What to put in a script to check anti-virus program healthiness
DaleThe sort of checks you might want to put into a “PC Health Check” script, for anti-virus program healthiness is as follows CA eTrust vet.dat has a recent* modified/created date.…
The eTrust SigCheck.exe utility
CA eTrust has a utility called “SigCheck.exe”. It’s purpose is to display the current version of the eTrust anti-virus definition which is on the local PC. From a command line,…
eTrust command line utilities
asutil.exe Imports subnet information into the ITM Server database. compver.exe Displays the version of all installed components. eavdisc.exe Causes a “free election” discovery to occur on the local subnet. eAVreprt.exe…
“PC won’t start”
The friend explained that their PC wouldn’t start up. “Where do you keep it?”, I asked. ‘On the floor’, was the reply. “You need to give it a clean, it’s…
TrueCrypt and “Can’t come out of hibernation”
… with an 0xc0000242 error. No, I don’t know what the underlying problem is. Often, if I just reboot, Windows/TrueCrypt allows the resume from Hibernation to work. My guess is…
Fitting a larger oil filter to a Toyota 4A engine
There is a theory that the more oil capacity you have, the cooler the oil should run*. So I’d thought I’d give it a try in my Toyota Corolla. It…
The joys of DLL hooks and eTrust Antivirus.
This is a guest post by Allan, a bloke I work with. Allan asked my opinion of what was wrong, and I suggested a DNS server issue. (Our DNS servers…
Shell32 returns Missing Entry OCInstall
Which is strange as I was applying Internet Explorer 8 security patch MS11-081, on Windows XP. Strange because the OCInstall function was first introduced with Windows 2000 SP3/SP4. Strange also…
Changing the remote key battery on a Hyundai Getz 2006-2009 model
You’ll need: a Panasonic CR1220 battery, or equivalent. a Pozidriv PZ00, or similarly sized, phillips screw driver. a bowl Taking the key apart is self-explanatory, just undo the screws. This…