Question: I was having some issue with my computer, so I went to reinstall the Windows 7 , onto my computer. After the installation was complete, I noticed I have a C:\windows.old that takes up a large amount on my computer. I’ve tried highlighting and hitting delete, but it’s not letting me remove it. Jeanne […]
Q&A Monday: How to create a Windows Defender right click context menu
How can I make a right click option to scan a file with windows defender?
Q&A Monday: 64 bit Print Driver on 32 Bit System
Is it not possible to install an x64 version of a printer driver on a x86 server?
Q&A Monday: LZMA File
Question: I received a file from a coworker that has a LZMA file type with a large sum of data, and I don’t know how to open it. Please help! Kevin Knight South Dakota Answer: LZMA is a compressed file, something like the ZIP compression that most of us are generally familiar with. It’s used as a way to group […]
Q&A Monday: Check MAC AD Authentication
Question: I work for a School District with a very small tech department. As we are in an educational environment, we are running a mixed environment with Mac’s and PC’s authenticating to a Windows 2003 AD servers, 9 total servers total spread out throughout 8 sites. I have been running into problems with a few Mac’s in […]
Q&A Monday: Windows 8 Install on VmWare Issues
Question: I just downloaded the Windows 8 Release Preview ISO from Microsoft’s website, and when I went to load the ISO into VMWare, I get the following message: “Windows cannot read the <Productkey> setting from the unattended answer file” I am not using an answer file, so I am not sure what is causing this. […]
Q&A Monday: Dell PowerEdge 2970 Install Problems
Question: I have a Dell PowerEdge 2970 server, and I’m trying to install Windows Server 2008 R2 with the Dell CD that came in the package. It boots off the CD and loads the install GUI, and then stops before installing everything asking for drivers. I tried putting the RAID array drivers on a USB […]
Q&A Monday: How to get honest feedback
Question: I am the manager of several large technology products for my company, and I feel like I’m just not getting honest feedback from the people involved with the project. While the projects seem to be going well, I would appreciate it if I could get honest feedback and make sure the projects are a success, any suggestions? […]
Q&A Monday: How often should I update my Linux Servers?
Question: I have recently become responsible for more servers at my current job, some of these servers are of the RedHat and Debian flavor of linux, and I was wondering what is the recommended period of time between checking for updates on these servers? Catina P. Martin Mira Loma, CA Answer: To be honest, it all depends on how […]
Q&A Monday: hiberfil.sys and deleting it
Question: Jim, While doing some spring cleaning on my computer, I’ve come across a file in C: drive called hiberfil.sys file. When I try to delete the file it wont let me, how do I get rid of hiberfil.sys? Craig Ridgeway Kenosha, WI Answer: The first thing we need to discuss, is what exactly is that […]
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