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The Windows 8 release date has been shrouded in a cloud of rumors. Most experts expect a late 2011 early 2012 release of the operating system. A recently leaked Windows 8 product cycle chart provides the answers needed to determine the release date of the next Windows OS by Microsoft.

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Windows Developer Preview with developer tools English, 64-bit (x64)

  • 64-bit Windows Developer Preview
  • Windows SDK for Metro style apps
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 11 Express for Windows Developer Preview
  • Microsoft Expression Blend 5 Developer Preview
  • 28 Metro style apps including the BUILD Conference app

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Windows Developer Preview English, 64-bit (x64)

Includes a disk image file (.iso) to install the Windows Developer Preview and Metro style apps on a 64-bit PC.

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Windows XP SP2

You cannot go directly from Windows XP to Windows XP SP3, you first need to install SP1 or higher.

Download Microsoft XP SP2

Windows XP SP3 without Windows Update

If you need to download Windows XP Service Pack 3 without using Windows Update

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/confirmation.aspx?FamilyId=5B33B5A8-5E76-401F-BE08-1E1555D4F3D4&displaylang=en

scp – Linux command line tool to copy files over ssh

SCP stands for secure cp (copy), which means that you can copy files across an ssh connection that will be encrypted, and therefore secured.

You can this way copy files from or to a remote server, you can even copy files from one remote server to another remote server, without passing through your PC.

Usage

scp [[user@]from-host:]source-file [[user@]to-host:][destination-file]

Description of options

from-host
Is the name or IP of the host where the source file is, this can be omitted if the from-host is the host where you are actually issuing the command

user
Is the user which have the right to access the file and directory that is supposed to be copied in the cas of the from-host and the user who has the rights to write in the to-host

source-file
Is the file or files that are going to be copied to the destination host, it can be a directory but in that case you need to specify the -r option to copy the contents of the directory
destination-file
Is the name that the copied file is going to take in the to-host, if none is given all copied files are going to maintain its names

Options

-p
Preserves the modification and access times, as well as the permissions of the source-file in the destination-file
-q
Do not display the progress bar
-r
Recursive, so it copies the contents of the source-file (directory in this case) recursively
-v
Displays debugging messages

Examples

scp *.txt user@remote.server.com:/home/user/

This will copy all files with .txt extension to the directory /home/user in the remote.server.com host

scp -r yourname@192.168.1.100:/home/YourName/ yourname@192.168.1.150:/home/YourName/

This is going to recursively copy all files from the YourName Home directory on 192.168.1.100 host to YourName Home directory in 192.168.1.100 host.

Note

To use this command you need to have open-ssh installed in the hosts.

Cannot Boot in Safe Mode

Error Message

A problem has been detected and Windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer. If this is the first time you’ve seen this stop error screen, restart your computer. If this screen appears again, follow these steps:

Disable or uninstall any anti-virus, disk defragmentation or backup utilities. Check your hard drive configuration, and check for any updated drivers. Run CHKDSK /F to check for hard drive corruption, and then restart your computer.

Technical information:
*** STOP: 0×00000024 (0×00190203,0x86F402B8,0xC0000102,0×00000000)

Accepted Solution

1. Insert your Windows XP CD in to your CD-Rom Drive
2. Reboot your Laptop or Personal Computer
3. Press F12 at the Dell boot screen
4. Choose to boot from the DVD/CD option
5. Now Select “R” from the blue screen (this leaves you at a DOS prompt)
6. Enter “CHKDSK /R”
7. Wait until completed
8. Shutdown PC
9. Start PC as usual

How to License NetScaler Appliances

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How to License NetScaler Appliances Using the Activation System/Manage Licenses Tool on MyCitrix.com



Before you deploy a NetScaler appliance on the network to support any of its application optimization features, application security features, or application switching features, you must get the appliance licensed appropriately. Starting May 25, 2009, license delivery for the NetScaler family of products is fulfilled through the Activation System/Manage Licenses tool on MyCitrix.com. Using the MyCitrix.com portal for license allocation provides more control in managing your license entitlements, quicker and more convenient access to license files, and makes the NetScaler licensing process consistent with other Citrix products.

http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX121062

Create Bootable USB

Steps to Create a Bootable USB Drive

The first thing you will need in order to create the USB boot drive is that you will have to be able to have a flash drive which is large enough to hold all of the information. In most cases you will need to have at least a 4GB drive. You will then need to make your computer recognize the flash drive as a bootable source. To get the information on the drive to make USB bootable flash drives, you will need to not only load backup information, but your Windows program information as well.

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This Copy of Microsoft Office Cannot Be Used on Terminal Server

SYMPTOMS

When you try to start a Microsoft 2007 Office program within a Terminal Server…
When you try to start a Microsoft 2007 Office program within a Terminal Server client session, you may receive the following error message:
This copy of Microsoft Office Program cannot be used on Terminal Server. Please contact your local authorized Microsoft retailer for more information.
Additionally, the 2007 Office program closes unexpectedly.

CAUSE
This issue occurs when a retail edition, a trial edition, a pre-installed editi…
This issue occurs when a retail edition, a trial edition, a pre-installed edition (PIPC), or an OEM edition of a 2007 Office program or suite is installed on a Terminal Server computer. Terminal Server does not support the installation of these editions of 2007 Office programs or suites.
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RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, remove these editions of the 2007 Office suite or program…
To resolve this issue, remove these editions of the 2007 Office suite or program from the Terminal Server computer. Then, install an edition that uses a Volume License Key with the 2007 Office suite or a program that does not require License Activation.
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MORE INFORMATION
For more information about Microsoft Volume Licensing programs, visit the follow…
For more information about Microsoft Volume Licensing programs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/suites/HA101080191033.aspx (http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/suites/HA101080191033.aspx)

How to Reset or Change Microsoft Office 2007 Product License Key or Volume License Key (VLK)

You may need to alter or change Microsoft Office 2007 (aka 2007 Microsoft Office System programs and suites) product license key or volume license key (VLK) which also known as serial number or CD key. You can modify or change product key for 2007 Microsoft Office programs or suites by first uninstall or remove Microsoft Office and then reinstalling the business productivity suite. However, you can follow the following steps in order to reset and change the Microsoft Office 2007 product serial key without the need to uninstall or reinstall 2007 Office system suites.

Note: The following steps involve modification of registry key values, which may corrupt your Windows if done incorrectly. Backup registry first before performing the workaround.

1. Close all Microsoft Office programs.
2. Click on Start button, then click on Run.
3. Type “regedit” (without quotes) in the Run text box, and click OK or press Enter.
4. Locate and then click the following subkey:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Registration

Inside, you will find another subkey that resembles the following subkey:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Registration\{30120000-0011-0000-0000-0000000FF1CE}

Tip: For user with 64-bit (x64) Windows, go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Office\12.0 instead.
5. Optional: Backup this registry branch by exporting the Registration subkey to a file, just in case the new product key does not work and you have to restore back the old product key. To export the registry, right click on the Registration subkey and click on Export, and follow the on-screen prompt to enter a file name for the registry file and choose a location to store it.
6. Under the Registration subkey, there may be several Globally Unique Identifiers (GUID) subkey that contain a combination of alphanumeric characters. Each GUID is specific to a program that is installed on your computer.

If you find additional subkeys that reference Microsoft 12.0 registration, then click and open each GUID subkey to view and identify the Office product version by the ProductName registry entry in the right pane. For example:

ProductName=Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007
7. After you find the GUID subkey that contains your Office product or program which you want to remove the existing product license key or registration details, delete the following registry entries by right clicking on the registry entry in the GUID subkey, click Delete, and then click Yes:

• DigitalProductID
• ProductID
8. Exit Registry Editor.
9. Run or open an Office application program, such as Microsoft Word or Excel or Outlook. Office 2007 will prompt you to enter a new 25-character product key.
10. Type in the valid and genuine product key, and then click OK.
11. Then when prompted to choose your preferred type of Microsoft Office 2007 installation, press on “Install Now”.
12. Microsoft Office 2007 will be updated with new product CD key or volume license key, and ready for activation (if it’s a non-VLK serial) or use.

Note: If you’re having problem with your new Office 2007 product key, simply double click on the backup registry .reg file created at the optional step above to restore the registry settings of the Registration subkey so that the original value can be imported back to the registry

Microsoft Office Licensing Reference Guide