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Devices and Printers not populating in Windows 7

Devices and Printers not populating in Windows 7

I discovered something interesting today…which I’m sure most of you figured out by now, but it’s new news to me. My laptop with Windows 7 Ultimate was taking forever to load the printers and devices screen, and eventually after what seemed like 30+ minutes, it would show nothing, but Windows 7 wouldn’t throw an error or message. It was in fact proud to display nothing, even though I know damn well there are printers loaded! What was the cause of…

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Enabling ADUC on Windows 7

Enabling ADUC on Windows 7

I’m unable to locate a working plug-in/snap-in for Active Directory Users and Computers that works on Windows 7. Fortunately, there’s a workaround that allows administration of ADUC in Windows 7 with a little modification. First, you’ll need to download and install RSAT for Windows 7. It’s found here. You’ll need this before you can do anything else. Once this is installed, on your Windows 7 box, open Programs and Features and click the Turn Windows Features On or Off option….

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Error when removing InfoPath Form Template from MOSS 2007

Error when removing InfoPath Form Template from MOSS 2007

You may or may not have seen the following error message when trying to remove an InfoPath Form Template in Central Administration-Application Management-InfoPath Forms Services / Manage Form Templates: “The timer job for the operation has been created. However, it cannot be run because the administrative service for this server is not enabled…” In my case, this is due to Network restrictions. Although I’m a site collection admin and a Farm Admin, AND a local admin on the server (and…

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24 Hours of PASS is back!

24 Hours of PASS is back!

SQL PASS (@sqlpass) is having it’s FREE 24 Hours of PASS event again, May 19th and 20th. For 24 hours, industry professionals such as Brian Knight, Donald Farmer, Thomas Grohser, and Brad McGehee will be presenting topics on SQL Server 2008 R2, including database design, SSRS, SSIS, BI, data warehousing, dashboards, server performance and much more. The link to register is here. I did the last one back in October 2009 and it was fantastic. A little difficult to stay…

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Scott Guthrie is returning to Phoenix!

Scott Guthrie is returning to Phoenix!

Mark the calendar, Microsoft’s own Scott Guthrie is returning to Phoenix on May 10th at the Scottsdale Resort and Conference Center. From 8am-6pm, we’ll get to enjoy the wisdom and insight of one of the industry’s top professionals, along with great speakers such as Scott Hanselman and Jeffrey Palermo! There’s a link on the side along with a countdown, courtesy of @ScottCate. Seats are filling up quickly!