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How to create a “slim” VM of Windows Vista, XP and 2003

I am working on creating a series of “how to” videos covering various network security topics for my NicholsonSecurity.com website. One of the requirements I have is I needed to create a bunch of Virtual Machines running various operating systems. I was able to create all the Linux and BSD images just fine. [...]

September 18th, 2008 | Posted in How-to's, Windows, virtual machine | No Comments

PC fully loaded with crap saved by PC Decrapifier!

This weekend I had to restore my home office desktop to the factory original image since I lost my most recent recovery disks. I forgot how much crap software they load on new machines. I was already depressed that I couldn’t find my XP Professional media. Going back to XP Home was hard enough. But [...]

August 19th, 2008 | Posted in How-to's, Reviews | No Comments