Restart Windows 8 from your Desktop

Restart Windows 8 from your Desktop

by | Aug 13, 2013 | Windows

You can make Windows 8 logoff, shutdown or restart as easily as did other versions of windows in the past.  All you need are shortcuts that run the shutdown.exe command with the right parameters. Right-click your desktop and select New Shortcut.       Either type or...

Acrobat Will Not Load

by | Aug 6, 2013 | Acrobat

There is a bug that sometimes occurs in Acrobat installed with CS6.  It will work initially, but quit working after 30 days.  At that time, any attempts to launch Acrobat do not launch the program.  Task manager also shows the program is not running....

Change SQL default database location

by | Jul 31, 2013 | SQL

A default installation of SQL puts your data, logs, and backup directories on the C: drive.  I prefer to have my SQL data and logs on different drives, and not on the same drive the OS is on. Follow these steps to change the default database file locations for your...
PowerShell Security Warning

PowerShell Security Warning

by | Jul 23, 2013 | PowerShell

You may get the following security warning in Powershell even though you have your execution policy set to unrestricted.   Security warning Run only scripts that you trust. While scripts from the internet can be useful, this script can potentially harm your computer....

Hypervisor Breaks after replacing HDD with SSD

by | Jul 17, 2013 | Windows

When you replace a bootable HDD with a bootable SSD, your boot configuration may not get copied over.  The default boot configuration may not load hypervisor.   You will get this error from Hyper-V Manager when attempting to start a Hyper-V machine: An error occurred...