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While using Windows, like XP, of course we’ve seen some programs that’s not responding anymore, because your finger specification is much more faster than your rig specification. You open the program and after 3 seconds you want to close it, even the program needs 4 seconds to start up. This state of course, can decrease the system performance itself. When we want to shut down after you do that, the system will wait longer than usually, because Windows will wait these programs to be closed.

End Now State

It’s much better if the programs that are not responding could be closed without wait the Windows to end it, in other words, we just click close button and the program will close itself without click End Now button and of course Windows doesn’t have to wait anymore to shut down.

To do like the above, you have to open regedit (Registry Editor). Go to HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop. Then, find AutoEndTask registry with REG_DWORD type. If there is no AutoEndTask key, you can create it, click Edit -> New -> DWORD Value and name it with AutoEndTask. Double click and change the value to 1 and click OK. Restart the computer for take change effect.

Auto End Task

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This post is the second part of how to install Oracle Database 10g. After you finished installing the database, you can start by installing the listener. Just open Net Consfiguration Assistant in start menu -> all programs, usually found at Oracle - OraDb10g_home1 (default name in start menu) -> Configuration and Migration Tools -> Net Configuration Assistant. But first you have to set up the Oracle Net Admin (Net Manager), this also in Configuration and Migration Tools.

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Just fill the Oracle home directory with your Oracle home directory like the picture above and SID with your Oracle service name. Save network configuration and exit (File -> Save Network Configuration).

Back to Net Configuration Assistant and you will see the configuration wizard.

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Choose Listener Configuration -> Add -> fill your listener name -> TCP (Selected Protocols) -> use the standard port number -> no -> next -> done. Now the listener have already configured.

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Many LCD monitors have one or more dead pixel on their screen panel. As you know, a dead pixel is a defective pixel that remains unlit or you can say always off pixel. This kind of defective pixels are usually best seen against a bright background, like white, it’s the best. Many people usually say that dead pixel is a pixel that remains on, a white colored pixel or so on, but actually, these are defective pixels that perform unexpected/ undesirable. Defective pixels itself by ISO 13406-2 are distinguished between three different types of defective pixels. Hot pixel, is the opposite of dead pixel. This pixel is always on and white colored pixel. Dead pixel, is a pixel that always off and Stuck Pixel, will usually be most visible against a black background. These defective pixels happen because of LCD’s transistor(s) malfunctioning.

So, here’s a software that can help you to test the LCD monitor you want to buy before you feel disappointed. Dead Pixel Buddy is a software that can do several color test for your LCD. It can do white screen background test to see a dead pixel or more on your screen and a black bankground to see hot pixels.

ISO 13406-2, is an ISO standard for LCD replacement warranty, but not all manufacturers use this standard, you have to know their standard before you buy the LCD and ready for their warranty agreement, you can see the detailed standard at Wikipedia.

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