Saxon Techblog

Startup key combinations for Intel-based Macs

tnsenthil — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 15:30:51 +0000

Keystroke	Description
Press C during startup	Start up from a bootable CD or DVD, such as the Mac OS X Install disc that came with the computer.
Press D during startup	Start up in Apple Hardware Test (AHT), if the Install DVD 1 is in the computer.
Press Option-Command-P-R until you hear two beeps.	Reset NVRAM
Press Option during startup	Starts into Startup Manager, where you can select a Mac OS X volume to start from. Note: Press N to make the the first bootable Network volume appear as well.
Press Eject, F12, or hold the mouse (/trackpad) button	Ejects any removable media, such as an optical disc.
Press N during startup	Attempt to start up from a compatible network server (NetBoot).
Press T during startup	Start up in FireWire Target Disk mode.
Press Shift during startup	Start up in Safe Boot mode and temporarily disable login items.
Press Command-V during startup	Start up in Verbose mode.
Press Command-S during startup	Start up in Single-User mode.
Press Option-N during startup	Start from a NetBoot server using the default boot image.

USB Flash Drive Disinfector

tnsenthil — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 11:55:31 +0000

Flash Disinfector is a Flash Zip Drive, Pen Drive, Thumbdrive & Portable / Pocket Hard Disks Malware removing tool. It’s a neat and handy tool to handle all of the messes done by those pesky flash malwares.

Flash Disinfector will target the following Flash malwares(in general):

W32/Perlovga (copy.exe | host.exe)
VBS_RESULOWS.A (Hacked by Godzilla, Hacked by Moozilla)
Bha.dll.vbs
w32automa worm (Autorun.vbs)
Trojan.Win32.VB.atg | Win32/Dzan | Worm_vb.bnr (tel.xls.exe | mmc.exe)
W32/RJump.worm (RavMonE)
Worm.Win32.Delf.bf | W32.Fujacks (spoclsv.exe)
W32.Fujacks.BH (Fucker.vbs)
WORM_AGENT.PGV (soundmix.exe)
W32/Hakaglan.worm (RVHost.exe)
Trojan.Win32.VB.ayo [AVP] (Macromedia_Setup.exe)
Trojan.VBS.DeltreeY.b#1 (Destrukto!!! | destrukto.vbs)

What will Flash Disinfector Do
- Clean up junks created by flash malwares
- Deletes autorun.inf from every root folder
- Fix back damages done to your system
- Creates an autorun.inf folder in the root of your system drives

How To Use The Tool

Important : Disable any Antivirus / ScriptBlockers as they might detect Flash Disinfector to be malicious and block it. Hence, the failure in executing. You can enable them back after the cleaning process.

Download Flash Disinfector

Removal Instructions :

Plugin All the USB Drive to your PC.
Double-click Flash_Disinfector.exe to run it. Follow any prompts that may appear.
Your desktop will vanish for a while, and then reappear. This is normal.
Wait until the program has finished scanning, then please exit the program.
Restart your computer and see if problem still persists.

Bit Defender 2009 – Free Edition

tnsenthil — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:52:05 +0000

Bit Defender Antivirus 2009 – Free Edition

Product Description

Download From Bitdefender Website

FREE Antivirus for All

BitDefender Free Edition is your chance to use one of the world’s most effective antivirus engines for free!

BitDefender Free Edition uses the same ICSA Labs certified scanning engines found in other BitDefender products, allowing you to enjoy basic virus protection for no cost at all.

BitDefender Free Edition is an on-demand virus scanner, which is best used in a system recovery or forensics role. If you are on an “always-on” Internet connection, we strongly advise you to consider using a more complex antivirus solution.

Features and Benefits

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Virus scanning and removal
On demand scanning – Powerful scan engines ensure detection and removal of all viruses in the wild every time you need it.

Scheduled scanning
The Scheduler lets you plan ahead, and schedule full system/drive scans in the off hours, when you won’t be using your computer.

Immediate scanning
With just a right click you can check your files and folders.

Skinable interface
You can express yourself, designing new interfaces, or you can use those drawn by others.

Quarantine
By isolating the infected files in quarantine, the risk of getting infected diminishes. You also have the possibility to send these files for further analysis to BitDefender Labs.

Reports
When launching a scan you may choose to create a report file where you can see statistics about the scan process.

System Requirements

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System requirements:

Pentium MMX 200 Mhz or higher processor
Minimum 64MB of RAM Memory (128MB recommended)
Minimum 40MB available hard disk space

Operating platform: Windows 98/NT-SP6/Me/2000/XP IE 4.0(+)

Frontech Webcam Drivers JIL-2215

tnsenthil — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:57:44 +0000

Frontech Webcam JIL-2215.jpg

Download the drivers for Frontecj JIL -2215 Drivers from :

http://www.4shared.com/file/70134478/1e320367/Frontech_Webcam_JIL-2215.html

Hello world!

tnsenthil — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:37:52 +0000

Welcome to WordPress.com. This is your first post. Edit or delete it and start blogging!

Norton / Symantec Antivirus Removal

tnsenthil — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:46:54 +0000

If for any reason you are not able to uninstall Norton Antivirus / Symantec Antivirus from “Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs”, you can use the following tools to remove NAV.
For Norton Antivirus 2003 and below :
Download RNAV2003 http://tnsenthil.googlepages.com/Rnav2003.exe
Download this to your desktop and double-click on rnav2003.exe to run. Choose the version installed in your PC and click OK to begin the uninstall process.

For the following versions :
Norton AntiVirus 2003/2004/2005/2006/2007
Norton AntiVirus Professional 2004
Norton AntiVirus 3, 5 and 10 User Pack 2004/2005/2006/2007
Norton GoBack 3.1/3.5/3.6/4.0/4.1
Norton SystemWorks 2004 Professional Edition
Norton SystemWorks 2005/2006 Premier
Norton SystemWorks 2004/2005/2006
Norton SystemWorks 2006 Basic Edition
Norton Password Manager 2004
Norton Internet Security 2004/2005/2006/2007
Norton Internet Security 5 and 10 User Pack 2004/2005/2006/2007
Norton Internet Security 2005 AntiSpyware Edition 8.2
Norton Personal Firewall 2004/2005/2006
Norton AntiSpam 2004/2005
Norton Ghost 2003/9.0/10.0
Norton 360
Download and run
SymNRT – Symantec Norton Removal Tool
If Windows update is not working after running SymNRT.exe, go to
“services.msc” and start the service BITS.

For the following versions :
NAVCE / SAVCE, ver 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10 client version or server edition,
Symantec System Center and AMS2
Symantec Client Firewall 5.x / 7.xecho
for Windows 2003, XP, 2000, NT, Me and 9x
Download and run NonAV or NonAV 2.51

Windows XP SP3 and Microsoft HD Audio UAA Problems

tnsenthil — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:47:00 +0000

Audio in fully working PC with XP – SP2 stopped working after the automatic update of SP3.

PC was with a Core 2 Duo with Intel Motherboard DG31PR with onboard realtek audio.

Reinstalling Universal Audio Architecture (UAA) High Definition Audio class driver version 1.0a available for Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows 2000 – KB888111 or the realtek driver from the CD work.

The workaround was as :

Edit the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Windows
Find the CSDVersion.
It will be 100 (hex) for Service Pack 1
It will be 200 (hex) for Service Pack 2
It will be 300 (hex) for Service Pack 3
Change the CSDVersion key from 300 to 200 and reboot the PC.
Now the System Properties will show as Service Pack 2
Install the Realtek Drivers from the CD
If it fails install the kb888111 (Microsoft UAA Patch) from Microsoft. Then install the drivers. Test the Audio.
Finally change the CSDVersion back to 300.
Restart.

Windows XP Default Email Client Utility

tnsenthil — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:33:00 +0000

Windows XP Default Email Client Utility

This is a small utility to set the default client in Windows XP. This can be changed for different email client for different user.
Download from http://www.snapfiles.com/php/download.php?id=108432&a=7121782&tag=601108&loc=10

Developed by Ramesh Srinivasan.

DISCLAIMER: DefaultMail is a freeware, provided “as-is”, without warranties of any kind. The author will not be liable for any special, incidental, consequential or indirect damages due to loss of data or any other reason.

Windows cannot start the Windows Firewall/ICS service

tnsenthil — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:31:00 +0000

“Windows cannot start the Windows Firewall/ICS service”

Clicking the “Advanced” tab on the Windows Firewall “Settings” button, the message : “Windows Firewall settings cannot be displayed because the associated service is not running. Do you want to start the Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) service?” Clicking “Yes.” starts the firewall but after rebooting the PC the firewall is again disabled. This could be due to a corrupt winsock.

Resetting the Winsock by : Start -> Run -> netsh winsock reset. Click “OK”. Reboot the PC and the problem should be fixed.

Microsoft Knowledgebase articles related to Winsock Corruption :
How to determine and recover from Winsock2 corruption
Error: An operation was attempted on something that is not a socket
How to Reset Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in Windows XP

Viewing DJVU Files

tnsenthil — Mon, 26 May 2008 13:43:00 +0000

DjVu has been promoted as an alternative to PDF, as it gives smaller files than
PDF for most scanned documents. File extensions are djvu, djv. more

Djvu Viewers can be download from :

http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=32953
http://sourceforge.net/projects/windjview/