Category Archives: Windows

Windows 7 sometimes breaks FTP connections on Java 7 if firewall is enabled

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Windows 7 sometimes breaks FTP connections on Java 7 if firewall is enabled. Command netsh advfirewall set global StatefulFTP disable   usually fixes the problem.

Windows 7: Emulate CD/DVD Media on your machine.

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Windows 7: Emulate CD/DVD Media on your machine. I have been happy with Virtual CloneDrive for quite a while now. Today I stumbled upon a .NRG image that it won't mount as a drive and I wanted to have that image in a more popular format. After some hunting, I… Continue reading →

Google Talk freezes when selecting “Show Current Music Track” and Winamp 5 is running

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I have been a fan on Winamp since version 1.0 and I like Google talk too. Sometimes I want to show people what music is playing on my box and wish that Google Talk would not freeze when I do it. That’s not the case by default unfortunately. So here’s… Continue reading →

Windows 7: Enabling auto-logon

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Here’s what you do to enable automatic log on to your Windows 7 user account Hit WindowsKey+R and execute control userpasswords2 On the dialog that opens, click on the username that you wish to enable automatic log on and uncheck the “Users must enter a user name and password to… Continue reading →