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Download Windows 8 Consumer Preview today

2012-02-29T16:33:53Z

Today Microsoft has released the Consumer Preview of it's highly anticipated Windows 8 OS. You can download the setup exe here or if you prefer to get an ISO version of it, you can get it here.

I'll be installing it in Vmware Player on top of Windows 7. Happy OSing!

Error message: "User Profile Service service failed the logon. User profile cannot be loaded.''

2012-02-14T18:00:20Z

This is the dreaded error message you might get for reasons unknown to you. Maybe you've been hit with malware or somehow deleted your profile without knowing it. The former is more likely than the latter. Until you fix it you will not have access to your profile. I've seen this error ALOT so I would classify it as common.

Internet Explorer keeps resetting default zoom level

2012-02-10T16:45:13Z

The title to this post is misleading. Why? Because Internet Explorer, while it does have its inherent flaws, doesn’t typically cause issues like this. What’s causing this issue is a toolbar. Queue the horror music! What you’ll come to find out about me is that I’m a browser minimalist, I can’t stand toolbars or unnecessary add-ons, extensions, etc.

Windows user account management at the Command Line

2012-02-06T22:11:51Z

One thing I do pretty frequently is add and delete user accounts and going through the GUI can be time consuming especially if your dealing with a slow or unresponsive computer. So, what I opt for is using Windows Command line.

Printer driver errors and conflicts

2012-02-02T16:35:25Z

There are some specific problems that can happen if you have a defective print driver or a conflict from having multiple copies of one printer. Having multiple copies doesn't always result in problems but it's not a good practice and on occasion it will create issues. For instance your trying to print and you just keep getting an error within the print queue or worse you receive the "Printer spooler service fails" no matter how many times you stop and start it within Services. You've varified that communication to the printer is successful and even reinstalling the driver doesn't fix it. What you need to do is COMPLETELY remove the current printer and all of it's driver files and reinstall it and also delete any duplicate files. There are couple of different ways to do this depending on what version of Windows your running.

Microsoft Office Spell Checker not working

2012-02-02T15:42:15Z

As anybody knows who's ever had to support Microsoft Office installs, there are a myriad of problems that you may run into. One such obscure problem popped up a few days ago. One of our employees complained that her spell-checker had just stopped working. Well, after reviewing the problem sure enough no matter what I did it wouldn't work, and by not working I mean it was a dead link with no response after selecting it. After some troubleshooting I came to the conclusion that the problem had occured because the user had installed Microsoft 2007 over top of 2003 and this had corrupted the spellchecker.

Whats in my toolbox?

2012-01-30T20:46:00Z

"What's In My Toolbox?" will be an ongoing series where I review a different application with each post.

One thing that an I.T. class, or certification can't teach you, among other things, is what tools work best for you. By tools I'm mainly referring to software. I'll cover hardware tools in another post. With literally hundreds of options out there, it takes experience to narrow this down. Today were talking about my uninstaller of choice, Revouninstaller.

Welcome to the Launch of TechGuyKnows.com!

2012-01-20T18:17:26Z

Thanks for stopping by techguyknows.com. I work for a company as an I.T. support specialist and also run a side business repairing and maintaining computers and small networks.

My goal for this blog is to share my experiences in the tech world and target a broad audience ranging from advanced users to beginners. From time to time you will also find reviews of popular tech and gadgets and how to use them.

I don't pretend to have all the answers so if you find content here that you deem incorrect please send me a message and we can all benefit. Please add me to your Favorites/Bookmarks and check back often for how-to's, reviews, and more.