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Large ntuser.dat files in server 2003 – HP driver issue

May

10

2012

Originally our terminal service server ran out of space, wondering why, we went to investigate and saw that ntuser.dat files were about 400MB or more. We also noted that new users logging in were taking 15-20 minutes to actually load into the terminal service the first time. What we eventually found out was that the ...

Getting Panasonic CF-53 USB3.0 Drivers to load into WinPE/Landesk

Mar

28

2012

This one was a headache! I got all drivers loaded properly for Panasonic CF-53 in Windows 7, except one unknown device, which was actually a USB 3.0 Hub driver. It would not load the traditional way, so what I ended up doing was taking the drivers, and putting them on the image itself under C:\windows\inf ...

Panasonic Toughbook CF-53 ACPI\MAT0021 driver 2

Feb

21

2012

We are getting in some new CF-53 – Standard laptops. My task is to find some drivers that are missing. One was ACPI\MAT0021 The driver is for the Panasonic Misc. You can get it from Panasonic’s website, or you can pull it from here (this one is for windows 7 32bit sp1): http://www.uploadland.com/?d=4F43AEA31 If you ...

Panasonic Toughbook CF-53 ACPI\MAT0019 driver 6

Feb

21

2012

We are getting in some new CF-53 – Standard laptops. My task is to find some drivers that are missing. One was ACPI\MAT0019 The driver is for the hot key’s. You can get it from Panasonic’s website, or you can pull it from here (this one is for windows 7 32bit sp1) : http://www.uploadland.com/?d=4F43AE1D1 If ...

How to burn dmg in windows 7 4

Nov

25

2011

I got a 2006 Macbook Pro, which had 0’d out hard drive. So I wanted to get OS X loaded on to it. I found a dmg file that had OS X 10.6. Doing a quick Google search, I figured out I can easily burn the dmg file to be bootable. What you need first ...

Code 12: This device cannot find enough free resources that it can use – PC770 verizon air card

Sep

21

2011

I had an E6400 Dell with an issue where his Verizon air card (PC770) would not connect up every time. It would say device unknown. I looked at device manager, and it showed the NEC driver as have an error code of “Code 12: This device cannot find enough free resources that it can use”. ...

Fresh AHCI install vs AHCI registry tweak

Sep

1

2011

When I was running my AHCI vs ATA tests, I thought it would be a perfect time to see if a fresh install (factory image from dell) of AHCI is better then a registry tweak AHCI install (basically coming from ATA, without reformating with our stock image). AHCI with registry tweak : [zp src=”atto-ahci-samsung.jpg” album=”blog/samsungSSD/” ...

How Do I change from IDE to AHCI in windows 7? 1

Sep

1

2011

There is a very simple way to do this, Microsoft has it all laid out. 1) Exit all Windows-based programs. 2) Click Start, type regedit in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER. 3) If you receive the User Account Control dialog box, click Continue. 4) Locate and then click one of the following ...

ISO image to flash drive

Aug

29

2011

This operation assumes your machine can boot from a USB enabled device. Check your BIOS to make sure. You also MUST have a DVD copy of Vista to install the source files from the DVD to a USB flash drive: 1. Insert your USB flash drive and enter the following commands: (please note this list ...

Error 1720 with Microsoft Windows Installer

Jun

30

2011

I had noticed this error a few times when trying to remove programs. I specifically used this for Windows XP. Install/Download this : http://uploadland.com/?d=4E0C98EC1 If that does not fix it, try and run a driver cleaner, like these : http://uploadland.com/?d=4E0C98ED1 http://uploadland.com/?d=4E0C98EE1 All you need to do with the cleaners is remove the bad install, and ...