Category Archives: Microsoft

IE Downloaded file “Save” and “Save as” buttons do not work for PDF

If you are using a web application that generates PDF files for you to download and view or print, you may eventually run into this problem.  If the web application does not generate a new filename for each PDF, eventually … Continue reading

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Can I remove winsxs on windows server 2008? It is eating up my hard disk

In case you ever need it, I followed this advice, and it cut the winsxs folder just about in half.  Everything seems to be working fine.  All that I lost was the ability to roll back to a previous Service … Continue reading

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How to configure bind9 for Microsoft lync

So they asked you to configure dns for microsoft lync and you have no idea how to do this. Well me too, until today. If you have never seen this before, it will throw you for a loop. The protocols … Continue reading

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Convert Apache2 certificate to IIS (pfx) format

Sometimes you purchase a certificate for Apache or Nginx and end up eventually installing it in IIS as well. This happens a lot with widcard certificates which seem to propagate. To import a certificate with key for IIS, you need … Continue reading

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Antivirus that won’t slow down your computer

I have been looking for a good antivirus program that will not slow down your computer. I finally found one – http://www.immunet.com. This FREE antivirus program is very lightweight and works well even on older PC’s without a lot of … Continue reading

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