WinXP SP3

Windows XP Service Pack 3 has been delayed again and again.Finally it looks like a date is gonna be set(First Half 2008)..
Does it mean Windows Vista is still not living up to its standard that XP users still "love" their XP so much that they are reluctant to change to the eye candy filled Windows Vista.
We shall wait and see what other security hole and patches are being patch up this time with SP3...:)

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New MSN Messenger Trojan Spreading Quickly

An MSN Messenger Trojan is growing a botnet by hundreds of infected PCs per hour.

A Trojan is introducing malware into thousands of computer systems worldwide, and the number is growing by the hour. (read more)

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this can spell disaster as MSN is widely used IM throughout the world and its spreading will be very broad and quick .....:(

Microsoft Outlook 2003 error

error message in Outlook 2003
"An OLE registration error occurred" ...

this message is very irritating because the first time i tried was to reinstall the whole microsoft office 2003 as the error message says one of my setup is corrupted ,please run the setup again..

Tried to reinstalled and it doesnt work at all so i tried the workaround from microsoft site.Doesnt work as well...until i found this on GOOGLE..(messiah for me once again).
If you hit the following ,recommend you try the following method before reinstalling(save you a lot of time if it works).....

Try the following methods (method 2 works for me)
Method 1

Register the dll file by running this command "regsvr32 c:\windows\system32\ole32.dll" in dos prompt.

Try and see if the error message goes away.

Method 2

1. Send/Receive pull-dpown menu (same button which gives the error message)

2. Send/Receive Settings

3. Uncheck "Make This Folder Available Offline"

4. Check "Make This Folder Available Offline" again

This method works for me.....

SSL Vendor

Which vendor is actually recommended ?

1. Thawte
2. Verisign
3. Netrust
4. GeoTrust
5. Other(Pls specify)

Just to check which is the most favorite SSL vendor around?
For me my vote goes to Thawte:)

Repair Corrupted winsocks....

netsh interface ip reset resetlog.txt
This is used to repair corrupted TCP/IP...

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811259
a live saving guide for me...phew...:)

How to recreate an ASR DISK?

To create an ASR floppy disk from the last ASR backup:

1. Format a floppy disk.

2. Copy the asr.sif and asrpnp.sif files from the %SystemRoot%\Repair folder to the formatted floppy disk.

How to troubleshoot the "NTLDR Is Missing" error message

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318728

Personal Reference

Just for my personal Reference

-wmic qfe <-list the installed hotfix on a machine
-wuauclt.exe /detectnow <-connect a computer to WSUS
-gpupdate /force <-refresh a Group Policy

How to uninstall a hotfix or Service Pack via the Recovery Console ?

Sharing this link on the above mention topic:)

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/spuninst.htm