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Saturday, March 30, 2013

Broadcom 2070 Bluetooth settings causes mouse to disconnect randomly


Here are the steps that solved my issue:

  1. Open Device Manager
  2. Go to Properties of your Bluetooth Device (in my case: Bluetooth -> Broadcom 2070 Bluetooth)
  3. Switch to the Power Management Tab
  4. Un-check "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power"
  5. Done

Note:

This can effect your mouse sleep mode and also your laptop's battery life when unplugged.  

Saturday, July 28, 2012

HP Fingerprint Fails (Temporary Fix)

Set Windows Biometric Service to Restart the Services after failure.


You can also set subsequent failures to Restart the Service as well and you can also set the fail count to reset more frequently. This is just a work around until an update is publish or a better solution is develop. I figured that I should post it since I have never seen a solution for this issue. I even called HP when I first bought my laptop and they had me restart my computer a few times, but they never realy gave me a solution.

Thursday, July 19, 2012

A control with ID 'topSiteMap' could not be found.


ERROR:
The DataSourceID of 'TopNavigationMenuV4' must be the ID of a control of type IHierarchicalDataSource.  A control with ID 'topSiteMap' could not be found.


To fix this you will have to go to the following address:

http://yoursite/_layouts/settings.aspx

Click site collection features and activate any features that were previously required on your site. For me I had to activate Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Web Part Collection because I had been testing TFS.

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

WSUS Not working and reinstall of System Center fails.

Browsing the websites you will notice:
HTTP Error 404.4 - Not Found The resource you are looking for does not have a handler associated with it.

Viewing EVENT Logs you will notice:
The DSS Authentication Web Service is not working.
The SimpleAuth Web Service is not working.
The Client Web Service is not working.
The Server Synchronization Web Service is not working.
The Reporting Web Service is not working.

Fix: Uninstall add-on's to IIS7 example, URL Rewrite and/or Application Request Routing Also re-install .net 4.0 You will also have to remove the Policy and GPO groups created by System Center

Next issue: Virtualization Management Server Error Message: System.InvalidOperationException: Service MSSQL$MICROSOFT$VMM$ was not found on computer I had to remove all references in my host file to get this to install correctly...

My main disappointment is with System Centers uninstall and reinstall, it's dirty!!!

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Windows could not start because of an error in the software


Issue

Windows could not start because of an error in the software

Cause
The prime reason for this error message to occur is that Hal.dll and Ntoskrnl.exe files mismatch.

Solution
To solve file mismatch issue, you need to follow the below steps:
  • Boot the computer using Windows XP installation disc. To do so, first configure your system to start from CD or DVD drive.
  • Press any key, when prompted for
  • Start Recovery Console by pressing 'R' at 'Welcome to Setup' screen
  • Select the Windows installation to be repaired
  • Specify the root administrator password, when prompted for
  • Run chkdsk, then
  • Run bootcfg /rebuild command
  • To add Windows installations to the Boot.ini file, you need to follow the on-screen instructions
  • Exit the Recovery Console
  • Execute fixboot command
If the error persists, reinstall OS and restore from backup or repair if allowed.

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

iOS 5 Software Update (Estimated Download Time 3 hours for 707 MB)

If download estimates more then 20 min cancel and restart....Once restarted my download finished in 7min.



This update contains over 200 new features, including the following:

  • Notifications
    • Swipe from the top of any screen to view notifications in one place with Notification Center
    • New notifications appear briefly at the top of the screen
    • View notifications from lock screen
    • Slide the notification app icon to the right on the lock screen to go directly to the app
  • iMessage
    • Send and receive unlimited text, photo, and video messages with other iOS 5 users
    • Track messages with delivery and read receipts
    • Group messaging and secure encryption
    • Works over cellular network and Wi-Fi*
  • Newsstand
    • Automatically organizes magazine and newspaper subscriptions on Home Screen
    • Displays the cover of the latest issue
    • Background downloads of new issues 
  • Reminders for managing to do lists
    • Syncs with iCloud, iCal and Outlook
    • Location-based reminders when you leave or arrive at a location for iPhone 4S and iPhone 4
  • Built-in support for Twitter
    • Sign-in once in Settings and tweet directly from Camera, Photos, Maps, Safari and YouTube
    • Add location to any tweet
    • View twitter profile pictures and usernames in Contacts
  • Camera improvements for devices with cameras
    • Double click the home button when device is asleep to bring up a camera shortcut on iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and iPod touch (4th generation)
    • Volume Up button to take a picture
    • Optional grid lines to line up shots
    • Pinch to zoom in the preview screen
    • Swipe to camera roll from preview screen
    • Tap and hold to lock focus and exposure, iPad 2 and iPod touch (4th generation) only support exposure lock
  • Photo improvements for devices with cameras
    • Crop and rotate
    • Red eye removal
    • One tap enhance
    • Organize photos into albums
  • Mail improvements
    • Format text using bold, italic, or underlined fonts
    • Indentation control
    • Drag to rearrange names in address fields
    • Flag messages
    • Mass mark messages as flagged, read or unread
    • Customize mail alert sounds
    • S/MIME
  • Calendar improvements
    • Year view on iPad and new Week view for iPhone and iPod touch
    • Tap to create an event
    • View and add event attachments
  • Game Center improvements
    • Use personal photos for your Game Center account
    • Compare your overall achievement scores with your friends
    • Find new Game Center friends with friend recommendations and friends of friends
    • Discover new games with custom game recommendations
  • AirPlay Mirroring for iPad 2 and iPhone 4S
  • Multitasking Gestures for iPad
    • Use four or five fingers to pinch to the Home Screen
    • Swipe up to reveal the multitasking bar
    • Swipe left or right to switch between apps
  • On-device setup, activation and configuration with Setup Assistant
  • Software updates available over the air without tethering
  • iCloud support
    • iTunes in the Cloud
    • Photo Stream
    • Documents in the Cloud
    • Apps and Books automatic download and purchase history
    • Backup
    • Contacts, Calendar, and Mail
    • Find My iPhone
  • Redesigned Music app for iPad
  • Hourly weather forecast
  • Real-time stock quotes
  • Wireless sync to iTunes
  • Keyboard improvements
    • Split keyboard for iPad
    • Improved autocorrection accuracy
    • Improved Chinese and Japanese input
    • New Emoji keyboard
    • Personal dictionary for autocorrection
    • Optionally create keyboard short cuts for frequently used words
  • Accessibility improvements
    • Option to light LED flash on incoming calls and alerts for iPhone 4S and iPhone 4
    • Custom vibration patterns for incoming calls on iPhone
    • New interface for using iOS with mobility-impairment input devices
    • Option to speak a selection of text
    • Custom element labeling for VoiceOver
  • Exchange ActiveSync improvements
    • Wirelessly sync tasks
    • Mark messages as flagged, read or unread
    • Improved offline support
    • Save a new contact from a GAL service
  • More than 1,500 new developer APIs
  • Bug fixes

Products compatible with this software update:
  • iPhone 4S
  • iPhone 4
  • iPhone 3GS
  • iPad 2
  • iPad
  • iPod touch (4th generation)
  • iPod touch (3rd generation)

* Normal carrier data rates may apply. Messages will be sent as SMS when iMessage is unavailable, carrier messaging fees apply.

For information on the security content of this update, please visit this website:

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

List all sites in a SharePoint Site Collections

 1: Generate a list of all sites in a site collection

  • Start at the root/top level site of your site collection
  • Go to Site Settings – Site Actions (menu)  - Site Settings
  • Modify all site settings
  • Under the Site Collection Administration – Select “Site Hierarchy” ( http://site/_layouts/vsubwebs.aspx )
  • Copy the list of urls for each subsite
  • Paste into Excel (or similar)
  • Remove unwanted columns (only one column containing site URLs should remain)
  • Copy and paste / Save as a text document (each URL on a new line)



Note: To view a list of all sites, you must be logged in as a Site Collection Administrator.


Other Report Types:


WebViewAllFiles

WebViewAspNetMasterPages

WebViewAssignedTo

WebViewBrokenLinks

WebViewBrokenLinks

WebViewBrowserTypes

WebViewCategories

WebViewCheckoutStatus

WebViewComponentErrors

WebViewCSSLinks

WebViewDailyPageHits

WebViewDailySummary

WebViewFolders

WebViewGhostedPages

WebViewLinks

WebViewMasterPages

WebViewMonthlyPageHits

WebViewMonthlySummary

WebViewNavigation

WebViewOlderFiles

WebViewOsTypes

WebViewPage

WebViewPublishStatus

WebViewRecentlyAddedFiles

WebViewRecentlyChangedFiles

WebViewReferringDomains

WebViewReferringURLs

WebViewRemoteSite

WebViewReviewStatus

WebViewSearchStrings

WebViewSharedBorders

WebViewSiteSummary

WebViewSlowPages

WebViewThemes

WebViewUnlinkedFiles

WebViewUsageSummary

WebViewVisitingUsers

WebViewWeeklyPageHits

WebViewWeeklySummary