gimeti » Windows XP

How to remotely uninstall software?

Gimeti — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 21:51:27 +0000

There’s a lot of times when you just want to uninstall a piece of software without interrupting the end user, but unfortunately there isn’t an easy, out of the box way to do it. To uninstall software on a local …

After system repair, Windows Activation Wizard won’t run

Gimeti — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 02:08:03 +0000

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/itproxpsp/thread/b991ce21-db5b-46eb-8c9b-f8d4aa14a35a?prof=required HERE’S THE FIX… Download Internet Explorer 8 and Hotfix KB946501, burn them to disc Hotfix KB946501 http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/946501 Internet Explorer 8 http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/default.aspx Start your PC and repeatedly hit F8 to get the safe mode menu. Choose safe mode with command prompt only (if you …

New malware redirects all major search engine results to Gala search

Gimeti — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 12:34:34 +0000

If you are being redirected to galasearch every time you search for something it may be because this shitworm planted few manual hosts on the hosts file. First thing it does is hide the host file, so by going to C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC …

How did I get infected with Advanced Virus Remover?

Gimeti — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 04:23:23 +0000

As you may have heard by now there is a lot of malware around acting as antivirus. A client emailed me and told me that she was infected with “Advanced Virus Remover” and she noticed that when she was using store …

Auto connect and authenticate to a mapped drive on Windows XP

Gimeti — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:47:03 +0000

Lately Windows XP Pro and Home is loosing connectivity to the mapped drive or sometime the user has to double click on on Z drive to initiate the authentication process. In some cases the “remember password” check box is not …