My friends laptop got crash till he must buy new harddisk, before erase and completely destroy the harddisk he ask for his CD key.

He use original Windows XP Professional, same as me ( I use campus agreement hehehe)

After doing search in internet I got few software that able to retrieve Windows XP key  or related software:

1. Keyfinder, download here

The Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder is a freeware utility that retrieves your Product Key (cd key) used to install windows from your registry. It has the options to copy the key to clipboard, save it to a text file, or print it for safekeeping. It works on Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Windows Vista, Office XP, Office 2003, and Office 2007.

2. RockXP, download here

Small Warning : RockXP is a tool that allow you to retrieve passwords. To do that, RockXP use a third party tool called Pwdump2.exe, an opensource software (Sources are included in RockXp). This tool retrieve HASH password of Windows. Unfortunatly, some Antivirus detect this tool like a Virus, but it’s not.

RockXP allows you to:
- To retrieve and change your XP Key
- To retrieve all Microsoft Products keys
- To save your XP activation file
- To retrieve your lost XP system passwords
- To retrieve your lost RAS (Remote Access Settings) passwords
- And to generate new passwords

Those two software will work fine as long operating system goes well, for corrupting system then this articles might be usefull.

 Windows XP and Vista Product Key Recovery

Quote from author site :

There are many programs available for extracting the product key from a Windows XP or Vista installation. The only problem is that they generally require the computer to be functional to run. These programs are useless if the operating system is corrupt and the computer will not boot into Windows. Fortunately, there are other options. This article explains how you can retrieve the product key with just the ntuser.dat file from the machine. You can also download a stand-alone version of my decrypter tool.

 

Recommended Books :

1. Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques, Windows XP Edition (Shelly Cashman) (Shelly Cashman)
2. Office 2007 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))
3. Microsoft Office 2007 Illustrated Introductory, Windows XP Edition (Illustrated Series) (Illustrated Series)
4. Microsoft Office Project 2007 Step by Step (Step By Step (Microsoft))

My nightmare is over

no more afraid for :

"upgrade wordpress"

"upgrade wordpress from 2.0 to 2.1"

"upgrade wordpress from 2.0.5 to 2.2"

"upgrade wordpress from 2.1.3 to 2.2"

Everything is clear.

Finally I can upgrade my wordpress from 2.0.10 to 2.2, before using 2.0.10 I use 2.0.5 because post level plugin work well in that version till I must upgrade to 2.0.10 for security reason.

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Sigh…, I ever reach PR 5 in 2004 but still don’t get the point what this is for.

In simple sentence "Google PR is standard measurement about how important your website / blog", the higher number is best. Many ways people do to increase their PR.

One method to increase your PR is by get free back links from high PR website/blog

After see John Chow review page I try to find similar website/blog offer free back links, here’s the list  ( I limit the list from minimum PR 5 website/blog) only :

1.  desblog PR7, for review

Rules of Review :

Review AdesClrPicker on your blog or site. Somewhere in your review link to www.adesdesign.net/php/products_color_picker.php using Color Picker as the anchor text. (Example: Here is a nice color picker called AdesClrPicker). Post at least one screenshot.

2. Johnchow PR6, for review

Rules of review :

A review must link to this post and the blog home page using the anchor text “make money online.” Here’s an example of what I want.

John Chow dot Com is a blog that helps you make money online. He is offering to link to your blog if you review his blog.

3. Careerramblings PR6, for review

Criteria for getting a free backlink:

• The review should link to the home page using the anchor text ”Career Development“.
• The review should be a minimum 200 words.
• It must have a link to this rules post somewhere in the review.
• You must give an honest review.

Here is an example -

Career Ramblings writes many new and unique articles for those interested in career development and entrepreneur advice. If you do a review of their site, they will link to your review and send their readers to browse around your site.

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A lot of scenario in my mind with "free" things around domain, hosting and email which is DNS.

There is many provider offer DNS management for free like :

• zoneedit
• mydomain
• dnsexit

these provider offer dns management that you can use for  :

1. Hosting your blog for free at awardspace, pointing your email at google apps plus other facility in google like gtalk etc.
2. Hosting your blog in your own server, pointing your email at google apps
3. Hosting your own email with free hosting from awardspace or other free hosting

Off course first scenario is the best, only need domain to start

Wait, if you wanna free domain then you can check out this thread :

"Win a year’s worth of hosting at BloggingTips.com"

Make sure to prepare yourself to win by reading this article :

• The Basics of Hosting a Blog
• Step by step to get your own email in google apps

php 5.2.3 release!

from php.net

"The PHP development team would like to announce the immediate availability of PHP 5.2.3. This release continues to improve the security and the stability of the 5.X branch as well as addressing two regressions introduced by the previous 5.2 releases. These regressions relate to the timeout handling over non-blocking SSL connections and the lack of HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA in certain conditions. All users are encouraged to upgrade to this release."

I’ll do upgrade for my box but my hosting service still use 5.1.2 ( from phpinfo() ).

While php4 already  reach 7 years of deployment make this version still in my favourite ( I install php4 as apache module and php5 as cgi)

for windows user xampp or wamp provide the latest version of php for complete. Switch to php4 and php5 very easy as switch menu available.

with slow migration php4 to php5 then php6 become more difficult to adopt since it force user to make secure programming with superglobals and register_globals Off.

Life is option so with the php version

Oh no, fedora 7 is out too, no ‘core’ , just plain fedora in the name.

time for wget

Wow, amazing post from John Chow

I just trying to find dynamips idle-pc value experiment until my google reader see update from John Chow update today. He give his story in single pdf. 101 of John Chow making money formula given to you for free.

“tada mono yasui mono wa nai” (nothing cheap than free)

Other interesting story today is from Dosh Dosh,
Tell about improved version of related post plugin which I see that in rss feed. Very good info and incredible plugin.

Blogging overhead cost, Darren talk about cost of blogging. I ever read about some bad effect after blogging specially for losing social life in one of top 5 contest.

Thinking a lot about bring traffic, changing theme, monetizing, find good keyword, grammar for people who don’t use English as daily language. Sure it cost much.

Just rambling post after unplug…plug…unplug internet connection.

Time for my thesis will come. Hysys utilization and mass exchanger network subject. Another challenging work.

At previous post about install wordpress in localhost, I got new question :

What about FTP server, is it possible to install local FTP server to make simulation like upload to real server?

The answer is : Yes

Just install FTP server in computer and point it’s shared folder, for example :

C:\appserv\www

Here’s the steps :

1. Download latest version from here

2. Download FTP client, for example coreftp from here

3. Install FTP server and FTP client

4. Add any password you want, like 123456

5. Add user and password for accessing folder in FTP server, I use : alamster and password : 123456

6. Add shared folder, this folder is destination folder like ‘public_html’ or www in real production server

7. Try login to FTP server with defined user and password at previous step.
For more detail illustration , see this video

Some common question :

1. Is it possible to install wordpress in localhost?
2. What is localhost?
3. What software need to make localhost?
4. What is installation in localhost looks like?

Answers :

1. Yes, wordpress can be install in localhost

2. Localhost is special place in your local computer, no internet connection needed, as long requirement meet then you’re welcome to test any server side script like php, specially wordpress in your own computer.

3. Software need to make localhost is varry, for instant and easy configuration you can use appserv, xampp, wamp, phptriad, just install the software then your localhost is ready

4. Watch this video for howto setup localhost using appserv followed by installing wordpress in localhost

Download Video

I use google reader to read other blog without need to visit, except for giving comment, digg it or technorati it.

Today I see ( after long time not realized it ) that some blog already has that facility integrated in their RSS.

For example problogger rss :

Is it facility from google reader? I asked myself

To prove and test I click other blog :

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