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<li itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting"><a itemprop="url" href="{{ post.url }}"><span itemprop="dateModified">{{ post.date | date: "%Y-%m-%d" }}</span> - <span itemprop="name">{{ post.title }}</span></a>{% if post.language == 'de' %} <img class="emoji" title=":de:" alt=":de:" src="https://assets-cdn.github.com/images/icons/emoji/de.png" width="20" height="20" align="absmiddle" /><meta itemprop="inLanguage" content="de" />{% else %}<meta itemprop="inLanguage" content="en" />{% endif %}</li>
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<li itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting"><a itemprop="url" href="{{ post.url }}"><span itemprop="dateModified">{{ post.date | date: "%Y-%m-%d" }}</span> - <span itemprop="name">{{ post.title }}</span></a>
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{% endif %}
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{% if post.updated != post.created %}
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<img class="emoji" title=":up:" alt=":up:" src="https://assets-cdn.github.com/images/icons/emoji/up.png" width="20" height="20" align="absmiddle" />
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know-how/software/nagios/_posts/2014-03-31-kernel-modules.md
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title: Kernel Module Check for Nagios
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created: 2014-03-31 16:59:17 +0200
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- know-how
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- nagios
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---
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`mod_loaded`:
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{% highlight bash %}
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#!/bin/sh
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exit 99
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exit 2
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fi
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exit 0
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{% endhighlight %}
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DigiPort_KernelMod /usr/local/nagios/plugins/mod_loaded dgrp
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title: sysupgrade with ExtRoot
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created: 2014-05-26 22:30:20 +0200
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updated: 2014-05-26 22:47:49 +0200
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- software
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- openwrt
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---
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<p><div class="noteimportant" markdown="1">
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When upgrading with ExtRoot mounted, your configuration in ExtRoot will be saved and **restored to the `overlay` in
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Flash memory**. So if you have a specific emergency configuration, be sure to boot without ExtRoot before starting the
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upgrade.
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</div></p>
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opkg update
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opkg install block-mount
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opkg install kmod-fs-ext4
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opkg install kmod-usb-storage
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mount /dev/sda1 /mnt
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rm /mnt/etc/.extroot-uuid
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reboot
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kernel in that upgrade - /dev/sda1 might be mounted to `/overlay-disabled`. In that case, you have to recreate ExtRoot
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lists a command to only update non-kernel-packages:
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opkg upgrade $(opkg list-upgradable | awk '($1 !~ "^kmod|Multiple") {print $1}')
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know-how/software/windows/_posts/2008-07-15-ansi.md
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---
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title: ANSI codes in COMMAND.COM
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created: 2008-07-15 00:05:00 +0200
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DEVICE=%SystemRoot%\system32\ANSI.SYS
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*[ANSI]: American National Standards Institute
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title: Device Manager Hacks
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title: Max 10 simultaneous SMB-connections
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---
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---
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value. The default MTU for ethernet devices is **1500** but since the PPPoE header adds 8 Bytes to the packets, they
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get fragmented. And the `microsoft.com` servers seem to not accept fragmented packets.
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So the solution is to set your MTU to the best value for PPPoE: **1492**. To do this, use a tool like the [TCP Optimizer](http://www.speedguide.net/downloads.php)
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to set the MTU for your ethernet device to 1492. After a reboot, all `microsoft.com` pages should work again -
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including *Windows Live Messenger*.
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---
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title: Windows License keys
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layout: default
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created: 2008-08-11 01:23:00 +0200
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- software
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- windows
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---
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At [My Digital Life](http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/04/24/search-for-genuine-and-free-windows-product-keys-online-with-google/)
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you can read about [Belarc Advisor](http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html) spreading Windows license keys. Advisor
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is a system profiler which also includes the Windows key in its reports. Users posting them to the Internet also
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publish their Windows key. A common string of Advisor reports is "*Belarc Advisor Current Profile*". Together with the
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desired Windows version you can easily find license keys:
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<https://google.com/search?q="Windows+XP+Professional"+"Belarc+Advisor+Current+Profile"+key>
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This also works with [EVEREST](http://www.lavalys.com/):
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<https://google.com/search?q="Windows+XP+Professional"+"Everest"+"registered+owner"+"product+id"+"Product+key">
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---
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title: Install wubildr
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layout: default
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created: 2009-10-24 23:49:15 +0200
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updated: 2009-10-24 23:49:39 +0200
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toc: false
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tags:
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- know-how
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- software
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- windows
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- ubuntu
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- wubi
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---
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The loader for a convenient [wubi](http://www.wubi-installer.org/)-installation of Ubuntu, can be easily re-added to
|
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the Windows Vista/Windows 7 bootloader.
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After you have transferred all Ubuntu related files to the new root drive (*files:* `wubildr` and `wubildr.mbr` and the
|
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|
`ubuntu` *directory*), open a new Console **as Administrator** and run the following commands to add Ubuntu to the boot menu:
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* `bcdedit /create /d "Ubuntu" /application bootsector`
|
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This will return an identifier in the form of a GUID - in the following commands, replace `{ID}` by that identifier!
|
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* `bcdedit /set {ID} device partition=C:`
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* `bcdedit /set {ID} path \wubildr.mbr`
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* `bcdedit /displayorder {ID} /addlast`
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|
Done. Upon the next boot, a new entry *Ubuntu* should appear in your boot menu.
|
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know-how/software/windows/_posts/2009-12-05-dv-camera.md
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---
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|
title: Aquire video from DV-camera
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layout: default
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created: 2009-12-05 14:08:00 +0100
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|
updated: 2009-12-05 14:08:00 +0100
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toc: false
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|
tags:
|
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- know-how
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|
- software
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|
- windows
|
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|
- camera
|
||||||
|
---
|
||||||
|
If you can't aquire any video from a DV camera connected via Firewire/IEEE1394, check if you have these symptoms:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
* *Windows Live Movie Maker* says "The device is already in use."
|
||||||
|
* other programs (e.g. *NeroVision*) show a black box but let you control the camera
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
The reason seems to be a faulty IEEE1394 driver in *Windows 7* 64-bit. Check the *Device Manager* whether you have the
|
||||||
|
*Texas Instruments 1394 Controller* installed. If so, right-click and choose *Update driver…*, search your computer for
|
||||||
|
drivers, install manually from a list and select the **OHCI-compliant 1394 Host controller (Legacy)** driver.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
After it is installed, you should be able to capture video again.
|
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|
|||||||
|
---
|
||||||
|
title: Gain Admin Access
|
||||||
|
layout: default
|
||||||
|
created: 2010-01-28 19:40:15 +0100
|
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|
updated: 2010-01-28 20:24:21 +0100
|
||||||
|
toc: false
|
||||||
|
tags:
|
||||||
|
- know-how
|
||||||
|
- software
|
||||||
|
- windows
|
||||||
|
- hacking
|
||||||
|
---
|
||||||
|
To get access to a Windows PC as an *Administrator* user, there is a very brute security hole which you can use. The
|
||||||
|
only thing is: You need physical access to the machine.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
The procedure is as follows:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
1. use a Linux Boot-CD (e.g. [BackTrack 4](http://www.backtrack-linux.org/) or the [System Rescue CD](http://www.sysresccd.org/Download))
|
||||||
|
or a Windows Installation disc (of the same version as installed!)
|
||||||
|
* **Linux Boot-CD:** (there's also a nice screencast over at [offensive-security.com](http://www.offensive-security.com/videos/owning-windows-vista-video/hacking-vista-with-backtrack.html))
|
||||||
|
1. if not already, mount the Windows partition
|
||||||
|
1. go to `Windows/system32/`
|
||||||
|
1. rename the file `Utilman.exe` to `Utilman.exe.bak` and copy `cmd.exe` to `Utilman.exe`:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
# mv Utilman.exe Utilman.exe.bak
|
||||||
|
# cp cmd.exe Utilman.exe
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
1. reboot the machine into Windows
|
||||||
|
* **Windows Boot-CD:**
|
||||||
|
1. select your Windows version to "repair"
|
||||||
|
1. if it asks whether you want to do use *System Rescue*, say "No"
|
||||||
|
1. after it has given up trying to repair your system, click the small link *Advanced Recovery Options*
|
||||||
|
1. select *Command Prompt*
|
||||||
|
1. now go to your Windows drive, for me it was `D:`
|
||||||
|
1. do a `cd \Windows\system32`
|
||||||
|
1. now rename the file `Utilman.exe` to `Utilman.exe.bak` and copy `cmd.exe` to `Utilman.exe`:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
D:\>ren Utilman.exe Utilman.exe.bak
|
||||||
|
D:\>copy cmd.exe Utilman.exe
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
1. reboot the machine into the regular Windows
|
||||||
|
1. on the Logon screen of Windows, press <kbd>Win</kbd>+<kbd>U</kbd> - this would normally open the [Utility Manager](http://www.microsoft.com/enable/training/windowsxp/openutilitymanager.aspx)
|
||||||
|
aka. `Utilman.exe`, but now, the *Command Prompt* should show up
|
||||||
|
1. you have `SYSTEM` rights, so you can easily add a new Administrator user:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
C:\>net user BadGuy GoodPassword /add
|
||||||
|
C:\>net localgroup Administrators BadGuy /add
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
This will add the user `BadGuy` with the password `GoodPassword` and make him a member of the *Administrators* group.
|
||||||
|
1. Login with the newly created user `BadGuy`
|
||||||
|
1. Remember to delete the fake `Utilman.exe` and rename `Utilman.exe.bak` back to `Utilman.exe`
|
@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
|
|||||||
|
---
|
||||||
|
title: Restore Windows 7 MBR
|
||||||
|
layout: default
|
||||||
|
created: 2010-07-13 23:29:17 +0200
|
||||||
|
updated: 2010-07-13 23:29:17 +0200
|
||||||
|
toc: false
|
||||||
|
tags:
|
||||||
|
- know-how
|
||||||
|
- software
|
||||||
|
- windows
|
||||||
|
---
|
||||||
|
If you installed *Windows XP* **after** *Windows 7*, you're left with the XP-MBR on your drive and thus only XP is
|
||||||
|
booting.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
If you happen to have hardware, which produces the [Code 5](http://www.unawave.de/windows-7-tipps/code5-error.html?lang=EN)
|
||||||
|
error upon trying to boot from the Win7-DVD, you can do the following to restore the Win7-MBR from within XP:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
1. boot into XP and insert the Win7-DVD
|
||||||
|
1. open a *Command Prompt*
|
||||||
|
1. navigate to the `?:\boot\` directory of the Win7-DVD (with `?` being the letter of your DVD drive)
|
||||||
|
1. run the following command: (with `C:` being the drive where *Windows 7* is installed)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
bootsect.exe /nt60 C: /mbr
|
||||||
|
1. reboot and use [EasyBCD](http://neosmart.net/software.php) to add *Windows XP* to the Win7-Bootloader
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<p><div class="notetip" markdown="1">
|
||||||
|
On [unawave.de](http://www.unawave.de/windows-7-tipps/code5-error.html?lang=EN) you'll find instructions on how to
|
||||||
|
create a Win7-DVD with the Vista-Bootloader so that you don't get the `Code 5` anymore.
|
||||||
|
</div></p>
|
@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
|
|||||||
|
---
|
||||||
|
title: No DV capture possible on Windows 7 64bit
|
||||||
|
layout: default
|
||||||
|
created: 2011-01-10 21:24:19 +0100
|
||||||
|
updated: 2011-01-10 21:25:07 +0100
|
||||||
|
toc: false
|
||||||
|
tags:
|
||||||
|
- know-how
|
||||||
|
- software
|
||||||
|
- windows
|
||||||
|
- video
|
||||||
|
---
|
||||||
|
On a Windows 7 64bit, I was not able to capture any DV video from a video camera connected via Firewire IEEE1394. I was
|
||||||
|
able to control the camera from the capture program (tried *NeroVision* and *magix Video Deluxe*) but only got a black
|
||||||
|
screen and no audio.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
After a little search, I found [this forum post](http://www.sevenforums.com/music-pictures-video/12371-cant-capture-my-dv-camera.html)
|
||||||
|
which suggests to switch the IEEE1394 driver from the automatically detected *Texas Instruments* one to the
|
||||||
|
***1394 OHCI Compliant Host Controller (Legacy)*** one. After that change, everything worked as expected. This seems
|
||||||
|
to only affect 64bit systems.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
To switch the driver, do the following:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
1. press <kbd>Win</kbd>+<kbd>R</kbd> to get to the *Run…* dialog, type `devmgmt.msc`, click **OK**
|
||||||
|
1. in the *Device Manager*, find the **IEEE 1394 Bus Host Controllers** group, expand it
|
||||||
|
1. right-click the **Texas Instruments…** entry
|
||||||
|
1. select **Update driver software…**
|
||||||
|
1. click **Browse my computer for driver software**
|
||||||
|
1. click **Let me pick from a list of device driver on my computer**
|
||||||
|
1. select the **1394 OHCI Compliant Host Controller (Legacy)** (that *(Legacy)* is important!)
|
||||||
|
1. click **Next**
|
@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
|
|||||||
|
---
|
||||||
|
title: Tango colours in command prompt
|
||||||
|
layout: default
|
||||||
|
created: 2012-12-18 16:19:12 +0100
|
||||||
|
updated: 2014-02-25 16:48:12 +0100
|
||||||
|
toc: false
|
||||||
|
tags:
|
||||||
|
- know-how
|
||||||
|
- software
|
||||||
|
- windows
|
||||||
|
---
|
||||||
|
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tango_Desktop_Project#Palette>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
Import this registry file:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
{% highlight registry %}
|
||||||
|
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Console]
|
||||||
|
; Black
|
||||||
|
"ColorTable00"=dword:00000000
|
||||||
|
; Blue
|
||||||
|
"ColorTable01"=dword:00a46534
|
||||||
|
; Green
|
||||||
|
"ColorTable02"=dword:00069a4e
|
||||||
|
; Cyan
|
||||||
|
"ColorTable03"=dword:009a9806
|
||||||
|
; Red
|
||||||
|
"ColorTable04"=dword:000000cc
|
||||||
|
; Magenta
|
||||||
|
"ColorTable05"=dword:007b5075
|
||||||
|
; Yellow
|
||||||
|
"ColorTable06"=dword:0000a0c4
|
||||||
|
; White
|
||||||
|
"ColorTable07"=dword:00cfd7d3
|
||||||
|
; Dark Gray (Light Black)
|
||||||
|
"ColorTable08"=dword:00535755
|
||||||
|
; Light Blue
|
||||||
|
"ColorTable09"=dword:00cf9f72
|
||||||
|
; Light Green
|
||||||
|
"ColorTable10"=dword:0034e28a
|
||||||
|
; Light Cyan
|
||||||
|
"ColorTable11"=dword:00e2e234
|
||||||
|
; Light Red
|
||||||
|
"ColorTable12"=dword:002929ef
|
||||||
|
; Light Magenta
|
||||||
|
"ColorTable13"=dword:00a87fad
|
||||||
|
; Light Yellow
|
||||||
|
"ColorTable14"=dword:004fe9fc
|
||||||
|
; Light White
|
||||||
|
"ColorTable15"=dword:00eceeee
|
||||||
|
{% endhighlight %}
|
@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
|
|||||||
|
---
|
||||||
|
title: Reduce size of WinSxS folder
|
||||||
|
layout: default
|
||||||
|
created: 2014-05-29 17:35:19 +0200
|
||||||
|
updated: 2014-05-29 17:35:19 +0200
|
||||||
|
toc: false
|
||||||
|
tags:
|
||||||
|
- know-how
|
||||||
|
- software
|
||||||
|
- windows
|
||||||
|
---
|
||||||
|
See [here](http://www.t-online.de/computer/software/windows-7/id_51447012/winsxs-mysterioeser-platzfresser-unter-windows-7-und-windows-vista.html).
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
1. Start → Command Prompt → RIGHT CLICK
|
||||||
|
1. "Run as administrator"
|
||||||
|
1. `DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /spsuperseded`
|
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