Tech: Problem opening PDFs using Adobe Reader X 10.0
TweetWe recently came across a problem on some of our sites where users couldn't open PDFs from websites (embedded or linked). Also, when users tried to open PDFs on the local network they received the...
View ArticleHow to create a banner in Publisher 2010
TweetWe were recently asked about the facility to create a banner in Publisher 2010. Although not one of the default options when you create a new document, there are plenty of banner templates...
View ArticleInsufficient memory or disk space error with Word 2010
TweetYou may receive the following error message on first run of a fresh install of Word 2010: "There is insufficient memory or disk space. Word cannot display the requested font." This message is...
View ArticleDoes Pervasive.SQL support DFS?
TweetQ: Does Pervasive.SQL support DFS?. A: No. This was something we recently discovered when doing a migration of a customer LOB server running TASBooks. We tend to use DFS namespaces as default for...
View ArticleLimited number of Exchange ActiveSync devices in Exchange 2010 SP1
TweetWe came across this recently when setting up a shared mailbox on a number of fruity devices (ok, iPads) for one of our schools. For some strange reason the account setup didn't fail but devices 11...
View ArticleWDS error event ID 257 0xFFFFFBB3
TweetGot a shiny new server that you're setting up Windows Deployment Services (WDS) on? Try and start the WDS server and get a sequence of errors that look like this?: Event ID 257, source WDSServer...
View ArticleSIMS.net Error: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
TweetOutline & Environment: We came across an error on one of our sites today and as the solution is a little obscure I thought it would be good to share it here. I have already passed this...
View ArticleNew Windows 8 PC (domain member) not installing Windows Updates?
Tweet Getting Error code 80096002? Seeing this in your Group Policy Operational event log? You (or your network administrator) might need to update your WSUS server. The...
View ArticleVolume licensing Windows 8 on Apple computers running Boot Camp
TweetThis question came up recently and we thought it may help others to know this. The question is, can you purchase Windows licenses under an academic Microsoft Open License Programme agreement...
View ArticleInstalling Dell OMSA on Windows Server 2012 Core
TweetHaving recently encountered a couple of issues around this - here's a quick post for anyone listening. There seem to be a number of posts out there regarding installing Dell Open Manage Server...
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