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Where in the user profile are user environment variables stored? I had an issue that our IT support decided to fix by creating a new profile for me and then copying over what they thought I needed from the original profile. They missed my environment variables and I haven't been able to find...

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Describes an issue in which you cannot connect to DirectAccess on a client computer after you add the client computer to the DirectAccess security group. This issue occurs when the client computer is running Window 7 Professional or Windows 8 Pro. Link Removed

Here's an idea for IT 'Enthusiasts', IT Pros w/ some spare time or retired IT Pros & Consultants. I am doing this & maybe others have not thought of it... Volunteer your time & services to your local 'old folks homes'. Many of the residents don't have a lot of money (we usually charge a...

Here's an idea for IT 'Enthusiasts', IT Pros w/ some spare time or retired IT Pros & Consultants. I am doing this & maybe others have not thought of it... Volunteer your time & services to your local 'old folks homes'. Many of the residents don't have a lot of money (we usually charge a...

I am running Windows 7 Home 64-Bit. I use Forticlient to connect to my company's VPN. I have used it for over a year with no problems. About 2 weeks ago, I tried to open it and it would not open. I made several attempts with the same outcome. I checked to see if it was running using the Task...

Hello All, A problem has recently arisen on my work laptop. I have been using it for a solid 8 months with no issues, about 2300 hours of use. As soon as we install a new router, i have frequent network disconnects. However, i also installed a few windows updates the same morning. ALL network...

Hello all, I work in IT and I run into a problem quite often where we know how to fix the issue but we are unable to because they cannot get connected to the network. We use static IP's as a standard for all computers in order to organize and prevent from being able to used outside of the...

Some may know this, already, some may not. This evening I fixed a problem in a computer that was in a different city than I am. The work was being done using Team Viewer. The interesting 'take-away' here is... It is possible to Copy something from my machine, URLs, command lines...

Hello, A laptop (W7) was connected to a network (AD) managed by a SBS 2011; working without any problem. Then, it has been connected on another site, and joined a domain (AD managed by 2008 R2 server), without any relation with the first AD; working also without any problem. But, when...

I hope somebody can help...... I want to buy a modest laptop but with Windows 7 Ultimate. (I am a one-man business, keep my business on my laptop and take it away on business every week and want good security: I have read that Bitlocker will give me that.) The problem seems to be that most big...

Trick question- they are both horrible. We are done... Microsoft needs to take its place on the dustbin of history with Rim and Palm. Really- overdone over blown Windows &- hard to work with and adapt- why these changes (all of them) were made - other than trying to imitate the Apple OS (and...

I’m a member of the IT department in a relatively small company. Yesterday morning, one of my users reported a strange error to me. I had never encountered this before. The problem he described is detailed further below. We have several of this model laptop; this is the first one to give us...

I’m a member of the IT department in a relatively small company. Yesterday morning one of my users reported a strange error to me. I had never encountered this before. The problem he described is detailed further below. We have several of this model laptop; this is the first one to give us...

Within the last few days I've started having issues with my sony vaio laptop. I noticed it was running slowly each time I started it up. It wasn't recognizing that I had it plugged into the outlet or a mouse plugged into it. After a few minutes of being on it would recognize that it was plugged...

I have joined this forum in the hope i can get help and advise in deploying windows 7, I have been deploying windows 7 for the last 7 months as a contractor for two different clients. Both clients have had different ways of doing the deployment, however both have the same concerns about data and...

Hi Guys, I have a win7 pro laptop that my boss uses currently. The problem is this laptop is currently connected to domain A. My boss is going overseas to visit one of our sub company which have domain B. He do not need domain A while he is overseas. If he have an account previously in...

Hi everyone, I just started working in IT and my boss asked me to install a Konica 1600w printer on another person's pc. It installed perfectly on my computer, but when I went to install it on the other one, I keep getting this error. I have read around other people's solution for this problem...

Hello All, I have a very strange problem which I am assuming is some wrong with the Apple Bonjour service. It appears that it only work one way. By this I mean, the Win7 64-bit Ultimate system can be seen by other computers and devices but IT cannot see other computers and devices. Here's...