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“Driver did not match device class filter” error when adding driver to “Preboot” drivers for Altiris Boot Images.

By | June 23, 2012
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“Driver did not match device class filter” error appears when the device drivers are not in the proper format. In my occassion the Intel Network Driver was pulled from and extracted it using 7-zip. 99% of the time, this works without a hitch, but for some reason these .EXE packages require that you run the… Read More »

Convert a .ps1 powershell script to a compiled .exe program.

By | June 22, 2012
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This wrapper can come in handy when providing custom scripts to customers/users without exposing the code to the masses. http://rkeithhill.wordpress.com/2010/09/21/make-ps1exewrapper/ ..Thanks Keith Hill! – Brian G

7za not archiving empty directories

By | May 23, 2012
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I ran into a semi-bug in Igor’s 7zip’s command line application. I used a “\*.*” as the source and the “-r” argument for an archive I wanted auto generated via a script. 7zip skipped all of my empty directories. Once I changed the “*.*” to a single “*” everything worked as it should. So single… Read More »

Best Completely free applications that everyone should use to promote competition in the market..

By | March 19, 2012
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  http://www.tweaknow.com/BestFreeApps.php I agreed with all of the applications listed in this site, other than their MS Office alternative. Im a loyal OpenOffice man myself. (http://www.openoffice.org/) I also scower this site when searching for alternatives to expensive software packages. Just the other day, it helped me locate a great mind mapping freeware application. Lastly, I… Read More »

2 simple vbs scripts to disable Number Lock for Windows 7 and Windows XP

By | February 17, 2012
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Just two simple scripts I wrote up to disable number lock on Windows 7 and Windows XP. They import the Default hive and then set the InitialKeyIndicator setting to “0”. Win XP Script: On Error Resume Next ‘==========VARIABLE ASSIGNMENTS========================= Dim objFSO, objShell, sCurPath Set objShell = CreateObject(“WScript.Shell”) strCommand = “reg load HKLM\defhive “”C:\Documents and Settings\Default… Read More »