Improved printer performance by moving spooler folder.

I’ve came across a post this morning, which caught my attention. Tried it on our server and yes, it makes a difference. Here is the long and short of it :

“By default, Windows Server 2003 places the printer spool folder at %systemroot%\System32\Spool\Printers. However, you can potentially increase system performance by moving the printer spool files to a different drive than the one that holds the operating system.

Uncovering The Hidden Truth - Vista Boot Screen

The Windows Vista Boot Screen is relatively pointless, but Microsoft decided to hide a more attractive boot screen that can easily be enabled with almost no trouble whatsoever.

Administrative Shortcuts?! What’s Next??

So you have a legacy application, this program needs full access, what now? Well you simply need to have an Administrative account… Or how about not! I have a theory about giving a user unrestricted access to use (A polite term used to describe complete destruction) a computer, especially if running under a network environment.

User Access Control - Lessen or Kill The Pain

In Windows Vista there is a fantastic feature known as UAC (User Account Control). Basically this is a tool that was developed to make certain that you are sure that you are positive that you know what you are about to do. Ok wait, let’s simplify things: it is a tool that protects the average user from messing up a perfectly good PC. However, it is a major pain in the bottom if you plan to do allot of tweaking and configuring settings. Luckily, there are 3 simple ways that a system can be setup so that UAC is out of your hair.

Avoid e-mail phishing scams!

The Internet has made it easier for con artists to contact individuals and try to get them to divulge important information–information that could allow the criminals to steal an identity. In identity theft, a criminal uses your personal information without your permission to commit a crime (such as fraud).

Your UPS Six-Step

Have you ever had to set up a UPS for a midsize server room? Heck, have you ever had to install a UPS into even your average server cabinet? It isn’t exactly a walk in the park. As for buying one, well you might sit with a small situation if you don’t assess your needs correctly from the start. Here are six easy to follow steps to guide you through it all.

Vista and Printers makes me insane!

Are any of you out there struggling as much as I am with Vista and printers? Especially when you are running Vista in a business environment and you are using Server 2003 as a print server. Vista has had this problem to connect to the server’s printer drivers and I cannot see that it has been fixed in Vista SP1.

Cryptic Media Player Error Codes

Windows Media Player can play just about any file you throw at it, but
sometimes it spits out an arcane error code instead. If you get an error, check
this list to see what’s going on.

Revive Your That Old Server Lump

Ok so we came across this interesting article on the net - What to do with unused servers. Now it is actually pretty cool if you think about it, in theory your old server should still be licensed and unless it came from the days of crank starting your machines, it should still be in running condition. Here’s what you can do with it…

Cyclic Redundancy Check Error - File Copy

A cyclic redundancy check or “CRC” error indicates a bad patch on your hard drive. If you get this error while trying to copy a file, the bad spot may be within the file itself.

We need to verify if it’s in the file itself or if it’s on the disk, we then need to try to recover your file and repair your hard drive.