Just finished installing Windows 2003 Server with SP1. And I got the 0x80072F8F error when I tried to “Windows Update” it. Microsoft’s suggestions? Date/time is wrong on the server. Some…
Microsoft changed some part of DNS in Windows 2008 R2, as one of our customers found out when they upgraded their (Windows 2008 based) DNS servers to R2. Upgraded Windows…
One of our web developers contacted me, and asked how they could look at the settings for the Trusted Zone in Internet Explorer. The Custom Level and Default Level buttons…
On Wednesday, I wrote about TrueCrypt, and the requirement to create a Rescue Disk if you were going to use System Encryption. I looked into that, as I was setting…
But not now. Eraser is a program which allows you to securely delete files off hard drives and USB memory sticks. The sole reason for my dislike of Eraser is…
Update: TrueCrypt 7 and later will allow you to bypass this check. TrueCrypt, the freeware open source disk encryption product, allows you to encrypt your whole hard drive. TrueCrypt calls…
At work, I’m working on a registry key permission error. Something which worked on Windows 2000, now doesn’t work on Windows XP. It’s security related, hope to solve it today.…
And I only just realised it now. * Now I’m not going to complain about Microsoft. If you have a valid license key, you should activate it. But I don’t…
Had this error while trying to update a Windows 2000 SP4 test box. As it’s a test box, it has the bare minimum installed. Microsoft’s solution? clean the Internet Explorer…
I don't know the answer, and here's an explanation why. There are two schools o thought about whether your system should have the latest patches or not. "The patch everything…
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