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Cannot connect to file share after enabling offline files

Jun 24th, 2011
by Christian.
1 comment

For quite some time, I have been struggling with the problem that I could not connect to a network share, after having it enabled for Offline Files.
But: Solution has been found! :-)

Here’s the scenario I had to cope with:

  • User Jack logs on to Windows 7
  • Group Policy ensures that user gets a F:\ drive, that is mapped to a personal network share \\fileserver\userdocs\jack\
  • Group Policy sets the F:\ drive to be available when working offline (so all files should be cached during synchronization window)

The problem was I sometimes could not connect to \\fileserver\userdocs\jack anymore.… Read the rest

Operation failed with error 0x0000007e when adding a printer

Feb 11th, 2011
by Christian.
7 comments

When trying to add a network printer on Windows 7, the following error may occur:

“Windows cannot connect to the printer.”
Details: “Operation failed with error 0x0000007e”

There are several solutions for this problem:

Solution 1:
You can try to connect to the printer, using a local port.… Read the rest

Error Connecting Network Registry on Windows 7

Apr 7th, 2010
by Christian.
3 comments

In Windows 7, the Remote Registry service is stopped by default. The startup type is Manual. This setting leads to the following error when you try to connect to the registry from another computer on the network:

Unable to connect to %Windows7pc%.

… Read the rest

Change default folder of Windows Explorer – advanced

May 5th, 2009
by Christian.
6 comments

In my previous post Change default folder of Windows Explorer, I explained how to change the default folder of Windows Explorer to a normal path, like “C:\itexperience”. In this post, I’ll explain how to change the default folder of Windows Explorer to a more extinct folder, like Favorites.… Read the rest

Change the time zone in Windows 7

May 5th, 2009
by Christian.
3 comments

By default, the time zone in Windows 7 is set to  -8:00 Pacific Time (US & Canada). There are multiple ways to change the time zone. This post shows you two ways to change the time zone in Windows 7.

Solution 1:

  1. Right click on the clock, at the right bottom of your screen, and click on Adjust Date/Time.

    2. … Read the rest

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