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Resetting Windows product activation notices
Posted by Adam in Setting Up, Uncategorized, Windows on Thursday November 5, 2009
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Difficulty: Easy
Time: ~1 Minute
Last Updated: 5th November 2009
Applies to: Windows
Since Windows XP, Microsoft has required that all CD keys are validated with them at install time, to combat piracy. Whilst this generally has little impact, if you have misplaced your CD key, or are waiting for one to arrive, you can end up locked out of your own computer.
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Clearing cached DNS entries
Posted by Adam in Fixing Errors, Linux, OS X, Uncategorized, Windows on Sunday November 1, 2009
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Difficulty: Expert
Time: ~1 Minute
Last Updated: 1st November 2009
Applies to: Windows, OS X, and Linux
Sometimes, when messing around with domain names (the DNS system), you’ll mis-type an address, and be unable to access your site for a significant length of time. Assuming that the incorrect entry has not been cached on another DNS server somewhere between you and your host, you can clear the list of cached addresses on your own machine to resolve the problem.