Category Archives: Windows Vista

How to create an Administrative shortcut.

As most systems administrators know, you should log into your computer as a normal domain user who does not have elevated privileges in your Active Directory domain and only run administrative programs with elevated privileges when necessary. You could hold … Continue reading

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System Optimization Tool

One of the system optimization tools I periodically run on my computers is CCleaner. It is a freeware program from www.ccleaner.com. During the installation of CCleaner, I take the following options, but this is more of a personal preference than a … Continue reading

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Vista and 7 x64 Audio Codec Problem

Problem: An important audio codec is missing from 64bit versions of Windows Vista and Windows 7. Some media files generate an error when using Windows Media Player. Third party media players seem to affected as well, since some will play … Continue reading

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