Delete locked files in Windows

3. August 2010

If you can't delete a file in windows because it is locked this tool can help you unlock it: Unlocker. Link

Windows 7, Windows Vista

Symbolic links in Windows

2. August 2010

To make a symbolic link in Windows 7 use the "mklink" command.

Creates a symbolic link.

MKLINK [[/D] | [/H] | [/J]] Link Target

        /D      Creates a directory symbolic link.  Default is a file symbolic link.

        /H      Creates a hard link instead of a symbolic link.

        /J      Creates a Directory Junction.

        Link    specifies the new symbolic link name.

        Target  specifies the path (relative or absolute) that the new link refers to.

An example is given at this site using-symlinks-in-windows-vista

Tools, Windows 7, Windows Vista

Windows 7, Windowvs Live Messenger Stopped working

30. July 2010

If you cannot even start Messenger without getting the "Stopped working" message box try to reset the settings in regedit:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MSNMessenger

Delete the value of the keys:

  • AppCompatCanary
  • AppSettings

This should make messenger reset the values and start up normally.

 

Microsoft suggests to do this as well:

link

Delete key UTL type REG_SZ with your email in: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MSNMessenger\PerPassportSettings\<Hash Number>

After sign in remember to change your display image.

Windows 7

Windows 7 and Lenovo T60

20. April 2010

To avoid Monitor problems use the following driver:

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=MIGR-62923

To speed up the different .Net application from Lenovo the online verification can be turned of for the individual applications:

By saving this as the application .config

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<?configuration>
<?runtime>
<?generatePublisherEvidence enabled="false"/>
<?/runtime>
<?/configuration>

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-73758

Windows 7