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Take Backup of your WordPress blog by using BackWPup

admin — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:08:33 +0000

WordPress backup is one of the main task for the bloggers, because nowadays you can see servers gone crashed, server uptime and downtime problems, if crashed it become total loss for the writers who gave thier best time and dedication towards blogging. So its suggested to take monthly backups or weekly database backup for safer side, but still some do not have such patience to take backup. So for those who have no time and patience to take backup frequently then you must try the following plugin which you can take backup of your WordPress blog automatically.

So here is a plugin name BackWPup for Wordpress users to take backup automatically. You can take WordPress Backup and lots more things can be done like
you can take Database Backup, you can also take backup of WordPress XML by Export option, also the best features i like is you can Optimize Database for better performance, if corrupted Check\Repair Database if needed, you can take File Backups in zip, tar, tar.gz, tar.bz2 format.

With the help of this plugin you can Store backup to Folder,also store backup to FTP Server, AmazonS3, Google Storage,Microsoft Azure ,RackSpace Cloud,Sugar Sync, and if you are a Drop box user then you can also transfer your backup there.

This Plugin is easy to use all you need is to install this to your WordPress blog with your own risk as said by author but it worked for me fine.

For Screenshot in detail

For BackuWPup Plugin

I use this plugin with the help of Dropbox and it worked me fine . So better to use it, so download Dropbox now .

After installing plugin just go to your WordPress Dashboards->Click on BackWPup->Add New Job->Select the required fields->Click on Save Changes->Click on Start Backup

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Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder

admin — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:10:00 +0000

The Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder is a freeware open source utility that retrieves your Product Key (CD key) used to install Windows from your registry. It allows you to print or save your keys for safekeeping. It works on Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, XP, Vista, Server 2003, Server 2008, Office XP, Office 2003, and Office 2007 family of products. It also has a community-updated configuration file that retrieves product keys for many other applications. Another feature is the ability to retrieve product keys from unbootable Windows installations.

Features

Open Source – This means that it can be trusted. The Keyfinder does not contain Trojans or “phone home” messages. No spam, spyware, viruses, or Trojans.
Office 2007 & Windows Vista support!
An optional config file – this functionality lets you pull a key stored in the registry for any software. A sample config file is included in the zip and can be seen here: keyfinder.cfg
Command line options – /save /savecsv /close /hive /file
Load Hive option – allows you to load the registry hive of another Windows installation. To use, put the hard drive in a working machine (must also be Windows 2000,XP or Vista) or use Windows PE (not tested, should work) and click Load Hive. Then point it to the dead Windows install. If you’re using Windows Vista, Administrator rights are required for this feature. You may have to right click on the Keyfinder and run as Administrator.
Improved Save & Print! – save & print options will now include all keys. Save is also available in text or CSV.

Download Keyfinder v2.0.1

Installation:
1) Unzip. 2) Run keyfinder.exe.

Description of Deep Freeze Standard Edition

admin — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 05:55:00 +0000

Deep Freeze ensures computers are absolutely bulletproof, even when users have full access to system software and settings. Users get to enjoy a pristine and unrestricted computing experience, while IT personnel are freed from tedious helpdesk requests, constant system maintenance, and continuous configuration drift.

Deep Freeze instantly protects and preserves original operating system configurations. Deep Freeze is 100% successful at restoring the operating system of computer on every restart down to the last byte of your system. Deep Freeze completely eliminates software support issues.

Some of the features given below:

100% complete recovery on every restart
Full access to all computer functions
Guaranteed compatibility with all applications
Single install for Windows 95, 98 ME, 2000, XP
Operates in any user mode, including Administrator
Protects more than one physical hard disk
Password protected and completely secure
Supports multiple hard drives & partitions
SCSI, ATA, SATA & IDE hard drive support
Fully compatible with daylight savings time
FAT, FAT32, NTFS, basic and dynamic disks
Deploy on multiple workstations as part of a master image
Protects CMOS
Protects master boot record
Supports multi-boot environments
Select specific partitions to be thawed
Set the number of thawed restarts with boot control
Uses only 2MB of Disk Space
Silent install for rapid network deployment
Fully Compatible with Fast User Switching

Every evaluation edition below provides you with 30 days of a fully-functional Faronics product. It’s a great way for you to test drive our award-winning solutions, and see for yourself how our software can manage, simplify, and secure your computing environment. Friends you can even download evaluation version or through Rapidshare.

Download through : Faronics

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Uninstalling Norton 2004 Products

admin — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:38:00 +0000

As you have seen once Norton 2004 Products have been install and a wrong key has been entered, Norton Products aren’t able to run, even if you uninstall and reinstall them, well here is the registry entries that you have to delete as well as the folders

The registry files you need to delete
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT and delete all symantec entries (there is a lot of entries so don’t panic just delete all of them)

Second you need to delete the following
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Symantec
and
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Symantec

Finally delete the folders call Symantec
C:\Program Files\Symantec
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared
And the hidden one thats is at
(Must enable “Show hidden files and folders” under the file option menu)
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Symantec

After doing all this crap reboot and install a fresh copy of Norton