Saturday, December 06, 2008

VundoFix - Fixes or Fails?



 
 

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via Ask The Admin by Karl L. Gechlik | AskTheAdmin.com on 12/3/08

There will always be a Vundo epidemic lurking in the midst as long as there is Java. Basically, what keeps getting people bits and pieces and various version of the Vundo virus, is outdated Java. What it does, is start up Internet Explorer, and uses it to pop up little windows and adds on your desktop; this eats memory, and causes a vast number of other operating issues. The old versions pile up fast, you'd be surprised how fast, actually. Checking is pretty easy. For Windows users:

Start-;Control Panel-;Add Or Remove Programs

Wait for the list to populate with all the various junk you have. The majority of the time, you'll see more than one version of Java, and a good 30% of the time, you might even see over five different versions.

A good way to prevent Vundo is to keep only one version in there. So go ahead and get rid of everything but the latest version of Java.

If you have Vundo, or a version, or generic attempt at Vundo, or suspect that you do, you'll need to do a lot more. First, download the free version of SuperAntiSpyware, then go ahead and run it, to see what's in there. Use it to do a superficial scrub, after it's finished. If Vundo was located, this more than likely won't get everything.

Next, fetch VundoFix, it's free. Restart in Safe Mode, and run VundoFix. Allow it to do its job, and then start back up in normal mode. Just to be sure, allow your computer to fully boot up, then wait about twenty minutes. Run VundoFix again, and see if it catches anything. If not, then you're clear! VundoFix is free, and the best program I've come across that fixes Vundo; however, running the free version of SuperAntiSpyware works wonders for cleaning out spyware, and whatever else might be lingering in your system.

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Using Virtual Server 2005 to run a virtual machine on Windows Home Server



 
 

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via Ask The Admin by JeffAlexander on 12/4/08

As you might have read on AtA, Windows Home Server (WHS) is Awesome.

WHS backs up all the machines on my network for me, gives me a central location to store all my files (MP3's, Photo's, etc) with redundancy in case a drive fails, gives me remote access to my files, and is able to do so much more…

But it can't do everything. The OS partition for WHS is small and to get your application to start after WHS boots you need to either log on to the server and start it or get it to run as a service. Neither of which is a perfect solution if you want to do something automatically.

For example, I wanted to download podcasts to my podcast folder on my WHS. I could have just installed HappyFish, my current rss aggregator, to the WHS and let it do the work but if the server rebooted I wouldn't always know I needed to remote in to the WHS and re-launch HappyFish, and I had other programs I wanted to run as well. What to do?

As it turns out WHS is based on the Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 supports Virtual Server 2005, therefore Windows Virtual Server 2005 will run on Windows Home Server. Whew, type 'Windows' much…

Using Windows Virtual PC on a local machine, I created a virtual Windows XP Machine and did all the current Windows Updates and installed HappyFish. Doing this locally was easier for me since I installed the OS using my local DVD drive and my local machine has a faster processor than my WHS but you can potentially install from within VS2005.

Next you will need to:

  • Install VS2005 on your Windows Home Server. I kept the suggested port of 1024
  • Create share for virtual machines on your Windows Home Server ( ex. \\whs\virtualMachines ) and copy the virtual image files to a folder there.
  • Launch your browser (Only IE supports running the virutal images from the browser) and head over to the Virtual Server web interface. http://whs:1024 for me.
  • Next add your new virtual machine under Virtual Machines by clicking Add and supply the path to your share with the virtual machine image you created. \\whs\VirtualMachineImages\WindowsXPPro\WinXP.vmc for me.Add Virtual Machine
  • Now you can configure the virtual machine by choosing Configure under Virtual Machines and selecting the virtual machine. Since the server will need to be restarted occasionally I decided to have the virtual machine always automatically start when the server starts and save state and keep undo disks on shut down. These settings are under 'General Properties'. To automatically start the virtual machine you need to supply user credentials for an account on the WHS that will have access to the virtual machine files. I chose to use the administrator account.Configure Virtual Machine
  • Next you need to add a network. Under 'Network Adapters' choose the External Network with the name of the adapter in the Windows Home Server. This will give your virtual machine a virtual network adapter and connect it to your LAN through the physical adapter in the WHS.
  • I Setup my virtual machine to set it's own IP Statically. Depending on your LAN setup and how you hand out IP's you may need to make some changes to get your new virtual machine an IP.

You will see that VS2005 warns that SSL security is not enabled. As long as you are not opening up your VS2005 ports to the outside you can ignore this warning as the only unencrypted data is staying within your LAN.

Depending on how you plan to manage your virtual machines you may not need to open up these ports. Since my image is an XP Pro image I turned on Remote Access and I can use Remote Desktop Connection to gain access to the virtual machine. I also installed the connector software ( but turned off backups  ) and can use the WHS login page to remote to this machine from anywhere just like any other machine on my LAN via the WHS web front end.

If I need to access the VS2005 page from the outside I can Remote to any machine and use a browser from that machine.

After this little bit of work you now have a machine on your LAN with access to your WHS shares that is on all the time. It's even green since you are utilizing a machine that is on all the time already without having to to add another machine with a power supply .

HP has sent us a sneak peak as to what is coming up for next year. Stay tuned for the exciting details over the next few weeks. And if you have any WHS work-a-rounds or hacks… WE WANT TO KNOW! That is what the comments are for.


 
 

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Thursday, December 04, 2008

Receta del dia:Rabo encendio



 
 

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Video:National Geographic estudia las aves de Republica Dominicana



 
 

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via remolacha.net by Remo Del Orbe on 12/4/08

Conozcan las especies de aves que se encuentran en nuestras regiones.Haz click para ver el video:

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National Geographic grantee Chis Rimmer follows Bicknell's thrush to the forest of the Dominican Republic. Bicknell's thrush is just one of 300 species of migratory birds that travel through the Dominican Republic.


 
 

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Cerveza no es culpable la barriguita



 
 

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Video:Nueva entrevista de Romeo de Aventura en PR



 
 

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via remolacha.net by Remo Del Orbe on 12/4/08

Reportaje del show 'No te Duermas'. Haz click en la imagen para ver el video:
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El Primer GPS Dominicano: Ola



 
 

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via Ponte Nistido.com by nisti2 on 12/3/08

El Primer GPS Dominicano: Ola, distribuido por la empresa Omega Tech, viene a llenar aquel nicho que habia en nuestro pais desde ya hace unos años.

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OLA TE GUIA - SE EL PRIMERO EN DISFRUTAR -
Primer mapa GPS . único en Rep. Dom.

Ya no hay excusa de que llege tarde o de que no encuentro la direccion!!

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Wednesday, December 03, 2008

Windows Vista SP2 Beta disponible mañana



 
 

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A partir de mañana, cualquier persona puede descargar el Service Pack 2 Beta para Windows Vista y Windows Server 2008, tal y como anunció Microsoft ayer. Cualquier usuario de Windows Vista que esté interesado en probar la actualización deberá estar suscrito a MSDN. Pero aconsejó a los usuarios del Vista esperarse a la versión final que [...]

 
 

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El Muñeco en Salsa



 
 

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via josepeguero.net/Ensegundos.net by José Peguero on 12/2/08

Programa de salsa romántica, bailable, buena desde NY

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Tuesday, December 02, 2008

Un papel especial



 
 

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via josepeguero.net/Ensegundos.net by José Peguero on 11/29/08

Papel de Bano en Dólares

Ahora no solo los ricos pueden hacerlo, tu puedes comprar este papel especial y limpias con dólares.

Pasa a este link para que elijas tu favorito.


 
 

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Este ron está azotando fuertemente (video)



 
 

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via josepeguero.net/Ensegundos.net by José Peguero on 12/1/08

La Cervecería Nacional Dominicana con la compra de Barceló ha puesto nuevamente a la gente a consumir el ron de calidad dominicano, Barceló Imperial con su nueva imagen está dando mucho de que hablar, excelente campaña publicitaría la que han montado, se puede ver que el producto se está consumiendo, solo hay que salir a la calle para verlo.

Con el eslogan "Calidad suprema", Cervecería Nacional Dominicana introdujo recientemente en el mercado la nueva imagen de su producto Ron Barceló. Se trata del relanzamiento de esta marca de reconocimiento internacional, la cual muestra una presentación totalmente remozada y más atractiva.

El nuevo ron Barceló exhibe ahora un formato de botella de fino acabado y totalmente estilizada, para albergar un ron de calidad para un público de mayor prestigio.

"Hoy re-introduce en el mercado la nueva y distinguida presentación de nuestro ron Barceló. Tanto en su versión Añejo, Gran Añejo e Imperial, hablamos de una bebida de gran calidad y alto nivel, dirigida a consumidores que disfrutan de un producto exclusivo y de buen sabor. Ahora Barceló exhibe un portafolio Premium para satisfacer las exigencias del mercado, y con el prestigio único que caracteriza esta marca y la empresa que la representa.

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