Windows Live Messenger Error code: 80072745
We can’t sign you in to Windows Live Messenger Error code: 80072745 I’ve had this error every time I’ve installed Windows Live Messenger on my Windows 7 Pro…
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Add 'Open with Notepad' to Right Click Menu
Here's a quick video tip for adding an Open with Notepad to the right click context menu. Open the registry editor (regedit.exe) Navigate to the following key:…
Event ID 4226
Every time I have come across this event: Event ID 4226 Description TCP/IP has reached the security limit imposed on the number of concurrent TCP connect attempts. it…
XP Windows Task Scheduler Advanced Menu
Windows XP's Tasks folder view has an Advanced menu (which I've never paid attention to) that allows you to choose additional functions for the task scheduler. I *never*…
UPHCleanup, Handle, ProcExp vs. NTUSER.DAT
The infamous: Windows cannot load the user's profile but has logged you on with the default profile for the system. This was received on Windows Server 2003 Terminal…
Graph Ping Time with Microsoft LogParser
Found this cool little piece while searching for log parsers for a project. ping -n 15 www.yahoo.com | logparser SELECT TO_INT(REPLACE_STR(EXTRACT_VALUE(Text,'time',' '),'ms','')) AS Response INTO Ping.gif FROM stdin…
Windows XP SP3 installed, or is it?
Here's today's riddle: I got this interesting problem after installing SP3 on a Windows XP Home system via the Network Install Service Pack 3 download. Action Plan Uninstall…
Error number: 0x80070424
Windows Update error 0x80070424 Quick fix: %SYSTEMROOT%SYSTEM32REGSVR32.EXE %SYSTEMROOT%SYSTEM32WUAUENG.DLL
Microsoft SQL Database-level Roles
Database-level role names from http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms189121(SQL.100).aspx db_accessadmin Members of the db_accessadmin fixed database role can add or remove access to the database for Windows logins, Windows groups, and SQL Server…
Change Terminal Server Font Size Server 2003, 2008, 2008 R2
Update (4/21/2012): This seems to work for 2003 TS and I have tested this on my Server 2008/2008 R2/SP1... Also, the download link for TS-DPI.zip does not seem…
Open Windows Registry at Specific Key
Ever needed to jump to a specific registry key? Regedit doesn't allow you to do this natively; when launched, regedit uses the last open location to go to.…
Acrobat 9 Runtime Error with Roaming Profiles
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/404/kb404597.html Microsoft Visual C++ Debug Library Runtime Error! Program: C:Program FilesAdobeAcrobat 9.0AcrobatAcrobat.exe The application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way. Please contact the…
Bulk Application Uninstaller/Remover
Searched for a tool to bulk remove applications that I choose... I found this: http://www.glarysoft.com/products/utilities/absolute-uninstaller/ On the flip-side, there are many bulk application installers with Ninite's being one…
Microsoft Windows UserAssist
I first learned about the UserAssist registry key from a PDF article on Computer Forensics (link). What is the UserAssist registry key? UserAssist key contains information about the…
mailto handling
First, backup the registry entry we'll hack up. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTmailto Save the following text to a file and give it a name (whatever you desire) and make the extension…