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How can you save your printing paper Article rated 3.7/5.0
Digital printing now is a most important part of every office. Printing paper is a valuable expenditure for your office and you always try to reduce the this amount and save your money. We often print the web pages to get information about our business partners. Images in the web pages are l...
An RPC Error Occurs When You View Services on a Remote Computer Article rated 3.7/5.0
When you try to view or manage services on a remote Microsoft Windows XP-based computer by using the Services snap-in (Services.msc), you may receive the following error message: Unable to open service control manager database on \\computer. Error 1722: The RPC server is unavailab...
Error sending pop up messages on a domain controller that is running Active Directory Article rated 2.3/5.0
If you sending pop up messages on a domain controller that is running Active Directory, access is allowed or denied based on the access control list (ACL) for the securable object. The default ACL permits only Domain Admins and Account Operators to send the messages. On a member server or workstat...
How to re-enable username:password@ after patch disables it Article rated 2.3/5.0
Among other things updates Internet Explorer so that you can no longer use "username:password@" links and must instead manually type in web site passwords. To re-enable this feature only and keep other updates of the cumulative patch. In Windows registry go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFT...
Announcing HSLAB HTTP Monitor Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 R2 Compatibility Status Article rated 3.0/5.0
For Release 17:48 GMT +230.09.2009 Handy Software Lab Releases New Version of its HSLAB HTTP Monitor, a handy real-time performance monitoring and statistics analysis software application for Apache web servers Handy Software Lab today announced it will launch a new version of its application, ...
Simple Syntax of Regular Expressions Article rated 3.0/5.0
Introduction Regular Expressions are a widely-used method of specifying patterns of text to search for. Special metacharacters allow You to specify, for instance, that a particular string You are looking for occurs at the beginning or end of a line, or contains n recurrences of a cer...
Remote components installation problems for some HSLAB products Article rated 3.0/5.0
Is the local security setting "Sharing and security model for local accounts" set to Guest Only?Issue:This document addresses problems caused by the local security setting "Sharing and security model for local accounts" being set to Guest Only. On Windows XP, this is also known as Simple File Sharin...
How to set proxy for my Windows Vista/Windows 7 computer system wide? Article rated 4.8/5.0
WinHttp for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 comes with variety of tools that allow the users and system administrators to configure the default proxy settings (ProxyCfg.exe), tracing settings (WinHttpTraceCfg.exe) and configure client certificates (WinHttpCertCfg.exe). ProxyCfg.exe has bee...
Windows Vista/Windows 7: Can't access administrative share Article rated 3.0/5.0
By default, the administrator account is disabled in Vista/7. So that no one including the user who belongs to a member of the Vista/7 local Administrators group is allowed to access the administrative share. If for some reasons, you must access the administrative share from other computers, ...
Why can't I access the administrative shares or remote administrative functions from a remote Vista/Windows 7 computer? Article rated 3.0/5.0
Windows Vista/t prevents local administrators from using their administrator powers over the network. This results in the inability to remotely administer a computer using filesharing and tools that use similar technology (such as the computer manager MMC snap-in and the administrative shares, ...
Multiple connections to a server or shared resource by the same user, using more than one user name, are not allowed Article rated 3.0/5.0
Error message when you use user credentials to connect to a network share from a Windows-based computer: "The network folder specified is currently mapped using a different user name and password" Consider the following scenario: You have a Windows-based computer that is running Microsof...
How to reinstall MDAC 2.8 RTM (Window XP SP2/SP3) Article rated 4.6/5.0
If your MDAC on XP gets corrupted you cannot just download MDAC 2.8 RTM and re-install it. XP will not allow this. XP will complain that it is already installed. This is how to repair MDAC 2.8 on WinXP with SP2 installed Right click on the file c:\windows\inf\mdac.inf, then select install....
How to Repair MDAC 2.8 Under Windows XP with SP2 Installed Article rated 3.0/5.0
Windows XP with Service Pack 2 contains MDAC version 2.81, which is currently not available for download at the Microsoft Web site as a standalone installation. If you try to install MDAC 2.8, which is the latest available standalone download of MDAC, you will receive a message that you alr...
Error creating object. Please verify that the Microsoft Data Access Components 2.1 (or later) have been properly installed Article rated 4.3/5.0
Check which version of MDAC you have first: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=8F0A8DF6-4A21-4B43-BF53-14332EF092C9&displaylang=en You can then download the appropriate later version and update. MDAC 2.8 SP1 (2.81.1117.6) - 2.8 Service Pack 1. The same version of M...
Changing TcpTimedWaitDelay Article rated 3.0/5.0
TcpTimedWaitDelay HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters Data type Range Default value REG_DWORD   0x00x12C (0300 seconds) 0x78 (120 seconds = 2 minutes) Description Specifies the time that must elapse before TCP can...
Max Number of open windows under XP/2003/VISTA/2008 Article rated 3.0/5.0
By Ohad Israeli. http://weblogs.asp.net/members/israelio.aspx ? When I'm working (it happens from now and then...) I always tend to open lots and lots of explorer windows as?I Google?for answers to questions that come along while coding... When I used XP and?Win 2003 it always bo...
Parallel execution Article rated 3.0/5.0
Parallel execution When a traditional single-threaded application program is running, the statements making up the program are executed one at a time, in sequential order. Program control structures (loops and branches) repeat statements and may branch to alternative sections of code, but the imp...
Alerter service Article rated 3.0/5.0
The Alerter service is a Microsoft Windows service which is used to send administrative alerts. It alerts users about security, access, and user session problems. Alert messages are sent from a server to a client computer, and the Messenger service must be running on the client computer for the ...
How to limit RAM usage for SQL 2005 Express database? Article rated 3.7/5.0
  This article applies to: HSLAB Print Logger HSLAB Security Tracker  HSLAB Global Event Log SQL 2005 Express First, go with your Task Manager and under View -> Select Columns check PID and Virtual Memory Size. Then see PID for th...
Only Guest account when mapping to network drive Article rated 3.0/5.0
Q: When I try to map to a network drive, I usually get prompted for username and password. My problem is with this one XP machine I have...I get prompted for username and password, but the username field is set to "MachineName\Guest" and it's disabled (can't edit the box). I want to use the A...
Not enough server storage is available to process this command. error. Article rated 3.0/5.0
Here's a problem I'm seeing on XP machines a lot nowadays: "Not enough server storage is available to process this command." error. When when you try to access shares on a machine from a client you might receive "Not enough server storage is available to process this command." error. Yo...
Not enough storage is available to process this command. Article rated 3.7/5.0
Do one of the following, then retry the command: (1) reduce the number of running programs; (2) remove unwanted files from the disk the paging file is on and restart the system; (3) check the paging file disk for an I/O error; or (4) install additional memory in your sys...
How to login as Administrator in Windows XP? Article rated 3.0/5.0
The built-in Administrator account is hidden from Welcome Screen when a user account with Administrator privileges exists and enabled. In Windows XP Home Edition, you can login as built-in Administrator in Safe Mode only. For XP Professional, press CTRL + ALT + DEL twice at the Welcome Screen a...
Remove invalid entries in Add/Remove Programs Article rated 3.0/5.0
Sometimes when you uninstall a program, corresponding Add/Remove entry may not be removed. This may be due to incomplete uninstall or poorly designed uninstaller itself. To manually remove the orphaned entries from Add/Remove applet, follow these steps: Start Regedit.exe and locate the ...
The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000142). Click on OK to terminate the application. Article rated 3.4/5.0
Problem: In some rare circumstances the software will not start but rather present this error message: "The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000142). Click on OK to terminate the application." This is being caused when the "pcAnywhere host service" is runnin...
How to set proxy for my Windows XP computer system wide? Article rated 4.8/5.0
ProxyCfg.exe, a Proxy Configuration Tool This topic explains the use of the Microsoft Windows HTTP Services (WinHTTP) proxy configuration tool, "ProxyCfg.exe". There are two ways to access HTTP and Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTPS) servers through a proxy using Microsoft W...
Moving XP User Profile Article rated 3.0/5.0
I just got done setting up my new Windows 2003 server at home. I had another server before which was running as my domain controller. This was causing DNS issues because I stupidly named?my local?domain the same as?my web domain name. I couldn't visit my website using the base domain name be...
Firefox and sites on port 22 Article rated 3.0/5.0
Problem: "This address (%address) specifies a network port which is normally used for purposes other than Web browsing. Firefox has canceled the request for your protection." If you open up a site located on certain port(s) not normally used for web browsing firefox stops you fro...
Advanced Print Features Article rated 3.0/5.0
CC Hameed 23 Oct 2007 6:30 AM Recently, I've had several engineers ask me about disabling of the Advanced Print Features as a troubleshooting step.  I sat down with one of our print developers to talk about the Advanced Print Features - what they do and why they are useful.  If...
Group types Article rated 3.0/5.0
Groups are used to collect user accounts, computer accounts, and other group accounts into manageable units. Working with groups instead of with individual users helps simplify network maintenance and administration. There are two types of groups in Active Directory: distribution groups and ...
Messenger service Article rated 3.0/5.0
Messenger Service is a network-based system notification service included in some versions of Microsoft Windows. This service, although it has a similar name, is not related in any way to the .NET Messenger Service or the Windows Messenger and MSN Messenger/Windows Live Messenger instant mess...
Factors Influencing Print Server Performance Article rated 3.0/5.0
Source: http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/d540554c-759d-4c6d-9260-bd4ed4dd00291033.mspx mfr=true Updated: February 07, 2005 This section examines some of the different factors that can influence print server performance. Number of Print Server Clients ...
How I Can Completely Remove Windows Vista/7 Printer Drivers Article rated 4.0/5.0
If you right click on a printer and delete it, this doesn't remove the printer driver from the machine. Sometimes when working with print servers and testing multiple drivers there will be times when you need to completely remove a driver package from the machine so you can install a new ...
Locating Performance Bottlenecks Article rated 3.7/5.0
Once you have brought your Dynamo system up to maximum throughput, you can look at the components of the system to determine which components are limiting factors in performance. Monitoring System Utilization Use a program like top (on Solaris), the Windows Performance Monitor, or a more ...
Free Website Monitoring Article rated 3.0/5.0
These are free services which will monitor your URL (or other Internet devices such as email servers) for downtime, and notify you via email and/or pager. Many are only free for a trial period, but some offer service for an unspecified length of time. 1stWarning.Com - Free service moni...
About Performance Monitoring Article rated 3.0/5.0
Performance monitoring is the process of capturing and analyzing performance data from various components of your server environment (including applications, memory, CPU, hardware, and your network) to locate bottlenecks. A bottleneck can be caused by processes backing up because the server d...
 

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