Windows
DNS-323 Stuck on 94% error
Had to setup a DLINK DNS-323 as a backup unit for a customer a short time ago. This was my first time with the Dlink as I had previously used a Linksys NAS200 but found them to be a bit slow and very little ventilation/air flow for the drives. I had two 1Tb drives which […]
Imaging Software Cheaper Than Ghost
I was after some software to clone a Windows XP machine onto 20 other identical machines – the main idea was to eliminate the need to install XP from scratch on each machine. Now before I go further, I should mention that my client owned a volume license for these XP machines. I did a […]
“MarkFun_Load_NT_Driver” error?
WTF? I came across this error when I had changed my ‘lab’ PC at work to join a domain – I had just built a server (2003) and wanted to make sure domain logins were working properly. The PC had been working OK up to that time. What I found was the error was probably […]
See non present devices in Device manager (XP)
When I’m troubleshooting a Windows XP machine, I find myself almost always going into Device Manager to check the status of hardware devices. But what if you want to find out information about devices that aren’t connected eg USB based devices? Try this: 1. Go to Start, right-click My Computer, and select Properties. 2. In […]
Xobni Outlook Plugin for email organization
Do you have a lot of email clogging up your inbox and have trouble organizing it all? I’ve found this great (and best part free) plugin for Outlook that does it all for you. It’s called Xobni, and works with Outlook 2003/2007 on XP and Vista Operating Systems. One of the many features it has […]