Simple Bloatware Removal Batch Script
In a newsletter from Spiceworks I recently spotted a fantastic script for removing common bloatware from PCs using nothing more than a batch script. The beauty of this script is how easy it is to cus ...
Category Archives: IT Support & Networking
Enabling PHP Extensions (FileInfo, etc) on Plesk for Windows
I was recently working on a PHP project that was hosting on a Windows server within the Plesk environment. Despite the FileInfo PHP extension supposedly enabled by default from PHP version 5.3 onwards ...
Configuring or Moving to GFI MailEssentials Online
I recently put together a basic overview of the steps required to move an existing business’ email to GFI MailEssentials Online (or any cloud based filtering service). What follows are the steps ...
Solution: Repeated Parallels Panel Scheduler Notification Emails
After updating to Parallels 11.5 I suddenly started getting inundated with emails like this one: Parallels Panel Scheduler notification Running task: C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Plesk\admin\bin\p ...
How to Fix HP CD/DVD Drive Not Working, Reading or Responding to Disks
A customer recently had a problem with the CD/DVD drive in their HP computer which had essentially just stopped reading disks. The drawer would open fine and the disk drive was visible as an option i ...
Plesk Subscription Failed User Already Exists
When creating multiple subscriptions (web hosting accounts) for a new customer today, I received the following error: Failed to provision the subscription to the panel #94 “Local Parallels Plesk ...
Stop Cisco Configuration Assistant (CCA) Playing Intro Music
In recent years Cisco have have started coming around to the fact that while command line configuration has it’s place, a GUI configuration program is a hell of a lot easier for those of us that ...
Solution: Cisco Firewall Causing 500 Firewall Error on SMTP Email Send
I recently made some changes to our and a problem I had long thought we’d seen the back of reared it’s ugly head, random emails bouncing with an error similar to the following: #500 Firew ...
SBS POP3 Connector Encountered One or More Errors
If you’re using the POP3 Connector feature of to download emails to your local Exchange, the message you dread to see after hitting Retrieve Now in the Windows SBS POP3 Connector dialog box is ...
Old Computer Hard Drive Adverts
Below is a collection of old vintage hard drive adverts from as early as the 1970s, I’ve put them in order of size (smallest first!) Persci 3.5MB Hard Drive Morrow Designs – 10MB Hard Driv ...