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How to move Windows DNS Server zones to another Windows DNS server

March 23, 2010 01:11 by Aleksandar

If you are looking to transfer an entier DNS Server including Active Directory settings and things like that, you may better use DNSDump.cmd script from here: http://www.reskit.net/DNS/dnsdump.cm_

Just to migrate the zones, simply do following:

1. On the DNS server that is currently hosting the DNS zone(s), change any Active Directory-integrated zones to standard primary. This action creates the zone files that are needed for the destination DNS server.
2. Stop the DNS Server service on both DNS servers.
3. Manually copy the entire contents (subfolders included) of the %SystemRoot%\System32\DNS folder from the source server to the destination server.
4. On the current (old, source) DNS server, start Registry Editor (Regedit.exe).
5. Locate and click the following registry subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\DNS\Zones
6. Export the Zones entry to a registry file.
7. Locate and click the following registry subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\DNS Server\Zones
8. Export the Zones entry to a registry file.
9. On the destination (new) DNS server, double-click each registry file to import the Zones subkeys into the registry.
10. Bring the current DNS server down and transfer its IP address to the destination DNS server.
11. On the destination DNS server, start the DNS Server service. To initiate the registration of the server's A and PTR resource records, run the following command at a command prompt: ipconfig /registerdns
12. If this server is also a domain controller, stop and restart the Net Logon service to register the Service (SRV) records, or run the following command at a command prompt: netdiag /fix
13. The standard zones that were previously Active Directory-integrated can be converted back to Active Directory-integrated on the replacement DNS server if it is a domain controller.
14. Verify that the SOA resource records on each zone contains the correct name for the primary server and that the NS resource records for the zone(s) are correct.


How to fix Windows Photo Gallery Yellow Tint Background Problem on Windows 7

February 21, 2010 02:43 by Aleksandar

When displaying and viewing photos in Windows Photo Gallery of Windows 7, some monitors or LCD flat panel displays may have a strange problem in which the images will be shown with a orange or yellowish tinge in photos background, affecting the display natural color of pictures to become something like Sepia effect. The entire window on Windows photo gallery appears to be colored in slightly yellowish tint, and is therefore appear darker, including the panels on either side of the photo display which which appear yellow on the desktop but are white in actual.The yellow tinted photos may also affect other default image viewer in Windows 7. In some case, the problem goes away when the photos are viewed in slideshow mode, or in some other image manipulation tool such as Adobe Photoshop, Paint or Paint.NET or photo management utility such as XnView.

The symptom is likely to occur after update of incompatible monitor driver, especially on Samsung LCD flat panel monitor driver update via Windows Update. The cause for the error is the usage of incorrect color profile for the monitor in Color Management setting.

To solve the problem and restore normal colors in Windows Photo Gallery, you can try one of the resolutions below. 

  1. Control Panel in icon mode
     

  2. Color Management

  3. Select your display device

  4. Check the box “Use my setting for this device”

  5. Click Add

  6. Choose “sRGB IEC61966-2.1” (this is the color profile that IE is using)

  7. Set it as default

 

Exit from all dialogs and reboot your computer, and the color problem on Windows Photo Gallery is fixed.

If your system doesn’t have sRGB IEC61966-2.1 profile under the ICC Profiles, you can download the color profile here http://www.color.org/srgbprofiles.xalter.

Tip for advanced users: You can open Color Management via command line using %systemroot%\system32\colorcpl.exe

 

 


inSSIDer is (much better) replacement for antient Netstumbler

June 4, 2009 21:27 by Aleksandar

inSSIDer is an free, award-winning Wi-Fi network scanner application for Windows Vista and Windows XP.
It scans networks within reach of your computer's Wi-Fi antenna, tracks signal strength over time, and determines their security settings (including whether or not they're password-protected).

NetStumbler, the most popular Wi-Fi network scanner, is free, but it hasn't been actively developed for years, and it doesn't work well with Vista or 64 bit OS.

inSSIDer, on the other hand, works like a charm on both Vista and XP, 32 and 64 bit, and it's open-source.

This must-have for hunting down Wi-Fi networks on the road.

Features

  • Works with internal Wi-Fi radio
  • Wi-Fi network information (SSID, MAC, data rate, signal strength, security, etc)
  • Group by Mac Address, SSID, Channel, RSSI and "Time Last Seen."
  • Graph the strength of received signal in dBm over time
  • Filter access points in an easy to use format.
  • Highlight access points for areas with high Wi-Fi concentration.
  • Open source (Apache License, Version 2.0)

URL: http://www.metageek.net/products/inssider


Digsby = Instant Messaging + Email Notifications + Social Networking

May 11, 2009 01:01 by Aleksandar

Digsby is multifunctional, multiplatform software which allows you to have Instant Messaging, Email Notifications and Social Networking in one.
You can get it here:
http://www.digsby.com

Digsby is:
* multiprotocol IM client that lets you chat with all your friends on AIM, MSN, Yahoo, ICQ, Google Talk, and Jabber with one simple to manage buddy list.

* an email notification tool that alerts you of new email and lets you perform actions such as 'Delete' or 'Report Spam' with just one click.

* a social networking tool that alerts you of events like new messages and gives you a live Newsfeed of what your friends are up to.

Check out main features via their screenshoots
http://www.digsby.com/screenshots.php


But also you should know how they are keeping Digsby Free and Ad-Free
http://blog.digsby.com/archives/68
http://lifehacker.com/5336382/digsby-joins-the-dark-side-uses-your-pc-to-make-money