Archive for the 'Windows Vista' Category

With Windows Vista, many users got problems to access NAS devices that work with file services on the basis of Samba 2nd These include devices from Buffalo (LinkStation, TeraStation), Allnet, Thecus, D-Link, and probably some other models.

Vista can not connect to shares on these devices and factory use.

A solution to the conversion LanManagers NT (NTLM).

In Vista Business, Enterprise and Ultimate, the change locally

- Start -> Run -> secpol.msc

be made:

- Local Policies
- Security options
- Network security: LanManager authentication level
- Send LM and NTLM responses (use NTLMv2 session security if negotiated)

Under Vista Home Basic and Premium with Regedit, the value must

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Lsa\LmCompatibilityLevel

be changed from 3 to 2.

This Vista uses NTLMv2 only if the other side which is also supported.

Users of Windows Vista or Windows 7 may prove troublesome, the Caps Lock key just different.

This is done through reg files to import.:

• Caps Lock into Control / Ctrl remap
• Caps Lock to Shift / switching remap
• Caps-Lock Scroll Lock remap
• Caps Lock off all
• Original function to restore

The Edit. Reg files KeyboardRemap section in the registry.

Windows XP users, you still know, Windows 7 users know again - the mysterious Thumbs.db, which often accumulates in the file system. It is a system file, and usually hidden. Each folder contains the images or videos, it is created by the system to include thumbnails of the media.

With Windows 7, they moved involuntarily to the fore again. After all, who works a lot with the media, often times a folder will not remove or change can. The system is still busy with the Thumbs.db .. annoying!

Can they shut down as follows:

Windows XP: Windows Explorer -> Tools -> Folder Options -> Do not cache thumbnails

Windows 7: Start -> Run -> gpedit.msc -> User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Explorer -> caching of thumbnails

gpedit.msc