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Stand Alone Windows XP professional Security using local security policies

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Windows XP Professional PCs which are not connected to Active Directory Domains will thereby not be controlled by central domain controller. This is a classic example for a Small business where there may ot may not be a System […]

Winver command to find the version of Windows

This isn’t a big step by step guide for something, just a quick one liner for anyone to find the version of Windows in Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 & Windows Server 2008.
Winver is the command that one can run to find the version of Windows.

Finjan SecureBrowsing extensions for Internet Explorer and Firefox

Finjan is one of the security products company that drew my attention this year at InfoSec 2008 in London. The protfolio reminded of Kasperskys early days.
Finjan SecureBrowsing provides you with safety ratings of URLs showing in your browser. Finjan SecureBrowsing is a security extension for your browser that scans and classifies web addresses to provide […]

Error 0×80DDD0018 when trying to run Windows Update

When you run Windows Update from your PC or Laptop, you may be faced up with the error code 0×8DDD0018.
This could happen if the Windows Update Service has a problem and fails to start or if there is a problem with Windows BITS service.

How to reset Administrator or User account using “Offline NT Password & Registry Editor”

Offline NT is a free opensource Linux based tool that can be used to reset the password of a Windows User Account be it an ordinary user or an Administrator account. Needless to remind of the times when you forget your password and decide to format you Windows opreating system. Offline NT Password & Registry […]