CSC vs. EDS vs. IBM
DaleIBM This is your suit EDS Many suits, pick one of our suits CSC Which suit would you like? - George Bell I liked George, and that was the theory…
How to debug CA eTrust’s INO_FLTR.SYS
With eTrust 8, those pack of clowns at Computer Associates seem to think it’s a good idea to distribute eTrust Anti-virus system file updates via the automated virus signature update…
Installshield uninstall commands
Originally pinched from acresso.com: The following command line switches can be used with the uninstaller (IsUnist.exe or IsUn16.exe for InstallShield 5.x Professional, and Uninst.exe or Uninst16.exe for InstallShield3 and InstallShield…
Writing naughty words in 1990
The Wyse 286 PC (model WY-2108 for the curious) used to have an LCD display on the front panel. You could write messages to it using a MS-DOS based utility. …
Windows 98 Shutdown Patches I used to install
Windows Stops Responding During Shutdown with Mapped Drives map.exe /Q /r:n Windows 98 Second Edition Shutdown Supplement shutdown.exe /Q /r:n ScanDisk Runs Even Though Windows Shut Down Correctly 273017.exe /Q…
FCW Article: Which biometric to use?
By Heather Hayes (with additional BLUE color comments by me) June 30, 2003 Which biometric to use- (June 30, 2003) E-government applications that use biometrics to authenticate the person making…
How do I install the (Windows 2000) Recovery Console?
The Windows 2000 recovery console enables an Administrator to gain access to a 2000 system from a command session to replace damaged files and to disable or enable services. When…
Maximum memory with Windows 98 is 1GB (with problems).
Email I wrote to the team I was working with, back in December 2003: Pilgrims, Undoubtedly with the new standard desktop having 512MB RAM, some bunny will try for 1GB.…
“Tell the supplier to use an older format”
Older operating systems, surprisely, cannot read CD’s burnt on new computers. Customer logs a service call: We can’t read a CD a supplier sent us. “Supplier is using a newer…
Non Routable IP addresses
Non routable IP addresses are IP addresses which are not usable on the internet, but can be used on your home/corporate network. 10.0.0.0 - 10.255.255.255 172.16.0.0 - 172.31.255.255 192.168.0.0 -…