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DISABLE USB DRIVERS FOR SECURITY

Hi friends to disable USB drivers for security purpose use the folowing path……

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\USBSTOR]

“Start”=dword:00000004

 u can also enable it by using the following path

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\USBSTOR]
“Start”=dword:00000003

You can also just download one of the following registry tweaks to enable or disable USB drives.

Disable USB

Enable USB

The downloads given are .reg files. When you click it asks for confirmation to add the file to system registry. Click ‘Yes’ to activate the service.

Intel launches Centrino 2 aiming for performance and mobility

After the launch of Intel Atom for low-price PCs during the 2008 COMPUTEX Taipei, Intel globally unveiled the Centrino 2 Processor Technology (formerly codenamed “Montevina“) products for laptops yesterday July 15.

This Centrino 2 continues support for features on the earlier-released 45 nanometer (45nm) “Penryn” processor, and implements enhanced security and management features to the Vpro version. “HD-to-Go” for mobile entertainment and “802.11n” for wireless networking were embedded into this new processor technology. Due to the difference on networking infrastructure in several nations, the WiMAX feature will be added in Europe and North America before this December.

According to Intel Corp., wireless network transmission with 802.11 draft-N feature will be up to 450 Mbps, it delivered five times the speed and twice the range of older 802.11a/g technology in this processor technology. In addition, Intel Centrino 2 also provided the horsepower and battery life for mobile entertainment and mobile business.

REGISTRY HACK TO DISABLE WRITING TO USB DRIVES

A common security concern at organizations is allowing users to plug in a usb flash drive, because they could so easily copy corporate data.

Since Windows XP SP2, you can disable writing to USB devices altogether using a simple registry hack. Here it is:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies]

“WriteProtect”=dword:00000001

To enable use this

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies]

“WriteProtect”=dword:00000000

You can also just download one of the following registry tweaks to enable or disable writing to USB drives.

Disable USB write

Enable USB write

Ranatunga tells Lankan players to skip IPL for England tour

Colombo: Next edition of the Indian Premier League might not feature any Sri Lankan with cricket board chief Arjuna Ranatunga writing to the players, asking them to skip IPL 2009 which coincides with their tour of England.
 
In a complete volte face to his earlier stance on IPL, Ranatunga made it clear that the board released the players for only the inaugural edition which concluded last month.
 
“I take it that the (Sri Lankan) players would be prepared to heed the call to perform for their country in preference to the IPL. At the most, the players concerned would miss a part of the IPL series on account of the tour of England,” Ranatunga said in his letter to the top players.
 
Incidentally, the former captain had earlier remarked that the players could not be forced to tour England at the expense of IPL.
 
Singing a different tune, Ranatunga wrote “by permitting our national players to participate in the IPL, it is private individuals who earn a percentage of the players’ earning while Sri Lanka cricket gets no financial benefits whatsoever.”
 
On the players’ unfavourable response to a letter by SLC Chief Executive Duleep Mendis late last year regarding the commitments of the national players, Ranatunga said they should agree to tour England for the two Tests and 3 ODI series in April/May 2009.

Olympic Village welcomes first delegation

 

 

 

 

 

 

The world’s best athletes will begin to move into Beijing’s Olympic Village starting on Sunday, July 27, embarking on their stay in safe, comfortable, warm accommodations while in the Chinese capital.

The Olympic Village in Beijing will be home to 16,000 athletes and representatives from over 200 countries and regions around the world.

At 9:20 on Sunday morning, a fantasic opening ceremony was held in the flag raising plaza of the Village, after which the Chinese Olympic delegation proudly stepped across the threshold, becoming the first athletic group to enter Beijing’s Olympic Village.

Rajnikanth is the only superstar: Dhanush

Dhanush has urged his fans not to call him ”Junior Superstar” as he feels that the only superstar in the industry is his father-in-law Rajnikanth.
 ”Do not call me ‘Ilaya (junior) superstar’ because there is only one and that is my father-in-law Rajnikanth,” Dhanush said on the eve of his 30th birthday.”I have now begun paying attention to my fans more because I have understood that it is they who convert an average film into a hit,” the actor said after inaugurating a blood donation camp with 200 of his fans. After a string of flops, Dhanush’s career was resurrected with the release of his last film ‘Pollathavan’, which was a blockbuster and, which was also the title of an earlier film starring Rajnikanth made in 1980.
 
The next venture starring Dhanush also has a name similar to another Rajnikanth hit ‘Padikkathavan’ (Illiterate) made in 1985. ‘Padikkathavan’, casting, Vadivelu, Tamanna and Suman, is scheduled for release in September 2008.

Kerala under terror threat?

Thiruvananthapuram:  The police have put the state under security alert after a television channel in Karnataka received an e-mail which said Kerala could be the next target of terrorists. The Kerala Director-General of Police will hold a high-level meeting to review the security arrangments in the state.

Security has been beefed up in Kochi, Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram cities. Police sources say more security and intelligence personnel have been deployed in airports, railway stations and bus stops.

The state police are in touch with their counterparts in Karnataka, according to Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan. He has urged  the people gnore rumours and not to panic.

PERFORMING A QUICK UPGRADE IN WINDOWS XP

To perform a quick upgrade

  1. Insert your XP CD in the drive. It should automatically launch the setup routine. If it doesn’t, click Start -> Run, type d:\setup.exe (where d: is the letter of your CD drive) in the Open box and click OK.
  2. Click the Install Windows option.
  3. Select Upgrade (Recommended) from the Installation Type drop-down list and click Next.
  4. Click I Accept This Agreement, then click Next.
  5. Type in your Windows Product Key and click Next.
  6. If you have an active Internet connection, select Yes, Download The Updated Setup Files. Click Next.
  7. Let Setup create an upgrade report to check your system’s compatibility. Follow its recommendations before proceeding.
  8. Click Finish. Setup will copy installation files to your hard drive, restart your system and proceed through the full setup procedure.  

‘Kandhasamy’ in crisis

The crew of the unit of ‘Kandhasamy’, who returned from Mexico recently, was in for a rude shock.  Nearly 30 out of the 120 film rolls that were used for the shoot in the South American country have been found damaged.  The blame game has begun with some accusing  the airport staff of ‘mishandling’ the film rolls.  An inside source says that it could be the fault of the unit itself as they were extremely casual in attitude.
 
Normally for films that are shot abroad, the film rolls are prevented from getting ‘scanned’ at the airport by the security staff, if the crew provides ample proof to the airport authorities that those film rolls are used ones.  This particular formality must have been followed in this instance too.
 
 ‘Kalaipuli’ Thanu is very upset as all the efforts and money spent in Mexico have been wasted.  The veteran producer toyed briefly with the idea of flying to Mexico again, but later has ordered these scenes to be re-shot at perfect ‘settings’ in Binny Mills, where the climax of the Rajni-starrer ‘Sivaji: The Boss’ was shot.

HOROSCOPE

Here is my horoscope for today

You’re caught between two equally appealing viewpoints and aren’t sure how to proceed. It may be a good time to flip a coin or let someone else make the call — or just wait and see!

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