IT/Windows: Difference between revisions

Access restrictions were established for this page. If you see this message, you have no access to this page.

VisualWikitext

Latest revision as of 12:23, 27 November 2023

Various helps for working with Windows.

Setup

Hibernation

Hibernation can mess up dual booting machines.

Open powershell as admin

powercfg.exe /h off

Printing to an Ubuntu shared printer

This is mainly covered in networking and hardware.

All the work is done on the Ubuntu server. If you have to do all kinds of strange things in Windows then you do NOT have your Ubuntu printer or print server configured correctly

Windows XP

Lots more can be found on the internet and a bit here

This quick tip will teach you how to reset your Windows XP administrator password without the use of any software or programs. T

To recover your Windows XP administrative password:

The first step to recovering your Windows XP password is to reboot your computer in Safe mode. You can do this by restarting your computer and repeatedly pressing F8 as the computer loads.
Once in safe mode, click Start > Run. In the box that opens, type
control userpasswords2
You will now have access to all user accounts, including that of the administrator.
To reset the admin password, click the Admin user account, followed by Reset Password.
Enter a new password into the New password field, then confirm it. Save your new password by clicking OK.

To Activate or Not

According to Tom's Hardware it is ok to not activate.

You lose:

Security to know that future changes will not lock your windows
Ability to change to a custom Wallpaper
- This includes the watermark indicating an unactivated copy of windows.

So at the MSG we recommend not activating if the machine is only used as a browser interface.

@@ Line 15: / Line 15: @@
 All the work is done on the Ubuntu server.  If you have to do all kinds of strange things in Windows then you do NOT have your Ubuntu printer or print server configured correctly
-=== Windows XP ===
+===Windows XP===
+Lots more can be found on the internet and a bit [[Windows XP|here]]
 This quick tip will teach you how to reset your Windows XP administrator password without the use of any software or programs. T
 To recover your Windows XP administrative password:
-# The first step to recovering your Windows XP password is to reboot your computer in Safe mode. You can do this by restarting your computer and repeatedly pressing F8 as the computer loads.
+#The first step to recovering your Windows XP password is to reboot your computer in Safe mode. You can do this by restarting your computer and repeatedly pressing F8 as the computer loads.
-# Once in safe mode, click Start > Run. In the box that opens, type
+#Once in safe mode, click Start > Run. In the box that opens, type
-# control userpasswords2
+#control userpasswords2
-# You will now have access to all user accounts, including that of the administrator.
+#You will now have access to all user accounts, including that of the administrator.
-# To reset the admin password, click the Admin user account, followed by Reset Password.
+#To reset the admin password, click the Admin user account, followed by Reset Password.
-# Enter a new password into the New password field, then confirm it. Save your new password by clicking OK.
+#Enter a new password into the New password field, then confirm it. Save your new password by clicking OK.
+=== To Activate or Not ===
+According to Tom's Hardware it is ok to not activate.
+You lose:
+* Security to know that future changes will not lock your windows
+* Ability to change to a custom Wallpaper
+** This includes the watermark indicating an unactivated copy of windows.
+So at the MSG we recommend not activating if the machine is only used as a browser interface.
 <br />