I have been running Windows 7 for a while and then today on one computer I found that search is gone in Windows 7. I had looked through my services and tried opening My Computer and in the address bar where Windows search was on the … [Read more...]
Scanning for computers on a remote subnet
I think the ADD meds have really started to kick in. I had a problem with probably some pretty simple solutions using software but instead I used IT skills and a piece of Unix software ported to Windows. Here is the problem. We have a … [Read more...]
Casalemedia and tracking cookies
I had not heard of Casalemedia before today but now I have a reason to write about it. I have been a long time believer that if someone could target me with ads on the internet that were of interest to me I would be much more intereted in … [Read more...]
Launching attachments from CHM files
One of the nice noew "features" of Windows Server 2003 is how the new enhanced security has broken the ability to launch attachments from compiled help files, also known as CHM files. I had the opportunity to learn about this problem … [Read more...]
Ultimate Computer Prevention Checklist
What's the support pro of 2007 and beyond to do for preventive maintenance on user machines? Here's a checklist of 29 things you can do to keep your users happy and online. 1. E-mail your computer users. Let your clients know in advance … [Read more...]
Oci.dll could not be loaded
Oracle and the Oracle client is irritating to me to say the least. I support a few apps that speak to an Oracle 9i database and have not had a lot of trouble with them that checking the databases does not seem to solve, I consider myself … [Read more...]
Using Windows Event Viewer to diagnose problems
IThe event viewer is one of the greatest tools that you have for diagnosing software problems and finding the fix for them. If you have used the event viewer in either Windows NT, 2000, 2003 or Windows XP then you know that it is a great … [Read more...]
Internet Explorer 7 Toolbar fix
If you have been using Internet Explotrer 7 and found that you do not like where the File-Edit-View menu is (in the middle of the other toolbars) there is a registry key you can insert to change this. If you are comfortable with the … [Read more...]
Copy files and NTFS permissions between servers
How to copy files and NTFS permissions between servers. This is a really helpful tip and critical with NTFS permissions using robocopy. I needed to copy 5 gigs of data from one server to another and the permissions were very difficult to … [Read more...]
Citrix Server Error Messages
Doing some Microsoft updates on the network for the Windows critical flaw this week and I ran into an error when trying to reboot one of the Citrix boxes. Error Messages Generated When Logging on with Terminal Services Client Article ID : … [Read more...]
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