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Sleep mode failing on Dell Vostro 200
This was strange occurrence. I did a fresh install of Windows 7 and every time it went to sleep, when I went to wake it up, the case fan would whirl up at full throttle and stay on, the screen … Continue reading
Posted in Dell, Desktop, Hardware, Windows
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Windows updates not installing on XP
I had to re-install an older laptop the other day and when I went to do the windows updates, it kept failing. A little research lead me to Microsoft website explaining that windows update on XP would only work if … Continue reading
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How to re-enable Adobe Acrobat in Word
So every now and then i do something stupid. I was converting a Word document to PDF and right in the middle of the conversion, being the click happy person I am, I click on the “X” and closed Word. … Continue reading
Posted in Adobe Acrobat, Software, Windows, Word
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How to add a two line watermark in word
I didn’t think it was possible to have a two line watermark in Word but I accidentally ran across how to do it. First create your watermark via “Page Layout” and watermark. Now double click in the header area to … Continue reading
Posted in Software, Windows, Word
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Setting a time limit on a computer
I had a client that wanted to restrict how long users could stay on a publicly accessible computer. There are a lot of options out there but I needed to find something fairly in-expensive since they are a non-profit organization. … Continue reading
Posted in Free, Software, Windows
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Restricting printer access
I had a client that wanted to restrict access to a shared network printer on two publicity accessible computers. The printer natively did not have built in password protection and the network was not domain based so setting up active … Continue reading
Posted in Printer, Software, Windows
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WordPress timing out on Godaddy
If you have a WordPress site hosted on GoDaddy, you may notice accessing your admin control panel and even your site may take a long time and even timeout. After a bit of Googling and not finding anything, I broke … Continue reading
Cannot log in to Remote Desktop
So I have to admit, I spent an hour trying to figure out why I couldn’t connect to a remote desktop connection. I kept getting a message that the login and/or password was incorrect. I knew the login and password … Continue reading
Posted in Network, Remote Control, Software, Windows
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HP Laserjet 1012 Windows 7 Driver
A friend recently bought a new Windows 7 desktop and when he hooked up his older HP Laserjet 1012 printer, it couldn’t find any drivers. He went to the HP website and it appears the printer is no longer supported … Continue reading
Posted in Driver, Hardware, HP Laserjet 1012, Printer, Windows
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NVidia Video Card error
I had a Dell Latitude E6510 laptop and the screen would randomly freeze up, flicker to black and then the video display restored. Windows would display the following error: in the tray and I would need to close and restart … Continue reading
Posted in Dell, Driver, Laptop, Windows
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