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During deployments of multiple systems with the exact same hardware configuration, Sysprep is the most common tool to assist this along with Ghost.If you have Sophos on your original deployment image, you may find that you cannot access the Sophos console on c...

A mouse with a scroll wheel that works fine in Windows Vista, Windows XP, and other OS’es does not work properly in Windows 7.In some applications in Windows 7, it may work fine, in others, it either does not work, or does not scroll down (scrolling up still w...

On computers that have been upgraded from Windows Vista to Windows 7, iTunes always launches with an error iTunes.exe has been set to run in compatibility mode for an older version of Windows. For best results, turn off compatibility mode for iTunes before you...

In the Windows 7 taskbar, if you have lots of windows for the same application open, things may get confusing when you are trying to find the window you want.If you control-click on the application in question, the last window will show up. If you keep clickin...

To download and install Adobe Flash, please visit: http://www.get.adobe.com/flashplayer/Reference: http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/installation-problems-flash-player-windows.html#main-pars_header http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/distribution3.h...

Standard steps to do if you believe your e-mail has been hacked:http://blogs.msdn.com/b/securitytipstalk/archive/2010/07/07/hotmail-hacked-take-these-steps.aspxWhile Hotmail is the most common target for hacking in the media, the instructions and general advic...

To reset account passwords in Windows without an existing administrator account privileges, there are two choices:1) Do a repair install of Windows from your installation media, and after the initial reboot and “Installing Windows” screen, wait for Installing ...

Users of Intel-based systems with Intel chipsets may encounter some systems where RAID is enabled, but users wish to add additional harddisks or migrate RAID types.Standard Dell and HP business-class desktops such as the Optiplex 755 and 8100 Elite all support...

Java is notorious for installing updates (current version as of this writing is version 6, Update 23) but not removing the old versions.Finding a system with multiple Java versions (e.g. Java 6 Update 10, Java 6 Update 17, and Java 6 Update 20 all on the syste...

How to bookmark protected UCLA application sites and ALL other UCLA-logon-required sites that are protected— this is an issue with many sites that require a logon and do not have a bookmark-friendly first landing page.This is not limited to just UCLA Shibbolet...

Windows 7 BackupDraft v0.1 — 6 April 2011Brian J. Won brian@ssc.ucla.eduUCLA Social Sciences ComputingGuide to basic setup and restore using Windows 7’s built-in backup.Setup:Start → Control Panel → System and Security → Backup and RestoreBackup → Set up back...

Crashplan Backup Guide17 May 2011, v0.1Brian J. Won – brian@ssc.ucla.eduUsing Crashplan 3.03, Windows 7 Enterprise x64 SP1For local backup on to an external harddisk directly connected to the user’s computer.Backup:After downloading and installing Crashplan fr...

There is (as of this writing) a large user base of older model Ricoh MFPs (copier/scanner/fax) installed that do not have an OS X 10.6 driver from Ricoh. This includes the Ricoh Aficio MP 8000.The researched solution is to use the open-source pxlmono driver se...

An apparently unchanged Thunderbird installation suddenly lost all of its e-mail and settings, and a blank default profile in its place? Start Thunderbird with the Profile Manager to verify the displayed profile. Most Thunderbird users have only a single profi...

HP USB 3.0 SuperSpeed PCI-e x1 add-in card commonly found in HP desktops, circa 2010 and 2011 driver.Common low-profile add-in card found in HP 8200 Elite CMT (convertible mini-tower), HP 8200 Elite SFF, HP Z400 workstations, and other HP systems.Identified as...

ENVI 5.0 requires additional packages not included in OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion.Java – ENVI has required Java for years. The ENVI installer will prompt the user and download it as part of ENVI installation.X11 – X11 is no longer included with Mountain Lion, but ...

When performing a motherboard swap in an HP system, to ensure proper system functionality, the system IDs will need to be reprogrammed from the product SKU label(s) on your system.Entering the BIOS/UEFI on your replacement HP system board and then going to sys...

The Microsoft Home Use Program allows employees at eligible companies to buy an annual subscription of Microsoft 365 Family or Microsoft 365 Personal at a discount for use on personal devices.https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/home-use-program