Tag Archives: Win7

Hung at “Checking for updates…” on Windows 7 x64

By | July 16, 2016
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* 2016-7-27 Updated with 7 x86 download links Scenario: Installed Windows 7 x64 Professional using ISO from MSDN. Windows Update hung indefinitely “Searching for Updates”. Solution: Applied the following 3x patches: 9,575,735 Windows6.1-KB3020369-x64.msu 11,313,360 WindowsUpdateAgent-7.6-x64.exe 500,046,015 AMD64-all-windows6.1-kb3125574-v4-x64_2dafb1d203c8964239af3048b5dd4b1264cd93b9.msu Download: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwHI1r8k8A75SHl3Q01zSFktYkk Download for x86 patches: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwHI1r8k8A75RjAzTHhJejlQRkU Lastly, If running 7 Pro run Never10 to ensure Windows 10 is not cached… Read More »

PowerShell Script to Query Wireless Modem and pull Asset Information.

By | February 3, 2014
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Pulling a Wireless WAN Modem’s information while in the field is a daunting task. Here is a script to pull this information using AT commands with in a PowerShell script. The script was tested on a CF-53J Toughbook laptop with an embedded Sierra 7750 (Verizon LTE) modem. The script displays methods of capturing the information… Read More »

Script to Force Intel Graphics Card to Maintain Aspect Ratio When Switching Display Resolutions.

By | January 30, 2014
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Some people despise the “stretch”.  This stretching occurs on newer screens that normally have an aspect ratio of 16:9 or 16:10 and are set to a 4:3 aspect ratio display resolution (i.e. 1024 x 768).  In some cases setting the 4:3 ratio resolution is required for an antiquated application’s view ability.  Setting this via a script is… Read More »

How to suppress the “An ActiveX control on this page might be unsafe” error.

By | January 8, 2014
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This error surfaced on a customer’s unit that was running Intergraph MPS, IFR and Informer application. The application utilizes an ActiveX control and Windows 7 was prompting the user every time the application was opened. In the registry, you can add the control ID as a “Safe for Scripting”. Locating the CLSID that the application… Read More »

Installing Drivers using the DPInst.exe utility.

By | December 27, 2013
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In my recent struggles with using the Windows 7/8 PNPUtil.exe built-in utility,  I went on a search for another means to handle installing my Plug and Play drivers.  I’ve dabbled with the Devcon.exe utility in the past, but it is mostly meant for use with Windows XP and previous OSes.  I then came across a… Read More »