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Removing or Adding 9 to Dial out on VeriFone VX510

Using the following steps to add or remove a 9 when using the VeriFone VX510 to process credit cards.

Installing .NET Framework 3.5 / 3.0 / 2.0 Error 0x800F0906

Recently I had error 0x800F0906 when doing a dot net framework update. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2734782 Note: You could take this resolution further and push it out via network script if needed. Make sure to copy the Windows 8 DVD to a local network drive before attempting.

Cannot Rename Folders on mapped drive

This error message is displayed and I cannot rename folders on the mapped drive. By making a group policy change I was able to make this error go away.

The drive that this file or folder is stored on does not allow long file names, or names containing blanks or any of the following characters: / : , ; * ? < > |

Solution: Create a GPO to fix

To resolve this problem, turn off Fast Logon Optimization. I recommend creating a GPO in your domain controller to achieve this. If its an isolated instance to one PC, you can use gpedit.msc to enforce it on that one PC.

Full Screen RDP and various Remote Desktop Session hotkeys

Here are all the hotkeys I use regularly when doing Full Screen RDP.

GFI MailArchiver MAIS Queue Folder has tons of emails stuck

The Import service can get stuck and this will stop all the mail in the MAIS Queue Folder. These are the emails that have not been processed and added to GFI Archiver yet, so do not delete them. Below is the fix on how I restored the import service and processed all the stuck email.

Moving GFI MailArchiver to another server

The following walkthrough shows you the process of moving GFI MailArchiver to another server.

Configuring SQL Authentication

Configuring SQL Authentication can be tricky at times, and this is a great article that goes over the two types of authentication in SQL. I find some programs interface better with direct SQL authentication when Windows Authentication fails for any reason.

Could not continue installation because update is pending

When installing a program I kept getting the prompt below that an update is pending. Even after a restart, this would display, therefore I changed these registry keys to clear up the issue.

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Windows Store not loading (On Domain)

After joining my computer to the domain windows store would not load. I first had to re-enable UAC because of a GPO and that fixed launching the metro apps. I was still having the issue with Windows Store not loading and this fixed it.