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IE6 Compatibility VPC IETest Password Is P2ssw0rd

I just downloaded and installed the very useful IE6 Compatibility Virtual PC [IE6-on-XP-SP3.exe] from Microsoft. Within minutes of starting the machine and getting distracted, the screensaver kicked in, locking the machine until I entered the relevant password for the IETest user. The password is P2ssw0rd. More »

Tags: compatibility, IE6, ietest, P2ssw0rd, password, vpc

URL Editor

On a few occasions recently I’ve had to deal with long URLs, or more accurately, URLs with long querystrings. Each time it was a chore: strings that are a few hundred characters in length are unwieldy, hard to read and tricky to edit. So I decided to make my life easier and build a tool. More »

Tags: http get, long url, querystring, url, url editor

Path and Filename to Clipboard

Many moons ago I wrote a little helper application for Windows that would allow you to right-click a file in Explorer and get its full path, including filename, into the clipboard. Owing to underwhelming demand I have resurrected it. More »

Tags: helper app, xp