Make Windows Shutdown Faster

Problem When you shutdown Windows, it takes a long time to do so whilst hanging on the message “Shutting down”. Solution Click the Start button (Windows XP users should then click Run). Type regedit and press Enter to open the Registry Editor. Navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\ On the right hand side, double click on “ClearPageFileAtShutdown”. Change the value from 1 to 0 and press OK. Close the Registry Editor...

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You may not have the necessary permissions" when installing Firefox

Problem When installing Firefox you get a dialog box stating: “You may not have the necessary permissions to use all the features of the program you are about to run. You may run this program as a different user or continue to run the program as the current user.” You are given the option to run as the current user or to run as a different user. Cause This can be caused if UAC is disabled on Vista or by faulty UAC settings in Windows 7. Solution Right click on the Firefox install file and click Run as administrator. If that does not work then select the correct tab below for further instructions: Click the Start button. In the Start Search box, type UAC. Click on ‘Change User Account Control Settings’. If it is currently set to Default, try setting it to...

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Internet Explorer cannot join from www124.livemeeting.com

  Issue:    When attempting to join an Office Live Meeting, if you are receiving the error message below when clicking on the meeting link contained in the invitation email.     Root Cause:  Browser-level security settings.   Solution:  In Internet Explorer, click Tools, Options and then click the Advanced tab. Scroll down through the settings to the Security group and un-check "Do not save encrypted pages to disk". Click OK on the options window and click the Join the meeting link again.     ...

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Symantec Endpoint Protection has detected that there are pending system changes that require a reboot." when trying to install SEP 11.0 on Windows 7

"Symantec Endpoint Protection has detected that there are pending system changes that require a reboot." when trying to install SEP 11.0 on Windows 7 Problem How can Symantec Endpoint Protection be installed when the installer presents this message? Symptoms If I try to reinstall Symantec Endpoint Protection Client (SEP 11) on Windows 7 a popup message appears "Symantec Endpoint Protection has detected that there are pending system changes that require a reboot. Please reboot the system and rerun the installation."      Solution To solve this issue, follow one of the options below: Primary Solution: In...

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