Kevin_C

Kevin_C

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Never use obscurity as security XX, I'm definitely not using just obscurity. I'm using an industry standard 256-bit cypher to encrypt the data. I've simply added some randomness to the key and salt generation such that the values used to encrypt a given piece of text are more unique than if I had used

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Ohh I thought you wanted to protect the data and was concerned about code revealing a way to decode that data Well, kind of. I have the data files encrypted and then I also compress them so they are very much unreadable. However, if someone had access to the code they could with some work reverse engi

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There was a special a while back That's when I purchased it. I couldn't have justified the expense otherwise but it was such a deal I had to go ahead and get it! I believe it was something like $40 of the current price. So, instead of $70 it was $30, quite a steal!

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I actually read there are some problems with doing this because the fan drivers are not loaded by windows which will keep the system fans from operating. While this may not be a huge deal for desktop systems, it's a killer for laptops and can cause them to overheat.

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I personally use NOD 32 and I love it. I can't even tell it's running in the background but when you do come across that infected file it is very efficient at stopping them before any harm is done.

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DX Pro will open widgets so will the starndard DX. But I haven't found my self able to import Gadgets (stand-alone) with either of them. Perfect! Now, the question is can I create gadgets with DX Pro? Sorry for the silly question but it's been a bit since I've messed around with it to actually create

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XX, Thanks but I'm not looking for a way to encrypt the passwords as I already have several techniques in place to achieve that. I've actually done something similar to what you've suggested but I'm actually using different keys and salt values to encrypt each password, and I have developed a system to re-create the proper information when it comes time to decrypt the data. Thanks for the suggestions!

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I tried installing v2.0 .NET last year on my comp and what i found was v1.1 was still in the add/remove and after deleting v1.1 and then going to m/s update to check for more upates it said i needed 1.1 .NET when i already had v2.0 installed, The 1.1 and 2.0 versions of the .NET framework are mutuall

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Yah, you're not alone. There are a few things that are apparently causing the problems but it is getting old quickly. Here's a few things I know of: 1) GalCiv II 2) Server upgrades 3) Server software upgrades (.NET 1.1 to 2.0) There may be more contributing factors but those are the things I've seen mentioned. I guess we have this to look to for the forseeable future too because every time there's an update or some other

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I've recently writeen an HTML application (HTA) that is essentially a PasswordSafe of sorts that allows you to save website usernames and passwords as well as account infomation and payment links in one application with one password protecting them. While I have a few mechanisms in place to protect the data files from someone easily pilfering the contents I realize that if someone can easily browse the code it isn't all that hard to discern the process

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post your system details and the system information from the WB config dialog and I'm sure someone will be able to try and help you out. Have you tried bringing your process list up before you try to apply a skin so you can watch what process is eating up your CPU?

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Interesting... UserID: 294455 Member Since: 6/30/2002 Last Visited: 3/22/2006 5:39:21 AM Access Class: Citizen (1) User Level: Visitor (2) Someone either has a warez version of ODNT or they haven't cross referenced their SD and WC accounts.

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hmmm, this is something that could be done with a little scripting. You could create custom shortcuts that use a script for the apps you want to launch in a particular place. Within the script you could use WSH to launch the app, and Win32 FindWindowEX to find the window and then I don't know of the API off hand but I know there are API's to resize and move windows onscreen.

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install the TweakUI powertoy from microsoft and find the section that lets you choose which icons to display on your desktop. If the recycle bin has a check by it, clear the check hit apply and then check it again. That should put the recycle bin back on your desktop.

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That's simply a legacy/transitional thing Yah, but I've bought several SATA devices and an SATA RAID card and the card came with power splitters that took 1 4-pin molex connector and split it into 2 of the new SATA connectors and all of the SATA hard drives I've seen have both the SATA power connector

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SO, if you have a laptop with say an IDE hardrive and you buy an OEM, do you need cables to attach it or can you use what is already in place? Laptops do not require cables typically to connect hard drives. You just place the hard drive where your old one was and slide it into place.

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I have all of the latest patches on my machine and logons still work. Did you run LogonStudio after you installed it and did you apply a logon that came with it or one that you downloaded? If you lock your computer using WinKey+L does the logon you applied show up? Are you getting any errors in your Event viewer?

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Seeing as my artistic ability is about on par with that of a rock I speak only for myself and don't expect that anyone will agree with what I am about to say but that's never stopped me before so here goes... It seems there are people saying they should separate the competitors into advanced and intermediate and beginner but what does that really solve? It lets someone who's perhaps not really a beginner enter in that category so they can wi

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SATA ribbons and power connectors are different to the standard parallel IDE devices But most SATA drives also have the older power connectors so that's not an issue as much as the data cable.

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2. Is it a SDRAM memory stick I want, and does it have to be 'notebook' specific? Absolutely!! You might even need to get memory specifically for that model of laptop depending on how it was built. I would go to http://www.crucial.com and put in the laptop specs, it will then show you the types of mem

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This little utility from sysinternals will let you pick and choose what should and should not be allowed to run at start-up and more. A word of warning, before disabling things make sure you know what you are doing because you can really mess your computer up with these tools. You've been warned!! <img src="http://images3.stardock.com/wc/smiles/BigSmile.gif" border=

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Just FYI... you can't actually resell WoW. WoW comes with it a CD key which you enter to create an account. Once the account is created the key can not be used again. That account is what you tied your credit card number to etc for billing purposes. Unless you worked with the neighbor to switch out the account details, he has a

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