Windows Automatic Updates enable disabled features script
Automatic Updates completely grayed out. This script will reinable those features. Formating the regedit keys into AutoIT format:
Read More »Outlook 2003/2002 Add-in: Notes Connector WILL NOT CONNECT!
Microsoft Office Outlook Connector for IBM Lotus Domino enables you to use Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 or Microsoft Outlook 2002 to access your e-mail messages, calendar, address book, and To Do (task) items on an IBM Lotus Domino Release 5.x or Release 6.x server. It is available from Microsoft. However, once installed, Outlook Connector will NOT connect to Notes. The…
Read More »EPSON Print CD missing PICSDK.DLL
EPSON Print CD installation successful. However, upon launching, error PICSDK.DLL not found. The PICSDK.DLL is part of the EasyPrintModule install found under Common on the installation CD. On this Epson CD E:\Common\EasyPrintModule. I didn’t want to install another application. Using an application called UniExtract, extracted the PICSDK.DLL file from data1.cab and data2.cab. Added the PICSDK.DLL file to the installation folder…
Read More »Automate Network Drive Map at Boot not login
Automate Network Drive Map at Boot not login Although this is a nice writeup. It does not work. When I originally created this process, I tested several times with success. Somewhere over time, critical updates and service packs broke this process. I will leave this article as is as it may help in some other design. Support AutoIT v3 (Freeware)…
Read More »Verizon LG VX8300 incomplete MP3 list
Problem: The Verizion LG VX8300 phone does not recognize all songs. Detail The standard Verizon LG VX8300 cell phone is equipped to with a very small amount of memory. So, I added a 1 GB micro Sandisk card to the phone. On the card, added 90 songs comprising of both MP3 and WMA formats. The version of firmware of this…
Read More »Uniden TRU8885-2 will not Deregister
The TRU8885-2 from Uniden is a cordless phone with a built-in answering machine, caller ID compatibility, and expandability to 10 handsets (model TCX800). It comes with one handsets, one that recharges in the base unit and another that recharges in the included remote charging cradle. The latter requires only an AC outlet, so you don’t have to worry about additional…
Read More »Perl Script to Backup and Clear EventLogs
All over the internet are the same instructions and the same Perl script to backup and clear the eventlogs. However, the Perl script does not clear the eventlogs. Under each of the explanations is the clear function is not implemented. The Issue The original code only backups Application, System, and Security eventlogs. Over the years, the newer OS versions of…
Read More »How to install the Intel 82845G Graphics driver on Microsoft Vista
How to install the Intel (R) 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics Controller driver on a Microsoft Windows Vista installation. The Intel (R) 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics Controller is a competent integrated device capable of a screen resolution of 1280×1040 and offers some bells and whistles. In other words, it can simply do the job under Microsoft Windows XP. Under Microsoft Windows Vista, however, the Intel…
Read More »Internet Explorer 7 Registry Tweaks
Internet Explorer 7 features a few changes to the interface that vere away from the “classic” look. Here are a few registry tweaks that will make the IE7 look and feel appear more like the traditional IE6 layout. Internet Explorer 7.0 Registry Tweaks and Customizations Standard toolbar in default position with search Standard Toolbar Above Address Bar Move the standard…
Read More »Tomcat fails to install as a service
Problem Tomcat 5.5.x fails to complete installation with an error message indicating failed to install tomcat 5 as a a service. Failed to install tomcat 5 service Check your settings and permissions Abort Retry Ignore This error occurred using Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition with Service Pack 1 and Apache Tomcat Version 5.5.9. This resolution worked for me. Resolution…
Read More »ieSpell 2.5.1 (build 106) INNO repack with license key
ieSpell is a free Internet Explorer browser extension that spell checks text input boxes on a webpage. However, to use this application in a commercial environment a license key is required for a nominal fee. I wanted to get this application and license key out to the registered user community as quickly as possible and with little intervention on the…
Read More »Symantec Ghost with PXE Automation
This simplified script offers the purpose of starting PXE, TFTP, and Ghost in an appropriate order. When the Ghost imaging is complete, the services for PXE and TFTP will also terminate. This is useful in an environment where some workstations are set to PXE boot. This will prevent unanticipated access to the PXE server. Also, a one click method to…
Read More »Automate secure HTTP HTTPS downloads
Not an easy answer to find, however, AutoIT is capable of allowing secure HTTP, FTP, or HTTPS downloads using a script. The following script worked for me.
Read More »Beyond Compare 2.4.3 INNO repack with license key
Beyond Compare® is the ideal tool for comparing files and folders on your Windows or Linux system. Visualize changes in your code and carefully reconcile them. Beyond Compare is available at Scooter Software. A license was purchased to support a large user community. I wanted a means to simplify the distribution of this application with the license file. I chose…
Read More »Map a drive with username and password script
Once compiled into an executable, the username and password is fairly safe. Yes, there are very rare decompilers out there, but safe to the normal user community. I chose this method of VBS2EXE type applications since those applications have a tendancy to extract the data in pure text either in local folder or temp folder. This method extracts to memory….
Read More »ieSpell scripts to register and remove registration
The method provided by ieSpell to register multiple users simultaniously over a mobile network was not a viable solution. I created this little script to simplify the task. I needed another script to remove registration from user systems who no longer require the application.
Read More »Diskeeper 2007 reports \$Extend\$UsnJrnl incorrectly
Diskeeper reported that the \$Extend\$UsnJrnl [Excluded] file size of 872 GB on a 10 GB partition. Diskeeper helpdesk identified problems with OS upgrades regarding \$Extend\$UsnJrnl, however could not address the file size anomaly. Ticket closed. After a little research, I discovered a native command line utility called Fsutil. After executing this utility the problem is resolved.
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