How to Download a Windows 8.1 ISO from Microsoft
It has been a very frustrating weekend. I had two projects I wanted to to at least complete one of. The first was to install an OBI-202 ATA adapter I had recently purchased. That didn't go too well....
View ArticleCan I Find My Desktop on Old Hard Drive and OS?
Is it possible to navigate to the files I had on my Desktop on a hard drive that I am no longer using? I installed an SSD hard drive, and I installed a fresh copy of Windows 7 Pro on it. I am able to...
View Article[News] Windows 9 - April 2015
quote:At the BUILD developer conference in April 2014, Microsoft will discuss its vision for the future of Windows, including a year-off release codenamed "Threshold" that will most likely be called...
View ArticleMicrosoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (SP2)
Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Microsoft Office 2010 contains new updates which improve security, performance, and stability. Additionally, the SP is a roll-up of all previously released updates. Release...
View ArticleNew feature in Excel 2010
I'm not sure if this is actually new, however I just saw it today. When you have a spreadsheet with many rows and you select one cell then pull down to the end (or a copy, fill would work the same) the...
View Articleindex and browse offline drives..
I have a number of portable hard drives .. I'd love to be able to browse through them - when they are not connected .. maybe there is some trick to create a HUGE virtual drive that could have all the...
View ArticleWindows 7 Compatibility, Run As an Administrator
Hi: If I, as an Administrator and log in as such, right click on the shortcut for a program, click Properties, click Compatibility, select 'for all users', then click 'Run as an Administrator', then...
View ArticleHelp with a batch file
I have a batch file that works, sort of. It is called as a startup process when I boot Windows (HKLM/Run) and the purpose of the batch file is to let a few important program start (my antivirus, a few...
View Article[Excel] Cells divided by 100
Good day, at work, we're using Excel 2010. a users on a specific machine have issue when entering value in cells. They are on different user profile, so it's machine related. The cell is divided (all...
View Article[Info] Free ebook: Introducing Windows 8.1 for IT Professionals
quote:MS Press blog 14 Oct 2013 11:51 AM Free ebook: Introducing Windows 8.1 for IT Professionals Were happy to announce that Introducing Windows 8.1 for IT Professionals by Ed Bott is ready for...
View Article[WIN7] How to change Win 7 language
I have a need to make Windows 7 O(menus , text etc) display in English French , Spanish and Portuguese, not at the same time of course, I'm looking at creating an image of Win 7 for each of the above...
View Article[WIN7] Win 7 PRO to Win 7 PRO networking problem
Computer A WIN 7 PRO 64 bit Computer B XP 32 bit Computer C WIN 7 PRO 64 bit I can map a drive on A from B. I cannot map a drive on A from C. File and Share settings are correct. I can ping Computer A...
View Article[Info] The Risk of Running Windows XP After Support Ends...
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View ArticleUpdate fixes an issue that causes Windows to crash
This update fixes an issue that may cause a Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2-based computer to crash. This issue occurs when a program that uses Windows Filtering Platform (such as an antivirus...
View Article[IE] Upgrading to IE 10 from IE 8?
I am running Win7 SP1 currently running IE 8 with all the up to date security patches for IE 8. Now, if I install IE 10, what will happen to all the secuirty updates for IE 8? Will those updates be...
View ArticleWindows Server 2008 R2 deleting files randomly?
We have a windows server 2008 r2 running at a office I manage. It is setup so that the imacs in the office can access and store files. There is about 5 macs that actually connect. Lately, there has...
View Article@ Sign not working VERY strange
OK so here is my issue, from time to time the @ sign will disappear from the french layout of my keyboard. Some facts: -Still works on english layout (shift-2) -No food stuck under (in french it's...
View ArticleBitlocker Hell!! (windowsupdate)
Those with Win7 and bitlocker may want to suspend it before installing recent windows updates. Several people at work (myself included) had some stuff pushed onto our PCs last night, and after a reboot...
View Article[WIN7] Win7 Downstream speed slowdown after move
I am having an issue with my son's Win7(64 bit) system. This has happened before and is not happening now again. What I am seeing is a major bandwidth slowdown on the downstream side only. This is a...
View ArticleBYOD and Domain joining
First forgive me for this long LOOONG post. No serious, I'm really sorry for how long this is. Is there anyone here that is doing it? The thought of BYOD came across our minds here at my job but theres...
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