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Windows 7 on a domain, unlocking the workstaion post a control alt delete. There is a new screen showing the logged in but locked user account. How can this be removed so ctrl alt delete goes straight to the password screen? Continue reading...

I don't usually have problems running sysprep, but the first time I ran it on a Windows 7 (BETA Ultimate 32bit) PC I received an error that Sysprep could not continue and was halted. I went to c:\windows\system32\sysprep\panther and opened the setuperr.log file. (Actually, Windows won't let you open this file (!) so copy it out of this directory, then open it.) There was not much in the file, just a few lines referencing drmv2clt.dll. 2009-04-20 13:37:55, Error [0x0f0082] SYSPRP LaunchDll:Failure occurred while executing 'drmv2clt.dll,Sysprep', returned error code -2147024864[gle=0x00000020] 2009-04-20 13:37:55, Error [0x0f0070] SYSPRP RunExternalDlls:A…

The first time in a Windows logon session that a user opens an MS Office document using a link on our intranet in IE9 we receive the following dialog: The document will not open until this dialog is either cancelled by the user, or it closes of it's own accord. Which can take minutes. The kind or version of Office document does not seem to matter. Our users are using Office 2010. Does anyone know how to make this go away? Continue reading...

i have a internal web app that employees use and copy info out of to email but its in the wrong font i know i can change it at the workstation but i was wondering if there was a gpo or registry setting that would allow me to set the default font of IE so i dont have to go and touch every computer Continue reading...

In an apparent attempt to attract iPad developers, Microsoft has posted a case study comparing iPad app development to Windows 8 Metro-style tablet development. Continue reading...

By Paul Thurrott Fifteen months after its debut, Windows Phone is heading to China, the most heavily populated country on earth. Microsoft announced this morning that the first Windows Phone handset aimed at the China market is now available in that country, with more to follow in the weeks and months ahead. Continue reading...

Is the set scheduled scan/update time setting calibrated in GMT as I'm living in the UK and it doesn't appear to work? I'm using Windows XP SP3. Thanks. Continue reading...

turned on the computer this morning and this appeared. Microsoft essentials will not fix. Continue reading...

I know how to highlight a word then touch the + sign. The + sign will not appear when I enter an email address. Continue reading...

By Paul Thurrott And if you’re really good, you may even notice a difference. Certainly, Microsoft’s uninformative blog post about this release does nothing to clear up what’s new. Continue reading...

InAccess 2010,Icreatedan application .accde file.Onmy computer(with Access 2010 installed)runningsmoothly.On anothercomputerthathasinstalledonly runtime, I getthe error message "The expression On Click you entered as the event property setting produced the following error: a problem occurered while Microsoft Access was communicating with the OLE server or activeX Control" I note that the application was compiled without errors in VBA. Thanks for any suggestions Continue reading...

errore code 0x80070715 when trying to open Microsoft Security Essentials Continue reading...

This message came up on the Yahoo search engine operating in Windows. Please can anyone tell me the security risk and if they is a overal fix. Have Microsoft Secirity essentials installed so will a full scan detect and fix this ? Many thanks. Continue reading...

Hi at my place of work we would like to set up a calendar that all staff can have access to and add appoitments. Currently we use an exchange server 2003 but it is going to be updated but not sure what server it will be. Our email system is outlook web access and I was hoping we could use the calendar in that to set up appoitments etc.

os brew MP ver. 1.0.2.609, brew app mgr1.1.0.07qtp app center 1.1.0.05qpt soft version JNUS06062011D trying to connect to windows os 7, or 8 keeps saying no driver when I downloaded one please help Continue reading...

I normally use another browser (Google Chrome) but need to use Internet Explorer for a particular online banking service. This service requires a Java applet. I have the current Java environment (as at 21.3.12), SE 6 Update 31. Java works in Chrome but does not work in IE8 or IE9. I have un-installed and re-installed Java several times, tried going back to IE8, turned off ActiveX filtering, confirmed Java scripting is on, checked add-ins are managed correctly and so on and so on, without success. Given Java works it is not a Java issue but must be an IE issue. Are there any additional steps or diagnostics I can run to try to identify the problem as I need this to be r…

Up until a month ago IE8 was working fine on my Windows 2003 server – which I use as a development machine - but something is now affecting the performance of IE8 making it almost unusable, and forcing me reluctantly to use other browsers such as Chrome. Perhaps someone can make sense of it all? For example: (a) Google’s predictive search drop down causes IE8 to almost freeze up, particularly if the backspace key is used to make corrections (b) right clicking over a page link can often take half a minute before the right-click menu appears © moving through IE8 page tabs is very slow - or the tab refresh is very slow. Task Manager indicates high CPU usage, so IE8 is busy…

Hi i have windows XP system which is member of domian in my client windows Xp systsem mynetworkplacess - entire network- domain name - my all client computers has to come but few system are visa bled few system are not visible so can any one help me on this please. Regards naveenkumar Continue reading...

Hello dear developers I want know how i can sync my PDA with Windows 8. WINDOWS MOBILE DEVICE CENTER start well...but when sync the dates report problems. Didn't sync the Outlook data ? In bottom desktop wireless icon appear one icon problems =( triangle with exlamation). Your feedback for go ahead will be apreciated. Fernando Greetings from north of Portugal . One inspiring region for arts and sciences. Continue reading...

an e-mail i have received on Wednesday, March 21, 2012 5:50:56 AM , from © 2012 Microsoft (*** Email address is removed for privacy ***) attached to this e-mail a document from micro soft UK , London office , Victoria st. holds a winning number that is my mail number , so is this true or is it a spam , kindly answer me as soon as possible. thanks and best regards Hadeel AL-Akramawi Amman- Jordan Continue reading...

how to remove trojan:win32/Sirefef.AC-it keeps reappearing every 10-15 minutes despite my microsoft security centre detecting and removing it! Continue reading...

Hi all I'm creating a new unattend.txt file and can't work out how to set the Location field under Regional and Language Options to the country I am in (Australia). It keeps coming back as US. Everything else in the Regional settings gets set to Australia fine, but teh location keeps coming up as being US. What am I missing here? [RegionalSettings] LanguageGroup=1 SystemLocale=00000c09 UserLocale=00000c09 InputLocale=0c09:00000409 thanks Continue reading...

Hi, I'm using ConfigMgr 2007 R2 (SP3) to deploy our Windows 7 64-Bit Images and have been successful in applying DaRT in 'Bare-metal' deployments (outside of WinPE) but unsuccessful when trying to install same in a 'Refresh' scenario (Win7-Win7 using USMT hardlinking). The WinRE.wim file is successfully copied to the hidden (i assign a drive letter to it using a diskpart script) partition (which also acts as the Bitlocker partition) but when i try to run the 'reagentc.exe /enable' option in the Task Sequence, i get the following error message: REAGENTC.EXE: Operation failed: 5 Access is denied. Failed to run the action: Enable DaRT WIM as Windows RE. Access is denied…

I have my Windows Updates set to automatic 'Download/Install'. Optional updates are offered for choice for install or ignore. I am curious to know why Definition Updates are considered as only 'Optional'? Continue reading...