The internet has completely transformed our lives. What was once the pet project of a few scientists is now the most important communication tool on the planet. Billions of people around the world are now connected to the web. Now, people in many countries expect to access the web not only at home and in…
If you have a number of domain controllers within your organisation, you should ensure that they are all replicating correctly without any errors at all. This check should be carried out regularly to be proactive in finding any potential Active Directory issues that you may face. To do this, simply run the following command on…
If you are using a QNAP network storage device, you may be using the funky Apple-like interface to create shared folders and allocate security permissions etc… However, if you would like to have the QNAP as pure storage and have Windows control your security options, then you can do this after a few small changes…
We recently had a number of issues with getting Football Manager 2015 to run after downloading the game through Steam. Whenever it tried to update just before starting the game, Steam would pop up an error stating Incomplete Installation Error 55. Bit frustrating considering we paid £30 for a game we cannot now play! However,…
If you are using a Shoretel IP phone system, you need to ensure that you add option 156 to your DHCP settings so that your handsets know which options to use, like FTP Server and VLANs. But, option 156 is not a default option you can add in DHCP so you need to manually add…
If you have managed to remove the recovery partitions from your OEM Windows 8.1 machine and are now in a position where you cannot restore your computer back to factory OEM settings, Microsoft now supply a way of downloading the OEM Windows 8.1 media so that you can reinstall a fully legal OEM version of…
Java have now released update 71 of version 7 of their Java Client software. The update is available as an offline installer and using our guide below, you can extract the MSI from it and use it for deployment by using Windows Updates to update current machines or add to your Configuration Manager Application Catalog…
With Samsung taking over a large proportion of the business mobile sector, there is a bigger need for IT techs to be able to push out software like Samsung Kies. This has happened to a client of ours recently and they wanted to put Samsung Kies into their Configuration Manager Software Catalog. This is a…
Well that did not last long! Due to the massive amount of uncontrollable spam being posted on our new support forums, we have decided to close them. We simply do not have the time to keep up with the moderation of the forum and its spam as well as managing this site and updating our…
We are pleased to announce the release of Windows 7 Lock Screen Changer v1.5. This utility allows you to quickly and easily change your Windows 7 Lock Screen as you can see from the video demo below: You can download the latest version using the button below: Download Download Windows 7 Lock Screen Changer Update…
We are pleased to announce the release of Ultimate Settings Panel Pro version 2.5. This release now has 10 different configuration tabs including Windows 8 and a total of 224 configuration items. What do i get in this version? No trial limitations No exit or link backs No adverts No branding MSI and EXE installers…
UPDATE NOTIFICATION – Ultimate Settings Panel version 6.2 is now available to download. Just click the same download button below. We are pleased to announce the release of Ultimate Settings Panel version 2.3. This release now has 9 different configuration tabs including Windows 10 and 8 and a total of 218 configuration items. You can…
A short video on how to change the main logo on PHPBB forums…
We recently received an email from the administrators at ilovefreesoftware.com telling us that our product – Ultimate Settings Panel, had been reviewed by their website. It is a great review and we are delighted that our products are being well received and it makes all the hard work that we put into these products worth…
We are pleased to announce the official launch of our support forums. They will be primarily used for our products that we create if you find any bugs or would like to request any additions in future releases, but we will also be using the system for general chat and a range of support requests….
As you may have seen from previous posts, we make available the latest Java MSI files for you to be able to easily distribute and update clients using Group Policy, WSUS and Configuration Manager. As Java have recently released version 8 update 25, you can now find the MSI files for both the 32 and…
Adobe have released another update to their Adobe Flash Player software, this time taking it up to version 15.0.0.189. As always, you can download the executable file or get the MSI file so that you can load it into your Configuration Manager Software Catalog. The update is also now available to import through System Center…
Java have now released update 25 of version 8 of their Java Client software. The update is available as an offline installer and using our guide below, you can extract the MSI from it and use it for deployment by using Windows Updates to update current machines or add to your Configuration Manager Application Catalog…
Microsoft have recently released the System Center Technical Preview Evaluation VHD’s for you to to take a look at and launch using your Hyper-V environment. DOWNLOADS You can download the VHD’s using the links below for the following products: Data Protection Manager Evaluation VHD Operations Manager Evaluation VHD Orchestrator Evaluation VHD Service Manager Evaluation VHD…
Skype version 6.21 has now been released and if you would like to either add this to your Configuration Manager Software Catalog or even have it available through WDS or Group Policy, then you will want to download the MSI file for it. Skype do provide a direct download link for its Skype software and…
This is not our usual thing, but we found this absolutely brilliant so felt the need to share it with our visitors. You can now watch Star Wars Episode IV in glourious ASCII format using Telnet – see the screenshots below: You can connect to this through telnet by connecting to: towel.blinkenlights.nl If you want…
Please note that version 2.6 is now available by clicking the download button below. We are pleased to announce the release of Ultimate Settings Panel version 2.2. This release now has 8 different configuration tabs including Windows 8 and a total of 206 configuration items. You can download the new version by clicking the download…
This post now forms part of our KMS and evaluation product keys series. We have shared with you all the product keys you should ever require for Microsoft user and server operating systems. You can see the full list available to you by clicking the link below: Microsoft Evaluation and KMS Product Key Series This…
Microsoft have now released the Windows 10 Technical Preview for you to try out on an evaluation licence. You can download the ISO files from the link below but be warned, they are about 4GB in size each: Windows 10 Technical Preview Download The serial number that you should use to active your Windows 10…
With the recent release of IOS 8 for Apple devices, the obvious thing to do is to update all your Apple devices all at the same quickly as quickly as you can. So this is what we did on our iPhone’s and iPad’s. However, as soon as you update, you immediately regret it! First of…
If you have been trialing our new product DomainWhoIs, then you may now want to purchase it. We are currently offering this program for a tiny cost of just 89p (GBP) for the full unrestricted version. This full version also have the branding removed from it and you will also get a MSI and EXE…
We are pleased to announce the release of a new program called DomainWhoIs. This is a first version release so if you find any bugs, please report them to us using our support forums and we will get any issues sorted out as soon as possible. DomainWhoIs is a program that can search for Who…
Microsoft have released Cumulative Update 3 for System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager. The hot fix download is available using the link below: Configuration Manager 2012 R2 CU3 The full details of the update are below: Issues that are fixed Software distribution and application management Content distribution from a Central Administration Site (CAS) to remote…
We have had a lot of people asking us about how to get into the Bluetooth settings in Windows 8.1 without having to go through the charms on the side. Basically, a lot of people want to access their Bluetooth devices and settings just like in Windows 7 – through a window. This guide has…
We believe that VLC Player is the best media player available on the internet at the moment and has been for some time, but there is no MSI installer for it. MSI installers can be used easily for distribution using systems like Configuration Manager, WDS or Group Policy. So, we have taken the standalone version…
Simple to follow guide to help you fix the Windows Update issue when it gets stuck on reboot or shut down of the operating system.
You may have seen our guides on how to update your Java Client using Configuration Manager or WSUS. Due to these, we have had a large number of requests asking us on how to get the MSI installers for Java. We have written a few guides on how to extract the Java MSI files, but…
