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The IP address XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX you have entered for this network adapter is already assigned to another adapter Name of adapter.

Date May 29, 2011 Author By Category VMware, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows XP

This is common if you migrate a virtual machine to a new VMware host and it automatically reconfigured the hardware with a new NIC.  You can safely click NO and everything will work but it is annoying that the message appears every time you open your network settings.  Here is how to remove the old […]

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Windows 7 Restore To Different Hardware or Move Hard Drive

Date February 19, 2011 Author By Category Windows 7

Scenario: You want to move your hard drive from your old computer to your new computer without having to reinstall everything.  Windows 7 will not boot in your new computer. You want to create a hard drive image for use in deploying workstations of different hardware types.  You don’t want to create a different image […]

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USB Drive Infected – Hidden Folders with Malware Shortcuts

Date February 1, 2011 Author By Category Anti-Virus, General, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows XP

Problem: Your USB hard drive is infected.  All of the folders are marked with Hidden and System attributes and have been replaced by shortcuts which point to the folders.  The shortcuts also contain extra code which will launch when you click them. You can unhide your folders by using the command attrib f:foldername -h -s […]

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Configuring Automatic Updates by editing the registry

Date September 29, 2010 Author By Category Windows 7, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows XP

In a non-Active Directory environment, you can edit registry settings to configure Automatic Updates. Note You must manually create these registry keys. You can use either of the following methods to set these registry keys: Manually edit the registry by using Registry Editor (regedit.exe). Centrally deploy these registry keys by using the Windows NT 4.0-style […]

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Deleting Undeletable Folders in Windows Vista and 7

Date July 8, 2010 Author By Category Windows 7, Windows Vista

If there is a directory, whether a built-in directory (such as Music, Documents, Desktop, etc.) or a directory you create, that has become corrupted and undeletable, you’ll need to take ownership and change the ACLs on that directory.  Use these 2 shell commands.  You’ll want to start the command prompt in administrator mode. 1.takeown /f directory_name /r […]

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