Error when adding printer to Apple laptop - Advanced screen - Windows print queue

To add a Windows print queue to an Apple laptop, you need to get to the advanced screen.  Some users have the all the fields (TYPE, DEVICE, etc) grayed out, and you can not do anything:

To fix this, must "Reset Printing System"

Go back to the Printers & Scanners screen

Highlight the any printer on the left pane and right click – (or hold down Control key and click)

Choose Reset Printing System.....

This will erase all Printers, but will be able to add printers.

August 22:
Can also fix this by deleting ONE printer, and rebooting laptop.


Apple OS Bug

Default copy settings - Ricoh Aficio MP 301 spf

For Ricoh Aficio MP 301 copier, want to modify the settings on the copy screen:

1. Specify the particular setting as well as any other settings you require on the initial screen.
2. On the control panel, press the [Program] key.
3. Press [Program as Defaults] on the touch screen.
4. When the screen changes, press the [Program] button.
5. Finally, press [Yes] to complete the programming.

Must login as administrator to make these changes.

From http://www.ricoh-usa.com/support/knowledge_base.aspx?utm_id=10

To supress output from batch file

Want to eliminate output/error messages from .bat file:


Direct STDOUT to null. Errors will still be displayed. As an example, run dir badfile.txt >nul and you will still see “File not found” displayed. That’s because errors are written to STDERR

To redirect STDERR to nul as well, try this:
dir badfile.txt > nul 2>&1

Of course you may want to see the errors. So a better tack to take could be to write to a log file
dir badfile.txt >log.txt 2>&1



From  http://www.windowsreference.com/windows-xp/how-to-supress-prompts-responses-from-commands-in-batch-files/

Outlook 2010 font sizes - overriding incoming size

You cannot easily control the font used to read HTML messages, since most people who send HTML mail specify the font they want their messages to appear in. If you’re bothered by that, you can follow these steps to set a default font and make an HTML message use that font.

To set the default HTML font in Outlook 2007 and newer:
When a default font is not included in an HTML message, Outlook uses the default web font. You can change this in Word. Go to Options > Advanced > General > Web Options button > Fonts and select a different font.





From
http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/email/to-change-the-font-on-incoming-messages/



http://www.msoutlook.info/question/521


If no font has been specified in the message, Outlook will fall back to 12pt Times New Roman by default. You can change this default, but how and where you must change it depends on your version of Outlook and whether or not you have the same version of Word installed as well.

Changing the settings in Word

If you are using Outlook 2010 and your version of Word matches your version of Outlook, then you can make the change from within Word. If the versions don’t match, use the Registry solution at the bottom of this article.

1. Open the Options dialog in Word
   
   • Word 2010
     File-> Options
2. Select the Advanced section at the left.
3. Scroll down to the “General” option group and click on; Web Options…
4. Select the Fonts tab.
5. Select; English/Western European/Other Latin script
6. Change the “Proportional font” setting at the bottom from Times New Roman with size 12 to the font and size of your choice. For instance Arial with a size of 10 or Calibri with a size of 11.

Many people want to have all emails come in using their choice of font, font size, foreground color and background color.  By following these steps you will override the color and font settings with your desired presentation on all incoming and outgoing messages.  This is especially useful for users with low vision who may want a specific font size (i.e. 18 point Arial) but do not want their emails to be sent with that font size.  This can be achieved by changing the default mail format to plain text, setting outlook to read all emails as plain text and defining the font and font size for all plain text emails in Outlook’s email settings as the desirable font and font size.  The additional advantage is that should you wish to view the message with all it’s fancy formatting, you simply need to open the message, press control + shift + w than select “display as HTML” from the menu that pops up.

Forcing Display and Font Presentation for Emails in Outlook 2010:

Set Plain Text:

This recommendation applies to anyone wanting a consistent email presentation within Outlook.

• Select File
• Select Options
• xSelect Trust Center
• Select Trust Center Settings
• Select E-Mail Security
• Select Read all standard mail in plain text (Checkmark Showing)
• Select read all digitally signed mail in plain text (Checkmark Showing)
• Select OK
• Select OK

From:
http://blog.blackspheretech.com/?p=169

Apple OS screen capture commands (Mac shortcuts)

Here are keyboard commands to capture screenshots on an Apple computer:

Key Combination	Result
Command+Shift+3	Capture entire screen and save as a file
Command+Control+Shift+3	Capture entire screen and copy to the clipboard
Command+Shift+4	Capture dragged area and save as a file
Command+Control+Shift+4	Capture dragged area and copy to the clipboard
Command+Shift+4 then Space bar	Capture a window, menu, desktop icon, or the menu bar and save as a file
Command+Control+Shift+4 then Space bar	Capture a window, menu, desktop icon, or the menu bar and copy to the clipboard

One handy trick to know about when using the dragging methods (Command+Shift+4) is how the cursor crosshairs work:

To delineate an exact pixel region, the cursor crosshairs should overlap the top and left edges of the area you want to capture, but extend one pixel below and to the right of it. This technique works with the selection crosshairs in other applications as well.

 
From  http://oreilly.com/digitalmedia/2006/01/01/mac-os-x-screenshot-secrets.html



This can NOT capture cursor, for that you need the Grab Utility.

Mac OS X  ships with the Grab utility, located in the Applications - Utilities folder. To use Grab, double-click on its icon and choose the type of image you want to capture.


Figure 3. Using Grab for screen capture.

Grab supports three modes of screen capture:

    Selection: Select the region you want to capture using the mouse
    Screen: Capture the entire screen
    Timed Screen: Capture the entire screen after a specific time interval

How do you make a laptop battery last longer?

If you are NOT using laptop often, it is not good to leave it plugged in, charging constantly.

For long term storage, best to have battery charge at 50%, and remove it.  

Once a month drain battery to empty and recharge.


Other Laptop battery tips:

http://www.macosxtips.co.uk/index_files/get-the-most-out-of-your-laptop-battery.php 

http://www.pcworld.com/article/252025/a_laptop_battery_owners_guide.html

http://labnol.blogspot.com/2006/03/10-tips-to-make-your-laptop-battery.html

How to fix Java failed to download required installation files update error

Got error message "Java failed to download required installation files"


To Fix Java update issues go to the java update test center, check for out of date Java applications, and install the latest version.





From  http://www.wiredoffice.com.au/articles/occams-razor/how-to-fix-java-failed-to-download-required-installation-files-update-error/

HP LaserJet 9050 Cold Reset

To erase admin password or reset maintenance kit count on HP 9050:

Turn on 9050,  wait until it starts the memory check,  then Press and hold the select button (check) while it is counting the MB of memory.
Then press down when the menu selections shows until you see the Cold Reset option. 

From printer techs


 

Installing printer via BAT file - Windows 7 - All users

Want to install printer via .BAT script, not Active Directory or group policy:

From http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee624057(WS.10).aspx



Printui.dll is the executable file that contains the functions used by the printer configuration dialog boxes. These functions can also be called from within a script or a command-line batch file, or they can be run interactively from the command prompt.

Base Parameters	Description
/dl	Deletes the local printer.
/dn	Deletes a network printer connection.
/dd	Deletes a printer driver.
/e	Displays the printing preferences for a given printer.
/ga	Adds a per computer printer connection (the connection is available to any user on that computer when they log on).
/ge	Displays per computer printer connections on a computer.
/gd	Deletes a per computer printer connection (the connection is deleted the next time a user logs on).
/ia	Installs a printer driver by using an .inf file.
/id	Installs a printer driver by using the Add Printer Driver Wizard.
/if	Installs a printer by using an .inf file.
/ii	Installs a printer by using the Add Printer wizard with an .inf file.
/il	Installs a printer by using the Add Printer wizard.
/in	Connects to a remote network printer.
/ip	Installs a printer by using the Network Printer Installation Wizard (available from the user interface from Print Management).
/k	Prints a test page on a printer.
/o	Displays the queue for a printer.
/p	Displays the properties of a printer. When you use this parameter, you must also specify a value for the modification parameter /n[name].
/s	Displays the properties of a print server. If you want to view the local print server, you do not need to use a modification parameter. However, if you want to view a remote print server, you must specify the /c[name] modification parameter.
/Ss	Specifies what type of information for a printer will be stored. If none of the values for /Ss are specified, the default behavior is as if all of them were specified. Use this base parameter with the following values placed at the end of the command line: 2: Use to store the information contained in the printer’s PRINTER_INFO_2 structure. This structure contains the basic information about the printer such as its name, server name, port name, and share name. 7: Use to store the directory service information contained in the PRINTER_INFO_7 structure. c: Use to store the color profile information for a printer. d: Use to store printer specific data such as the printer’s hardware ID. s: Use to store the printer’s security descriptor. g: Use to store the information in the printer’s global DEVMODE structure. m: Use to store the minimal settings for the printer. This is equivalent to specifying 2, d, and g. u: Use to store the information in the printer’s per user DEVMODE structure.
/Sr	Specifies what information about a printer is restored and how conflicts in settings are handled. Use with the following values placed at the end of the command line: 2: Use to restore the information contained in the printer’s PRINTER_INFO_2 structure. This structure contains the basic information about the printer such as its name, server name, port name, and share name. 7: Use to restore the directory service information contained in the PRINTER_INFO_7 structure. c: Use to restore the color profile information for a printer. d: Use to restore printer specific data, such as the printer’s hardware ID. s: Use to restore the printer’s security descriptor. g: Use to restore the information in the printer’s global DEVMODE structure. m: Use to restore the minimal settings for the printer. This is equivalent to specifying 2, d, and g. u Use to restore the information in the printer’s per user DEVMODE structure. r: If the printer name stored in the file is different from the name of the printer being restored to, then use the current printer name. This cannot be specified with f. If neither r nor f is specified and the names do not match, restoration of the settings fails. f: If the printer name stored in the file is different from the name of the printer being restored to, then use the printer name in the file. This cannot be specified with r. If neither f nor r is specified and the names do not match, restoration of the settings fails. p: If the port name in the file being restored from does not match the current port name of the printer being restored to, the printer’s current port name is used. h: If the printer being restored to could not be shared using the resource share name in the saved settings file, then attempt to share the printer with either the current share name or a new generated share name. If neither H nor h is specified and the printer being restored to cannot be shared with the saved share name, then restoration fails. h: If the printer being restored to cannot be shared with the saved share name, then do not share the printer. If neither H nor h is specified and the printer being restored to cannot be shared with the saved share name, then restoration fails. i: If the driver in the saved settings file does not match the driver for the printer being restored to, then the restoration fails.
/Xg	Retrieves the settings for a printer.
/Xs	Sets the settings for a printer.
/y	Sets the printer being installed as the default printer.
/?	Displays the in-product Help for the command and its associated parameters.
@[file]	Specifies a command-line argument file and directly inserts the text in that file into the command line.

To add a new remote printer, Printer1, for a computer, Client1, which is visible for the user account where this command is run, type:

rundll32 printui.dll PrintUIEntry /in /n\\client1\printer1

To add a printer using the Add Printer wizard and using an .inf file, InfFile.inf, located on drive c: at InfPath, type:

rundll32 printui.dll PrintUIEntry /ii /f c:\InfPath\InfFile.inf

To delete an existing printer, Printer1, on a computer, Client1, type:

rundll32 printui.dll PrintUIEntry /dn /n\\client1\printer1

To add a per computer printer connection, Printer2, for all users of a computer, Client2, type (the connection will be applied when a user logs on):

rundll32 printui.dll PrintUIEntry /ga /n\\client2\printer2

To delete a per computer printer connection, Printer2, for all users of a computer, Client2, type (the connection will be deleted when a user logs on):

rundll32 printui.dll PrintUIEntry /gd /n\\client2\printer2

To view the properties of the print server, PrintServer1, type:

rundll32 printui.dll PrintUIEntry /s /t1 /c\\printserver1

Mapping Drive for all users in Windows 7

Want to map drive for all users in Windows 7, but NOT using Active Directory, or Group policy.  Here is using .bat script:



Open your prefered text editor such as notepad or notepad++. (You will have to run-as-admin if you have UAC enabled due to where we will be saving it.)

Type in your code:
@Echo Off
Net use P: \\Server\Share1 /Persistent:No
Net use Q: \\Server\Share2 /Persistent:No
Net use G: \\Server2\Share3 /Persistent:No

I used /Persistent:No because I am confident in the server connectivity and do not want to have to use a Net Use [Drive] /Delete in order to remove drives later. The script will be running everytime at each logon so I did not feel the need for it to reconnect itself.
You may use a /Persistent:Yes if you wish, but this means that the drive will remain even if you later remove it from the logon script. As mentioned above, you can counteract this with a net use [drive] /delete.

Save the file as a .bat file to %ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
Example:
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\

If you need to specify alternate credentials, you can do so with "Net Use Z: \\Server\Share /User:Domain\Username Password" but be warned, this will save the password in plain text for anyone to read. And the script will be quite easily findable as it will be in everyone's StartMenu -> Programs -> Startup folder. (Which means it's also easy for users to re-run the script if they've lost their drives for some reason. Or they could just log out and back in.)

This will also work for other Windows operating systems, even Windows 8 despite not having a Start Menu (the files are still there, and I can confirm that items in the startup folder will be run at logon), but the location you need to save the script in might be different. If you right click on the folder in the start-menu, you can generally get the opion to "Open All Users". This should let you know where it is. Except for Windows 8 obviously... stupid not having a start-menu... Pretty sure it was in the same location as Windows 7.


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net use [{devicename | *}] [\\computername\sharename[\volume] [{password | *}]] [/user:[domainname\]username] [/user:[dotteddomainname\]username] [/user:[username@dotteddomainname] [/home {devicename | *} [{password | *}]] [/persistent:{yes | no}] [/smartcard] [/savecred] [/delete] [/help] [/?]


devicename = Use this option to specify the drive letter or printer port you want to map the network resource to. For a shared folder on the network, specify a drive letter from D: through Z: and for a shared printer, LPT1: through LPT3:. Use * instead of specifying devicename to automatically assign the next available drive letter, starting with Z: and moving backwards, for a mapped drive.
\\computername\sharename = This specifies the name of the computer, computername, and the shared resource, sharename, like a shared folder on a or shared printer connected to computername. If there are spaces anywhere here, be sure to put the entire path, slashes included, in quotes.

volume = Use this option to specify the volume when connecting to a NetWare server.

password = This is the password needed to access the shared resource on computername. You can choose enter the password during the execution of the net use command by typing * instead of the actual password.

/user = Use this net command option to specify a username to connect to the resource with. If you don't use /user, net use will attempt to connect to the network share or printer with your current username.

Saving Outlook attachments - default location

Changing the default location to save attachments in Outlook 2010,  from   http://support.microsoft.com/kb/252732

To Modify the Registry Setting

1. Click Start, and click Run.
2. In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.
3. Locate the following registry key:
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders
4. Double-click Personal in the right pane.
5. Change the value to the path you want. For example:
   C:\My Attachments, would set the location to the My Attachments folder.
   %USERPROFILE%\My Documents, would set it to the My Documents folder on a computer that had more than one user profile.
6. On the Registry menu, click Exit.
7. Restart Outlook.

When you open a new mail message and attach a file, the Insert File dialog box opens to the folder you have specified.


Also see:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/outlook/thread/69a963e1-a2f4-44a4-b338-6fd3bc7c6030/

http://www.sevenforums.com/microsoft-office/126793-outlook-2010-setting-default-save-location.html

Converting from Outlook 97-2002 .pst format to new Outlook 2010

Can not do direct conversion, create new, empty .PST file, copy everything from old format (Directions)

Step 1: Create a data file

1. On the Home tab, in the New group, click New Items, point to More Items, and then click Outlook Data File.
2. In the Create or Open Outlook Data File dialog box, in the File name box, type the name as you want it to appear in the Outlook Navigation Pane, and then click OK.
3. By default, data files are not password-protected. To add a password to your data file, under Password, type that password that you want to use in the Password and Verify Password text boxes.
   Important: Microsoft, or your e-mail administrator do not have access to your password, nor can they assist you with recovering the contents of the Outlook Data File (.pst) if you forget the password.

 

Step 2: Import items to the new data file

1. Click the File tab.
2. On the Open tab, click Import.
3. Click Import from another program or file, and then click Next.
4. Click Outlook Data File (.pst), and then click Next.
5. In the File to import box, enter the path and name of the .pst file that you want to import.
6. Under Options, select how you want duplicates to be processed, and then click Next.
7. Choose the folder that you want to import the Outlook Data File (.pst) from. If you want to import the entire Outlook Data File (.pst), click the topmost folder in the tree, and then select the Include subfolders check box.
8. Click Import items into the same folder in, and then select the destination Outlook Data File (.pst) file in the drop-down list.
9. Click Finish.

 

Fixing LCD monitors - bad capacitors

Had an LCD monitor go bad (stopped working, did not turn on), it turns out it is not too difficult to repair, need to replace capacitors:

Windows sharing vs security tabs

Spent 5 hours trying to connect user to a network share, forgot Sharing vs Security in windows.

Short answer:  setup SHARING first, for additional control (eg  not all files with same permissions) then use Security via NTFS.

Some details from HowtoGeek:

Share Permissions:

1. Only apply to users who access the resource over the network. They don’t apply if you log on locally, for example through terminal services.
2. It applies to all files and folders in the shared resource. If you want to provide a more granular sort of restriction scheme you should use NTFS Permission in addition to shared permissions
3. If you have any FAT or FAT32 formatted volumes, this will be the only form of restriction available to you, as NTFS Permissions are not available on those file systems.

NTFS Permissions:

1. The only restriction on NTFS Permissions is that they can only be set on a volume that is formatted to the NTFS file system
2. Remember that NTFS are cumulative that means that a users effective permissions are the result of combining the user’s assigned permissions and the permissions of any groups the user belongs to.

Also WindowsSecurity.com