In Windows 7, your Run… item is removed from your start menu. I think this is basically done because you can use your Search field to execute all your programs. However, some people are still addicted to the Windows XP look and feel and want to use the Run box. Well, here’s how to add it. I’ve put the instructions in a video, since that seems to be cool in the WEB 2.0 age :)
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Turn off thumbnail caching (thumbs.db)
The file thumbs.db is a thumbnail cache. Windows uses thumbs.db to store thumbnail images for Windows Explorer’s thumbnail view. When a folder with images and movies is opened for the first time, Windows creates thumbnails for all these media files. The thumbnails are saved into one file, thumbs.db. This speeds up the display of images as the smaller images do not need to be recalculated every time the user views the folder.
All solutions for Windows Update error 80072ee2
As an system administrator, I know how difficult it can be to solve Windows Update errors. This is particularly the case with Windows Update, because Windows Update always returns generic errors. KB-articles will likely not help you, because these articles are written with theoretical knowledge, and are barely based on real-world scenarios.
Event 37: The speed of processor # in group # is being limited by system firmware
On some of our HP DL360G6 servers, the following warning (event id 37) showed up in the event log of Windows 2008 R2
Log Name: System
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Processor-Power
Date: 12/21/2009 5:04:12 PM
Event ID: 37
Task Category: (7)
Level: Warning
Keywords:
User: SYSTEM
Computer: <servername>
Description:
The speed of processor 0 in group 0 is being limited by system firmware. The processor has been in this reduced performance state for 2139 seconds since the last report.”
Error 5: Access is denied. when you try to start the DHCP Client service
When you start your computer, or try to start the DHCP client service, you may receive the following error:
Could not start the DHCP Client service on Local Computer.
Error 5: Access is denied.
This problem may occur after an upgrade from Windows 2000 to 2003, or after you’ve changed permissions in the registry.