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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 MoreDate August 17, 2010 Author By kadmin Category Windows XP
Problem: Your registry is corrupt and Windows will not boot. Solution 1: Last Known Good Solution 2: If you had System Recovery turned on, you can restore the corrupted hive from the System Volume Information Folder as directed here. Solution 3: Open the registry hive on another computer and repair it. With REGEDT32 one can […]
Read MoreDate 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
Read MoreDate May 24, 2010 Author By kadmin Category General, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Problem: You have a folder with a large number of files that you need to delete. This is too much for Windows Explorer to handle. Solution: FastCopy (it also deletes files fast)
Read MoreDate May 12, 2010 Author By kadmin Category Anti-Virus, Windows XP
Problem: Every time you try to launch a program you get prompted with Choose the Program you want to use to Open This File. Cause: You recently had a virus or malware infection that changed some critcal registry entries so that the virus would be launched whenever you opened any program. The virus has been […]
Read MoreDate May 3, 2010 Author By kadmin Category General, Windows XP
Problem: Your hard drive is clicking and is no longer readable. If you let it cool off for several hours, it will run for about 5 minutes and start clicking again. You need to recover you data. Solution: Dew it. Place a cold Mtn Dew (formerly Mountain Dew) can on the drive and it will […]
Read MoreDate April 26, 2010 Author By kadmin Category Windows 7, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Problem: You try to connect to a server or shared folder and get this message: Multiple connections to a server or shared resource by the same user, using more than one user name, are not allowed… Cause: You already have a connection to that resouce using a different username. Solution: Disconnect your other connections then […]
Read MoreDate April 15, 2010 Author By kadmin Category Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Here is a handy resource when a virus/spyware wrecks your file associations. Common problems are executing .exe files and the “run with…” dialog box pops up. http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm
Read MoreDate January 8, 2010 Author By kadmin Category Windows XP
Stop: c0000218 {Registry File Failure} The registry cannot load the hive (file): SystemRootSystem32ConfigSOFTWARE or its log or alternate How to recover your registry: Hopefully you had Windows System Restore enabled before your registry was corrupted (it is enabled by default). Otherwise you are done and you’ll have to reinstall everything. Microsoft has a really long […]
Read MoreDate August 28, 2009 Author By kadmin Category General, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Ever wanted to block some websites in either of the mainstream browers in Windows without having to purchase filtering software, or mess around with the /etc/hosts file? Refer to http://jaxov.com/2009/08/how-to-block-websites-in-internet-explorer-and-mozilla-firefox/
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