Tag Archives: Microsoft
Q&A Monday: To Anti-Virus or Not to Anti-Virus, that is the question!
Question: I will be in the process of renewing my AntiVirus software at the end of this month, I’m currently using Norton, should I stay with them or should I go to another software company for my AntiVirus? Marcela NowickiCanyonville, OR Answer: I love this question, for the fact that no matter how I answer…
How to elevate RSAT shortcuts
Companies out there, should not have their IT staff account with Administrator access for everyday work. Yet IT staff generally will complain (I’m guilty of it) when they need do some administrative work. Now to make an administrators work easier (while following best practices) you give the IT staff user accounts and use another account…
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: 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…
5 Cool registry changes only in the registry
With almost any discussion we have about the registry, I always want to stress the same message. Messing with the registry can cause you system to become unstable or not work. Please make sure you backup the registry prior to making changes. Now with that out of the way, I wanted to show you some…
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…
Q&A Monday: Determine what Domain Controller authenticated a user
Question: We have many domain controllers in our environment and while working through troubleshooting, I was wondering if there was a way to find out which domain controller logged the user into the network while sitting at the users PC. The problem ended up not being related, but the question stuck with me, is there a way…
5 ways to limit your DNS Issues
One of the things most overlook on a network when things are going well, but when they aren’t, are one of the most pain in the butt things imaginable is DNS for a network. When you start messing with DNS, you’ll find there are many ways things can go wrong or become endlessly complicated….
Q&A Monday: Mapping admin C$ Share on Windows 7
Question: On my Windows XP machines I am able to use \\hostname\C$ to map to the C drive on that computer, but when I try it with my new Windows 7 machines, I can’t get it to map. Answer: This isn’t just a Windows 7 issue, this issue also occurred on Windows Vista machines as well. This…