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IE7 Error Ocurred Printing after Windows Update
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 on Windows XP SP2.A few days ago after having installed it over a year ago whenever I print I get a dialog box that says "An error ocurred duirng this operation". At the same time, sound through IE7 (playing videos, etc.) is not working.The most recent...
Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Windows, Alan.Mick@..., Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7
Discussion threads 2007-11-24

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MY GOD! What is it about Nancy Pelosi and her. . . . .
.....power-monger attitude? I don't need to provide links; just read the news!I know.I've seen a few video clips of her in the last few days. There is something about her demeanor, gestures, choice of words, and other stuff that irritates me. If I had to spend any time with her...
Tags: maxwell edison, Alan Alda, Nancy Pelosi
Discussion threads 2007-01-04
Will desktop video conferencing improve collaboration and enhance your company's bottom line?
It sounds like a good idea: connect remote employees with desktop Webcams and instant messaging applications. The reality -- getting it all to work correctly -- is a bit more complicated. Explore the real-world challenges of desktop video conferencing in Desktop Video Conferencing: A Work in Progress, an...
Tags: Collaboration, informIT, Desktop Videoconferencing, Desktops, Hardware
Download resources 2007-10-24
System Sounds not playing
Hi All,I could be being a bit thick here, but we have a machine, running XP SP2, where in the last couple of weeks, the system sounds (startup, shut down, new mail, all those things) have stopped working. The machine still plays CDs and things, so the sound chip...
Tags: SOUNDS, codec
Q&A 2005-03-31
Moving XP to Boot Drive
My System was a Dual Boot Win XP or Win 98SE. I got that part removed. WIn 98SE is on the Boot Drive C while Win XP is on the D Drive (A different physical HD - Slave)I want to put Win XP on the Boot Drive and have...
Tags: Win, Boot Drive, Microsoft Windows XP, MRA2, abramowitza@..., windows
Q&A 2006-04-12
MSDN Webcast: MSDN GeekSpeak: Integrating Windows Workflow Foundation and BizTalk Server With Mick Badran (Level 200)
In this webcast of MSDN geekSpeak, the listener will hear from Microsoft BizTalk Server Most Valuable Professional MVP about how Windows Workflow Foundation WF and BizTalk Server work great together.
Tags: Microsoft Developer Network, Webcast, Microsoft BizTalk Server, Server, Microsoft Windows, Web Services, Application Servers, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software
Webcasts
Validation procedures for 3rd party security....?
Hello,I have a client who has requested we create what they termed a "procedure to validate compliance of 3rd party equipment". Essentially they would like me to create a procedure reminding them that all 3rd party equipment should be checked for things like SQL Blank SA Accounts, Default Oracle...
Tags: Mick11, server security, router security, switch security, 3rd party security, security, 3RD
Discussion threads 2006-02-13
How does a new programmer start?
Hi all, I'm new to this programming stuff and i will some help on how to really start and get a hand on what it entails. What kind of tutorials do I need to read up on? Which programming language is the most versatile, and what makes the dufference between...
Tags: Development tools, ezeuba1@...
Q&A 2006-09-01
Google - Googling Further: Images, News, Maps, and More
Normally, when a person runs a Google search, he or she is asking Google to look for the search terms on any Web page it's tracked. But the Web can be sliced in many ways, and Google has created a bunch of alternative systems for helping one find things. For...
Tags: Google Inc., Problem, JPEG, O'Reilly Media Inc., Channel Management, Marketing
Book chapters 2006-02-27
But Where is My Amstrad 1510 PC
Where is MY Amstrad 1510 PC , it had GEM windows graphical OS the little turtle thing with the Paint program and every thing... I even coloured the bloody 6 inch floppy disks so it was easy, worked straight out of the box it did..... YOUR FIRED !!signed Sir Alan
Tags: Desktops, jeremy_figg@..., Amstrad, PC
Discussion threads 2007-05-31
Improving Vulnerability Management with Penetration Testing
Vulnerability management consists of a combination of technologies and processes that can be used to improve an organization's security posture and to support regulatory compliance initiatives. Security managers commonly use vulnerability assessments to determine the security state of their IT systems. However, changing processes and technologies present a challenge to...
Tags: Vulnerability Assessment, Vulnerability Management, Security
Webcasts 2006-09-20
Problem with Access Database Documenter
Hi All,I hope you can assist. We have a computer (AMD Sempron 2200 with 80GB HDD and 512MB RAM) running Windows XP Pro and Office 2003. It is connected to a Windows Small Business Server 2003 domain.Everything appears to work fine except for the Database Documenter in MS...
Tags: Cheers Alan, database, HereInOz, Microsoft Access, windows
Q&A 2005-03-15
Windows 2003 Server DNS problem
Hi All,We have a Windows 2003 SBS server installed which up until last night was running fine. It now appears that this machine is no longer acting as the DNS server for the network, even though the event logs are showing that the DNS server has started and all...
Tags: DNS, DNS server, HereInOz, it management, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2003, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, server, workstation
Q&A 2005-05-25
Cannot remove connections form workgroup
I am trying to revive a network for a new client in preparation to do a total reconfiguration. The network is a simple file and print sharing connection thru 8-port switch with ICS set up on a host machine running out to a satellite modem. Today I changed the names...
Tags: Debbie, network, squirrelgirl, Web browser, windows, workgroup
Q&A 2005-01-29
Open office accessing a Windows share
Hi all,I must confess that I am at the bottom end of a very steep learning curve here, having installed Fedora 3 Linux and now sorting out how to use it.I have connected the Linux machine to a shared folder on a Windows XP machine, I can see the files,...
Tags: HereInOz, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Open, OpenOffice
Q&A 2005-02-14
What's the best msi packaging tool for net admins?
I am looking for a tool to help create msi packages from .exe's to enable distribution from a GPO.I have used Wininstall LE from the Windows 2000 CD in the past to package legacy apps, but am wondering if there is a better product available that will handle transforms etc.As...
Tags: alanb@..., group policy, msi, programming, tool, windows 2000
Discussion threads 2005-11-14
Security pitfalls of multiple servers
It can be the pits, but every box you add creates the potential for an additional security hole—or three or four! During this Guild Meeting TechRepublic's own IT staffers Alan Tooley and John Day helped you uncover traps and render them harmless.It can be the pits, but every additional box...
Tags: Modems, Cable, Broadband Internet, Alan Tooley and Dominic Bosco, server, John Day, Alan Tooley, Guild, Guild Meeting, Einstein, security
Technical articles 2000-02-22
Compaq Computer won't recognize USB Flash Drive
I have a Compaq Presario 5340 that I've owned for a while now (since 1998), but it's always worked okay with very few problems.I had Windows 2000 for the longest, but I recently upgraded to Windows XP. Now, my desktop computer won't recognize my SanDisk Cruzer Micro (http://www.sandisk.com/Products/Item(1922)-SDCZ6-2048-SanDisk_Cruzer_Micro_2GB_Black__New.aspx).Why is...
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Desktops, modeone2k1@..., Compaq Computer Corp., USB flash drive
Discussion threads 2007-03-30
MS Access - TOUGH ONE
I have a Parent Table with Names & Addresses. I also have a child table with Yearly Dues information. The child table has the year and an activity field (Active/Inactive).For each year I enter the year and whether the person was active or inactive. Some people do not have any...
Tags: abramowitza@..., Choose, Member, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Corp., MRA2, Parent Table, software
Q&A 2005-01-12
Compaq Evo N1000c
I wonder if someone can assist on this one.A client has bought a Compaq Evo N1000c Notebook, which has suffered severely from the ravages of an adolescent "IT expert", and the Operating System is relatively broken.We are thinking of a full re-install, but the client did not get any of...
Tags: Compaq Computer Corp., Compaq Evo, disk, HereInOz, installation disk
Q&A 2004-10-21
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