windows 7 and samba: map network drive and remember my login

by prettyscripts on 2011-11-24 10:25:00 • Leave a comment »

unixwindows

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 »

windowsthunderbird

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: enable ping

by prettyscripts on 2010-01-20 12:32:27 • Leave a comment »

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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 »

Tags: firewall, ping, windows