Automating Windows XP Activation

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Automating Windows (DNS) with Perl

Automating Windows (DNS) with Perl 03/24/2005 07:47 PM
Perl is a fantastic tool for system administrators -- even on Windows. Though the shiny GUI is astonishingly useless (or at least too mouse-friendly) for all but the simplest changes, there's plenty to automate under the shell. Thomas Herchenroeder explains how he wrapped dnscmd with Perl to make changes easily.

Automating Windows Applications with
Win32::OLE

Automating Windows Applications with
Win32::OLE 06/05/2005 10:46 PM
Many Windows applications are surprisingly automable through OLE, COM, DCOM, et cetera. Even better, this automation works through Perl as well. Henry Wasserman walks through the process of discovering how to automate Internet Explorer components to automate web testing from Perl.

Automating Windows Patch Management
(Part I, II and III)

Automating Windows Patch Management
(Part I, II and III) 05/11/2004 09:28 AM

Windows Server 2003 Deployment Kit:
Automating and Customizing Installations

Windows Server 2003 Deployment Kit:
Automating and Customizing Installations 03/13/2003 10:24 AM

Sniptools °| Tips/Tricks | Reinstall
Windows XP without product activation

Sniptools °| Tips/Tricks | Reinstall
Windows XP without product activation 01/22/2004 02:11 AM
http://sniptools.com/vault/reinstall-windows-xp-without-product-activa tion.htm Isn't it galling that we need to contact Microsoft for "permission" if we choose to reinstall a product that we already legally own and use, and have "stamped" so before?! Well, no worries, there is a trick for getting around product activation for Windows XP when reinstalling. If you have successfully activated the OS already, and if you are reinstalling it on the existing hardware,...

Automating Government with e-Governance

Automating Government with e-Governance 05/18/2004 06:00 AM
Can Linux improve the lives of millions of people too poor to own a computer?

Automating The Hiring Manager

Automating The Hiring Manager 06/01/2004 02:43 AM
Computerized job screening technology has been popular in the casino and hotel industry for some time, but now it appears that many more retail outlets are mak ing all job applicants fill out a computer questionnaire first, which does a first pass filter on whether or not they're worth pursuing. Some stores are even setting up kiosks in the store for job applicants - and if a good one comes by, they may page the manager to grab them before they can get out the door. Meanwhile, some other stores are relying on the technology even after they've hired people to help track their progress and monitor their work. Now all we need is the computer to decide who should be fired (and maybe have it send an email or SMS with the bad news) and people really will be working for the machine...

Automating Security with GNU cfengine

Automating Security with GNU cfengine 02/10/2004 03:00 AM
A sysadmin tool for automating changes across many machines, recording update information and making them all safer.

Automating feed subscriptions

Automating feed subscriptions 02/01/2005 09:34 PM

The idea of getting a browser to handle a feed correctly when it encounters an appropriate MIME type is gaining steam. Randy put together a spec for how to configure your feeds to handle what he’s calling the Universal Subscription Mechanism. By adding a bit of code to your feeds, any feed reader that understands the spec and registers itself as the RSS helper app for your browser can automatically handle feeds when you open an RSS document on the web.

Randy’s taken things a step further and written a small shim for Windows that works with your browser to pass feeds off to My Yahoo.

We’ve also added support for this to Pheedo, so in addition to inserting ads into your feeds, you can also easily USM-enable your feeds.

Automating the Regback Process

Automating the Regback Process 07/31/2004 10:31 AM

Automating deployment with Subversion

Automating deployment with Subversion 04/07/2005 12:02 AM

Any developer knows that deployment is often a highly-manual process. In this edition of Linux.Ars, the crew looks at a tool — Subversion — that can make deployment from a development to production environment nearly painless.

The process is fairly painless. On the development server, I check out my website from Subversion. This, particularly when adding an existing project to Subversion, allows me to make sure that i have a complete working copy under version control. Next, I add a post-commit script on my Subversion server.

There's more, but you'll have to read on to get the goods on Subversion. In addition, we've got Tools, Tips, and Tweaks covering Synergy, an app that allows you to control multiple machines using a single keyboard and mouse, and even share a clipboard. There's also other tidbits from the week's Linux news and of course, the Cool App of the Week. Read on.

Automating Server Management

Automating Server Management 06/14/2004 12:24 AM
RLX, UXComm and IBM ready new software suites to help enterprises save money and time on previously tedious tasks.

Automating Printer Management

Automating Printer Management 08/29/2004 02:18 PM

Automating Builds on Linux

Automating Builds on Linux 06/29/2004 05:32 AM
Why nightly builds improve code integrity and how to incorporate them into your product's lifecycle.

Automating the Login Script

Automating the Login Script 02/01/2005 08:34 PM

Activation Agitation

Activation Agitation 04/08/2005 08:13 PM

A close examination of how Adobe went about integrating activation into CS2 suggests that privacy and convenience concerns were very much on the company's mind. By Philip Michaels, Macworld

Automating system security audits

Automating system security audits 07/10/2004 01:16 AM
Sunday Times South Africa Jul 10 2004 5:24AM GMT

Automating common tasks with cron

Automating common tasks with cron 08/09/2004 07:52 AM
CNET Aug 9 2004 10:09AM GMT

Singlestep: Automating network
management

Singlestep: Automating network
management 09/15/2004 06:57 PM
ZDNet Sep 15 2004 11:36PM GMT

Automating User Responses with VB Script

Automating User Responses with VB Script 01/22/2004 09:49 PM

Automating Perl Database Applications

Automating Perl Database Applications 01/16/2004 10:59 AM
Using Perl and CGIScripter to generate multi-platform Perl CGI code.

MYOB Product Activation

MYOB Product Activation 12/02/2003 12:40 AM

PPC FAQ: MS Reader Activation Data

PPC FAQ: MS Reader Activation Data 02/16/2004 06:46 PM

Forum Stories: Automating Outlook Move

Forum Stories: Automating Outlook Move 06/15/2004 06:34 AM

VBScript function for automating client
repairs

VBScript function for automating client
repairs 08/29/2004 09:15 AM

Editors' Notes: Activation Agitation

Editors' Notes: Activation Agitation 04/08/2005 03:38 PM
Fretting over the activation features added to Adobe Creative Suite 2? You really shouldn’t be.

Keep your activation status intact when
reinstalling XP

Keep your activation status intact when
reinstalling XP 08/27/2004 10:41 PM

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From the TechRepublic Windows XP Tips newsletter. “Have you ever wanted to reformat the hard disk and reinstall Windows XP on a system but you didn’t want to mess around with Microsoft’s Product Activation after the reinstall? Fortunately, you don’t have to. As long as you aren’t making any hardware alterations, you can back up the activation status files before you reformat the hard drive and then restore them after you reinstall the operating system….

The Great Product Activation Massacre

The Great Product Activation Massacre 10/29/2003 10:19 AM
One of the worst recent offenders is Macromedia, with a scheme so absurdly irritating that I have to speak up. By Gene Steinberg (Mac Night Owl via MyAppleMenu)

Symantec Fixes Product Activation Bug

Symantec Fixes Product Activation Bug 12/03/2003 11:03 AM

Kev Warwick cyberkiddie no closer to
activation

Kev Warwick cyberkiddie no closer to
activation 12/22/2003 12:38 PM
15 months on and little Danielle still untagged

Symantec fixes activation glitch

Symantec fixes activation glitch 12/02/2003 11:32 PM
globetechnology.com Dec 2 2003 10:49PM ET

Symantec Hit by Product Activation
Glitch

Symantec Hit by Product Activation
Glitch 11/01/2003 11:51 AM

Activation Limit on Microsoft Reader

Activation Limit on Microsoft Reader 06/05/2005 11:36 PM

PHP-Accelerator Removes Activation Key
Requirement

PHP-Accelerator Removes Activation Key
Requirement 08/05/2002 10:44 PM
PHP-Accelerator, the fastest free opcode cache for PHP has now removed the activation key requirement. Formerly the activation key was a hassle. The fact that Yahoo is using PHP-Accelerator is recommendation enough!

"zeldman.bujo"

Product activation glitch hits Symantec

Product activation glitch hits Symantec 10/30/2003 08:16 PM
A few of the 1.2 million customers that have installed the software company's latest Norton security package complain that product activation is failing.

Opinion: How Broken Is Norton 2005
Activation?

Opinion: How Broken Is Norton 2005
Activation? 03/28/2005 10:31 AM
Extreme Tech Mar 28 2005 1:58PM GMT

Symantec Facing Problems With Product
Activation

Symantec Facing Problems With Product
Activation 10/30/2003 11:46 PM
At least Intuit realized what a waste of time and money it was to put product activation technology into their software. Once they realized the pointlessness of it, they issued a very public apology on the matter. Unfortunately, other companies aren't quite so enlightened. Symantec is having all sorts of trouble with their product activation technology, that is preventing many legitimate users from using the software they paid good money for. Symantec is now saying that they're working on it, but can't figure out what the problem is, and can't suggest a date when they'll offer a fix. Here's a simple solution: follow Intuit's lead and ditch the activation technology altogether. The simple fact is that the software is still getting pirated. You see offers for it all the time - and it only takes a hacker a little while to figure it out. So, the only people this is really impacting are the legitimate users of your product - and you're making their lives worse. Most of these people are going to go to a competitor, and will be quite vocal about why they would never purchase anything else from Symantec. Thus, it does nothing to solve the problem, angers your customers, and drives people to competitors. How does this make sense?

Create manual-activation-only Mail.app
rules

Create manual-activation-only Mail.app
rules 12/15/2003 11:45 AM
One feature from Eudora that I've sorely missed in Mail is the manual rules. These rules would never be applied to incoming mail, but only be triggered when the user selected mail manually, then asked for a rules application...

Symantec patches product activation
problems

Symantec patches product activation
problems 12/04/2003 08:28 AM
Computer Weekly Dec 4 2003 7:16AM ET
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