PCs may be falsely flagged as running a non-genuine version of Windows if the user who runs the WGANT is a restricted user. The fix is to allow restricted users permission to write to a single file, being a file called “data.dat”, stored in the directory: ..\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Windows Genuine Advantage\data http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917050/en-us
Not only is my son “working” today (work experience as part of his 2nd last year of high school), but my daughter will be working her first shift at her first part time job. Cool – I’m one step closer to being supported in my retirement ;o) They grow up so fast.
Finally :o)http://msdn.microsoft.com/ie/releasenotes/default.aspx Too many people are *still* not reading the release notes. So let’s call out what I see biting users the most often: 1) “Do not reinstall any version of Microsoft Windows in any way after you install Internet Explorer 7. Do not upgrade in place or upgrade to a new edition. The workaround […]
A common cause of missing tabs is third party add-ins. Please run IE7 in no add-ins mode if you have this problem. If it goes away, you need to work out which add-in is causing your problem. Please add a comment to this blog advising which add-in is causing your problem. If using IE7 Beta […]
Are you missing the “open in new tab” context menu in IE7? Look to Google Toolbar for the cause. Does Google Desktop search crash when you try to index browsing history? The IE file format changed and Google’s code needs to be tweaked. Google Desktop keeps nagging to be allowed to autostart – that’s not […]
Your wish is our command. Eric Law of Microsoft has created a Web page that makes it very easy to add additional search providers to IE7’s search pane – check it out:http://www.fiddlertool.com/ie7/searchbuilder.asp