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Both Windows 7 and Windows Vista include Robocopy.  The following batch file copies all data from all standard data locations for the Current User to a UNC Path on the network. backup.cmd: @ECHO OFF CLS FOR /F "TOKENS=2-4 DELIMS=/ " %%A IN ('DATE /T') DO (SET MYDATE=%%A-%%B-%%C) SET LOG="\\SERVER\INSTALL\CUSTOMER BACKUPS\%MYDATE%\%USERNAME%\backup.log" ECHO This batch file is intended for use with Windows Vista and Windows 7. ECHO. ECHO Copies data from Current User Account to Server. ECHO. ECHO If there is more than one user account on this computer, you will need to login ECHO to each user account and then run this batch file. ECHO. ECHO You will need to Show All Hidden Files and Folders and Unhide All Protected ECHO Operating System Files when restoring this backup from Server. ECHO. ECHO All programs must be closed prior to executing this script.  This script will ECHO not backup an open file. ECHO. ECHO Please confirm that there is no data in the follow...

When using Windows, you may find that Switch User is greyed out.  Many computer manufacturers disable Fast User Switching by Default most likely to minimize technical support.  Many manufacturers most likely have concerns about computer speed, shared resources, file ownership and file access.  Technically however, all resources are available to all sessions in Microsoft Windows. To enable the Switch User option, please perform the following steps: Click Start - Run. Type: regedit Click OK. Browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System Double-click HideFastUserSwitching Change the value from 1 to 0. Click OK. Reboot. This issue has now been resolved. http://www.smartnetadmin.com

Microsoft Windows has a built-in Sharing method that can be very simple to use.  However it is easy for Drive Mappings to be lost.  The following method is simple but also dependable - meaning that Drive Mappings are not lost. Requirements: If these computer are on a Wireless Network, both computers are connected to the wireless network providing access to the wireless local area network. In Control Panel - Network and Sharing Center - Network Discovery is enabled. In Control Panel - Network and Sharing Center - File and Printer Sharing is enabled. In Control Panel - Network and Sharing Center - Password Protected Sharing is eanbled. In Control Panel - Network and Sharing Center - Homegroup Connections is set to: Use user accounts and password to connect to other computers. In Control Panel - Windows Firewall is set to default settings. In Network Connections - Ethernet - The client for Microsoft Networks is enabled in your Network Adapter. In Network Connections - Ethernet ...

When installing Apple iTunes, the installation process may fail and you may encounter the error message: "iTunes Installer Interrupted."  To resolve this issue, please perform the following steps: Close all web browsers. Using Add/Remove Programs, remove Bonjour. Install Apple iTunes.  The installation process will now complete.  Bonjour is properly reinstalled. This issue has been resolved. http://www.smartnetadmin.com

You may encounter an issue when you double-click a folder and it opens Search.  To resolve this issue, please perform the following steps: Click Start - Run. Type: regedit Click OK. Browse to: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell Double-click shell and type: none Click OK. Click Start - Run. Type: regsvr32 /i shell32.dll Click OK. Reboot. This issue has been resolved. http://www.smartnetadmin.com

When you browse to YouTube, you may encounter the message, "You need to upgrade your Adobe Flash Player to watch this video."  If you have upgraded Adobe Flash and this issue continues to occur, the cause of this issue is one of the following:  The Adobe Flash Player Plugin has been disabled within your web browser or Adobe Flash Player has been corrupted.  When Adobe Flash is corrupt, the CPU may run extremely high causing Windows to run very slowly when attempting to play Adobe Flash.  Adobe Flash videos are therefore slow and choppy.  Following are the steps to resolve this issue: Uninstall and Reinstall Adobe Flash Player Close all web browsers. Run the Adobe Flash Uninstaller . Reboot. Reinstall Adobe Flash Player . Reset Mozilla Firefox to Default Settings If you continue to experience the problem in Firefox, you may need to reset Firefox to default settings: Close Firefox. Click Start - Run. Type: firefox -safe-mode When prompted, place a checkmark next...

When you open Action Center - Action Center Settings and/or System Icons, you notice that all options are unavailable/greyed out/black/disabled.  The options cannot be enabled/turned on. This issue is normally due to a malware infection.  A System Restore should restore the computer to a state prior to this infection.  If not, following are the steps to resolve this issue: Option 1 Click Start - Control Panel - Administrative Tools - Services. Stop the Windows Management Instrumentation Service. Stop the Security Center Service. Delete the sub-directory entitled REPOSITORY in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\WBEM. Reboot.  Option 2 Click Start - Run. Type: cmd Click OK. Type: sfc /scannow Allow the System File Scan to complete. Upon completion, reboot the computer. Option 3 Create a new file entitled: fix3.reg Copy and paste the following text into fix3.reg: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ShellServiceO...

You may encounter the error message, "The Windows Security Center Service can't be started" or a slightly different message, "The Security Center Service can't be started."  This issue is normally due to a malware infection.  A System Restore should restore the computer to a state prior to this infection.  If not, following are the steps to reinstall the Security Center Service (wscsvc): Click Start - Run. Type: cmd Click OK. Type: sfc /scannow When this process has completed, reboot the computer. Create a new file entitled: fix.reg Windows XP   If this is Windows XP, copy and paste the following text into fix.reg: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wscsvc] "Type"=dword:00000020 "Start"=dword:00000002 "ErrorControl"=dword:00000001 "ImagePath"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,\   74,00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,...

When using Microsoft Windows Server, you may encounter the error message: "Unable to create a shadow copy."  In the Event Viewer, you may find the following Event: "Event ID: 7001 - Source: VSS - Unable to create a shadow copy."  This event involves the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS).  Most likely the Server was rebooted while creating a Shadow Copy.  Many websites describe deleting or renaming the C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\WBEM directory used by Windows Management Instrumentation to resolve this issue.  This is not correct.  Following are the steps to resolve this issue: Double-click My Computer. Right-mouse click the Hard Drive causing the problem. Click the Shadow Copies tab. Select the appropriate Volume. Click Disable. Click OK. Click Start - Control Panel - Administrative Tools - Scheduled Tasks. Delete all tasks related to the Volume Shadow Copy Service. Reboot the Server. Double-click My Computer. Right-mouse click the Hard Drive causing the problem. Cl...

Periodically, you may need to access a device on a separate subnet than your present subnet.  For example, your present subnet is 192.168.0.X but you need to access a device in the range of 125.1.7.X.  Often, a technician will change their LAN IP Address to an IP Address within the range of the separate subnet.  Then when the technician has finished working with the device on the separate subnet, they would change the LAN IP Address back to its original settings.  However, you may find it is far more beneficial to have access to both subnets at the same time using a Virtual IP Address.  To add a Virtaul IP Address to your Local Area Network Adapter, please follow these steps: Click Start - Control Panel - Network Settings. Right-mouse click your Network Adapter and click Properties. If you have not already done so, set your LAN IP Address to a Static IP Address within the range of your present subnet.  For example, 192.168.0.150.  Set the Gateway and D...

In a standard small business network environment, Windows Server provides DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) to the network environment.  DHCP Server dynamically assigns a TCP/IP Address to a DHCP Client.  When using the Windows Server DHCP Server Service, the LAN DHCP in the Gateway/Internet Modem is set to Disabled.  If the Gateway/Internet Modem has LAN DHCP Enabled, a DHCP Server Conflict will occur.  When Windows Server senses another DHCP Server on the LAN, Windows Server will automatically turn off the DHCP Server Service.  When this occurs, DHCP Clients will lose connectivity to the network.  Clients are then unable to access the Server, access the internet, etc. The following two Events will then be logged in the Event Viewer: Event ID 1053: The DHCP/BINL service on this computer running Windows Server 2003 for Small Business Server has encountered another server on this network with  IP Address, X.X.X.X... Event ID 1054: The DHCP/BINL...