Unable to save MS Excel spreadsheets to a Windows Server 2008 network share

Yesterday I had an end user call me from one of our branch offices, she said that they store their spreadsheets on a network share;  \\server_name\folder_name They have this network share mapped as a network drive, so they open the folder location then open a spreadsheet they want to edit, when they try to save it by clicking on the […]

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How to Troubleshoot SVCHOST.EXE 100% CPU Usage Problems

If you have noticed that your Windows XP, Vista, or 7 PC is running slowly and that SVCHOST.EXE is taking 100% of your single core CPU system (or 50% of your dual core CPU system), this is the article for you! SVCHOST.EXE is a generic “host” or holder of services which run from .DLL’s.  Basically .DLL’s are small programs that […]

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Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7 and Windows Servers

Introduction As Windows administrators, we tend to rely on administrative tools to manage our server infrastructure. If working as a systems administrator, daily tasks require many logins and that can sometimes get frustrating if you are busy either deploying a new server, or configure DNS records, managing Active Directory and Group Policy from your local PC. With your PC, your […]

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Windows 7 autologon

This is a small and simple post how you can enable Windows 7 Autologon. Open the Command Prompt Run the command “control userpasswords2″ Uncheck the check box for “Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer” Enter the credentials for the User to logon

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Dual Boot Your Pre-Installed Windows 7 Computer with Ubuntu

You have a new computer that came with Windows 7 pre-installed on it, and you want to create a dual boot system so you can run Ubuntu Linux as well. Here we take you through the process to install Ubuntu on your pre-installed Windows 7 machine. For this demonstration we’re using Windows 7 Home Premium (32-bit) and Ubuntu 9.10 (32-bit) […]

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