Windows

when running a scheduled task you might get the error 0x41301 This error simply means that the  task is still running, this might indicate that there is a problem with the task and that it never ends, or that you must be a bit more patience.

when running a scheduled task you might get the error 0x8007010B This error simply means that the  “Start In” folder is incorrect. Change the incorrect folder in start in:   Please note that quotation marks are NOT valid characters, they are valid in the “Program/script” field. And the result should

This is once again an old trick, that unfortunately does not work for all drivers, but this might be the place to start. When I need to install a driver silent, I always start with PNPUTIL. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff800798.aspx First step is to collect the files needed with the INF file in

This post is just in case should I ever need this again, yes I know it’s very old stuff To create an administrative installation point for .Net 1.1 with SP1 and hotfix, follow this: Create a temporary folder for files, in this example c:DotNet.Tmp Download DotNet 1.1 http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=26 to c:DotNet.Tmp

I often need to check if a specific update is installed on a server or client. A quick command to this would be: wmic qfe | find “hotfixID” Of course this can also be done with PowerShell: get-hotfix -id HotfixID

Some times I am asked to help with member servers where nobody any longer can remember the local administrator password. In these situations I use an old trick. Boot the system with your Windows CD, in this example we are working with Windows 2008 R2 and press SHIFT + F10.

In order to play around with Windows 8.1 (x64) and UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) on VMware Workstation 10, we can add one line to the VMX file. firmware = “efi” After this change select Power On to BIOS You should now see this dialog instead of the traditional BIOS.

You might want to change your network type from public to private in Windows 8.1, in these examples I have used Windows 8.1 Enterprise version. Lets first check the current type, right click the network icon in the notification area: Select open Network and Sharing Center: The current type is

I have seen this error first time you try to login on a newly SCCM 2012 R2 deployed Windows 8.1 computer. The Group policy Client service failed the sign-in. The universal unique identifier (UUID) type is not supported. This is only happening when I use the original RTM ISO en_windows_8_1_enterprise_x64_dvd_2791088.iso

Windows 8.1 introduces Help Stickers so we can learn how to work with the new features that the OS has to offer. The feature is great and can help you learn the new features quickly if you like the popups. These help stickers are easy to recognize by their black/brown,

  When deploying Windows I sometimes need to change the default search provider to Google for all deployed computers. While this can be done in many ways I prefer to use unattend.xml because users can then change it if they want. An alternative could be to use GPP but it