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• Getting Started with Ubuntu 9.10 on a Thinkpad T61p

  I'm dual booting Windows 7 Ultimate x64 and Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) x64 on a Lenovo Thinkpad T61p laptop. I installed Windows first, then Ubuntu, and then updated the boot loader to default back to Windows . The following list describes getting... Posted Feb 28 2010, 05:44 PM by Matt Williamson with | with no comments Filed under: Software, Thinkpad, Ubuntu

• Ubuntu 9.10 Set Grub Default Boot OS

  After installing Ubuntu (dual booting with Windows 7), the Grub boot loader sets Ubuntu as the default OS. To set a new default value, follow the steps below: As root, edit the grub configuration file: sudo gedit /etc/default/grub Set the GRUB_DEFAULT... Posted Feb 28 2010, 04:39 PM by Matt Williamson with | with no comments Filed under: OS, Software, Ubuntu

• Windows Multi-Monitor Background Wallpaper Problem

  Unfortunately Windows doesn't take monitor position into account when applying wallpaper across multiple screens. With a triple monitor layout most of us would set our center screen as the primary monitor (now called main display in Window 7) so that... Posted Feb 25 2010, 02:14 PM by Matt Williamson with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Windows, Software

• My Favorite Windows 7 Tips and Tricks

  The following list of Windows 7 enhancements I find especially useful. After searching for their official names, I realized there are quite a few Windows 7 Features that I haven't even tried yet. Play To, Snipping Tool, and Sticky Notes sound pretty... Posted Feb 03 2010, 11:36 AM by Matt Williamson with | with no comments Filed under: 7, Windows, Software, Tricks, Tips

• Add Comments to Telligent Community Server Homepage

  I recently upgraded my Community Server 2007 site to CS 2007 SP2. The only difference I've noticed so far is that recent comments aren't showing up in the What's New section of the homepage. It turns out they purposely stopped that from happening... Posted Feb 02 2010, 04:14 PM by Matt Williamson with | with no comments Filed under: Server, Software, CS, 2007, SP2, Community

• Create A Windows Right-Click Context Menu Shell Integration Item

  I just installed Notepad++ on my win7 box and despite checking the 'Context Menu Entry' option during setup it fails to appear when I right-click files. It's easy enough to add yourself (on Windows 7, XP or Vista) with a few registry entries... Posted Nov 10 2009, 10:53 AM by Matt Williamson with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: 7, Windows, Vista, Software, XP, Registry, Win7

• Don't Install Virtual PC 2007 SP1 on Windows 7

  You'll need to uninstall Microsoft's Virtual PC 2007 Service Pack 1 on your Win7 machine if you see the following errors: Cannot start Windows Virtual PC Host Process Virtual PC 2007 SP1 is not supported on this version of Windows. Posted Nov 10 2009, 10:27 AM by Matt Williamson with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: Error, Windows, Virtual, Software, PC, SP1, Microsoft, 2007

• HP 5i Smart Array Windows Server 2008 R2 No Device Driver Found

  I'm installing Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 on an HP DL585 G1 server with a built-in Smart Array 5i RAID controller. But during setup the installation routine doesn't recognize any of the logical drives configured on the 5i controller. I browsed... Posted Nov 04 2009, 07:41 PM by Matt Williamson with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Error, Server, Windows, Hardware, Software

• Windows 7 Juniper Remote Desktop Error

  If you use Juniper and you've recently upgraded to Windows 7, you might receive the following error: Windows Terminal Server Proxy. An internal state error has occurred. The remote session will be disconnected. Your local computer might be low on... Posted Oct 27 2009, 03:31 PM by Matt Williamson with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Error, 7, Windows, Software, RDP, Juniper, Remote Desktop

• Network access for Distributed Transaction Manager (MSDTC) has been disabled.

  A local winform application is blowing up on me with the following errors: System.Transactions.TransactionManagerCommunicationException: Network access for Distributed Transaction Manager (MSDTC) has been disabled. Please enable DTC for network access... Posted Oct 26 2009, 11:23 AM by Matt Williamson with | with no comments Filed under: Error, Windows, Software, Development, Microsoft, System

• Outlook 2007 "No Default Mail Client" Error

  I was forced to install Office 2003 after I had already installed Office 2007 and when I launched Outlook this morning it bombed out with: "Either there is no default mail client or the current mail client cannot fulfill the messaging request. Please... Posted Oct 26 2009, 08:36 AM by Matt Williamson with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Outlook, Error, Software, Microsoft, 2007, Office

• Windows 7 Domain Client Login Error

  I added my Win7 laptop to my new domain and was prompted to reboot. After restarting, I entered my domain credentials and my logon failed with the following error: "The security database on the server does not have a computer for this workstation... Posted Oct 25 2009, 11:17 AM by Matt Williamson with | with no comments Filed under: Error, 7, Windows, Software, Networking, Domain

• The CheckedListBox Control: A Microsoft Blunder

  I'm developing a new .NET 3.5 winform application and in a preferences dialog there is a group of options that will be selected with checkboxes. I opened up the toolbox and started the cursor towards a GroupBox control when I noticed the newer CheckedListBox... Posted Oct 21 2009, 08:27 AM by Matt Williamson with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Software, Code, .NET, Microsoft

• Server 2008 R2 ESXi 4.0 Console Crash, Freeze, Hang

  I've been experiencing random hangs with the VMWare ESXi console when performing normal tasks in my Windows Server 2008 R2 virtual machines. The bug is the SVGA Display Driver that was installed when I added the VMWare tools to the virtual machine... Posted Oct 20 2009, 08:34 AM by Matt Williamson with | with no comments Filed under: Error, VMWare, Software, ESXi

• Asus Eee PC 1000HE Windows 7 Installation

  Asus Eee PC 1000HE Windows 7 Installation Update BIOS - I first updated the BIOS from Windows XP. They say updating the BIOS improves video quality at the expense of turning the Dolby surround sound to regular stereo. Sounds good to me, unfortunately... Posted Aug 20 2009, 08:39 PM by Matt Williamson with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: 7, Windows, Hardware, Software, 1000HE, Asus