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The Debian Project published the first point release for Debian 13 (codename Trixie) on September 6, 2025 — a conservative, safety-first refresh that bundles security patches and important bug fixes into updated installation images and repository snapshots rather than changing the distribution’s...

If you’ve ever poked around Windows’ innards, you probably stumbled on the Windows Registry — the sprawling hierarchical database that quietly governs countless system behaviors. What many users don’t realize is that the Registry is part museum piece, part power tool: it’s older than most of the...

When Microsoft unveiled its new “Edit” text editor at its annual Build conference, it sent an unambiguous signal that foundational tools for Windows developers are due for a thoughtful refresh. The arrival of Edit on Windows, a text editor designed specifically to integrate with the command line...

Windows updates continue to keep IT professionals and enthusiasts on their toes. The latest April 2025 cumulative update for Windows 11 (KB5055523) and Windows 10 (KB5055518) has introduced a curious new quirk: an empty “inetpub” folder appearing in the root of the C: drive, even on systems...

Microsoft’s recent advisory on ignoring the 0x80070643 WinRE installation error has set off discussions among Windows enthusiasts and IT professionals alike. The advisory explains that despite the error message reported in the Windows Update settings page, devices that install the April 2025...

MSTSC now asking for password. No changes except Upgraded to Windows 2025 domain. It is now stating the system administrator does not allow the use of saved credentials to log on to the remote computer because its identity is not fully verified. Please enter new credentials.

The Event Viewer details state: "Custom dynamic link libraries are being loaded for every application. The system administrator should review the list of libraries to ensure they are related to trusted applications. Please visit Link Removed for more information."\ and the XML states: <Event...

I am trying to make a backup to an external hard drive, but I get the following error when I try to select the hard drive, or any drive for that matter; "Backing up to this type of device is disabled by your system administrator" Is there a place I can change this setting?

Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause. To fix the problem: 1. Insert your windows installation disc and restart your computer. 2. Choose your language settings, and then click "Next." 3. Click "Repair your computer." If you do not have...

This has been going on for a couple months, and it hasn't gotten in the way but now it is as it's preventing me from opening certain files and games i want to use, such as Skype, and games like Bioshock Infinite. Whenever i start up my computer or open specific programs, it says ...

Hello, My computer has many corrupt files. I have done both sfc /scannow and chkdsk /r multiple times, but the corrupt files still remain. Unfortunately, my HP's recovery manager is also corrupt. I want to do a full factory restore. Because I couldn't do a full factory restore from the...

I keep getting this error msg in Event Viewer on my Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 14...anyone know what they are and how to resolve them? Thanks! Custom dynamic link libraries are being loaded for every application. The system administrator should review the list of libraries to ensure they are related...

I don't know what happened but today when I tried to enter IE I received this message: The proxy server isn't responding Check your proxy settings. Go to Tools > Internet Options > Connections. If you are on a LAN, click "LAN settings". Make sure your firewall settings aren't blocking your...

We have a GPO configuring Automatic Updates to download and notify install. Our W7 clients ARE notifing updates are available but NOT providing a list of updates to install. When our XP clients notify updates are available it provides an Express\Custom option and we need this feature to...

I have had problems booting up my Toshiba laptop. (Windows 7 Ultimate 32 Bit) When i would start my computer, Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause. To fix the problem: 1. Insert you Windows installation disc and restart your computer. 2. Choose...

Hi, My printer is a HP 4000 Laserjet which worked with my earlier versions of Windows on older computers (last version was XP). I was surprised when I bought this pc to see that the parallel port with pins was replaced by a usb port so I bought a usb adapter for my new pc. Well, nothing will...

when i woke up i signed in and found out that windows 7 updated and now when i open any applications such as chrome, firefox and others i get a box that says i.e. chrome.exe Bad Image c:\progra~1\wia6eb~1\datamngr\\datamngr.dll is either not designed to run on windows or it contains an error...

Hey guys! I'm new to this forum, this is my first post but I'm in desperate need of some help! I need to update my windows but when i click "check for updates" in windows updates, I get a message that reads... "Windows update can not currently check for updates because updates on this...

Hi everyone, I am using Outlook 2007 for email. All of a sudden, I can't click on any links without getting the following message: "This operation has been canceled due to restriction in effect on this computer. Please contact your system administrator" I AM the sys admin! I had this...

I just got a new computer with Windows 7 and installed IIS, including support for ASP. I am running everything locally on my computer. A simple statement like <% response.write time() %> works fine, so ASP is working, However, when I try to run a page that accesses a database (at least...