on Hardware, USB, windows, Windoze

USB Ports Stop Working - Fix

A couple of things to try if your USB ports stop working: > Control panel > power options > change plan settings(change the active one) > change advanced power settings > USB settings > disable > Control panel > device manager > universal serial bus controllers > go through the usb devices right clicking each one(probably just the…

on Configuration, Error 1402, registry key, windows, Windoze

Fix ..... install/uninstall error 1402 ‘Setup cannot open the registry key: UNKNOWN\Components\…’

Fixing a 1402 error while uninstalling or installing a product: Error 1402. Setup cannot open the registry key: UNKNOWN\Components\0F01FEC. Verify that you have sufficient permissions to access the registry or contact Microsoft Product Support Services (PSS) for assistance. For information about how to contact PSS, see C:\Users\…

on General, iPhone, service, windows, Windoze

Apple iPhone - Not Syncing

Every now and then my iPhone 3Gs stops syncing. Found a quick and easy fix. You can either: 1. Go into your control Panel, Administrative Tools and click on Services. 2. Right mouse click over “Apple Mobile Device” and click on Restart. Or Copy the below to a batch file…

on microsoft, Networking, windows, Windoze

How can I index a network share with Windows 7?

1. Create a folder on your hard drive for shares. i.e. c:\share 2. Create another folder in the above share. i.e. c:\share\music 2. Link the Library to this folder. 3. Delete the folder. 4. Use the mklink in an elevated command prompt to make a…

on Network, windows

Windows 7 - Error Accessing and Displaying CHM Files

To read .chm files on a remote share you can add the share name into the “Local Intranet” zone in the security tab of IE. E.g file://fileservername…