windows 7 and samba: map network drive and remember my login
by prettyscripts on 2011-11-24 10:25:00 • Leave a comment »
ever since upgrading my pc to win7, i'm always asked to enter my login to a network drive connected to a linux server via samba even everytime i restarted my pc, though the option Remember my credentials is checked.
why does window provides an option t… more »
Tags: credential, linux, login, network, samba, win7, windows
thunderbird: migration from windows xp to windows 7
by prettyscripts on 2011-11-04 10:03:00 • Leave a comment »
note: this probably applies to migration from windows 2000 or prior versions as well, but this note is based on the migration i did from windows xp to windows 7.
first you need to backup your old files. the files should be at default file locations spe… more »
Tags: backup, emails, migration, profile, thunderbird, windows
windows: edit hosts file
by prettyscripts on 2011-03-13 12:30:41 • Leave a comment »
to route a local / private domain to a private server via windows, you need to edit hosts file. this was how it was done in windows xp. however in windows 7, when trying to edit the file by double-clicking the file (located in c:\windows\system32\drive… more »
windows: enable ping
by prettyscripts on 2010-01-20 12:32:27 • Leave a comment »
by default windows disables ping. for easier user support sometimes it's easier if this utility is enabled. this can be turned on via windows firewall.winXPcontrol panel > windows firewallclick advanced tabin ICMP box, click settings...che… more »
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