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Extract drivers from exe files

Sometimes we need some drivers or others files but the producer gives us only an exe to install in windows, for example when we need:
-integrate Sata drivers in an Xp installation disc;
-ppd file to install a printer under Linux system;
If we don’t want install the program and after copy the only files that we need, we can digit in a Windows’ cmd this command

and confirm all the passages as we real want install the program.
The result is that Windows extracts all the files in folder whit the name “custom” under disk C without installs the program.

Impossible to unmount chosed pheripheral

Sometimes it’s happend that when you try to unmount an external disk the system gives you an error because it’s says that the disk result to be in use.
To check who blocks the disk you can type in a terminal:

you must substitute /media/disk with your disk path

You can see in your terminal an output like this:

with the path of your disk the PID of the process that blocks the disk and the user that runs the job

Now that you know which job blocks the disk you can end it or kill it if it doesn’t respond, and unmount the disk.

Hide system users in Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7

Sometimes it’s useful add new users to the system to run some services in a clean environment (antivirus, update critical software) but if you use a visual login (not CTRL+ALT+DELETE way) you may want also to hide this users to the others users so i write a small guide to obtain this result.

Open run tab and digit

Make a registry back-up to restore in case of fault

Search for this registry key:

Create a new DWORD value with user’s name to hide as name and 0 as a value

Welcome

Welcome to the new Stanzinofree’s interface, more clean and easy to manage.

I want to wirte about my experencies and about the few knowns of IT’s world that i have.

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Alex