Desktops for December
Share what you got, especially if you're using any added/fun stuff (clocks, widgets, live wallpapers, rainmeter, etc) and if so, where you got it :) -- ♬ Dragon of good fortune struggles with the...
View Article[WIN7] How to kill process on remote computer
I have two computers connected via a Bluetooth Personal Area Network. One is a master computer with an updated copy of a certain database, a copy of which is pushed to the slave computer using...
View ArticleSlow System - Degraged Performance
Ten month old system was running slow with degraded performance. Task manager performance tab showed that the CPU speed was constantly running at only 0.76 GHz and not being boosted up when system put...
View ArticleBugcheck 9F
A Win 8.1 Pro x64 PC of mine has a nasty habit of blanking the display, and not waking up afterwards without a held down PWR button or a bugcheck restart. [ATT=1] This morning I changed the "Turn off...
View ArticleServer 2012 R2 Windows Backup
Using Windows Backup I can successfully make single backups of any type and criteria. Backup destination is Drive D: which is a removable SATA disk. When trying to specify a scheduled backup I get an...
View ArticleFAT32 vs exFAT vs NTFS vs other FS..
what are the advantages / disadvantage of each? FAT32 - (negative) max file size only 4GB + (positive) read by old devices .. exFAT - ? + ? NTFS - ? + ? other FS? thank you.
View ArticleRDP Trick
Ever notice that when you have multiple nested RDP sessions that the control bars at the top of the screen hide behind themselves ? You can click on the top control bar and slide it to one side or the...
View Article[WIN7] Run a command when opening a folder
I'm trying to figure out a way to run a command or script (specifically: to open a browser window to a website) when a user opens a specific desktop folder in Windows7. This is for a small computer lab...
View Articlex86 Win8.1 Tablet for $99.9999?
MS Forum, as I want to put Classic Shell on this, and skip the offal (sic) tiles: http://www.walmart.com/ip/38334382?findingMethod=mhl&adUid=f07eabb0-8206-4e86-8590-aea101c2d6ba#about IN short,...
View ArticleWindows Update and Avast protected computers concern
please note that you should not update Microsoft update KB3000850 if using windows 8 at this time and refer to this thread for further guidance for those that have done so and need help then please...
View ArticleMSSQL creating several DBs
Hello, We have an application that creates 1 DB for every month, that DB contains all the data for that month, when the month is over, it creates a new DB and the program starts storing data there. My...
View Article[WIN8] Possible to change firewall profiles?
OK, I can't be the first person to have this problem. let's say you are setting up a PC for a friend and in so doing you fat finger the buttons and click on "public" profile when you meant to click on...
View ArticleOffice 2007 - Activation By Phone
Last week I transplanted my old hard drive to a new rig. Windows 7 activation with the new hardware was no problem. MS Office 2007 is being stubborn and will not activate online. My copy of MS Office...
View Article[XPPro] Trying to remember what program
I used to change the background image in the OE toolbar in XP.............all the Google searches say Tweakui ,but I don't see an option in there and am pretty sure it wasn't that . This program had a...
View Article[Word] Can only start Word in Safe Mode.
I have Office 2003 on my Windows 7 laptop. Anytime I try to start Word I get this error message: "There was a problem sending the command to the program" If I delete Normal.dot it starts fine, once,...
View Article[WIN10] New build Available to the Windows Insider Program (Build 9879)
siteshot://2296756 quote:New build Available to the Windows Insider Program November 12, 2014 by Gabe Aul Hi everyone, Im excited to share the news that were rolling out our next build update to the...
View ArticleHow to tell what version disc you have?
I have a back up copy of my Windows disc that I forgot to label. Is there a way to tell by looking at the files on it which version it is? I know it is Windows 7 but I don't know if it is 32 or 64 bit...
View Article[Outlook] Recurring tasks changing to non-recurring tasks
I work for a large company with a severely crippled version of Outlook (guessing it's the equivalent to 2010...not sure). I don't have access to many of the settings, beyond font size and color. In the...
View ArticleWhy isn't my RDP working?!
I'm having trouble getting a new user connected to one of our servers via RDP. I can't account for any security-policy settings on the new user's laptop; so the problem could be there. However, in...
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