Canon MF3110 printing with Windows 7 64bit

Ever tried to print with your MF3110 device on Windows 7 64bit?

The solution is to download the Windows 7 64 bit printer drivers for the Canon MF5750 and then install the drivers as your LPT1: Printer.  Note this same work around should work in theory with the Canon MF3111 model as well.
You know you have the right file because if you go to Canon’s website link here:

http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&tabact=DownloadDetailTabAct&fcategoryid=335&modelid=11148

Select Windows 7 (x64) in the drop down
And download these drivers:
MF5730_5750_MFDrivers_Win_x64_us_EN_7.exe



Install a new Printer and Select these drivers. Set it as the LPT1: port.
Then plug in your MF3110 USB printer and when it looks for drivers “say Have Disk”
Select the drivers for the MF5750 and it should work for you.
I was able to get this configuration working and printed some test pages without issue.

How to find UDID of iPod/iPad/iPhone using iTunes

• Open iTunes (the Mac or PC app, not iTunes on your iPhone).
• Plug in your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad.
• Click its name under the devices list.
• Ensure you’re on the Summary tab.
• Click on the text that says Serial Number. It should change to say Identifier (UDID).
• Select Copy from the Edit menu.
• Your UDID is now in the clipboard, so you can paste it into an email or message.

Windows 7 and multiple connections ? Yes !

A Windows 7 feature that is disabled by default is “Concurrent remote desktop sessions”.
Basically, a concurrent remote desktop session allows several user to connect to a system trough the remote desktop feature, so multiple user can access and control your system.

By default Windows 7 has a session limit for remote desktop connections (simply because it’s more secure) that only allows one simultaneous connection.
If you want enable multiple sessions, for whatever reason, then you got to patch the file “termsrv.dll”.

Make a backup of Termsrv.dll!

Make sure to create a backup of termsrv.dll before you apply this patch. It will automatically create a backup file before you apply it, but better safe than sorry! You can find the termsrv.dll here: C:/Windows/System32/termsrv.dll – copy it to a location that you regularly backup.

Original Termsrv.dll x64

If you need the original x64 termsrv.dll because you forgot to make a backup, you can download it here:
Download termsrv.dll 64 bit

Download Termsrv.dll Patcher

The patcher should work for XP, Vista and Windows 7 and will modify only your termsrv.dll. After downloading the patcher you need to run it with admin privileges: Right-click -> “Run as admin”.
You can download the patcher here:
Download Termsrv.dll Patcher 32bit+64bit

Source: www.windows7themes.net

How to Sysprep Windows 2008 R2

1. Run (from elevated command prompt):

c:\windows\system32\sysprep\sysprep.exe /quiet /generalize /oobe /shutdown

This works just perfect …

How To Change the Windows XP Product Key Code

1. Click on Start and then Run.
2. In the text box in the Run window, type regedit and click OK. This will open the Registry Editor program.
3. Locate the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE folder under My Computer and click on the (+) sign next the folder name to expand the folder.
4. Continue to expand folders until you reach the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\Current Version\WPAEvents registry key.
5. Click on the WPAEvents folder.
6. In the results that appear in the window on the right, locate OOBETimer.
7. Right-click on the OOBETimer entry and choose Modify from the resulting menu.
8. Change at least one digit in the Value data text box and click OK. This will deactivate Windows XP.
   Feel free to close Registry Editor at this point.
9. Click on Start and then Run.
10. In the text box in the Run window, type the following command and click OK.
    %systemroot%\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe /a
11. When the Let's activate Windows window appears, choose Yes, I want to telephone a customer service representative to activate Windows and then click Next.
12. Click the Change Product Key button at the bottom of the window.
    Don't worry about filling anything out on this screen.
13. Type your new, valid Windows XP product key in the New key: text boxes and then click the Update button.
14. You should now reactivate Windows XP by following the instructions on the Activate Windows by phone window which you should now be seeing or via the Internet by clicking the Back button and following the instructions on that screen.
    If you'd rather postpone activating Windows XP until a later date, you can click the Remind me later button.
15. After activating Windows XP, you can verify that activation was successful by repeating steps 9 and 10 above.

How to enable automatic logon in Windows

To enable automatic logon, follow these steps:

1. Start Regedt32.exe, and then locate the following registry subkey:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
2. Using your account name and password, double-click the DefaultUserName entry, type your user name, and then click OK.
3. Double-click the DefaultDomainName entry, type the domain name, and then click OK.
4. Double-click the DefaultPassword entry, type your password, and then click OK.
   
   Note If the DefaultPassword value does not exist, follow these steps:
   1. Click Add Value on the Edit menu.
   2. In the Value Name box, type DefaultPassword, and then click REG_SZ for the Data Type
   3. Type your password in the String box, and then save your changes.
   Also, if no DefaultPassword string is specified, Windows automatically changes the value of the AutoAdminLogon key from 1 (true) to 0 (false), which disables the AutoAdminLogon feature.
5. Click Add Value on the Edit menu, enter AutoAdminLogon in the Value Name box, and then click REG_SZ for the Data Type.
6. Type 1 in the String box, and then save your changes.
7. Quit Regedt32.
8. Click Start, click Shutdown, and then click OK to turn off your computer.
9. Restart your computer and Windows. You are now able to log on automatically.

NOTE: To bypass the AutoAdminLogon process, and to log on as a different user, hold down the SHIFT key after you log off or after Windows restarts.

Creating Bootable USB

Having a bootable USB is very essential, especially if you are a Netbook user. Using bootable USB to install an operating system (OS) not only makes the installation faster, but also saves a DVD.

Creating or using an USB drive to install Windows operating systems is very easy if you follow the below mentioned steps.

Coming back to bootable USB guide, here we assume that you are using either Vista or Windows 7 to create a bootable USB.

1. Insert your USB (4GB+ preferable) stick to the system and backup all the data from the USB as we are going to format the USB to make it as bootable.

2. Open elevated Command Prompt. To do this, type in CMD in Start menu search field and hit Ctrl + Shift + Enter. Alternatively, navigate to Start > All programs >Accessories > right click on Command Prompt and select run as administrator.

3. When the Command Prompt opens, enter the following command:

DISKPART and hit enter.

LIST DISK and hit enter.

Once you enter the LIST DISK command, it will show the disk number of your USB drive. In the below image my USB drive disk no is Disk 1.

4. In this step you need to enter all the below commands one by one and hit enter. As these commands are self explanatory, you can easily guess what these commands do.

SELECT DISK 1 (Replace DISK 1 with your disk number)

CLEAN

CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY

SELECT PARTITION 1

ACTIVE

FORMAT FS=NTFS

(Format process may take few seconds)

ASSIGN

EXIT

Don’t close the command prompt as we need to execute one more command at the next step. Just minimize it.

5. Insert your Windows DVD in the optical drive and note down the drive letter of the optical drive and USB media. Here I use “D” as my optical (DVD) drive letter and “H” as my USB drive letter.

6. Go back to command prompt and execute the following commands:

D:CD BOOT and hit enter. Where “D” is your DVD drive letter.

CD BOOT and hit enter to see the below message.

BOOTSECT.EXE/NT60 K:

(Where “K” is your USB drive letter)

7. Copy Windows DVD contents to USB.

You are done with your bootable USB. You can now use this bootable USB as bootable DVD on any computer that comes with USB boot feature (most of the current motherboards support this feature).

Note that this bootable USB guide will not work if you are trying to make a bootable USB on XP computer.