Comments for Mightor Industries, Inc. (tm) http://www.mightorindustries.net The rants and ramblings on computer technology, old and new. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:50:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on PortableApps.com by Mozgus http://www.mightorindustries.net/portableapps-com/#comment-310 Mozgus Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:50:18 +0000 http://www.mightorindustries.net/?p=615#comment-310 Heard of this site before but never gave it a try until now. Would have been nice for when I was formatting my system drive every 6 months, before Windows 7 came along. Heard of this site before but never gave it a try until now. Would have been nice for when I was formatting my system drive every 6 months, before Windows 7 came along.

]]> Comment on Using A SATA/IDE To USB Adapter by Gweg http://www.mightorindustries.net/using-a-sataide-to-usb-adapter/#comment-306 Gweg Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:25:56 +0000 http://www.mightorindustries.net/?p=452#comment-306 Haven't seen that kind of unit before. What I like about that one is it uses a lot less cable than the one I have. It does have a lot good reviews, too. Well, now I know of a backup in case my current one ever dies (it getting to be about 4 years old now). Haven’t seen that kind of unit before. What I like about that one is it uses a lot less cable than the one I have. It does have a lot good reviews, too. Well, now I know of a backup in case my current one ever dies (it getting to be about 4 years old now).

]]> Comment on PortableApps.com by tcolvinMI http://www.mightorindustries.net/portableapps-com/#comment-305 tcolvinMI Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:07:22 +0000 http://www.mightorindustries.net/?p=615#comment-305 As I mentioned above, what I really like about this is to be able to run XAMPP off of it to be able to do web development from anywhere. The only catch is that you have to start the services before you do anything, but thats not that big of a deal. Start the services and you have a full WAMP stack ready to go. Keep in htdocs all of the things you're working on (making sure to back them up on occasion) and you're off and running. As I mentioned above, what I really like about this is to be able to run XAMPP off of it to be able to do web development from anywhere. The only catch is that you have to start the services before you do anything, but thats not that big of a deal. Start the services and you have a full WAMP stack ready to go. Keep in htdocs all of the things you’re working on (making sure to back them up on occasion) and you’re off and running.

]]> Comment on PortableApps.com by Gweg http://www.mightorindustries.net/portableapps-com/#comment-304 Gweg Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:04:44 +0000 http://www.mightorindustries.net/?p=615#comment-304 Nice find, Tim! I really like the idea of this program. I'll have to give this a try sometime, as I'm sure I could make great use of it. Nice find, Tim! I really like the idea of this program. I’ll have to give this a try sometime, as I’m sure I could make great use of it.

]]> Comment on Using A SATA/IDE To USB Adapter by Mozgus http://www.mightorindustries.net/using-a-sataide-to-usb-adapter/#comment-288 Mozgus Thu, 16 Feb 2012 01:05:08 +0000 http://www.mightorindustries.net/?p=452#comment-288 I've had terrible luck with a rosewill and another brand of these devices. I recently paid about twice as much for this one, seeing that it has amazing reviews: http://www.amazon.com/Apricorn-Drivewire-Universal-Adapter-2-5IN/dp/B000QY9KIS So far, I'm happy. Sure hope it lasts many many years. I’ve had terrible luck with a rosewill and another brand of these devices. I recently paid about twice as much for this one, seeing that it has amazing reviews:

http://www.amazon.com/Apricorn-Drivewire-Universal-Adapter-2-5IN/dp/B000QY9KIS

So far, I’m happy. Sure hope it lasts many many years.

]]> Comment on Accidentally Locked Your Windows? by tcolvinMI http://www.mightorindustries.net/accidentally-locked-your-windows/#comment-262 tcolvinMI Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:48:29 +0000 http://www.mightorindustries.net/?p=558#comment-262 One other thing to note here. Editing the registry is dangerous if you dont know what you're doing. If you dont feel comfortable performing the above mentioned steps, you should hesitate from doing so and call your local tech guru to help you out. It might be helpful if you had a backup, but if you are in this situation, you may not have one (although I would argue that you should always have a good backup before doing things like this, but I digress). One other thing to note here. Editing the registry is dangerous if you dont know what you’re doing. If you dont feel comfortable performing the above mentioned steps, you should hesitate from doing so and call your local tech guru to help you out. It might be helpful if you had a backup, but if you are in this situation, you may not have one (although I would argue that you should always have a good backup before doing things like this, but I digress).

]]> Comment on Accidentally Locked Your Windows? by tcolvinMI http://www.mightorindustries.net/accidentally-locked-your-windows/#comment-261 tcolvinMI Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:32:36 +0000 http://www.mightorindustries.net/?p=558#comment-261 They wont always give them to you though. Thats the caveat, although it really depends on the license agreement. Philosophically, you should be able to get the original Windows CD/DVD and not the restore, but if they give the ability to restore the system, that MAY be good enough, from their perspective. That's all part of the issue of buying a pre-built system. Fortunately, there are other solutions out there to solve this issue, so if you cant get the Windows CD/DVD, then there are options for you. They wont always give them to you though. Thats the caveat, although it really depends on the license agreement. Philosophically, you should be able to get the original Windows CD/DVD and not the restore, but if they give the ability to restore the system, that MAY be good enough, from their perspective. That’s all part of the issue of buying a pre-built system. Fortunately, there are other solutions out there to solve this issue, so if you cant get the Windows CD/DVD, then there are options for you.

]]> Comment on Accidentally Locked Your Windows? by Gweg http://www.mightorindustries.net/accidentally-locked-your-windows/#comment-260 Gweg Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:23:11 +0000 http://www.mightorindustries.net/?p=558#comment-260 That's true, if you don't have your discs, you won't have much luck. That's another reason why I tell as many people as I can that if you're ordering a prebuilt system, and the manufacturer offers it, tell them that you want your Windows installation disc (and don't settle for just the recovery CD). That’s true, if you don’t have your discs, you won’t have much luck. That’s another reason why I tell as many people as I can that if you’re ordering a prebuilt system, and the manufacturer offers it, tell them that you want your Windows installation disc (and don’t settle for just the recovery CD).

]]> Comment on Accidentally Locked Your Windows? by tcolvinMI http://www.mightorindustries.net/accidentally-locked-your-windows/#comment-259 tcolvinMI Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:18:52 +0000 http://www.mightorindustries.net/?p=558#comment-259 It just dawned on me that the other requirement for the above solution is that you MUST have your Windows installation CD/DVD. If you dont have this, then this solution doesnt work and you're left with searching online for a way to recover. It just dawned on me that the other requirement for the above solution is that you MUST have your Windows installation CD/DVD. If you dont have this, then this solution doesnt work and you’re left with searching online for a way to recover.

]]> Comment on Accidentally Locked Your Windows? by tcolvinMI http://www.mightorindustries.net/accidentally-locked-your-windows/#comment-258 tcolvinMI Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:14:02 +0000 http://www.mightorindustries.net/?p=558#comment-258 This is a good option. Ive also found that the Offline NT Password and Registry Editor works well for this purpose. http://pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/ The right answer, at least before taking a machine off the domain, is to make sure if you dont know what the local password is to get back onto the system that you reset it before taking the computer off the domain. I've been hit by this bug a couple of times though and dont always remember to do this step. Either way, its always good to have a backup plan. What I like about the above utility I mentioned is that it provides you with the ability to reset the password on accounts that exist. You still have to boot up the system using some kind of boot cd, but you dont really have a lot of options here. This is a good option. Ive also found that the Offline NT Password and Registry Editor works well for this purpose. http://pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/

The right answer, at least before taking a machine off the domain, is to make sure if you dont know what the local password is to get back onto the system that you reset it before taking the computer off the domain. I’ve been hit by this bug a couple of times though and dont always remember to do this step. Either way, its always good to have a backup plan. What I like about the above utility I mentioned is that it provides you with the ability to reset the password on accounts that exist. You still have to boot up the system using some kind of boot cd, but you dont really have a lot of options here.

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