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We have been refurbishing an old Dell Precision M4300 this week and we have had nothing but problems with one driver missing. We downloaded all the drivers from the Dell support website but still it was showing as an Unknown Device: This had been driving use crazy and even though we had searched for the Hardware ID for the driver …
Dell Wireless 360 Bluetooth Module Drivers Read More7-Zip have released a new beta version of their compression utility taking it up to 9.38 beta. 7-Zip is one of the best compression utilities available and even more it is free to use including in corporate environments. You can download the installer files (including MSI files) from the download link below: DOWNLOAD COMMENTS If you have any questions or …
7-Zip Version 9.38 Beta Released Read MoreWith the launch of the .xyz domains, we thought we would get in on the act and purchase some of these ourselves for techygeekshome. We have purchased the following domains all of which point to this sites home page for now although we might do something more interesting with them in time. sccm.xyz technicalhelp.xyz technologygeeks.xyz techy.xyz techygeeks.xyz techygeekshome.xyz tecky.xyz So …
XYZ Domain Names Read MoreIf you want to install VNC silently so that you can distribute it using systems like Configuration Manager then you will need the installation silent command line. To run the silent install you can use the below command line that will install the full VNC package silently and without restarting the end users computer. Command Line Parameters Note that the …
VNC Silent Installation Command Line Read MoreMost professional people these days seem to have a LinkedIn account and it is very quickly turning into a marketing persons dream. I get a huge amount of sales and marketing people emailing and phoning me constantly trying to sell me stuff I nor my business want. Whenever I query where they got my details from, the answer is usually …
How to remove connections on LinkedIn Read MoreIts that time of year again where Santa will be loading up his sleigh and delivering presents to kids all over the world. But with all the modern technology these days, even Santa cannot get away from being tracked wherever he goes! So, get yourself (or your kids!) onto the Track Santa NORAD website and you can see videos of …
Track Santa with the help of NORAD! Read MoreIf you want to transfer your Infrastructure Master FSMO Role to a different server then you can follow the steps below to carry this out. You should first logon to your Domain Controller using an Enterprise Administrator account and then launch an elevated command prompt. You should then enter the following commands within the command prompt: ntdsutil roles connections connect …
How to Transfer Infrastructure Master FSMO Role to a Different Server Read MoreFollowing on from our recent posts about dodgy Microsoft updates, we thought we should post about how to uninstall Windows and Office Updates using WSUS. A lot of the issues people fast with dodgy Microsoft updates are when they are automatically or accidentally released through WSUS to your end users machines meaning that on their next “Check for Updates” cycle, …
Uninstall Windows and Office Updates using Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) Read MoreDatabases not running smoothly can be responsible for bad business performance. More often than not, there’s a simple explanation for why a database isn’t working properly and, with a few simple changes, you can help keep them in good working order. It can make good business sense to use an IT support provider, such as Ubertas, to maintain your databases …
How to keep databases running smoothly Read MoreSkype version 7.0 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 the installer is packaged as …
Skype 7.0 Released – MSI Download Link & Silent Install Instructions Read MoreAfter Microsoft released a bunch of updates this week that broke Excel, today we ran into issues with their updates breaking Internet Explorer! After some more updates were released through our WSUS server to client machines, users started to experience Internet Explorer crashes on load up making the browser virtually unusable. So, having to then spend more hours searching for …
Windows Update Causing Internet Explorer to Crash – KB3008923 Read MoreWe are a bit late with this one but Teamviewer have released version 10.0.36244 of their excellent remote control and support software. This is free to use software for personal use and is excellent if you want to help out a family member or even just remote control your home PC from somewhere else. You can get the latest version …
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