14 days After installing win 7, the windows will prompt me to activation it over the internet.
When i try to activate window’s i get the following error.
The Software Licensing Service reported that the computer could not be activated. No Key Management Service (KMS) could be contacted. Please see the Application Event Log for additional information.
This fix was simple and just needed the product key replacing.
Just follow the diagrams below for windows 7
- Click on Activate windows Now
Windows Activation
- The error will now show that the is a problem with DNS or the KMS
Windows Activation
- Enter the Product key that came with windows 7 & Click Next
Windows Activation
- Windows will now try to activate over the Internet
Windows Activation
- Activativation is not complete
Windows Activation
There are also many other reasons why your licence key may not active successfully, this was just my problem.
For more information on other possible reasons follow the link below
In Windows Server 2008
You add the SNMP service through the Add Features wizard rather that through add and remove programs.
- Go to Start / Administrative Tools / Server Manager
- The Server Manager will now open.
- Highlight features.
- Click Add features on the far right hand side of screen.
- This will now open the Add features wizard.
See image below
Installing SNMP on Windows Server 2008
In Windows Server 2003 & Xp
You add the SNMP service through the Add and Remove Programs wizard
See Image below 
- Installing SNMP on Windows Server 2003
- Start / control panel / Add and Remove Programs
- Click Add/Remove Windows Components
- Then highlight Management and Monitoring Tools tab and click Details
- Then highlight Simple Network Management Protocol
- Finally Click ok and finish by installing this feature
You will need a copy of windows server to complete the install. You can also see the following Microsoft article http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324263
You wont need to reboot the server after adding this feature to either opperating system
For more detailed information about SNMP click here
Hp Officejet 6000 Printer
Problem
After buying a new Hp Officejet 6000 Printer and turning it on, i wanted to connect it to the network, to allow me to print from anywhere in the house to the printer.
I then loaded the cd software that comes with the printer, on one of my computers and selected wired network printer option.
I plugged the new printer into the network via the network port, and then selected search for this printer on the network in the software install options.
To my surprise i cant find the network printer atall.
I then selected a printout on the printer of its network settings and found that its IP address was 169.X.X.X with a subnet of 255.255.0.0
I cant obviosly see this Ip address by browsing with my browser to the address 169.X.X.X
Reasons
169.X.X.X is a private IP address assigned when the device cannot send a request to a DHCP server.
This is usual caused becasue of either a Connection problem or DHCP isnt turned on your router or your Dns Server
My solution
I browsed to my network connection page
New Network Printer Assigns 169 DHCP Address
Make Sure You Write Down Your Current Ip Settings
Problem
I uninstalled Office 2007 and reinstalled Office 2003.
I can use other Office applications such as Word and Excel, when I press the Send/Receive button, I get the following error:
“an ole registration error occurred outlook”
I have tried reinstalling 2003 again (repair) and I have tried registering the ole32.dll. Neither helped.
This problem is also caused if you have changed the pc of a user at a site where raoming profiles are configured.
An Ole Registration Error Occurred Outlook 2003
Solution
The Outlook profile on the PC needs to be removed and re-added in order to fix this – this can be down via control pannel/ mail / remove profile.
If you need to know which server the pc your using is logging onto use the following text
Start Run
CMD
Type : echo %logonserver%
Cmd Logonserver
If you are on a users pc and the local or network polcy does not allow you to run certain programs.
Open up run command and type :
runas /user:administrator ***** ( * The program you require) hh
Ie..
Run As
Simply
Dynamic IP addresses can change each time you connect to the Internet,
Static IP addresses are reserved for you statically and don’t change over time.
Explanation
An IP address is a 32-bit number that identifies each client or server on the Internet. This definition is based on the current version 4 of the Internet Protocol (IPv4). Each packet sent across the Internet includes the sender’s and receiver’s IP addresses in order to route the packets correctly. You can think of it as the Internet equivalent of a phone number where you can be reached. IPv4 addresses are divided into 4 parts, each ranging from 0 to 255, separated by dots, for example: 192.168.0.1
Residential Internet connections, whether broadband or dialup usually use dynamic IP addresses, while commercial leased lines and servers have static IPs, so they can always be reached at the same address.
The need for dynamic IP addresses arises from the limited number of IP addresses available in IPv4 (Internet Protocol version 4). Theoretically, there can be about four billion IPs in the Internet, however, the actual number is much lower for various reasons. Something had to be done to ensure supply of address space, at least until IPv6 is widely implemented on the Internet, allowing for 128bit IP addresses. The limited IP address space is one of the reasons for the wide use of NAT routers, as well as DHCP and leasing of dynamic IP addresses.
With dynamic IP addressing, there is a pool of IPs that your ISP can assign to users. When you connect to the Internet, your computer or router is leased one IP address from that pool for a number of hours. When you disconnect, or when the lease expires the IP address is freed and put back into the pool of available IPs. That way, ISPs can have more subscribers than number of IP addresses (as long as they don’t all connect to the Internet at the same time) and ease IP maintenance.
Even with always-on broadband connections, it’s easy to just lease IP addresses as needed. That’s why the DHCP dynamic IP addressing is widely used today, especially for residential connections where users don’t run servers. The downside is, your IP address, or “phone number” if you will, can change any time you get disconnected, there is a power outage, ISP maintenance, etc. The fact that you get disconnected does not necessarily mean the IP address is going to change, just as the fact that you get the same IP address does not mean it is assigned statically.
Source : http://www.speedguide.net
If you want to know how to map drive simply follow the examples below.
Create a mapped drive
Add the below text into “Notepad” or “Wordpad” and save as .bat or .cmd
@echo off
REM Disconnect
net use N: /DELETE
REM Map Shared Drive
NET USE N: “\\networkdrive\test drive” /PERSISTENT:NO
See Below :
Mapping A Drive Via Scripts
Map A Network Drive Using A Username
Add the below text into “Notepad” or “Wordpad” and save as .bat or .cmd
net use u: “\\networkdrive\test drive” /user:domain\username
start u:
See Below :
Map A Network Drive With User Name
The above scripts contains text that is explained below :
@echo – prevents text on screen
Disconnect – Disconnects a drive that is already mapped
REM - Hides the remark and is not read you can also use ::
PERSISTENT (YES or NO) – means the drive disconnects at logoff
You should also note that if there are spaces in the UNC path ie
\\networkdrive\test drive
you will need to add “”
“\\networkdrive\test drive”
How to configure host headers in IIS 7
This works on either windows vista / Windows 7 / server 2008
- Open up IIS7, hopefully you will already have setup a website.
- Go to ‘sites’ and select your site that has been setup.
- You need to look for ‘Edit Site’ tab – for me its located on the right hand column
- Select Bindings and then add.
You will need to add both www.test.com and test.com in order for your browser to pick up your correct address
The following table specifies the limits on physical memory for Listed Windows Versions.
Physical Memory Limits: Windows 7
The following table specifies the limits on physical memory for Windows 7.
| Version | Limit on X86 | Limit on X64 |
|---|---|---|
| Windows 7 Ultimate | 4 GB | 192 GB |
| Windows 7 Enterprise | 4 GB | 192 GB |
| Windows 7 Professional | 4 GB | 192 GB |
| Windows 7 Home Premium | 4 GB | 16 GB |
| Windows 7 Home Basic | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Windows 7 Starter | 2 GB | N/A |
