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Friday, January 30, 2009 3:54 PM

Register Windows Script Engine Fix it Live!

We just released another set of Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) articles. This Fix it registers the Windows Script Engine as described in the following KB articles. 963547 955105 949140 925704 905288 951272 Technical information about this Microsoft Fix it
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Friday, January 30, 2009 3:52 PM

Decrease Folder Redirection Update Interval For Windows Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it decreases the folder redirection update interval as described in KB 951049 .
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Friday, January 30, 2009 3:50 PM

Install Xbox 360 extender for Windows Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it sets the KB895961 value to 1 as described in KB 954622 .
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Friday, January 30, 2009 2:51 PM

Disable Automatic Updates for Media Player Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it disables automatic updates for Media Player as described in KB 278960 .
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Friday, January 30, 2009 2:51 PM

Enable Automatic Updates for Media Player Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it enables automatic updates for Media Player as described in KB 278960 .
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Friday, January 30, 2009 1:39 PM

Remove Administrative Shares Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it removes the administrative shares as described in KB 954422 .
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Friday, January 30, 2009 1:33 PM

Fix Zune C00D11B1 Marketplace Error Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it sets the DisableProtectedAudioDB registry value as described in KB 933448 .
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Friday, January 30, 2009 5:34 AM

Set Spooler To Generate Dmp File Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it enables the hotfix to generate a User.dmp file for spooler as described in KB 934885 .
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Friday, January 30, 2009 5:19 AM

Set DoNotVerifyDPPropertiesOnStartup To 1 Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it sets the DoNotVerifyDPPropertiesOnStartUp registry value to 1 as described in KB 956194 .
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Friday, January 30, 2009 5:17 AM

Use Recursion For Effective Permissions Tab Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it sets the UseGroupRecursion registry value to 1 as described in KB 933071 .
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Friday, January 30, 2009 5:16 AM

Set Desktop Switching Time-Out Interval To 5 Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it sets the DelayedDesktopSwitchTimeout registry value to 5 as described in KB 940452 .
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Friday, January 30, 2009 5:12 AM

Restore Windows Sidebar Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it restores the Windows Sidebar as described in KB 963010 .
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Friday, January 30, 2009 5:10 AM

Disable Notification Balloon Tips in Windows Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it disables notification balloon tips as described in KB 307729 .
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Friday, January 30, 2009 5:07 AM

Reset Security Settings Back to Windows Defaults

Use this automated solution to reset file and registry permissions and other default settings for security in Windows.
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Friday, January 30, 2009 5:03 AM

Enable SNMPLegacy For Printers Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it sets the SNMPLegacy registry value as described in KB 946198 .
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Friday, January 30, 2009 4:58 AM

Update Rollup 2 For Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 Is Installed Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it sets the KB927751IsInstalled registry value as described in KB 953125 .
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Friday, January 30, 2009 4:54 AM

Disable USB Storage Devices Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it disables USB storage devices as described in KB 823732 .
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009 7:16 PM

Fix Audit Mode Numlock Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it modifies the InitialKeyboardIndicators registry value as described in KB 947243 .
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009 6:53 PM

Change i8042prt Startup Type for Windows Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it disables the the PS2 service as described in KB 949214 .
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009 6:48 PM

Microsoft Windows Remote Shell Host Default Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it sets the default permissions for Windows Remote Shell Host as described in KB 959815 .
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009 6:41 PM

Set DoNotAllowSP Registry Value to 0 Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it sets the registry value DoNotAllowSP to 0 as described in the following KB articles. 940469 955307
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009 4:41 PM

Enable Automatic Cross-Certificate Retrieval Using SIA Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it sets the registry values needed to enable the hotfix described in KB 955805 .
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009 4:12 PM

Enable Numeric TLD Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it screens bad top level domains as described in KB 947228 .
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009 2:20 PM

Delete Fax Queue and Restart Fax Service Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it deletes faxes in the fax queue and restarts the Fax service as described in KB 317450 .
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009 2:13 PM

Disable TCP Receive-Side Scaling

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it disables TCP receive-side scaling as described in KB 927168 .
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009 2:06 PM

Disable Fast Resume Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it disables fast resume as described in KB 929734 .
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009 1:43 PM

Enable Flash for Windows Media Player Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it enables Flash for Windows Media Player as described in KB 940893 .
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009 1:33 PM

Allow Admin Share Access in a Workgroup for Windows Fix it Live!

We just released a set of Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) articles. This Fix it modifies the LocalAccountTokenFilterPolicy registry value as described in the following KB articles. 927832 947232 947235 951016
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009 1:29 PM

Delete Input Personalization Registry Key Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it deletes the InputPersonalization registry key as described in KB 953501 .
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009 1:26 PM

Allow Legacy Srv Call Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it modifies the AllowLegacySrvCall registry value as described in KB 957441 .
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009 1:23 PM

SD Cmd Flags Workaround Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it updates the SdCmdFlags registry value as described in KB 959465 .
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009 10:59 AM

Reinstall MS DTC on Windows Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it reinstalls MS DTC as described in KB 947466 .
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009 10:56 AM

Enable Structured Exception Handling Overwrite Protection Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it enables Structured Exception Handling Overwrite Protection (SEHOP) as described in KB 956607 .
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Wednesday, January 21, 2009 8:52 PM

Images Appear As A Red X Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it implements resolution 7 of KB 887797 .
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Wednesday, January 21, 2009 8:50 PM

E-mail Body Text May Be Truncated If It Contains Non-ASCII Characters Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it implements resolution 6 of KB 887797 .
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Wednesday, January 21, 2009 8:49 PM

Fix For Notifications That Stop After Simple MAPI Stops Responding Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it implements resolution 5 of KB 887797 .
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Wednesday, January 21, 2009 8:48 PM

Corrupted E-mail Message May Cause High CPU Usage When Filtering Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it implements resolution 4 of KB 887797 .
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Wednesday, January 21, 2009 8:46 PM

Fix For From Field That Does Not Display Correct In Outlook Express Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it implements resolution 3 of KB 887797 .
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Wednesday, January 21, 2009 8:45 PM

Fix For Multi-part E-mail Message That Displays Bcc Recipients Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it implements resolution 2 of KB 887797 .
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Wednesday, January 21, 2009 8:43 PM

Fix For Message Body That Contains Header Information Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it implements resolution 1 and resolution 8 of KB 887797 .
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Wednesday, January 21, 2009 8:41 PM

Show System Icons In Notification Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it shows system icons in the notification area as described in KB 945011 .
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Wednesday, January 21, 2009 8:34 PM

Disable EFS on WebDAV Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it enables the hotfix which disables EFS on WebDAV as described in KB 959439 .
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Wednesday, January 21, 2009 8:25 PM

Format Offline Files Database Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it formats the Offline Files database as described in KB 934160 .
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Wednesday, January 21, 2009 8:23 PM

Disable IPv6 Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it disables IPv6 as described in KB 952842 .
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Wednesday, January 21, 2009 7:44 PM

Set TCP Auto Tuning Level To Highly Restricted Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it sets the TCP auto tuning level to highly restricted as described in KB 929868 .
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Wednesday, January 21, 2009 7:40 PM

Menu Toolbar Missing Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it sets the Menu Toolbar back to its default location as described in KB 962963 .
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Monday, January 19, 2009 6:05 PM

Enable CTRL+ALT+DEL Defaults for Workgroup Computers Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it enables CTRL+ALT+DEL defaults for workgroup computers as described in KB 960271 .
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Monday, January 19, 2009 6:01 PM

Enable RDP Connections When Encryption Level Is Set To Low Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it enables RDP connections when the encryption level is set to low as described in KB 956072 .
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Monday, January 19, 2009 4:18 PM

W32Time Registry Not Updated After Upgrade From XP SP2 Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it modifies the registry for W32Time as described in KB 952660 .
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Monday, January 19, 2009 4:17 PM

Disable Call Forwarding Settings in Office Communicator Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it disables call forwarding settings in Office Communicator as described in KB 960424 .
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Monday, January 19, 2009 4:16 PM

Disable Simple File Sharing Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it disables Simple File Sharing as described in KB 307874 .
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Monday, January 19, 2009 4:15 PM

Enable Microsoft Message Queuing Ignore Site Links Hotfix Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it sets the IgnoreSiteLinks registry value as described in KB 817076 .
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Monday, January 19, 2009 4:13 PM

Prepend PartMgr for UpperFilter Registry Value Fix it Live!

We just released a set of Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) articles. This Fix it adds PartMgr to the UpperFilter registry value as described in the following KB articles. 916180 931697 939320 960480
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Monday, January 19, 2009 4:11 PM

Modify Setup Log Level Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it modifies the setup log level as described in KB 958909 .
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Monday, January 19, 2009 4:10 PM

Disable RSS and TCP Offload Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it disables RSS and TCP Offload as described in the following KBs. 948496 949234
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Monday, January 19, 2009 2:20 PM

Delete Pending Print Jobs Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it. This Fix it deletes pending print jobs as described in How to cancel printing or to delete a job that is stuck in the print queue in Windows XP .
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Thursday, January 15, 2009 12:41 PM

Unblock HLP File on Intranet Site Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it unblocks .hlp files that are stored on the Intranet as described in KB 917607 .
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009 6:19 PM

Disable TCP auto-tuning Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it. This Fix it disables TCP auto-tuning and is available in the following Knowledge Base articles. 932170 934430 935400 947239 947773 951291
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009 5:48 PM

Restore Recycle Bin Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it restore the Recycle Bin as described in KB 810869 .
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Friday, January 09, 2009 6:27 PM

Open Non-Digitally Signed Non-Encrypted E-mail as Text Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it enables the "Read as Plain Text" feature described in KB 307594 .
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Friday, January 09, 2009 5:45 PM

Enable Hibernate and Hybrid Sleep Feature Fix it Live!

I used the Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows Vista, and now the hybrid sleep feature and the hibernation feature are unavailable How do I enable hibernation on my Windows Vista-based computer? We just released an improved Fix it solution. This Fix it replaces
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Friday, January 09, 2009 5:44 PM

Enable ACPI interrupt storm hotfix Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it enables the ACPI interrupt storm hotfix as described in KB 823749 .
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Thursday, January 08, 2009 4:34 PM

Enable hotfix for the address of this site is not valid Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it enables the hotfix as described in KB 890474 .
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Thursday, January 08, 2009 4:31 PM

Enable WinHlp Macros Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it enables macros in WinHlp32 as described in KB 917607 .
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Thursday, January 08, 2009 4:29 PM

Enable Windows Firewall Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it enables the Windows Firewall as described in KB 283673 .
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Thursday, January 08, 2009 4:24 PM

Restore My Active Desktop Button Removal Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it removes the "Restore My Active Desktop" button from the desktop as described in KB 929200 .
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Thursday, January 08, 2009 4:19 PM

Restart Print Spooler Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it sets the Printer Spooler service startup type to automatic and starts the service as described in KB 314876 .
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Wednesday, January 07, 2009 1:47 PM

Fix Windows Update Error 0x8000FFFF Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it resolves error code 0x8000FFFF when you click check for updates using Windows Update as described in KB 946414 .
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Wednesday, January 07, 2009 1:47 PM

Increase Folder View Settings and Customization Limits Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it increases folder view settings and customization limits to 5000 as described in KB 813711 .
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Wednesday, January 07, 2009 1:46 PM

Remove Cached User Credentials for PEAP Authentication in Windows XP Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it removes cached user credentials used for PEAP authentication in Windows XP as described in KB 823731 .
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Friday, January 02, 2009 11:22 AM

Clear Notification Area Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it clears past items from the notification area in Windows as described in KB 283084 .
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Friday, January 02, 2009 11:22 AM

Enable 10 Internet Explorer Download Sessions Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it configures Internet Explorer to have 10 download sessions as described in KB 282402 . Based on user feedback we have updated the Fix it to run on Windows Vista.
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Friday, January 02, 2009 11:22 AM

Clear Multiple-Monitor Configuration Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it clears the multiple-monitor configuration as described in KB 934552 .
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Friday, January 02, 2009 11:22 AM

Enable USB Keyboard LED Lights Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it configures fast resume disable to 1. This allows the LED lights on a USB keyboard to resume their previous status after the computer comes out of sleep or hibernation as described
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Friday, January 02, 2009 11:22 AM

Disable Selective Suspend Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it disables selective suspend. Disabling selective suspend allows Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 to detect a new USB device as described in KB 314634 . This Fix it also automates
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Friday, January 02, 2009 11:22 AM

Microsoft Fix it Solution For An Error Message When You Use Windows Explorer to Rename Folders is now Live!

We just released another Microsoft Fix it solution for a Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Microsoft Fix it resolves an issue where using Windows Explorer to rename a folder results in "The file or folder does not exist" as described in KB 949109 . Technical
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Friday, January 02, 2009 11:21 AM

Disable Photo Gallery Precaching Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it resolves an issue where you experience slow system performance when viewing multipage TIFF files in Windows Photo Gallery as described in KB 930097 .
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Friday, January 02, 2009 11:22 AM

Enable Media Center DVD Library Fix it Live!

We just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article. This Fix it enables the DVD Library in Windows Media Center on Vista as described in KB 930526 . Note: After you apply a fix, you may have to right-click Add folders to see or add additional
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