Windows 2000 and XP SP2 support ends today
DaleHave you moved off them yet? Windows 2000 End-of-Support Solution Center
WinPE and TCP Registry Compatibility driver not loading
I’m currently creating a Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE) boot disk, for our desktop technicians. The brief was: need to able to use Symantec Ghost, to image Windows PCs. need to…
WMI and WMIC example text for common queries
This is straight from the Microsoft Technet July 2005 CD set. I’ve not seen it elsewhere, and since I’ve found it so useful, I’m going to repost it here. WMIC…
Laptops and burns – the problem
If you’ve been using laptops for a while, you might have heard about the dangers of laptops burning your thighs. If you have, you’ve probably also heard about the Swedish…
The WMI fix – which is better?
Back in April, I wrote two posts about fixing a broken WMI. There was some thought that deleting the WMI Repository WAS A BAD THING. Well maybe not… Across 600+…
Semi-regular web-link clearance – May 2010 (2)
Make Outlook assign you random To-Do items Sometimes, you have time to check something off your to-do list, but no one task is particularly pressing. Lifehacker Reader Ricardo shows us…
Changing your password in a Terminal Services session.
So you’re using a Terminal Services Client (MSTSC) to connect to a remote server, and you want to change your password. The secret is to use CTRL-ALT-END. Which will bring…
No desktop error
Windows 7 gets really annoyed when you a) redirect the Desktop folder b) then stop the Windows 7 client from accessing that Desktop folder. Windows Explorer will complain every time…
How CheckPoint SmartDefense broke Windows 2008 R2 DNS
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 way to compare Group Policy settings
Use GPO Compare, which works, but I wouldn’t buy it in a pink fit. GPO Compare allows you to quickly compare settings between two Group Policies. And it works. I…