How to set the Num Lock state at logon
In Windows, the Num Lock key state (on or off) can be set in the registry. It can be set in either of two locations, depending on when you wish to set the state, or both, if you want to force the state...
View ArticleTroubleshooting printing problems with HP UPD and PJL
I’m in the middle of troubleshooting a printing problem that has arisen with our in-development Windows 7 image. We’re running 64-bit Windows 7 Enterprise with Office 2010 and using the HP Universal...
View ArticleFixed: Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool unable to copy files
I’ve been a fan of the simple and effective Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool for quite awhile, and have often used it to create a bootable USB flash drive for installing Windows 7. But I recently ran...
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Managing VMware Workstation virtual machines with VBScript
In our corporate environment, our Windows 7 workstations can be powered off or restarted remotely in order to deploy updates, patches, or new software. For those of us running virtual machines in...
View ArticleIE Compatibility View and IP addresses
I recently discovered that IE9 remembers the Compatibility View setting for a domain name, but does not remember the setting for an IP address, if the browser is closed and the option to “Delete...
View ArticleA VBScript for displaying only IPv4 Addresses with BGInfo
I wanted to use BGInfo to display only the IPv4 address(es) of a workstation. BGInfo’s built-in IP address ouput returns both IPv4 and IPv6 formatted addresses, but you can use the output of a VBScript...
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Building WMI queries with Wbemtest.exe and WMI Code Creator
Sure, Wbemtest.exe is pretty neat, and it gets points for being built-in. http://blogs.technet.com/b/chad/archive/2012/03/08/tip-45-wbemtest-the-underappreciated-tool.aspx Microsoft’s Wbemtest.exe...
View ArticleFixed: Outlook 2010 creating “BACKUP OF” profiles for roaming users
During the development of our Windows 7 image with Office 2010, we began seeing a problem around our users’ Outlook 2010 profiles on the pre-production builds. On occasion, after logging into a machine...
View Articlesleep.vbs – a VBScript for delaying a process
I needed to insert a short delay between two processes, so I whipped up a little VBScript that accepts an argument in seconds and then sleeps for that amount of time. If no argument is passed, it...
View ArticleHandy command line utilities for basic troubleshooting in a Windows domain...
This post is a collection of some of the more commonly used command line utilities when doing basic troubleshooting in a Windows domain environment. To open a command window within a directory from...
View ArticleMicrosoft .NET Framework 4.5.2 Installation Fails during SCCM OSD Task Sequence
I was running into a problem with the installation of Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2 during an SCCM 2012 SP1 build and capture Task Sequence, both in Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. I was using the...
View ArticleMicrosoft Security Update KB2965788, Released On June 10, 2014, Requires...
Microsoft Security Update for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB2965788), which was released on June 10, 2014, as one of that month’s Patch Tuesday updates and titled MS14-030: Description of the...
View ArticleMicrosoft Security Update KB2984976, Released On October 14, 2014, Causes...
Microsoft Security Update for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB2984976), titled RDP 8.0 update for restricted administration on Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 and released on October 14, 2014,...
View ArticleIE Compatibility View and IP addresses
I recently discovered that IE9 remembers the Compatibility View setting for a domain name, but does not remember the setting for an IP address, if the browser is closed and the option to “Delete...
View ArticleA VBScript for displaying only IPv4 Addresses with BGInfo
I wanted to use BGInfo to display only the IPv4 address(es) of a workstation. BGInfo’s built-in IP address ouput returns both IPv4 and IPv6 formatted addresses, but you can use the output of a VBScript...
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Building WMI queries with Wbemtest.exe and WMI Code Creator
Sure, Wbemtest.exe is pretty neat, and it gets points for being built-in. http://blogs.technet.com/b/chad/archive/2012/03/08/tip-45-wbemtest-the-underappreciated-tool.aspx Microsoft’s Wbemtest.exe...
View ArticleFixed: Outlook 2010 creating “BACKUP OF” profiles for roaming users
During the development of our Windows 7 image with Office 2010, we began seeing a problem around our users’ Outlook 2010 profiles on the pre-production builds. On occasion, after logging into a machine...
View Articlesleep.vbs – a VBScript for delaying a process
I needed to insert a short delay between two processes, so I whipped up a little VBScript that accepts an argument in seconds and then sleeps for that amount of time. If no argument is passed, it...
View ArticleHandy command line utilities for basic troubleshooting in a Windows domain...
This post is a collection of some of the more commonly used command line utilities when doing basic troubleshooting in a Windows domain environment. To open a command window within a directory from...
View ArticleMicrosoft .NET Framework 4.5.2 installation fails during SCCM OSD Task Sequence
I was running into a problem with the installation of Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2 during an SCCM 2012 SP1 build and capture Task Sequence, both in Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. I was using the...
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