Automount - Persistent mount shared folders in VirtualBox (ubuntu as gest, in xp host)

http://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=15868

With the command 'id' you can see the user and group id which are needed in the mount command.
The file /etc/rc.local is executed at the end of the boot sequence, hence the vboxsf file system is defined. Add the mount command(s) in the rc.local file:

sudo vi /etc/rc.local

add the following line before the 'exit 0' statement:

sudo mount -t vboxsf -o uid=1000,gid=1000 xp_C /mnt/xp_C

where 1000 is the uid and gid of the default user in the ubuntu gest
xp_C is the name of the shared folder e.g. the disk C which you have to define first in the Devices/Shared Folders...
/mnt/xp_C is the directory you have to create first where the share folder is mounted

Bookmark A Page In Your PDF

source

ditto:
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With the long, yet wonderful, books in PDF format these days, there needs to be a better way to digitally bookmark where you left off. For some reason Adobe Reader (Acrobat Reader) doesn’t have this capability built in. I found a plugin for Acrobat Reader to do multiple bookmarks per document from PDF Hacks. However, I really just want it to be simple like a physical book – you bookmark the page you’re on when you stop and go to that page when you pick back up. So here is my plugin to bookmark your page in Adobe Reader.

Privoxy

Privoxy is a non-caching web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities for enhancing privacy, modifying web page data, managing HTTP cookies, controlling access, and removing ads, banners, pop-ups and other obnoxious Internet junk. Privoxy has a flexible configuration and can be customized to suit individual needs and tastes. Privoxy has application for both stand-alone systems and multi-user networks.

http://www.privoxy.org

Secure Gmail access on public networks

Simply type an 's' in the http ID like this: https://gmail.google.com. You'll be encrypted with SSL throughout your entire e-mail session.

source

How do I format a USB Flash Drive to NTFS file system?

http://www.ntfs.com/quest22.htm

Bypass ACCESS DENIED error when accessing data in a USB drive

Guide:
http://www.techspot.com/vb/all/windows/t-8914-Guide-Bypass-ACCESS-DENIED-error-when-accessing-data-from-different-XP2000-install.html

SnortSnarf

SnortSnarf consolidates all the alert entries generated by Snort into an easy-to-read HTML format.

http://www.snort.org/dl/contrib/data_analysis/snortsnarf/

Usage:

perl -w \snortsnarf.pl -d

c:/snort/log/alerts.ids

Installation errors

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Can't call method "first_last" on an undefined value at include/SnortSnarf/HTMLMemStorage.pm line 220.

Add in snortsnarf.pl the line

use lib qw(./include/SnortSnarf);

bellow the line

use lib qw(./include);

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Using an array as a reference is deprecated at include/SnortSnarf/HTMLMemStorage.pm line 290.

Replace @ with $$ in line 290 of include/SnortSnarf/HTMLMemStorage.pm

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Using an array as a reference is deprecated at include/SnortSnarf/HTMLAnomMemStorage.pm line 266.

ditto

List of the keyboard shortcuts that are available in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/301583

MSConfig

MSConfig, or Microsoft System Configuration Utility, (or simply System Configuration in Windows Vista) is a utility to troubleshoot the Windows startup process.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSConfig

How to install and configure SNORT on an XP machine

In this video we will go through the process of downloading, installing and configuring Snort to work as a sniffer and then as an intrusion detection system on a windows XP machine.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAWN989WA0A

Run programs as another user in Windows 2000 / Windows XP

Windows 2000 / Windows XP comes with a commandline utility, runas.exe , which allows one to run a program using the access rights of that user. What is required is the User name, Password, and Domain. For example, if I am logged onto Windows 2000 / Windows XP Professional with a normal user account and need to edit the registry, I can do so without having to logoff and back on with my admin account.

runas /user:waynesdomain\myadminaccount regedt32.exe

Runas can be used to start any program, MMC console, or Control Panel item as long as the following requirements are met:

• You provide the appropriate user account and password information.
• The user account has the ability to log on to the computer.
• The program, MMC console, or Control Panel item is available on the system and to the user account.

source:
http://www.windowsnetworking.com/nt/nt2000/atips/atips12.shtml


UPDATE

At a CMD prompt I enter:
runas /env /user:Administrator explorer.exe
I get the prompt to enter the password for Administrator and enter it (I set the PC up so I'm definite that I'm entering the correct password)
I see 'Attempting to start explorer.exe as User "A12345\Administrator".. but nothing happens, I'm just returned to the prompt.

Solution

I always use the following command to launch a separate explorer shell on XP/IE7. Looks like /separate switch is undocumented. Haven't seen it much on web.

Run this command: runas /u:administrator "explorer.exe /separate"

Enter the password and you should see the separate explorer shell running under the administrator account.

source:
http://www.google.com/url?sa=U&start=2&q=http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13805/opening-explorer-shell-with-admin-priveleges-on-xp-with-ie7-installed&ei=OgCWSZ-JIsmH-gbY-aSPCQ&usg=AFQjCNFHpCNAOhBZqOvH_HsdVAcLrzK8IA

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Google Launches Gmail Offline

http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Google-Gmail-Offline,news-3383.html

switch on Gmail Offline (as usual it’s in the labs tab under settings)

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