Problem: Getting Local Default Profile not the Roaming Profile Resolution: Set - Local Computer Policy -> Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System -> User Profiles - Do not detect…
The Windows 2000 recovery console enables an Administrator to gain access to a 2000 system from a command session to replace damaged files and to disable or enable services. When…
Update 3 December 2009 Since writing this post, I've switched over to using MyMobiler. You can read why here. Was on a training course the other day, learning about a…
Q. How can I check whether my installation was a fresh installation or was created via a Sysprep image? A. To determine whether an installation was created via a Sysprep…
Something I wrote back in January 2004, it still holds up fairly well. Cheap CD's and laptops... The Development Lab have found that the Compaq E500 laptop has problems reading…
Fonts are not always free. People make a living out of font design. My first encounter was when I designed and implemented a series of barcode reader installations for a…
Customer reported an issue with some voice recording software, and our on-site support staff looked at it. Can’t find DLL And they escalated the call to me. Finally agreed a…
Folks may remember the support gap when Microsoft dropped support for Windows NT4 Workstation, but still supported NT4 Server. The difference between NT4 Workstation and Server was minimal, a couple…
A service call came though, with an end-user rant, Obviously you’re changed something with your latest software update. I can’t use Office Live even though I have Internet Explorer 6.…
Before we ship a customised Microsoft Windows installation to our customers, we test. And test. And test some more. The picture, though a little old, shows a failed build test. …
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