ClickOnce Applications in Enterprise Environments
ClickOnce is a Microsoft technology that enables an end user to install an application from the web without …
Windows XP
Cannot create shell notification icon error during unattended install
I was troubleshooting an unattended installation of a particular application. The install seemed to hang right …
The case of the missing audio
Yesterday I was asked to investigate a problem with a presentation pc. Even though the volume was set maximal …
Replacing WFP Protected files
On Windows 2000, XP and Server 2003 a mechanism called Windows File Protection (WFP) is used to protect system …
Remote Registry from 32 to 64 bit
Yesterday I needed to set a few registry keys remotely from a 32 bit windows machine to a 64 bit machine. I …
Autologon user on Windows XP/2003 using AutoReconnect pipe - part 3 (implementation details)
In the previous parts (part 1 part 2) i’ve described the theoretical part and implementation problems. …
Autologon user on Windows XP/2003 using AutoReconnect pipe - part 2 (problems and workarounds)
In part 1 I’ve described the theoretical parts needed for a custom autologon application implementation. …
Autologon user on Windows XP/2003 using AutoReconnect pipe - part 1 (theory)
Windows XP introduced the ability to use Fast User Switching (FUS from here on), which is implemented using …
Windows XP Cmd Prompt Patch
A few days ago I needed to test a few things on a Windows XP Workstation running under a regular user account. …
Using Fast User Switching on domain XP computers
As you may know, Fast User Switching (FUS) is not available (disabled) on Windows XP computers joined to a …