Windows Server 2008 Activation Error 0x8007232B
Posted by Dave Mellors | Filed under Fixes to problems
When I went to activate a new install of Windows Server 2008 R2 I received an error 0x8007232B. I install Win2k8 on a fairly regular basis and knew I had come across this error before but some of the Google results started talking about Vista and MAK keys and volume license agreements and I was [...]
Tags: error, vista, windows server
VPN Error: This connection requires an active Internet Connection – Windows Vista
Posted by Dave Mellors | Filed under Fixes to problems, How To
Windows Vista VPN Error When I try to connect to VPN on my Vista PC I click on “Connect To” and the VPN connection has a cross next to it and an error that reads “This connection requires an active Internet Connection”. For ages I have just been using a workaround that involves going [...]
Light or faint color text on black and white HP LaserJet
Posted by Dave Mellors | Filed under Fixes to problems
The nearest printer to my desk is a HP LaserJet 4050 and whenever I print coloured text I find that the printer prints the colored text too light. At first I thought the problem might be because I am using Vista x64 (I still accuse x64 first but it’s rarely the problem!) and anyway my [...]
Microsoft VHD administrator password
Posted by Dave Mellors | Filed under Fixes to problems
Ha! I just spent the last ten minutes trying to get into a microsoft VHD. The administrator password is contained in the readme file but I just couldn’t get it to work! Eventually, it dawned on me… keyboard layout!!! The password was pass@word1 and because I am in the UK it was coming out as [...]
Tags: Virtual PC, Virtual Server
Error: The Add-in cannot be loaded by Outlook
Posted by Dave Mellors | Filed under Fixes to problems
After uninstalling Symantec Anti-virus I found that when I started Outlook 2007 it came up with the following error: The Add-in “Symantec AntiVirus 10.1″ (c:\program files(x86)\Symantec Antivirus\vpnsece4.dll) cannot be loaded by Outlook. Please contact the Add-in manufacturer for an update. If no update is available please uninstall the Add-in. The problem was that the addin [...]
