Win 7 Upgrade to Win 8 Download Issue
Greetings Tech Net World,
I have attempted to download Windows 8 for several days now. It stops at 30% and disconnects. Has anyone else experienced this issue? If so what is the cure?
Thanks,
Dennis
"Lost Soul in Download Land"
- Changed type Niki Han Thursday, October 11, 2012 6:37 AM
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There are many reasons this can happen (isnt there always). We need a bunch more infor about your system and network to be of much good.
Where (what site) are you downloading it from?
Are you downloading an "ISO"?
Do you have enough space on the HDD for 2x the size of the image (2.5 for 32bit & 3.5 for 64)?
Anything else you can think of will help
MS-MVP 2010, 2011, 2012 Sysnative.com Team ZigZag
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Have you tried deleting it so you have a fresh start?
Also (dump Question, I know) but are you copying it to an NTFS drive? Fat won't work as I am sure you know
Which download link are you using ?
Carpe Diem
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Hi Dennis,
Any further update on the current situation?
Niki
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URLs in Extended web application
Hi
http://server:2000/ is my web application and I extended it and now the extended web application is http://server:80/ which is having anonymous access.
I have a list which has a Hyperlink field for images. When I add path to that field in any list item "/SiteCollectionImags/image.png" it automatically gets converted to http://server:2000/SiteCollectionImages/image.png and when i access the site from http://server:80/ it do not loads because the link was from 2000 port.
What is the solution for this problem?
Muhammad Kamran Rafi
kamran_rafi@hotmail.com
SharePoint Developer
www.kamranrafi.com
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Hi Kamran,
Did you get this problem resolved? I am having similar kind of problem and don't know how to fix. I would appreciate if you can provide any suggestions..
Thanks in advance.
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Nope it didn't get resolved but I managed to get server relative URLs in my code, as I was doing custom development. It's not the right approach but I had to do it, still finding answer for my question.
Thanks
Muhammad Kamran Rafi
kamran_rafi@hotmail.com
SharePoint Developer
www.kamranrafi.com
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Copy and Paste does not work with Remote Desktop and a substituted drive [SOLVED]
I have made a drive with subst. When i try to copy and Paste to a Remote Desktop session there will be a error. cannot copy File, cannot read from source disk.
Is this problem known or are there any hotfixes to fix this?
- Edited by DanielJohn_ Friday, October 5, 2012 11:42 AM
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Have you defined new "drive" in RDC Options? If not see here
Rgds
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OK, i see that i have to share the substituted drive. Otherwise is no copy and paste possible.
Thank you for your Answer, this solved my problem.
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Hi,
Glad to hear this issue has been solved.
Regards,
Vincent Wang
TechNet Community Support
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cleartype + hardware acceleration = blurry text
Hi, I'm having some problems with cleartype on windows 8 that I didn't see on the previous versions. Some programs simply don't show the text as they should.
Here's an example:
The first line is from Google Chrome, you can see the cleartype is working fine
The second from Firefox, it activates and deactivates "blinking" the text and sometimes only works on half of it
The third one is from Internet Explorer, cleartype doesn't work at all
all three browsers have hardware acceleration enabled
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I tried uninstalling and reinstalling the latest Nvidia video drivers, "reset pc to factory defaults", format and reinstall windows and the problem persists.. I even installed win8 on 2 other pcs (with nvidia video) with same results.
I know I could simply disable hardware acceleration on Firefox and IE but I don't think I can consider it as a solution
Any help would be greatly appreciated
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Ok, I just realized that Metro (start screen) and some other parts of Windows UI are also not using cleartype
I don't know if it's supposed to be like this but it's just ugly
the letters don't follow a pattern to render on screen making it (at least for me) very unconfortable to read
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In IE10, full subpixel anti-aliasing is removed and what only remains is greyscale anti-aliasing. They still call it "ClearType". :P Although personally on my LCD, text is far more easier to read in IE10 than Chrome or Firefox on Windows 8.
Sorry I didn't see your reply, well.. I personally don't like the new greyscale but what is weird is that some parts of the windows ui are using the colored one and some this new greyscale.. even if I don't like this new method I think they should render the text the same way, everywhere.
If you try to calibrate the cleartype you see that it's still using the old method
for me it makes no sense to calibrate one kind of rendering and see another on the screen.. or, like in Firefox, see the 2 types together :|
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same text, with the same font type/size, on the same desktop
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Hi,
I suggest to go to our feedback website to submit this symptom:
You can refer this thread:
Regards,
Leo Huang
Leo Huang
Leo Huang
TechNet Community Support
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Hi leo, thanks for your reply but I can only see Windows Server on the list here https://connect.microsoft.com/directory/windows/ and I can't find the "send feedback tool" ... if you can send it in my name or point someone to this topic it would be really nice
Here's another image to the gallery
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What's so great about Windows8?
Now, to approach this in my own way & maybe, hopefully put a message across...
People often ask me, what's so special about Windows8. OR, "I can't see any reason to want it over what I have" OR "that damned UI & those blasted APPs" OR why is it any better than 7 or my (please don't take it away from me) XP, etc, etc, etc.
I have oft said Win8 is cool because it does things (for you) all by itself & w/out adding software or bothering w/ install discs; there are many examples of this. For the moment my story focuses on one in particular. This is a commonplace thing that countless people want to do everyday.
I have a Nokia cel phone (brand not, really, critical, here). It takes photos. I want to take those from that device to my PC to save and or share. As stated, something that applies to countless folks, these days. In Windows7 I downloaded, installed (& Updated) Nokia Suite, the phone got connected, recognised & so on... a whole process to be able to grab photos from the device.
Now, we come to Windows8. Did not have to lift a finger... 8 did everything, instantly, all by itself. All I did was connected the phone via USB to the computer. Windows8, Johnny-on-the-spot, installed "the Device". No (Nokia) phone program or software installed had been installed (nor ever needed to be). Went to Windows Live Photos... phone showed but, it found no photos, hmmmm. Windows Media Player sees the device but, that only send files TO the device. However, what about one of those 'ridiculous' APPs?? There's a Windows8 Photos APP. Hmmmm... Connect the phone, Clk Photos APP & voila, immediately, there's all the photos in the phone on the screen. Check ALL or the ones wanted, @ that moment, @ the bottom of the screen is a 'box' showing a dated folder to which, the selected shots will go and an Import button. Wham, bam, thank you ma'am, it is DONE.
Point is to see & know that Win8 does have some cool things going for it. It does make doing things quick & EASY and all by itself, natively. This is not, was not the case w/ previous Windows Operating Systems. So, anyway, the above is just one of many things that come to mind when someone asks, "What's so great about Windows8?"
Drew MS Partner / MS Beta Tester / Pres. Computer Issues Pres. Computer Issues www.drewsci.com
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DUH, except for waste-space, rhetorical, questions from you... in forums & face to face conversations, of course. Stop wasting space w/ your ridiculous comments.
Drew MS Partner / MS Beta Tester / Pres. Computer Issues Pres. Computer Issues www.drewsci.com
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This is a Managed Forum. Microsoft will deal w/ you soon. For the rest of us, ignoring you is best.
Drew MS Partner / MS Beta Tester / Pres. Computer Issues Pres. Computer Issues www.drewsci.com
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Ah...the photos app. What I found was...
1. It asked me to log in...just like the screenshot above.
2. It didn't ask me where I wanted to store the photos...or organize them in any folder structure I could control
3. It didn't separate the video from the photos...everything got dumped into a single folder
4. It didn't ask me to clean up the photos still on the device...I had to do that manually.
So...all in all...the Photos app that comes with Windows 8 is much too basic. Any other photo app released in the past 10+ years is better than this. I had to manully go about fixing things after the app was done because it couldn't even do the most basic things I've come to expect from even freeware....and that is not acceptable. This is NOT a great case for Windows 8.
- Edited by SAS71 Friday, September 7, 2012 6:44 PM
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Ah...the photos app. What I found was...
1. It asked me to log in...just like the screenshot above.
2. It didn't ask me where I wanted to store the photos...or organize them in any folder structure I could control
3. It didn't separate the video from the photos...everything got dumped into a single folder
4. It didn't ask me to clean up the photos still on the device...I had to do that manually.
So...all in all...the Photos app that comes with Windows 8 is much too basic. Any other photo app released in the past 10+ years is better than this. Sorry, but I had to manully go about fixing things after the app was done because it couldn't even do the most basic things I've come to expect from even freeware.
It never asked me to log in but I would agree with the rest. The app needs a little refinement then I think it would be great.
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My point was/is that there is some 'smarts' & (built-in) abilities in Win8 & some APPs that are helpful, clever & do lessen the burden or fuss necessary, on the past. W/out citing specific examples or dwelling on any of those, in principle, the point has validity. Comes w/ things we'd used to have to add or do manually.
Admittedly, there are some APPs that are not as good as alternatives; for example IE, Maps & Mail.
Drew MS Partner / MS Beta Tester / Pres. Computer Issues Pres. Computer Issues www.drewsci.com
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Geeez, maybe I'm just lucky w/ the APP I have. I could have changed the dated folder it gave to a personal choice. It's likely we'll see more advancement & refinement in APPs @ final release of the OS & as time goes along.
My point was/is that there is some 'smarts' & (built-in) abilities in Win8 & some APPs that are helpful, clever & do lessen the burden or fuss necessary, on the past. W/out citing specific examples or dwelling on any of those, in principle, the point has validity. Comes w/ things we'd used to have to add or do manually.
Admittedly, there are some APPs that are not as good as alternatives; for example IE, Maps & Mail.
Drew MS Partner / MS Beta Tester / Pres. Computer Issues Pres. Computer Issues www.drewsci.com
Hopefully by next year when they release SP1 things will start to be useful. As it is, all the apps are equivalent to freeware toys...at best. And that's being generous.
You mention Maps. You can only map from a single point to a single point (ex. A-B). You can't add any other destinations even though 90% of the right hand of the screen is blank. Name me one other mapping tool released in the past 5 years with this limitation. MapQuest, Bing Maps, Google Maps, they all can do this. That's not "great" about Windows 8 at all.
Mail...well geez...you can't even have conversation views...so that tool is right out. Another not "great" for Windows 8.
IE on the desktop is okay...just like it was in Windows 7...but the Windows 8 Metro one is terrible on anything but a touch interface. Tabs are difficult to get to and the favorites don't sync with the desktop version. Nobody wants to right-click to access a bunch of open tabs constantly. That is not "great" in Windows 8.
In fact, I'm having difficultly thinking of ANYTHING good to say about the Windows 8 Metro apps. Skydrive is limited and basic compared to the desktop version. The video and music apps won't stop shoving ads in my face. The Store keeps trying to sell me XBox games instead of Windows 8 applications. The desktop taskbar and Metro taskbar seem to be completely separate. Installing Office apps like Outlook don't work with the Windows 8 indexing. You can't properly window a metro app. Etc...
I'm failing to see what is so "great" about Windows 8. Maybe the improved file copy...yeah, that's a bit better. The included antivirus is nice, but downloading securirtyessentials is already free for Windows 7 and works just the same. Is there some great new feature I'm missing?
Nope, not getting the "great" = Windows 8 statement.
- Edited by SAS71 Friday, September 7, 2012 7:50 PM
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Oh well, @ least, this stimulated some conversation & that in itself is cool.
The OP was meant as a comment on something deeper & broader than anything to do w/ ANY individual APP.
Also, sounds like maybe I was misunderstood a wee bit. Some things in some APPs are kinda neat. Some, really, stink... this group, certainly, include Mail, IE & Maps. There is no need to rely on APPs, anyway when there has always been, still, are, non- APP ways to do the same things & do them better.
There's only 1 or 2 I, personally, bother to use w/ any regularity... The Weather APP is ok. Most do seem a bit like unneeded or redundant or playthings and incomplete.
Drew MS Partner / MS Beta Tester / Pres. Computer Issues Pres. Computer Issues www.drewsci.com
- Edited by Drew1903 Friday, September 7, 2012 10:12 PM
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Drew, are you trying to say that with Windows 8 Microsoft has added more automation to the process of loading photos from a device?
What used to happen when you plugged your device into Windows 7?
For me, when I first plugged my digital camera into a USB port, Windows 7 installed whatever driver (via Plug 'n Play) it needed and then asked me how I wanted to handle the acquisition of the images from the camera. It's been a while, but I think it did that in Vista too. I chose to have Windows just upload the photos into a folder of my choosing, subfoldered by date the photos were taken. Ever since then, I just plug my camera in and Windows sucks all the photos off it, clearing the flash card at the end. Then I unplug it and put it in its case. Couldn't be easier or more automated.
All of that is doable and easilly configurable in Windows 7 (as well as Windows 8, without apparent change): If you want to change the configuration, just click Start, type autop into the search box, and choose Autoplay when it comes up (or just hit Enter). There will of course be a few more steps to starting that with Windows 8.
From what I can see, Microsoft hasn't invented much of anything new in Windows 8. They've (some would say over) simplified a lot of what was already in their code base, apparently in many cases by just deleting code, reducing user choices and configurability. It seems likely that telemetry told them that only a few tens of millions of people ever used those configuration options anyway.
-Noel
| Detailed how-to in my eBooks: | Configure The Windows 7 "To Work" Options |
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Drew MS Partner / MS Beta Tester / Pres. Computer Issues Pres. Computer Issues www.drewsci.com
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It makes sense that things should become simpler to use, but not overly so (to where it just can't be configured to do what a user wants any longer). That's probably what some of the responses above were about.
In this particular case it sounds as though the cell phone maker has written their software to integrate into the existing WIA infrastructure provided by Windows, along with whatever tweaks Windows 8 may provide. I'm kind of surprised they wouldn't have done that for Windows 7 as well, since at the moment more users still have that OS.
I'm glad you're finding Windows 8 to your liking, Drew. Personally I feel there are about 5% too many places in Windows 8 where, given what *I* do, Microsoft has actually made it feel less "streamlined" - even in light of the excellent 3rd party tools such as ClassicShell, ShellFolderFix, WizMouse, and others - which is why (like my one other time in history with Microsoft OSs: Vista) I'm not adopting Windows 8 on the day of release. I finally did move up to Vista around the time of SP1, and ultimately got a great deal of value from it. I'm not sure whether that will happen with Windows 8 but I remain hopeful. With the entire world of 3rd party developers trying to make this turkey into something nice, there will certainly be advances.
Of course I'll continue to run Windows 8 in VMs for testing apps, and to maintain familiarity with it, but I just can't see a compelling reason to make it the basis of my business workstation operations just yet. Windows 7 will remain my main desktop of choice there for now. Of course, there will come a time when Windows 7 becomes less a proper choice and I'll seek out a better system.
-Noel
| Detailed how-to in my eBooks: | Configure The Windows 7 "To Work" Options |
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It makes sense that things should become simpler to use, but not overly so (to where it just can't be configured to do what a user wants any longer). That's probably what some of the responses above were about.
In this particular case it sounds as though the cell phone maker has written their software to integrate into the existing WIA infrastructure provided by Windows, along with whatever tweaks Windows 8 may provide. I'm kind of surprised they wouldn't have done that for Windows 7 as well, since at the moment more users still have that OS.
I'm glad you're finding Windows 8 to your liking, Drew. Personally I feel there are about 5% too many places in Windows 8 where, given what *I* do, Microsoft has actually made it feel less "streamlined" - even in light of the excellent 3rd party tools such as ClassicShell, ShellFolderFix, WizMouse, and others - which is why (like my one other time in history with Microsoft OSs: Vista) I'm not adopting Windows 8 on the day of release. I finally did move up to Vista around the time of SP1, and ultimately got a great deal of value from it. I'm not sure whether that will happen with Windows 8 but I remain hopeful. With the entire world of 3rd party developers trying to make this turkey into something nice, there will certainly be advances.
Of course I'll continue to run Windows 8 in VMs for testing apps, and to maintain familiarity with it, but I just can't see a compelling reason to make it the basis of my business workstation operations just yet. Windows 7 will remain my main desktop of choice there for now. Of course, there will come a time when Windows 7 becomes less a proper choice and I'll seek out a better system.
-Noel
Detailed how-to in my eBooks:
Configure The Windows 7 "To Work" Options
Configure The Windows 8 "To Work" Options
Noel, I fully agree. The only reason for desktop/laptop users to consider "upgrading" to Win8 would be the presence of "compelling" WinRT/Metro apps. In the absence of these, I just do not see any reason to transition. In any case, it appears that a new Windows version (or just a service pack) would be released in a year or so (Project Blue). Nobody knows the exact details of it.
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Certainly, there is nothing that suggests any obligation to go to Windows8 straight-away on Oct. 26th or thereabouts. W/out considering any particular APPs or UI as 'make or break' or earth-shattering 'new' & alluring 'stuff'... personally I & likely many others, can find it easier to use than, even, Windows7; and, I refer to the OS w/out adding 3rd party things, like CS.
I, still, feel that there is a lot of focus & rhetoric over (such) features to the point that some of the technologies & underlying technology in it that make it 'better' may sometime be getting missed or not being appreciated or realised as much as may be.
The discussions people put forth are interesting & thought provoking.
Drew MS Partner / MS Beta Tester / Pres. Computer Issues Pres. Computer Issues www.drewsci.com
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Drew1903, except for waste-space, rhetorical, questions from you... in forums & face to face conversations, of course. Stop wasting space w/ your ridiculous comments.DUH, except for waste-space, rhetorical, questions from you... in forums & face to face conversations, of course. Stop wasting space w/ your ridiculous comments.
Drew MS Partner / MS Beta Tester / Pres. Computer Issues Pres. Computer Issues www.drewsci.com
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A wee anecdote (w/ a moral):
Now, to approach this in my own way & maybe, hopefully put a message across...
People often ask me, what's so special about Windows8. OR, "I can't see any reason to want it over what I have" OR "that damned UI & those blasted APPs" OR why is it any better than 7 or my (please don't take it away from me) XP, etc, etc, etc.
I have oft said Win8 is cool because it does things (for you) all by itself & w/out adding software or bothering w/ install discs; there are many examples of this. For the moment my story focuses on one in particular. This is a commonplace thing that countless people want to do everyday.
I have a Nokia cel phone (brand not, really, critical, here). It takes photos. I want to take those from that device to my PC to save and or share. As stated, something that applies to countless folks, these days. In Windows7 I downloaded, installed (& Updated) Nokia Suite, the phone got connected, recognised & so on... a whole process to be able to grab photos from the device.
Now, we come to Windows8. Did not have to lift a finger... 8 did everything, instantly, all by itself. All I did was connected the phone via USB to the computer. Windows8, Johnny-on-the-spot, installed "the Device". No (Nokia) phone program or software installed had been installed (nor ever needed to be). Went to Windows Live Photos... phone showed but, it found no photos, hmmmm. Windows Media Player sees the device but, that only send files TO the device. However, what about one of those 'ridiculous' APPs?? There's a Windows8 Photos APP. Hmmmm... Connect the phone, Clk Photos APP & voila, immediately, there's all the photos in the phone on the screen. Check ALL or the ones wanted, @ that moment, @ the bottom of the screen is a 'box' showing a dated folder to which, the selected shots will go and an Import button. Wham, bam, thank you ma'am, it is DONE.
Point is to see & know that Win8 does have some cool things going for it. It does make doing things quick & EASY and all by itself, natively. This is not, was not the case w/ previous Windows Operating Systems. So, anyway, the above is just one of many things that come to mind when someone asks, "What's so great about Windows8?"
Drew MS Partner / MS Beta Tester / Pres. Computer Issues Pres. Computer Issues www.drewsci.com
Drew1903, except for waste-space, rhetorical, questions from you... in forums & face to face conversations, of course. Stop wasting space w/ your ridiculous comments.
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Certainly, there is nothing that suggests any obligation to go to Windows8 straight-away on Oct. 26th or thereabouts. W/out considering any particular APPs or UI as 'make or break' or earth-shattering 'new' & alluring 'stuff'... personally I & likely many others, can find it easier to use than, even, Windows7; and, I refer to the OS w/out adding 3rd party things, like CS.
I, still, feel that there is a lot of focus & rhetoric over (such) features to the point that some of the technologies & underlying technology in it that make it 'better' may sometime be getting missed or not being appreciated or realised as much as may be.
The discussions people put forth are interesting & thought provoking.
Drew MS Partner / MS Beta Tester / Pres. Computer Issues Pres. Computer Issues www.drewsci.com
There is little doubt that MS will attempt to create some "enthusiasm" for Win8. With a rather rich marketing budget, one would expect to see "favorable" reviews. Few publications or web sites would even dare be openly contrarian as they would undermine their advertising budget. So, coverage will not be "even handed" as it never is for products of large corporations.
However, the confusion with Windows 8, Windows RT (ARM-driven tablets), Windows 8 Pro (Intel-driven tablets), Windows Phone 8, Metro/WinRT - Non-Metro/Win32, will soon descend and it would not be pretty. But bolting its portable OS to the desktop and having created "hybrid" tablets (that run both the portable OS and the desktop OS), Microsoft is going to confuse everybody and alienate the very group it is going after: the consumer.
What is the reason for attaching a desktop capability to the tablets? By all admissions and reviews, the fonts, icons and menus in the 10.1-inch screens are just too small for any real use. Does anybody expect to do real work on a 10.1'' inch screen with a flimsy keyboard? I think not. I know that some would say that tablets will soon arrive that can be docked and provide access to larger monitors. I find the proposition laughable. We need portability when we travel, and when we do this, there are no large monitors, keyboards or docks on the road. On the road, one needs a very portable usable computer; this usually means a screen of at least 13.3''-inch or higher. Even these screens are challenging. Actually, I think that laptops like the Samsung Series 9 15''-inch, slightly over 3 lbs, would be the future, not these diminutive, under-powered tablets.
Microsoft's play reeks of desperation; it is simply too complex, too unfocused, and too challenging for the average consumer, the intended target of its new strategy. For the enterprise, there is only pain and no gain in this new plan. Some of the refinements in the desktop are accompanied by decrease in usability, new interface elements more suited to tablets (edge of screen Charms) and missing features. I see no reason why at this time one would even attempt to introduce Win8 in corporate desktops and laptops. And this is why Microsoft is heavily promoting BYOD to force the issue.
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It also, unfortunately, to me reeks of incompetence being covered up by marketing.
An executive will try to make what he can with his organization. This is clearly not the same Microsoft that innovated major leaps in computing technology in the past. For several versions now much of what's been touted as "innovative" has just been refinement of what's already been invented. More recently it's all about just deleting what's already been invented. It's right disappointing when you realize what you're looking at.
I've often wondered whether the brilliant people from Microsoft have all retired wealthy. Why work on such difficult stuff when you have already made more money than you can ever spend?
-Noel
| Detailed how-to in my eBooks: | Configure The Windows 7 "To Work" Options |
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It also, unfortunately, to me reeks of incompetence being covered up by marketing.
An executive will try to make what he can with his organization. This is clearly not the same Microsoft that innovated major leaps in computing technology in the past. For several versions now much of what's been touted as "innovative" has just been refinement of what's already been invented. More recently it's all about just deleting what's already been invented. It's right disappointing when you realize what you're looking at.
I've often wondered whether the brilliant people from Microsoft have all retired wealthy. Why work on such difficult stuff when you have already made more money than you can ever spend?
-Noel
Detailed how-to in my eBooks:
Configure The Windows 7 "To Work" Options
Configure The Windows 8 "To Work" Options
I do not think that wealth has much to do with ambition. And many in Microsoft were very ambitious in the things they wanted to achieve. But a few months ago we talked about the spate of high position resignations (include that of the chief software architect) that affected Microsoft. There is little doubt that these people were forced out (and some of their last communications indicate as much). So, it is not as if the company went bananas all of the sudden. There were two camps and one, obviously, lost. Those who remained had to follow the new plan and even appear "enthusiastic" about it.
Corporations do go through this "silly" phases. With HP in fast decline, the press is now analyzing all the stupid moves. Of course, when these moves were made, the press may even have been laudatory. The problem with HP is that they do not have on the helm a person who is a known innovator; they have Meg Whitman who's is really a sales person.
When the market analysts turn against you, they turn against you en mass. If Microsoft stumbles a bit with Win8, I would not be surprised to see the Wall Street vultures shorting the stock and forcing it down fast. In that case, Ballmer will be looking for a parachute, any parachute. it all depends how fast and how vicious the Street turn is going to be. The funny part is I see the Street now turning negative on Apple. Clouds are being formed in the sky.
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Windows Defender - Windows 8 - No Default Actions
Is it seems logical to you that this software is configured to delete files from your computer and network without asking you? and you cannot configure it otherwise?
Is there any workaround? in the meanwhile I disabled it
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How to export a user accounts Group Policy Settings to other computers.
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Is it a waste of time Using SSRS?
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I would like to know what made you to get a doubt like "Is it a waste of time Using SSRS". Well in my opinion, its quiet a great tool which we are using in our project which delivers an enterprise data warehouse and things are pretty simple and clear. We almost have 600 reports developed and into production with no issues.
I think its just the matter of time for you to get used to the tool and once you are familiar with the tool then its almost would be like a Walk in a Park Lane.
Well the forums are always there to help us out with the help of experts and others.
Can you name few of which you feel is kind of a bug or desgin defects? Well, I think every reporting tool has it pros and cons .
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I have to disagree; SSRS is great especially with the enhancements in 2008! In fact we could never have built our product without SSRS. We considered an number of alternative reporting systems and non were as feature rich and reliable. We have about 200 deployed reports and I'm happy to say that we don't have any issues. Our product is entirely browser based, ASP.NET with an AJAX & Silverlight interface, and connects to both regular SQL Databases and SSAS. In fact our users can report on almost a terabyte of data at this point. Our users interact with our product using IE, Firefox, and Chrome and export to Excel, Word, PDF, and even XML.
The key to using SSRS is careful report design! If you do a good job designing the reports they will render across multiple browsers and export well. If you want examples please feel free to contact me.
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Render Problems When using With Asp.net..! i.e. It is not rendering properly in google chrome web browser..!What you see is what you get for these type of controls but its not behaving like tht..!i.e. one option..!Some overlappings will support in some formats some wont support..!They are many things like this...!When we run with sql server we will see one type of formats and in report manger we can see other type..!You need Any more..!You are saying it working fine in all scenarios..!That means You are not using all the functionalities..!You are just going for the report presentation?
We use all rendering techinques avaialable with SSRS and yes do use ASP.net to call the report through report viewer. All you need to do is ensure good report design while development like adjusting the properties according to the requirement. Yes SSRS do have some limitations as every reporting tool has it.
Raju
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As stated, SSRS 2008 keyed in on points that previous versions missed out on. Even at that, if you careful plan any implementation for a reporting solution, it can be successful.
In a case study I did utilizing SSRS 2005 vs a full blown ASP.NET solution for dashboarding, SSRS 2005 won over performance, rapid development and maintenance. Maintenance includes error reporting and break/fix. The key is to couple partners like Dnudas and other very good objects and controls into SSRS. This is not a new thing in adding third party controls into major platforms either so the arguement of SSRS lacking and only being enterprise level with these is a NULL point when you put the others up tot he plate witht he same features.
On the other hand, this is all opinion. I'll try to get specifics up and expose the dashboard case study. I can say, I have yet to run into a SSRS problem reported either personally or forum wise that was just a fact of miss using the platform and not keying in on the 'right way to use it'. If you have specific errors or problems getting something working, please post them. You may be surprised as to how easy and more forgiving SSRS is when you have all the others pointing you in the direction is it meant to go.
Ted Krueger Blog on lessthandot.com @onpnt on twitter
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always fighting with bugs or design defects?To all frustrated SSRS users:
My suggestion is to stay away from fighting bugs and "design defects". Your employer is not paying you for that. Your employer is paying you to develop practical reports. And for that SSRS is a fantastic tool. Not only database datasources, it supports OLAP reporting, ORACLE, Excel, and so forth, you can design drill-down, drill through, tabular, matrix, dynamic content, dynamic images and the list can just continue on and on.
If you hit an annoying bug, just ask yourself, do the users really need it this way? If you don't know the answer, ask the users. Usually they are pretty flexible.
What you have to concentrate on is your own productivity. You hit a glitch, but that should not be show-stopper. Find a work-around or completely go a different way.
I myself noticed that I start most of my reports with the Report Wizard. That way I have something in a few minutes which can be the base for a more complex report.
I like to do as much as possible in stored procedures as data source. As long as the output column structure not changing, I can make changes to the SPROC without touching the report.
And here is a shocking little known fact: you can use SSRS reports to update the database! Are you shocked? Yes via stored procedures. If the user enters as parameters: UserName, OldEmail, NewEmail, you send it down to the SPROC and the SPROC updates the database returns to you very little data: "Success" or "Failure". I am not recommending this as Best Practices. Rather to illustrate the extreme capabilities of SSRS.
Kalman Toth SQL SERVER 2012 & BI TRAINING
New Book: Beginner Database Design & SQL Programming Using Microsoft SQL Server 2012
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WOW! Life is great.
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Render Problems When using With Asp.net..! i.e. It is not rendering properly in google chrome web browser..!Browser compatibility is a issue for many products. It's common. Before using any products, please read supported browsers for that products. Also, RS has improved Browser compatibility in new release. A product that is always improving is a great product.What you see is what you get for these type of controls but its not behaving like tht..!i.e. one option..!Some overlappings will support in some formats some wont support..!They are many things like this...!When we run with sql server we will see one type of formats and in report manger we can see other type..!You need Any more..!You are saying it working fine in all scenarios..!That means You are not using all the functionalities..!You are just going for the report presentation?
Have fun with Reporting Service
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This trick is good.
WOW! Life is great.
Just be careful with that approach as it would allow a user to enter anyones username and update someone elses data. Updating data via a report (parameters passed to a stored proc) is a very dangerous approach and I would not recommend it.
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Andrew,
if you use SSRS as it was ment (i mean as a corporate reporting tool) I find it of great value.
It has however, like every product, room for improvement. Most of us also have :-)
It will take some time to get fully comfortable with it, mostly because the possibilities are very wide spectrum.
Within standardized reporting it has, IMHO, the best product value currently on the market. Do not however expect one product to fulfill the reporting needs 100%. Go for the 80/20 rule and you will deliver a fine solution!
Regards,
Vulcan900
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Render Problems When using With Asp.net..! i.e. It is not rendering properly in google chrome web browser..!Browser compatibility is a issue for many products. It's common. Before using any products, please read supported browsers for that products. Also, RS has improved Browser compatibility in new release. A product that is always improving is a great product.What you see is what you get for these type of controls but its not behaving like tht..!i.e. one option..!Some overlappings will support in some formats some wont support..!They are many things like this...!When we run with sql server we will see one type of formats and in report manger we can see other type..!You need Any more..!You are saying it working fine in all scenarios..!That means You are not using all the functionalities..!You are just going for the report presentation?
Have fun with Reporting Service
Please try this website using multiple web browsers
Alexei Cioina
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One of the valuable SSRS feature that I personally like very much is the scheduled subscription and automated report delivery functionality.
We also developed SSIS tasks to download and render SSRS reports as a PDF document and mail it to users as an attachment.
So for me, its a great reporting tool.
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One of the valuable SSRS feature that I personally like very much is the scheduled subscription and automated report delivery functionality.
Precisely. The BI consumers love that their reports are waiting for them (instead the other way around) when they arrive to their office.
Kalman Toth SQL SERVER 2012 & BI TRAINING
New Book: Beginner Database Design & SQL Programming Using Microsoft SQL Server 2012
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Windows 7 delay logon
Hi,
We are facing slow login performance on all Windows 7 machine. After analyzing I observed the following events logged on some common(Delay logon) systems.
As soon as the user enters the credentials below are the events logged one after another.
Log Name: System
Source: EventLog
Date: 11:52:52 AM
Event ID: 6005
Task Category: None
Level: Information
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: hostname.domain.com
Description:
The Event log service was started.
Log Name: System
Source: e1cexpress
Date: 11:52:52 AM
Event ID: 27
Task Category: None
Level: Warning
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: HostName.Domain.com
Description:
Intel(R) 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection
Network link is disconnected.
Even though the LAN cable was plugged in the event has been generated.
Log Name: System
Source: NETLOGON
Date: 11:53:00 AM
Event ID: 5719
Task Category: None
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: HostName.Domain.com
Description:
This computer was not able to set up a secure session with a domain controller in domain "Domain" due to the following:
There are currently no logon servers available to service the logon request.
This may lead to authentication problems. Make sure that this computer is connected to the network. If the problem persists, please contact your domain administrator.
ADDITIONAL INFO
If this computer is a domain controller for the specified domain, it sets up the secure session to the primary domain controller emulator in the specified domain. Otherwise, this computer sets up the secure session to any domain controller in the specified domain.
Followed all the steps except the 5th one as per http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938449
Log Name: System
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Time-Service
Date: 11:53:07 AM
Event ID: 129
Task Category: None
Level: Warning
Keywords:
User: LOCAL SERVICE
Computer: HostName.Domain.com
Description:
NtpClient was unable to set a domain peer to use as a time source because of discovery error. NtpClient will try again in 3473457 minutes and double the reattempt interval thereafter. The error was: The entry is not found. (0x800706E1)
I guess since the PDC is not able to communicate this event could occur.
Log Name: System
Source: Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy
Date: 04/09/12 11:53:57 AM
Event ID: 1129
Task Category: None
Level: Error
Keywords:
User: Domain\UserName
Computer: HostName.Domain.com
Description:
The processing of Group Policy failed because of lack of network connectivity to a domain controller. This may be a transient condition. A success message would be generated once the machine gets connected to the domain controller and Group Policy has succesfully processed. If you do not see a success message for several hours, then contact your administrator.
Obviously if DC / DNS resolution / Time Sync / GPO FRS is nto available to client systems would have the event logged. I tried doing "PortFast" feature on Switch port where the system was connected and that didn't worked.
Log Name: Application
Source: SceCli
Date: 11:55:49 AM
Event ID: 1202
Task Category: None
Level: Warning
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: HostName.Domain.com
Description:
Security policies were propagated with warning. 0x534 : No mapping between account names and security IDs was done.
Advanced help for this problem is available on http://support.microsoft.com. Query for "troubleshooting 1202 events".
Error 0x534 occurs when a user account in one or more Group Policy objects (GPOs) could not be resolved to a SID. This error is possibly caused by a mistyped or deleted user account referenced in either the User Rights or Restricted Groups branch of a GPO. To resolve this event, contact an administrator in the domain to perform the following actions:
We observed on User ID on GPO was added in to the option Logon As a Service but that user is nowhere in the Active Directory that's was it is not able to resolve as per the winlogon.log
Log Name: System
Source: Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy
Date: 11:55:49 AM
Event ID: 1502
Task Category: None
Level: Information
Keywords:
User: SYSTEM
Computer: HostName.Domain.com
Description:
The Group Policy settings for the computer were processed successfully. New settings from 7 Group Policy objects were detected and applied.
After few seconds there comes the events which states Network link is disconnected and above Group Policy objects were detected and applied.
These system was able to login after approx. 5 mins but there are few systems when they enter the credentials the cursor keepings on moving and after 25-30 mins later it logs in, the user if logs in to other system he gets in less than minute or 2 but on the same system it takes long time(Approx 25-30 Mins).
So further by renaming the user profile on the same system it worked very good but the problem is to understand was renaming the profile is solution to delay login and if yes what made it to got corrupted and what are the proactive steps/montioring required to avoid such scenarios.
Thanks in Advance - Charles
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Hi,
You could refer to the following article to enable the spanning tree "portfast" setting on the switch:
A "Netlogon event ID 5719" event message is logged when you start a Windows based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/247922
Meanwhile, this would be related to the NIC card, please install the original driver from the computer CD.
In addition, please refer to this link:
Intel 82579V Issue
http://communities.intel.com/thread/20429
Please Note: Since the website is not hosted by Microsoft, the link may change without notice. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this information.
Alex Zhao
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Hi Alex,
I did tried the port fast option as mentioned earlier - KB938449
For some reason I did not look(as the firmware were common on affected and non-affected systems) at NIC driver but definitely have gone through the Intel thread as you mentioned. (I could see issues on both 100Mbps / 1Gbps systems, System Model - Dell Optiplex 390)
I was wondering when I recreate the user profile works fine. I would like to know(if any) what made the user to login as smoothly by recreating the profile and I do not see any events series as mentioned above further on the resolved calls at this moment.
- Edited by Charles Derber Wednesday, September 12, 2012 1:39 PM
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Hi,
It's hard to say which part has gone wrong, but you could get a look on the several factors cause slow logon:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/askds/archive/2009/09/23/so-you-have-a-slow-logon-part-1.aspx
http://blogs.technet.com/b/askds/archive/2009/09/24/so-you-have-a-slow-logon-part-2.aspx
Alex Zhao
TechNet Community Support
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Thanks for the links.
Truly speaking I realised later while reading the post, most of the troubleshooting steps I've been already performing to get the cause but wasn't able to conclude until I renamed the user profile.
Just to add the same event series was also observed in Dell Latitude laptop E6420.
Do you want to focus or hightlight on renaming user profile / points that affects / reason it gets corrupted so that I can have a look on that areas as well to see any signs.
At the same time I do not confirm you that I have gone through ALL the steps as mentioned by the author in just 2 days from his experience / troubleshooting steps which Bob has gone through :)
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Hi,
As for my experience, I would suggest to look into the following group policy:
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\User Profiles\Set maximum wait time for the network if a user has a roaming user profile or remote home directory
And change the status of Network List Services service from "manual" to "automatic" and reboot the computer.
Alex Zhao
TechNet Community Support
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Hi Alex,
I was parallelly checking with Dell Support team for the link disconnection event id and I have tested in few systems by updating the network drivers.
Now the N/w event id(1) is stopped occuring but other events after that 5719/129 and so on still appears. (Dell Optiplex Desktops)
Log Name: System
Source: RTL8167
Date: 20/09/12 11:34:20 AM
Event ID: 1
Task Category: None
Level: Warning
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: HostName.Domain.com
Description: Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller is disconnected from network.
The Laptops am looking for the updated drivers from Dell for event id 27. (e6420 model)
I have gone through your suggestions but want to apply it somewhat at later stage & will update you further.
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I wanted to chime-in and mention that we're seeing the NETLOGON event 5719 messages (along with a GroupPolicy event 1129) on roughly 100 OptiPlex 390's installed in August. These machines were installed on switch ports that were previously hosting Windows XP-based machines that weren't having problems. Spanning-tree "portfast" is enabled on these ports. Windows XP machines and other Windows 7-based machines (OptiPlex 320/360/380 machines) connected to the same switches aren't having problems. I'm tending toward blaming the crappy RealTek NIC that Dell has started using on these machines but I can't yet say for certain.
So far, the only troubleshooting we've done is to set the "DisableDHCPMediaSense" setting, which has not resolved the issue (this has always been my "go-to" setting to change in the past w/ these kinds of problems on Windows XP, typically with RealTek NICs). We're looking into updating the NIC drivers next and possibly the hotfix in http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=2459530 (we are using a non-Microsoft DHCP relay agent on these machines).
- Edited by Evan Anderson Friday, September 28, 2012 11:37 AM Added hotfix reference back
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We're finding that installing the hotfix for KB 2459530 is causing Group Policy to apply properly in our environment. We're using the DHCP relay functionality of Dell PowerConnect 6200-series switches, and the computers experiencing problems were our first Windows 7 machines deployed on subnets that used this DHCP relay functionality. (Our prior Windows 7 deployments did not seem to have these problems but, coincidentally, were computers on the same subnet as the DHCP servers.)
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I've done it a couple of times with Cisco CUPS, I don't really have bandwidth to do a long 1:1 but if you have any questions feel free to post them here.
Basically it works, it's a bit of a rubbish setup from a user perspective compared to full EV, and MSFT and Cisco don't really like supporting it.
It's not a deployment model I would recommend.
Tom
Tom Arbuthnot, Consultant Modality Systems
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Twitter @tomarbuthnot
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Microsoft Word Versions XP-2007
When sequencing older versions of Word you may notice that it will fail to launch as in some cases it will try to do an auto-repair. This is something that can be and needs to be disabled for older versions of Word to work as an App-V application. Office 2010 still supports most, if not all Word file types so it's unlikely you would need to virtualize older versions. I like to do it for Demo purposes to show multiple versions working side by side.
Step 1 - Prepare the sequencing machine by adding the following Exclusions to the Exclusions list:
Launch the App-V Sequencer. Browse to Tools-->Options
%CSIDL_WINDOWS%\Installer
\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
Ensure Windows Search and Windows Defender services have been stopped on the machine.
Step 2 - Sequence the Application
Choose all defaults in the App-V Sequencing Wizard until you get to the window prompting you to provide a Package name. Name the package accordingly e.g. Microsoft Word 2003. Take note of the Primary Directory e.g. Q:\Microsoft Word 2003 as you'll want to install the application here. Click Next.
Choose Perform a custom installation. Click Next.
Launch Setup.exe. Ensure you select custom during the installation, For this application I allow it to install to the default Install Directory. However I do a custom installation and select unavailable for all components and sub-components except for the Word which I select to run from this computer.
Once the installation has complete you need to set the following registry:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\
NoReReg as a DWORD registry with value=1
Note 11 is the version of Word. Adjust this accordingly for whatever version you are sequencing.
Check the box to indicate the install has been completed once you have successfully installed the application.
One the next screen you can launch the app to ensure there's no unexpected prompts or errors. Once application is closed again. Click Next.
If you would like to stream from a server you should choose to customize the application further. This will allow you to modify the File Type associations and shortcut if you would like. Include the File types you would like. if you are doing this to support a certain FTA ensure it's in there, delete any unwanted. If it's just for a demo then you might be like me and remove all but .doc.
Now you may launch to capture the Feature Block 1 (What will appear first to the user) Here I launch the application and click on File, Edit and Help to ensure the menus appear right on launch time. When complete close the application and click next.
Ensure you search through the virtual registry and remove any HARDCODED references to your logged on name. Also look for any unwanted files that may have been captured in Virtual File System. Older Office installers seem to put down a lot of fluff.
When complete you may select File-->SaveAs
Save the application to the relevant path (what you set in the Deployment tab)
Step 3 - Application Complete
That should be it. You can now launch Word on your client machine and you should also be able to double click any .doc file and have it open in your sequenced Word 2003. The above also applies to Office XP and Office 2007. Just ensure you change the registry value.
I hope this is helpful for somebody!
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WDS 6.1.7600.16385
You might want to provide WDS access to users without granting them access to the WDS server. If so you can try and sequence it.
Step 1 - Prepare for sequencing:
Ensure you are using a clean virtual machine. You will also need to ensure you have a copy of the files required. Do not copy them to the machine just yet but have them ready as you won't be using a setup.exe or msi file or an installer this install will be a file copy. You will need to get these files from your WDS server. They are as follows:
C:\Windows\System32
WdsTptMgmt.dll
wdstftp.dll
wdssrv.dll
wdssipr.dll
wdspxe.dll
wdsmmc.dll
WdsMgmt.msc
wdsmgmt.dll
wdsmc.dll
WdsImgSrv.dll
WdsImage.dll
WdsDiag.dll
wdsddps.dll
wdscsl.dll
wdscp.dll
wdsbp.dll
wdsbcp.dll
C:\Windows\System32\en-US
WdsTptMgmt.dll.mui
wdssrv.dll.mui
wdsmmc.dll.mui
WdsMgmt.msc
wdsmgmt.dll.mui
wdsmc.dll.mui
WdsImgSrv.dll.mui
WdsImage.dll.mui
Step 2 - Sequence the Application
Choose all defaults in the App-V Sequencing Wizard until you get to the window prompting you to provide a Package name. Name the package accordingly e.g. Microsoft WDS 6.1.
Choose Perform a custom installation. Click Next. When prompted to install copy the following files to C:\Windows\System32
WdsTptMgmt.dll
wdstftp.dll
wdssrv.dll
wdssipr.dll
wdspxe.dll
wdsmmc.dll
WdsMgmt.msc
wdsmgmt.dll
wdsmc.dll
WdsImgSrv.dll
WdsImage.dll
WdsDiag.dll
wdsddps.dll
wdscsl.dll
wdscp.dll
wdsbp.dll
wdsbcp.dll
Next create a folder called en-us if it doesn't already exist and copy the following files:
WdsTptMgmt.dll.mui
wdssrv.dll.mui
wdsmmc.dll.mui
WdsMgmt.msc
wdsmgmt.dll.mui
wdsmc.dll.mui
WdsImgSrv.dll.mui
WdsImage.dll.mui
Check the box to indicate the install has been completed once you have successfully installed the application.
You need to choose to customize further. As you need to add a shortcut pointing to your file: WdsMgmt.msc
Now you may launch to capture the Feature Block 1 (What will appear first to the user) For this I just launched the application.
When complete you may select File-->SaveAs
Save the application to the relevant path (what you set in the Deployment tab)
Step 3 - Application Complete
That should be the application complete. One other helpful hint. Since WDS requires authentication to image a machine, you could use that AD group when deploying this App-V version of WDS.
I hope this is helpful for somebody!
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- Edited by RorymonMVP Sunday, October 7, 2012 6:21 PM
Choosing network type on small, but complex network
I own a small business. Not a "Small Business (TM)" as Microsoft fantasizes that small businesses should be, but an actual small business with just a few employees, etc. We do not have a Small Business Server. Actual small businesses can neither afford such a thing nor setup and maintain them correctly.
What we do have is a LAN in our store with four computers on it (two cash registers, one buyer, one receiving"), and a LAN in our home office (that is to say "an office which is in a room of our home") with two computers, and these two LANs are connected by a permanent IPSEC VPN established between two ZyXel routers.
Here is some detail about equipment on the LAN in the store: One of the cash registers has our Point Of Sale server software running. All systems on both LANs need to access this server. One of the cash registers has UPS shipping software loaded on it. All systems on both LANs must be able to connect to a UPS directory on this system. Connecting to a shared directory on another system used to be very easy in XP, but caused me so much grief the last time I added a Win7 system that I left the UPS software on the old computer. That wastes electricity (you might be surprised at the cost of commercial electricity!) and adds more heat to the store; plus now that system is dying and I need to make this work on Win7. The other two systems on the network are just clients. There is also a networked printer on the store's network.
I have setup the main cash register with two large uninterruptible power supplies so it can work for up to four hours during a total power outtage - a very common occurance on the north coast of Oregon in the winter and spring. It is the one with the POS database server on it and I am going to put the UPS shipping software on it, too, so it will be totally self-sufficient.
Here is some detail about equipment on the LAN in the home office: one desktop and one laptop computer, plus one networked printer.
Addressing: the LAN in the store is 192.168.1.XXX, the LAN in the home office is 192.168.2.XXX. It has been setup this way for at least 10 years because the original routers we used got confused if the LANs on either end of the VPN were in the same subnet. I'm not sure if my current routers could deal with having them both in the same subnet or not, but that's too big a project for me to take on right now. (Another aspect of small businesses is that I am also the business manager, bookkeeper, accountant, maintenance/repairman, janitor, receiving clerk, webmaster, and occasionally even sell stuff - so free time is not something I am familiar with.) I think we need to keep them separate because the VPN sometimes goes down and both LANs must be able to stand independently.
The types of network communication we need are as follows:
1. All systems need to access the POS database server on a specific port on the main cash register. I have not had trouble with this, even across the VPN.
2. All systems need to be able to connect to / remote mount / whatever-the-jargon to a shared directory on the computer with the UPS shipping software. This is a directory at the C: level, not a "Public" directory. I have had a lot of trouble with this since we switched away from an all XP-Pro environment. (That OS sure did have nice networking capabilities!)
3. All systems need access to one-another using Remote Desktop. The VPN is too slow for routine day-to-day use of the POS database from the computers in the home office and we use it constantly. So we use those RDP to login on the two back office computers at the store and we run the POS software on them. I also open and close every day on the two cash register computers and do nearly all maintenance of all four of the store computers using RDP across the VPN.
4. I need complete access to all directories on all computers at the store from my computer in the home office. It is a royal pain all this moving things to Public directories, logging in with RDP, transferring the files across, then putting them in their correct directory. This hassle is a huge step backwards from XP's networking. I realize that there is a lot of concern about security, but surely there is a way to give a specific computer complete and unfettered access. After all, my computer at home is far more secure than the computers at the store and anyone logged into one of them can access the files on that computer.
The first three of those all have equally high priority. The second is what I have the most trouble with. The fourth is probably a fantasy and I can live without it.
And that takes us to the first question. (FINALLY!) I have just received a new computer which will occupy the main cash register position. It's the one with the POS and UPS databases on it. It is loaded with Windows 7 Pro. I turned it on and it already wants to know what network type I am on. What do I tell it? Home or Work? (Not Public!)
The next question would be should I set all my computers up on Homegroup or Workgroups? (I've already looked here and did not find it helpful: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Choosing-a-network-location)
Is it possible to have both subnets on the VPN on one Homegroup or Workgroup even with different subnet numbers?
The next questions will probably follow as I proceed.
Thanks very much, in advance, for any help anyone can offer.
--Brian
- Changed type Cloud_TS Wednesday, November 7, 2012 8:17 AM
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Length of your "question" seems to be not correlated with your free time ;-) (It looks like one question in Microsoft certification examination.)
If the speed of VPN is one of your issues, I wouldrecommend to search help in Zyxel support forum. Nevetherless, give the model and configuration details for people knowledgeable to increase the chance for good advice.
Thank for understanding
Milos
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The posting instructions say to give as much information in the initial post as possible. I do not generally need to ask easy questions, I can figure them out for myself. I'm hoping that a technet forum will have members with greater expertise in the more tricky things and can help me. And the title does say it's complex. :-)
The speed of the VPN isn't the issue. I cannot do anything about that. Both of my Internet connections are ADSL - the A meaning Asymmetrical: upload and download speeds are not the same. Download speeds are in excess of 6Mb/s at both ends of the VPN, but upload speeds are less than 700Kb/s. So I am bottle-necked by the upload speeds. The data will always be going either up then down, or down then up, making the effective speed of my VPN less than 700Kb/s. We get around that by using RDP to connect to a local system in the store and we do all of our database accesses from that machine. So the only data going through the VPN is usually just the RDP control and screen updates. When we get a new system, it becomes a cash register and the older cash register becomes a remote system for I or the buyer (my wife.) So there is really no added expense in this method. We cannot afford big business Internet service as we are just a small business. It costs a lot as it is.
The real issue is that it is a PIB to move data around on these systems and share directories like we could in XP. I really need to know how to do that. I was hoping to get some advice before setting up this new system so I can get it right in the first place and not have those endless hours of hassling with every networked thing I want to do.
The immediate problem is that I need to load the UPS shipping software on the new system. That system will be the database server for the UPS shipping software. It also is supposed to have a shared directory for the remote workstations (their term). The remote workstations must connect to (mount) that shared directory both for the initial software installation and for ongoing access to the database, software updating, and who knows what else. Should I start off as a Work Network or a Home Network? Should I make all of the systems in the store into a Home Group? I've found vague statements that setting up a Home Group makes networking easier, but no specifics. And I've found other hints that I should make it a Work Group. But I can't find anything that really relates directly to my situation, just vague generalizations. Generalizations are the bane of my existence.
--Brian
- Edited by BGodfrey Saturday, October 6, 2012 9:45 PM
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I would recommend purchasing a real server, at least with RAID if you store your business files and database. The hardware/software is reasonable and it will be better suited for your scenario. Using Windows XP or Win 7 as a server, although doable, is not a good idea for running your business, especially since your business may depend on the data it has stored and the ability to move operations and generate revenue depends on its function.
You sound like you are pretty savvy and can set up a Server with some help. The wizards walk you through many things and makes it easy to set up. However, even better would be to consult with a knowledgeable person in your area for the setup. They can help you use the technology to make your business more efficient.
1. All systems need to access the POS database server on a specific port on the main cash register. I have not had trouble with this, even across the VPN.
Install the database and software on the server in a central location. UPS has a network version of their shipping software.
2. All systems need to be able to connect to / remote mount / whatever-the-jargon to a shared directory on the computer with the UPS shipping software. This is a directory at the C: level, not a "Public" directory. I have had a lot of trouble with this since we switched away from an all XP-Pro environment. (That OS sure did have nice networking capabilities!)
You do not need to share the root of the C: drive to use UPS, use their network version. It's been a long time since I have set up their software, but I don't remember having to share the entire C: drive, only a specific folder. This is secure. The other way it's not.
3. All systems need access to one-another using Remote Desktop. The VPN is too slow for routine day-to-day use of the POS database from the computers in the home office and we use it constantly. So we use those RDP to login on the two back office computers at the store and we run the POS software on them. I also open and close every day on the two cash register computers and do nearly all maintenance of all four of the store computers using RDP across the VPN.
You should RDP into those office computers from the home office anyways. It will be much faster and better than running the UPS software over a WAN/VPN.
4. I need complete access to all directories on all computers at the store from my computer in the home office. It is a royal pain all this moving things to Public directories, logging in with RDP, transferring the files across, then putting them in their correct directory. This hassle is a huge step backwards from XP's networking. I realize that there is a lot of concern about security, but surely there is a way to give a specific computer complete and unfettered access. After all, my computer at home is far more secure than the computers at the store and anyone logged into one of them can access the files on that computer.
If you are having to do this, something is wrong. You should have a shared folder, on a single machine that contain your shared files with permissions for access controls. Also, an automated backup of the folder, etc. If you are sharing the root of the c: drive across the network, that's a bad idea.
And that takes us to the first question. (FINALLY!) I have just received a new computer which will occupy the main cash register position. It's the one with the POS and UPS databases on it. It is loaded with Windows 7 Pro. I turned it on and it already wants to know what network type I am on. What do I tell it? Home or Work? (Not Public!)
This is just a question to determin the zone you are in to apply the firewall settings for the zone. I would select WORK. You can have different firewall settings for different zone. The firewall should be off for the work zone or the server machine unless you specifically open ports required for communications and database operations used by the UPS software.
Is it possible to have both subnets on the VPN on one Homegroup or Workgroup even with different subnet numbers?
Yes. Make sure your VPN Router/ VPN Tunnel supports NetBIOS broadcast.Finally, you cannot have a VPN with only a single network subnet. Each segment must have a separate subnet in order to be able to route IP traffic.
Miguel Fra | Falcon IT Services, Miami, FL
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- Edited by Miguel Fra Sunday, October 7, 2012 3:36 AM
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Sorry, we cannot justify the cost, the space, the power, or the heat production of a separate server. As a small business owner, I pay for all of these things directly from my own wallet. I don't know about other parts of the country, but our sales here have not returned to pre-recession levels yet. Buying a server will not enhance our revenues, so it won't happen. The four systems are our maximum for now. I am replacing one which is at the end of its useful life so we have no choice.
We use UPS WorldShip. It is networked. It will reside on the new system. Yes, we have to share just the UPS directory, not the whole C: drive. We tried this the last time we replaced a system. The new system was the first Win 7 system in the store. I could not make it work. I eventually ended up putting the UPS software on a Vista system and that worked. It is the Vista System that I am replacing right now. Maybe having both POS registers at Win7 will make this easier to accomplish.
We don't actually use the UPS software over the VPN. I'm sorry if I mis-stated that. Just the four systems in the store need this capability and they are all on the same LAN.
Two of the four systems in the store are used by my wife and I via RDP. But I frequently need to move files to/from my computer in the home office and this is a real pain: moving files to a Public directory, then remote logging in to the destination system to move them to the appropriate directory. I cannot do it on the POS registers while the store is open because they are in use. I used to just push or pull files using Windows Explorer and didn't bother anyone. I would like to be able to continue to do that. Unfortunately, Windows does not allow me access to many of the directories that I need to access. Microsoft has been such a huge company for so long that they have lost touch with the middle. They know how big companies with IT departments, regular "deployments" of updates of tested software, dedicated servers, etc. work. And they all go home at night and sit on their butts and watch TV while the kids play computer games or do their homework, so they have a vision of how home computing should be. But they are all employees, from the janitor to the CEO and they really have no clue how small business works, what we need, the compromises we need to make, etc. They say they do, but they really don't.
What I need is a way to inform a system that I - my user logged in to my computer at home - should have complete and unfettered access. I'm a big boy and I understand the risks. I use hardware and software firewalls at both locations, security software, anti-malware software, reasonably good passwords (could be better, but then the employees couldn't remember them and would have to write them down which defeats the purpose), etc. I have never had a virus on any of my systems, I had one trojan a couple of years ago which required a bootable removal program, but it was caught and expunged right away. Total security is not possible and is foolish to seek. I could die in a car wreck this afternoon and that would be much worse than losing my whole network, yet I am going to drive to my parent's house and then take them out to lunch.
Actually, what I really need most of all is two user access to a system. It wouldn't hurt Microsoft to allow that in a Pro-level product. In fact, that would make the Pro level OSes Pro quality.
I believe my routers are both setup to allow NetBIOS broadcast, but I will double check. I know that when I click the network section in Windows Explorer I do not see the systems on the other end of the VPN. I used to see them, but I honestly cannot remember if I lost that capability when I changed routers or when I switched away from XP Pro on our systems.
Thanks for the advice. I chose a Work network on the new system. I put it in the same Workgroup that I have used since XP first came out. I do that in Computers | Properties, but I have no idea if there is any other administration I need to do to make that Workgroup useful.
--Brian
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Windows not Responding as soon as IE is operated upon.
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Does it do the same thing when you boot into safe mode (F8)?
Have you installed any thing new in the past 2-3 weeks?
What troubleshooting have you done so far?
Please provide as many more details as you can.
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Try to find an answer by searching the archives of the forum you plan to post to. (Microsoft Community)
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Try to find an answer by inspection or experimentation.
Suggestions for asking for help on a site.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
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http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_other-windows_update/what-information-to-post-in-the-windows-update/1467f44b-ee27-4f7d-98d7-f1c4b35b3395
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Rule Protection
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I think we need more information here in order to try and help you.
Martina Miskovic
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USB connectivity in my windows 7 32 bit dell laptop
I cant access my any pen drive, usb cable, dongle in my windows 7 laptop. i try every thing for troubleshuting but did not work. i make reinstallation also. my event config file as per you say to someone in prior post is as follow:
https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=568D2FC32344C6C5!109&authkey=!AMdIEHeFQM3hJ0U
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Does the win 7 OS comes preinstall with the laptop or you install it yourself? If it comes preinstall, i suggest you to do a repair or fresh install of windows. Btw have you try inserting it on other usb port?
Could you go to device manager>usb controller. Is there any yellow exclamation mark? If there is, uninstall it, reboot your notebook & see whether windows reassign a driver for it. Alternatively ensure usb is enable in cmos setup in bios.
Please remember to click "Mark as Answer" on the post that helps you, and to click "Unmark as Answer" if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread. "
- Edited by Daniel HoEditor Saturday, October 6, 2012 12:41 AM
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I install it myself. what thing i has to do. please say me all possible way. yes any port is not working.in device manager usb controller see without ellow mark.normally.there are two usb root hub & two standard enhanced PCI to USB Host controller
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I install it myself. what thing i has to do. please say me all possible way. yes any port is not working.in device manager usb controller see without ellow mark.normally.there are two usb root hub & two standard enhanced PCI to USB Host controller
Since you mention the OS is install by yourself, you could have left out some drivers for this notebook. Btw what is the model of this dell notebook? You might want to go to dell website & search for the drivers for this model of notebook & have it download & install
Like i mention ensure USB feature is enable in cmos setup in bios as well
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Best Practice- Protection Group
Hello all,
I am new to DPM and want to design the protection group and backup. I have following:
HPD2D 2504i 3TB library configured with 16 virtual tapes in single drive
I am wiiling to take Daily Full backup for my exchange 2003, windows 2008 domain two controllers, file server with mutiple drives, sql server and blackberry server. I want to have 2 weeks retention of backup on tapes with full backup. Can you please advise best way to move forward?
Thanks in advance,
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Hi,
See these links around Protection Group design.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff399609.aspx
http://www.autechheads.com/blogs/entryid/252/dpm-protection-group-design-considerations
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If you found this post helpful, please give it a "Helpful" vote. If it answered your question, remember to mark it as an "Answer". This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties and confers no rights! Always test ANY suggestion in a test environment before implementing!
- Edited by Yegor Startsev Monday, October 15, 2012 9:43 AM fixed links
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Orca 3.1
Somebody had asked about Orca 3.1 previously on the sequencing forum. I then provided him with the sequenced application. I decided to provide a recipe here for others.
Step 1 - Prepare the sequencing machine by adding the following Exclusions to the Exclusions list:
Launch the App-V Sequencer. Browse to Tools-->Options
%CSIDL_WINDOWS%\Installer
\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
Ensure Windows Search and Windows Defender services have been stopped on the machine.
Step 2 - Sequence the Application
Choose all defaults in the App-V Sequencing Wizard until you get to the window prompting you to provide a Package name. Name the package accordingly e.g. Orca 3.1. Take note of the Primary Directory e.g. Q:\Orca 3.1 as you'll want to install the application here. Click Next.
Choose Perform a custom installation. Click Next.
Launch Orca.msi. Ensure you select custom during the installation, ensure you choose to browse on the Dialog which allows you to choose what components to install, this will allow you to change the install directory. Change it from it's C:\Program Files\Orca path to Q:\Orca 3.1 to match the primary directory set earlier in the sequence.
Check the box to indicate the install has been completed once you have successfully installed the application.
One the next screen you can launch Orca. If you would like you could browse to the Preferences/Options and change the colours or make other customizations. Once you have closed the application. Click Next.
If you would like to stream from a server you should choose to customize the application further. This will allow you to modify the File Type associations and shortcut if you would like. Personally I remove all FTA's except for MSI. As I use Orca sparingly, usually just to open and view MSI files. I also navigate MST files by opening an MSI and opening the MST within Orca. But that's up to you. When complete click next.
Now you may launch to capture the Feature Block 1 (What will appear first to the user) Here I launch the application and click on File, Edit and Help to ensure the menus appear right on launch time. When complete close the application and click next.
You can then either save or continue to modify. Continue to modify. You will now see the Sequencer Interface with multiple tabs e.g. Deployment, Files, Virtual Registry etc. Browse to the OSD tab. Expand Implementation-->Expand VIRTUALENV--> Expand ENVLIST. Right Click ENVLIST and add a new environment tag. Click on the ENVIRONMENT TAG.
You will now see VARIABLE in the right window pane. Insert the value on the right column. __COMPAT_LAYER
Click in the grey box and type the word RunAsInvoker
When complete you may select File-->SaveAs
Save the application to the relevant path (what you set in the Deployment tab)
Step 3 - Application Complete
You can now deploy the application however you see fit. If you open the .osd file outputted with Notepad you should see the variable you just created. It will look like:
<ENVLIST>
<ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE="__COMPAT_LAYER">RunAsInvoker</ENVIRONMENT>
</ENVLIST>
This will ensure the UAC prompt usually experienced when running Orca will now be suppressed.
I hope this is helpful for somebody!
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- Edited by RorymonMVP Sunday, October 7, 2012 5:00 AM
Update failed XML Core Services 4.0 Windows 7 Home Premium KB2721691
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Hi,
Did you receive any error code?
Please try to install manually download the update KB2721691 and install it in Clean Boot mode.
Security Update for Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 Service Pack 3 for x64-based Systems (KB2721691)
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30193
If the issue persists, please upload the WindowsUpdate.log to SkyDrive via:http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itproui/thread/4fc10639-02db-4665-993a-08d865088d65
Tracy Cai
TechNet Community Support
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I to have received the same message and been unable to fix it no matter what I tried. The error number is 643 and the log file can be found on log file.
Some of the things I have tried are
- Microsoft FixIT
- Complete uninstall and reinstall of .NET Framework programs
- Both versions 4.5 and 4.0 failed
Please let me know of anything else you may need. This problem, I believe, may also preventing me from installing QuickBooks 2013 and Intuit has been unable to help with with the QuickBooks Problem.
Any help would be appreciated. Many thanks.
earl.novendstern@usa.net
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