Change the location of your Favorites folder
KB ID 0000006 Problem You want to relocate your favorites folder to another location/drive. Solution 2000/XP Change the Favorite Folder Location 1. Start > Run > Regedit 2. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerShellFolders 3. Change the Favorites value from, C:documents and settings{your_username}Favorites To the new location. Windows 7 / Vista Change the Favorite Folder Location 1. Open a...
Windows – Black Screen Of Death
KB ID 0000152 Problem Post Microsoft KB 915597 and KB 976098 updates. You PC will boot, and you will see a totally black screen with (but not always) a Windows explorer window. Solution Credit to the guys at Prevx who have a fix online already. 1) Restart your PC. 2) Logon and wait for the black screen to appear. 3) Make sure your PC should be able to connect to the internet (black screen does not appear to affect this). 4) Press the...
Activation Error: Code 0x8007232b DNS Name does not exist
KB ID 0000157 Problem Note: For a more modern version this post go here: Error: 0x8007232B DNS Name Does Not Exist Essentially this happens because you are using “volume licensed media” to install the operating system, and the machine is looking for a server on your network that runs the KMS Service (Key Management Service). You need to have a KMS server if you are activating more than 25 machines. However most of us only...
Windows Change the RDP (Remote Desktop) Listening Port
KB ID 0000166 Problem If you didn’t already know the Remote Desktop Protocol Port is TCP 3389, that fine but what if you want to change it to something else? That begs another question, Why? Well some people like to change the port to something else, so that different ports are open in the even of a nasty type performing a port scan on your machine/firewall, even the most clueless script kiddies know that if they see TCP 3389...
How to Make Windows Installer Work In Safe Mode.
KB ID 0000177 Problem Quite why Microsoft have it disabled I don’t know. But to enable it you need to do the following. Solution Option 1 (If you are in “Safe Mode”). 1. Click Start > in the Search/Run box type cmd {enter} then type the following, REG ADD “HKLMSYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlSafeBootMinimal MSIServer”/VE/T REG_SZ /F/D”Service” {enter} 2. Then type in the following, net start...
Spyware / Malware Rogue AV and Rogue Antispyware “Scareware”
KB ID 0000183 Problem The last time I wrote any information on Spyware was a while ago. When I wrote that article the main problem was browser hijacking – while that’s still a problem more recently the trend is towards infecting your machine with “Scareware”. This is software that pretends to be either an antivirus program or an antispyware program and tells you to either install something – or perform a...
What is the Microsoft Desktop Player?
KB ID 0000219 Problem The Microsoft Desktop Player is a new tool for IT professionals, (Note: You need Silverlight installed for it to run.) I’ts designed to put IT Pros/Developers in touch with technical content. If you wish you can install and run it as a Stand alone Desktop application First impressions are good, my only gripe is,the settings you can only enter US Zip codes (So we in the UK will have to wait for the post...
Windows Update Error [Error number: 0xC80003FE]
KB ID 0000220 Problem Windows update produces this error. Solution 1. Click Start > Run > cmd {enter} 2. Issue the following commands, net stop wuauserv {enter} cd %windir%softwaredistributiondatastore {enter} del datastore.edb {enter} net start wuauserv {enter} Note: If is complains it cannot find datastore.edb, then at that point reboot. Related Articles, References, Credits, or External Links...
Windows – Printing Folder Listings
KB ID 0000222 Problem You might simply want a record of your .mp3 collection, or a print out of all your users home drives. Whatever the reason sometimes you just want what’s on the screen on paper, yes you could screen shot and print it, but if you want the text to put in a report that’s not going to help. Solution In my example I have a folder on my C: drive called “PetesFolder” 1. To open a command Window,...
Password Does Not Meet Complexity Requirements
KB ID 0000229 Problem Windows Server has a password complexity requirement to make sure passwords are strong. Yes it can be disabled, but while it is in place you need your passwords to confirm to the following. Error within AD Error at Logon Note: To disable password complexity click here. Solution To meet the policy your password MUST, 1. Passwords cannot contain the user’s account name or parts of the user’s...