Month: May 2012

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XFIRE: run game without UAC elevation

Xfire would launch the Call of Duty 2 with UAC elevation and then the game would error with “INVALID CD KEY”.
This is because Xfire would launch the game with UAC elevation. Some games need UAC elevation, but Call of Duty 2 not.
You can change this setting per game by opening:
C:\ProgramData\Xfire\xfire_games.ini

In this list search the specific game and change RunElevated=1 to RunElevated=0.

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blog howto network virtualization windows

Delete or show hidden no longer active or present network adapters Device Manager

Open a command prompt. Start: RUN -> CMD (OK)
At the prompt type:
set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1
At the prompt type:
start devmgmt.msc
In the menu view, click on “Show hidden devices”.
Now go to network adapters and uninstall the ones that you were looking to uninstall, it will be greyed out.