When using VNC to remote control a machine with Office 2007 you may notice that the Office Button menu (top-left corner, main menu) does not display when using VNC. I gather this is because the menu is rendered with layered menus. If you click where the menu should be the machine responds properly, such as opening the 'Save As...' window, the 'Open...' window, etc. The menu … [Read more...]
Configuring HardCopy to do everything you want and more
The following can be configured to easily signal HardCopy to take a screenshot: Print Screen button Alt + Print Screen combination Ctrl + Print Screen combination Ctrl + Alt + Print Screen Shift + Alt + Print Screen Shift + Print Screen Scroll lock Pause button The Hard Copy icon in the System Tray (bottom-right corner by the clock) The printer button in the title … [Read more...]
nLite – Easily integrate drivers into Windows XP/Server 2003 install CDs
Using nLite, one can easily add drivers to the Windows installation CDs. This is particularly useful when installing Windows onto a RAID setup that requires a third-party RAID driver (press F6), but you don't have a floppy drive from which to load the drivers. _______________________________________________________________ Download nLite following the link at the bottom of … [Read more...]
4 Computers for 1 person… You might have a problem.
People will often ask IT folks for their opinion regarding what brand they should go with when buying a home machine. This is like asking a car dealer what their opinion is of X model. There's a wide variety of cars to drive and opinions are probably equally varied. I think the better question, would be "What are you driving?" or for computers "What are you running at home?". … [Read more...]
DLSG / KIC Scanner re-reviewed
The DLSG team has made massive improvements, in my opinion, since my original dialog was composed. I was contacted regarding an appointment for a time to upgrade. We scheduled a time at our combined convenience and I'm to receive an e-mail with a link so that I can download the setup file ahead of time. Also in this new versions, previous settings are automatically migrated … [Read more...]