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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204011302009-05-18T00:31:41.753-04:00IntelliAdminWindows administration tricks and tipsSteve Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14059954282329037536noreply@blogger.comBlogger331125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20401130.post-67578461219852070502008-11-25T23:03:00.004-05:002009-01-03T12:12:00.254-05:00Windows 7 - Five reasons it will be a great upgrade

When Vista was first released I wrote an article titled "The 5 Sins of Vista" Each Sin was a bug or issue with Vista that I thought needed to be fixed.Lets look at all 5 of them1. The new file browsing is broken2. The new start menu sucks3. Windows Networking is a Mess4. Windows search is broken5. Windows copying is not improvedA friend of mine attended the Microsoft's Professional Developers

Steve Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14059954282329037536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20401130.post-44057393041852914152008-11-23T01:48:00.004-05:002009-01-08T14:25:10.915-05:00iPhone Remote Control - For my Christmas Lights

Last weekend I was digging through the attic to get Christmas lights. It was time to start fixing the ones that are not working anymore. In the container of lights I have these boxes that plug into the wall and allow me to turn the lights on and off with a remote control. On the outside of the box it says "Plug-N-Power". I think I bought them over 20 years ago.

Steve Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14059954282329037536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20401130.post-5288592848593597912008-11-18T22:08:00.003-05:002008-11-19T10:08:22.669-05:00New Blog Software

If you can read this, you have the old RSS feed. Please update your links:RSS:http://www.intelliadmin.com/blog/index.php?feed=rss2ATOM:http://www.intelliadmin.com/blog/index.php?feed=atom

Steve Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14059954282329037536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20401130.post-54021999187624080602008-11-17T00:29:00.002-05:002008-11-17T00:35:24.693-05:00Get ZoneAlarm Pro free - Next Tuesday

On Tuesday (November 18th) The ZoneAlarm Pro firewall software will be free for 24 hours. It is in celebration of Check Point's 15th anniversary.ZoneAlarm Pro is an antispyware, firewall, and ID protection suite that normally costs $39.95.At 6 AM PDT, Tuesday morning this page:http://download.zonealarm.com/bin/free/sum/index.htmlWill become live and provide instructions for downloading your free

Steve Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14059954282329037536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20401130.post-28133180972193533052008-11-15T23:38:00.002-05:002008-11-15T23:57:45.604-05:00AVG giving out free subscriptions

Earlier this week I wrote about how AVG prompted for the removal of a critical windows file. This was due to an invalid signature that made User32.dll look like a virus, when it wasn't. If you "Healed" the file, Windows would no longer boot.On Thrusday, AVG announced: "As a follow-up to the rapid distribution of recovery instructions and repair CDs, AVG Technologies is offering all affected users

Steve Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14059954282329037536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20401130.post-75422292955985228282008-11-13T23:22:00.002-05:002008-11-13T23:49:58.137-05:00Windows 2008 R2 - 32 bit support optional

I have been digging up as much information possible about Windows 2008 R2. Mostly because I fear that Windows 7, and 2008 R2 will be another smack down for us in regard to application compatibility.According to a Windows 2008 server blog:WoW64 support for 32bit applications is now an optional feature in Server Core R2 and is not installed by default. This enables you to further reduce the

Steve Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14059954282329037536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20401130.post-38034609531205967892008-11-13T14:35:00.003-05:002008-11-18T01:53:15.004-05:00Delete Auto-complete Items in Outlook 2007

From time to time I have accidentally typed in the wrong address in Outlook. To make matters worse the wrong email address comes up every time when I start typing.I searched for quite some time trying to figure out how to remove items from the list - until finally I discovered the obvious. To remove an item from auto-complete simply select the address with the cursor keys, and press the delete

Steve Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14059954282329037536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20401130.post-61865339744839187232008-11-13T09:18:00.003-05:002008-11-13T14:07:41.099-05:00Verizon to sell BlackBerry Storm for under $200

In their quest to compete with the iPhone, Research In Motion has developed the BlackBerry storm. For quite some time BlackBerry has had a grip on the corporate environment. That was starting to fall apart with the iPhone. We can attest to that from our own informal sampling here. For a long time we would only get requests to create BlackBerry compatible applications. These days it is about 50/50

Steve Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14059954282329037536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20401130.post-49528748161182202402008-11-13T00:42:00.005-05:002008-11-13T14:06:54.577-05:00The security hole that took 7 years to patch

Microsoft has recently released patch MS08-068 - Another SMB remote code execution bug. It allows anyone who exploits the flaw to take control of that computer. If you have not gotten the patch yet - I would get it as soon as you can.The disturbing part is that Microsoft knew about this flaw as far back as 2001. According to Microsoft, they held back on releasing a fix because it would

Steve Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14059954282329037536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20401130.post-11231503443000317782008-11-12T11:17:00.002-05:002008-11-12T11:37:06.975-05:00Parallels 4.0 Released

VMWare's competitor, Parallels, has just released 4.0 of their Virtualization product. It is a Mac only product, but many Windows users (like me) only use Windows in a virtual environment on a Mac.From Parallels, here is a list of new features:Redesigned User Interface - provides quick access to all virtual machines. Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac also improves upon earlier iterations by

Steve Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14059954282329037536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20401130.post-86614411017810214382008-11-11T11:05:00.003-05:002008-11-11T11:58:31.259-05:00AVG Virus Scanner Removes Critical Windows File

Yesterday the AVG virus scanner accidentally marked User32.dll as a virus. Since this is a critical windows component, it has caused many machines not to boot. Two of our XP machines experienced the issue here, but it has not seemed to have bothered our Vista installs.This happened because their scanner contained an incorrect virus signature that led it to think that user32.dll contained the

Steve Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14059954282329037536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20401130.post-70127513849770130022008-11-10T21:56:00.004-05:002008-11-11T11:17:49.809-05:00Windows 2008 R2 Sneak Peak

Microsoft has announced some of the new features of 2008 R2, a server update that will coincide with the release of Windows 7. Starting with R2 all server releases from Microsoft will be 64 bit only. From this point on Microsoft will no longer ship a 32 bit server OS. One of the more interesting things I found in the Windows 2008 R2 reviewer's guide is some new features in Remote Desktop:•

Steve Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14059954282329037536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20401130.post-41965646496990143822008-11-10T10:26:00.002-05:002008-11-10T10:58:03.104-05:005 new features of Windows 7

The noise about Windows 7 is growing. If you haven't heard, Windows 7 is the next version of Windows. Microsoft has said that it will be released fourth quarter 2009. If Windows Vista is the Windows ME of the new millennium, then Windows 7 should be the Windows XP. If you have ever used Windows ME you will know what I mean. I have done some research to find out what the 5 biggest features will

Steve Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14059954282329037536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20401130.post-92009062796286429222008-10-31T00:22:00.002-04:002008-10-31T00:34:12.240-04:00Remote Control 3.0 Released!

Finally - Remote Control 3.0 has been releasedWe appreciate all of the hard work our Beta testers have done for us.Here is a link to the trial:http://www.intelliadmin.com/setupex.exeScreen Shots:http://www.intelliadmin.com/RemoteControl3_ScreenShots.htmAll current customers should receive an email sometime on October 31st (Today). If you do not get your email...drop us a line at support@

Steve Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14059954282329037536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20401130.post-90120399082280766332008-10-26T21:23:00.004-04:002008-10-26T21:36:08.177-04:00Reset your Office 2007 Serial number

We have been working on various test systems here, and sometimes we use the wrong serial number for Office 2007 (One that we have on other systems that are used for work instead of testing). I only figure this after I have installed the whole package.I wanted to find a way of simply entering a new serial number after the fact.I researched to see if there was a way to update it without the

Steve Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14059954282329037536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20401130.post-78238026834297127412008-10-23T11:43:00.002-04:002008-10-23T11:49:36.678-04:00SMB Vulnerablity Found - Emergency Patch

Microsoft has announced that they will be releasing an emergency out of cycle patch for Windows users today.There are few details on why it is releasing the patch, but a little research shows that it is a flaw in SMB - Windows File Sharing. The update will be released at 10 A.M. Pacific time, as announced on the Microsoft Security blog.If you take a peek over at the National Vulnerability

Steve Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14059954282329037536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20401130.post-30628132696238627952008-10-20T11:07:00.004-04:002008-10-20T11:48:50.539-04:00Remote Control RC6 - Public Beta

We are now opening the beta to the general public. If you don't know already, our Remote Control 3.0 is in beta, and has a few interesting features:-256 bit AES encryption-Request Access before connecting-Support for Vista, 2008 and 64 bit windows-Support for third party VNC clients like RealVNC, UltraVNC, and TightVNC.To Get the download, simply use this form to get into the beta site:http://

Steve Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14059954282329037536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20401130.post-48509821226957896352008-10-18T22:54:00.005-04:002008-10-19T01:03:14.598-04:00Enable file and printer sharing using group policy

Since the release of Windows XP SP2 file and printer sharing has been blocked by default in the Windows firewall.This creates a problem for many of our tools and products. For example, our remote USB disabler cannot do its work without remotely writing the appropriate registry keys. Our Remote Control product cannot automatically install its agent without file and printer sharing. They all use

Steve Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14059954282329037536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20401130.post-14482151906902848692008-10-16T02:44:00.004-04:002008-11-10T23:05:44.916-05:0064 Bit VNC Server

Sorry to keep blabbering about our remote control product, but we released another beta today. This Release Candidate has added VNC support. This means we now have a fully functional 32 Bit - 64 bit - Vista - and 2008 compatible VNC Server. (Update: We have released the full version...see download link at the bottom)It has a cool new setup wizard, and agent settings application. Here are a few

Steve Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14059954282329037536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20401130.post-83963556416155737992008-10-13T10:33:00.005-04:002008-10-13T11:30:23.239-04:00Vista and Windows 2000 Authenticaiton Problems - Resolved

We have many test systems here. Ranging from Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP Home, to Windows 2008 x64. Something I noticed today while testing...when I tried to connect to some Windows 2000 machines - the remote computer would not accept my password:I happened to be working from a Vista Ultimate machine. So I went over to one of our XP Pro installs - it worked fine. The more testing I did, I

Steve Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14059954282329037536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20401130.post-55620221276480269262008-10-10T23:00:00.002-04:002008-11-10T23:06:29.896-05:00Vista VNC Server

Steve Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14059954282329037536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20401130.post-1508519275025529582008-10-10T01:44:00.003-04:002008-10-10T02:00:24.609-04:00Remote Control Beta RC3

Just posted RC3 to the beta site. We have fixed a number of bugs...and updated the artwork for the logo:If you want to take it for a spin email us at support@intelliadmin.com and put beta in the subject...if you already sent us a mail and have not gotten your invitation...then please send it again. We are getting a large number of requests, and since we are silly enough to do them by hand...some

Steve Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14059954282329037536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20401130.post-54028911898785671552008-10-01T01:05:00.002-04:002008-10-01T01:11:12.154-04:00Release Candidate 1

We have just uploaded RC1 of our Remote Control LAN Edition. If you would like to take it for a spin...email us at support@intelliadmin.com with beta in the subject.A few features:1. It supports Windows Vista, 2008, 2000, XP, 2003, 32 and 64 bit versions 2. It allows you to request access before connecting to a machine3. It works over the internet now...and only one TCP port is needed.4. Supports

Steve Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14059954282329037536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20401130.post-60845033057591295172008-09-26T03:31:00.002-04:002008-09-26T04:01:08.520-04:00Remote Control Beta

If you haven't noticed...it has been very quiet here. It is because we have been fighting with a performance issue within the new Remote Control LAN edition beta. For almost three months we have been combing through the code and updating the most performance intensive sections. In some cases we used assembly language to eek out every bit of speed we could.Many of you have signed up for the beta,

Steve Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14059954282329037536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20401130.post-67577043852092160562008-08-17T01:31:00.005-04:002008-10-10T02:10:11.452-04:00Diagnose Windows Memory Problems

If you have a machine that is locking up, freezing, or blue-screening...you may want to check out this utility from Microsoft. It is called "Windows Memory Diagnostic". It is a program that will run a variety of tests on your hardware and make sure that there are no issues with your memory.It does not require an install. You simple download the main application from hereThis simple download will

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