Windows Update Error Codes
Nov17

Windows Update Error Codes

KB ID 0000246 Problem Windows Updates fail and present you with a failiure code. Solution 8007042b ERROR_PROCESS_ABORTED The process terminated unexpectedly. 80072733 DLOAD_FAILURE A non-blocking socket operation could not be completed immediately. 8007001e AN ERROR OCCURED CALLING DLLREGISTER SERVER NULL   80070001 An error occurred during transmission:  A network connection with the remote server could not be established. NULL...

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Show Hidden Files or Folders in Windows
Nov17

Show Hidden Files or Folders in Windows

KB ID 0000283  Problem Any files or folders with the attribute “H” are not shown in windows explorer by default, if you would like to see them you will need to “show hidden files,folders or drives” Solution Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows Server 2008 1. Click Start > Control Panel. 2. Locate and Launch Folder options > View Tab. 3. In the “Hidden files and folders” section > select...

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Windows Gets a 0.0.0.0 Default Gateway
Nov17

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...

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Windows – Explorer Has Stopped Working – Crashes Windows
Nov17

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...

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WAIK (Windows 7) Installing the Supplement for Windows 7 SP1
Nov17

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®...

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