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Windows 7 Network Location bug finally fixed!
When deploying Windows 7 the Network Location dialog box is sometimes shown even though the machine is joined to a domain. It’s only on specific hardware but it’s quite common.
Microsoft now has a hotfix (KB 2028749) for this bug.
A “Set Network Location” dialog box appears when you first log on to a domain-joined Windows 7-based client computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2028749/
Optional Workaround:
You can set a Group Policy for Network Location – Computer Configuration / Windows Settings / Security Settings / Network List Manager Policies / All Networks. Change Network Location to User cannot change location
This is the dialog box you might get without the hotfix…
Don’t forget about PowerCFG :)
Checkout PowerCFG…
just a few examples:
Changes plan to “High Performance”
powercfg -s 8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c
also works from task sequence – cmd.exe /c “powercfg -s 8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c”
just a few exampes:
powercfg /change “always on” /standby-timeout-ac 0
powercfg /change “always on” /hibernate-timeout-ac 0
powercfg /setactive “always on”
Read more at: Using PowerCfg to Evaluate System Energy Efficiency
Cannot Access Your DVD Drive After Installing Windows 7?
Solution 1:
Firmware update the DVD drive with latests firmware, maybe it supports Adaptive Link Power Management.
Solution 2:
Just disable the Adaptive Link Power Management ..
Run the following commands:
powercfg.exe -setacvalueindex 8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c 0012ee47-9041-4b5d-9b77-535fba8b1442 DAB60367-53FE-4fbc-
825E-521D069D2456 0
powercfg.exe -setdcvalueindex 8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c 0012ee47-9041-4b5d-9b77-535fba8b1442 DAB60367-53FE-4fbc-
825E-521D069D2456 0
powercfg.exe -setacvalueindex 381b4222-f694-41f0-9685-ff5bb260df2e 0012ee47-9041-4b5d-9b77-535fba8b1442 DAB60367-53FE-4fbc-
825E-521D069D2456 0
powercfg.exe -setdcvalueindex 381b4222-f694-41f0-9685-ff5bb260df2e 0012ee47-9041-4b5d-9b77-535fba8b1442 DAB60367-53FE-4fbc-
825E-521D069D2456 0
powercfg.exe -setacvalueindex a1841308-3541-4fab-bc81-f71556f20b4a 0012ee47-9041-4b5d-9b77-535fba8b1442 DAB60367-53FE-4fbc-
825E-521D069D2456 0
powercfg.exe -setdcvalueindex a1841308-3541-4fab-bc81-f71556f20b4a 0012ee47-9041-4b5d-9b77-535fba8b1442 DAB60367-53FE-4fbc-
825E-521D069D2456 0
Add Office 2010 KMS Key to your KMS Server
Office 2010 will require either a MAK (Multiple Activation Key) or a KMS Key (the new volume lenience key, since Vista/Server 2008). You will only need one KMS server for your organization to serve out activations for both Windows Operating Systems and Office 2010.
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Download your Office Product and KMS Key from Microsoft Licensing |
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Download the Microsoft Office 2010 KMS Host License PackDownload this .exe from Microsoft and install it on your current KMS server. It will ask you for your Office 2010 KMS key and then activate it against Microsoft’s Activiation Servers. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx? The Host Service Pack can only be installed on Server 2003, Server 2008 R2 or Volume Licence edition of Windows 7. Once the key has activated you will receive a message indicating that the activation was successful. |
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Let your clients with Office 2010 activate to the new KMS host keyYou’re all set, your clients should now activate to your KMS server. |
Conclusion
The KMS Host key for Office 2010 is somewhat different than that of the client OS’s, as it will only take 5 users running Office 2010 for the KMS to activate them, as compared to the 25 hosts required for client OS’s.
Also, if a client is off of the network and does not contact the KMS server after 180 days the user will receive a message when they open Office stating that the product is unlicensed, however, it will continue to work with no loss of functionality. Once the user connect to the network with the KMS host the error will go away and the re-activation process will be transparent to the end user.
How to Disable the “Set Network Location Prompt”
How to Block/Disable Browser Choice Screen on Windows
Browser Choice Screen/Browser Ballot Screen
How to Block/Disable Browser Ballot Screen on Windows 7
1. Open Run Command by pressing Win+r keyboard shortcut
2. Navigate to following Registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareBrowserChoice
3. Now create new registry with
Value name: Enable
Value type: DWORD
4. Now if you do not want to display the Browser Choice update then enter value of above key as “0″
and If you want to display the Browser Choice update (default) set value to “1″
See KB2019411
Windows 7 Tool Troubleshoots Sleep Mode Problems
Windows only: Ever wonder why your laptop’s battery seems to die too quickly? The Windows Help blog points out a hidden command-line switch that generates a report with loads of helpful troubleshooting information.
The report lists all of the devices that are causing problems with sleep mode, explains the different power saving modes your computer supports, and even gives you detailed information on your battery—invaluable information when your system takes forever to go in and out of sleep mode. Generating the report is easy enough—just open up a command prompt in administrator mode using the context menu -> Run as Administrator option, and then type in the following:
powercfg -ENERGY
The utility will take a while to generate the report, sometimes more than the 60 seconds it quotes you—but when it finishes you can open up the generated file in your favorite web browser. Once you’ve examined the report, you can figure out if you need to do some tweaking or update a driver.
Enable virtual Wi-Fi
Windows 7 includes a little-known new feature called Virtual Wi-Fi, which effectively turns your PC or laptop into a software-based router. Any other Wi-Fi-enabled devices within range – a desktop, laptop, an iPod perhaps – will “see” you as a new network and, once logged on, immediately be able to share your internet connection.
This will only work if your wireless adapter driver supports it, though, and not all do. Check with your adapter manufacturer and make sure you’ve installed the very latest drivers to give you the best chance.
Once you have driver support then the easiest approach is to get a network tool that can set up virtual Wi-Fi for you. Virtual Router (below) is free, easy to use and should have you sharing your internet connection very quickly.
If you don’t mind working with the command line, though, maybe setting up some batch files or scripts, then it’s not that difficult to set this up manually. See Turn your Windows 7 laptop into a wireless hotspot for more.
Make Private Browsing More Private
Privacy features such as InPrivate browsing in Internet Explorer 8 and similar features in Chrome and Firefox promise to protect your privacy by not keeping track of page history, temporary files and cookies. This may be enough to hide your tracks from a beginner computer user but there are still traces of what sites you visit within the local DNS cache. An advanced user can run the ipconfig /displaydns command to view the most recent sites visited.
For example, when you start InPrivate browsing in Internet Explorer and visit Bing.com.
The DNS Cache shows where you have been.
The best way to improve the privacy of your InPrivate browsing sessions is to also clear the local DNS cache after closing the browser. Open up an administrative level command prompt and type ipconfig /flushdns and hit Enter.