“This is a complete list of the hacks that are available online. The hacks with a book-cover icon are sample hacks from that book. The hacks with no icon are reader-contributed hacks.”
XP On Your Thumb Drive
“Fred Langa offers a step-by-step and illustrated guide on how to boot XP from an ordinary USB drive.”
InformationWeek via Juha
Holy shit, you can boot an OS from a thumb drive?! That is so… five years ago.
Project Silver Rogue Server
“I had this dead ups lying around and didn’t know what to do with it. So we threw some ideas back and forth and the one that stuck was a hidden rogue server. […] Just think of the possibilities. A hidden file archive, hook it up to your hacked tivo, mess with the RIAA when the come search your house…”
Inventgeek.com via Juha
Running Windows On New Macs?
“Windows Vista will support EFI [(Extensible Firmware Interface)], and Apple has said it has no plans to directly block Windows from working on the new boxes.”
Without hacking, XP won’t work because it has no built-in support for EFI.
Run batch files at startup
Just need to make a note of this for myself: the place where you control these scripts in Windows XP is the Group Policy Editor (run “gpedit.msc”). From there you choose Computer Configuration → Windows Settings → Scripts (Startup / Shutdown) or, in the Finnish version, Tietokoneasetukset → Windows-asetukset → Komentosarjat (Käynnistämienn/Sammuttaminen).
MSFN's Unattended Windows
“Have you ever wanted a Windows CD that would install Windows by automatically putting in your name, product key, timezone and regional settings? And have it merged with the latest Service Pack to save time? Followed by silently installing all your favourite applications along with DirectX 9.0c, .Net Framework 1.1 and then all the required hotfixes, updated drivers, registry tweaks, and a readily patched UXTheme.dll without any user interaction whatsoever? Then this guide will show you how you can do just that!”
You want Qemu or Qemu for Windows with that?
Hard Drive Clock
“Have an old hard drive that no longer works? As long as it still spins up chances are you could build a clock out of your old hard drive! You will need some electronic knowledge, some common electronic components and a bit of patience.”
A. Parekh via Juha
Temporary fix for the WMF vulnerability
“This week a new vulnerability was found in Windows […]. Microsoft will certainly come up with a thouroughly tested fix for it in the future, but meanwhile I developed a temporary fix – I badly needed it.
The fix does not remove any functionality from the system, all pictures will continue to be visible. […]
If for some reason the patch does not work for you, please uninstall it. […] I recommend you to uninstall this fix and use the official patch from Microsoft as soon as it is available.”
10 Intermediate Ways To Speed Up Windows XP
“Given how successful my Simple Guide to Tweaking Windows XP has been I’ve decided to post some more complex tweaks. The effectiveness of each of these tweaks will vary from machine to machine. I’ve tried to focus on tweaks that I’m confident can be made on any XP machine regardless of the individual setup.”
Connected Internet via Juha
Suomennan tuon poiskytkettäviksi joutavien palveluiden listan samalla kun sovellan sitä omaan suomenkieliseen XP:heni:
- Hälytys
- Leikekirja
- Tietokoneiden selaus
- Tiedostolinkkijäljityksen asiakas
- Nopean käyttäjän vaihdon yhteensopivuus
- Ohjeet ja tuotetuki
- Indeksointipalvelu
- IPSEC-palvelut
- Viestinvälitys
- NetMeeting etätyöpöydän jakaminen (poiskytkentä parantaa turvallisuutta)
- Kannettavan mediasoittimen sarjanumeropalvelu
- Etätyöpöydän ohjeen istunnonhallinta (poiskytkentä parantaa turvallisuutta)
- Etäproseduurikutsujen (RPC) paikannin
- Etärekisteri (poiskytkentä parantaa turvallisuutta)
- Toissijainen kirjautuminen
- Reititys ja etäkäyttö (poiskytkentä parantaa turvallisuutta)
- Palvelin
- SSDP-palvelu (Simple Service Discovery Protocol) (Unplug n’ Pray kytkee tämän pois päältä)
- Telnet
- TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper
- Universal Plug & Play -laiteisäntä
- Windows Time
- Windows Zero Configuration (älä kytke pois, jos käytät langatonta verkkoa)
- Työasema
Lisäksi omistani löytyi myös Ati Hotkey Poller, jonka joutaa kytkeä pois, jos ei käytä näppäinoikoteitä Atin ohjainohjelmien kanssa.
Alla listatut jäivät suomenkielisestä palvelunhallinnasta minulta löytämättä.
- Human Interface Access Devices (HID Input Services?)
- Remote Registry Service (tämä oli listalla ‘Remote Registryn’ eli Etärekisterin lisäksi)
- Upload Manager
Handmade redwood PC, keyboard, mouse and monitor case
“This is real working computer. This handmade redwood PC, keyboard, mouse and monitor case was carved by a Russian craftsman for a client in Moscow.”
