Category Archives: Computer Repair

Restore Adobe Preference Files

Posted on June 30, 2010 by admin

Indesign: Restore all preferences and default settings When InDesign is behaving erratically, deleting preferences (also referred to as “trashing preferences” or “removing preferences”) often solves the problem. Do one of the following: *(Windows) Start InDesign, and then press Shift+Ctrl+Alt. Click … Continue reading →

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Lock OSX Desktop Background

Posted on May 27, 2010 by admin

The follwing steps will prevent users from changing their OSX desktop background provided they do not have root or administrative access. It is suggested to lock the computer with a padlock and enable a firmware password to prevent access to … Continue reading →

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Sysprep Failure Windows could not finish configuring the system

Posted on April 21, 2010 by wgalway

While trying to prepare a Windows 7 computer for deployment I encountered the following sysprep error, “Windows could not finish configuring the system.” As far as I can tell the system is in an unusable state. You can check the … Continue reading →

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Replace Blacklisted Windows 7 Key

Posted on March 19, 2010 by wgalway

So you updated your Windows 7 Ultimate and ran the Genuine Microsoft Software tool. Your computer operating system software was not genuine and no longer activated. Try replacing the invalid Key with another not blacklisted by microsoft. So what you … Continue reading →

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Terminal Server Has Exceeded the Maximum Number of Allowed Connections

Posted on March 10, 2010 by wgalway

Command Line Hack for: “Terminal Server Has Exceeded the Maximum Number of Allowed Connections” – How-To Geek. query session /server:servername reset session [ID] /server:servername

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