You may have started to come across image files that are in WEBP forma on the internet recently. These are usually opened using Google Chrome but this can be very annoying if you have saved a number of these images and want to browse through them using Windows Photo Viewer instead of having to open […]
Year: 2014
VLC Player – 2.1.5 Released
VLC Player 2.1.5 has been released and is probably the best media player on the internet. VLC Player is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. This is basically your all in one media centre and […]
FileZilla 3.9.0.2 – Packaged MSI Installer Released
We use FileZilla a lot and we wanted an MSI installer for it. However, we could not seem to find one anywhere and FileZilla themselves do not supply one. So, we decided to create one ourselves. Depending on how popular this proves, if it is worth our time we will keep up to date with […]
Configuration Manager 2012 – How to Capture Task Sequence Error Logs to a Network Share
We have recently been doing some big OSD projects and with testing for such big projects comes the point where some of your testing will fail, so to find out why a test sequence fails, the first thing you should look at is your log files. However, ConfigMgr makes this an annoying process as the […]
Java 7 Update 67 Released – MSI and Offline Installer
Java have now released update 67 of version 7 of their Java Client software. The update is available as an offline installer and using our guide below, you can extract the MSI from it and use it for deployment by using Windows Updates to update current machines or add to your Configuration Manager Application Catalog […]
Configuration Manager 2012 – Where are my OSD Task Sequence Log Files?
When running Configuration Manager OSD Task Sequences, it can be extremely frustrating trying to find the ever moving log files if you get an error during the deployment. The log files move locations on your hard disk depending on what stage of deployment your task sequence is at. To try and help you find where […]
System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 Cumulative Update 5 Released
System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 Cumulative Update 5 has been released by Microsoft. The issues that have been fixed in this update are as below (source: Microsoft): Task sequences The Continue on error check box is not selected under Task Sequences when an Install Software step and a Virtual Application package are defined as […]
Skype 6.18 Released – MSI Download Link & Silent Install Instructions
Skype version 6.18 has now been released and if you would like to either add this to your Configuration Manager Software Catalog or even have it available through WDS or Group Policy, then you will want to download the MSI file for it. Skype do provide a direct download link for its Skype software and […]
Failed to validate content hash on ConfigMgr Distribution Points after Content Validation
We have recently had problems with our global distribution points in ConfigMgr after the monthly content validation has happened. On some of our distribution points (not all) we are getting and error stating: “Failed to validate content hash” With our monitoring on the Distribution Point Configuration Status looking like this (click the thumbnails for the […]
Alternative Download Pages for Freeware Products
As you may be aware, we supply a number of custom designed and created freeware utilities. All of these are available from our website by click the Downloads button on the top menu bar. However, if you like to use alternative sites for your downloads, then we also have all of our products available to […]
Windows Server 2012 R2 Core – Adding Roles and Features Error Fix
If you have been trying to load any roles or features onto your Server 2012 R2 Core using Powershell, then you may find that you are the victim of this error message everytime you try to run your command: No matter was source you enter, it will not work. This frustrated us for days until […]
Java 7 Update 65 Released – MSI and Offline Installer
Java have now released update 65 of version 7 of their Java Client software. The update is available as an offline installer and using our guide below, you can extract the MSI from it and use it for deployment by using Windows Updates to update current machines or add to your Configuration Manager Application Catalog […]
