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Oct 1, 2012
Outlook 2003 will not open ZIP files on Windows 7
SummaryUser has Windows 7 (32 or 64 bit) and when they open a ZIP file directly from within an email, nothing happens. If the user saves the ZIP file from the email to the C Drive then opens it, it works normally.SolutionFor 32-bit version of Windows• Open Registry Editor (Start > regedit)• Navigate to the following key•... read more
Oct 1, 2012
Windows 7 x64 and printers hosted on Windows server 2003
The first obstacle which I’ve had to overcome that was worthy of a post is regarding network printer installations on a Windows 7 64 bit client. Nice and easy you say, however our printer servers are running Windows server 2003 32bit and when I try to connect to them from a Win7 client, it tells me no drivers are available and that’s that.Well I found an easy solution to allow Win7... read more
Oct 1, 2012
ThinkPad W510 with unknown device PCIVEN_8086&DEV_4239
The new Lenovo website launched in the last month or so has been the brain of my working life. I visit that site like 10 times a day and since it has changed it has pretty much made my working life hell.Today’s challenge saw me build a ThinkPad W510 laptop with Win7 x64. All went well until I was left with one ? in device manager and it was the wireless adapter. System... read more
Oct 1, 2012
Windows 7 ‘disappearing’ desktop icons
One ‘problem’ that has come up within our win7 user group already is the fact that desktop icons mysteriously ‘disappear’ by themselves. There one minute and gone the next.It seems it happens more frequently after waking the machine up from suspension/hibernation but also happens at other random times.After reading up on this, it appears this is caused by the Windows Diagnosis... read more
Oct 1, 2012
Installing Printers on a Win7 machine without Admin Rights
OK so you’ve deployed Windows 7 to your clients and you have not given them local administrator rights (damn right in an enterprise environment).However non administrator rights means no printer installations without a UAC prompt for admin credentials – which can prove a thorn in the side, especially if your users move around a lot and need to install printers at various locations.This can be... read more
