Windows – Remove Saved / Cached Network Passwords
KB ID 0000556 Problem Windows 7 / 2008 R2 like previous versions of Windows, caches your user names and passwords entered for network shares, drives etc. That’s fine until there’s an incorrect password or username in the cache, and you want to remove it. With Windows XP you could do this by running “control userpasswords2” and deleting the offending entry. With Windows 7 we have Credential Manager to do this...
Windows Printer – Setting up an IP Network Printer
KB ID 0000624 Problem Originally I wrote this back for Windows 7, but I have now updated it for Windows 10. How to add an IP network printer. Setup a Windows Printer 1. If you don’t have a CD/DVD that came with the printer, then get onto the manufacturers website and download the correct drivers for your printer, you will need to know if you require 32 or 64 bit drivers. How to Tell if Windows is 32 or 64 bit 2. Start >...
Visio – ‘You are attempting to open a file type (Visio 2000-2003)’
KB ID 0000920 Problem I needed to do a quick network diagram for a client, as as soon I tried to open some networking stencils, this happened; You are attempting to open a file type (Visio 2000-2002 Binary Drawings, Templates and Stencils) that has been blocked by your File Block settings in the Trust Center. Click the File tab. Click Options. Click Trust Center, and then click Trust Center Settings. In the Trust Center, click File...
SBS – Stop the ‘SBS Console’
KB ID 0000212 Problem Every time you log into an SBS Server the “Windows SBS Console” loads, a lot of users will be quite happy with this, but it annoys me. You can’t turn it off by simply ticking “Don’t Run” somewhere, like you can with “Server Manager” on the full server product, nor can you disable it with msconfig, or in the Registry. Solution 1. On the SBS Server Click Start >...
SBS Exchange Certificate Expired
KB ID 0000535 Problem When you setup SBS2008 (and Exchange 2007) it creates and uses a self signed certificate, which is fine. But by default it only lasts two years. The best option is to buy a proper certificate, but if you simply want to generate a new one here’s how to do it. Solution 1. Here you can see your certificate has expired. 2. Normally you need to access your certificate services web enrolment console to carry this...