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Aug
01
0.0.0.0 Gateway Causing No Internet Access
Sometime last week, I stopped being able to get access to the internet while at work. I could get an IP address from DHCP, but couldn’t get any traffic past our firewall/gateway. I thought it was DHCP server, and was ready to buy a new one as it Read More...
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Apr
13
Delete Files Older Than Date Using Batch Files
This problem has nagged at me for years. Here is a batch command to delete files on a Windows 2003 machine.Forfiles -p c:\backup -s -m *.* -d -5 -c "cmd /c del /q @path" This will delete all files in my backup directory older than 5 days. To test it first, Read More...
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Apr
23
Deauthorize iTunes Before Reformatting
I added this to my Reinstall Windows Todo List, but felt I should devote one blog on it because of its importance. To put it simply, iTunes allows you to play or "authorize" your music on up to 5 computers. If you reformat your machine before Read More...
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Apr
20
Reinstalling Windows
Something great happens when you finally succumb to the inevitable fact that you need to wipe your machine. That happened for me at 4 PM yesterday. Over the last few weeks, I tried everything to speed it up, but no amount of defrag'ing, deleting, Read More...
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Apr
17
Windows 2003 SP1 Errors
Since I installed SP1 here are the problems I am having: MSN Messenger gives me 4 script errors each time I sign in: Line 373, Char 2, Unspecified error, URL: http://t.msn.com/en-us/default.aspx?ver=7.0.0777&did=1 MSN Messenger will prevent me from Read More...
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