Windows XP SP3 is coming to town...

The eagerly anticipated Service Pack for Windows XP is just around the corner. Here are some details regarding the pack:

Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) includes all previously released updates for the operating system. This update also includes a small number of new functionalities, which do not significantly change customers experience with the operating system.

Supported Operating Systems: Windows XP; Windows XP Home Edition ; Windows XP Home Edition N; Windows XP Media Center Edition; Windows XP Professional Edition ; Windows XP Professional N; Windows XP Service Pack 1; Windows XP Service Pack 2; Windows XP Starter Edition; Windows XP Tablet PC Edition.

Download Here - Windows Update Site
Download Here - Checked Build From Microsoft

Download Here - MajorGeeks Site
Download Here - SoftPedia Site

Mounting ISO File in Solaris

If you need to view the contents of the ISO file under Solaris, the lofiadm command could be of a help.

Mounting ISO files

# lofiadm -a /path/xxx.iso
/dev/lofi/0 [note: this will be given by the lofiadm]
# mount -F hsfs -o ro /dev/lofi/0 /mnt

Unmount ISO files
# umount /mnt
# lofiadm -d /path/xxx.iso

I lost my DVD/CD-ROM in Vista

I opened Windows Explorer and saw that my DVD drive was lost. Where could have vista hide my DVD. Then I checked Device Drivers and saw a yellow exclamation point beside my DVD drive. I tried to uninstall the driver and checked for newer drivers through the net but none have help. Very stubborn Vista it is. Then began my long day of searching for answer and alas, I came across to a site giving some shed of light to my dismay. It instructed to delete some registry values that is pertaining to the CD-ROM. Below is the registry value that you could use, Just copy the blocked text and paste it to your notepad and save it with a .reg extension.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

;Fixes issues with cdrom drives not working properly
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}]
"UpperFilters"=-
"LowerFilters"=-

To make things easy, I have uploaded the reg file. Go grab them and just double click it..

Download .reg File
Download Rar File

note: if you have downloaded the rar file, you need to extract it first, try WinRAR.

The Lighter Side of Vista...

Yes Microsoft Windows Vista is the most appealing Windows ever. But it also uses more resources as it loads a lot of stuff like Media Center, Movie Maker and a like. Personally, I don't use them, so why keep them. Here come vLite to strip down Microsoft's latest Operating System.

The current beta version of vLite lets you slipstream Service Pack 1 whereas we all know that Microsoft removed this feature (as they said slipstream feature would be available for SP2).

Here are the main features of vLite:

hotfix, language pack and driver integration

component removal

unattended setup

tweaks

split/merge Vista installation CDs

create ISO and burn bootable CD/DVD

The latest release of vLite is located at their site: http://www.vlite.net/ . Also don't forget to check out their forums for more info about this great product.