Category: Windows

Installing VMware vSphere Client in Windows 8.1 Preview

Dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:NetFx3 /All 1. Use 7-zip to open the ~350MB executable and extract the contents 2....

malcolmDec 4, 2013

C:\> netsh advfirewall set currentprofile state off see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947709 for more information

malcolmMay 27, 2013

1. At a command prompt, type: netsh interface ipv4 show interfaces 2. Verify that there is an interface...

malcolmMay 22, 2013

From a PowerShell command line run, PS C:\>Install-WindowsFeature Server-Gui-Shell, Server-Gui-Mgmt-Infra then restart Thanks, Malcolm.

malcolmMay 21, 2013

In its simplest form : PS C:\> add-computer -domainname contoso to see all the possible options use PS...

malcolmMay 21, 2013

Adding domain servers to the Windows Server 2012 Server manager is easy, however if your servers are all...

malcolmMay 20, 2013

If you’ve tried to pin http://www.outlook.com to the start menu of you Windows 8 Surface or desktop you...

malcolmMay 15, 2013

I’ve found a great news reader for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 7 and 8 It’s called NextGen...

malcolmMay 14, 2013

Create a vbscript file containing the following code Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell") WshShell.SendKeys(chr(&hAD)) Run it to mute or...

malcolmFeb 13, 2013

I’ve found what might be a good tool for checking your Western Digital SATA drives. It’s called “Data...

malcolmFeb 13, 2013