More Windows Hacking
I found two things that I think everyone who works on computers frequently should know.
The first is how to RDP to a Windows XP box without kicking off the current user. This is usually only available to XP Server machines but Riccardo Raneri had a walk through on how to do it with a normal XP machine. Just to make sure I don’t have any more dissapearing links I put the instructions and the .dll file you need in the attached zip file. I would put all of the instructions here but they are kinda long so only those that are interested should downloadthe attachment.
The second “hack” is really cool if you install Windows from the cd (for those of you who do not know what a image is). This has to be one of the most simple and helpful hacks while installing Windows. You can play pinball (or minesweeper, or solitare) while Windows is installing. I found it via digg but it was also available from google. I just never thought to google it. The instructions are really easy.
You just have to wait until the right moment the pinball files are copied. Sometime after where it asks you for the product key and a question or two after that, where it says ‘copying files’.
SHIFT-F10 for command prompt
cd \
cd “Program Files”
cd “Windows NT”
cd Pinball
pinball.exe
That is all for right now. I should have more updates later in the week.