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How To Fix Windows Update Error 0x80070424

July 11, 2011 Daniel Ihonvbere No Comments

When you run the Windows Update service, you may sometimes discover that you are not able to install any windows updates or even use the windows update website. Instead, you get a message like: The website has encountered a problem and cannot display the page you are trying to view. The options provided below might [...]

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How to Fix Windows 7 update error code 8007000D

June 18, 2011 Daniel Ihonvbere No Comments

Recently, I have been having all kinds of problems with Windows update, especially after the release of Windows 7 SP1. One of the frustrating things about Windows errors is the silly “Get help with this error” message that tells you absolutely nothing about how to fix the errors. Rants aside, here’s how to fix one [...]

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"Windows license locked": Ransomware Targets Windows

April 12, 2011 Daniel Ihonvbere No Comments

“Windows license locked!” “This copy of Windows is locked. You may be a victim of fraud or there may be an internal system error” – malware message Mikko Hyppönen of F-Secure has warned of a new variant of what he calls “Ransomware” or ransom trojans. These are attacks by malware that takes a computer hostage [...]

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Windows 7 SP1 Nightmare

February 25, 2011 Daniel Ihonvbere 1 Comment

So Microsoft recently released Service Pack 1 for Window 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. Knowing that I will soon be getting calls to update computers, I decided to give SP1 a spin. I have attempted to install SP1 on three computers so far without much luck. First, using automatic update did not work. The [...]

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How to Reset A Windows Server 2008 Domain Password

February 19, 2011 Daniel Ihonvbere No Comments

I recently got a desperate call from a friend I helped to set up a domain running Windows server 2008. Apparently, something happened and nobody could log on to the server. My first thought was password expiration so I told them to just log on as domain admin and reset the passwords of the affected [...]

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