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Comodo tries its best to stop Windows 7 upgrades

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I recently downloaded the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor (from Microsoft) to my Vista x64 laptop running COMODO Internet Security. When I did, I was immediately presented with:



As of 10/24/2009, Comodo is still the only AV product (out of 41 on VirusTotal.com) to flag this Microsoft tool as "Heur.Suspicious".






For more info, visit: http://www.virustotal.com/analisis/1f052ea5f3a65d871092a9dd3d943969ff211ce58768fdb87c6c405f5caeb52d-1256391917

Somewhat humorous.

Gateway Support non-existent: Solution for eRecovery Management console on Vista x64

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So, like many others who have discovered that the Gateway Recovery Management (eRecoveryUI.exe) doesn't work (returns error code 205) on new PCs -- especially 64-bit versions of Microsoft Windows Vista -- I present the following fix...

OVERVIEW
Launching the [old] Gateway Recovery Management console presented two tabs (Backup / Restore), with two options on the Backup tab: 1) Create factory default disc; and 2) Create driver and applications backup disc. FYI, this program is developed by Acer and OEM'd to others like Gateway and eMachines:



PROBLEM
When trying to burn a backup to DVD or CD, the eRecoveryUI.exe utility always dies with "error 205 (insert blank disc)". Sadly, there's no mention of this issue on Gateway's website.

REASON
It appears this general 32-bit utililty was not fully-tested with Vista x64, nor was it tested with all DVD RW drives shipped from Gateway. Some have mentioned DVD drive speed discrepencies. Whatever the true reason, upgrading the program fixes the problem (see below).

SOLUTION
Luckily, I discovered Acer makes this utility for Gateway, and they support their products pretty well. This thread describes the problem, and gave a hint as to the solution:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=362793&page=3

Unfortunatley, since the Acer website had changed, the download link was no longer valid. So, I used Google's cache to retrieve the contents of the old Acer support page, and found the corresponding Acer products that mimicked my Gateway laptop:

Product 
Aspire 5810TZ 
Related Products 
Aspire 4810T,Aspire 4810Tz,Aspire 5810T 
Issue 
Error 205 may occur when making eRecovery Factory Disc. 
Download 
eRyBurnSpeedFix_v1.0.0.1.zip 
Solution 

An update to the eRecovery application is available.

Please download and unzip the attached file
Run the program eRyBurnSpeedFix.exe.   It will auto-update the eRecovery application

Date 
06-26-09


Here's a link to the Google cache entry (may expire soon):
http://74.125.95.132/search?q=cache:BOmak6-jNsgJ:www.acerpanam.com/synapse/forms/portal20.cfm%3Frecordid%3D1351%26formid%3D3390%26website%3DAcerPanAm.com%26siteid%3D7117%26areaid%3D2+eRyBurnSpeedFix&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=opera


Thus, I headed to the Acer Support website, and did a support search for their 4810T product, and found the fix!

http://support.acer.com/acerpanam/notebook/0000/Acer/Aspire4810T/Aspire4810Tfaq5.shtml

FYI: Here's the direct download link:
http://support.acer.com/acerpanam/manuals/acer/0000/documents/Recovery%20Management_v4.00.3008.zip

After downloading, you will need to uninstall the old Gateway Recovery Management console via Control Panel > Programs prior to applying this update. Then, unzip the file, and run the executable via right-click, "Run as Administrator". Be sure any AV or security software is disabled to ensure flawless installation. When finished, you'll be pleasantly surprised to see that the Acer program is smart enough to style/skin the OEM'd program for Gateway, and properly names it "Gateway Recovery Management".

Here's what the newly upgraded utility resembles:



I am now able to successfullyl create backups and restore files to/from my Gateway DVD RW drive!

Enjoy.


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Other references:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=394016

McAfee SiteAdvisor Reputation: 9 out of 9

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Personal plug:

http://user.siteadvisor.com/forums/member.php?u=25488

Only time will tell if I can achieve "Experienced Reviewer" status.

YouTube videos flickering? Or want to watch in HD? Append query strings to the URL!

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The flickering/resizing problem primarly impacts any non-MSIE browser (Opera, Firefox, Safari, etc.) running the Flash 9 or 10 plug-in.

That being said, here are some work-arounds to the problem:

  1. Try appending either &fmt=6, &fmt=8, or &fmt=16 to the YouTube URL. For example, if your YouTube URL is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0lb50nc_EQ, then change the URL to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0lb50nc_EQ&fmt=8

  2. Or, downgrade your Flash plug-in to version 8.0 (not recommended): http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=tn_14266&sliceId=2

These YouTube query string hacks purportedly only work with videos that were uploaded at resolutions higher than 320x240. To see these YouTube videos in HD, try appending either &fmt=18 or &fmt=22 to the URL, instead.



For more info, visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fwuo_MqLgsY

Enjoy.

AT&T's CingularOne.com Website Hijack

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!!! PLEASE REFRAIN FROM VISITING CINGULARONE.COM !!!

Alright, I have (and many others) given fair warning to AT&T, but the issue has not been addressed. Time to shed some light on the fact that AT&T's CingularOne.com website has been hijacked, and is currently hosting a JavaScript exploit that loads content from remote malicious domains.

Here's some visual proof:

Again, please refrain from visiting AT&T's CingularOne.com website until this issue has been fixed.

However, if you just must sneak a peek, then disabling JavaScript and inline frames should mitigate any infection vectors. But to be safe, ensure your anti-virus on-access scanning is enabled, and your AV definitions are updated.

My User StyleSheet for Facebook

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Can you guess what it does?

A#adcolumn_more_ads,
A.ad_title,
A.next_ad,
DIV#adcolumn,
DIV#adcolumn_advertise,
DIV#highlights_ad,
DIV#home_sponsor,
DIV#home_sponsor_nile,
DIV#sidebar_ads,
DIV#ssponsor,
DIV.adcolumn,
DIV.adcolumn_header,
DIV.adcolumn_wrapper,
DIV.ads_feedback,
DIV.clearfix UIHotStory_First UIHotStory UIHotStory_Ad UIHotStory_Medium,
DIV.emu_ad,
DIV.emu_sponsor,
DIV.UIHotStory UIStory emu_sponsor,
DIV.UIHotStory_Ad,
DIV.UIHotStory_Sponsored,
DIV.UIStandardFrame_SidebarAds,
IMG.spritemap_icons sx_ad,
SPAN.sponsored
  { display: none !important; }

Yep, it hides those annoying ads -- typically along the right edge of the screen.

If you're an Opera user:

  1. Save this facebook.css file to your local drive.
  2. Visit Facebook.com with Opera
  3. Right-click on the page, select "Edit Site Preferences..."
  4. Goto the Display tab, and click the [Choose...] button.
  5. Locate the facebook.css file saved-off in step 1.
  6. Press [OK] to close Site Preferences, then reload the Facebook page.

Enjoy.

NOTE: This blog entry has been updated to reflect the new Facebook redesign of March 14, 2009.

Plug: FineTune.com - Streaming music for Wii

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Got a Wii connected to the Internet? Like Pandora? Wish Pandora worked on the Wii? Well, here's a streamlined Flash application that really does work nicely on the Wii, and it has some interesting configuration options too:

FineTune.com

Note: The FineTune.com music library and station configuration options aren't as feature-complete as Pandora's, but for what it's worth, it looks and operates nicely on the Wii.

Enjoy.

Internet Explorer cannot display webpage

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  • Using IE7?
  • Behind a proxy?
  • Ever seen this error?

Then most likely, you (or IE7's anti-phishing feature, or an RSS feed, etc.) have tried to load some content from a server registered in DNS, but has not returned a result within 30 seconds. Afterwhich, all IE7 tabs with Internet-content become unresponsive, and IE7 continually reports the error listed in the subject of this post.

So, what's the answer? Simple: Inform IE7 never to mark your proxy as 'bad', using the BadProxyExpiresTime registry hack. Here's how:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/320507

If this registry hack scares you, then here's a work-around: Toggle IE's "Work Offline" feature. To do so, pull-down IE's File menu, and select "Work Offline" -- then repeat, to enable online mode. This little trick should reset the internals of wininet.dll to allow browsing once again.

Microsoft Windows Security Audit Event Accesses IDs

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I'm posting this information, simply because it's difficult to find on the web. Basically, if you use Microsoft's LogParser tool to parse security audit event IDs 560 or 567, then you'll notice that the Accesses field gets translated to %%IDs (or $IDs with WMI). The translation table below was extracted using ResourceHacker against the %windir%\system32\msobjs.dll string table resource library.

  • $279 = %%279 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 7
  • $1536 = %%1536 = Unused message ID
  • $1537 = %%1537 = DELETE
  • $1538 = %%1538 = READ_CONTROL
  • $1539 = %%1539 = WRITE_DAC
  • $1540 = %%1540 = WRITE_OWNER
  • $1541 = %%1541 = SYNCHRONIZE
  • $1542 = %%1542 = ACCESS_SYS_SEC
  • $1543 = %%1543 = MAX_ALLOWED
  • $1552 = %%1552 = Unknown specific access (bit 0)
  • $1553 = %%1553 = Unknown specific access (bit 1)
  • $1554 = %%1554 = Unknown specific access (bit 2)
  • $1555 = %%1555 = Unknown specific access (bit 3)
  • $1556 = %%1556 = Unknown specific access (bit 4)
  • $1557 = %%1557 = Unknown specific access (bit 5)
  • $1558 = %%1558 = Unknown specific access (bit 6)
  • $1559 = %%1559 = Unknown specific access (bit 7)
  • $1560 = %%1560 = Unknown specific access (bit 8)
  • $1561 = %%1561 = Unknown specific access (bit 9)
  • $1562 = %%1562 = Unknown specific access (bit 10)
  • $1563 = %%1563 = Unknown specific access (bit 11)
  • $1564 = %%1564 = Unknown specific access (bit 12)
  • $1565 = %%1565 = Unknown specific access (bit 13)
  • $1566 = %%1566 = Unknown specific access (bit 14)
  • $1567 = %%1567 = Unknown specific access (bit 15)
  • $1601 = %%1601 = Not used
  • $1603 = %%1603 = Assign Primary Token Privilege
  • $1604 = %%1604 = Lock Memory Privilege
  • $1605 = %%1605 = Increase Memory Quota Privilege
  • $1606 = %%1606 = Unsolicited Input Privilege
  • $1607 = %%1607 = Trusted Computer Base Privilege
  • $1608 = %%1608 = Security Privilege
  • $1609 = %%1609 = Take Ownership Privilege
  • $1610 = %%1610 = Load/Unload Driver Privilege
  • $1611 = %%1611 = Profile System Privilege
  • $1612 = %%1612 = Set System Time Privilege
  • $1613 = %%1613 = Profile Single Process Privilege
  • $1614 = %%1614 = Increment Base Priority Privilege
  • $1615 = %%1615 = Create Pagefile Privilege
  • $1616 = %%1616 = Create Permanent Object Privilege
  • $1617 = %%1617 = Backup Privilege
  • $1618 = %%1618 = Restore From Backup Privilege
  • $1619 = %%1619 = Shutdown System Privilege
  • $1620 = %%1620 = Debug Privilege
  • $1621 = %%1621 = View or Change Audit Log Privilege
  • $1622 = %%1622 = Change Hardware Environment Privilege
  • $1623 = %%1623 = Change Notify (and Traverse) Privilege
  • $1624 = %%1624 = Remotely Shut System Down Privilege
  • $4352 = %%4352 = Device Access Bit 0
  • $4353 = %%4353 = Device Access Bit 1
  • $4354 = %%4354 = Device Access Bit 2
  • $4355 = %%4355 = Device Access Bit 3
  • $4356 = %%4356 = Device Access Bit 4
  • $4357 = %%4357 = Device Access Bit 5
  • $4358 = %%4358 = Device Access Bit 6
  • $4359 = %%4359 = Device Access Bit 7
  • $4360 = %%4360 = Device Access Bit 8
  • $4361 = %%4361 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 9
  • $4362 = %%4362 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 10
  • $4363 = %%4363 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 11
  • $4364 = %%4364 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 12
  • $4365 = %%4365 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 13
  • $4366 = %%4366 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 14
  • $4367 = %%4367 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 15
  • $4368 = %%4368 = Query directory
  • $4369 = %%4369 = Traverse
  • $4370 = %%4370 = Create object in directory
  • $4371 = %%4371 = Create sub-directory
  • $4372 = %%4372 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 4
  • $4373 = %%4373 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 5
  • $4374 = %%4374 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 6
  • $4375 = %%4375 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 7
  • $4376 = %%4376 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 8
  • $4377 = %%4377 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 9
  • $4378 = %%4378 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 10
  • $4379 = %%4379 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 11
  • $4380 = %%4380 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 12
  • $4381 = %%4381 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 13
  • $4382 = %%4382 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 14
  • $4383 = %%4383 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 15
  • $4384 = %%4384 = Query event state
  • $4385 = %%4385 = Modify event state
  • $4386 = %%4386 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 2
  • $4387 = %%4387 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 3
  • $4388 = %%4388 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 4
  • $4389 = %%4389 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 5
  • $4390 = %%4390 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 6
  • $4391 = %%4391 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 7
  • $4392 = %%4392 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 8
  • $4393 = %%4393 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 9
  • $4394 = %%4394 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 10
  • $4395 = %%4395 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 11
  • $4396 = %%4396 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 12
  • $4397 = %%4397 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 13
  • $4398 = %%4398 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 14
  • $4399 = %%4399 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 15
  • $4416 = %%4416 = ReadData (or ListDirectory)
  • $4417 = %%4417 = WriteData (or AddFile)
  • $4418 = %%4418 = AppendData (or AddSubdirectory or CreatePipeInstance)
  • $4419 = %%4419 = ReadEA
  • $4420 = %%4420 = WriteEA
  • $4421 = %%4421 = Execute/Traverse
  • $4422 = %%4422 = DeleteChild
  • $4423 = %%4423 = ReadAttributes
  • $4424 = %%4424 = WriteAttributes
  • $4425 = %%4425 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 9
  • $4426 = %%4426 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 10
  • $4427 = %%4427 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 11
  • $4428 = %%4428 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 12
  • $4429 = %%4429 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 13
  • $4430 = %%4430 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 14
  • $4431 = %%4431 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 15
  • $4432 = %%4432 = Query key value
  • $4433 = %%4433 = Set key value
  • $4434 = %%4434 = Create sub-key
  • $4435 = %%4435 = Enumerate sub-keys
  • $4436 = %%4436 = Notify about changes to keys
  • $4437 = %%4437 = Create Link
  • $4438 = %%4438 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 6
  • $4439 = %%4439 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 7
  • $4440 = %%4440 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 8
  • $4441 = %%4441 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 9
  • $4442 = %%4442 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 10
  • $4443 = %%4443 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 11
  • $4444 = %%4444 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 12
  • $4445 = %%4445 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 13
  • $4446 = %%4446 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 14
  • $4447 = %%4447 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 15
  • $4448 = %%4448 = Query mutant state
  • $4449 = %%4449 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 1
  • $4450 = %%4450 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 2
  • $4451 = %%4451 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 3
  • $4452 = %%4452 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 4
  • $4453 = %%4453 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 5
  • $4454 = %%4454 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 6
  • $4455 = %%4455 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 7
  • $4456 = %%4456 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 8
  • $4457 = %%4457 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 9
  • $4458 = %%4458 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 10
  • $4459 = %%4459 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 11
  • $4460 = %%4460 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 12
  • $4461 = %%4461 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 13
  • $4462 = %%4462 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 14
  • $4463 = %%4463 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 15
  • $4464 = %%4464 = Communicate using port
  • $4465 = %%4465 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 1
  • $4466 = %%4466 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 2
  • $4467 = %%4467 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 3
  • $4468 = %%4468 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 4
  • $4469 = %%4469 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 5
  • $4470 = %%4470 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 6
  • $4471 = %%4471 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 7
  • $4472 = %%4472 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 8
  • $4473 = %%4473 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 9
  • $4474 = %%4474 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 10
  • $4475 = %%4475 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 11
  • $4476 = %%4476 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 12
  • $4477 = %%4477 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 13
  • $4478 = %%4478 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 14
  • $4479 = %%4479 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 15
  • $4480 = %%4480 = Force process termination
  • $4481 = %%4481 = Create new thread in process
  • $4482 = %%4482 = Unused access bit
  • $4483 = %%4483 = Perform virtual memory operation
  • $4484 = %%4484 = Read from process memory
  • $4485 = %%4485 = Write to process memory
  • $4486 = %%4486 = Duplicate handle into or out of process
  • $4487 = %%4487 = Create a subprocess of process
  • $4488 = %%4488 = Set process quotas
  • $4489 = %%4489 = Set process information
  • $4490 = %%4490 = Query process information
  • $4491 = %%4491 = Set process termination port
  • $4492 = %%4492 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 12
  • $4493 = %%4493 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 13
  • $4494 = %%4494 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 14
  • $4495 = %%4495 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 15
  • $4496 = %%4496 = Control profile
  • $4497 = %%4497 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 1
  • $4498 = %%4498 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 2
  • $4499 = %%4499 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 3
  • $4500 = %%4500 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 4
  • $4501 = %%4501 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 5
  • $4502 = %%4502 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 6
  • $4503 = %%4503 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 7
  • $4504 = %%4504 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 8
  • $4505 = %%4505 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 9
  • $4506 = %%4506 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 10
  • $4507 = %%4507 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 11
  • $4508 = %%4508 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 12
  • $4509 = %%4509 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 13
  • $4510 = %%4510 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 14
  • $4511 = %%4511 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 15
  • $4512 = %%4512 = Query section state
  • $4513 = %%4513 = Map section for write
  • $4514 = %%4514 = Map section for read
  • $4515 = %%4515 = Map section for execute
  • $4516 = %%4516 = Extend size
  • $4517 = %%4517 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 5
  • $4518 = %%4518 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 6
  • $4519 = %%4519 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 7
  • $4520 = %%4520 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 8
  • $4521 = %%4521 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 9
  • $4522 = %%4522 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 10
  • $4523 = %%4523 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 11
  • $4524 = %%4524 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 12
  • $4525 = %%4525 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 13
  • $4526 = %%4526 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 14
  • $4527 = %%4527 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 15
  • $4528 = %%4528 = Query semaphore state
  • $4529 = %%4529 = Modify semaphore state
  • $4530 = %%4530 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 2
  • $4531 = %%4531 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 3
  • $4532 = %%4532 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 4
  • $4533 = %%4533 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 5
  • $4534 = %%4534 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 6
  • $4535 = %%4535 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 7
  • $4536 = %%4536 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 8
  • $4537 = %%4537 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 9
  • $4538 = %%4538 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 10
  • $4539 = %%4539 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 11
  • $4540 = %%4540 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 12
  • $4541 = %%4541 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 13
  • $4542 = %%4542 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 14
  • $4543 = %%4543 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 15
  • $4544 = %%4544 = Use symbolic link
  • $4545 = %%4545 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 1
  • $4546 = %%4546 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 2
  • $4547 = %%4547 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 3
  • $4548 = %%4548 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 4
  • $4549 = %%4549 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 5
  • $4550 = %%4550 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 6
  • $4551 = %%4551 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 7
  • $4552 = %%4552 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 8
  • $4553 = %%4553 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 9
  • $4554 = %%4554 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 10
  • $4555 = %%4555 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 11
  • $4556 = %%4556 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 12
  • $4557 = %%4557 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 13
  • $4558 = %%4558 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 14
  • $4559 = %%4559 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 15
  • $4560 = %%4560 = Force thread termination
  • $4561 = %%4561 = Suspend or resume thread
  • $4562 = %%4562 = Send an alert to thread
  • $4563 = %%4563 = Get thread context
  • $4564 = %%4564 = Set thread context
  • $4565 = %%4565 = Set thread information
  • $4566 = %%4566 = Query thread information
  • $4567 = %%4567 = Assign a token to the thread
  • $4568 = %%4568 = Cause thread to directly impersonate another thread
  • $4569 = %%4569 = Directly impersonate this thread
  • $4570 = %%4570 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 10
  • $4571 = %%4571 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 11
  • $4572 = %%4572 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 12
  • $4573 = %%4573 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 13
  • $4574 = %%4574 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 14
  • $4575 = %%4575 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 15
  • $4576 = %%4576 = Query timer state
  • $4577 = %%4577 = Modify timer state
  • $4578 = %%4578 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 2
  • $4579 = %%4579 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 3
  • $4580 = %%4580 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 4
  • $4581 = %%4581 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 5
  • $4582 = %%4582 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 6
  • $4584 = %%4584 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 8
  • $4585 = %%4585 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 9
  • $4586 = %%4586 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 10
  • $4587 = %%4587 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 11
  • $4588 = %%4588 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 12
  • $4589 = %%4589 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 13
  • $4590 = %%4590 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 14
  • $4591 = %%4591 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 15
  • $4592 = %%4592 = AssignAsPrimary
  • $4593 = %%4593 = Duplicate
  • $4594 = %%4594 = Impersonate
  • $4595 = %%4595 = Query
  • $4596 = %%4596 = QuerySource
  • $4597 = %%4597 = AdjustPrivileges
  • $4598 = %%4598 = AdjustGroups
  • $4599 = %%4599 = AdjustDefaultDacl
  • $4600 = %%4600 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 8
  • $4601 = %%4601 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 9
  • $4602 = %%4602 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 10
  • $4603 = %%4603 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 11
  • $4604 = %%4604 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 12
  • $4605 = %%4605 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 13
  • $4606 = %%4606 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 14
  • $4607 = %%4607 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 15
  • $4608 = %%4608 = Create instance of object type
  • $4609 = %%4609 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 1
  • $4610 = %%4610 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 2
  • $4611 = %%4611 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 3
  • $4612 = %%4612 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 4
  • $4613 = %%4613 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 5
  • $4614 = %%4614 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 6
  • $4615 = %%4615 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 7
  • $4616 = %%4616 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 8
  • $4617 = %%4617 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 9
  • $4618 = %%4618 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 10
  • $4619 = %%4619 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 11
  • $4620 = %%4620 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 12
  • $4621 = %%4621 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 13
  • $4622 = %%4622 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 14
  • $4623 = %%4623 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 15
  • $4864 = %%4864 = Query State
  • $4865 = %%4865 = Modify State
  • $5120 = %%5120 = Channel read message
  • $5121 = %%5121 = Channel write message
  • $5122 = %%5122 = Channel query information
  • $5123 = %%5123 = Channel set information
  • $5124 = %%5124 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 4
  • $5125 = %%5125 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 5
  • $5126 = %%5126 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 6
  • $5127 = %%5127 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 7
  • $5128 = %%5128 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 8
  • $5129 = %%5129 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 9
  • $5130 = %%5130 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 10
  • $5131 = %%5131 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 11
  • $5132 = %%5132 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 12
  • $5133 = %%5133 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 13
  • $5134 = %%5134 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 14
  • $5135 = %%5135 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 15
  • $5136 = %%5136 = Assign process
  • $5137 = %%5137 = Set Attributes
  • $5138 = %%5138 = Query Attributes
  • $5139 = %%5139 = Terminate Job
  • $5140 = %%5140 = Set Security Attributes
  • $5141 = %%5141 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 5
  • $5142 = %%5142 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 6
  • $5143 = %%5143 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 7
  • $5144 = %%5144 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 8
  • $5145 = %%5145 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 9
  • $5146 = %%5146 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 10
  • $5147 = %%5147 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 11
  • $5148 = %%5148 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 12
  • $5149 = %%5149 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 13
  • $5150 = %%5150 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 14
  • $5151 = %%5151 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 15
  • $5376 = %%5376 = ConnectToServer
  • $5377 = %%5377 = ShutdownServer
  • $5378 = %%5378 = InitializeServer
  • $5379 = %%5379 = CreateDomain
  • $5380 = %%5380 = EnumerateDomains
  • $5381 = %%5381 = LookupDomain
  • $5382 = %%5382 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 6
  • $5383 = %%5383 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 7
  • $5384 = %%5384 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 8
  • $5385 = %%5385 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 9
  • $5386 = %%5386 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 10
  • $5387 = %%5387 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 11
  • $5388 = %%5388 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 12
  • $5389 = %%5389 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 13
  • $5390 = %%5390 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 14
  • $5391 = %%5391 = Undefined Access (no effect) Bit 15
  • $5392 = %%5392 = ReadPasswordParameters
  • $5393 = %%5393 = WritePasswordParameters
  • $5394 = %%5394 = ReadOtherParameters
  • $5395 = %%5395 = WriteOtherParameters
  • $5396 = %%5396 = CreateUser
  • $5397 = %%5397 = CreateGlobalGroup
  • $5398 = %%5398 = CreateLocalGroup
  • $5399 = %%5399 = GetLocalGroupMembership
  • $5400 = %%5400 = ListAccounts
  • $5401 = %%5401 = LookupIDs
  • $5402 = %%5402 = AdministerServer
  • $5408 = %%5408 = ReadInformation
  • $5409 = %%5409 = WriteAccount
  • $5410 = %%5410 = AddMember
  • $5411 = %%5411 = RemoveMember
  • $5412 = %%5412 = ListMembers
  • $5424 = %%5424 = AddMember
  • $5425 = %%5425 = RemoveMember
  • $5426 = %%5426 = ListMembers
  • $5427 = %%5427 = ReadInformation
  • $5428 = %%5428 = WriteAccount
  • $5440 = %%5440 = ReadGeneralInformation
  • $5441 = %%5441 = ReadPreferences
  • $5442 = %%5442 = WritePreferences
  • $5443 = %%5443 = ReadLogon
  • $5444 = %%5444 = ReadAccount
  • $5445 = %%5445 = WriteAccount
  • $5446 = %%5446 = ChangePassword (with knowledge of old password)
  • $5447 = %%5447 = SetPassword (without knowledge of old password)
  • $5448 = %%5448 = ListGroups
  • $5449 = %%5449 = ReadGroupMembership
  • $5450 = %%5450 = ChangeGroupMembership
  • $5632 = %%5632 = View non-sensitive policy information
  • $5633 = %%5633 = View system audit requirements
  • $5634 = %%5634 = Get sensitive policy information
  • $5635 = %%5635 = Modify domain trust relationships
  • $5636 = %%5636 = Create special accounts (for assignment of user rights)
  • $5637 = %%5637 = Create a secret object
  • $5638 = %%5638 = Create a privilege
  • $5639 = %%5639 = Set default quota limits
  • $5640 = %%5640 = Change system audit requirements
  • $5641 = %%5641 = Administer audit log attributes
  • $5642 = %%5642 = Enable/Disable LSA
  • $5643 = %%5643 = Lookup Names/SIDs
  • $5648 = %%5648 = Change secret value
  • $5649 = %%5649 = Query secret value
  • $5664 = %%5664 = Query trusted domain name/SID
  • $5665 = %%5665 = Retrieve the controllers in the trusted domain
  • $5666 = %%5666 = Change the controllers in the trusted domain
  • $5667 = %%5667 = Query the Posix ID offset assigned to the trusted domain
  • $5668 = %%5668 = Change the Posix ID offset assigned to the trusted domain
  • $5680 = %%5680 = Query account information
  • $5681 = %%5681 = Change privileges assigned to account
  • $5682 = %%5682 = Change quotas assigned to account
  • $5683 = %%5683 = Change logon capabilities assigned to account
  • $6656 = %%6656 = Enumerate desktops
  • $6657 = %%6657 = Read attributes
  • $6658 = %%6658 = Access Clipboard
  • $6659 = %%6659 = Create desktop
  • $6660 = %%6660 = Write attributes
  • $6661 = %%6661 = Access global atoms
  • $6662 = %%6662 = Exit windows
  • $6663 = %%6663 = Unused Access Flag
  • $6664 = %%6664 = Include this windowstation in enumerations
  • $6665 = %%6665 = Read screen
  • $6672 = %%6672 = Read Objects
  • $6673 = %%6673 = Create window
  • $6674 = %%6674 = Create menu
  • $6675 = %%6675 = Hook control
  • $6676 = %%6676 = Journal (record)
  • $6677 = %%6677 = Journal (playback)
  • $6678 = %%6678 = Include this desktop in enumerations
  • $6679 = %%6679 = Write objects
  • $6680 = %%6680 = Switch to this desktop
  • $6912 = %%6912 = Administer print server
  • $6913 = %%6913 = Enumerate printers
  • $6930 = %%6930 = Full Control
  • $6931 = %%6931 = Print
  • $6948 = %%6948 = Administer Document
  • $7168 = %%7168 = Connect to service controller
  • $7169 = %%7169 = Create a new service
  • $7170 = %%7170 = Enumerate services
  • $7171 = %%7171 = Lock service database for exclusive access
  • $7172 = %%7172 = Query service database lock state
  • $7173 = %%7173 = Set last-known-good state of service database
  • $7184 = %%7184 = Query service configuration information
  • $7185 = %%7185 = Set service configuration information
  • $7186 = %%7186 = Query status of service
  • $7187 = %%7187 = Enumerate dependencies of service
  • $7188 = %%7188 = Start the service
  • $7189 = %%7189 = Stop the service
  • $7190 = %%7190 = Pause or continue the service
  • $7191 = %%7191 = Query information from service
  • $7192 = %%7192 = Issue service-specific control commands
  • $7424 = %%7424 = DDE Share Read
  • $7425 = %%7425 = DDE Share Write
  • $7426 = %%7426 = DDE Share Initiate Static
  • $7427 = %%7427 = DDE Share Initiate Link
  • $7428 = %%7428 = DDE Share Request
  • $7429 = %%7429 = DDE Share Advise
  • $7430 = %%7430 = DDE Share Poke
  • $7431 = %%7431 = DDE Share Execute
  • $7432 = %%7432 = DDE Share Add Items
  • $7433 = %%7433 = DDE Share List Items
  • $7680 = %%7680 = Create Child
  • $7681 = %%7681 = Delete Child
  • $7682 = %%7682 = List Contents
  • $7683 = %%7683 = Write Self
  • $7684 = %%7684 = Read Property
  • $7685 = %%7685 = Write Property
  • $7686 = %%7686 = Delete Tree
  • $7687 = %%7687 = List Object
  • $7688 = %%7688 = Control Access

The closest information I could find to above, was obtained here, here, and here.

Enjoy.

Opera 9.5x or 9.6 navigate back in history broken?

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If you consistently encounter hangs, lock-ups, stalls, whatever you want to call them when you navigate Back in history while using Opera 9.5x or 9.6, then try adjusting this setting:

opera:config#UserPrefs|HistoryNavigationMode

  • 1 = Automatic mode
  • 2 = Compatible mode
  • 3 = Fast mode

For more info on this setting (and others), read here.

Honestly, the automatic default setting of 1 drove me nuts on ESPN.com (go.com sites).

Slashdot.org outsourcing to Google and FeedBurner

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I visit Slashdot.org quite often -- probably at least once a day for my tech news fix. While skimming the blogged feedback, you'll notice a few paranoid privacy freaks that will slam any large, corporate tech company that collects web surfing data.

Well, guess what? That Slashdot blog that you love to post to is outsourcing some (most?) of its remote server space to Google and FeedBurner! Yep, here's some visual proof:



Note: If you simply ping rss.slashdot.org, you'll notice the response is ghs.l.google.com [66.249.91.121] (your returned IP address may vary)

And Google's promised 99.9% guaranteed uptime is severely being tested over the past few months.

I guess you can never be too sure of anything.

Block Yahoo! Shortcuts in Opera

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For those interested, here's how to block Yahoo's annoying "Shortcuts" feature in their news articles...

  1. Goto Opera Preferences
  2. Advanced tab
  3. Content section
  4. Press Blocked Content...
Enjoy.