Disable IPv6 from CLI

by | Aug 20, 2011 | Uncategorized

This must be run from a Administrator Command Prompt. REG.EXE ADD HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services \Tcpip6\Parameters /v “DisabledComponents” /t REG_DWORD /d 0xffffffff

Windows XP Add New Hardware USB

by | May 17, 2011 | Uncategorized

Recently ran into a problem where an XP Machine was always popping up asking to install drivers for every little thing including USB Mouse and USB Mass Storage Device which shouldn’t ever happen. To fix it where it automatically installs the driver and assigns a...

Software Activation Workaround

by | Feb 22, 2011 | Windows

Was working in a local Dr. Office who is no longer paying a subscription/maintenance on their software since I am now taking care of supporting them. All of a sudden, without warning, their software required activation. I have saved the activation file for the server...

Custom Grub Script for Dual Booting Ubuntu 9.10 and Windows XP

by | Feb 12, 2010 | Linux

Most of the work I do with Ubuntu Linux is on home computers where the user needs to have Windows XP (Vista, 7) as a boot option. The best way for Ubuntu, or Linux in general, to work is if its on its own partition and not installed with the Wubi Installer. One of the...