Microsoft Shutting Down MSN Live Services

Yeap... It's true. Like it or not, after Microsoft bought over Skype. They've decided to shut down the MSN Live Messenger which will be schedule on the March 2013. This decision will affects all regions with the exception of China.

This move is to prevent the conflict of interest between Skype and MSN Live Messenger. And after all, Skype will surely brings in more revenues with users using cash to buy credits to make calls. MSN Messenger has been with us for a very very long time. It has stands all test and trials of competition, competing against chat room like irq and other instant messaging services like ICQ and Yahoo Messenger and Skype.

 However, all good things must come to an end. And the time has comes for this wonderful companion which has been one of  the essential software since 1999.

I'm sure we'll miss MSN very much but the grief shall not be long as there's already facebook chat and google talk eagerly taking its place in no time. But then, I'll be quite sure many corporates IT heads are having headache on which to use for their instant communicating tools after this. For I'm one of them.

More details in BBC

Cheers,
Andy MH Ooi

Logging in as Administrator in Windows XP.

For those who are using Windows XP since it's was launched many years ago would understand the need for an Administrator's account as it's privileges within the Operating System yield almost unparallel power.

However, if you've create an user account of your name, although with the Administrator's privilege. The original in-built account would be banished to appear only in Safe Mode.

To enable to logon to the in - built Administrator's account, one will have to tweak the registry in order to enjoy the convenience. Beware, risk are high as well.

1. Click "Start" > "Run" > "Regedit" > Click "OK".

2. In the Registry Editor, browse to "H_Key_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList"

3. Right Click at the right panel, click "New" > "DWORD Value"

4. Type in "Administrator" in the Name, replacing New Value #1. Then, double click the new registry key you've just create to edit the value to 1.

Try it. I shall inserts some print screens later tonight if possible.

Above technical was from raymond.cc website while I was researching to solve an issue related to this.

Cheers,

Andy "Shackks" Ooi