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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 the taskbar and message boxes appear here by default...

Posted to Matt Williamson's Blog (Weblog) by Matt Williamson on 02-25-2010
Windows Security Prompt for Domain File Shares?

I don't know why Windows is prompting me with the following warning every time I try to move/copy a file from a network share. All my machines are on the same domain, and I'm running Windows 7 clients with Windows Server 2008 R2. Windows Security - These files might be harmful to your computer...

Posted to Matt Williamson's Blog (Weblog) by Matt Williamson on 02-17-2010
Install Windows Search on Server 2008 R2

I'm running Outlook 2010 Beta remotely from a Windows Server 2008 R2 RDS (Remote Desktop Services) machine. Lately I've noticed the following warning to install Windows Search 4.0: Outlook 2010 Windows Desktop Search is unavailable. Clicking the notice for more information and then following...

Posted to Matt Williamson's Blog (Weblog) by Matt Williamson on 02-04-2010
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 good. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows...

Posted to Matt Williamson's Blog (Weblog) by Matt Williamson on 02-03-2010
Replace Your Windows Server 2008 R2 Logon Script with GP Preferences

We've all written that logon script to map a network drive when a user logs in, something like: @echo off net use Z: \\MyServer\MyShare But how many have tried it the new way? Today I'm going to toss away my login.bat script and use Group Policy Preferences instead. Create a Separate Organizational...

Posted to Matt Williamson's Blog (Weblog) by Matt Williamson on 02-02-2010
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: Run regedit.exe Expand HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\* Right...

Posted to Matt Williamson's Blog (Weblog) by Matt Williamson on 11-10-2009
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 to Matt Williamson's Blog (Weblog) by Matt Williamson on 11-10-2009
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 to the HP site and found the corresponding download...

Posted to Matt Williamson's Blog (Weblog) by Matt Williamson on 11-04-2009
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 memory. Don't worry, you're not low on memory...

Posted to Matt Williamson's Blog (Weblog) by Matt Williamson on 10-27-2009
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 in the security configuration for MSDTC using the...

Posted to Matt Williamson's Blog (Weblog) by Matt Williamson on 10-26-2009

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