Problem Copied something into an email and it turned on formatting when reply or create new email messages. Resolution Create a new email message. Go to Tools -> Options -> View tab. Look in Formatting marks and uncheck any and all boxes. Click OK. Done.
Read More »We have had several computers that were recently reloaded that had the Symantec Antivirus LiveUpdate grayed out or locked out. This may be as a result of a group policy or policy pushed through the Symantec server, however, there is an easy fix for this. To re-enable Symantec LiveUpdate using the following code and regedit. Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00…
Read More »There are more than one valid reasons for doing this. In one case, a company buys out another company. The assets exchange possession and you want to re brand the applications to reflect company ownership. Here is how. Using regedit, edit the registry for the following keys. Be certain that there is a 00 between each letter. Windows Registry Editor…
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GPResult.exe Returns Error Message or No Result. This usually indicates a corrupted WMI repository. The following script rebuilds it from scratch. Run the commands below from an elevated command prompt: net stop winmgmt c: cd %systemroot%\system32\wbem rd /S /Q repository regsvr32 /s %systemroot%\system32\scecli.dll regsvr32 /s %systemroot%\system32\userenv.dll mofcomp cimwin32.mof mofcomp cimwin32.mfl mofcomp rsop.mof mofcomp rsop.mfl for /f %%s in (‘dir /b…
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Some environments need to report on installed Adobe Acrobat 7.x using LANDesk Software License Monitoring. Querying on the main executable, ACROBAT.EXE, does not produce reliable results because the file size remains the same across multiple 7.x releases. As a result, version-based queries against the executable are inconclusive. The supporting library ACROBAT.DLL, however, changes between versions and can be used instead….
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This procedure describes how to build a self-contained, silent installer for WinZip 9.0 SR1 using 7‑Zip and StartX. The result is a single executable that can be deployed silently through software distribution tools. Requirements WinZip 9.0 SR1 (installed locally first) 7‑Zip (for creating a solid archive) StartX (console helper for minimized, waitable batch execution) Overview The process is: Install WinZip…
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PestPatrol is an anti-malware product, designed to protect a computer system against threats such as adware, spyware and viruses. It performs automated scans of a system’s hard disks, Windows registry and other crucial system areas, and enabled manual scans for specific threats, selected from a very long list of known malicious software The goal is to create a custom eTrust…
Read More »Situation You performed a managed installation of the Symantec Antivirus Corporate Edition 8.x or 9.x client. You want to convert this to an unmanaged installation instead. Solution Copy the GRC.DAT file to the client that you want unmanaged. Cut and paste the following into a text file called GRC.DAT and copy the GRC.DAT file to: Symantec Antivirus Corporate Edition 8.x…
Read More »I called tech support, and was told that it was not possible to determine if wireless is enabled and active via LANDesk; however, I figured out a solution and it worked. I created the following query. “Computer”.”Network Adapters”.”Network Adapter”.”Active” = “Yes” AND (“Computer”.”Network Adapters”.”Network Adapter”.”File Description” = “Intel(r) PRO/Wireless LAN Driver” OR (“Computer”.”Network Adapters”.”Network Adapter”.”File Description” = “Intel(r) Wireless LAN…
Read More »I called tech support, and was told that it was not possible to determine if wireless is enabled and active via LANDesk; however, I figured out a solution and it worked. I created the following query. “Computer”.”Network Adapters”.”Network Adapter”.”Link Status” = “Connected” AND (“Computer”.”Network Adapters”.”Network Adapter”.”File Description” = “Intel(r) PRO/Wireless LAN Driver” OR (“Computer”.”Network Adapters”.”Network Adapter”.”File Description” = “Intel(r) Wireless…
Read More »The original script to install Symantec Client Security 2.0 will not execute in a silent installation. Original script msiexec /i “Symantec Client Security.msi” WSCAVALERT=0 WSCFWALERT=0 setup.exe /s /v” /qn INSTALLSERVER=0 MIGRATESETTINGS=0 REBOOT=ReallySuppress” Modified script cmd /c SCS.msi /qn LIVEUPDATE=0 MIGRATESETTINGS=0 REBOOT=REALLYSUPPRESS
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One of easiest silent installations that most anyone can create utilize two free software products. 7-Zip (www.7-zip.org) and Resource Hacker (http://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/) Many of the silent installations that are created and found on this site are created using the 7zip compression. To make a self-extracting silent installation, the utility, Resource Hacker, will need to be applied against the 7z.sfx file. In…
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