mikejm, which firewall are you using? Disable the firewall and then try to do it. If it works, then surely it's the firewall that's the culprit. You can do the following:

If it is Windows Firewall...

mikejm, you should check whether your firewall is blocking SVCHOST from accessing the internet. You should un-block svchost service from your firewall in order for Windows Update to work.

mnewsome, if you want a free alternative to citrix, you can go for 2X or if you're using Linux, you can try out nomachine. Also tell me about your experiences.

http://www.2x.com...

mnewsome you can use Citrix XenApp to publish the applications on the web so that others can access the applications remotely without exposing the whole system.

skypilotpete, you can use Opened Files View (http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/opened_files_view.html) from Nirsoft.

And if you want a tabbed Microsoft Office so that the clutter can be removed from...

alarmguard thanks for your interest in link exchange. You can add the links yourself with whatever anchor and description you like. Go to the following URL and add your link:...

I have started a new link exchange directory where Technology related sites can be added and other sites can also be added in General category.
The only restriction is of a reciprocal link....

eXceed69, you can add your link to my link exchange directory. I have a technology related site.

http://www.technize.com/link-exchange

pranavv, the biggest issue is that your hard drive is not getting recognized in BIOS. You should try changing the data cable and the power cable and also try different SATA ports until it is...

Rising AV is also good. I tried it and found it better than AVG.
Rising AV (http://www.freerav.com/)
Also see 5 Free Antiviruses here...

Thanks for the link Bobchrist, actually I have already implemented the link exchange directory here:
http://www.technize.com/link-exchange/

I just wanted to know whether there are any gains with...

I'm also bidding at about 5$+ for my top converting keywords.

I wanted to ask whether it's still a good idea to have a link exchange page on the site? And if using Wordpress, is there any plugin available which can do the link exchange monitoring automatically...

Although I have worked hard on the SEO optimization of my site but lately my Google PR has been reduced from 4 to 3. Any suggestions for more optimization and any positive criticization will be much...

For SEO Purpose I'm using a few wordpress plugins which are doing a good job for me.
1- All in One SEO Pack
This is a must have plugin for SEO purposes and works out of the box. No configuration is...

I think it is up to the software whether it installs itself for all the users or only for the current user. What you can do is delete all the shortcuts for that software from all the other users...

kv79, I use this site which lists most of the new softwares .. including the updated versions etc.

http://www.versiontracker.com/windows/

You should tell us the full error message.

You have to have remotely connecting to that computer enabled. By default it is not enabled in Windows XP or Vista. You can enable by right clicking My...

What options exactly do you need to transfer your files?

If you want to access your pc from your laptop, here's the shortcut .. just type the following command in your Run dialog.

\\yourPCName...

oops casperjack .. thanks for pointing out .. sometimes we forget some common sense things and get involved into fairly technical ones .. and the solutions seem to be with common sense things :-)

richhar, please boot your system and keep tapping F8 for advance boot options. And select Disable Automatically Restart option. If there is any error (blue screen or something) .. please let us know..

I haven't received this error on my windows vista machine but I have written about windows xp machine here:
http://technize.com/2007/07/11/how-to-fix-unmountable-boot-volume-in-windows-xp/

What...

aninsomniacbite, if you are using NTFS file system, then you can open your folder by giving yourself all the permissions. See this article if it can help you:...

You can use ClamWin (http://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/clamwin_portable). Although it is not as good as the real time ones, but it can be put in the USB drive and taken anywhere for scanning.

You can boot from Windows cd and then do a repair of windows.

Probably your windows explorer has been corrupted .. see if you can fix it with the repair of windows.

Also check your hard drive .. if it's working fine. And check the startup items in your system startup. Post your hijackthis log in our viruses section.

You've probably been hit by Ravmon virus .. please see this link to download the ravmon virus patch (http://technodigits.wordpress.com/2007/06/06/ravmon-virus-killer/). And do tell us the results. If...

Great to see your happy gerbil .. I just showed you one direction and you created another by yourself..

Giving your children confidence would rather work more than monitoring each and every of their actions .. but in severe situations it's your duty to do so. You can use msn chat sniffers for this...

PuTTY is a remote command console for linux. It will not display graphics. If you want to have a graphical user interface of linux remotely, you should use NX Terminal Server...

Windows has special registry keys for manipulating the Drives as shown or hidden. One cool way of opening multiple drives (you said you could only open one drive at a time) is by opening My Computer...

Yes I use rm -rf for deleting folders and sub folders recursively without prompt.

Make sure that you are logged in with an account that has administrative previllages.

Right click My Computer --> Manage --> Device Manager and see if there is some red or yellow mark on any device listed .. If yes, uninstall it and then install it again.

If you want to go back one directory .. issue the following command:

C:\Documents and Settings\user>cd ..
C:\Documents and Settings>cd ..
C:\>

The thread is already marked as solved but I...

No pitfalls and no problems if both the Windows are installed on different partitions.

Hmm .. Windows XP has a problem with handling hibernation with 1 GB or more of RAM. You can see this Microsoft article for the resolution information.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/330909

I was having the same problem .. ain't getting time to write about my experiences about backtrack. Anyways you can use this (http://www.offensive-security.com/documentation/backtrack-hd-install.pdf)...

Right click the folder you want to change permissions, go to properties --> security --> Advanced --> owner --> select your username and check "Replace owner on subcontainer and objects". Click OK...