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NTBackup Gives BSOD (BAD_POOL_HEADER) On Shadow Copy

I recently Imaged a drive for a client using Acronis Home Backup Software and after this when they run the NTBackup software it would give a BSOD. I found the following on the Internet:

Cloned system disk ntbackup now BSOD if using shadow copy

Gary Newman found the following fix — and it works for […]

Can’t Print to XP PC From Vista PC

On Vista PC go to “Control Panel” – “Printers” – “Add printer”. – Believe or not, click “Add a local printer” (I know you want to add a network printer but that way it doesn’t work). – Click “Create a new port” – “Local Port” – “Next” – In the next box you have to […]

Opening Files In Office 2007 Very Slow

I recently upgraded my MS Office from 2003 to 2007. I then started to experience that when I started to open files from Word or Excel that it was very slow in response. I would first get a box saying “Initializing the root folders to display” and then when I clicked onto folders […]

Use Sysprep To Replace Newsid For Vista

I have used ghost and newsid many times at the College I maintain for years with Windows 2000 and XP but when they switched to Vista I had a problem. The newsid did not work. Microsoft solution is sysprep. It takes longer for the cloned PC to boot but the alternative would be […]

Installing Office 2003 and Office 2007 on same PC

You can install Microsoft Office 2003 and 2007 on the same PC. Just a few things that need to know. Outlook will not work on both so either use Outlook 2003 or 2007. You should install Office 2003 first and then 2007. Make sure you run a custom install for 2007 and specify […]

Mapped Drive Opens Notepad

Had a client that when they opened a mapped drive on a network on a pc that it would start a notepad. I found this on the Internet to solve this problem.

Search the registry for a key called MountPoints2. When you find the key for the drive that has been mapped expand […]

Conficker Removal

If you have been living under a rock for the last month then you don’t know what Conficker is. Its a virus that will activate April 1 (No its not an April Fools Joke). There are at least 3 forms of it and there could be more undetectable ones. You might want to […]

Internet Explorer Freezes On Startup

Had a client that had IE7 froze on startup. I started to see if it was an add-in that cause the problem. Under Accessories-System Tools is an Internet Explorer (No add-ons). It basically does what it says. IE7 opened fine after I did this so I figured it was a corrupted add-on. To […]

Error 550.5.7.1 Unable to Relay

Had this error on our exchange server. Could send out new e-mail but could not reply or forward and e-mail.

There could be several reasons for the above error. I recently ran into a specific situation on an Exchange 2003 Server where the Exchange administrator had recently configured some security […]

Stop Windows XP Nagging about Updates You Already Updated

Stop nagging XP Update