Subversion Unzip the Windows binaries to a folder of your choice. I chose c:\program files\subversion\ as my path. Now, add the subversion binaries to the path environment variable for [...]

How to Configure Windows Server 2008 for Site System Roles

Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 requires the WebDAV component to be installed and enabled on the management points and BITS-enabled distribution points. The WebDAV component is not included in Windows Server 2008 operating system. Note The information in this topic applies only to Configuration Manager 2007 SP1. You must download, install, and configure WebDAV [...]

How to Setup ConfigMgr 2007 on Windows Server 2008

Installing ConfigMgr 2007 onto a Windows Server 2008 based server can be a challenge. Having recently been through the process for my own lab environment I thought I’d share the process in the hope that it will save you some time when you need to create this configuration. Before you begin you will need to [...]

Popular Unix and Linux forums

Below are a collection of popular Linux/Unix forums which I found to enjoy a strong community backing. Linux Questions.org – One of the foremost Linux forums which has a very strong community following. I may add that it is one of the most active Linux/Unix forums I have come across in recent times. Ubuntu Forums [...]

Top 100 of the Best (Useful) OpenSource Applications

The following is a list of about 100 of the best OpenSource Applications, that actually help make Linux more usable for people. It is my hope that this list shows potential Linux users that there really is a large, effective, productive and usable range of free, OpenSource applications. For existing Linux users (like myself), I [...]