Eddie's Tech Notes

References: https://askubuntu.com/questions/119534/easiest-way-to-setup-ubuntu-as-a-vpn-server https://pimylifeup.com/raspberry-pi-vpn-server/ OpenVPN https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-an-openvpn-server-on-ubuntu-16-04 In server conf, use dev tap  and server-bridge 192.168.0.104 255.255.255.0 192.168.0.201 192.168.0.210 if you are doing ethernet-bridging, use dev tun, server 10.8.0.0 255.255.255.0 for  IP tunneling In client conf, use dev tap if you are doing ethernet-bridging, use dev tun for Port forwarding from home router to a server in your private network NoIP for dynamic DNS. Integration with common switches Set up proxy server with squid Ubuntu uses UFW to manage the firewall https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UFW

Reimage the machine with a Windows XP CD. Install Service Pack 2 and then Service Pack 3. If you wish to change the system language, it is a good chance to do it. See below: http://tylau0.blogspot.com/2017/05/download-location-of-essential-windows.html http://tylau0.blogspot.com/2017/05/change-windows-xp-language.html To maintain updates from Microsoft, you may change the system to POSReady2009. See below: http://tylau0.blogspot.com/2017/05/turn-windows-xp-to-windows-posready2009.html If the update KB2686509 fails to get installed, download the patch corresponding to Windows XP from the following site and install it manually. http://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB2686509

For English version of SP2 and SP3, try out http://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com. Look up "Windows XP Service Pack 2" and "Windows XP Service Park 3". If you need IE8 for Windows XP, try out the following: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=261544 For Traditional Chinese SP2 and SP3, look at the following locations: http://ftp.dyu.edu.tw/pub/ WindowsXP-KB835935-SP2-CHT. exe.html http://ftp.dyu.edu.tw/pub/ WindowsXP-KB936929-SP3-x86- CHT.exe.html

From the Start Menu, select Run. Type regedit.exe and then Enter. Locate the branch HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/ControlSet001/Control/NIs/Language. Change the value of the field "Default" and "InstallLanguage" to the number corresponding to the language you wish it to be. 0436 = “af;Afrikaans” 041C = “sq;Albanian” 0001 = “ar;Arabic” 0401 = “ar-sa;Arabic (Saudi Arabia)” 0801 = “ar-iq;Arabic (Iraq)” 0C01 = “ar-eg;Arabic (Egypt)” 1001 = “ar-ly;Arabic (Libya)” 1401 = “ar-dz;Arabic (Algeria)” 1801 = “ar-ma;Arabic (Morocco)” 1C01 = “ar-tn;Arabic (Tunisia)” 2001 = “ar-om;Arabic (Oman)” 2401 = “ar-ye;Arabic (Yemen)” 2801 = “ar-sy;Arabic (Syria)” 2C01 = “ar-jo;Arabic (Jordan)” 3001 = “ar-lb;Arabic (Lebanon)” 3401 = “ar-kw;Arabic (Kuwait)” 3801 = “ar-ae;Arabic (you.A.E.)” 3C01 = “ar-bh;Arabic (Bahrain)” 4001 = “ar-qa;Arabic (Qatar)” 042D = “eu;Basque” 0402 = “bg;Bulgarian” 0423 = “be;Belarusian” 0403 = “ca;Catalan” 0004 = “zh;Chinese” 0404 = “zh-tw...

Log in your computer with an account with admin right. Create a file called conversion.reg with the following content in your local computer. Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\WindowsEmbedded\ProductVersion] "FeaturePackVersion"="SP3" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\WPA\WEPOS] "Installed"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\WPA\WES] "Installed"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\WPA\PosReady] "Installed"=dword:00000001 Then double click on the file to apply the registry change. Reboot your machine. Soon your Windows XP machine will receive updates. Reference