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Tuesday, 31 October 2006 |
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Nothing is confirmed (that I can find anyways) - But here is what I have heard about the new licensing terms with the much awaited Windows Vista arrival. Vista is projected to be "Released to Manufacturing" by November 8th, so we will probably see it shipped with new PC's before Christmas, and will hit the shelves sometime in January. How the licensing differs from XP: In XP's EULA, it is stated that you can transfer your installation to a different PC, so long as you completely uninstall XP from the original system. Vista's states that you can transfer your installation ONE TIME to a different PC, and yeah, you have to uninstall from the original machine. XP's EULA implies that you can re-install the OS on any PC as many times as you like. This is pretty huge. I wonder how they will enforce this. Sounds like M$ will be getting flooded with Product Activation calls in a few months. Only Business, and Enterprise Edition will be allowed to run in a virtual environment. I doubt if there will actually be some sort of installation lock-out, but if you have to call support, you might not want to tell them about the whole virtual thing... Additionally, if you buy a PC with an OEM install of Vista, you are NOT allowed to transfer that installation at all. Technically, I think this rule has always been in place, but not too many people are aware of it. MSDN Subscribers, and Enterprise License holder's: you need not worry about anything. |
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Written by Administrator
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Thursday, 26 October 2006 |
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Ever have a need to physically share a computer? By physically, I am referring to a public computer that anyone can sit at and use (i.e. Kiosk, Visitor office, etc...). Obviously, as an IT professional, you don't trust anyone (nor should you). Microsoft's Shared Computer Toolkit will help alleviate this burden. You can download this free tool from http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sharedaccess/default.mspx. This utility allows you to lock down your shared machines, and keep them secure. Some of the hightlights: Windows Disk Protection - All changes made to the system during use are stored on a temporary partition, and purged upon reboot. Restrict and lock the Public user profile - Allows you to restrict usage such as Internet Explorer, Office, and various other elements. Easy to setup - The wizard walks you through the process. Very intuitive, and well worth the price! DOWNLOAD Microsoft Shared Computer Toolkit. |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 26 October 2006 )
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Written by Administrator
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Wednesday, 25 October 2006 |
1. Create an account with a Dynamic DNS host. There are lots of free ones available. I have used changeIP (http://www.changeIP.com) and DynDNS (http://dyndns.org). For this example we will use ChangeIP.com.
2. Once you have created an account with ChangeIP, go to the 'My Account' page.
3. Half way down the screen, you will see the 'Dynamic DNS' section of the page. Within this section find the 'Add our free domains' dialog. Here you can just type in the hostname that you wish to use. For this example we will use 'myhomepc.dynamic-dns.net. Click Add Domain.
4. On the main menu at the top of the ChangeIP web site, click on 'dDNS clients'.
5. One the dDns Clients page, click 'Download the HomingBeacon'
6. Once downloaded, run the setup.exe on any machine on your home network.
7. During the setup, choose the 'Complete' install, except the rest of the default settings.
8. Launch 'The HomingBeacon'
9. Enter the userID and password that you established with ChangeIP.
10. Click Check IP now, and allow HomingBeacon to detect your IP (this will be the IP address supplied by your ISP)
11. Click Force Update, and verify that next to 'Last Log Line' shows a successful update.
12. Close HomingBeacon - you will notice that it remains active on your launch pad. It will periodically update ChangeIP's DNS records as your ISP renews your IP address.
13. Download VNC fromr here: http://www.realvnc.com/products/free/4.1/download.html
14. Install VNC on the PC that you want to access remotely. The setup is pretty easy. The only component that you need installed is VNC server. It is up to you if you want to remove the check next to VNC viewer.
15. Keep the rest of the defaults, and finish the install.
16. Once the install is complete, you will be prompted with 'VNC Server Properties'. Make sure you configure a strong password under Authentication.
17. If you have a router on your network, you will need to configure port forwarding so that the machine that you want to access remotely can listen on ports 5800 and 5900. Refer to your router documentation.
18. That's IT! Now you can access your PC from anywhere. Simply open a web browser, and point it to the hostname you established with ChangeIP on port 5800! (i.e. http://myhomepc.dynamic-dns.net:5800) MAKE sure to add :5800 after your hostname.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 25 October 2006 )
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