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Windows System File Checker

August 6, 2009

The sfc scannow option is one of several specific switches available in the sfc command, the Command Prompt command used to run System File Checker. Sfc /scannow is the most...

How to Repair a corrupted filesystem in Ubuntu

August 5, 2009

You can repair a corrupted filesystem with the program "fsck".The system utility fsck (for "file system check" or "file system consistency check") is a tool for checking the consistency of...

Replacing A Failed Hard Drive In A Software RAID1 Array

August 4, 2009

This guide shows how to remove a failed hard drive from a Linux RAID1 array (software RAID), and how to add a new hard disk to the RAID1 array without...

Change Windows Xp Startup Screen

August 1, 2009

XP bootscreen (splash screen) is contained in the ntoskrnl.exe file is an executable file . While your computer boots , XP executes this file, which is present in C:WindowsSystem32 directory,...

Microsoft Office sku011.cab

July 31, 2009

When trying to open Excel / Word, it prompts for CD and ask for the file SKU011.cab Solution below: Regedit (start menu -> run -> type regedit) Expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> Software -> Microsoft...

sudo aptitude install nis dhcp3-server tftpd (may fail start the service because /etc/dhcp3/dhcpd.conf is not configured) sudo ifconfig eth0:1 192.168.0.1 (when system only has 1 nic port) # import gpg key wget -q http://drbl.sourceforge.net/GPG-KEY-DRBL -O-...