full admin access to forgotten password system

works with windows 7,8,10
Boot from CD.

Press Shift+F10 to start command promt during setup process.


goto d:\windows\system32

move utilman.exe to utilman.bak

copy cmd.exe to utilman.exe


reboot system via either 1 or 2

1) wpeutil reboot and should get a command prompt
2) shutdown /r /t 0 and after start windows+U to get a command prompt

net user USERNAME /add
net localgroup administrators USERNAME /add

Windows 2003 Enterprise SP2 X86 default service startup - AD server

Name	Status	Startup Type	Log On As
Alerter		Disabled	Local Service
Application Experience Lookup Service	Started	Automatic	Local System
Application Layer Gateway Service		Manual	Local Service
Application Management		Manual	Local System
Automatic Updates	Started	Automatic	Local System
Background Intelligent Transfer Service		Manual	Local System
ClipBook		Disabled	Local System
COM+ Event System	Started	Automatic	Local System
COM+ System Application	Started	Manual	Local System
Computer Browser	Started	Automatic	Local System
Cryptographic Services	Started	Automatic	Local System
DCOM Server Process Launcher	Started	Automatic	Local System
DHCP Client	Started	Automatic	Network Service
DHCP Server	Started	Automatic	Local System
Distributed File System	Started	Automatic	Local System
Distributed Link Tracking Client		Manual	Local System
Distributed Link Tracking Server		Disabled	Local System
Distributed Transaction Coordinator	Started	Automatic	Network Service
DNS Client	Started	Automatic	Network Service
DNS Server	Started	Automatic	Local System
Error Reporting Service	Started	Automatic	Local System
Event Log	Started	Automatic	Local System
File Replication Service	Started	Automatic	Local System
Help and Support	Started	Automatic	Local System
HTTP SSL		Manual	Local System
Human Interface Device Access		Disabled	Local System
IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service		Disabled	Local System
Indexing Service		Disabled	Local System
Intersite Messaging	Started	Automatic	Local System
IPSEC Services	Started	Automatic	Local System
Kerberos Key Distribution Center	Started	Automatic	Local System
License Logging		Disabled	Network Service
Logical Disk Manager	Started	Automatic	Local System
Logical Disk Manager Administrative Service		Manual	Local System
Messenger		Disabled	Local System
Microsoft Software Shadow Copy Provider		Manual	Local System
Net Logon	Started	Automatic	Local System
NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing		Disabled	Local System
Network Connections	Started	Manual	Local System
Network DDE		Disabled	Local System
Network DDE DSDM		Disabled	Local System
Network Location Awareness (NLA)	Started	Manual	Local System
Network Provisioning Service		Manual	Local System
NT LM Security Support Provider		Manual	Local System
Performance Logs and Alerts		Automatic	Network Service
Plug and Play	Started	Automatic	Local System
Portable Media Serial Number Service		Manual	Local System
Print Spooler	Started	Automatic	Local System
Protected Storage	Started	Automatic	Local System
Remote Access Auto Connection Manager		Manual	Local System
Remote Access Connection Manager		Manual	Local System
Remote Desktop Help Session Manager		Manual	Local System
Remote Procedure Call (RPC)	Started	Automatic	Network Service
Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator		Manual	Network Service
Remote Registry	Started	Automatic	Local Service
Removable Storage		Manual	Local System
Resultant Set of Policy Provider		Manual	Local System
Routing and Remote Access		Disabled	Local System
Secondary Logon	Started	Automatic	Local System
Security Accounts Manager	Started	Automatic	Local System
Server	Started	Automatic	Local System
Shell Hardware Detection	Started	Automatic	Local System
Smart Card		Manual	Local Service
Special Administration Console Helper		Manual	Local System
System Event Notification	Started	Automatic	Local System
Task Scheduler	Started	Automatic	Local System
TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper	Started	Automatic	Local Service
Telephony		Manual	Local System
Telnet		Disabled	Local Service
Terminal Services	Started	Manual	Local System
Terminal Services Session Directory		Disabled	Local System
Themes		Disabled	Local System
TP AutoConnect Service	Started	Manual	Local System
TP VC Gateway Service		Manual	Local System
Uninterruptible Power Supply		Manual	Local Service
Virtual Disk Service		Manual	Local System
VMware Physical Disk Helper Service	Started	Automatic	Local System
VMware Snapshot Provider		Manual	Local System
VMware Tools	Started	Automatic	Local System
Volume Shadow Copy		Manual	Local System
WebClient		Disabled	Local Service
Windows Audio		Disabled	Local System
Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)		Disabled	Local System
Windows Image Acquisition (WIA)		Disabled	Local Service
Windows Installer		Manual	Local System
Windows Management Instrumentation	Started	Automatic	Local System
Windows Management Instrumentation Driver Extensions		Manual	Local System
Windows Time
	Automatic	Local Service
Windows User Mode Driver Framework		Manual	Local Service
WinHTTP Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Service		Manual	Local Service
Wireless Configuration	Started	Automatic	Local System
WMI Performance Adapter		Manual	Local System
Workstation	Started	Automatic	Local System

Windows 2008 R2 Enterprise SP1 X64 default service startup - AD server

Name	Status	Startup Type	Log On As
Application Experience	Started	Manual	Local System
Application Identity		Manual	Local Service
Application Information	Started	Manual	Local System
Application Layer Gateway Service		Manual	Local Service
Application Management		Manual	Local System
Background Intelligent Transfer Service	Started	Manual	Local System
Base Filtering Engine	Started	Automatic	Local Service
Certificate Propagation		Manual	Local System
CNG Key Isolation		Manual	Local System
COM+ Event System	Started	Automatic	Local Service
COM+ System Application	Started	Manual	Local System
Computer Browser		Disabled	Local System
Credential Manager		Manual	Local System
Cryptographic Services	Started	Automatic	Network Service
DCOM Server Process Launcher	Started	Automatic	Local System
Desktop Window Manager Session Manager	Started	Automatic	Local System
DHCP Client	Started	Automatic	Local Service
Diagnostic Policy Service	Started	Automatic (Delayed Start)	Local Service
Diagnostic Service Host		Manual	Local Service
Diagnostic System Host		Manual	Local System
Disk Defragmenter		Manual	Local System
Distributed Link Tracking Client	Started	Automatic	Local System
Distributed Transaction Coordinator	Started	Automatic (Delayed Start)	Network Service
DNS Client	Started	Automatic	Network Service
Encrypting File System (EFS)		Manual	Local System
Extensible Authentication Protocol		Manual	Local System
Function Discovery Provider Host	Started	Manual	Local Service
Function Discovery Resource Publication		Manual	Local Service
Group Policy Client	Started	Automatic	Local System
Health Key and Certificate Management		Manual	Local System
Human Interface Device Access		Manual	Local System
IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keying Modules		Manual	Local System
Interactive Services Detection		Manual	Local System
Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)		Disabled	Local System
IP Helper	Started	Automatic	Local System
IPsec Policy Agent		Manual	Network Service
KtmRm for Distributed Transaction Coordinator		Manual	Network Service
Link-Layer Topology Discovery Mapper		Manual	Local Service
Microsoft .NET Framework NGEN v2.0.50727_X64		Manual	Local System
Microsoft .NET Framework NGEN v2.0.50727_X86		Manual	Local System
Microsoft Fibre Channel Platform Registration Service		Manual	Local Service
Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Service		Manual	Local System
Microsoft Software Shadow Copy Provider		Manual	Local System
Multimedia Class Scheduler		Manual	Local System
Netlogon		Manual	Local System
Network Access Protection Agent		Manual	Network Service
Network Connections	Started	Manual	Local System
Network List Service	Started	Manual	Local Service
Network Location Awareness	Started	Automatic	Network Service
Network Store Interface Service	Started	Automatic	Local Service
Performance Counter DLL Host		Manual	Local Service
Performance Logs & Alerts		Manual	Local Service
Plug and Play	Started	Automatic	Local System
PnP-X IP Bus Enumerator		Disabled	Local System
Portable Device Enumerator Service		Manual	Local System
Power	Started	Automatic	Local System
Print Spooler	Started	Automatic	Local System
Problem Reports and Solutions Control Panel Support		Manual	Local System
Protected Storage		Manual	Local System
Remote Access Auto Connection Manager		Manual	Local System
Remote Access Connection Manager		Manual	Local System
Remote Desktop Configuration		Manual	Local System
Remote Desktop Services		Manual	Network Service
Remote Desktop Services UserMode Port Redirector		Manual	Local System
Remote Procedure Call (RPC)	Started	Automatic	Network Service
Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator		Manual	Network Service
Remote Registry	Started	Automatic	Local Service
Resultant Set of Policy Provider		Manual	Local System
Routing and Remote Access		Disabled	Local System
RPC Endpoint Mapper	Started	Automatic	Network Service
Secondary Logon		Manual	Local System
Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol Service		Manual	Local Service
Security Accounts Manager	Started	Automatic	Local System
Server	Started	Automatic	Local System
Shell Hardware Detection	Started	Automatic	Local System
Smart Card		Manual	Local Service
Smart Card Removal Policy		Manual	Local System
SNMP Trap		Manual	Local Service
Software Protection	Started	Automatic (Delayed Start)	Network Service
Special Administration Console Helper		Manual	Local System
SPP Notification Service	Started	Manual	Local Service
SSDP Discovery		Disabled	Local Service
System Event Notification Service	Started	Automatic	Local System
Task Scheduler	Started	Automatic	Local System
TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper	Started	Automatic	Local Service
Telephony		Manual	Network Service
Thread Ordering Server		Manual	Local Service
TP AutoConnect Service	Started	Manual	Local System
TP VC Gateway Service		Manual	Local System
TPM Base Services		Manual	Local Service
UPnP Device Host		Disabled	Local Service
User Profile Service	Started	Automatic	Local System
Virtual Disk		Manual	Local System
VMware Snapshot Provider		Manual	Local System
VMware Tools	Started	Automatic	Local System
Volume Shadow Copy		Manual	Local System
Windows Audio		Manual	Local Service
Windows Audio Endpoint Builder		Manual	Local System
Windows Color System		Manual	Local Service
Windows Driver Foundation - User-mode Driver Framework		Manual	Local System
Windows Error Reporting Service		Manual	Local System
Windows Event Collector		Manual	Network Service
Windows Event Log	Started	Automatic	Local Service
Windows Firewall	Started	Automatic	Local Service
Windows Font Cache Service	Started	Automatic (Delayed Start)	Local Service
Windows Installer		Manual	Local System
Windows Management Instrumentation	Started	Automatic	Local System
Windows Modules Installer	Started	Manual	Local System
Windows Remote Management (WS-Management)	Started	Automatic (Delayed Start)	Network Service
Windows Time		Manual	Local Service
Windows Update	Started	Automatic (Delayed Start)	Local System
WinHTTP Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Service		Manual	Local Service
Wired AutoConfig		Manual	Local System
WMI Performance Adapter		Manual	Local System
Workstation	Started	Automatic	Network Service

Update to HP ChromeBox to run XMBCbuntu

Brought a brand new US set HP Chromebox cb1-014 from a user for just SGD210. 
Following instructions of the below link to update to XMBCbuntu on 9 Dec 2014.

Linux - Asus/HP/Acer/Dell ChromeBox EZ Setup (OpenELEC/Linux+Kodi) [v3.4 - 2014/12/10]

VLAN setting of 3 major telco in Singapore

M1
Internet ID 1103    Tag Tagged    Priority 1
VoIP 1107        Tag Untagged    Priority 1

Singtel
Internet ID 10        Tag Tagged    Priority 0
VoIP 20            Tag Untagged    Priority 4
VoIP 30            Tag Tagged    Priority 4

Starhub
Internet ID 1071    Tag Tagged    Priority 1
VoIP 1095        Tag Untagged    Priority 1
VoIP 1099        Tag Untagged    Priority 1

Upgrade Wifi

Brought a Linksys WRT1900ac 399SGD  and configure as a bridged AP.

Upgraded my home core router

 Upgraded my home core router to CCR1009-8G-1S-1S+ 699SGD.

Previous setup RB2011UAS-2HnD-IN

My new cloud core router arrived on 20 May 2014

New setup TP-LINK TL-WA901ND + CCR1009-8G-1S-1S+