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pci.sys errors when installing Windows XP

Posted on September 20th, 2009 by by Kerry Kier

When booting from XP Disc at the time of driver installation it received a BSOD Stop Screen showing pci.sys error I then reseated all devices except the CPU  – Did not work I then tried to create a bootable floppy and attempt to copy the SATA Drivers to another floppy as suggested by MOBO docs [...]

Removing Microsoft Applications Completely

Posted on September 15th, 2009 by by Kerry Kier

Ever have an issue with a Microsoft application that just wont work, so the first solution most people turn to is removing the application and then reinstalling it.  This sometimes does not resolve the issue because there are traces of other apps related to it or the MSI is not setup to remove it completely or [...]

VMware Needs to Take Microsoft More Seriously

Posted on September 8th, 2009 by by Don Thompson

Here is an article that I feel is right on the mark as Microsoft takes aim at VMware.  The artical came from a Windows IT Pro.  I have re-posted it as many will not have access to the site and was written by Paul Thurrott Years ago, I spoke with VMware’s CEO at the time, [...]

Password Manager Tool

Posted on September 7th, 2009 by by Kerry Kier

Are you like the millions of people that have about 5, 10, even 20 different password and log ins?  Do you have them on a piece of paper in your top drawer, or on post its?  This kind of defeats the purpose of all those passwords.  Well there is a free tool from roboform that [...]

Active Directory tool for Group Policy and remote control

Posted on September 7th, 2009 by by Kerry Kier

Ever create a group policy for a specific user or machine group but can’t go to every machine to force the update? Well there is a great tool by Specops called Specops Gpupdate 2.0.  By default the policy refresh is every 90 minutes, but if you deploy a new policy and can’t wait 90 minutes [...]

Tool for Monitoring Server Temps

Posted on September 6th, 2009 by by Kerry Kier

Ever have a server that shuts down due to heat but don’t know how hot it got before it crashed.  Well I found the solution, a great free product call Speed Fan.  Speed fan uses the reporting built into most chipset devices, however, many systems today usually come with this but there are older systems [...]

Disabling Junk E-Mail Filter In Outlook

Posted on September 4th, 2009 by by Kerry Kier

Click on tools then options: Then Click on Junk E-Mail…: Now change the option to No Automatic Filtering: This will now disable Outlook from filtering  junk e-mail.

MSCOMCTL.OCX Errors

Posted on September 4th, 2009 by by Kerry Kier

Have you ever had an issue where MSCOMCTL.OCX errors?  Well I had this issue occurred with a program called FoxFire!  A few days ago we performed windows updates and then today the application stopped working with the Component MSCOMCTL.OCX or one of its dependencies not correctly registered error.  So after some research I found that [...]

How to Upgrade Your PC to Windows 7

Posted on August 28th, 2009 by by Paul Hurley

Microsoft Windows listened to their customer feedback and has developed the easiest, fastest, and most engaging version of Window yet. New and improved features include an improved taskbar, full-screen previews, Jump Lists (a handy way to quickly reach the files you’ve been working with), a Windows Search box helping you find nearly everything on your [...]

Easy to Manage Backup and Disaster Recovery Solutions

Posted on August 28th, 2009 by by John Guarienti

Backup and disaster recovery solutions are now easy to manage for different situations. The first crucial step is deciding how to handle a permanent archive and how often data is taken offsite and to what frequency. Upon defining Recovery Time Objective (RTO) and Recovery Point Objective (RPO) for different types of scenarios, a comprehensive backup [...]