Monthly Archives: September 2009

Ubuntu Server: rename eth1 to eth0

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Maris

Today I needed to change / rename network interface name ‘eth1′ to ‘eth0′, after replacing broken network card. I searched for the file ‘/etc/iftab’, and it was not there. The solution lies in the file ‘/etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules’: # PCI device 0×1022:0×2000 … Continue reading →

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Localized ‘Program Files’ and ‘Users’ folders under Windows Vista

Posted on September 13, 2009 by Maris

If you are wondering why and how Windows Vista or Windows 7 non English versions show different names for ‘Program Files’ folder using Windows Explorer and cmd.exe. The answer is Desktop.ini file hidden inside the folder: [.ShellClassInfo] LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-21781 This tells … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu Server: How to execute script at startup

Posted on September 11, 2009 by Maris

Quick and dirty way – add line in file ‘/etc/rc.local’ More reliable way using runlevels

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Microsoft Visual C++ supported target Windows versions

Posted on September 5, 2009 by Maris

Microsoft Visual C++ supported target Windows versions – Supported Platforms – Target Platforms. MSVC versions: 6.0 Visual C++ 6.0. 7.X Visual C++ .NET 2002, 2003 (7.0, 7.1). 8.0 Visual C++ 2005. 9.0 Visual C++ 2008. 10.0 Visual C++ 2010. 11.0 … Continue reading →

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Opening tab separated file in Excel: Excel has detected that ‘file.txt’ is a SYLK file, but cannot load it

Posted on September 4, 2009 by Maris

You try to open a tab separated file in Excel and get error ‘Excel has detected that ‘test.txt’ is a SYLK file, but cannot load it. Either the file has errors or it is not a SYLK file format. Click … Continue reading →

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