Pointsec boot from CD
Since I always forget how to boot from a cd using Pointsec I decided to write it down. This brings you to an alternative boot menu.
- Start computer
- Enter Pointsec account information.
- When it prompts you to continue, do not hit continue right away instead press CTRL + F10
- Then continue you will be prompted with the alternative boot menu.
If you need a disk that can read the encrypted drive. You can try following the following instructions to create a Bart PE cd with the Pointsec Drivers in it:
http://www.blackfistsecurity.com/2008/07/pointsec-for-pc-creating-boot-disk.html
Windows 7 and .chm issue
Sometimes documentation files can come in .chm or compressed html files. In Windows 7 you may see this error:
You may get a page reading “Navigation to the webpage was canceled”
The solution:
Right click on the file, go to properties and select unblock.
Outlook Error
The other day I stumbled upon the error message:
Cannot start Microsoft Office Outlook. Cannot open the Outlook window.
The solution for me was to go to Start -> Run -> and type Outlook.exe /resetnavpane
VBscript Permission Denied 800A0046 Solution
I was helping a friend write some VBscript the other day. I was trying to write a simple copy function and I kept getting permission denied. However I was logged in locally as the administrator so that could not be it.
My code looked something like:
Sub CopyFile(source, destination)
set filesys=CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
If filesys.FileExists(source) Then
filesys.CopyFile source, destination
End If
End Sub
The Solution is: add “\” add the end of any of your path names like
Dim destinationpath
destinationpath = “C:\” & myfolder & “\”
Hope this helps someone else.
Creating a Single Instance C# Application
This is something I find myself looking up alot so I decided to put it into a post for easy access, and for anyone else who might be looking for a solution.
using System.Threading;
static class Program
{
/// <summary>
/// The main entry point for the application.
/// </summary>
[STAThread]
static void Main()
{
bool createdNew = true;
using (Mutex mutex = new Mutex(true, "SignleInstance", out createdNew))
{
if (createdNew)
{
Application.EnableVisualStyles();
Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);
Application.Run(new Form1());
}
}
}
}
Download Single Instance Application Source Code
I still don’t get why in Visual Studio in VB.NET one could click make single instance application, but that same feature doesn’t exist in C#? Don’t all .NET languages just get compiled to the CIL in the end?