The bigger these systems get, the more they get intertwined. I had the pleasure of receiving an error with the deployment of ActiveX Adobe Flash. The error message I was gettings says "Error 2753. The File 'InstallPlugin.exe' is not marked for installation. Apparently after enabling the Anti-Spyware module for my organization's installation of McAfee through the ePolicy … [Read more...]
The Always-Prepared Tech Support Pro
I was never a Boy Scout but I do pride myself on always being prepared. I tend to be able to stand by this claim by being pretty resourceful, if I may say so myself. As I was just telling in yesterday's post, I might get asked computer questions anywhere I go where people know I work in IT. In order to answer those questions or solve problems that come up, it can be made almost … [Read more...]
Troubleshooting WordPress Image Uploader Problems
Upon upgrading my hosting, I found my old friend the HTTP error was back when uploading images that exceeded certain dimensions. I could resize images smaller on my desktop and then they'd upload just fine but that was a lot more cumbersome and made WordPress lose some of its slickness. Upon looking into the problem further, I found a very comprehensive list of … [Read more...]
Solutions For iGoogle Causing Stack Overflow at Line 0 Error
Reports are coming in that individuals are experiencing an error message when they visit their iGoogle page stating "Stack Overflow at Line 0". Other sites like CNN may give this error as well as it stems from the usage of Javascript on the site. Enough people are apparently affected by this that it has become the #1 Google Search Trend very quickly. This is a problem with … [Read more...]
A Herculean Effort Against “Cyber Security” Malware in Windows Vista SP1
Last night, I was working on a laptop that was given to me for some freelance tech support with the simple description of "acting like it has a virus and won't connect to the Internet." I got it home and fired up the computer. It definitely had a malware infection but the side effects may have proven to be worse than the actual antivirus. The computer was running Windows Vista … [Read more...]