Trouble installing Windows XP 64 bit on a virtual machine? Getting a “Setup did not find any hard disk drives installed in your computer.” error? Download the correct 64 bit drivers here and simply follow the step-by-step guide, it may save you from a long search finding them at lsi.com. — read article
Increasing upload filesize limit for PHP applications like WordPress and fixing maximum execution time
Setting a higher upload_max_filesize is not enough. And even when you have all settings correct, you may still run into errors like maximum execution time exceeded. In this post I’ll explain what you can do about it — read article
Stopping and starting VMware services and processes manually from command line in Windows
How to stop or start the VMware Workstation 8.x related services in Windows from a command prompt — read article
Solving error: VMWare Workstation, setup Windows XP, Setup did not find any hard disk drives installed in your computer
Trouble installing Windows XP using VMware Workstation? Did you receive the message Setup did not find any hard disk drives installed in your computer.? Then follow these steps to install the correct driver floppy and to solve your issue — read article
Tip: Optimize DotNetNuke page loading with enableCompositeFiles setting in web.config
Easily increase download speed of your DotNetNuke pages by more than 30%, just by setting the enableCompositeFiles to true. Here’s simple step-by-step that guides you though this 5-minute change that drastically improves your site’s responsiveness — read article
Remove only one alternate data stream from a file that contains multiple ADS’s using basic DOS commands
Ever wondered if it were at all possible to delete a single alternate data stream from a file that contains multiple data streams? Apparently, it is possible, but the command required for this is quite a monstrosity. Are you in an experimental mood, then try it out yourself — read article
Shortcode nirvana: how to properly escape shortcodes in WordPress?
Since a few years, it’s possible to escape shortcodes by doubling the square brackets [[shortcode]], but this doesn’t always work. Escaping opening / closing shortcodes or showing only the closing or only the opening shortcode requires some more magic — read article
Copy, delete or rename alternate data streams using only standard Windows Command prompt tools
Doing one of the most basic things, renaming or copying, is far from trivial from a command prompt (or from anywhere else). This post explains a few workarounds you may use to accomplish this using only the few basic tools Microsoft has given Windows users to work with alternate data streams — read article