I just rebuilt my laptop last night, and after 10hrs of installs, I’m finally back to a ‘usable’ state. One of the things I had forgotten about, that I take for granted was all of the registry hacks that I was used too. Basically, these hacks were ones I made so that additional options would show up when I either right-clicked on a folder or a file, in explorer.
DISCLAIMER
DANGER WILL ROBINSON! DANGER!!!
Modify your registry at your own risk. If you hose your computer, I am not responsible.
Ok, so here are some of the keys I just added, and a brief explanation of what they do. They point to additional tools and utilities, so you may need to modify the paths to fit your system. I’ll list all of the keys at the end, so you can create a .reg file, and import them.
1.)This key allows you to right-click on a COM dll, and register it, just like you ran regsvr32 against it, from a command prompt.
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\dllfile\shell\Register\command]
@="regsvr32 /s %1"
2) Same as above, except un-registers the dll.
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\dllfile\shell\Unregister\command]
@="regsvr32 /u /s %1"
3)Register a COM .exe
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\Register\command]
@="regsvr32 /s %1"
4)Un-Register a COM .exe
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\Unregister\command]
@="regsvr32 /u /s %1"
5)Right-click on a .NET assembly, and install in the GAC
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\dllfile\shell\Register In GAC\command]
@="C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft.NET\\FrameworkSDK\\Bin\\gacutil /i %1"
6)And most importantly, right-click on a folder, and open it’s path in a command prompt.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Folder\shell\CMD Here\command]
@="cmd.exe /k pushd %L "
Here are all of the keys at once. Do you have any cool hacks! Add them below in the Comments section.
Cheers!
Dave
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\dllfile\shell\Register\command]
@="regsvr32 /s %1"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\dllfile\shell\Unregister\command]
@="regsvr32 /u /s %1"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\Register\command]
@="regsvr32 /s %1"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\Unregister\command]
@="regsvr32 /u /s %1"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\dllfile\shell\Register In GAC\command]
@="C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft.NET\\FrameworkSDK\\Bin\\gacutil /i %1"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Folder\shell\CMD Here\command]
@="cmd.exe /k pushd %L "
From the IMAIL list I'm on. Thought I would spread the love.
During the past few weeks, virus writers have come up with at least 6 new
tricks to get their viruses past mailserver virus scanners. They started
by spreading in .ZIP files, then moved to static encrypted .ZIP files, then
moved to dynamic encrypted .ZIP files, then started using pictures to give
out the passwords, then started using encrypted .RAR files. The latest
trick, first announced this morning, is that they are now using the OBJECT
DATA exploit. With this, the virus isn't spread in the E-mail, so it can't
be detected. Worse, a user doesn't have to open an attachment for it to
spread.
There is now a new interim release of Declude Virus that will automatically
detect the OBJECT DATA exploit, which is the only way for a mailserver
virus scanner to prevent Bagle.Q or Bagle.R from spreading. For people
using Declude Virus, we recommend upgrading to the latest interim release
(at http://www.declude.com/interim ). Please note that you MUST have an
up-to-date Service Agreement to download this release. If you do not have
an up-to-date Service Agreement, you can order it online at
http://www.declude.com/order.htm , and then you can immediately download
the latest interim release.
If you are using another brand of virus scanner, you should upgrade as soon
as the vendor has an upgrade available to detect the OBJECT DATA exploit.
Patch, Patch, Patch.
Cheers!
Dave