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Office 2010 Profile, Deployment / Group policy

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Office 2010

OEM Preinstall Kit – http://oem.microsoft.com/script/contentpage.aspx?pageid=566044
Office Customization Tool – http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=64b837b6-0aa0-4c07-bc34-bec3990a7956
Deploy Office 2010 by using Group Policy computer startup scripts – http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff602181.aspx
Custom.xml syntax – http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc179195.aspx

Outlook Profile mail address history
Convert NK2 file to Stream_Autocomplete*.dat – http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/outlook/thread/a4f7dc82-972b-4465-991e-c6b21c1f5765

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook-help/copy-autocomplete-name-list-to-another-computer-HA001139451.aspx

Outlook howto – http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/messagetemplates.htm

Download the Policy Templates

The Policy Templates and documentation are included in the Office Resource Kit. Use the links below to download the Resource Kit for your Outlook version.

Windows XP/2003 location – C:\Windows\inf
Windows 7/2008 location – C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions

 

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source: http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/outlookacct/thread/00d5b4b1-ea2e-4376-a654-7daebcb59ab9

Which version of Outlook do you have on the old computer?
If you’re using Outlook 2007, then the following is a list of locations where Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 saves information.

Note: Some of the folders might be hidden folders. To display hidden folders, do the following:

Get to the locations mentioned below and backup the files mentioned.
1)   C:\users\%username%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook
a.    Personal address book if any and the extension for the same is.pab
b.    Look for .dat file that holds command bar, menu customizations and Registered Microsoft Exchange extensions
c.    Look for Outlook.xml file that contains the Navigation pane settings
d.    Look for .nk2 file that contains the nicknames for outlook contacts
e.    Look for.rwz file that contains which holds the rules for outlook
2)   C:\users\%username%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Signatures –Look for any.rtf, .txt and .htm file in this location that holds signatures for outlook
3)   C:\users\%username%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Stationary –Look for any .htm files that holds stationary for outlook
4)   C:\users\%username%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Forms –Look for any custom forms in the location
5)   C:\users\%username%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Proof – Look for.dic files
6)   C:\users\%username%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Templates – Look for .oft files that are templates.

Note: You can place the backed up files in the same locations in your new Windows 7 computer

 

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source: http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup2010.asp

Microsoft Outlook 2010 Backup and Dual-Boot File Locations
We often get questions like “Where is my Microsoft Outlook data stored?” “Where are my contact?” “How do I backup my calendar?” 

Everything, your mail, calendar, and contacts in your Outlook folders are either in a mailbox on an Exchange Server or in Personal Folders .pst files on your computer.

Backup and dual-booting between Windows versions all involve using the same files. There is no backup process built into Outlook. To back up, simply exit Outlook, then copy the files you want to back up. Below we provide a chart of Outlook 2010 file locations, followed by notes on particular files. Note that unlike older versions of Outlook, many configuration files are stored in the mailbox or PST.

If you are want to copy back and forth between machines so you can use the same information at the office and at home, for example. you’ll need to copy at least the pst file. If you have Outlook profiles, name them the same on both machines, so you can use the same files easily. Use File tab | Account Settings to open the pst files that you copied.

If you dual-boot, your profile can point to the same .pst and .ost files (stored in a location both OS’s can see), but you would need to copy other files to the correct location on the second operating system. Note that if you dual boot, you should use the same version of Outlook on both partitions for best results.

Windows XP File Locations

 Where do you find these files? You can always start by using your operating system’s Search or Find command to locate the particular file types. You may need to use Tools | Folder Options | View in Windows Explorer and select Show hidden files and folders. 

New to Outlook 2010,  Personal Folders Files (*.pst) are in the Outlook Files folder in your My Documents folder.

When using Windows XP, Outlook stores *.ost, *.oab, and extend.dat in C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook. Extend.dat and MSN Connector message stores can not be moved.

All other Outlook configuration files are stored in C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook and cannot be moved.

Tip: Copy and paste these lines in Windows Explorer address bar to open the folder:

To access the folder holding the toolbar, VBA, rules, and nickname files, copy and paste:

To see the *.ost, *.oab files, copy and paste:

Note: Storing Personal Folders on an network file share is not recommended and may cause corruption and data loss.

Type of File Name or Extension Outlook Profile Specific Folder Location under the User Account path (C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\)
Personal Folders .pst files New profiles: pst files for POP3 accounts are created in your Mt Documents\Outlook Files folder. 

If you are using a profile created in an older version of Outlook, pst files are in Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook (default, but .pst files can be anywhere on system)
Offline and Cache folders used by Exchange server, Outlook connector. .ost files Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook(default, can be moved to anywhere on the system)
Nicknames for AutoComplete Now stored in the Mailbox or Personal folders file.
Customized print settings OutlPrnt \Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook
Customized Ribbon settings
Macros and VBA programs VbaProject.otm \Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook
Navigation bar customizations .xml files X \Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook
Send/Receive group settings .srs files X \Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook
Signatures .rtf, .htm, and .txt files X \Application Data\Microsoft\Signatures
Stationery .htm files \Application Data\Microsoft\Stationery
Templates .oft files \Application Data\Microsoft\Templates
Dictionary .dic files \Application Data\Microsoft\Proof
Installed Add-ins extend.dat Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook
Do not backup or copy this file, Outlook will create a new copy.
Safe and Blocked senders lists Stored in mailbox as a hidden message Can be exported from Tools, Options, Junk E-mail. Export each list separately.

Vista and Windows 7 File Locations

 Where do you find these files? You can always start by using your operating system’s Search or Find command to locate the particular file types. On Vista you may need to browse to Windows Explorer’s Organize | Folder and Search Options | View tab and select Show hidden files and folders. 

New to Outlook 2010,  Personal Folders Files (*.pst) are in the Outlook Files folder in your My Documents folder.

Vista (and Win7) replaces Documents and Settings folder path with a Users path. As a result, you’ll find Outlook stores the *.ost, *.oab, and extend.dat, in C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook.

Live Connector message stores cannot be moved but POP3 and Exchange offline or cache storage can be moved to other locations.

All other Outlook configuration files are stored in C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Outlook and cannot be moved.

Tip: Copy the following lines and paste into Vista or Windows 7’s Start menu “Start Search” field to open these folders:

To access the folder holding the toolbar, VBA, send & receive settings, and nickname files, copy and paste:

To see the *ost, *.oab files, copy and paste:

Note: Storing Personal Folders on an network file share is not recommended and may cause corruption and data loss.

Type of File Filename or Extension Outlook Profile Specific Folder path under C:\Users\<user>\AppData\
Personal Folders (including SharePoint Lists) .pst New profiles: pst files for POP3 accounts are created in your Mt Documents\Outlook Files folder. 

If you are using a profile created in an older version of Outlook, pst files are in Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook (default, but .pst files can be anywhere on system)

 
Offline and Cached mode folders used by Exchange server and the Outlook connector. .ost Local\Microsoft\Outlook
RSS feeds in Outlook 2010 .sharing.xml.obi X Local\Microsoft\Outlook
Installed Add-ins extend.dat \Local\Microsoft\Outlook
This file does not need to be backed up, Outlook will create a new copy.
Nicknames for AutoComplete Now stored in the Mailbox or Personal folders file.
Customized print settings OutlPrnt Roaming\Microsoft\Outlook
Customized Ribbon & QAT settings olk*.officeUI Local\Microsoft\Office\
Navigation bar customizations .xml files X Roaming\Microsoft\Outlook
Send/Receive group settings (Outlook 2002 and later) .srs files X Roaming\Microsoft\Outlook
Macros and VBA programs VbaProject.otm Roaming\Microsoft\Outlook
Signatures .rtf, .htm, and .txt files X \Roaming\Microsoft\Signatures
Stationery .htm files \Roaming\Microsoft\Stationery
Templates .oft files \Roaming\Microsoft\Templates
Dictionary .dic files \Roaming\Microsoft\Proof
Outlook 2007 Safe and Blocked senders lists Stored in message store as a hidden message Can export each list to a text file as backup. Tools, Options, Junk Email options. Export each list separately.

Personal Folders Files

 If you are not connecting to Microsoft Exchange Server, all your Microsoft Outlook data is stored in one or more Personal Folders (.pst) files. 

Outlook 2010 creates new *.pst files in your My Documents folder, in a folder named Outlook Files. This will make it easier for you to backup your mail.If you upgraded from an older version and did not make a new profile or pointed the new profile to the old *.pst files, check the properties for Personal Folders in File tab | Account Settings | Data Files tab to determine the exact location on your system.

Some people like to export a folder, such as Contacts, to a separate backup .pst file. That’s fine for the data, but it does not back up any folder customizations such as views and custom forms. If you want to back up those, too, copy the entire folder to a new .pst file instead of using the export feature.

Also see:

  • Why .pst Files Are Unsupported Over a LAN or WAN Link
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    Offline Folders File

    		 If you use Microsoft Exchange Server, you may have an offline or cache mode folders (.ost) file. You shouldn’t need to back it up, since you can always refresh it by synchronizing with the server. If something ever goes wrong with your Exchange Server mailbox, this technique can save time and information, but you must do it before you try to connect to the server again.

    Ribbon and QAT

    		 Beginning with Outlook 2010, the ribbon is customizable and it and the quick access toolbar (QAT) can be exported from the Outlook interface (File, Options, Customize Ribbon), either to share with other computers or users or as a backup. 

    The ribbon and QATcustomizations are stored in olk*.officeUI files at C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office. Each Outlook item type that has a customized ribbon will have an office.UI file.

     

    Personal Address Book

    		 Most Outlook users no longer use a PAB because the Personal Address Book (.pab file) is depreciated. If you still have a PAB, the contents need be imported into your Contacts folder. The *.pab will not open in Outlook 2010. 

    To Import the *.pab, go to File Tab | Open | Import. Choose Import from another program or file, then scroll down and choose Personal Address Book.

    Other Files

    		 Outlprnt file contains your custom print settings. This does not need to be backed up. 

    Some other miscellaneous files, not necessarily worth backing up:

  • Extend.dat — Information about installed add-ins. Will be recreated if you delete it.
  • Outitems.log — Outlook items to be placed automatically in the Journal
  • Offitems.log — Office items to be placed automatically in the Journal
  • Frmcache.dat — Outlook forms cache file.
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    Accounts

    		 Account information is held in the user’s Windows registry, not in a file, at HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles 

    While you could export this key, its not generally recommended because it contains absolute paths to files (in your user account folders) and information about installed add-ins. If the path is not exact when you restore it the profile will be corrupt.

    Notes

    		 If your network is set up so that you can use Outlook at any machine, your Outlook files may be in a different location. Try using Start | Find to locate each type of file. If you don’t see any .pst files after you search, you may need to adjust the settings in Windows Explorer to show hidden and system files. Choose Tools | Folder Options, then switch to the View tab, and select Show hidden files and folders. 

    Personal Folders .pst files are among the files that are normally not included in a Windows 2000 (or later) offline files synchronization. However, you can edit the system policy that controls the file types so that .pst files can be included. See Error Message Files of This Type Cannot Be Made Available Offline.

    More Information
  • Reconnect your old Outlook data file
  • The .PST File Has a Different Format and Folder Size Limit in Outlook 2003
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    Outlook Command-line switches

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    source: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook-help/command-line-switches-HP001003110.aspx?redir=0

    /c messageclass

    Creates a new item of the specified message class (Outlook forms or any other valid MAPI form).

    Examples:

    • /c ipm.activity creates a Journal entry
    • /c ipm.appointment creates an appointment
    • /c ipm.contact creates a contact
    • /c ipm.note creates an e-mail message
    • /c ipm.stickynote creates a note
    • /c ipm.task creates a task

    Firewall – BAPI belatingdienst

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    Op welke Firewall instellingen dient u te letten

    in verband met de elektronische aangifte?

    Het Elektronische Aangifte Programma en het geïntegreerde Aangifte Programma in Exact Globe en Exact Compact, maakt gebruik van het internet om gegevens te versturen naar de Belastingdienst en te ontvangen van de Belastingdienst. Veel bedrijven gebruiken tegenwoordig een zogenaamde ‘Firewall‘ om ongewenst internetbezoek af te schermen voor uw organisatie. De mogelijkheid bestaat dat het elektronische aangifte programma niet kan communiceren met de Belastingdienst, omdat de Firewall de communicatie blokkeert. De volgende poorten dienen open te staan zodat communicatie tussen het Elektronische Aangifte Programma en de Belastingdienst mogelijk is:

    • Poort 25 (SMTP) voor het versturen van informatie naar de Belastingdienst
    • Poort 143 (IMAP4) voor het ontvangen van informatie van de Belastingdienst
    • Poort 389 (LDAP) voor controle certificaten met Diginotar

    Het is niet mogelijk om voorbeelden te geven van alle verschillende Firewall-applicaties met een eigen interface. Wanneer u gebruik maakt van de Firewall meegeleverd met Microsoft Windows XP, hoeft u niets te configureren. Het Elektronische Aangifte Programma maakt alleen gebruik van uitgaande communicatie.

    Hoewel het EAP niet wordt ondersteund in combinatie met Windows Vista kunt u met Windows Vista wel gebruik maken van het Elektronisch Aangifte programma dat is geïntegreerd in Exact Globe en Exact Compact. In Windows Vista is Telnet standaard niet geactiveerd. Om de onderstaande commando’s uit te kunnen voeren dient u dan ook eerst Telnet te activeren. Dit kunt u als volgt doen:

    • Klik op [Start, Configuratiescherm, Programma’s] en klik vervolgens op ‘Windows-onderdelen in- of uitschakelen’.
    • Typ het wachtwoord of een bevestiging als u wordt gevraagd om het Administrator-wachtwoord of een bevestiging.
    • Vink in het dialoogvenster ‘Windows Functies’ de optie ‘Telnet-client’ aan.
    • Klik Vervolgens op OK. De installatie kan enkele minuten in beslag nemen.

    Controle of een Port open staat voor communicatie:
    U kunt vanaf ieder willekeurig werkstation controleren of een poort open of dicht staat. Om te controleren of poort 25, 143 or 389 gebruikt kan worden, kunt u in Windows kiezen voor [Start, Uitvoeren] en typ op regel CMD in gevolgd door een <Enter>. De Command Prompt is nu geopend en u kunt de volgende commando’s gebruiken om de poorten te testen:

    telnet smtp.bapi.belastingdienst.nl 25

    Indien de poort open staat volgt de melding: “220 PRODROB1.bmsg.nl ESMTP Service (7.0.035) ready“.
    Indien de poort dicht staat, volgt de melding: “Could not open the connection to the host, on port 25: Connect failed“.

    Info – Voor het verzenden van berichten wordt poort 25 geadviseerd. Het kan zijn dat u deze poort niet open wilt zetten om veiligheidsredenen. De Belastingdienst en Exact Software maken communicatie via poort 587 ook mogelijk zodat u een alternatief heeft voor poort 25. U hoeft niets in de software aan te passen, alleen de poort 587 open te zetten.

    telnet mail.bapi.belastingdienst.nl 143

    Indien de poort open staat volgt de melding: “* OK IMAP4 PROXY server ready (7.0.043)“.
    Indien de poort dicht staat, volgt de melding: “Could not open the connection to the host, on port 143: Connect failed“.

    telnet directory.diginotar.nl 389

    Indien de poort open staat zal er alleen een zwart scherm getoond worden
    Indien de poort dicht staat, volgt de melding soort gelijke melding: “Connecting To directory.diginotar.nl…Could not open connection to the host, on port 389: Connect failed”

    Apache – ‘content-negotiation’ aka ‘Extentionless URLs’

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    multiviews-gebruiken-in-php

    sources:
    http://httpd.apache.org/docs/1.3/content-negotiation.html
    http://x10hosting.com/forums/programming-help/97200-extentionless-urls.html
    http://www.garnetchaney.com/htaccess_tips_and_tricks.shtml
    http://www.bluehostforum.com/showthread.php?11888-Problem-with-mod_rewrite.c

    AllowOverride moet enabled zijn. (ALL)

    * Server wide / virtual hosts. /etc/httpd/conf/http.conf
    <Directory “/var/www/html”>
    ….knip….
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks [b]MultiViews[/b]
    ….knip….
    </Directory>

    * via .htaccess
    <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    Options +MultiViews
    </IfModule>

    BIOS SATA Controller Setting ALPE and ASP

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    Source: http://www.techsupportforum.com/hardware-support/motherboards-bios-cpu/45869-alpe-asp-sata-setting-p5ad2.html

    ALPE and ASP:
    According to Intel SATA documents, ALPE means “Aggressive Link Power Management Enable”, and ASP means “Aggressive Slumber/Partial”. The two bits work together. ALPE is like an enable; when ALPE is off, ASP is ignored. When ALPE is on, ASP is also enabled, and allows controlling certain power-related aspects of the SATA ports: basically it allows your ICH6R Southbridge chip to power some stuff down if something figures out it’s not needed.

    Asus doesn’t let you control ALPE and ASP separately, and it’s probably unnecessary anyway. Instead they give you the one BIOS field that turns on some [fixed] combination of these two bits.

    Staggered Spinup Support:
    This is one of the features available when ASP is on. According to Maxtor documents, this is a feature that lets hard disks that have gone to sleep (“slumber”) or are otherwise starting from a stopped condition, to power up sequentially instead of all at once. Because a drive draws most of its power during spinup, systems with many drives in them can strain the power supply. With staggered spinup active, the idea is that you can have more drives in the system on a smaller power supply. Your DiamondMax 10 is one of the newer drives that supports this feature, although it may be dependent on your supply’s wiring harness… I can’t quite tell, this being the first time I’ve seen this new feature. If your drives and cabling support this feature, I think it would be safe to set it to Enabled.

    AHCI Port 3 Interlock Switch:
    This is another new feature available when ASP is on. I think that this has something to do with hot-swapping disk drives; Intel documents refer to this as “Hot Plug Support”. It has something to do with being able to detect if a disk drive has been removed from the system. The ICH6R Port Control Register has bits for four ports, numbered 0 to 3. Because Asus’ BIOS only refers to Port 3, I suspect they may only be attempting to provide Hot Plug Support on Port 3 (probably the “SATA4” port on most mobo models, unless they numbered it backwards in which case it’s “SATA1”, or unless if by “Port 3” they really mean “SATA3”… I can’t tell for sure).

    This would be considered a fairly Advanced usage of this motherboard. Unless you plan to hot-swap one (and only one) Intel SATA drive, you can probably leave this feature Disabled.

    Regarding 32-bit data transfer,
    this is a standard field in all the AMIBIOS’ IDE configuration, not just SATA ports, and not just your mobo model. If I recall, it is here because a lot of legacy O/S’s, drivers, and disk controllers weren’t fully 32-bit compliant. Particularly if you are attaching, say, an older CDROM device or something like that. Also if you usually transfer small random chunks of data, being forced to transfer 32 bits all the time could hurt performance instead of helping it… though I think this unlikely.

    I think Disabled is the usual setting, and I think this means to use the lowest common denominator, which is 16-bit transfers. This makes sense, because mobo manufacturers don’t want you to have a DOA experience just because you happened to hook up a very old piece of hardware. I have never found a need to enable it, and my systems all run fine. But since all peripherals are newer now, maybe I should try the 32 bits sometime.

    DNS Transfer / Reload from master, what is what ?

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    DNS Server primary/secondary in general

    Each primary and secondary zone of the same name on two separate DNS servers contains a serial number.
    Peroidically a check is made to determine if the serial number of the primary matches the secondary.
    If they do, nothing happens.
    If they don’t then the secondary zone is locked and the secondary zone gets the changes (i.e. adds, deletes and changes) to the zone.
    Note that I said changes as this makes the update process quicker.
    This process repeats over and over again day after day.

    Reload from Master

    A reload from master is a manual process kicked off by executing a DNSCMD.EXE command line request or
    by requesting the process though the DNS Managment Console on the server performing your DNS functions.
    When such a request is made the secondary copy get a full and complete reload of
    the zone from the primary without regard to the serial numbers or  the time.
    Reloads can be done whenever and however frequently you want.

    A reload of the Primary zone is typically performed from the Managment Console.
    When you invoke the console and display a zone the records in the zone are cached.
    When you request a reload you are asking that the cache be completely replaced.

    Transfer from Master

    Reload will initiate also a flush of all records before downloading from master, but transfer will do only donwload from master.

    Each primary and secondary zone of the same name on two separate DNS
    servers contains a serial number. Peroidically a check is made to
    determine if the serial number of the primary matches the secondary. If
    they do, nothing happens. If they don’t then the secondary zone is locked
    and the secondary zone gets the changes (i.e. adds, deletes and changes)
    to the zone. Note that I said changes as this makes the update process
    quicker. This process repeats over and over again day after day.

    A reload from master is a manual process kicked off by executing a
    DNSCMD.EXE command line request or by requesting the process though the
    DNS Managment Console on the server performing your DNS functions. When
    such a request is made the secondary copy get a full and complete reload
    of the zone from the primary without regard to the serial numbers or the
    time. Reloads can be done whenever and however frequently you want.

    A reload of the Primary zone is typically performed from the Managment
    Console. When you invoke the console and display a zone the records in
    the zone are cached. When you request a reload you are asking that the
    cache be completely replaced.

    iPhone Jailbreak 3 Notes

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    current version 3.1.3 *Spirit JB, reinstalling the same firmware and restoring as much of the personal/applications settings.

    Restarting from scratch

    ¿ Why, because the iPhone went unstable, freezing touch-input (so no input at all) totaly at random

    I reinstalled the iphone and after I restored the ‘cydia’ apps with Aptbackup the problem occurred again.
    Second time I reinstalled and restored the applications by hand and did not restore the settings yet.

    Easy commands

    Restart springboard from shell
    # launchctl stop com.apple.SpringBoard
    # launchctl start com.apple.SpringBoard

    The steps

      • Backup your stuff
    • I used Aptbackup, Appbackup and iTunes
    • rsynced the whole iPhone to a Linux machine.
    • Tiny Umbrella and Cydia to backup shsh signatures
      • Clean firmware install
    • TinyUmbrella as an shsh server to restore the current firmware.
    • Start iTunes and <shift>-click [Restore]
      (error code 3014, reboot your machine first. That solved it for me)
    • iTunes Restore the backup
    • iTunes Sync your iPhone
      • Jailbreaked the iPhone
      • Jailbreak after
      • Jailbreak after, do you MUST
    • # passwd root
    • # passwd mobile
      • Results, what do we get out of this.
    • Cleaned-up iPhone system, we all like to play like gadget 😉
    • I did not miss any settings from my applications, network, bleutooth-links, mail and wi-fi as of yet and hopefully nothing at all.
    • The restore of cydia applications I did manually because of the freezing touch interface.
    • Remember to rename your device different, hopefully not overwriting the backup before the ‘Restart from scratch’
      • Whats next
    • Try restore to an previous version than the current iOS
    • Update and jailbreak to a newer version

    The iPhones Path’s of privatedata:

    • /private/var/mobile/Library/AddressBook – Contacts
    • /private/var/mobile/Library/SMS
    • /private/var/mobile/Library/Notes
    • /private/var/mobile/Library/Calendar
    • /private/var/mobile/Applications – Applications root location
    • /private/var/lib/apt/lists/ – Aptbackup location
    • /private/var/mobile/Library/Preferences/AppBackup/tarballs – Appbackup location

    Cydia

      • Repositories
      • Applications (installed)
    • Aptbackup
    • Appbackup
    • SBsettings
    • OpenSSH ( !! set # root &  $ mobile password !! )
    • Winterboard
    • Lockinfo
    • Lock Weather plugin
    • Installous
    • CyDelete
    • MyWi
    • Fice Icon dock
    • iSHSHit
    • Midnight Commander
    • MobileTerminal
    • Remove background
      • Theme
    • Assassin Creed Ringtone
    • NFL Ravens Theme
      • Applications (the rest)
    • Lock Callender
    • File:// Schema in Safari
    • PDANet
    • PrivaCy
    • iFile
      • Papers
    • 491

    Links and references

    How to Downgrade iPhone 3.1.3 to 3.1.2
    iPhone Notes & Links
    Disable call forwarded/forwarding messages
    AppBackup – Backup all your application settings
    ( iPhone 3GS iOS 3.1.3 (new bootrom) tarballz location, iphone:/private/var/mobile/Library/Preferences/AppBackup/tarballs )

    €-pps Links

    Pkgbackup – easy backup for jailbreaked iphones

    OMG
    Best iphone gloves for the winter
    bestappever.com 2009

    Deploying Windows Small Business Server 2008

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    Requirements

    Requirements for primary server
    Processor 64-bit only, 2GHz minimum, maximum of 4 physical sockets (no limit on the number of cores)
    Memory 4GB RAM minimum.
    32GB RAM maximum.
    OS Drive Partition 60GB minimum.
    DVD-ROM Bootable from system BIOS
    Network Adapter 1 x 100Mbps Ethernet adapteber
    Monitor / video adapter Minimum 1024×768
    Network devices Router that supports IPv4 NAT
    Internet Connection Required
    Firewall External firewall required

    Requirements for second server (if you’re running SBS2008 Premium Edition)
    Processor 2GHz (can be x86 OR x64)
    Memory 2GB RAM minimum.
    32GB RAM maximum.
    OS Partition 10GB minimum.
    40GB recommended.

    To enable backup, you need minimum of 1 external drive (this must be a separate physical disk from any of the disks holding any of the SBS components / data).

    Installation planning, and creating the Answer File

    Microsoft provides a Windows Small Business Server 2008 Installation Worksheet.

    The new Answer File Tools allows you to streamline the installation, and make your installations consistent. Allows options for whether to do installation attended or unattended, time zone, ewhether to install OneCare for Server and ForeFront for Exchange, fully qualified internal domain name, network settings, root certification authority name, etc. To run, Insert SBS2008 DVD1 on Windows XP or Vista and run SBSAfg.exe.

    When you are MIGRATING to SBS2008, you MUST use the Answer File Tool. The tool will guide you through the process.

    You can use the Answer File while doing either an OEM or Manual install. Simply load unattended.xml file onto a USB Key.

    Clients must be on Windows XP Business SP2 (or higher) or Windows Vista Business / Ultimate.

    Preparing the network

    When you are ready to deploy, configure your network such that your router/firewall is configured as 192.168.x.1, and that your SBS2008 machine is configured as 192.168.x.2.

    The “Connect to the Internet” wizard will look for a router at 192.168.x.1 and 192.168.x.254. If it finds the router, it verifies NAT functionality to make sure it can connect to the Internet. Then it configures DHCP on SBS, and requests the router to turn off DHCP. The resulting DHCP on SBS2008 is configured to be almost identical to the DHCP scope that was configured on the router.

    If SBS2008 cannot automatically configure your router, you must (1) disable DHCP on your router, and (2) forward the following ports to 19.168.x.2:

    * SMTP – TCP 25
    * HTTP – TCP 80
    * HTTPS – TCP 443
    * HTTPS for SharePoint – TCP 987
    * VPN – TCP 1723
    * Note that port 4125 is NO LONGER NEEDED, as terminal services now goes through TS Gateway, which transfers traffic across port 443

    Windows SBS installation will fail if the following conditions exist:

    * The computer doesn’t have a NIC
    * There is no link light
    * The computer is not connected to a local router
    * The computer is connected directly to the Internet and getting an Internet address instead of a local address

    Windows SBS Installation – After the first phase (baseline setup) is complete

    The first step that you are prompted for is to confirm that the date, time, and timezone are correct (important for server migrations).

    Next, you are prompted to go online and get any critical updates. This includes any updates that they put out to improve the installation process, as well as any security or performance related patches.

    The next thing that runs is the networking discovery, which will attempt to connect out through the router, try to auto-configure the network, etc. If it can’t configure the router (or if you haven’t forwarded the ports yourself), it won’t go out and get the latest updates.

    Next screens prompt for information about the business (name, address, etc), the server name and internal domain name (if running with an answer file, it also prompts you for FQDN, which lets you specify an extension other than .local), and network administrator name / username / password.

    You are then prompted for whether you want to install Windows Live OneCare for Server and/or Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server. Both of these are 120-day trial versions.

    All information you entered is then confirmed, as the server name and internal domain name cannot be changed after the installation is complete. This is not shown if you are using an unattended answer file.

    Installation is then performed, and if all is successful you receive a “Successful installation” screen.

    Sometimes there may be minor issues, which will be reported in an “Installation Issues” window. Each issue has a help topic associated with it to walk you through resolving the issue.

    Connect to the Internet Wizard (CTIW)

    Detects the presence of a DHCP server and requests that you turn it off.

    Detects existing routers.

    Configures the network.

    Detects and Internet connection.

    Internet Address Management Wizard

    Launch Partners: GoDaddy, Register.com, eNomCentral.

    Allows you to purchase a domain name and automatically configure DNS with the appropriate records. Keeps those records up to date over time. Also manages Dynamic DNS for your environment (if necessary) and will update your IP address at the registrar. Configures mail.domain.com, www.domain.com, and remote.domain.com.

    Automatically configures: Outlook Anywehre, Exchange, Remote Web Workplace, Mobile Device connectivity, Certificates.

    Configure Internet Mail Wizard

    Can configure your mail to go out through a smart host, which is useful if you are on a dynamic IP address, so your email is not flagged as spam.

    Move Data Wizards

    By default, everything gets installed onto Drive 0. You can then move the data onto a different drive after installation. Microsoft recommends separating application and user data from the system drive, using the storage migration tools that are available after setup. RAID 1 recommended for system drive, and RAID 1 or RAID 5 for user data drive.

    Backup and Storage page, Storage tab provides information about all of the drives, available space, etc.

    There are a series of tasks on the right side of the screen that allow you to move the Microsoft Exchange Server data, Windows SharePoint Services data, Users’ shared data, User’s redirected documents, and Windows Update Repository data.

    The interface prompts you to back up your data before it does any data moving.

    source: John R. Pattison Deploying Windows Small Business Server 2008

    Backup and restore your linux system!

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    Howto: Backup and restore your system!
    Hi, and welcome to the Heliode guide to successful backing-up and restoring of a Linux system!

    Most of you have probably used Windows before you started using Ubuntu. During that time you might have needed to backup and restore your system. For Windows you would need proprietary software for which you would have to reboot your machine and boot into a special environment in which you could perform the backing-up/restoring (programs like Norton Ghost).
    During that time you might have wondered why it wasn’t possible to just add the whole c:\ to a big zip-file. This is impossible because in Windows, there are lots of files you can’t copy or overwrite while they are being used, and therefore you needed specialized software to handle this.

    Well, I’m here to tell you that those things, just like rebooting, are Windows CrazyThings ™. There’s no need to use programs like Ghost to create backups of your Ubuntu system (or any Linux system, for that matter). In fact; using Ghost might be a very bad idea if you are using anything but ext2. Ext3, the default Ubuntu partition, is seen by Ghost as a damaged ext2 partition and does a very good job at screwing up your data.

    1: Backing-up

    “What should I use to backup my system then?” might you ask. Easy; the same thing you use to backup/compress everything else; TAR. Unlike Windows, Linux doesn’t restrict root access to anything, so you can just throw every single file on a partition in a TAR file!

    To do this, become root with
    Code:

    sudo su

    and go to the root of your filesystem (we use this in our example, but you can go anywhere you want your backup to end up, including remote or removable drives.)
    Code:

    cd /

    Now, below is the full command I would use to make a backup of my system:

    Code:

    tar cvpzf backup.tgz –exclude=/proc –exclude=/lost+found –exclude=/backup.tgz –exclude=/mnt –exclude=/sys /

    Now, lets explain this a little bit.
    The ‘tar’ part is, obviously, the program we’re going to use.

    ‘cvpfz’ are the options we give to tar, like ‘create archive’ (obviously),
    ‘preserve permissions'(to keep the same permissions on everything the same), and ‘gzip’ to keep the size down.

    Next, the name the archive is going to get. backup.tgz in our example.

    Next comes the root of the directory we want to backup. Since we want to backup everything; /

    Now come the directories we want to exclude. We don’t want to backup everything since some dirs aren’t very useful to include. Also make sure you don’t include the file itself, or else you’ll get weird results.
    You might also not want to include the /mnt folder if you have other partitions mounted there or you’ll end up backing those up too. Also make sure you don’t have anything mounted in /media (i.e. don’t have any cd’s or removable media mounted). Either that or exclude /media.

    EDIT : kvidell suggests below we also exclude the /dev directory. I have other evidence that says it is very unwise to do so though.

    Well, if the command agrees with you, hit enter (or return, whatever) and sit back&relax. This might take a while.

    Afterwards you’ll have a file called backup.tgz in the root of your filessytem, which is probably pretty large. Now you can burn it to DVD or move it to another machine, whatever you like!

    EDIT2:
    At the end of the process you might get a message along the lines of ‘tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors’ or something, but in most cases you can just ignore that.

    Alternatively, you can use Bzip2 to compress your backup. This means higher compression but lower speed. If compression is important to you, just substitute
    the ‘z’ in the command with ‘j’, and give the backup the right extension.
    That would make the command look like this:

    Code:

    tar cvpjf backup.tar.bz2 –exclude=/proc –exclude=/lost+found –exclude=/backup.tar.bz2 –exclude=/mnt –exclude=/sys /

    2: Restoring

    Warning: Please, for goodness sake, be careful here. If you don’t understand what you are doing here you might end up overwriting stuff that is important to you, so please take care!

    Well, we’ll just continue with our example from the previous chapter; the file backup.tgz in the root of the partition.

    Once again, make sure you are root and that you and the backup file are in the root of the filesystem.

    One of the beautiful things of Linux is that This’ll work even on a running system; no need to screw around with boot-cd’s or anything. Of course, if you’ve rendered your system unbootable you might have no choice but to use a live-cd, but the results are the same. You can even remove every single file of a Linux system while it is running with one command. I’m not giving you that command though!

    Well, back on-topic.
    This is the command that I would use:

    Code:

    tar xvpfz backup.tgz -C /

    Or if you used bz2;

    Code:

    tar xvpfj backup.tar.bz2 -C /

    WARNING: this will overwrite every single file on your partition with the one in the archive!

    Just hit enter/return/your brother/whatever and watch the fireworks. Again, this might take a while. When it is done, you have a fully restored Ubuntu system! Just make sure that, before you do anything else, you re-create the directories you excluded:
    Code:

    mkdir proc
    mkdir lost+found
    mkdir mnt
    mkdir sys
    etc…

    And when you reboot, everything should be the way it was when you made the backup!

    2.1: GRUB restore
    Now, if you want to move your system to a new harddisk or if you did something nasty to your GRUB (like, say, install Windows), You’ll also need to reinstall GRUB.
    There are several very good howto’s on how to do that here on this forum, so i’m not going to reinvent the wheel. Instead, take a look here:

    http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthre…t=grub+restore

    There are a couple of methods proposed. I personally recommend the second one, posted by remmelt, since that has always worked for me.

    Well that’s it! I hope it was helpful!
    As always, any feedback is appreciated!
    __________________
    “Windows is something to overcome”

    Howto’s by me:
    Tweak firefox! (URL now works..)
    Backup/Restore your system!
    Avoid having to reboot

    Compentux.org , the Linux Tip & Howto gathering initiative!
    Last edited by aysiu; November 29th, 2006 at 12:15 AM.. Reason: Moved slash to end of command by popular vote
    source: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=35087

    Windows XP IPC$ ADMIN$ C$ administrative shares

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    How to hide

    The administrative shares can be deleted by a user with Administrators membership but the administrative shares will be recreated automatically at the next reboot.
    The following registry configuration change e.g. using Regedit can completely hide all administrative shares. If the setting is not present then you must create it.

    Servers – Windows NT 4.0 Server, 2000 Server, Server 2003
    Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Key: SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanManServer\Parameters
    Name: AutoShareServer
    Data Type: REG_DWORD
    Value: 0

    Clients – Windows NT 4.0 Workstation, 2000 Professional, XP
    Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Key: SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanManServer\Parameters
    Name: AutoShareWks
    Data Type: REG_DWORD
    Value: 0

    source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Administrative_share

    Enable 32 Bit transfer in BIOS IDE setting?

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    quote:
    32-bit mode with respect to IDE refers to transfers that occur over the PCI bus to the host system memory. PATA is limited to reading 16-bit chunks of data at a time from a drive. If you enable 32-bit mode, the controller will be set to temporarily store the data from one read until the data is available from the next read before mastering a transfer over PCI. So it can collapse two transactions on the IDE side of the controller to one transaction on the PCI side of the controller.

    SATA doesn’t require a mode like this. It could be said that it’s always running in 32-bit mode, I guess — basically SATA transfers data in serialized packets across the interface to the drive and the controller will just buffer the data until it has enough to send across the PCI bus. There is no need to enable this specifically with a SATA controller.

    source: http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1287459

    Quote:
    Hey guys, according to everything that i can research about the whole 32-bit setting in some bios’s, its kinda a joke because the whole sata channel is a 16×2 stepping transfer, when you turn on the 32 bit transfer it in a way simulates 32 bit, and as someone said, once you get to you OS of choice it takes over.

    As a little info to people who dont know, you can go under device manager in the control panel, and pull up the device SATA or depending on how old your machine is, IDE controller and check to make sure that your system is designating your drive to the correct UDMA, since this is what system xp uses to regulate disk access(hence, why it doesnt matter if you tag 32 bit or not). UDMA scales between 1-6(Im fairly sure theres no 0 :> ) and if you are running a sata drive with 3.0 it should be UDMA 6.

    The only reason i gave the beginner course in device management is because i have seen a lot of new computers hear lately where xp picked PIO mode, dont know the official reason why, but it seems to happen on newer drives more than mid range drives, in my experience.

    Also, even though i have heard from multiple sources it doesnt matter, I always bind my IDE and SATA controllers, mostly because xp associates them as one, and once less process to get to what it needs microscopically must make a difference.

    source: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/149914-12-enable-transfer-bios-setting