Windows Remote Desktop Printing
Often home users connecting to a remote computer would like to print to their local printer. It is possible, at least sometimes, depending on the printer. The basic idea is …
Optiplex 960 Network Card Dropouts and Slow Speed
Recently installed a new Dell Optiplex 960 running 32-bit Windows 7 Enterprise. The system board includes an Intel 82567LM-3 network adapter. With the latest Intel driver from Dell, version 11.5.4.0, …
Computing Interrupted: The Windows 7 Remote Desktop Experience
The Remote Desktop experience in Window 7 computer has changed significantly since the Windows XP days. Here's a brief overview.
Monitor Bandwidth with PRTG and a PowerConnect 2824 Switch
The previous post described basic setup of the Dell PowerConnect 2824 switch. One of the reasons I bought this switch is its ability to “mirror” a port. This allows a …
Setting Up a Dell PowerConnect 2824 Switch
I recently purchased a Dell PowerConnect 2824 switch for use at a client site. The switch has some great features for the price, but the setup instructions are very wrong. …
Windows 7 Causes 675 0x19 Security Errors in Windows 2003 Domain
I had this issue with Vista and now it has returned with Windows 7. I got some good advice in the Microsoft Partner Newsgroup and wanted to pass it along. …
Group Policy in a Mixed Windows XP – Windows 7 Environment
I’ve recently added a Windows 7 Enterprise computer to a network that is mostly running Windows XP SP3 with a Windows Server 2003 R2 server. One of the main challenges …
Activate Windows 7 Enterprise with a MAK Key
Update 10/25/2010: This article is superseded by Activate Windows 7 Enterprise with a MAK Key – GUI Method. A small customer purchased Software Assurance (SA) on their Windows desktop licenses. …
Go Daddy Email Too Smart for the Cloud
A small customer has an in-house mail server. After some recent DSL connection woes, I’m getting nervous about this single point of failure for their email service. The customer’s Go …
Thin Client vs. Desktop in the Small Business
A non-profit customer has an underutilized server and a desktop due and budgeted for replacement. Would it make sense to replace the desktop with a thin client, and run the …