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Change Password of SA Login Using Management Studio

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Login into SQL Server using Windows Authentication. In Object Explorer, open Security folder, open Logins folder. Right Click on SA account and go to Properties. Change SA password, and confirm it. Click OK. Make sure to restart the SQL Server and all its services and test new password by log into system using SA login and new password. Reference :  DHARMENDRA KUMAR UPDATE : There has been discussion about restarting the SQL Server and all its services. Please read all of them before making final decision for your scenario.

Security Tips For Safe Online Banking

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  1. Access your bank website only by typing the URL in the address bar of your browser. 2. Do not click on any links in any e-mail message to access the site. 3. SBI or any of its representative never sends you email/SMS or calls you over phone to get your personal information, password or one time SMS (high security) password. Any such e-mail/SMS or p hone call is an attempt to fraudulently withdraw money from your account through Internet Banking. Never respond to such email/SMS or phone call. Please report immediately on report.phishing@sbi.co.in if you receive any such e-mail/SMS or Phone call. Immediately change your passwords if you have accidentally revealed your credentials.Know more... 4. Do not be lured if you receive an e-mail/SMS/phone call promising reward for providing your personal information or for updating your account details in the bank site. 5. Having the following will improve your internet security: 1. Newer version of Ope...

How to Edit PDF Files without Adobe Acrobat

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Looking for software to edit your PDF documents? This guide describes free alternatives to Adobe Acrobat that will help you edit and save PDF files. The PDF file format was originally created by Adobe in the early ’90s and there are now over 700+ million PDF documents on the Internet according to Google (search for filetype:pdf). There are several reasons why the PDF file format is still so popular for exchanging all sorts of documents including presentations, portfolios, CAD Drawings, invoices and even legal forms. PDF files are generally more compact (smaller in size) than the source document and they preserve the original formatting. Unlike Word and other popular document formats, the content of a PDF file cannot be modified easily. You can also prevent other users from printing or copying text from PDF documents. You can open a PDF file on any computer or mobile device with free software like Adobe Acrobat Reader. Google Chrome can read PDFs without requi...

Cleaning Recent Docs Menu and the RUN MRU

You can easily remove recent Documents Menu and RUN MRU by doing little bit with registry through this tip. To disable The Recent Docs menu can be easily disabled by editing the Registry. To do this go to the following Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer Now in the right pane, create a new DWORD value by the name: NoRecentDocsMenu and set it's value to 1. Restart Explorer to save the changes. You can also clear the RUN MRU history. All the listings are stored in the key: HKEY_USERS\.Default\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RunMRU You can delete individual listings or the entire listing. To delete History of Find listings go to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Doc Find Spec MRU and delete. Source: Surya Prakash Patel   DSA

Recovering Files and Folders from a Corrupt Drive

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                                                                                            Recovering Files and Folders from a Corrupt Drive   If a Windows drive has become corrupt then FileRestore Professional will provide you with the best opportunity of getting your data back. FileRestore Professional uses advanced recovery algori...

File-restore emergency-undelete

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                                                                                             FileRestore - Emergency Undelete 4.2 recovers deleted files and their folder structures from PC system drives. FileRestore - Emergency Undelete includes all the award winning functionali...

System drive recovery

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                                                                                       Recovering deleted files from a system C: drive If data has been deleted or lost from C: then it is recommended that you download and run the No Install edition of FileRestore Professional. When a file is deleted (either by accident or i...