Using JSP to create Windows users

Hello,

I would like to use a JSP script running on a Linux server, to be able to create a user account on a Windows 2003 server.

My query is how do I access the Windows API from a different machine, and how does the JSP script authenticate itself to the Windows server.

If you have any sample code, it will be very helpful.

Thanks in advance.

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Polling Performance

I am making a little app that has to update nearly realtime. It polls a database via ajax/php and updates client side.

Which method would put less strain on the server?

1) AJAX call every 3 seconds

2) AJAX call every 30 seconds, but the PHP script would stay open the entire time sleeping 3 seconds in between checking for updates.

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Hijack this log file

The pc this was run on had its facebook and hotmail accounts hacked so I dont know if there is a virus. Mcafee does see one. The pc was running limewire but I just removed that program.

Does anything obvious stick out as need to be deleted?

Thanks in advance to everyone....


Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 7:02:27 PM, on 3/16/2009
Platform: Windows Vista SP1 (WinNT 6.00.1905)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6001.18000)
Boot mode: Normal

Running processes:
C:Windowssystem32Dwm.exe
C:WindowsExplorer.EXE
C:Windowssystem32taskeng.exe
C:Program FilesWindows DefenderMSASCui.exe
C:WindowsRtHDVCpl.exe
C:Program FilesSynapticsSynTPSynTPStart.exe
C:WindowsSystem32igfxtray.exe
C:WindowsSystem32hkcmd.exe
C:Windowssystem32igfxsrvc.exe
C:WindowsSystem32igfxpers.exe
C:WindowsBR040286.exe
C:Program FilesCyberLinkPowerDVDPDVDServ.exe
C:AcerEmpowering TechnologyeDataSecurityx86eDSLoader.exe
C:Program FilesLaunch ManagerLManager.exe
C:Program FilesJavajre6binjusched.exe
C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeOffice12GrooveMonitor.exe
C:Program FilesSynapticsSynTPSynTPEnh.exe
C:Program FilesHPHP Software UpdatehpwuSchd2.exe
C:Program FilesMcAfeeCommon FrameworkUdaterUI.exe
C:Program FilesiTunesiTunesHelper.exe
C:Program FilesWindows Sidebarsidebar.exe
C:Windowssystem32igfxext.exe
C:Windowssystem32igfxsrvc.exe
C:Program FilesSkypePhoneSkype.exe
C:Program FilesWindows Media Playerwmpnscfg.exe
C:Windowsehomeehtray.exe
C:Program FilesAIM6aim6.exe
C:Program FilesHPDigital Imagingbinhpqtra08.exe
C:AcerEmpowering TechnologyENETENMTRAY.EXE
C:AcerEmpowering TechnologyEPOWEREPOWER_DMC.EXE
C:Windowssystem32wbemunsecapp.exe
C:AcerEmpowering TechnologyACER.EMPOWERING.FRAMEWORK.SUPERVISOR.EXE
C:AcerEmpowering TechnologyeRecoveryERAGENT.EXE
C:Program FilesMcAfeeCommon FrameworkMcTray.exe
C:UsersSarahAppDataLocalTempRtkBtMnt.exe
C:Program FilesWindows Sidebarsidebar.exe
C:Windowsehomeehmsas.exe
C:Program FilesHPDigital ImagingbinhpqSTE08.exe
C:Program FilesHPDigital Imagingbinhpqbam08.exe
C:Program FilesAIM6aolsoftware.exe
C:Program FilesSkypePlugin ManagerskypePM.exe
C:Program FilesHPDigital Imagingbinhpqgpc01.exe
C:Program FilesInternet Explorerieuser.exe
C:Program FilesInternet Exploreriexplore.exe
C:Program FilesHPDigital ImagingSmart Web Printinghpswp_clipbook.exe
C:Windowssystem32MacromedFlashFlashUtil10a.exe
C:Program FilesTrend MicroHijackThisHijackThis.exe

R1 - HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMain,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R0 - HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMain,Start Page = http://en.us.acer.yahoo.com
R1 - HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMain,Default_Page_URL = http://en.us.acer.yahoo.com
R1 - HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMain,Default_Search_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R1 - HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMain,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R0 - HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMain,Start Page = http://en.us.acer.yahoo.com
R0 - HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerSearch,SearchAssistant =
R0 - HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerSearch,CustomizeSearch =
R1 - HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionInternet Settings,ProxyOverride = *.local
R0 - HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerToolbar,LinksFolderName =
O1 - Hosts: ::1 localhost
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {02478D38-C3F9-4efb-9B51-7695ECA05670} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: Adobe PDF Reader Link Helper - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - c:Program FilesCommon FilesAdobeAcrobatActiveXAcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: Skype add-on (mastermind) - {22BF413B-C6D2-4d91-82A9-A0F997BA588C} - C:Program FilesSkypeToolbarsInternet ExplorerSkypeIEPlugin.dll
O2 - BHO: NCO 2.0 IE BHO - {602ADB0E-4AFF-4217-8AA1-95DAC4DFA408} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: Groove GFS Browser Helper - {72853161-30C5-4D22-B7F9-0BBC1D38A37E} - C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeOffice12GrooveShellExtensions.dll
O2 - BHO: Java(tm) Plug-In SSV Helper - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:Program FilesJavajre6binssv.dll
O2 - BHO: scriptproxy - {7DB2D5A0-7241-4E79-B68D-6309F01C5231} - C:Program FilesMcAfeeVirusScan EnterpriseScriptcl.dll
O2 - BHO: ShowBarObj Class - {83A2F9B1-01A2-4AA5-87D1-45B6B8505E96} - C:AcerEmpowering TechnologyeDataSecurityx86ActiveToolBand.dll
O2 - BHO: Java(tm) Plug-In 2 SSV Helper - {DBC80044-A445-435b-BC74-9C25C1C588A9} - C:Program FilesJavajre6binjp2ssv.dll
O2 - BHO: HP Smart BHO Class - {FFFFFFFF-CF4E-4F2B-BDC2-0E72E116A856} - C:Program FilesHPDigital ImagingSmart Web Printinghpswp_BHO.dll
O3 - Toolbar: (no name) - {7FEBEFE3-6B19-4349-98D2-FFB09D4B49CA} - (no file)
O3 - Toolbar: Acer eDataSecurity Management - {5CBE3B7C-1E47-477e-A7DD-396DB0476E29} - C:AcerEmpowering TechnologyeDataSecurityx86eDStoolbar.dll
O4 - HKLM..Run: [Windows Defender] %ProgramFiles%Windows DefenderMSASCui.exe -hide
O4 - HKLM..Run: [RtHDVCpl] RtHDVCpl.exe
O4 - HKLM..Run: [SynTPStart] C:Program FilesSynapticsSynTPSynTPStart.exe
O4 - HKLM..Run: [Adobe Reader Speed Launcher] "c:Program FilesAdobeReader 8.0ReaderReader_sl.exe"
O4 - HKLM..Run: [IgfxTray] C:Windowssystem32igfxtray.exe
O4 - HKLM..Run: [HotKeysCmds] C:Windowssystem32hkcmd.exe
O4 - HKLM..Run: [Persistence] C:Windowssystem32igfxpers.exe
O4 - HKLM..Run: [BisonInst0402] C:WindowsBR040286.exe
O4 - HKLM..Run: [RemoteControl] "C:Program FilesCyberLinkPowerDVDPDVDServ.exe"
O4 - HKLM..Run: [LanguageShortcut] "C:Program FilesCyberLinkPowerDVDLanguageLanguage.exe"
O4 - HKLM..Run: [eDataSecurity Loader] C:AcerEmpowering TechnologyeDataSecurityx86eDSloader.exe
O4 - HKLM..Run: [LManager] C:PROGRA~1LAUNCH~1LManager.exe
O4 - HKLM..Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:Program FilesJavajre6binjusched.exe"
O4 - HKLM..Run: [GrooveMonitor] "C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeOffice12GrooveMonitor.exe"
O4 - HKLM..Run: [HP Software Update] C:Program FilesHPHP Software UpdateHPWuSchd2.exe
O4 - HKLM..Run: [hpqSRMon] C:Program FilesHPDigital ImagingbinhpqSRMon.exe
O4 - HKLM..Run: [ShStatEXE] "C:Program FilesMcAfeeVirusScan EnterpriseSHSTAT.EXE" /STANDALONE
O4 - HKLM..Run: [McAfeeUpdaterUI] "C:Program FilesMcAfeeCommon FrameworkUdaterUI.exe" /StartedFromRunKey
O4 - HKLM..Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:Program FilesQuickTimeQTTask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKLM..Run: [iTunesHelper] "C:Program FilesiTunesiTunesHelper.exe"
O4 - HKCU..Run: [Sidebar] C:Program FilesWindows Sidebarsidebar.exe /autoRun
O4 - HKCU..Run: [WindowsWelcomeCenter] rundll32.exe oobefldr.dll,ShowWelcomeCenter
O4 - HKCU..Run: [Skype] "C:Program FilesSkypePhoneSkype.exe" /nosplash /minimized
O4 - HKCU..Run: [WMPNSCFG] C:Program FilesWindows Media PlayerWMPNSCFG.exe
O4 - HKCU..Run: [ehTray.exe] C:WindowsehomeehTray.exe
O4 - HKCU..Run: [Aim6] "C:Program FilesAIM6aim6.exe" /d locale=en-US ee://aol/imApp
O4 - HKUSS-1-5-19..Run: [Sidebar] %ProgramFiles%Windows SidebarSidebar.exe /detectMem (User LOCAL SERVICE)
O4 - HKUSS-1-5-19..Run: [WindowsWelcomeCenter] rundll32.exe oobefldr.dll,ShowWelcomeCenter (User LOCAL SERVICE)
O4 - HKUSS-1-5-20..Run: [Sidebar] %ProgramFiles%Windows SidebarSidebar.exe /detectMem (User NETWORK SERVICE)
O4 - Global Startup: Empowering Technology Launcher.lnk = ?
O4 - Global Startup: HP Digital Imaging Monitor.lnk = C:Program FilesHPDigital Imagingbinhpqtra08.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:PROGRA~1MICROS~2Office12EXCEL.EXE/3000
O9 - Extra button: Send to OneNote - {2670000A-7350-4f3c-8081-5663EE0C6C49} - C:PROGRA~1MICROS~2Office12ONBttnIE.dll
O9 - Extra Tools menuitem: S&end to OneNote - {2670000A-7350-4f3c-8081-5663EE0C6C49} - C:PROGRA~1MICROS~2Office12ONBttnIE.dll
O9 - Extra button: Skype - {77BF5300-1474-4EC7-9980-D32B190E9B07} - C:Program FilesSkypeToolbarsInternet ExplorerSkypeIEPlugin.dll
O9 - Extra button: Research - {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} - C:PROGRA~1MICROS~2Office12REFIEBAR.DLL
O9 - Extra button: HP Smart Select - {DDE87865-83C5-48c4-8357-2F5B1AA84522} - C:Program FilesHPDigital ImagingSmart Web Printinghpswp_BHO.dll
O13 - Gopher Prefix:
O16 - DPF: {05D44720-58E3-49E6-BDF6-D00330E511D3} (StagingUI Object) - http://zone.msn.com/binFrameWork/v10/St ... b55579.cab
O16 - DPF: {0CCA191D-13A6-4E29-B746-314DEE697D83} (Facebook Photo Uploader 5 Control) - http://upload.facebook.com/controls/200 ... oader5.cab
O16 - DPF: {3BB54395-5982-4788-8AF4-B5388FFDD0D8} (MSN Games Buddy Invite) - http://zone.msn.com/BinFrameWork/v10/ZB ... b55579.cab
O16 - DPF: {48DD0448-9209-4F81-9F6D-D83562940134} (MySpace Uploader Control) - http://lads.myspace.com/upload/MySpaceUploader1006.cab
O16 - DPF: {4F1E5B1A-2A80-42CA-8532-2D05CB959537} (MSN Photo Upload Tool) - http://gfx1.hotmail.com/mail/w2/resourc ... den-us.cab
O16 - DPF: {5736C456-EA94-4AAC-BB08-917ABDD035B3} (ZonePAChat Object) - http://zone.msn.com/binframework/v10/ZP ... b55579.cab
O16 - DPF: {7E980B9B-8AE5-466A-B6D6-DA8CF814E78A} (MJLauncherCtrl Class) - http://zone.msn.com/bingame/chnz/defaul ... uncher.cab
O16 - DPF: {8C279F4E-917E-4CD2-8DF0-D9C73C0CE763} (ZPA_WheelOfFortune Object) - http://zone.msn.com/bingame/zpagames/zp ... b55579.cab
O16 - DPF: {B8BE5E93-A60C-4D26-A2DC-220313175592} (MSN Games - Installer) - http://cdn2.zone.msn.com/binFramework/v ... b56649.cab
O16 - DPF: {DA2AA6CF-5C7A-4B71-BC3B-C771BB369937} (MSN Games Game Communicator) - http://zone.msn.com/binframework/v10/St ... b55579.cab
O16 - DPF: {DF780F87-FF2B-4DF8-92D0-73DB16A1543A} (PopCapLoader Object) - http://zone.msn.com/bingame/popcaploader_v10.cab
O18 - Protocol: grooveLocalGWS - {88FED34C-F0CA-4636-A375-3CB6248B04CD} - C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeOffice12GrooveSystemServices.dll
O18 - Protocol: skype4com - {FFC8B962-9B40-4DFF-9458-1830C7DD7F5D} - C:PROGRA~1COMMON~1SkypeSKYPE4~1.DLL
O23 - Service: Apple Mobile Device - Apple Inc. - C:Program FilesCommon FilesAppleMobile Device SupportbinAppleMobileDeviceService.exe
O23 - Service: Bonjour Service - Apple Inc. - C:Program FilesBonjourmDNSResponder.exe
O23 - Service: eDataSecurity Service - Egis Incorporated - C:AcerEmpowering TechnologyeDataSecurityx86eDSService.exe
O23 - Service: eNet Service - Acer Inc. - C:AcerEmpowering TechnologyeNeteNet Service.exe
O23 - Service: eRecovery Service (eRecoveryService) - Acer Inc. - C:AcerEmpowering TechnologyeRecoveryeRecoveryService.exe
O23 - Service: eSettings Service (eSettingsService) - Unknown owner - C:AcerEmpowering TechnologyeSettingsServicecapuserv.exe
O23 - Service: iPod Service - Apple Inc. - C:Program FilesiPodbiniPodService.exe
O23 - Service: LightScribeService Direct Disc Labeling Service (LightScribeService) - Hewlett-Packard Company - C:Program FilesCommon FilesLightScribeLSSrvc.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee Framework Service (McAfeeFramework) - McAfee, Inc. - C:Program FilesMcAfeeCommon FrameworkFrameworkService.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee McShield (McShield) - McAfee, Inc. - C:Program FilesMcAfeeVirusScan EnterpriseMcshield.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee Task Manager (McTaskManager) - McAfee, Inc. - C:Program FilesMcAfeeVirusScan EnterpriseVsTskMgr.exe
O23 - Service: Viewpoint Manager Service - Viewpoint Corporation - C:Program FilesViewpointCommonViewpointService.exe
O23 - Service: ePower Service (WMIService) - acer - C:AcerEmpowering TechnologyePowerePowerSvc.exe
O23 - Service: XAudioService - Conexant Systems, Inc. - C:Windowssystem32DRIVERSxaudio.exe

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End of file - 11732 bytes

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Windows XP icons and display

I have a problem with my icons on the desktop. At one time the background of the text was transparent.Now it no longer is.
Also in my attempts to correct this I noticed that in my users accounts screen the column to the left, named (learn about [that column lists user accounts, user account types, and swithcing users)]. Those items have a red " X " on the button. I dont know if these two problems are related.
I can not access the task manager on this windows account, although, it is a administrator account. I try to do this by pressing CTRL ALT DEL. all other functions are available in that window except task manager.It is greyed out.

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Windows 2000?

I know, its really old, but its all Ive got, LOL.
I would really appreciate any help you could give me. I have an older Dell Dimension XPS T450, that came with Windows 98. At some point it was updated with 2000.
Ive managed to fubar the unit several times over the last 2 years, but Ive always been able to reboot the system from my copy of windows 2000, until now.
The computer has become so slow (have to mouse click 3 or 4 times on each item to get a response) that its almost unusable. I attempted to boot it from my copy of 2000, and within a minute or so, it gives me this:
filei386halacpi.dll code 7- and wont continue.

Thanks in advance for your help

Melinda Reilly

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Am I screwed?

I did a file transfer backing up files from a old computer to be transfered to a new one Im building. I did the transfer and burned them to DVD because I didnt have CD/R disks, only RW and they wouldnt work. The old pc failed before I finished building the new one. I figured I may as well reinstall XP and see if I can transfer the files. The wizard is telling me "no way jose".
Did I just lose my files? Or is there a way I can make this happen?

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The Hardest Interview Puzzle Question Ever

Have you ever been to an interview for a programming job where they asked you one of those interview puzzle questions? I have. The one I got was:

How much of your favorite brand of soda is consumed in this state?

And no, the correct answer is not who cares, unless the thing you don't care about is getting the job you're interviewing for. I didn't know it at the time, but this is a Fermi Question. (To prevent spoilers, the answer can be found in a previous blog post.)

Puzzle questions were all the rage in programming interviews in the 90s and early aughts. This is documented in the book How Would You Move Mount Fuji? with a specific emphasis on Microsoft's hiring practices.

It is prudent to study common interview puzzle questions if you know you'll be interviewing at a company that asks these sorts of questions. And if you think you're ace at programming puzzle questions, then I challenge you to point your massive brain at this, the hardest interview puzzle question ever:

A hundred prisoners are each locked in a room with three pirates, one of whom will walk the plank in the morning. Each prisoner has 10 bottles of wine, one of which has been poisoned; and each pirate has 12 coins, one of which is counterfeit and weighs either more or less than a genuine coin. In the room is a single switch, which the prisoner may either leave as it is, or flip. Before being led into the rooms, the prisoners are all made to wear either a red hat or a blue hat; they can see all the other prisoners' hats, but not their own. Meanwhile, a six-digit prime number of monkeys multiply until their digits reverse, then all have to get across a river using a canoe that can hold at most two monkeys at a time. But half the monkeys always lie and the other half always tell the truth. Given that the Nth prisoner knows that one of the monkeys doesn't know that a pirate doesn't know the product of two numbers between 1 and 100 without knowing that the N+1th prisoner has flipped the switch in his room or not after having determined which bottle of wine was poisoned and what color his hat is, what is the solution to this puzzle?

In other words, I hate puzzle questions.*

I'm also not a huge fan of those abstract impossible questions, eg, "how many optometrists are there in Seattle?", but I suppose that's a matter of taste. If you absolutely must, at least ask an impossible question that has some relevance to a problem your very real customers might encounter. I just can't muster any enthusiasm for completely random arbitrary puzzles in the face of so many actual, real world problems.

And yes, I totally failed that interview. Which was disappointing, because it was kind of a cool job.

Not that my proposal for interviewing programmers was any more popular, though I do think it's much better.

I have my own theory about the ideal way to interview developers: have the candidate give a 10 minute watercooler presentation to your team on something they've worked on. I think this is a far better indicator of success than a traditional interview. You'll quickly ascertain:

• Is this person passionate about what they are doing?
  
• Can they communicate effectively to a small group?
  
• Do they have a good handle on their area of expertise?
  
• Would your team enjoy working with this person?
  

You'd certainly want to complement this type of interview with some actual hands on programming, to make sure the applicant isn't full of crap -- although I'm pretty sure that you can't B.S. your way through a technical presentation to a handful of your peers if you truly have no idea what you're talking about. (And if you can, you should be CEO of a startup by now.)

What I'm optimizing for here is the ability to communicate. Most programmers, once they pass the FizzBuzz level of competency, are decent enough. But coding chops aren't enough. To go from good to great, you must be able to communicate effectively: with your teammates, your manager, the users, and ultimately the world.

My wife and I just finished a five day hospital stay for the birth of our first child. During our stay, we were assisted by a parade of different nurses, at least two different nurses every day, sometimes more as we progressed to different areas of the hospital and through daily shift changes. The quality of care at this particular hospital is generally quite high, but we were flummoxed by the disparity in care between the worst nurses and the best nurses. After a few days, I finally figured out the common characteristic -- the worst nurses were invariably the worst communicators! The fact that these nurses couldn't effectively communicate with us:

• why they needed to do something
  
• what the options were
  
• offer advice
  
• troubleshoot our problems
  

Meant they ended up feeling like rigid, inflexible proceduralists who didn't care or constantly had to appeal to authority. Of course, this wasn't true. I'm sure they were perfectly competent registered nurses. But in the absence of reasonable communication, it sure seemed that way. To be fair, these nurses were frequently (but not always!) non-native English speakers.

Hiring is difficult under the best of conditions. But an interview process that relies too heavily on puzzle questions is risky. Sure, you may end up with programmers who can solve (or memorize, I guess) the absolute gnarliest puzzle questions you throw at them. But isn't effectively communicating those solutions to the rest of the team important, too? For many programmers, that's the hardest part of the puzzle.

* although I expect aficionados of the style should be able to identify all the classic interview puzzle questions represented here.

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Simple Computer Tricks

Simple Computer Tricks.
1.
How to change someones/your password without know their/your current one or being on their/your account.
2.
How ...

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