If you have a router and Internet works with any application/site but you can’t connect to any microsoft.com site (e.g. WindowsUpdate, Windows Live Messenger [error code: 81000306], etc.) you might have your MTU set to a too high value. The default MTU for ethernet devices is 1500 but since the PPPoE header adds 8 Bytes… Read More »
If you are missing the Wireless Zero Configuration (in German: Konfigurationsfreie drahtlose Verbindung), you might have installed a D-Link driver. To get the Windows tool back, there’s a nice manual at practicallynetworked.com:
Most older programs, like The Dog Ate It are using the old 240×320 format with double pixel size. So for TDAI, this had the effect, that the ClearTyped text was badly readable because of the big pixels. The problem is that these old programs don’t bring the HI_RES_AWARE flag which causes this double pixel mode,… Read More »
Download: microsoft.com Use with other mice After installation, find the file point32.inf in the C:\Program Files\Microsoft IntelliPoint\ folder. Copy one of the HID_Filtr_Inst-lines and change the PnP-ID to that of your mouse. E.g. my Logitech V400 has Vid_046D&Pid_C518 and with its 2 additional buttons and the 4-way-scrollwheel it’s comparable with the Wireless Laser Mouse 6000.… Read More »
Microsoft distributes the Windows Genuine Advantage Notification Tool (KB905474) through the WindowsUpdate mechanism. This tool should detect fake Windows serial numbers and nag the user. Interestingly, Microsoft hid a small paragraph in their EULA after that the tool sends daily(!!) reports to Microsoft. According to MS this “is neccessary” since the tool is BETA and… Read More »
Tested Version: 4.19 OggSync connects to https://oggsync.com/r/r or https://oggsync.com/r/e and sends the entered info (PayPal eMail or Registration Code) along with some other info. You can find these URLs in cleartext Unicode inside the ogsync.exe. The relevant fields of a $_SERVER dump are those: PayPal: (I entered anon@anon.com as eMail address.) Registration Code: (The 12345… Read More »