The Dell Optiplex 7010 is a nice piece of hardware. They come loaded with Windows 8 Professional which my organization isn't ready to support yet, so we are reloading them with Windows 7 Enterprise. While we could have ordered them with the previous version of Windows, we went with the Windows 8 line because during configuration it allowed for a better video card and we plan on … [Read more...]
Windows Server 2012: Installing Active Directory Users and Computers and Group Policy Management Console
Managing Active Directory and Group Policy can be a little obscure due to the prerequisite of installing the Remote Server Administration Tools on Windows 7 and 8. In Server 2012, there is no separate install of the RSAT tools, you just have to know where to look. Fortunately, it proves consistent by being part of the Add/Remove Roles and Features part of the Windows Server … [Read more...]
How to merge multiple Word documents into one
If you have multiple Word Documents that you wish were in just a single file, you can open each document and copy it into one master document. However, that takes time and has opportunities for mistakes to happen. Instead, Word has a built-in function that allows you to insert text from multiple files. It makes merging a large number of documents into just a few … [Read more...]
Internet Explorer: A program on your computer has corrupted your default search provider setting.
After some malware cleanup and a bigger battle to get the antivirus AVG uninstalled from a computer, the last remaining symptom was a message shortly after launching Internet Explorer. It stated: Internet Explorer - Search Provider Default A program on your computer has corrupted your default search provider setting for Internet Explorer. Internet Explorer has reset this … [Read more...]
Comcast Constant Guard gives HP computers blue screen errors with keycrypt64.sys BSoD
Comcast Constant Guard is a "free" security suite provided to Comcast XFINITY customers. It includes Norton by Symantec anti-virus, Identity Guard, Secure Backup & Share, and the Xfinity Toolbar. The protection is provided for iPhone/iPad, PC, and Mac. With a recent update, Comcast managed to break a number of customer's computers with Blue Screen of Death errors after a … [Read more...]