tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186263052012-02-09T09:42:57.909-08:00The day to day experiences of a network engineer. Network Administration, Network Security, Software Configuration, How-To Articles, Technical Support for Microsoft Windows Server, Client and Windows Applications.Alan Curtishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14900809132359833107noreply@blogger.comBlogger300125blogspot/hqcNthttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18626305.post-40856566114494807272012-02-09T09:34:00.000-08:002012-02-09T09:42:57.924-08:002012-02-09T09:42:57.924-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">To enter or change the product key for Windows Vista and Windows 7, please perform the following steps:<br /> <ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Click Start.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click Run.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Type: slui.exe 3<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click OK.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Enter the product key that you wish to activate.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click Next.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click Finish.</li> </ol>To activate by phone, use: slui.exe 4 <br /> <ol style="text-align: left;"></ol><a href="http://www.smartnetadmin.com/">http://www.smartnetadmin.com</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18626305-4085656611449480727?l=smartnetadmin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wtQH2DtgadNT6vLTl9tEra2hhyM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wtQH2DtgadNT6vLTl9tEra2hhyM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wtQH2DtgadNT6vLTl9tEra2hhyM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wtQH2DtgadNT6vLTl9tEra2hhyM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/hqcNt/~4/bO3BjiYZ7rk" height="1" width="1"/>Alan Curtishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14900809132359833107noreply@blogger.comhttp://smartnetadmin.blogspot.com/2012/02/how-do-you-enterchange-product-key-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18626305.post-82135319985355159842012-01-10T16:51:00.000-08:002012-01-10T16:52:32.367-08:002012-01-10T16:52:32.367-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">To manually remove a Windows Service, please perform the following steps:<br /> <ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Click Start - Run.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Type: regedit<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click OK.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Browse to KEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click the Folder that reflects the Service Name that you wish to remove.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click the Delete key on your keyboard.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Reboot.</li> </ol><br /> <a href="http://www.smartnetadmin.com/">http://www.smartnetadmin.com</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18626305-8213531998535515984?l=smartnetadmin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qo33PYeVDuW5xOhwZT8KvHvQmoE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qo33PYeVDuW5xOhwZT8KvHvQmoE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qo33PYeVDuW5xOhwZT8KvHvQmoE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qo33PYeVDuW5xOhwZT8KvHvQmoE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/hqcNt/~4/Ch95GiDclN8" height="1" width="1"/>Alan Curtishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14900809132359833107noreply@blogger.comhttp://smartnetadmin.blogspot.com/2012/01/how-do-you-manually-remove-windows.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18626305.post-73743263523702547612012-01-10T16:37:00.000-08:002012-01-10T16:45:32.302-08:002012-01-10T16:45:32.302-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">You may encounter a Windows Service in Services that has the buttons for Start, Stop, Pause and Resume greyed out.&nbsp; If you attempt to stop the Service using sc stop [servicename], you encounter the error message: "The requested control is not valid for this service."&nbsp; To resolve this issue, please perform the following steps:<br /> <br /> <ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Click Start - Control Panel - Administrative Tools - Services.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Double-click the relevant Service.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Change the Service Start-Up Type to Disabled.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click Apply.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click OK.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Hit CTRL-ALT-DEL on your keyboard.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Select Task Manger.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Perform an End Task on the relevant Service.</li> </ol>This issue has been resolved. <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.smartnetadmin.com/">http://www.smartnetadmin.com</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18626305-7374326352370254761?l=smartnetadmin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pQbhZtf_QIcbqmkTO0HflcZCNN8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pQbhZtf_QIcbqmkTO0HflcZCNN8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pQbhZtf_QIcbqmkTO0HflcZCNN8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pQbhZtf_QIcbqmkTO0HflcZCNN8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/hqcNt/~4/SrOPJOBiYs8" height="1" width="1"/>Alan Curtishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14900809132359833107noreply@blogger.comhttp://smartnetadmin.blogspot.com/2012/01/how-do-you-stop-unstoppable-windows.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18626305.post-16215364174921583252012-01-10T10:49:00.000-08:002012-01-11T09:56:16.887-08:002012-01-11T09:56:16.887-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Within Microsoft Outlook, you may encounter the error message: "Receiving reported error (0x80040600) Unknown Error 0x80040600."&nbsp; This error message indicates that the Outlook mail file has become corrupt.&nbsp; A mail client cannot store infinite amounts of information.&nbsp; Routinely, information needs to be compacted and/or archived.&nbsp;&nbsp; When information is not routinely discarded, compacted or archived - the mail file will become corrupt.&nbsp; When this occurs, the mail file needs to be repaired.<br /> <br /> Please perform the following steps to repair and then compact the mail file:<br /> <ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Click Start - Run.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>If you are using Microsoft Outlook 2002, type: %ProgramFiles%\Common Files\System\Mapi\1033\ <br /> <br /> If you are using Microsoft Outlook 2003, type: %ProgramFiles%\Common Files\System\MSMAPI\1033\ <br /> <br /> If you are using Microsoft Outlook 2007, type: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\Office12\ <br /> <br /> If you are using Microsoft Outlook 2010, type: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\Office14\<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click OK.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Double-click ScanPST.exe<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Browse to the location of your Outlook PST file.<br /> <br /> Microsoft Windows XP - Office 2007 and previous versions:<br /> <br /> %USERPROFILE%\LOCAL SETTINGS\APPLICATION DATA\MICROSOFT\OUTLOOK\<br /> <br /> Microsoft Windows XP - Office 2010:<br /> <br /> %USERPROFILE%\DOCUMENTS\OUTLOOK FILES\<br /> <br /> Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows 7 - Office 2007 and previous versions:<br /> <br /> %LOCALAPPDATA%\MICROSOFT\OUTLOOK\<br /> <br /> Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows 7 - Office 2010:<br /> <br /> %USERPROFILE%\DOCUMENTS\OUTLOOK FILES\<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click Start.&nbsp; The repair process may take a number of hours.&nbsp; Please allow the repair process to complete.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>&nbsp;Once the repair process has completed, click Start - Control Panel - Mail.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click Data Files.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>With your PST file selected, click Settings.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click Compact Now.</li> </ol><a href="http://www.smartnetadmin.com/">http://www.smartnetadmin.com</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18626305-1621536417492158325?l=smartnetadmin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pI2mTmndlI17f783JmF4yh36qO4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pI2mTmndlI17f783JmF4yh36qO4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pI2mTmndlI17f783JmF4yh36qO4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pI2mTmndlI17f783JmF4yh36qO4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/hqcNt/~4/R_syNYA_siY" height="1" width="1"/>Alan Curtishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14900809132359833107noreply@blogger.comhttp://smartnetadmin.blogspot.com/2012/01/microsoft-outlook-receiving-reported.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18626305.post-72360706088573825322012-01-06T16:42:00.000-08:002012-01-06T16:45:33.098-08:002012-01-06T16:45:33.098-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">To reset Firefox to default values, please perform the following steps:<br /> <ol style="text-align: left;"><li> Click Start - Run.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Type: firefox -safe-mode<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click OK.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Place a checkmark next to Disable all add-ons.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Place a checkmark next to Reset toolbars and controls.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Place a checkmark next to Reset all user Preferences to Firefox defaults.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Place a checkmark next to Restore default search engines.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Please DO NOT place a checkmark next to Delete all bookmarks except for backups.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click Make changes and restart.</li> </ol>This issue has now been resolved. <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.smartnetadmin.com/">http://www.smartnetadmin.com</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18626305-7236070608857382532?l=smartnetadmin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PK8apZebcAoiJaZve0lmEuxaVVQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PK8apZebcAoiJaZve0lmEuxaVVQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PK8apZebcAoiJaZve0lmEuxaVVQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PK8apZebcAoiJaZve0lmEuxaVVQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/hqcNt/~4/f7ga99-DDeI" height="1" width="1"/>Alan Curtishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14900809132359833107noreply@blogger.comhttp://smartnetadmin.blogspot.com/2012/01/how-do-you-reset-firefox-to-default.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18626305.post-16980597745796612622011-12-30T14:34:00.000-08:002011-12-30T14:36:38.779-08:002011-12-30T14:36:38.779-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">If you are unable to uninstall the Trend Micro Worry Free Business Security Client through the normal method using Add/Remove Programs, you can remove the application using the Microsoft Windows Installer Cleanup Utility.<br /> <br /> <ol style="text-align: left;"><li> Install the <a href="http://download.cnet.com/Microsoft-Windows-Installer-Cleanup-Utility/3000-18512_4-15905.html">Microsoft Windows Installer Cleanup Utility</a>.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click Start - Programs - Microsoft Windows Installer Cleanup.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Highlight the entry entitled Trend Micro Worry Free Business Security Client.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click Remove.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Delete the C:\Program Files\Trend Micro directory. <br /> <br /> </li> <li>Reboot the computer.</li> </ol>This issue has been resolved. <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.smartnetadmin.com/">http://www.smartnetadmin.com</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18626305-1698059774579661262?l=smartnetadmin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PSJPtrlEo3eOxreQp-xnx4_fMyg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PSJPtrlEo3eOxreQp-xnx4_fMyg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PSJPtrlEo3eOxreQp-xnx4_fMyg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PSJPtrlEo3eOxreQp-xnx4_fMyg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/hqcNt/~4/vgoVuef7FZU" height="1" width="1"/>Alan Curtishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14900809132359833107noreply@blogger.comhttp://smartnetadmin.blogspot.com/2011/12/how-do-you-manually-remove-trend-micro.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18626305.post-79760849098803019862011-12-29T15:30:00.000-08:002011-12-29T15:41:59.403-08:002011-12-29T15:41:59.403-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">When attempting to uninstall McAfee Antivirus using the McAfee Product Removal Tool, you may encounter the error message: Incomplete Cleanup. <br /> <br /> The first course of action is to review the log file located at C:\Documents and Settings\[Username]\Local Settings\Temp\mccleanup.txt.<br /> <br /> Within this log file, you may see the error message:<br /> <br /> ERROR&nbsp; Internal Error<br /> WINERR OpenService() failed. Error: 1060<br /> INFO&nbsp;&nbsp; Task Scheduler service could not be started.&nbsp; Continuing with cleanup as current user...<br /> <br /> This error indicated that the Task Scheduler Service within Windows has been removed.&nbsp; To reinstall the Task Scheduler Service, please perform the following steps:<br /> <ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Right-mouse click the Windows Desktop.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Create a new text file entitled fix.txt.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Double-click fix.txt.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Copy and paste the following text into fix.txt:<br /> <br /> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00<br /> <br /> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Schedule]<br /> "Description"="Enables a user to configure and schedule automated tasks on this computer. If this service is stopped, these tasks will not be run at their scheduled times. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start."<br /> "Type"=dword:00000020<br /> "Start"=dword:00000002<br /> "ErrorControl"=dword:00000001<br /> "ImagePath"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,\<br /> &nbsp; 74,00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,\<br /> &nbsp; 00,76,00,63,00,68,00,6f,00,73,00,74,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,2d,00,\<br /> &nbsp; 6b,00,20,00,6e,00,65,00,74,00,73,00,76,00,63,00,73,00,00,00<br /> "DisplayName"="Task Scheduler"<br /> "Group"="SchedulerGroup"<br /> "DependOnService"=hex(7):52,00,70,00,63,00,53,00,73,00,00,00,00,00<br /> "DependOnGroup"=hex(7):00,00<br /> "ObjectName"="LocalSystem"<br /> "FailureActions"=hex:80,51,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,05,00,03,\<br /> &nbsp; 00,01,00,00,00,70,17,00,00,01,00,00,00,60,ea,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00<br /> "NextAtJobId"=dword:00000001<br /> <br /> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Schedule\Parameters]<br /> "ServiceDll"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,\<br /> &nbsp; 00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,\<br /> &nbsp; 73,00,63,00,68,00,65,00,64,00,73,00,76,00,63,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,\<br /> &nbsp; 00<br /> "ServiceMain"="SchedServiceMain"<br /> <br /> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Schedule\Security]<br /> "Security"=hex:01,00,14,80,90,00,00,00,9c,00,00,00,14,00,00,00,30,00,00,00,02,\<br /> &nbsp; 00,1c,00,01,00,00,00,02,80,14,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,\<br /> &nbsp; 00,00,02,00,60,00,04,00,00,00,00,00,14,00,8d,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,\<br /> &nbsp; 05,0b,00,00,00,00,00,18,00,9d,01,02,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,00,05,20,00,00,00,\<br /> &nbsp; 23,02,00,00,00,00,18,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,00,05,20,00,00,00,20,\<br /> &nbsp; 02,00,00,00,00,14,00,fd,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00,01,01,\<br /> &nbsp; 00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00<br /> <br /> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Schedule\Enum]<br /> "0"="Root\\LEGACY_SCHEDULE\\0000"<br /> "Count"=dword:00000001<br /> "NextInstance"=dword:00000001<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Save and close fix.txt.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click Start - Control Panel - Folder Options.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click the View tab.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Uncheck Hide extensions for known file types.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click OK.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Right-mouse click fix.txt and select Rename.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Rename fix.txt to: fix.reg<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Double-click fix.reg.&nbsp; Click Yes to import the registry file.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Reboot the computer.</li> </ol>The McAfee Product Removal Tool will now function properly.&nbsp; This issue has been resolved.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.smartnetadmin.com/">http://www.smartnetadmin.com</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18626305-7976084909880301986?l=smartnetadmin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FgHewZcU3SZ42ROWW6jVLT94vEA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FgHewZcU3SZ42ROWW6jVLT94vEA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FgHewZcU3SZ42ROWW6jVLT94vEA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FgHewZcU3SZ42ROWW6jVLT94vEA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/hqcNt/~4/_Lg-Q-aly8w" height="1" width="1"/>Alan Curtishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14900809132359833107noreply@blogger.comhttp://smartnetadmin.blogspot.com/2011/12/mcafee-incomplete-cleanup-winerr.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18626305.post-35844560813480039492011-12-28T09:59:00.000-08:002011-12-28T15:10:17.370-08:002011-12-28T15:10:17.370-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">A properly installed and configured Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS) protects a computer from an electrical event.&nbsp; A computer will continue running when an electrical event occurs utilizing the battery power of the UPS.&nbsp; If the electrical power is not restored after an extended period of time, the computer automatically performs a proper shut down protecting the computer from damage that would have resulted from a hard shutdown.&nbsp; A properly installed and configured UPS protects the computer from full or partial data loss due to an electrical event.<br /> <br /> To utilize the benefits of a UPS, it must be installed and configured properly.<br /> <br /> <ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>The power cord from the UPS is plugged into a grounded electrical outlet on the wall.<br /> &nbsp; </b></li> <li><b>The computer power cord is then plugged into the UPS.<br /> &nbsp; <br /> </b></li> <li><b>From the UPS, there is then a USB or Serial cable that plugs into the appropriate port on the computer.&nbsp; <br /> <br /> </b></li> <li><b>The Windows Operating System or the APC UPS PowerChute software is then installed and configured to recognize the APC UPS.<br /> &nbsp; </b></li> </ul>Without the proper cabling and software configuration, the UPS is transformed into a large power strip without the capability to protect the computer from an electrical event.<br /> <br /> Following are settings that should be changed in the APC UPS PowerChute software to prevent audible alerts that can be distracting as well to insure the stability of the UPS.<br /> <br /> After installing the APC UPS PowerChute software, please perform the following steps:<br /> <ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Double-click the APC UPS PowerChute icon in the System Tray (lower right-hand corner).<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click Options.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Uncheck Enable Powerchute notification sounds.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click Apply.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click Notification.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click Disable battery backup alarms at all times.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click Apply.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click Sensitivity.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click Low.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click Apply.</li> </ol><br /> <a href="http://www.smartnetadmin.com/">http://www.smartnetadmin.com</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18626305-3584456081348003949?l=smartnetadmin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3kRGI4JNGdrRVuMdQ_xqaBgVbMc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3kRGI4JNGdrRVuMdQ_xqaBgVbMc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3kRGI4JNGdrRVuMdQ_xqaBgVbMc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3kRGI4JNGdrRVuMdQ_xqaBgVbMc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/hqcNt/~4/NnlS9yvEfGc" height="1" width="1"/>Alan Curtishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14900809132359833107noreply@blogger.comhttp://smartnetadmin.blogspot.com/2011/12/how-do-you-configure-apc-ups-powerchute.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18626305.post-18268353456528137592011-12-19T14:14:00.000-08:002011-12-19T14:15:02.370-08:002011-12-19T14:15:02.370-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">To resolve this problem, please perform the following steps:<br /> <ol style="text-align: left;"><li>In the system tray, right-mouse click Smart Defrag to close the application.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click Start - Run.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Type: %appdata%\IObit\Smart Defrag 2<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click OK. <br /> <br /> </li> <li>Delete config.ini</li> </ol>This issue has been resolved. <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.smartnetadmin.com/">http://www.smartnetadmin.com</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18626305-1826835345652813759?l=smartnetadmin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LpN_HVo50k1u-y_ki5BvUF4mlJ8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LpN_HVo50k1u-y_ki5BvUF4mlJ8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LpN_HVo50k1u-y_ki5BvUF4mlJ8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LpN_HVo50k1u-y_ki5BvUF4mlJ8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/hqcNt/~4/ypg7OJqL29g" height="1" width="1"/>Alan Curtishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14900809132359833107noreply@blogger.comhttp://smartnetadmin.blogspot.com/2011/12/smart-defrag-will-not-open.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18626305.post-17073725363601455252011-12-19T09:25:00.000-08:002011-12-19T09:27:15.460-08:002011-12-19T09:27:15.460-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">To burn a CD ISO to a DVD, please perform the following steps:<br /> <ol style="text-align: left;"><li> Double-click the ISO file to open Nero automatically.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>In Nero, click the drop-down list in the upper left-hand corner.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Change the selection from CD to DVD.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click Burn.</li> </ol><br /> <a href="http://www.smartnetadmin.com/">http://www.smartnetadmin.com</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18626305-1707372536360145525?l=smartnetadmin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xXeDVWEevCv_KMRhjaKw4nBvntA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xXeDVWEevCv_KMRhjaKw4nBvntA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xXeDVWEevCv_KMRhjaKw4nBvntA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xXeDVWEevCv_KMRhjaKw4nBvntA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/hqcNt/~4/mW9aecswExM" height="1" width="1"/>Alan Curtishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14900809132359833107noreply@blogger.comhttp://smartnetadmin.blogspot.com/2011/12/in-nero-how-do-you-burn-cd-iso-to-dvd.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18626305.post-38124451335597465262011-12-19T09:21:00.000-08:002011-12-19T09:23:14.346-08:002011-12-19T09:23:14.346-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">To resolve this problem, please perform the following steps:<br /> <ol style="text-align: left;"><li> Right-mouse click the Skype Shortcut and select Properties.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click the Compatibility tab.&nbsp; Uncheck any select compatibility modes.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click OK.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click Start - Run.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Type: %appdata%\skype<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click OK.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>In the sub-folders, delete shared.xml and any files ending in .lck, .lock or with including the word temp in the filename.<br /> </li> </ol>This issue has been resolved.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.smartnetadmin.com/">http://www.smartnetadmin.com</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18626305-3812445133559746526?l=smartnetadmin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oikbJFi0gtKZbflTCMn3BKPC1MA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oikbJFi0gtKZbflTCMn3BKPC1MA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oikbJFi0gtKZbflTCMn3BKPC1MA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oikbJFi0gtKZbflTCMn3BKPC1MA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/hqcNt/~4/cXO2q56ZtF4" height="1" width="1"/>Alan Curtishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14900809132359833107noreply@blogger.comhttp://smartnetadmin.blogspot.com/2011/12/skype-has-stopped-working.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18626305.post-31627047049621852622011-12-19T09:16:00.000-08:002011-12-19T09:17:33.995-08:002011-12-19T09:17:33.995-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">To perform a chkdsk, please perform the following steps: <br /> <ol style="text-align: left;"><li>&nbsp;Double-click My Computer.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Right-mouse click the Drive in question.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click Properties.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click the Tools tab.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Check Automatically fix errors.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Check Scan for and Attempt recovery of bad sectors.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click Start.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click OK.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click Start - Shutdown - Restart.</li> </ol><br /> <a href="http://www.smartnetadmin.com/">http://www.smartnetadmin.com</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18626305-3162704704962185262?l=smartnetadmin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nCY025fN_nH0RBlIHUXesCVZxJU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nCY025fN_nH0RBlIHUXesCVZxJU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nCY025fN_nH0RBlIHUXesCVZxJU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nCY025fN_nH0RBlIHUXesCVZxJU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/hqcNt/~4/5TkYUEMAQe4" height="1" width="1"/>Alan 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complete.</li> </ol>This issue has been resolved.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.smartnetadmin.com/">http://www.smartnetadmin.com</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18626305-1063718094518359560?l=smartnetadmin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/R8x444HEnDiEAm0bPHPmsf_Kue8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/R8x444HEnDiEAm0bPHPmsf_Kue8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/R8x444HEnDiEAm0bPHPmsf_Kue8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/R8x444HEnDiEAm0bPHPmsf_Kue8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/hqcNt/~4/ZVdlPHCre7M" height="1" width="1"/>Alan Curtishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14900809132359833107noreply@blogger.comhttp://smartnetadmin.blogspot.com/2011/12/windows-live-mail-could-not-be-started.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18626305.post-60056967615065369492011-12-12T16:17:00.000-08:002011-12-13T12:15:54.743-08:002011-12-13T12:15:54.743-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">When Microsoft Outlook Express will not open, it is most likely because the Microsoft Outlook Express Database needs to be compacted.&nbsp; A mail client cannot store infinite amounts of information.&nbsp; Routinely, information needs to be compacted and/or archived.&nbsp; Very likely Microsoft Outlook Express prompted the user to allow the Database to be compacted but the user clicked No or clicked Cancel during the compact process.&nbsp; Depending upon the size of the Outlook Express database, the compact process can take 40 minutes or more.&nbsp; Microsoft Outlook Express should be allowed to complete the compact process.<br /> <br /> To resolve this issue, please perform the following steps:<br /> <ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Click Start - Control Panel - Add/Remove Programs - Add/Remove Windows Components.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Uncheck Microsoft Outlook Express.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click Next.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click Finish.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click Add/Remove Windows Components.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Check Microsoft Outlook Express.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click Next.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click Finish.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Open Microsoft Outlook Express.&nbsp; Microsoft Outlook Express should now open normally.&nbsp; <br /> <br /> </li> <li>When prompted, click Yes to compact the Microsoft Outlook Express database and allow the compact process to complete.</li> </ol>This issue has been resolved. <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.smartnetadmin.com/">http://www.smartnetadmin.com</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18626305-6005696761506536949?l=smartnetadmin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/g2nfUakF4UmWQ_k1UAY-X4rohWM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/g2nfUakF4UmWQ_k1UAY-X4rohWM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/g2nfUakF4UmWQ_k1UAY-X4rohWM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/g2nfUakF4UmWQ_k1UAY-X4rohWM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/hqcNt/~4/gyotjU5hm3A" height="1" width="1"/>Alan Curtishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14900809132359833107noreply@blogger.comhttp://smartnetadmin.blogspot.com/2011/12/microsoft-outlook-express-will-not-open.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18626305.post-56046179875811562022011-12-09T12:15:00.000-08:002011-12-09T12:56:03.655-08:002011-12-09T12:56:03.655-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Click Start.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click All Programs.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click Accessories.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click Ease of Access Center.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click Make the computer easier to see.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Uncheck Turn On Magnifier.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click OK. </li> </ol><a href="http://www.smartnetadmin.com/">http://www.smartnetadmin.com</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18626305-5604617987581156202?l=smartnetadmin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ce5K3lo_O9Q1H9NP_e4bTZGZdbw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ce5K3lo_O9Q1H9NP_e4bTZGZdbw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ce5K3lo_O9Q1H9NP_e4bTZGZdbw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ce5K3lo_O9Q1H9NP_e4bTZGZdbw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/hqcNt/~4/Zf6Ewpl6rCQ" height="1" width="1"/>Alan Curtishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14900809132359833107noreply@blogger.comhttp://smartnetadmin.blogspot.com/2011/12/how-do-you-disable-windows-magnifier.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18626305.post-693779869968896282011-12-09T11:18:00.000-08:002011-12-09T11:25:10.136-08:002011-12-09T11:25:10.136-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">You may continuously encounter the dialog box: "Restarting your computer is required.&nbsp; The computer must be restarted before updating can continue.&nbsp; Would you like to restart now?" &nbsp; This issue occurs when Adobe Reader 10 is installed on top of Adobe Reader 8 or the Adobe Reader 8 has not been properly uninstalled.&nbsp; To resolve this issue, please perform the following steps:<br /> <ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Using Add/Remove Programs, uninstall Adobe Reader 10.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click Start - Run.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Type: regedit<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click OK.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Browse to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Highlight AdobeUpdater<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click the Delete Key.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Close regedit.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Install the <a href="http://majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=4459">Microsoft Windows Installer Clean Up Utility</a>.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Highlight Adobe Reader 8.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click Remove.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Reboot.</li> </ol>This issue has now been resolved. <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.smartnetadmin.com/">http://www.smartnetadmin.com</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18626305-69377986996889628?l=smartnetadmin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Yx9nIFBSTwPd8hq-6hlvPJvcU3w/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Yx9nIFBSTwPd8hq-6hlvPJvcU3w/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Yx9nIFBSTwPd8hq-6hlvPJvcU3w/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Yx9nIFBSTwPd8hq-6hlvPJvcU3w/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/hqcNt/~4/-J2cwbWPOQM" height="1" width="1"/>Alan Curtishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14900809132359833107noreply@blogger.comhttp://smartnetadmin.blogspot.com/2011/12/restarting-your-computer-is-required.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18626305.post-373933159693750712011-12-05T16:45:00.000-08:002011-12-06T08:56:50.056-08:002011-12-06T08:56:50.056-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">There is a new form of ransomware also called crapware or scareware that is now infecting computer systems.&nbsp; This particular variant appears to be aimed at Microsoft Windows 7 systems.&nbsp; The infection exploits a weakness in Sun Java.&nbsp; As of this writing, this particular variant is not detected by all antivirus applications possibly because the infection is a simple registry hijack.<br /> <br /> Win 7 Security 2012 performs the following:<br /> <br /> <ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Disables and corrupts existing antivirus application.</li> <li>Installs fake antivirus application.</li> <li>Prompts for credit card number.</li> <li>Takes control of Windows GUI.&nbsp; </li> <li>Prevents execution of any application ending in EXE.</li> <li>Prevents System Restore.</li> </ul><br /> Removal of Win 7 Security 2012 is actually quite simple.&nbsp; Following are the steps:<br /> <ol style="text-align: left;"><li> Reboot.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Hit F8 repeatedly.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Select Safe Mode and hit Enter.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Hit CTRL-ALT-DEL and End Task on any three-letter application.&nbsp; Example: tpq.exe<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Quickly browse to C:\Users\[Username]\AppData\Local.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Delete any three-letter applications in this directory.&nbsp; Example: tpq.exe.&nbsp; You must act quickly in order to delete the three-letter application as the system will attempt to re-open the application which prevents its deletion.&nbsp; If you have not moved quickly enough, simply perform End Task again and then immediately delete the application.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Install Ccleaner.&nbsp; Run Ccleaner.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Install Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Browse to C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware.&nbsp; <br /> <br /> </li> <li>Copy mbam.exe.&nbsp; Paste mbam.exe.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Rename Copy of mbam.exe to Copy of mbam.com.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Run Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.&nbsp; Remove all found instances of malware.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>When prompted, click Yes to restart computer.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Create a new file entitled: fix.reg<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Copy and paste the following text into fix.reg:<br /> <br /> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00<br /> <br /> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe]<br /> @="exefile"<br /> "Content Type"="application/x-msdownload"<br /> <br /> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe\PersistentHandler]<br /> @="{098f2470-bae0-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}"<br /> <br /> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile]<br /> @="Application"<br /> "EditFlags"=hex:38,07,00,00<br /> "FriendlyTypeName"=hex(2):40,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,\<br /> &nbsp; 00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,\<br /> &nbsp; 32,00,5c,00,73,00,68,00,65,00,6c,00,6c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,\<br /> &nbsp; 00,2c,00,2d,00,31,00,30,00,31,00,35,00,36,00,00,00<br /> <br /> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\DefaultIcon]<br /> @="%1"<br /> <br /> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell]<br /> <br /> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\open]<br /> "EditFlags"=hex:00,00,00,00<br /> <br /> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\open\command]<br /> @="\"%1\" %*"<br /> "IsolatedCommand"="\"%1\" %*"<br /> <br /> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\runas]<br /> "HasLUAShield"=""<br /> <br /> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\runas\command]<br /> @="\"%1\" %*"<br /> "IsolatedCommand"="\"%1\" %*"<br /> <br /> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\runasuser]<br /> @="@shell32.dll,-50944"<br /> "Extended"=""<br /> "SuppressionPolicyEx"="{F211AA05-D4DF-4370-A2A0-9F19C09756A7}"<br /> <br /> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\runasuser\command]<br /> "DelegateExecute"="{ea72d00e-4960-42fa-ba92-7792a7944c1d}"<br /> <br /> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex]<br /> <br /> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers]<br /> @="Compatibility"<br /> <br /> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Compatibility]<br /> @="{1d27f844-3a1f-4410-85ac-14651078412d}"<br /> <br /> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex\DropHandler]<br /> @="{86C86720-42A0-1069-A2E8-08002B30309D}"<br /> <br /> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex\PropertySheetHandlers]<br /> <br /> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex\PropertySheetHandlers\PifProps]<br /> @="{86F19A00-42A0-1069-A2E9-08002B30309D}"<br /> <br /> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex\PropertySheetHandlers\ShimLayer Property Page]<br /> @="{513D916F-2A8E-4F51-AEAB-0CBC76FB1AF8}"<br /> <br /> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\FIREFOX.EXE\shell\open\command]<br /> @="C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe"<br /> <br /> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\FIREFOX.EXE\shell\safemode\command] <br /> @="C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -safe-mode<br /> <br /> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\IEXPLORE.EXE\shell\open\command] <br /> @="C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"<br /> <br /> [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.exe\UserChoice]<br /> [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe]<br /> [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\pezfile]<br /> [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe\shell\open\command]<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Double-click fix.reg<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Reboot.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Using Programs and Features, uninstall your antivirus application.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Reinstall your antivirus application.</li> </ol>This issue has now been resolved.&nbsp; To prevent the infection, upgrade <a href="http://www.java.com/en/download/index.jsp">Sun Java</a> to the latest version. <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.smartnetadmin.com/">http://www.smartnetadmin.com</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18626305-37393315969375071?l=smartnetadmin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PDbrmJIQao5Q-EDaAsP4uRqQgBM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PDbrmJIQao5Q-EDaAsP4uRqQgBM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PDbrmJIQao5Q-EDaAsP4uRqQgBM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PDbrmJIQao5Q-EDaAsP4uRqQgBM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/hqcNt/~4/YtbNyNvOoRk" height="1" width="1"/>Alan Curtishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14900809132359833107noreply@blogger.comhttp://smartnetadmin.blogspot.com/2011/12/how-do-you-remove-win-7-security-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18626305.post-43122490032857306742011-12-01T17:56:00.000-08:002012-01-13T12:20:22.685-08:002012-01-13T12:20:22.685-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Windows XP includes Xcopy.&nbsp; The following batch file copies all data from all standard data locations for the Current User to a UNC Path on the network.<br /> <br /> @ECHO OFF<br /> CLS<br /> FOR /F "TOKENS=2-4 DELIMS=/ " %%A IN ('DATE /T') DO (SET MYDATE=%%A-%%B-%%C)<br /> SET LOG="\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\backup.log"<br /> <br /> ECHO This batch file is intended for use with Windows XP.<br /> ECHO.<br /> ECHO Copies data from Current User Account to Server.<br /> ECHO.<br /> ECHO If there is more than one user account on this computer, you will need to login<br /> ECHO to each user account and then run this batch file.<br /> ECHO.<br /> ECHO You will need to Show All Hidden Files and Folders and Unhide All Protected<br /> ECHO Operating System Files when restoring this backup from Server.<br /> ECHO.<br /> ECHO All programs must be closed prior to executing this script.&nbsp; This script will <br /> ECHO not backup an open file. <br /> ECHO.<br /> ECHO Windows XP does not support logging progress to a log file at the same time as<br /> ECHO displaying progress on the the console.&nbsp; Therefore there is no backup log.<br /> ECHO.<br /> ECHO Please confirm that there is no data in the following Backup Destination.<br /> ECHO.<br /> ECHO Backup Destination: <br /> ECHO \\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%<br /> ECHO.<br /> ECHO When ready to proceed with automated backup, please hit any key.<br /> ECHO.<br /> PAUSE<br /> <br /> <br /> @ECHO ON<br /> MKDIR "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\C ROOT\"<br /> XCOPY C:\*.* "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\C ROOT\*.*" /D /F /Y <br /> PAUSE<br /> <br /> MKDIR "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\DESKTOP"<br /> XCOPY "%USERPROFILE%\DESKTOP\*.*" "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\DESKTOP\*.*" /D /E /F /H /Y <br /> <br /> MKDIR "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\MY DOCUMENTS"<br /> XCOPY "%USERPROFILE%\MY DOCUMENTS\*.*" "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\MY DOCUMENTS\*.*" /D /E /F /H /Y<br /> <br /> MKDIR "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\FAVORITES"<br /> XCOPY "%USERPROFILE%\FAVORITES\*.*" "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\FAVORITES\*.*" /D /E /F /H /Y<br /> <br /> MKDIR "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\LOCAL SETTINGS\APPLICATION DATA\IDENTITIES"<br /> XCOPY "%USERPROFILE%\LOCAL SETTINGS\APPLICATION DATA\Identities\*.*" "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\LOCAL SETTINGS\APPLICATION DATA\IDENTITIES\*.*" /D /E /F /H /Y<br /> <br /> MKDIR "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\MICROSOFT\ADDRESS BOOK"<br /> XCOPY "%APPDATA%\MICROSOFT\ADDRESS BOOK\*.*" "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\MICROSOFT\ADDRESS BOOK\*.*" /D /E /F /H /Y<br /> <br /> MKDIR "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS LIVE MAIL"<br /> XCOPY "%USERPROFILE%\LOCAL SETTINGS\APPLICATION DATA\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS LIVE MAIL\*.*" "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS LIVE MAIL\*.*" /D /E /F /H /Y<br /> <br /> MKDIR "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS LIVE\CONTACTS"<br /> XCOPY "%USERPROFILE%\LOCAL SETTINGS\APPLICATION DATA\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS LIVE\CONTACTS\ "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS LIVE\CONTACTS" /D /E /F /H /Y<br /> <br /> MKDIR "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\MICROSOFT\OUTLOOK"<br /> XCOPY "%USERPROFILE%\LOCAL SETTINGS\APPLICATION DATA\MICROSOFT\OUTLOOK\*.*" "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\MICROSOFT\OUTLOOK\*.*" /D /E /F /H /Y<br /> <br /> MKDIR "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\OUTLOOK FILES"<br /> XCOPY "%USERPROFILE%\DOCUMENTS\OUTLOOK FILES\*.*" "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\OUTLOOK FILES\*.*" /D /E /F /H /Y<br /> <br /> MKDIR "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\FIREFOX\PROFILES"<br /> XCOPY "%%APPDATA%\MOZILLA\FIREFOX\PROFILES\*.* "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\FIREFOX\PROFILES\*.*" /D /E /F /H /Y<br /> <br /> MKDIR "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\THUNDERBIRD\PROFILES"<br /> XCOPY "%APPDATA%\THUNDERBIRD\PROFILES\*.*" "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\THUNDERBIRD\PROFILES\*.*" /D /E /F /H /Y<br /> <br /> MKDIR "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\QUICKBOOKS"<br /> XCOPY "C:\PROGRAM FILES\INTUIT\QUICKBOOKS\*.*" "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\QUICKBOOKS\*.*" /D /E /F /H /Y <br /> <br /> MKDIR "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\DRIVERS"<br /> XCOPY "C:\DRIVERS\*.*" "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\DRIVERS\*.*" /D /E /F /H /Y <br /> <br /> MKDIR "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\NVIDIA"<br /> XCOPY "C:\NVIDIA\*.*" "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\NVIDIA\*.*" /D /E /F /H /Y <br /> <br /> MKDIR "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\INTEL"<br /> XCOPY "C:\INTEL\*.*" "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\INTEL\*.*" /D /E /F /H /Y <br /> <br /> MKDIR "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\DELL"<br /> XCOPY "C:\DELL\*.*" "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\DELL\*.*" /D /E /F /H /Y <br /> <br /> MKDIR "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\DOWNLOADS"<br /> XCOPY "C:\DOWNLOADS\*.*" "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\DOWNLOADS\*.*" /D /E /F /H /Y <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ECHO.<br /> ECHO.<br /> ECHO.<br /> ECHO The backup has completed.&nbsp; Please review the Backup Destination.<br /> ECHO.<br /> ECHO Backup Destination: <br /> ECHO \\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%<br /> ECHO.<br /> ECHO If there is more than one user account on this computer, you will need to login<br /> ECHO to each user account and then run this batch file.<br /> ECHO.<br /> ECHO You will need to Show All Hidden Files and Folders and Unhide All Protected<br /> ECHO Operating System Files when restoring this backup from Server.<br /> PAUSE <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.smartnetadmin.com/">http://www.smartnetadmin.com</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18626305-4312249003285730674?l=smartnetadmin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QrUW5-abJDxDgAPLQVmJLcS9XWE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QrUW5-abJDxDgAPLQVmJLcS9XWE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QrUW5-abJDxDgAPLQVmJLcS9XWE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QrUW5-abJDxDgAPLQVmJLcS9XWE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/hqcNt/~4/lW5451A8OGw" height="1" width="1"/>Alan Curtishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14900809132359833107noreply@blogger.comhttp://smartnetadmin.blogspot.com/2011/12/how-do-you-backup-windows-xp-stand.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18626305.post-91825565722980903422011-11-30T16:41:00.000-08:002012-01-13T12:20:43.587-08:002012-01-13T12:20:43.587-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Both Windows 7 and Windows Vista include Robocopy.&nbsp; The following batch file copies all data from all standard data locations for the Current User to a UNC Path on the network.<br /> <br /> @ECHO OFF<br /> CLS<br /> FOR /F "TOKENS=2-4 DELIMS=/ " %%A IN ('DATE /T') DO (SET MYDATE=%%A-%%B-%%C)<br /> SET LOG="\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\backup.log"<br /> <br /> ECHO This batch file is intended for use with Windows Vista and Windows 7.<br /> ECHO.<br /> ECHO Copies data from Current User Account to Server.<br /> ECHO.<br /> ECHO If there is more than one user account on this computer, you will need to login<br /> ECHO to each user account and then run this batch file.<br /> ECHO.<br /> ECHO You will need to Show All Hidden Files and Folders and Unhide All Protected<br /> ECHO Operating System Files when restoring this backup from Server.<br /> ECHO.<br /> ECHO All programs must be closed prior to executing this script.&nbsp; This script will <br /> ECHO not backup an open file. <br /> ECHO.<br /> ECHO Please confirm that there is no data in the following Backup Destination.<br /> ECHO.<br /> ECHO Backup Destination: <br /> ECHO \\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%<br /> ECHO.<br /> ECHO Backup Log Location: <br /> ECHO \\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\backup.log<br /> ECHO.<br /> ECHO When ready to proceed with automated backup, please hit any key.<br /> ECHO.<br /> PAUSE<br /> <br /> <br /> @ECHO ON<br /> <br /> MKDIR "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\"<br /> <br /> ECHO BEGIN LOG &gt; %LOG%<br /> <br /> ROBOCOPY "C:\." "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\C ROOT" /XA:HS /ETA /R:0 /LOG+:%LOG% /TEE<br /> <br /> ATTRIB -S -H -R "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\C ROOT"<br /> <br /> ROBOCOPY "%USERPROFILE%\DESKTOP\." "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\DESKTOP" /E /ETA /R:0 /LOG+:%LOG% /TEE<br /> <br /> ROBOCOPY "%USERPROFILE%\DOCUMENTS\." "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\DOCUMENTS" /E /ETA /R:0 /LOG+:%LOG% /TEE<br /> <br /> ROBOCOPY "%USERPROFILE%\PICTURES\." "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\PICTURES" /E /ETA /R:0 /LOG+:%LOG% /TEE<br /> <br /> ROBOCOPY "%USERPROFILE%\MUSIC\." "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\MUSIC" /E /ETA /R:0 /LOG+:%LOG% /TEE<br /> <br /> ROBOCOPY "%USERPROFILE%\FAVORITES\." "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\FAVORITES" /E /ETA /R:0 /LOG+:%LOG% /TEE<br /> <br /> ROBOCOPY "%USERPROFILE%\DOWNLOADS\." "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\DOWNLOADS" /E /ETA /R:0 /LOG+:%LOG% /TEE<br /> <br /> ROBOCOPY "%LOCALAPPDATA%\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS MAIL\." "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS MAIL" /E /ETA /R:0 /LOG+:%LOG% /TEE<br /> <br /> ROBOCOPY "%USERPROFILE%\CONTACTS\." "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\CONTACTS" /E /ETA /R:0 /LOG+:%LOG% /TEE<br /> <br /> ROBOCOPY "%LOCALAPPDATA%\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS LIVE MAIL\." "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS LIVE MAIL" /E /ETA /R:0 /LOG+:%LOG% /TEE<br /> <br /> ROBOCOPY "%LOCALAPPDATA%\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS LIVE\CONTACTS\." "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS LIVE\CONTACTS" /E /ETA /R:0 /LOG+:%LOG% /TEE<br /> <br /> ROBOCOPY "%LOCALAPPDATA%\MICROSOFT\OUTLOOK\." "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\MICROSOFT\OUTLOOK" /E /ETA /R:0 /LOG+:%LOG% /TEE<br /> <br /> ROBOCOPY "%USERPROFILE%\DOCUMENTS\OUTLOOK FILES\." "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\OUTLOOK FILES" /E /ETA /R:0 /LOG+:%LOG% /TEE<br /> <br /> ROBOCOPY "%%APPDATA%\MOZILLA\FIREFOX\PROFILES\." "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\FIREFOX\PROFILES" /E /ETA /R:0 /LOG+:%LOG% /TEE<br /> <br /> ROBOCOPY "%APPDATA%\THUNDERBIRD\PROFILES\." "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\THUNDERBIRD\PROFILES" /E /ETA /R:0 /LOG+:%LOG% /TEE<br /> <br /> ROBOCOPY "C:\PROGRAM FILES\INTUIT\QUICKBOOKS\." "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\QUICKBOOKS" /E /ETA /R:0 /LOG+:%LOG% /TEE<br /> <br /> ROBOCOPY "C:\DRIVERS\." "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\DRIVERS" /E /ETA /R:0 /LOG+:%LOG% /TEE<br /> <br /> ROBOCOPY "C:\NVIDIA\." "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\NVIDIA" /E /ETA /R:0 /LOG+:%LOG% /TEE<br /> <br /> ROBOCOPY "C:\INTEL\." "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\INTEL" /E /ETA /R:0 /LOG+:%LOG% /TEE<br /> <br /> ROBOCOPY "C:\DELL\." "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\DELL" /E /ETA /R:0 /LOG+:%LOG% /TEE<br /> <br /> ROBOCOPY "C:\DOWNLOADS\." "\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\DOWNLOADS" /E /ETA /R:0 /LOG+:%LOG% /TEE<br /> <br /> <br /> ECHO.<br /> ECHO.<br /> ECHO.<br /> ECHO The backup has completed.&nbsp; Please review the Backup Destination.<br /> ECHO.<br /> ECHO Backup Destination: <br /> ECHO \\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%<br /> ECHO.<br /> ECHO If there is more than one user account on this computer, you will need to login<br /> ECHO to each user account and then run this batch file.<br /> ECHO.<br /> ECHO You will need to Show All Hidden Files and Folders and Unhide All Protected<br /> ECHO Operating System Files when restoring this backup from Server.<br /> PAUSE <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.smartnetadmin.com/">http://www.smartnetadmin.com</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18626305-9182556572298090342?l=smartnetadmin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PIrflyR5hGGBExadFlsK1Mk7FX8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PIrflyR5hGGBExadFlsK1Mk7FX8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PIrflyR5hGGBExadFlsK1Mk7FX8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PIrflyR5hGGBExadFlsK1Mk7FX8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/hqcNt/~4/zSNKD1Drsmw" height="1" width="1"/>Alan Curtishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14900809132359833107noreply@blogger.comhttp://smartnetadmin.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-do-you-backup-windows-7-and-windows.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18626305.post-89213132681035986652011-11-30T13:42:00.000-08:002011-11-30T13:58:41.539-08:002011-11-30T13:58:41.539-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">When using Windows, you may find that Switch User is greyed out.&nbsp; Many computer manufacturers disable Fast User Switching by Default most likely to minimize technical support.&nbsp; Many manufacturers most likely have concerns about computer speed, shared resources, file ownership and file access.&nbsp; Technically however, all resources are available to all sessions in Microsoft Windows. <br /> <br /> To enable the Switch User option, please perform the following steps:<br /> <ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Click Start - Run.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Type: regedit<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click OK.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Double-click HideFastUserSwitching<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Change the value from 1 to 0.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click OK.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Reboot.</li> </ol>This issue has now been resolved. <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.smartnetadmin.com/">http://www.smartnetadmin.com</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18626305-8921313268103598665?l=smartnetadmin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ksVywoJ0siBdAd5nuRSaUetyCGs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ksVywoJ0siBdAd5nuRSaUetyCGs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ksVywoJ0siBdAd5nuRSaUetyCGs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ksVywoJ0siBdAd5nuRSaUetyCGs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/hqcNt/~4/QD7xBmOL584" height="1" width="1"/>Alan Curtishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14900809132359833107noreply@blogger.comhttp://smartnetadmin.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-do-you-re-enable-fast-user.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18626305.post-75918450850782519042011-11-29T13:51:00.000-08:002011-11-30T09:17:35.960-08:002011-11-30T09:17:35.960-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Microsoft Windows has a built-in Sharing method that can be very simple to use.&nbsp; However it is easy for Drive Mappings to be lost.&nbsp; The following method is simple but also dependable - meaning that Drive Mappings are not lost.<br /> <ol style="text-align: left;"><li>The first computer is called Server.&nbsp; On Server, create a user account entitled MSNET with Administrator permissions.&nbsp; Give this user account a password of password.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>On Server, right-mouse click the drive or folder that you wish to share.&nbsp; Click the Share tab.&nbsp; Share this resource with the user account MSNET and give this user Full Control.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Reboot Server.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>On Client, browse to the All Users StartUp folder.<br /> <br /> <b>Windows Vista/Windows 7 All Users StartUp Location (Hidden Folder)</b><br /> C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup <br /> <br /> <b>Windows XP All Users StartUp Location</b><br /> C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Create a file entitled: login.cmd&nbsp; (File extensions must be visible.)<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Copy and paste the following text into login.cmd:<br /> <br /> @ECHO OFF<br /> <br /> NET USE /D /Y S:<br /> <br /> NET USE /USER:MSNET S: \\SERVER\C$ password<br /> <br /> EXIT /B<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Save login.cmd <br /> <br /> </li> <li>Reboot Client. </li> </ol>Client now has an S Drive which is mapped to the C Drive of Server. <br /> <br /> NOTE: This example is not intended to be highly secure.&nbsp; Please also note that this configuration is dependent upon maintaining the user account MSNET on Server with the password of password.&nbsp; If the MSNET user account is deleted on Server or the MSNET password is changed, the S Drive will no longer be acccessible on Client.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.smartnetadmin.com/">http://www.smartnetadmin.com</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18626305-7591845085078251904?l=smartnetadmin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kNmLyVadt7lanoxPcd84ipNUZ1c/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kNmLyVadt7lanoxPcd84ipNUZ1c/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kNmLyVadt7lanoxPcd84ipNUZ1c/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kNmLyVadt7lanoxPcd84ipNUZ1c/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/hqcNt/~4/iWvlJdd65xw" height="1" width="1"/>Alan Curtishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14900809132359833107noreply@blogger.comhttp://smartnetadmin.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-do-you-setup-simple-and-dependable.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18626305.post-4105280150610648092011-11-28T14:05:00.000-08:002011-11-28T14:09:52.702-08:002011-11-28T14:09:52.702-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">When installing Apple iTunes, the installation process may fail and you may encounter the error message: "iTunes Installer Interrupted."&nbsp; To resolve this issue, please perform the following steps:<br /> <ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Close all web browsers.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Using Add/Remove Programs, remove Bonjour.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Install Apple iTunes.&nbsp; The installation process will now complete.&nbsp; Bonjour is properly reinstalled. </li> </ol>This issue has been resolved. <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.smartnetadmin.com/">http://www.smartnetadmin.com</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18626305-410528015061064809?l=smartnetadmin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aPZAFtebdzIhfLmKADcbZKOBBzw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aPZAFtebdzIhfLmKADcbZKOBBzw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aPZAFtebdzIhfLmKADcbZKOBBzw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aPZAFtebdzIhfLmKADcbZKOBBzw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/hqcNt/~4/4Cd04Y0NQK0" height="1" width="1"/>Alan Curtishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14900809132359833107noreply@blogger.comhttp://smartnetadmin.blogspot.com/2011/11/itunes-installer-interrupted.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18626305.post-13775809864690679992011-11-23T13:43:00.000-08:002011-11-23T13:52:22.860-08:002011-11-23T13:52:22.860-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">You may encounter an issue when you double-click a folder and it opens Search.&nbsp; To resolve this issue, please perform the following steps:<br /> <ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Click Start - Run.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Type: regedit<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click OK.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Browse to: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Double-click shell and type: none<br /> <br /> </li> <li> Click OK.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click Start - Run.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Type: regsvr32 /i shell32.dll<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click OK.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Reboot.</li> </ol>This issue has been resolved. <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.smartnetadmin.com/">http://www.smartnetadmin.com</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18626305-1377580986469067999?l=smartnetadmin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QUco_oUXZAVAq8QaIB1JXjGSrew/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QUco_oUXZAVAq8QaIB1JXjGSrew/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QUco_oUXZAVAq8QaIB1JXjGSrew/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QUco_oUXZAVAq8QaIB1JXjGSrew/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/hqcNt/~4/5EamfDKJdw0" height="1" width="1"/>Alan Curtishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14900809132359833107noreply@blogger.comhttp://smartnetadmin.blogspot.com/2011/11/double-clicking-folder-opens-search.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18626305.post-59249423143982739792011-11-23T10:44:00.000-08:002011-11-23T11:01:38.339-08:002011-11-23T11:01:38.339-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">When you browse to YouTube, you may encounter the message, "You need to upgrade your Adobe Flash Player to watch this video."&nbsp; If you have <a href="http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/">upgraded Adobe Flash</a> and this issue continues to occur, the cause of this issue is one of the following:&nbsp; The Adobe Flash Player Plugin has been disabled within your web browser or Adobe Flash Player has been corrupted.&nbsp; When Adobe Flash is corrupt, the CPU may run extremely high causing Windows to run very slowly when attempting to play Adobe Flash.&nbsp; Adobe Flash videos are therefore slow and choppy.&nbsp; Following are the steps to resolve this issue:<br /> <br /> <b>Uninstall and Reinstall Adobe Flash Player </b><br /> <ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Close all web browsers.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Run the <a href="http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/141/tn_14157.html">Adobe Flash Uninstaller</a>.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Reboot.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Reinstall <a href="http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/">Adobe Flash Player</a>.</li> </ol><br /> <b>Reset Mozilla Firefox to Default Settings</b><br /> <br /> If you continue to experience the problem in Firefox, you may need to reset Firefox to default settings:<br /> <ol style="text-align: left;"><li> Close Firefox.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click Start - Run.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Type: firefox -safe-mode<br /> <br /> </li> <li>When prompted, place a checkmark next to "Disable all add-ons."<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Place a checkmark next to "Reset toolbars and controls."<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Place a checkmark next to "Reset all user preferences to Firefox defaults."<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Place a checkmark next to "Restore default search engines."<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click "Make changes and restart."</li> </ol><br /> <b>Reset Microsoft Internet Explorer to Default Settings</b><br /> <ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Click Start - Control Panel - Internet Options.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click the Advanced tab.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click Restore Advanced Settings.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click Apply.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click Reset.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Click Reset.</li> </ol>This issue has now been resolved. <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.smartnetadmin.com/">http://www.smartnetadmin.com</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18626305-5924942314398273979?l=smartnetadmin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oZletmiQhmnuRy7lVUNQMxATsLc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oZletmiQhmnuRy7lVUNQMxATsLc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oZletmiQhmnuRy7lVUNQMxATsLc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oZletmiQhmnuRy7lVUNQMxATsLc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/hqcNt/~4/byWR_vRdE0U" height="1" width="1"/>Alan Curtishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14900809132359833107noreply@blogger.comhttp://smartnetadmin.blogspot.com/2011/11/youtube-you-need-to-upgrade-your-adobe.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18626305.post-71574665237402163252011-11-21T14:22:00.000-08:002011-11-21T14:23:30.451-08:002011-11-21T14:23:30.451-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">When you open Action Center - Action Center Settings, you notice that all options are unavailable/greyed out.&nbsp; This issue is normally due to a malware infection.&nbsp; A System Restore should restore the computer to a state prior to this infection.&nbsp; If not, following are the steps to resolve this issue:<br /> <ol><li>Click Start - Control Panel - Administrative Tools - Services.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Stop the Windows Management Instrumentation Service.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Stop the Security Center Service.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Delete the sub-directory entitled REPOSITORY in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\WBEM.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>Reboot.</li> </ol>This issue has now been resolved. <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.smartnetadmin.com/">http://www.smartnetadmin.com</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18626305-7157466523740216325?l=smartnetadmin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uqOH-SqgDsHKqAQSzLUpkyySc7s/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uqOH-SqgDsHKqAQSzLUpkyySc7s/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uqOH-SqgDsHKqAQSzLUpkyySc7s/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uqOH-SqgDsHKqAQSzLUpkyySc7s/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/hqcNt/~4/58PiXhQWP_U" height="1" width="1"/>Alan Curtishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14900809132359833107noreply@blogger.comhttp://smartnetadmin.blogspot.com/2011/11/action-center-settings-are-greyed-out.html