With Windows 10 alot of people run into the problem that when they, or some software, needs to install .NET 3.5 it claims it cannot download the files. There is a “simple” fix to this issue by running the installer directly from the Windows CD using an Elevated command prompt with the following command: Dism […]
Posts with the Windows 8 tag
Using Chocolatey to install a new laptop
I always dread the moment I have to reinstall my own laptop for work or home because of all the software I have to put on it. Recently I have discovered chocolatey and this has made it a very easy installation procedure. I did have to drop and swap some programs from there but beyond that it has […]
Installing ForeFront 2010 on Windows 8 or Server 2012
After my earlier post on ForeFront EndPoint Protection I managed to get several updates from Microsoft to allow it to function but this left me without a working installer for new systems. After ready the patch notes on the hotfixes I found the update responsible for the client (http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=26583 FEP2010-Update-Rollup-KB2551095-x64-ENU.exe) and managed to find the installer […]
Activating Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012
Open the Start menu and type: Slui.exe 0x3 This will allow you to change the product code which is required when using Enterprise installations.