The definitive Sora Aoi download blog

As you might have known, I am an avid Sora Aoi fan. I have been collecting every Sora Aoi AV there is. Fortunately, there are a lot of forums out there that post Sora Aoi AV. The thing is some of them are in low resolution and most of them have dead links.

I came across a blog that has 58 Sora Aoi AV available for downloads. All are in high resolution and therefore have bigger file sizes than most. I have tried all the links and they all work. A big thank you for the blog owner who has uploaded the Sora Aoi AVs.

The site is called JavFreak and you can check it out here. The JavFreak Sora Aoi downloads are available here.

 

Short explanation for not updating my blog

It has been an eternity since I posted something new on this blog. A lot of things have happened. A lot of terrible things. Dark secrets that were kept for three years were discovered. For a moment I felt committing suicide. I am currently in therapy right now.

I was posting different stuff. Mostly stuff that I love – baseball, House, Sora and troubleshooting. I am still working despite all the headaches I have encountered for the past three months. I cannot say I have recovered but I can say that life is getting back to normal.

For the few who follow my blog you would notice that all I write about are happy stuff – stuff that both of us like. For the three months that I have not updated my blog I have a lot of catching up to do. House is on its sixth season, Zack Greinke has won the Cy Young Award for the insufferable Royals and almost all Dell systems ship with Windows 7. I have a lot of catching up to do but I would like to share with you what I have been going through for the past three months.

Let me finish by posing a question: What would you do if you found out that your wife has been cheating for the past three years?

 

Cory Aquino, People Power Icon, Stalwart of Democracy, Passes Away

I woke up around 6:00 AM in the morning and preparing to watch today’s baseball game. Turned on the TV and was very surprised to know that Cory Aquino has passed away. I am 31 years old and I lived through the Aquino presidency. I am no big Cory Aquino fan but no one can take away the most important thing she left the Filipino people – Freedom.

My family was and still is a Marcos fan. My mother used to tell stories about how great Marcos is as a president. How he turned the Philippines around and how Martial Law helped the country. I did not know then but when I went to school I discovered the truth.

EDSA Revolution was a truly magnificent event in Philippine history. It was the start of gaining back the basic freedom of every Filipino which was taken away during the Marcos regime. Without Cory Aquino, the basic freedom of every Filipino would still be out of grasp.

Democracy and freedom are the two most important gifts of Cory Aquino to the presidency. He also taught the Filipino people to stand strong against adversity. She was a president who withstood 6 coup attempts yet was able to finish her term. A lot of people did not like her administration but many believed in her.

I am no big Cory Aquino fan but today is a sad day for the Filipino people. An icon has passed away. So sad that few people recognize the contributions and sacrifices she gave the Filipinos. With her death, let young Filipinos recognize the importance of such a truly magnificent woman.

“As I came to power peacefully, so shall I keep it.”

 

Jim Edmonds is a Hall of Famer

Everytime I watch a National League game I am reminded of a pretty good centerfielder by the name of Jim Edmonds. To many St. Louis Cardinals fans, he is known as Jimmy Baseball because of his passion for the game. His 241 home runs as a Cardinal ranks fourth in club history.

Jim Edmonds is currently a free agent and for all intents and purposes his stellar career appears over. With apologies to Ken Griffey Jr. Jim Edmonds is his generation’s greatest centerfielder. Nobody else comes close. He is an 8 time Gold Glove winner and few centerfielders can match his collection of amazing catches. People talk about Willie Mays amazing catch in the 1954 World Series as the best baseball catch in history. But if you have watched Jim Edmonds do his tricks in centerfield during his prime with the Angels and Cardinals, those catches are an everyday occurrence.

His amazing over the shoulder diving head first catch in Kansas City in 1997 while he was with the Angels was voted as the greatest catch in the history of SPORTS. Not just in baseball but in all SPORTS. And who can forget his over the wall catch of Jason LaRue that should have been a homerun. I rank Jim Edmonds as great a defensive player as Ozzie Smith and Jim Edmonds had better offensive numbers.

If Jim Edmonds decides to retire this season or the next, I believe he should be in the Hall of Fame. While he never won an MVP award, he was the perfect fit for the Angels and Cardinals line up during his prime. His defense was out of this world and he is a very likable guy. His numbers compared to Jim Rice but Rice never had his defense. He should be in the Hall of Fame.

Teams

• Anaheim Angels (1993-1999)
• St. Louis Cardinals (2000-2007)
• San Diego Padres (2008)
• Chicago Cubs (2008)

Career Stats of Jim Edmonds

• Batting average: .284
• Games played: 1,925
• Hits: 1,881
• Doubles: 414
• Home runs: 382
• Runs batted in: 1,176
• Runs scored: 1,207
• Slugging percentage: .528

 

Resolve “The Windows Boot Configuration Data file is missing required information” error in Windows Vista

File: \Boot\BCD
Status: 0xc0000034
Info: The Windows Boot Configuration Data file is missing required information

If you get a similar error message when you boot your system, it means that for some reason your Windows Vista bootloader has gone bad or became corrupted. The bootloader in Windows Vista can become corrupted because of a dirty install of an older version of Windows or because of a virus. But don’t worry here are the steps in fixing the bootloader error message in Windows Vista. You need your Windows Vista DVD to fix the issue

Method 1:

1. Boot to your Windows Vista DVD
2. Go through the language, time and keyboard preferences and then click NEXT
3. Click REPAIR YOUR COMPUTER and then choose your operating system and then click NEXT
4. You would now have the SYSTEM RECOVERY OPTIONS
5. Click on START UP REPAIR
6. Let the repair finish and then reboot your computer

This should fix the problem. However, if this is not successful your would need to rebuild the bootloader from the command prompt. That is our second method

Method 2:

1. Again boot to your Windows Vista DVD
2. Go through the same steps mentioned in Method 1 until you get the SYSTEM RECOVERY OPTIONS window
3. Choose COMMAND PROMPT
4. Type Bootrec /RebuildBcd and then press ENTER. This would fix the Windows Vista bootloader
5. Reboot your computer and verify if you are able to boot to Windows Vista
6. If you are still unable to boot, go through the steps again to go to COMMAND PROMPT and type the following commands:
   • Bcdedit /export C:\BCD_Backup and then press ENTER
   • ren c:\boot\bcd bcd.old and then press ENTER
   • Bootrec /rebuildbcd and then press ENTER
7. Reboot your computer and see if you are able to boot to Windows Vista

If you are still unable to boot, you would need to reinstall your Windows Vista operating system. I am not sure if system restore can resolve the issue but from what I know, if the bootloader is the issue and the fixes do not work you would need to do a reinstall. Again I am not too sure so let me know if you have other fixes. Would really love your comments

 

Cannot log into Microsoft Windows Vista

Windows Vista has this annoying screen that won’t let you login to your user profile. It would either give you an error message that would say User Profile Service Failed or User Profile could not be loaded. Both error messages, I think, are the same. Both have the same solution. Follow the steps to solve this annoying Vista problem.

The first solution would be to do start up repair from the Windows Vista Recovery Environment. I think this is a long shot but it is worth a try. I have received calls about the User Profile error and have solved the issue by doing start up repair. Here are the steps to do start up repair using the Windows Vista Recovery Environment.

1. Turn on your computer and tap F12 (a different OEM might have a different function key to tap) to go to the Boot Menu Option
2. Insert your Windows Vista DVD and choose Onboard USB or CD ROM Drive
3. Boot from the CD and choose the correct language, time and keyboard preferences
4. Choose Repair Your Computer and wait for the System Recovery Options
5. Choose Start up Repair and wait for it to finish
6. After it finishes try logging in to your profile

If that does not work, you can go ahead and do a System Restore from Safe Mode or through the Windows Vista Recovery Environment. Doing System Restore in Safe Mode is much easier and here are the steps

1. Turn on your computer and tap F8. Other OEMs would have a different function key to tap to enter the Advanced Boot Options
2. Choose Safe Mode and press ENTER
3. Login using the ADMINISTRATOR account
4. Once you are able to login, click START, type SYSTEM RESTORE in the search box and look for SYSTEM RESTORE in the START MENU
5. The System Restore Window would pop out. Choose a good restore point. What I mean is choose the time when you last successfully logged in to Windows Vista
6. Just follow the wizard and the system would reboot once System Restore is finished

System Restore is a near lock to resolve the issue if you cannot login to Windows Vista. Almost all issues regarding a login issue for Windows Vista has been resolved using System Restore

However if you cannot login to the ADMINISTRATOR account in Safe Mode, you can do a System Restore using the Windows Vista Recovery Environment. Just follow the steps mentioned above but instead of choosing Start up Repair you choose System Restore. Same wizard would appear.

If you know of other possible solutions, just let me know. Would love to hear your comments.

 

How to create a password reset disk in Windows Vista?

We have lots of passwords that we need to remember. The most important password would be the Windows login password. What good is your computer if you cannot login to Windows. Windows Vista has a nice utility that lets you create a password reset disk in the event of amnesia.

Microsoft actually recommends creating a password reset disk so you would have access to your files when you forgot the password. The password reset disk can only be used for local accounts. If your Windows Vista account is on a domain, call your IT guy and he can reset the password for you.

Here are the steps to create a password reset disk in Windows Vista. Of course, you would need a removable media such as a USB flash drive.

1. Login to the user account where you want to create the password reset disk
2. Click START, CONTROL PANEL, USER ACCOUNTS AND FAMILY SAFETY and finally USER ACCOUNTS
3. In the left side, click on CREATE A PASSWORD RESET DISK
4. Insert your USB flash drive and then click NEXT on the FORGOTTEN PASSWORD WIZARD page
5. Choose the appropriate drive of the USB flash drive in the CREATE A PASSWORD RESET DISK page and then click NEXT
6. Type in your password in the CURRENT USER ACCOUNT PASSWORD box and then click NEXT
7. When the progress bar reaches 100%, click NEXT and then FINISH
8. Remove the USB flash drive and keep it in a safe place

Voila! You have just created a password reset disk. In the event that you had amnesia and cannot login to Windows, just use your password reset disk.

 

Weekly updates – Halladay wins again, Sabathia dominant and Lee gets some run support

Weekly updates for Doc Halladay, C.C. Sabathia and Cliff Lee. All three were dominant as they won all their starts. Doc Halladay was extremely dominant in pitching a complete game versus the Yankees last Tuesday. C.C. followed his shutout victory with an equally impressive start against the Blue Jays. Cliff Lee needed to pitch shutout ball to get the win.

Roy Halladay (8-1, 2.78 ERA, 68.0 IP, 57 Ks, 9 starts)

No doubt in my mind that when the season ends Roy Halladay would be mentioned as a Cy Young candidate. The righty won twice this week and has pitched at least 7 innings in all of his starts. By beating the Chicago White Sox yesterday he became baseball’s first 8 game winner.

Doc Halladay pitched a beauty in beating the New York Yankees and former teammate A.J. Burnett last Tuesday. He pitched his first complete game and allowed just 5 hits with one run and 5 strikeouts. He had command of a filthy cutter and sinker in inducing 17 ground ball outs. Doc is really the Yankee killer having been 16-5 against New York.

Starting yesterday against the Chicago White Sox, Doc allowed two runs, one earned, and 6 hits in 7 innings of work. He allowed both runs in the first inning but settled down and retired the next 11 of 12 batters. The White Sox threatened in the 4th, 5th and 6th innings as they had the lead off man on base each time. But Doc was not the one to give in and stranded the runner.

Doc Halladay was disappointed at his last outing yet he was in cruise control after the first inning. He lowered his ERA to 2.78 and leads the majors with 68 innings pitched. Really a workhorse and an ace.

C.C. Sabathia (3-3, 3.70 ERA, 56.0 IP, 37 Ks, 8 starts)

C.C. Sabathia is on a roll. After blanking the Baltimore Orioles in his previous start, he shut down the powerful Blue Jays offense. His only mistakes were a fourth inning homerun by Alex Rios and a Rod Barajas double that scored Scott Rolen. The win evened his season record to 3-3.

C.C. pitched 8 innings allowing 5 hits and 2 runs. He still having issues with control as evidenced by the 4 walks he allowed. He struck out 5. He has won consecutive starts for the first time this year and the Yankees are hoping that C.C. has turned the corner and starts winning. C.C. is a horse and Girardi can expect 7 or 8 innings from him. That bodes well for the Yankees as their bullpen is horsespit. Jose Veras can’t get anybody out and even the great Mariano Rivera gives up homeruns.

Cliff Lee (2-5, 3.00 ERA, 54.0 IP, 42 Ks, 8 starts)

The only way for Cliff Lee can win games this year is by pitching a shutout. He has pitched brilliantly in his last four starts but the anemic Cleveland Indians cannot score runs for him. He was 0-4 with a 1.74 ERA in his last four starts allowing just 6 runs. With any club, he would have been 4-0 during the stretch. But the Indians have been horrible offensively and scored just 2 runs for him.

That changed somehow when the Indians doubled the run support he received in his last four starts combined. The Indians scored 4 runs and Cliff Lee pitched seven shutout innings in winning just for the second time this season. He scattered six hits none of them hard contacts and struck out a season high 9 batters. He lowered his ERA to 3.00. He has pitched at least 7 innings in his last 5 starts. He has allowed just 7 runs in his last 6 starts after allowing 11 runs in his first two starts. Lee is finding his groove but he cannot win some games if the Indians continue to be horrible with the bat.

 

STOP 0×0000000A – Blue Screen error when computer resumes from hibernation in Windows Vista

Got a call yesterday. Customer is getting a blue screen error when the computer goes back from sleep. They put the system in sleep and when they wake the system up they get a blue screen error. The stop code is 0×0000000a and the stop code message is IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL.

Blue screen errors are one of the most challenging to troubleshoot. Blue screen error messages are vague and the Microsoft support does not help much. If you can still boot to Windows you can check the memory dump through WIndows Debugger.

Going back to the call. The customer called many times regarding the same issue. She already did all the memory and hard drive diagnostics and all of them passed. They already tried to turn the system on with just 1 gb and 2 gb of memory but it is still a blue screen error.

Already restored the computer to the factory settings but still getting the blue screen error. Now, I really don’t know what to do since they already tried everything.

Searched through our database and found out that this is a known Windows Vista issue. The knowledge base states that we can download a HotFix from the Microsoft Support website.

It is a good thing about the HotFix. Customer was glad that there was a fix for the issue she was having. The thing is, we cannot boot to Windows to download the HotFix. We cannot go to Last Known Good Configuration or Safe Mode with Networking. In short, the system cannot boot to Windows.

We did a fresh install of Windows through the OS CD. Took about 30 minutes to finish the install. We checked the drivers and everything looked fine. Connected through the internet and downloaded the HotFix. Advised to observe the system and see if the issue would happen again.

Hopefully that fixes the customer’s issue. Can you share your experiences regarding the same blue screen error? Would really appreciate your comments.

 

What good is a DCSE certification?

I thought one of the good things in working with DELL is that you can get to be a Dell Certified Systems Expert. I thought that having a DCSE next to your name actually means something.

After receiving my login for DCSE, I took about 7 certification exams and I passed them in one take. The exams are not that hard because it is an open resource exam. You take the test and search for the answers in the course material.

I know that a lot of people have to pay for DCSE so it is really cool when you can take it for free. I read in forums that DCSE does not do you any good. One said that DCSE is only good if you would be working as a Dell Technician all your life. He further said that if you really want to increase your marketability you should take the ComTIA A+ certification.

I know that our site offers CompTIA A+ certification but I do not know if that holds true this time. From being a badged site we are now an outsourced provider. Dell sold us out to the highest bidder.

Just want to know what you folks think of DCSE. Is it really worth to have? There are a lot of modules to read and exams to take. I really don’t want to waste so much time taking DCSE exams that are not worth that much in the job market.