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How to connect to older Samba server versions using Vista RC1

18September2006GeekTieGuy1 CommentVista

I ran across an issue with my home network server, which is running an older version of Linux and Samba to share files around the house. Vista RC1 wouldn’t authenticate with the server. After some digging using Google I found out that you need to change one of the local security policies (Local Policies –

Ghosting a Vista RC1 drive using Ghost 8.x

17September2006GeekTieGuyVista

I had to do this recently to make a backup of a system hard drive for “just in case”… I found some instructions using Google (https://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=181082&SiteID=1)Â and here is the gist of what needs to be done (to spare you from having to read the whole thread): Run aÂ command prompt as Administrator andÂ do the following: BCDEDIT

Vista from a developer’s point of view

9September2006GeekTieGuy2 CommentsVista, WPF

To me Windows Vista marks a great new milestone for software developers. Not just because Microsoft invested years of development into a new programming framework, but because that framework will be included out of the box. Until now, if you wanted to take advantage of the power of the .Net Framework (1.0, 1.1 and 2.0)

.Net Framework 3.0 RC1 issue with RenderCapability.Tier on Windows XP

5September2006GeekTieGuyWPF

I discovered that System.Windows.Media.RenderCapability.Tierreported a wrong tier (zero) after I upgraded my Windows XP dev box’s .Net Framework 3.0 installation to the RC1 release. My card used to be a tier two and I had just upgraded the drivers, too. I contacted Microsoft about it and they said this is a known issue with the

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How to connect to older Samba server versions using Vista RC1

Ghosting a Vista RC1 drive using Ghost 8.x

Vista from a developer’s point of view

.Net Framework 3.0 RC1 issue with RenderCapability.Tier on Windows XP