Windows 7 Issues

Issues I have come across with Windows 7 use at work:

• Shares from old Samba or other that does not support NTVLM2, you will not be able to access from Windows 7 (and Vista). You will get “wrong password”. The solution is to change the auth level.
• Primary DNS suffix in group policy set to different from domain name, makes login issues (trust). It is probably a combination of a trust between 2 less compatible domains (NT <-> 200x)>

Windows 7 Install Tricks

Since Windows 7 finally reached RTM, I have been looking at what ways to make it easy to install (deploy) it.  I am still learning, but here are things I have come to learn:

• While running install from DVD, you can press Shift+F10 to get a command prompt while the installation is running. Good to check install log and other stuff if things are not working
• Store a Autounattend.xml file in a USB key and it will be used to set up the choices through the installation. To generate this file, it is best to use Windows AIK that have a GUI (Windows System Image Manager)
• You can merge both x86 and x64 versions on 1 DVD easily with Windows AIK. Instructions here. You can also just search for AIO and windows 7
• Move the DVD over to a USB key and install from it instead (quicker, and easy to modify). Tutorial here
• When running a custom installation (in opposite to a upgrade installation), your old windows installation will be moved to a directory called windows.old. You will be able to transfer documents and settings from your old useraccounts with User Windows User State Migration Tool (USMT) that follows Windows AIK. A GUI Application for this can be found here. Instruction on how to run commandline here
• Native VHD; You can boot Windows 7 from a virtual hard drive file, since the new bootmanager supports it. Tutorial here.

switched to P2 theme on my blog. Looks q…

switched to P2 theme on my blog. Looks quite nice. Been starting to use twitter alot now. Not much blog writing, just twitting and facebook posting. Easier to share then. But sometimes I might post something here too like now. But don´t sit tight

Upgraded to iphoneOS 3.0 beta

So then I jumped on the wagon and upgraded to the first beta of iphoneOS 3.0. It looks great, with alot of the things critics have asked for: copy n paste, universal search, mms, a2dp support (unfortunatly thoose 2 things are not supported on 2G devices), ldap, caldav. They even came with full Norwegian keyboard and emij support . And it works quite well to a beta to be.
Summer might be time for upgrade to new iPhone so I can have gps as well…

Cuba Libre!

Just arrived Havana in Cuba yesterday late night after a long flight through Miami and Cancun (Mexico); 10 hours. But it went quite quick even so.

Been in Washington DC for 5 days, with weather from 20 degrees and high humidity, down to 4 degrees and _snow_! Was nice though, got to have a day sightseeing when the weather was clear and nice. Pictures will follow soon.

Now in Cuba it is raining and not so hot actually. Luckily we got have internet at the hostel here. Quite a nice Hostel I might add that Ingvild got for us. In an Dan Brown, Angels and Deamons atmosphere; monastery setting, where the service people look like munks

Now we will stroll out and take a look at how they make the Habanas (Cuban cigars).

Classic Games

SInce beeing playing old retro games on the PSP and tried some emulators, it came to me to make a little list over classic games I have enjoyed, and would still ejoy (and would love to see a remake of):

• North & South
• The Cannon Fodder
• Commandos

Prince of Persia Classic has already come to PS3, and now I see Empire Total War (old Deluxe) coming as well. 

I will update this article when other games comes to mind..

Playstation Eye on Windows

Thread about how to install Playstation Eye on Windows

Driver Magician (backup)

Had to reinstall a computer but did not have access to the old driver CDs? Can’t find them online? Here is a utility to backup your current drivers installed:

http://www.rlslog.net/driver-magician-v332-winall-cracked-crd/

iRinger, make your own iPhone ringtones for free

nice little application to make your own ringtones:

http://www.iringer.net/

Upgraded to iphone os 2.0

At last got my iphone upgraded to the new 2.0. Apps to facebook, wordpress and itunes remote are cool! But more important: cisco vpn support for work and certificates so now eduroam works this is written with the wordpress app btw.