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Server 2003

Large ntuser.dat files in server 2003 – HP driver issue

Originally our terminal service server ran out of space, wondering why, we went to investigate and saw that ntuser.dat files were about 400MB or more. We also noted that new users logging in were taking 15-20 minutes to actually load into the terminal service the first time. What we eventually found out was that the HP Drivers were causing the issue.

You will want to delete this key + and sub keys (I advise running a export of the registry first, just in case):

– HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Terminal Server\Install\Software\hewlett-packard

Then we deleted all the user profiles that were bigger then 100mb and they recreated.

You will also want to verify that the default user registry hive (the ntuser.dat file) is not over 512kb or so (that was our default size).

– HKUsers\.Default\Software\Hewlett-Packard

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video

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Computer Hardware

Hard Lockup’s With Asus P8P67PRO and Random Freezes

My PC :

i5 2500k
corsair 1050W
EVGA 680 GTX
4x4GB DDR3 G.Skill
Asus P8P67 PRO REV3
Corsair M4
case – Corsair 600T

My PC was randomly locking up on me whenever it felt like. It was generally under 24 hours of being booted. I was replacing stuff left and right, and on a whim, tried just unplugging the USB3 Bracket, and it fixed it. I have had my PC on for over 3 weeks, NO lockups. Check that bracket, apparently it’s shit, at least in my case it was!

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Software

How to convert to PDF for free?

Okay, this seems to be a pretty common question “How do I convert my BLANK document over to PDF? Without paying for Adobe Acrobat STD/PRO?” Very simple, use a freeware program called doPDF. All it does is installs a PDF Printer, so when you print from your document, you can print it to the PDF Converter.

Very simple, and free with no ad-ware/spyware! You can download it directly form their website :

http://www.dopdf.com/download/setup/dopdf-7.exe

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drivers Operating Systems Windows 7

Getting Panasonic CF-53 USB3.0 Drivers to load into WinPE/Landesk

This one was a headache! I got all drivers loaded properly for Panasonic CF-53 in Windows 7, except one unknown device, which was actually a USB 3.0 Hub driver. It would not load the traditional way, so what I ended up doing was taking the drivers, and putting them on the image itself under C:\windows\inf folder

If you would like the drivers, you can get them here :

http://www.uploadland.com/?d=4F7316241

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drivers Operating Systems Windows 7

Panasonic Toughbook CF-53 ACPI\MAT0021 driver

We are getting in some new CF-53 – Standard laptops. My task is to find some drivers that are missing. One was

ACPI\MAT0021

The driver is for the Panasonic Misc. You can get it from Panasonic’s website, or you can pull it from here (this one is for windows 7 32bit sp1):

http://www.uploadland.com/?d=4F43AEA31

If you have a different model Toughbook, you will want to go through Panasonic’s driver website, searching with your specific model laptop.

Enjoy :).

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drivers Operating Systems Windows 7

Panasonic Toughbook CF-53 ACPI\MAT0019 driver

We are getting in some new CF-53 – Standard laptops. My task is to find some drivers that are missing. One was

ACPI\MAT0019

The driver is for the hot key’s. You can get it from Panasonic’s website, or you can pull it from here (this one is for windows 7 32bit sp1) :

http://www.uploadland.com/?d=4F43AE1D1

If you have a different model Toughbook, you will want to go through Panasonic’s driver website, searching with your specific model laptop.

Enjoy :).

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Apple

How to make ringtones for iPhone in iTunes

1: Launch iTunes
2: Find the song that you want to use for your iPhone ringtone, make note of the start and stop times of what you want to be the actual ringtone (the chorus, or whatever).
3: Control-click (Mac) or Right-click (Windows) the song you chose and select ‘Get Info’
4: Click the ‘Options’ tab and set the start and stop time of your ringtone in the settings below. Keep the selection at 30 seconds or less. Click ‘OK’ – Note: I suggest making a backup copy of the song so you don’t accidentally shorten the song itself.
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5: Control-click (Mac) or Right-click (Windows) the song again and select ‘Convert Selection to AAC’ and iTunes will convert the song as another copy in the AAC format.
6: Now Control-Click or Right-click the ringtone and select ‘Delete’ making sure to click on the “Keep Files” button
7: Locate the file you just created. Typically located in your home directory under Music > iTunes > iTunes Music and then under the band’s name, the file you’re looking for will have an m4a extension
8: Now replace the ‘m4a’ extension of the ringtone file with “m4r” , so if the file is named MrRoboto.m4a the new file will be called MrRoboto.m4r – you’ll get a warning about changing the file extension time but click “OK”
9: Double click to open the ringtone file you just renamed. iTunes will automatically add this new ringtone to the Ringtones folder within the application
10: Finally, connect your iPhone and sync your new ringtone! You can then select it as any other iPhone ringtone via your iPhone settings.