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Here is another issue that I figured I would report my findings on… I was trying to install Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 on a XP machine. After running for about 15 minutes I got a nasty error Service Pack 3 setup error. Access is denied. I tracked this back to permissions being incorrect […]
This one was an interesting issue. I had a client that attempted to upgrade to Internet Explorer 8. During the install the pc hung but according to the user finished the install. After the install, when you open IE the tool bars were missing and it would not allow you to click on any links […]
I have been getting a few comments here and there, online and offline aobut which apps I use on my Verizon Samsung Omnia cell phone. I thought I would post a breif description on some of the apps. The first app I would like to mention that I use regularly is VNC (Virtual Network Computing)This […]
I have to thank my wife for this one as I have been searching for a while and could not find it. My wife found Bejeweled 2 for my Samsung Omnia i910. The Windows Mobile smart phone version was on handango.com for $9.99. It installed cleanly and runs well so far. I will be posting […]
Well I had what is appearing to be a hardware driver problem get the best of me.I have a Dell Studio 1737 laptop running Windows Vista Home Premium 64 bit edition that generally is a great laptop, but I have been seeing some performance issues. For no apparent reason and at random intervals the cpu […]
Could they make it any harder!?!?!?! I have a client that just bought a new HP Pavilion Laptop with Windows Vista installed. When attempting to connect to an office wireless network ( WEP encrypted network), the laptop would find the wireless network but would never make a successful connection. In the Network and Sharing Center […]
This is a nice find that I came across for Windows Vista. It is a windows Sidebar Gadget and is available from Add a Gadget http://addgadget.com . The item I tested was The Wireless Network Meter V3.0. See the screen shot below. I have this gadget at the top of my list. It shows me […]
This one got the better of me for an hour or so before I figured it out. I was trying to sync my cell phone with my desk pc to get my calendar and contact items. I had previously synced my phone with an Exchange server but I removed that sync relationship. I then tried […]
In testing out the new Windows 7 -beta in Virtual Box I came accross my first issue. The default NIC driver that Virtual box adds to the guest VM was not working for me in Windows 7. During the install of Windows 7 I chose the option of “Windows Server 2008” as the OS Type.Once […]
I have to start by saying that I did not create these instructions initially. They came from Windows Connected. However I did add some of my own comments about issues that I found during the process. In the end I ended up with a bootable USB key that boots into WINPE 2.0. The initial interface […]
