Why I hate Vista a little more each day.
You do not have permission to view the current permission settings for Properties, but you can make permission changes… WTF?
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How Can I Change Local Passwords on A LOT of Workstations? (2 Years Ago Today)
January 5, 2010 - 10:51 am
Tags: General
Posted in Admin's Arsenal, How To, Questions | 19 comments
I know the feeling of your secure network being compromised by an end user… Passwords do fall into the wrong hands and then what do you do? Scenarios start running through my head and I make a mental list of all the passwords and system configs that need to be changed. These aren’t fun times [...]
Is it possible to have TOO MUCH RAM?
January 3, 2010 - 12:52 am
Tags: General
Posted in Questions | 18 comments
You know the saying, “You can’t have too much RAM or too much storage.”
Well, there is at least one case where a lot of RAM can cause problems.
My current desktop had 1 Gig of RAM and I recently bought an additional 2 Gigs since the price was so low. (And of course I used [...]
Adding your own options to the XP right click menu.
October 26, 2009 - 6:30 am
Tags: General
Posted in How To | 9 comments
As avid Windows users you have seen how applications add right click menu options. For instance Mcafee antiVirus adds a shortcut to Scan For Threats in the selected folder or Resco’s options to encrypt or de-crypt a folder.
Now you want to add useful right click options for yourself and AtA is here to show you [...]
Windows Vista Little Known Shortcuts! Awesome.
October 15, 2009 - 12:00 am
Tags: General
Posted in Admin's Arsenal, How To, Tips/Tricks | 5 comments
Everyone knows your friendly neighborhood admin is all about shortcut keys and uber productivity.
I don’t know how I never found this one before… Check it out you have your quick launch buttons displayed next to your start menu for easy access.
By default you have Show Desktop, IE and whatever other applications you installed. Now you [...]
I need a FREE solution to recover deleted files!
August 11, 2009 - 12:52 am
Tags: General
Posted in How To, Reviews | 15 comments
We have used many different retail programs to recover accidentally or maliciously deleted files off of our PC, Digital Camera or Mobile device. We have tried a few free ones and they bring us back to the old saying… You get whatcha pay for! As such we never really covered the topic here on Ata, [...]
Identify your memory without cracking the case.
July 30, 2009 - 12:00 am
Tags: General
Posted in Reviews | 10 comments
We have reviewed Crucial Memory in the past here when we gave away a 2gb memory module to one of our readers. So we were happy to plug them again when Jenny from San Fransisco wrote us asking:
Yo Admin can you tell me what kind of memory is in my PC without me having to [...]
Find all your drivers with Double Driver.
July 24, 2009 - 12:00 am
Tags: General
Posted in Admin's Arsenal, Free Download | 6 comments
Do you hate looking for and downloading drivers on every re-format?
Well if you can get to your desktop you should be able to run Double Driver and copy your drivers off your machine to a USB stick and then restore them right back into your fresh clean formatted system! We covered something a little while [...]
Can I save my searches to reuse them in Vista?
June 1, 2009 - 12:00 am
Tags: General
Posted in How To | No comments
So are you wondering why you would want to save your searches?
Think about it… How would you like the ability to dynamically find the items you need with a saved search? So the boss called and said – I need all the purchase orders less than a months old and tagged Smith?
How about Power Point [...]
Can I Make My Own High Priority Folder Like My Documents?
April 16, 2009 - 7:56 am
Tags: General
Posted in How To, Questions | 5 comments
This morning we had a request for adding a “High Priority Folder”.
This would be a top level folder that shows up on your Windows desktop and in My Computer. Didn’t think you could do that? Well read on…
The folder we will be creating can not be removed – just like My Computer or My Documents. [...]
Can I migrate printers from one machine to another easily?
April 7, 2009 - 12:00 am
Tags: General
Posted in Admin's Arsenal, Free Download, How To, Questions, Reviews | 3 comments
I had the pleasure of attempting to migrate a print server this weekend. I mean I had to figure out a quick and efficient way to install the 70 some odd printers on a new server. I was not going to be doing this manually that was for shit sure! I had some junior admins [...]
March 24, 2008 - 3:09 pm
What the hell?!
That's retarded.
Also, obligatory moronic FIRST!
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March 24, 2008 - 7:53 pm
That is just sheer…aaaaah! (Brain explodes).
Honestly that makes no sense to me. To many "permissions".
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March 25, 2008 - 1:19 am
I would have thought that its vistas way of saying you can take ownership of the folder/file but without playing with vista that much i dont know
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March 25, 2008 - 1:54 am
Haha, that's quite the jackass, that Vista, ain't he? :D
I had taken a screenshot recently of installing Nokia phone software/drivers, and it showed "installing items 254 of 251". Bet you can't beat that in terms of sheer stupidity(XP's, not mine)
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March 25, 2008 - 1:57 am
PS: Its me again, submitting this to Digg, lets see how they digg up MS's stupidity.
I hope you can take the onslaught of traffic that might come ;)
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March 25, 2008 - 2:41 am
What the heck…this post's URL is being rejected by Digg:
"This link does not appear to be a working link. Please check the URL and try again."
I guess I won't be able to submit this to Digg :(
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March 25, 2008 - 6:56 am
Digg is hating on AskTheAdmin.com recently and even my emails to Kevin Rose have gone unanswered! Who did we piss off?
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March 25, 2008 - 2:31 pm
You should submit this to the daily wtf.
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March 26, 2008 - 4:51 am
StumbleUpon still works though. I'm going with the "you can take ownership." I have Windows Vista and I was forced to take ownership of the whole C: drive after installation just to write to it and edit files.
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March 26, 2008 - 5:49 am
I love me some Stumble Upon as well! I hope you gave AskTheAdmin a big thumbs up! :)
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April 1, 2008 - 9:14 am
FilePrompt.com reviews and lists hundreds of free software, shareware, and open source programs and applications to download. Whether you are searching for free anti virus software, free music programs, or free photo editing software, FilePrompt.com has it all.
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April 1, 2008 - 2:33 pm
well!!! why are you even using vista. linux ubuntu does everything vista does faster and more reliably. i have no pitty for people who won't even try a better op sys. i admit for a windoze user the learning curve is a bit steep because you have to unlearn windoze. but i'm over 50 and i just started using linux last yr and i'll never buy another copy of windoze heck last month i turned down a free copy of vista home premium.
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April 2, 2008 - 12:17 pm
Ah.. Classic MS. Genius
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April 5, 2008 - 8:30 am
I permit you to set the permission for changing the permission of a ….! DAMN IT! Why don't you unintall Vista and drink a cup of coffee!
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April 6, 2008 - 2:33 pm
PROTIP: This has nothing to do with Vista. It's NTFS, so anywhere from WinNT, 2k, 2k3, XP, Vista, Longhorn Server, you can get the same error.
You are likely an administrator, and removed inheritance (or another user/process tightened up permissions).
Easy to fix.
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April 6, 2008 - 7:55 pm
Uh, shouldn't it be "the other 255 people"?
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April 7, 2008 - 2:02 am
I also hate vista. They tried a lot in design but all are very waste in use. A very glamorous useless OS
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April 13, 2008 - 10:59 pm
why is this even an issue?
people will complain of lack of security, then complain when there's too much
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April 13, 2008 - 11:42 pm
Thats how bad Vista sucks it affecting comments posted about them XD
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April 14, 2008 - 12:26 pm
Its less of an issue as it is an annoyance. There is no reason to block viewing of settings you can change. Its like putting a program icon on your desktop that is invisible except the drop shadow at the edges and you can still click it, delete it, move it, etc.
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April 14, 2008 - 4:40 pm
Faster and more reliably? EVERYTHING? Sure, tell me another one. Linux is ok but for most desktop users? Not an option. I guess if you don't play games, its ok. But if you play games, Linux won't work well for you.
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April 18, 2008 - 8:47 am
Thumbs up! Mein friend!
SU bettah than Digg ….
by average one thumbs up = 100 visits ….
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April 24, 2008 - 8:23 pm
And why do you think we call it LIL BILLYS BUGWARE
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April 24, 2008 - 8:53 pm
hit the nail on the head
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April 24, 2008 - 8:55 pm
It's no secret though, that Vista prompts users with stupid questions alot more often than the previous version of M$ Windoze. You'd have to admit, a prompt like this one is the cherry on the cake
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April 25, 2008 - 9:58 am
M$ has admitted that UAC is there to annoy the users and convince publishers to write better code.
I'm serious check it out here:
http://tech.slashdot.org/tech/08/04/12/006242.sht...“>
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April 25, 2008 - 9:58 am
M$ has admitted that UAC is there to annoy the users and convince publishers to write better code.
I'm serious check it out here:
http://tech.slashdot.org/tech/08/04/12/006242.sht...“>
http://tech.slashdot.org/tech/08/04/12/006242.sht...
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April 25, 2008 - 10:30 am
thats insane!
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June 28, 2008 - 2:23 am
gahhh the same thing is happening to me Right now!! I HATE VISTA!!! AAAHHHH!!!! *rips hair out*
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December 27, 2008 - 10:12 am
I FUCKING HATE WINDOWS VISTA!!! THIS OPERATING SYSTEM IS A PIECE OF SHIT!!!
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January 18, 2009 - 6:59 pm
this is because vista rarely works properly, and through a fluke, you finally did something good on it.
of course, if this was real. shoppd
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February 18, 2009 - 6:38 pm
KEEP XP ALIVE!! Vista SUCKS, and here’s why: 1) Incompatibility with GOBS of software – or it works but not quite the same, 2) Confirmation prompt after confirmation prompt, 3) Programs magically crash under Vista and not XP, 4) Requirement to seek permission from some mysterious administrator, when – OH WAIT – I AM the administrator!!!, 5) DreamScene makes computer (albeit a darn good one) freeze, 6) Inability to install fonts in bulk, 7) Folder settings resetting on their own CONSTANTLY, 8) Graphics editing programs suddenly can’t handle large images anymore, 9) Printers cannot be found, 10) Difficulty visualizing what folder or files are highlighted in Windows Explorer, 11) Switching between Windows Explorer windows takes forever sometimes, 12) Internet Explorer suddenly doesn’t remember passwords or prompt to save them, 13) Desktop search function takes forever and is too complicated, 14) PDF Printer suddenly doesn’t work, 15) Network connectivity is CONSTANTLY lost…need I say more!?!?!?!
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