If you have used Visual Studio to create an installer, then you will find that their are two output files required for the installation – setup.exe and setup,msi. You can zip these together into a package, but what if you want a single EXE file installer? Well you can use 7-Zip to create a packaged…
If you are trying to install SharePoint Foundation 2013, you will need to run the pre-requisite installation process. However, you may come across an error stating that the tool cannot configure the Application Server Role and Web Server (IIS) Role.
If you would like to build an installer to install a custom font on a machine, then you can use Visual Studio to do this.
If you are using System Center Configuration Manager for Operating System Deployment (OSD) then you may come across an error like this even after a successful PXE boot:
KB3114409 – Outlook in Safe Mode Problem – Microsoft have yet again released another Windows Update which has caused corruption and crashing on Windows computers.
If you have an iPhone and you are finding that it is running slowly, there is a quick fix that you step through to free up some RAM and speed up your iPhone.
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Adobe have released another update to their Adobe Flash Player software, this time taking it up to version 20.0.0.235. 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.
Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 10 includes Server Manager, Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-ins, consoles, Windows PowerShell cmdlets and providers, and command-line tools for managing roles and features that run on Windows Server Technical Preview.
Google have now released a new version of their Chrome browser, version 47.0.2526.73. If you are looking at deploying Google Chrome using systems like Configuration Manager, WDS, SCUP or Group Policy, you will want to use their MSI installer to make it much easier.
Microsoft have released the Group Policy Admin Templates for the new release of Windows 10.
Skype version 7.16 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.
Adobe have now released version 12.2.2.172 of their Shockwave Player software 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.
If you would like to disable Microsoft OneDrive in your corporate environment then you can do so using Group Policy. Simply open up your Group Policy editor and create a new policy (or edit an existing policy) and browse to the following location: Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components In this location you…
If you are having problems in getting Dropbox to either install or synchronise on your corporate network, then you will need to add some IP ranges and URL’s to your web security proxy whitelists.
Mimecast have now released version 6.1.1417.14820 of their Outlook Client. To push this out using SCCM or Group Policy, we recommend using the MSI command: msiexec.exe /i “MSOInstall.msi” /passive /norestart
Full list of all required web security proxy whitelist URL’s to enable Google Drive to work within a corporate environment.
Adobe have now released their Adobe Reader DC version 1500920079. You can download the MSP file for the update from our Downloads archive by clicking the link below and browsing to the Adobe section:
Skype version 7.15 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.
If you are using a shared mailbox in Outlook 2013 then you may find that when you send items from the mailbox or if you delete items from the mailbox that they go into your own mailbox folders. To fix this and make the sent and deleted items go into the shared mailboxes folders, you…
We have recently been using Now TV, the cheap media streaming service where you can purchase Sky TV subscriptions without the need for a Sky dish, cabling or annual contracts. We have been massively impressed with it so thought we would post about it on our site. The device itself comes with either 3 months…
We recently came across an issue where our Configuration Manager Operating System Deployments (OSD) were failing at the activating Windows step. Having spent far too much time looking into why it was doing this, we eventually found out that it was our proxy servers that were blocking access it the Microsoft activation servers.
Today sees the release of “Threshold 2” – a major update for Windows 10. This update includes new features and upgrades to the operating system and also some display and theme changes that were originally planned for the first release. This is the first major new feature update for the Windows operating system using its…
We have now uploaded to our Java micro site, the MSI installers and Offline Installers for the latest Java version release. The versions that have been added are: Java 8 Update 66 x86 Java 8 Update 66 x64 You can go and download these new installers by click the Download button below: DOWNLOAD UPDATE Please…
If you have users that are still using Windows Live Meeting, you may want the MSI installer to be able to distribute it through Group Policy, WDS or Configuration Manager. So, we have extracted the MSI from the main installer and made it available on our Filestore microsite. DOWNLOAD Visit our Filestore microsite by clicking…
We know we are a bit late with posting this as the update was released last week and Microsoft have reportedly fixed it now, but thought we would post anyway in case anyone is still having any issues with this update. Microsoft have yet again released another Windows Update which has caused corruption and crashing…
Skype version 7.14 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…
Adobe have released another update to their Adobe Flash Player software, this time taking it up to version 19.0.0.245. 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…
Adobe have now released their Adobe Reader DC version 1500920077. You can download the MSP file for the update from our Downloads microsite by clicking the link below: DOWNLOAD HOW TO USE THE MSP FILE You need to download the original MSI installer which is also available from our Downloads microsite and then use the following…
You can now download the Google Chrome MSI Installer for version 46.0.2490.80. If you are looking at deploying Google Chrome using systems like Configuration Manager, WDS, SCUP or Group Policy, you will want to use their MSI installer to make it much easier. You can now download the Google Chrome MSI installer from our download microsite…
You may have been receiving a huge amount of email spam this morning from Clare Harding at Carters Packaging Ltd with an invoice attachment called Purchase Order 0000035394.doc Well, this is a virus and seems to be spreading around the internet like wild fire at the moment, so blacklist this email address: purchasing@carterspackaging.com NOTE Obviously this…
Mimecast have now released version 6.1.1396.14780 of their Outlook Client. This version of the MSO client now provides the following: New features Single Sign On authentication. New intuitive Quick Search experience. Mimecast Quick Search bar now available under the Outlook search bar in Outlook 2013 onwards. Enhancements Significant performance improvements to the Continuity workflow. Changes…
