This is a very useful command to remove any Security Policies that have been applied to a computer previously on a domain. When removing a computer from a domain, there can be various settings that get left behind (password complexity…
In a previous post entitled Keeping Adobe Flash Player up to date via Group Policy we detailed how to roll out Flash Player through Group Policy, well this needs a bit of tweaking post v11 being released. The new 32 bit version…
Unnecessary warnings in your event logs are annoying and one of the biggest culprits is the SharePoint Search service. The latest one I have come across is actually reported as a VSS warning and takes the form of VSS EventID…
A common error in ESET NOD32 is an "Error allocating memory" error when a workstation attempts to run an update from the update server. The fix is to clear the update cache before you try to re-run the update. To…
We recently replaced a client's aging Windows 98 PC which was running an unsupported version of Quicken 2000. The client still had the Quicken installation CD, but had unfortunately lost the registration details. After installing Quicken on the new Windows…
Occasionally you might need something on the inside of your network, like a monitoring machine or copier, to be able to anonymously relay to external domains through Exchange 2010. We've used 192.168.1.1 for our Exchange Servers IP and 192.168.1.23 for…
We often run audit reports on our clients networks to ascertain age of equipment, but identify where each computer is can be tricky from just the name and potentially the Last Login. We also endeavour to keep the computer description…
If you have a 64 bit version of Windows 7 (or Windows Vista), you may be aware that Internet Explorer 9 comes in both a 32 bit version and a 64 bit version. You may also be aware of some…
You need to setup a VPN then install and configure remote desktop connection. VPN More details can be found at http://blog.mpecsinc.ca/2007/07/mac-on-sbs-creating-vpn-connection-to.html Open Finder. Click on Applications. Double click on Internet Connect.asp. You will be presented with the following window: Click on…
Following on from my previous post, here is another bit of software that we have recommended to a client. The client wanted to set up a couple of PCs that members of the public could use to access the internet…