I’ve had this on almost all of my Windows 10 machines… The fix is: Open CMD as admin dism /online /add-package /packagepath:C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download\c4a1b8896ce9fbfea96c1ee6890d52a5\windows10.0-kb3122947-x64.cab Thanks to: Akash227 on https://www.reddit.com/r/Surface/comments/3vibsc/win_10_kb3122947_error_0x80070643/
Outlook 2010 for some people have started in safe mode only. Check to see if they have KB3114409 installed via Windows Update from 08/12/2015. I personally had 2 people in the last two days with this issue. It’s been pulled from Windows Update already.
I often have Java update issues on client PCs. Every time I’ve not been able to simply remove, reinstall, or download and run the offline installer, I have used JavaRA. Be sure to download the 2.6 version as it states “this is probably the one you want”. Uninstall Java using it, clean up, install. Quite… Read More: Java Install Issues »
I had an issue with a new 8.1 machine (all others 7) whereby the logon script wasn’t working. Either it wasn’t running it all, or was, but with a long delay. The following links helped me solve the issue. First link explains the Group Policy item that needs to be changed. Be aware that this… Read More: Windows 8.1 Logon Script Delay »
I have an SBS 2011 machine with C drive running out of space. Looked up this guide which helped save 5GB of space. Essentially it reduces the size of the WinSxS folder after SP1 has been installed. Took about 10 minutes to run, just make sure you wait until you see a message that states… Read More: DISM for Windows Server – Reduce size of WinSxS folder »
Just been playing around with this in Group Policy. Thinking of deploying to clients since it seems to work internally. How to deploy mms.cfg config file to your Adobe Flash Player clients? | ivan’s blog.
Had the same issue. Deleted the volume and reformatted it (don’t know if this helped or not), then re-added it and included the { } in the id and it worked fine. Received the above error without them. via ERROR – the specified backup location could not be found or is not a supported backup… Read More: ERROR – the specified backup location could not be found… »
Zbot, rootkit, Cryptowall 3.0 and other infections on a single Windows 7 PC. I was extremely lucky that this PC was on a separate network with no network drives back to the main network. I had a client call up saying his computer was doing weird things. – First sign this is going to… Read More: Another load of malware »
I thought that changing the adapter order in Windows Network Connections made Windows use the one that is listed first. Not sure why, but this seemed to work for me previously just fine. Today I was a client site and after installing and rebooting the PC, but 4G card still wasn’t being priorities. Turns out,… Read More: Windows 4G USB adapter not being used as priority »
How to audit when files are moved, created, changed by domain users SBS 2008.
Winamp was sold a while back and hasn’t had any development that’s been released lately, however you can still get the latest version. They promise changes are coming… I still find it the best client that’s out there to play music though. As you could imagine, I don’t like using iTunes and Windows Media Player…… Read More: The ‘best’ Windows Music Player (Winamp) »
If you haven’t heard about the various crypto malware going around, I don’t know where you’ve been hiding. I don’t even like watching the news, but it’s been blasted all over. Essentially the malware gets onto a persons machine in different ways (email, websites, USB sticks etc) and starts looking for files on the local… Read More: Bit of fun with KEYHolder (Crypto Malware) »
Simply press the ESC key and you should now be able to click, drag, and drop as you could before the issue. via Dragging icons/files stops working on desktop and in explorer.
I’ve always been annoyed when people have a shortcut to “This PC”, “My Computer”, or “Computer” on their desktop or don’t have one at all. I use it a lot to right click and go to manage, properties etc. It also makes it easier for me to help users find their PC name over the… Read More: How to show the My Computer icon on Windows Server… »
I used spacesniffer on servers and workstations/laptops to visually determine what is taking the most space. It’s like windirtree but is more visual. It supports viewing space via a path rather than root drive too which I find very useful at times. SpaceSniffer download.
Not used this myself, but upon a quick glance, it looks useful. In the past I used mailcleaner open source, but found it a bit hard to keep up to date and tweak. We currently use, recommend and sell XWall which is extremely functional. It works with Microsoft Exchange (which most of our clients use).… Read More: License – Anti-Spam Email Gateway »
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/vstudio/en-US/2e47b80a-1423-466f-873a-8536a64ebe3c/presentationfontcache-hogging-cpu?forum=wpf
When using Key Finder to find product keys on an external hard drive, you have to launch keyfinder as the administratior (ie right click, run as administrator), if not, you’ll get the error as stated. This holds true even if you have UAC off and are the administrator. Key Finder: Error 1314: A Required Privilege… Read More: Key Finder: Error 1314: A Required Privilege is Not Held… »
This can get extremely complex. Basically, unless you really need to, I wouldn’t bother going into it. Can I Set Up User Name Mapping in Windows Vista? – Services for UNIX – Interoperability – Site Home – MSDN Blogs.
I’ve now had 2 times whereby I’ve lost partition information on hard drives. One was completely random, the other had issues already and I was trying to fix it. TestDisk was crucial in the recovery of data. The first issue was when I used an external hard drive to backup a client machine and when… Read More: TestDisk Download – CGSecurity »
I used to have some clients that weren’t willing to spend a monthly fee on antispam and to be fair, they didn’t get heaps. I impemented Exchange 2010’s antispam feature and assigned some main blacklists. A client of theirs (funnily enough at the time an ex client of mine (I changed jobs)) was blacklisted, but… Read More: Whitelisting email addresses in Exchange 2010 anti-spam | chipperfields.net »
Office Guides: Introduction to Office 365.
Office 365 Training: Administering for Small Business – Microsoft Virtual Academy.
03 | Office 365 Single Sign-On, DirSync & ADFS.
How to configure the size limit for both .pst and .ost files in Outlook.
Exchange 2007 issues with users logging into outlook using rpc over http (outlook anywhere). Keeps prompting for their password and never connections. This is because IIS RPC directory has Windows Authentication disabled. Re-enabling it only stays that way for about 5 minutes, then goes back to disabled. This is because of Exchange’s maintenance. The solution… Read More: RPC Exchange Proxy – Outlook Anywhere prompting for password and… »
RapidSSL – Knowledge Center – SSL Certificates Support.
CSR Generation: Online CSR Generator for Apache, IIS, IBM, and cPanel.
Actually not sure if this first one works all the time. Long Path Tool: Path Too Long | Filename too long | Filename is too long | Path too long utility. The is the only tool I’ve used that has almost always worked for me. Every other solution I’ve read up on doing so… Read More: Path Too Long | Filename too long | Filename is… »
Tutorial – Recover Adobe CS3-CS5 keyPostby sag47 » Sat Jan 29, 2011 3:52 amI’m writing up this tutorial because currently Enchanted Keyfinder doesn’t have this functionality. It will soon though. I made this for those people what want to be able to recover their CS3, CS4, or CS5 key who don’t mind getting their hands… Read More: Enchanted Keyfinder Community Forums • View topic – Tutorial –… »
Recovering Disk Space on the C: Drive in Small Business Server 2008 – The Windows Server Essentials and Small Business Server Blog – Site Home – TechNet Blogs.
Exchange 2010: Attachment Size – Global Setting (for Send & Receive) – TechNet Articles – United States (English) – TechNet Wiki. As taken from the above link: Go to your Exchange server. Open EMC. Organization Configuration. Hub Transport. Global Settings tab. Edite Transport Settings
Can’t Merge Windows Registry – Super User.
Get a List of the Top Exchange Server Mailboxes by Size.
I’m not usually one for “hacking” settings in Windows unless it’s required for functional reasons, but I did use this on a laptop of mine because I was sick of the folders I don’t use showing up and taking up so much screen real estate. How to Remove the “Folders” From My Computer in… Read More: How to Remove the “Folders” From My Computer in Windows… »
Robocopy.
Exchange 2010 Autodiscover was failing at one of my clients, yet none of us changed anything particularly. Thanks to Adam Miceli int he F5 Devcentral forums, the following solved our issues. “….make sure that the Autodiscover vdir is not requiring SSL. I have had that problem. Sometimes patching causes that setting to get re-enabled.”… Read More: Exchange 2010 AutoDiscover issue »
PeteNetLive – KB0000209 – Exchange 2007 – Export Distribution Groups AND Members to a file. Used this for LAI to export list of members of distribution groups.
Changing the Autodiscover url in Microsoft Exchange 2010
Rebuild the Outlook for Mac 2011 database to resolve problems. Possibly useful for integrity house…
Making Pageant automatically load keys on startup.
SharePoint database log file is getting large in Windows SBS 2008.
Add a new disk to the backup schedule by running the wbadmin command from an elevated command prompt. Run the following command from an elevated command prompt to determine the Disk Identifier of the new disk: wbadmin get disks Based on the output, locate the disk that will be added to the scheduled backup. Make… Read More: SBS 2011 – cannot add additional backup destination drives –… »
Administering the offline address book in Outlook.
Importing PSTs with PowerShell in Exchange 2010 SP1.
Using Windows Explorer Right-click on Computer entry and select Map network drive…. Choose a local network drive to map ownCloud to. Finally, enter the address to your ownCloud instance, followed by /remote.php/webdav, e.g. https://www.yourserver.com/owncloud/remote.php/webdav for an SSL protected server. Check Reconnect at logon to make this mapping persistent across reboots. If you want to connect… Read More: Accessing your Files (WebDav) — ownCloud User Manual 5.0 documentation »