LightZone is professional-level digital darkroom software for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. Rather than using layers as many other photo editors do, LightZone lets the user build up a stack of tools which can be rearranged, turned off and on, and removed from the stack. It’s a non-destructive editor, where any of the tools can be re-adjusted or modified later — even in a different editing session. A tool stack can be copied to a batch of photos at one time. LightZone operates in a 16-bit linear color space with the wide gamut of ProPhoto RGB.

LightZone is available for download at http://lightzoneproject.org/

Below is a screenshot of LightZone running on my Windows 7 computer with a photo loaded and a few adjustments made (light + b&w).

1. Open Regedit
2. Navigate to HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList
3. Add a new DWORD (32bit) value and give it the value of the username you want to exclude from the Windows logon screen.

If the Registry key does not exist, you will need to create it.

If you’re feeling adventurous, open an elevated command prompt and use the following command (all one line).  Replace “merlin” with whatever username you want to exclude from the logon screen.

reg add "hklm\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList" /v merlin /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

What is new in SQL Server 2012?

Q1. What is new in Windows Server 2012?

Q2. What is the difference between Windows Server 2012 Standard edition and Windows Server 2012 Datacenter edition?

Q3. Will Windows Server 2012 Standard edition have all of the same features as Windows Server 2012 Datacenter edition?

Q4. Is Windows Server 2012 aligning to the System Center 2012 and Enrollment for Core Infrastructure (ECI) model?

Q5. What are some of the features now available in Windows Server 2012 Standard that were previously only available in Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise and Datacenter editions?

Q6. How do I determine which Windows Server 2012 edition is right for me?

Q7. If I have a Windows Server 2012 Standard edition license, how can I increase my virtualization rights?

Q8. Why is Windows Server 2012 licensing moving to a processor model?

Q9. How do I calculate the number of licenses I need for a server?

Q10. Can I use one Standard license to cover a 1-processor server?

Q11. Can I split my Windows Server 2012 license across multiple servers?

Q12. Can I assign a Windows Server 2012 license to a virtual machine?

Q13. Can I mix Datacenter and Standard licenses on the same server?

Q14. Can I attach another license of a different version or edition of Windows Server to increase my virtualization rights?

Q15. If I want to use the bits from an earlier version or edition, what are my options?

Q16. Is Enterprise edition going away as part of Windows Server 2012 and why?

Q17. Is Web Server going away as part of Windows Server 2012 and why?

Q18. Are the HPC products going away as part of Windows Server 2012 and why?

Q19. If I have Software Assurance in place at the time that Windows Server 2012 is generally available, when will my grant be reflected in my licensing records?

Q20. If I have Datacenter edition with Software Assurance when Windows Server 2012 is released, which edition will I be entitled to receive?

Q21. If I have Enterprise edition with Software Assurance when Windows Server 2012 is released, which edition will I be entitled to receive?

Q22. If I have Standard edition with Software Assurance when Windows Server 2012 is released, which edition will I be entitled to receive?

Q23. If the normal Software Assurance transition grant will not cover all of the processors in my server do I need to purchasing additional licenses?

Q24. If I have Web Server edition with Software Assurance when Windows Server 2012 is released, which edition will I be entitled to receive?

Q25. If I have an HPC edition with Software Assurance when Windows Server 2012 is released, which edition will I be entitled to receive?

Q26. What are my Software Assurance migration rights by Microsoft purchase program?

Q27. How much will Windows Server 2012 Standard and Datacenter editions cost?

Q28. Can I use my Windows Server 2008 CAL to access Windows Server 2012?

Q29. Do I still need a separate CAL to access Remote Desktop Services (RDS) and Active Directory Rights Management Service (ADRMS)?

Q30. What is the price of running Windows Server 2012 on Windows Azure under .preview. and .general availability.?

Q31. Can I move Windows Server 2012 licenses and images between Hyper-V and Azure?

Q32. What are the System Center license requirements for managing Windows Server 2012 instances running on Azure?

Q33. How do I license Windows Server 2012 on ECI to run some instances on Azure?

Q34. What are my licensing options for a Disaster Recovery server?

Q35. When will the Windows Server 2012 Licensing changes take place?

Q36. What support is available for an older version of Windows Server?

ESSENTIALS AND FOUNDATION EDITIONS

Q37. What is Windows Server 2012 Essentials?

Q38. What are some of the features that are now available in Windows Server 2012 Essentials?

Q39. What are the different editions available with Windows Server 2012 Essentials?

Q40. Will there be a next version of Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard?

Q41. Will there be a next version of Windows Small Business 2011 Premium Add-on?

Q42. If I have Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials with Software Assurance when Windows Server 2012 is released, which edition will I be entitled to receive?

Q43. If I have Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard edition with Software Assurance when Windows Server 2012 is released, which edition will I be entitled to receive?

Q44. If I have Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard CAL with Software Assurance when Windows Server 2012 is released, what will I be entitled to receive?

Q45. If I have Windows Small Business Server 2011 Premium Add-on with Software Assurance when Windows Server 2012 is released, which edition will I be entitled to receive?

Q46. If I have Windows Small Business Server 2011 Premium Add-on CAL with Software Assurance when Windows Server 2012 is released, what will I be entitled to receive?

Q47. How much will Windows Server Essentials cost?

Q48. Are there any licensing changes happening to the Foundation edition as part of Windows Server 2012?

Updated as of April 12, 2013

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End of support

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The compressed files that comes in the distrubution disks of your program are normally compressed. They have their original names with one character replaced with an underscore (“_”), like ole32aut.dl_ for oleaut32.dll You can expand a compressed file into its original file using the EXPAND command in DOS window as follows:

• open a dos window
• change to the directory where the compressed file is located
• type: EXPAND compressed-files-name target-directory\expanded-file-name for example: the compressed name is OLEAUT32.DL_ and you want to expand it into OLEAUT32.DLL in c:\windows\system you type: EXPAND oleaut32.dl_ c:\windows\system\oleaut32.dll

The script tries to find PuTTy executable and if not found you will have to modify code and put the path to your PuTTy binary.

Once it detects PuTTy, it loops through Registry entries for PuTTy (This is where sessions are stored).

Each session entry from the registry is then put into an .inf file which is the easiest way I found to create a shortcut programmatically by batch script. At the end after the .INF file has been created (called shortcut.inf and put in the same folder the batch script is run from) it calls the .INF by rundll32 depending on which version of Windows (XP or older, or Vista and newer).

Hope this helps someone out there. Also, if you use PuTTy and use this script let me know if it works for you if you are running Windows 2003/XP or older. I tested this on Vista, 7 and 2008 with no problems.

If you couple this script with my backup script I made to backup your sessions, this might make it even more portable for you…

@echo off
setlocal
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion

REM 2000/XP: %SystemRoot%\System32\rundll32.exe setupapi,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall 132 %1
REM Vista+: %SystemRoot%\System32\InfDefaultInstall.exe "%1"
REM Info for INF:  http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff553598(v=vs.85).aspx
REM We need to know where PuTTy is installed...
REM We can do this ourselves, kinda, using "where" if the computer has it.  If not, it'll fail
REM and make user modify this script.

REM ######## SET PUTTY VARIABLE HERE ###############
REM ######## uncomment below and set full path - leave quotes in tact.
REM set putty="C:\putty.exe"




REM ##---- nothing should really need adjusted below... ----##

set /a pass=0
for /f "tokens=*" %%d in ('dir /b %systemdrive%\program*') do (
for /F "tokens=*" %%x in ('where /R "%systemdrive%\%%d" putty.exe 2^>NUL')do (
set putty=%%x
)
)

for %%a in ("%putty%") do (
set folder=%%~dpa
set name=%%~nxa
)

if "%putty%"=="" (
echo Please download PuTTy installer or set putty variable in this script to your putty.exe path.
goto eof
)

echo Found PuTTy:  %putty%


REM generate INF header
for /f %%r in ('reg query HKCU\Software\SimonTatham\Putty\Sessions ^| findstr /R /C:"^HKEY"') do (
REM strip %20 and replace with space
set footemp=%%r
set  sesstemp=!footemp:%%20= !
call :addInstallSections "!sesstemp!"
)

echo.>shortcut.inf
echo [Version] >>shortcut.inf
echo Signature=$CHICAGO$ >>shortcut.inf
echo [DefaultInstall] >>shortcut.inf
echo ProfileItems=%installSections% >>shortcut.inf

for /f %%z in ('reg query HKCU\Software\SimonTatham\Putty\Sessions ^| findstr /R /C:"^HKEY"') do (
REM strip %20 and replace with space
set foo=%%z
set  session=!foo:%%20= !
call :addShortcut "!session!"
)

call :install

goto eof

:install
REM xp-
ver | findstr /L "5." >NUL
if %ERRORLEVEL% EQU 0 (
%SystemRoot%\System32\rundll32.exe setupapi,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall 132 "%CD%\shortcut.inf"
)
REM vista+
ver | findstr /L "6." >NUL
if %ERRORLEVEL% EQU 0 (
%SystemRoot%\System32\InfDefaultInstall.exe "%CD%\shortcut.inf"
)
del /F /Q "%CD%\shortcut.inf"
goto eof

:addShortcut
echo Adding... %~n1
echo [%~n1] >>shortcut.inf >>shortcut.inf
echo Name = "%~n1", 0x00000008, 16409 >>shortcut.inf
echo CmdLine = -1,"%folder%","%name% -load %~n1" >>shortcut.inf
echo InfoTip = "Connect to %~n1" >>shortcut.inf
echo WorkingDir = -1, "%folder%" >>shortcut.inf
goto eof

:addInstallSections
if %pass% equ 0 ( set delimtmp=)
set installSections=%installSections%%delimtmp%%~n1
set /a pass=%pass%+1
set delimtmp=,
goto eof

:eof

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