Remotely Enable RDP Remote Desktop on Another Computer
There are many utilities that will do this for you. Some are free and some cost money. This is how to do it manually for free.
Read MoreHow to Diagnose Blue Screens BSOD
Date July 9, 2013 Author By kadmin Category Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Crash dump files A crash dump is essentially a snapshot of what was held in memory at the point in time when Windows crashed, so it contains a lot of useful information that can be used to identify what caused the crash. So the first thing you need is to obtain the crash dump file […]
Read MorePrint Jobs Stuck in Print Queue
Date October 24, 2012 Author By poster Category Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Scenario: When you send a print job to a local printer ( connected via usb), it sits in print queue and wont print. Solution: Clear the print spool – the right way to do it Click “start” and go to “Run” Type “services.msc” at the prompt Scroll down the alphabetical list in the right window […]
Read MoreHow to Disable Dell Datasafe Local Backup Software
Date October 19, 2012 Author By kadmin Category General, Support Articles, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Problem: Your Dell computer comes with junk software called Dell Datasafe Local Backup. It serves not purpose unless to pay to upgrade it. You go into Control Panel to remove it and it fails to uninstall. It starts up every time you boot your computer. You can’t get rid of it. Solution: You can go […]
Read MoreThe 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 kadmin 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 […]
Read MoreDisplay Last User Name in Windows
Date March 12, 2011 Author By kadmin Category Windows 7, Windows Vista
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Software Microsoft Windows CurrentVersion Policies System The following value should be set to 0 DontDisplayLastUserName = 0
Read MoreUSB Drive Infected – Hidden Folders with Malware Shortcuts
Date February 1, 2011 Author By kadmin 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 […]
Read MoreConfiguring Automatic Updates by editing the registry
Date September 29, 2010 Author By kadmin 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 […]
Read MoreDeleting Undeletable Folders in Windows Vista and 7
Date July 8, 2010 Author By kadmin 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 […]
Read MoreHow To Set Default Wallpaper For Terminal Server
Date June 19, 2010 Author By kadmin Category Windows 7, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows XP
You can brand your terminal server with your company’s logo so that employees will know they are connecting to the right place. The image you select will appear behind the login screen. Simply create a BMP image file and add the path to the registry here: HKEY_USERS.DefaultControl PanelDesktopWallpaper
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