Comments on: Shortcut to enable/disable hardware http://www.rarst.net/script/devcon/ cynical thoughts on software and web Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:03:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rarst http://www.rarst.net/script/devcon/#comment-178445 Rarst Mon, 26 Dec 2011 10:28:48 +0000 http://www.rarst.net/?p=389#comment-178445 <a href="#comment-177757"><strong>@sg</strong></a> Ouch, this seems way too minor to reset activation. Could it be that other hardware changed before and it was "last straw" kind of a thing? I've never actually looked to deeply into logic of activation reset. Just one of the stupid DRM things you get used to. :( @sg

Ouch, this seems way too minor to reset activation. Could it be that other hardware changed before and it was “last straw” kind of a thing?

I’ve never actually looked to deeply into logic of activation reset. Just one of the stupid DRM things you get used to. :(

]]> By: sg http://www.rarst.net/script/devcon/#comment-177757 sg Sat, 24 Dec 2011 11:03:55 +0000 http://www.rarst.net/?p=389#comment-177757 Keep in mind that this may cause Windows' activation to get revoked because of "significant hardware changes" if you reboot with the disabled device. Happened to me on Windows XP. Hooray for horrible DRM systems, I guess. Keep in mind that this may cause Windows’ activation to get revoked because of “significant hardware changes” if you reboot with the disabled device. Happened to me on Windows XP. Hooray for horrible DRM systems, I guess.

]]> By: Roland http://www.rarst.net/script/devcon/#comment-112841 Roland Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:06:31 +0000 http://www.rarst.net/?p=389#comment-112841 This was just what I needed. Took me awhile to get working, but I now have a keyboard shortcut to turn off network like my laptop has! Great job! This was just what I needed. Took me awhile to get working, but
I now have a keyboard shortcut to turn off network like my laptop has!

Great job!

]]> By: Turn Off Computer Hardware With A Single Click http://www.rarst.net/script/devcon/#comment-8702 Turn Off Computer Hardware With A Single Click Sat, 30 May 2009 14:24:04 +0000 http://www.rarst.net/?p=389#comment-8702 [...] Rarst inspired me to take a closer look at the command line utility devcon which has been created by Microsoft. Devcon is basically a command line version of the Windows Device Manager. We recently published an energy saving article that contained a tip to disable computer hardware to save power which is especially useful for mobile computer systems like laptops or netbooks. [...] [...] Rarst inspired me to take a closer look at the command line utility devcon which has been created by Microsoft. Devcon is basically a command line version of the Windows Device Manager. We recently published an energy saving article that contained a tip to disable computer hardware to save power which is especially useful for mobile computer systems like laptops or netbooks. [...]

]]> By: Rarst http://www.rarst.net/script/devcon/#comment-8685 Rarst Fri, 29 May 2009 05:14:27 +0000 http://www.rarst.net/?p=389#comment-8685 @ks For network connection would be easier to drag connection to desktop (creates specialized shortcut) and just use that. :) Method in post is when that is prohibited by policies and for messing with hardware in general. @ks

For network connection would be easier to drag connection to desktop (creates specialized shortcut) and just use that. :)

Method in post is when that is prohibited by policies and for messing with hardware in general.

]]> By: ks http://www.rarst.net/script/devcon/#comment-8682 ks Thu, 28 May 2009 21:00:37 +0000 http://www.rarst.net/?p=389#comment-8682 Thanks, its much faster then going to Network Connections! Thanks, its much faster then going to Network Connections!

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