Windows Gets a 0.0.0.0 Default Gateway
KB ID 0000332 Problem Seen on Windows 7 but can also occur on Vista, I had this problem a while ago and fixed it then it reoccurred this morning (after I’d spent a morning on a client site changing my IP address a few times. As soon at I got back to the office the machine picked up an IP address form DHCP with the correct default gateway, but sat above that was a default gateway of 0.0.0.0 I could not ping anything outside my...
Windows – Explorer Has Stopped Working – Crashes Windows
KB ID 0000388 Problem Spend any time working in windows and sooner or later something will upset Windows Explorer, and when it crashes it has a habit of taking something with it (usually your desktop experience – or something you’ve been working on and have not saved!). The underlying problem can be anything from some poorly coded software, a dodgy device driver, or a wayward Windows update. But you can offset the problem...
Migrating – Folders and Share Permissions
KB ID 0000427 Problem Usually If I’ve got a lot of user profiles and data to shift, I use the clients backup software, copying user and group permission’s is pretty easy, xcopy can do that quite happily. The problem is migrating the shares and share permissions, that’s got to be done manually, for a few folders that’s easy to do, but if they have a LOT of shared folders that can be a problem. So heres how to...
Windows Update Error 80072EFD
KB ID 0000440 Problem While attempting to run a Windows Update you see the following error. Code 80072EFD Windows Update encountered an unknown error. Get help with this error. Solution Note: There seems to be a few causes of this error, but in my case it was the proxy server. 1. Assuming you have a proxy set in your web browser settings (Internet Options > Connections > LAN Settings > Set proxy settings accordingly). Note:...
WAIK (Windows 7) Installing the Supplement for Windows 7 SP1
KB ID 0000450 Problem I’ve been doing some prep work with WDS this week for a client, (I’ve covered Deploying Windows 7 with WDS before). So I went to check if there was a new WAIK as Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 have had a Service Pack 1 released since last time I deployed windows 7 in bulk. And sure enough, there is an update. (Though the update is for WindowsPE Not the SIM tools I would be using). The Windows®...