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Dear all, I manage a small office with approx 20 employees. I only have 1 windows 2019 server on my local network where we host our CORPORATE application that everyone uses and while being physically inside of the office on our local LAN everything works great as we access the server through...

I dl'd this to my laptop - it is called a standalone installer. Is that the patch? It says "searching for updates on this computer". Is that the right patch or what. Should I just let it run until it comes up with some updates. Honestly - my laptop hasn't received win updates for a looooong...

I have tried to do the Windows updates as there is 132 of them but it just won't update, I was give 5 standalone update patches and every time I run them always get blue screen of death. I have read on net many things to do to get it to update working but nothing at all seems to work. I am not a...

I have an inventory spreadsheet that is excel based and written in with VBA that want to make a standalone executable. The spreadsheet uses userforms for input and then transfers the input data to a diaphragm/floor plan, indicating what is in what room. I would like suggestions on what...

Hi Today I was trying to delete some old video project folders. I had one folder that had dozens of files created by Adobe Premiere Elements that I don't need to keep anymore. The thing was that every time I tried to delete them I got a message saying that the file names were too long to...

Team Foundation Server Office® Integration 2015 Update 1 makes available a standalone Office integration installer that provides Excel® integration, client integration with Project, and the PowerPoint®-based storyboarding tool. Link Removed

The Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 SP3 Feature Pack is a collection of stand-alone packages which provide additional value for Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 SP3. Link Removed

The IntelliTrace collector is a standalone tool that you can use to collect IntelliTrace data from apps that are running in production environments. Link Removed

SQL Server 2016 Upgrade Advisor Preview is a standalone tool that enables users of prior versions to run a set of upgrade rules against their SQL Server database to pinpoint breaking and behavior changes and deprecated features as well as providing help with the adoption of new features such as...

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I now that the Windows 8 disk has a built in tool to check if it is compatible with the hardware. Is there a stand alone version that people can use without buying Windows 8 first? If not MS missed another opportunity for people with older hardware that want to upgrade. I've searched but haven't...

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

I have a few small .exe files that I received by e-mail. When I click on them to install the program I get a message saying Windows is preventing running the file for security reasons. I know the file is free of viruses and want to install it. I am told there is a setting somewhere to turn this...

This is very helpful after new OS installs, rebuilds of an OS or just checking stand-alones or networks for whatever reasons. Link Removed Drew

Howdy, I've decided I want to use a mail application for Windows 7. The issue is, most of them look horrible. My preference is by far for Mac OS X Lion's Mail app, but i dont know if its possible to get some version of it or customize a mail app to match Lion's layout. I would prefer a stand...

Hi I tried to google for this phrase : windows 7 unable to access "Local Uesrs and Groups",,,,but all I found is related to XP My issue is I have a standalone windows 7 ultimate 64 bit, "Local Uesrs and Groups" has a read cross on it Link Removed Link Removed due to 404 Error From the cmd...

Hello, My daughter did Windows Update for August on the 9th, one of the updates was SP1. She has Windows 7 Home Premium, 32 bit. When she did Windows Update the SP1 update 'failed'. I told her to do standalone download of SP1, which she did and when she tried to 'run' the install she gets a...

Just tried Microsoft Safety Scanner and I'm impressed, runs on 32 & 64-bit OS and its configurable also its standalone (Note: only lasts 10 days, then you need to download it again as to update of its anti-malware definitions. I think its great as a second opinion ... it is not a replacement for...

Mei Liang is our guest this week. She is here to talk about the Microsoft All-In-One Code Framework, a code sample library provided by the Microsoft Community team. The Microsoft Community team monitors the MSDN forums, as well as other developer hangouts, and then creates code samples that...

I've been playing with the Win 7 firewall, specifically the *OutBound* rules. I made a rule for IE8 and can toggle it on or off to respectively block or allow IE8 to the internet. My question is, is there some setting where it will notify my (by popup) when IE8 (or any application) wants to...