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I install network printers, and frequently like to add drivers before the printer is networked due to time constraints. However, when adding a TCP/IP printer on a port that is going unused, Windows takes quite a while as it tries to detect the printer. I'm trying to figure out a way to forgo...

This article talks about how to enable firewall logging on a standalone machine. Link Removed

CCleaner Professional: A Beginner's Guide Link Removed (Fully supported) Link Removed IT Professionals Mitchell Anthony (Public Relations Manager) and Mike Fara (Administrator) from Windows 7 Forums take a look at CCleaner and offer up a quick how-to for new and beginner users. The CCleaner...

I run a program (it happend to be Eclipse ide) for months now and all of a sudden it just returns, a veriy quick hard to see icon and it stops..... After verifying SDK (needed for Eclipse) I decided to reinstall the application(Complete Erase)..... Same behaviour.... (other old programs seem...

If you evaluate your organization's need for certain Windows 7 services, you may find that a number of them can be safely disabled. More...

Hi there I hope someone knows this but is there a good software out there that helps you set policy and restrictions on your PC? Like Novell but less expensive and for your desktop. I have found a couple but it does not have things like disallowing someone to use f8 or anything like it to by...

Describes the four User Account Control settings in Windows 7. More...

Hi I am a dad who wants to give his rebellious pre-teen daughter some control on her laptop, like update iTunes or install games, but she cannot do such as a Standard User. I initially setup her laptop with both of us (dad and daughter) as admin users. I wanted to be an admin user to help...

Dear Forum users, I have an Acer Emachine pc And i just got it back from customer care as it had some svc host problem Now when i turned it on for the 1st time there was something called sysrep which said a fatal error ocurred, i ignored it but then i could not make new folders in the libraries...

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Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.2 (April 27, 2011): Corrected the severity table and vulnerability section to add CVE-2010-4701 as a vulnerability addressed by this update. This is an informational change only. Summary: This security update resolves two...

Jeg har 4 externe HD, som hver gang jeg starter min computer laver en pop up, med teksten "Automatisk afspilning". Funktionen er meget anvendelig, når jeg sætter en USB stick i en af mine USB porte, men det er ret irriterende med disse 4 HD som altid er tilkoblet og altid sidder i den samme port...

Get the Exchange 2003 properties on the ADUC. Remote Server Administration Tools -- Link Removed Then Programs, features and turn features on. Select ADUC. Exchange 2003 -- Download VSMVISTA.exe and extract the files, but dont' run. Link Removed Open command prompt and go to extract directory...

The following message was written for our administrative team, but when analyzed, I believe it can be applied to forum members as a whole. I hope that you will agree, as in many cases, there can be no room for error: I have spoken to whoosh and we are ready to go. As long as we don't get under...

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration's decision to suspend $800 million in aid to the Pakistan's military signals a tougher U.S. line with a critical but sometimes unreliable partner in the fight against terrorism Read Full Story: Link Removed - Invalid URL

Addressing Full Text Copying and Pasting of News, Security, and Tutorial Articles We were recently made aware of what appears to be infringing content, in the form of full-text copy and paste articles from 3rd party websites. While we consider information posted online about computer...

I would like to reduce the speed of my 1Gbps network card but cannot change auto negotiation. There are no speed & duplex options other than "auto negotiation." How can I enable the normal options in the "speed & duplex" field?

So far, I’ve seen plenty to like about Windows 8. The History Vault looks like it could really come in handy on the computers I administer (both at home and at work), the cloud profile synchronization will make switching between my desktop and laptop much more seamless, and the Windows Store is...

Hello, I've been having problems with my Trend Micro Titanium scans. I've just been connected remotely with a technician from Trend who has found the problem,but cannot fis it. It seems a update from Microsoft has knocked out any adminstration control that I had or didn't have. When he tried to...

So since the other day, Add And Remove programs has given me some trouble. Basically, when I went to the start Menu to work it, it didn't open up until I made a shortcut for the Desktop. And then it gave me the message that in all programs, to be blunt it couldn't find it- while I can't access...