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SBS 2003 Internet Wizard fails On Firewall

I have a client thats running SBS 2003 and someone changed some settings on the companyweb. When I tried and run the Internet Wizard to create a new SSL Certificate it failed on the Firewall. I found this article that helped me fix it rather than try a reinstall of IIS etc (which […]

Can’t Email From Word or Excel

Within MS Word or Excel they have an option to email directly rather than opening Outlook and then attach the file. Sometimes this option does not work. It pops up an error about MAPI connection.

One way that might help is a little utility that Microsoft has built in to Windows […]

Windows 8 Review So Far

Well I have installed Windows 8 Release Preview and have lately installed the full Windows 8 (Tech Net). And the following I have found:

Windows 8 looks like 2 in 1. It has the original Desktop without the Start menu (Download Classic Shell to get it back). and the new (METRO) […]

XBMC vs PLEX for Windows

I have been an XBMC fan for a few years now. Before this I was always wanting a media center for my home. I have probably over 100 DVD’s and 2 small kids. The issue with DVD’s is that they can get scratched and go missing. With 2 small kids this is the […]

Goodbye SBS

I have been a great fan and provider of MS SBS. From the way back machine of SBS 4 NT to SBS 2011. I started off with Novell 3.X and went to Novell 5.X The problem with Novell was not their servers. They could run forever (till a major problem HD/MB etc) It […]

Add Music To Ipod Without ITunes

I like iPods, iPads, iPhones. Our house is full of them. (I am a PC Windows guy but for devices like these Apple makes great products). The only thing I don’t like about Apple is iTunes. I HATE iTunes!!. The biggest pet peeve I have is the music sync. I have several computers […]

New Design

Well I was getting tired of the old theme so I decided to change the look of the website. The nice thing about wordpress is you can change the theme very easily. Sometimes though you have to tweak it a bit.

If anyone cares let me know what you think.

Thanks,

 

Steve

Windows Update Fails Missing BITS Service

Client had a bunch of virus’s and spyware I had to remove from bench. When plugged back into PC the Windows Updates and MSE Updates would not work. Tried MS Fixit for updates and still did not work. Found out the BITS service was missing. Found the following to get the BITS to […]

Fix Windows 7 With SFC From Windows 7 DVD

Windows 7 does not come with a repair option like Windows XP has when booting from the OS disk. The one option you can do is run the SFC command. Normally you would run this withing the OS but if you can’t boot into Windows 7 then follow the instructions I found online […]

Missing CD or DVD in Windows 7

Had a client that did not show the DVD in their Windows 7. The BIOS saw it OK.

MS has a fix for this under KB982116. Either run their FIXIT or do the manual registry.