Acrobat.exe - Entry Point Not Found : The procedure entry point ?FindByID@Dictionary@ACE@@SA?AV?$auto_init_ptr@VDictionary@ACE@@@@PBD@Z could not be located in the dynamic link library C:\Program Files (x86)\Intuit\QuickBooks 2021\TSheets.Engine.dll

Symptoms: Error message pops up a lot when opening a PDF (especially password protected PDF files)

Fixes:
- Close Quickbooks. Temporary solution.
- sfc /scannow + reboot
- Quickbooks Tool Hub, Program Diagnostic Tool
- Repair install of Adobe Acrobat

https://community.adobe.com/t5/acrobat-discussions/procedure-entry-point-could-not-be-located/m-p/12211830

Keywords: PDF, Adobe Acrobat, Error, popups

https://keyboard-leds.com/download/
Freeware program that shows status of Capslock, Numlock, and Scrolllock buttons, can pop up on screen

Keywords: Show, Toggle, button, status, Capital, Numbers

Chrome Profile location:
chrome://version/
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\



To map Chrome to a profile folder in a different folder, create a shortcut like this:
chrome.exe --user-data-dir="c:\Windows.old\Users\Name\Appdata\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data"




Keywords: Chrome, User Data, Folder, Offline, Bookmarks, Old Windows, Chrome offline

https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/refs/heads/main/docs/user_data_dir.md

This is a neat utility to scan folders and find duplicate files (based on contents or names) or similar files. You can replace one set of files with a hard link so that it only takes up one file worth of space. You can have it delete duplicate files automatically. You can search based on filename, date, size, or full contents.
https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/clonespy.html

Keywords: Find, delete, duplicate, identical, same, equal, folders, files, compare, comparison

Use qemu to convert. Important note, "-O vhdx" has to be a capital O!
qemu-img convert bitnami-lamp-8.2.12-r0-debian-11-amd64.ova -O vhdx -o subformat=dynamic bitnami-lamp-8.2.12-r0-debian-11-amd64.vhdx
https://www.bdrsuite.com/blog/how-to-import-ova-into-hyper-v/


Keywords: Convert Virtual Drive, Disk, Hyper-V, Qemu, VirtualBox

Windows 10 ISO Download - Media Creation Tool
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

Windows 7 Downloads:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows7



Use Rufus to write an ISO to a USB drive
https://rufus.ie/


Use Imgburn to burn an ISO to a CD/DVD drive
https://www.imgburn.com/


Download most versions of Windows 10 here:
https://archive.org/details/@ryanda_syahbudy_wirayasha
You can verify the hashes here, or just google them:
https://dellwindows...<Too long, click to read the rest>

https://www.cyotek.com/cyotek-webcopy


keywords: Backup, Download, HTML, Website, Webpage, Archive, Cyotek, Webcopy

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Information
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Current program directory "\\server01\scanlon" does not match the DATAVER.INI setup directory "\\192.168.86.2\Scanlon\". You may need to run Workstation Setup to correct your installation path.

Would you like to do this now?
(First, check with your system administrator)
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Yes No
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Open regedit, Current User-->Software-->Drugpak, change the path listed in there.



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Reinstall Drugpak including Ghostscript


The setting that controls this behavior is in DrugPak Classic's Document Manager menu > Manage File Types.

Image Viewer uses a technology that is inherent to the software used to create DrugPak, Delphi. This option provides some benefits in that the image display interface includes tools such as annotation. This option has limitations in the codecs available, which cannot be modified. A document created with a codec that is not supported by the Delphi tool ...<Too long, click to read the rest>

For Chrome/Edge/Firefox: *This is not working yet, needs modified*
1: Install .NET 3.5 in Windows
2: Install SDK from https://epadlink.myshopify.com/pages/sigcaptureweb
3: Install this extension for Chrome or Edge:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/epadlink-sigcaptureweb-sd/idldbjenlmipmpigmfamdlfifkkeaplc
3b:


Test in Edge and Chrome:
https://c3.autoslm.net/sandbox/esign/testesign.cfm


It appears that escreen.com and escreen123.com both require Microsoft Edge to be ran in IE mode to w...<Too long, click to read the rest>

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Message from webpage
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must be firefox:
Object doesn't support property or method 'print'
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OK
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eScreen usually uses Microsoft Edge running in Internet Explorer (IE) Mode
To fix it not able to print, try to add to trusted sites:
https://*.escreen123.com/
Set Trusted sites to Low Security

Make sure bookmark to open site is using:
https://www.escreen123.com/ApolloV2/frameset.aspx

Two changes to try:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Common\Graphics]
"DisableHardwareAcceleration"=dword:00000001

File > Options > General, under User Interface options, when using multiple displays, select "Optimize for compatibility".

Keywords: Excel, Office, 365, Slow, delay, wait, crawl

Winmerge - Free and Open Source
https://winmerge.org/

WinMerge - Free and open source
https://winmerge.org/


Keywords: Compare, Different, differences, folders, directories, paths, text, binary, image

FormFox opens a window which loads an Adobe Reader component. Windows 10 version 2004 broke it's ability to print from there.
https://community.adobe.com/t5/acrobat-reader/problem-with-print-function-after-windows-10-update-2004/td-p/11165512?page=2
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-printing-breaks-due-to-microsoft-june-2020-updates/

Workarounds:
- Disable "Enable Protected Mode at startup" from Adobe Reader Preferences, Security Enhanced tab.
- Try using Chrome instead of ...<Too long, click to read the rest>

https://zentyal.com/community/

Microsoft has Free AD services online:
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/active-directory/


Keywords: Ubuntu, Linux, Open Source, AD, domain

Windows:
Windows Movie Maker
Windows Photos
https://www.openshot.org/download/
https://shotcut.org/download/
Blender

Web based:
https://app.clipchamp.com/
https://www.adobe.com/express/feature/video/editor



Keywords: Video Editing, Movies, mp4, mpeg, avi

Minecraft - cheap location to buy a key ($6.20 as of 1/22/2021):
https://www.instant-gaming.com/fr/5657-acheter-jeu-microsoft-store-minecraft-windows-10-edition/

I have been using Ninite to do this easily, check the programs you want to install, and it does it quickly.
www.ninite.com

Microsoft has developed a command line tool Winget to do this same thing. It isn't installed directly into Windows yet, but should be soon. Once it is, a simple batch file can install common needed software easily.
https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli

Update all programs:
winget upgrade --all



Don't forget to turn off Windows nag screens:
https://notes.airinscomputers...<Too long, click to read the rest>

https://www.winhelponline.com/blog/disable-auto-redirect-unsupported-sites-ie-to-edge/

Start Microsoft Edge
Goto: edge://settings/defaultbrowser
Set "Let Internet Explorer open sites in Microsoft Edge" to "Never."



Keywords: Internet Explorer, IE11, Crashing, Closing, Exiting, Edge Opening

Control Panel to manage Websites/Apache
https://www.virtualmin.com/

Control Panel to manage Linux configuration
https://www.webmin.com/


Keywords: Ubuntu, Linux, web based, browser, configuration, webmin, virtualmin, control panel

Mount ISO as virtual CD (right click iso, open with, windows explorer)
Use imgburn create image from files/folders, under Advanced, Boot, at the bottom create image from mounted ISO

Add all files to Imgburn, make sure image is selected as bootable, create image.


Note, if you are modifying a windows wim file, use this link for help with that
https://notes.airinscomputers.com/?item=346


Keywords: ImgBurn, 7zip, 7-zip, Create, Bootable, Flash Drive, USB, startup, WinPE

Error: Could not allocate space for object.

CREATE DATABASE or ALTER DATABASE failed because the resulting cumulative database size would exceed your licensed limit of 10240 MB per database.



Check size of tables in SQL Server

Navigate to Tables folder, hit F7. Add columns for disk space if not shown.



Run this command to delete old Journal entries. Store Operations Manager, Connect. Query, or use SQL Management Studio.

DELETE FROM Journal WHERE [Time] ...<Too long, click to read the rest>

Store Operations Administrator - Run-time error '-2147024714 (800700b6):
Automation error
The operating system cannot run %1.
{OK}


Fix:
Install "SQLServer2005_BC_x86.msi"
And if the system is 64bit: "SQLServer2005_BC_x64.msi"

Last found here, validate digital signatures to ensure they are signed by Microsoft.
https://www.gbsoftware.it/SERVIZIO/Sql/

If you have a valid license on the linked Microsoft account, but the local install doesn't recognize it:
Open Admin Command Prompt, change to the following folder (or similar depending on your version), the folder should have the file 'ospp.vbs' in it:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office16

1: cscript ospp.vbs /dstatus

2: Run the following, changing ABCDE to the last 5 of the product key from the above command:
cscript ospp.vbs /unpkey:ABCDE

...<Too long, click to read the rest>

https://kb.uwm.edu/uwmhd/page.php?id=110083
In Outlook options, under Mail, uncheck "Automatically process meetings requests and responses to meeting requests and polls"

Keywords: Outlook, Calendar, Exchange, Microsoft 365, Online, Appointment, Schedule, Automatic

Find Autocomplete cache from Outlook: Use NK2Edit:
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/outlook_nk2_edit.html
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/nk2edit.zip

Outlook NK2 import steps on Outlook 2010 and newer:
https://www.msoutlook.info/question/478
1: Copy the nk2-file to the following folder: C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Outlook
2: Rename the nk2-file to the name of your mail profile. Likely "Outlook".
3: Start --> Run: outlook.exe /importnk2
4: Wait a moment and close Outlook. Make sure the...<Too long, click to read the rest>

The symptom I saw was Outlook would not connect to Office 365 Online Exchange because it wouldn't do modern authentication. We had to force it to use IMAP. This failed after a week.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/troubleshoot/authentication/continually-prompts-password-office-365

Download and run this tool: https://aka.ms/SaRA-OutlookPwdPrompt
It fixed the issue, set up a new Outlook profile with modern authentication, no more issues.


Keywords: Outlook 2013, 2016, Forgets, lost, passwo...<Too long, click to read the rest>

https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases

Includes neat tools such as:
Color Picker
FancyZones
PowerRename - Easily rename files with Regex support
Screen Ruler
Text Extractor - OCR
File Locksmith - See what process has locked a file/folder
Hosts File Editor - Easy way to modify your hosts file


Keywords: Microsoft Windows Power Toys, Tools

Create a new root user called sa2
Run all of these from an admin command prompt, not powershell.

net stop MSSQL$SQLEXPRESS
net start MSSQL$SQLEXPRESS /m"SQLCMD"
sqlcmd -S .\sqlexpress
CREATE LOGIN sa2 WITH PASSWORD='klajsdflksf'
GO
SP_ADDSRVROLEMEMBER sa2,'SYSADMIN'
GO
exit
net stop MSSQL$SQLEXPRESS
net start MSSQL$SQLEXPRESS



Keywords: TrueCanal, Microsoft SQL Server, Reset Password, SQL Express

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/mount-and-modify-a-windows-image-using-dism?view=windows-11




DISM /Mount-image /imagefile:D:\sources\boot.wim /index:1 /MountDir:c:\TempPE


DISM /Mount-image /imagefile: {/Index: | /Name:} /MountDir: [/readonly] /[optimize]}




You can then make changes




Save those changes:

Dism /Unmount-image /MountDir:C:\TempPE /Commit

...<Too long, click to read the rest>

IMDisk - Open Source
https://sourceforge.net/projects/imdisk-toolkit/


Keywords: ISO, img, virtual disk, virtual machine, drive, disk, file

MS Image Composite Editor 2.0 - Panorama Creator
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/project/image-composite-editor/

Download link:
https://web.archive.org/web/20190309221948/https://download.microsoft.com/download/A/7/8/A7804C73-ECDB-4459-BB3E-A7F13C4C5382/ICE-2.0.3-for-32-bit-Windows.msi

OS X - Mail not alphabetical

https://www.macworld.com/article/229187/how-to-fix-macos-mail-when-mailboxes-arent-in-alphabetical-order.html

https://superuser.com/questions/89413/delete-files-recursively-matching-a-name-on-the-command-line-os-x


Keywords: OSX, OS 10, Apple, Mac

Freezing during startup:
Change display driver. If you are using a laptop with integrated and dedicated graphics, switch to dedicated.

Freezing during installation, probably at Registering Modules:
Uncheck options to install toolbar or right click options during install settings.

https://hugin.sourceforge.io/

https://ptgui.com/

https://flylitchi.com/help#pano-p3

MS Image Composite Editor 2.0
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/project/image-composite-editor/
Download Link:
https://web.archive.org/web/20190309221948/https://download.microsoft.com/download/A/7/8/A7804C73-ECDB-4459-BB3E-A7F13C4C5382/ICE-2.0.3-for-32-bit-Windows.msi




Keywords: 360 Degree Panorama, stitching

PhotoDemon
https://photodemon.org/


Keywords: GIMP, PSP, Paint Shop Pro

Quickbooks 2021 Error switching to multiuser mode - H202 or H505
https://quickbooks.intuit.com/learn-support/en-us/open-programs/how-to-fix-error-h202-and-h505/00/186029

If the database manager is running on a server running DNS server, then the DNS service may be using the same port UDP 55333.
Temporary Solution: Stop DNS server, Start QuickbooksDB31 Service, then start DNS.

http://www.devonstephens.com/quickbooks-database-manager-conflicting-dns-server/


-- An example error log from Event Mana...<Too long, click to read the rest>

Download Quickbooks:

https://downloads.quickbooks.com/app/qbdt/products

21.0 - 2020




License and Version numbering:

To find your existing license number, open this in Notepad:

C:\ProgramData\COMMON FILES\INTUIT\QUICKBOOKS\qbregistration.dat



To find the version you had installed:



Flavor Names ():

belacct = QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions Accountant Edition

bel = QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions (not...<Too long, click to read the rest>

Issue: Quickbooks 2021 won't print or print-preview for 1099-NEC forms, but does work for 1099-MISC.

Fix:
1: Go to Help/Update/Options/Select all (they were already all selected)
2: Go to the updates screen/RESET UPDATES box, then reinstall all updates
3: Restart Computer


Keywords: Intuit, Print Crash

Run the Quickbooks Diagnostic Tool:
https://dlm2.download.intuit.com/akdlm/SBD/QuickBooks/QBPDF/QuickBooksDesktopInstallDiagnosticTool.exe

Other possible solutions are detailed here:
https://quickbooks.intuit.com/learn-support/en-us/other-questions/wow-my-qb-desktop-is-incredibly-slow/00/251027

You can set a Russian language setting, which some malware/ransomware check and won't run if it is set.
From:
https://github.com/Unit221B/Russian
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/05/try-this-one-weird-trick-russian-hackers-hate/
Save this as a .reg file and import it
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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Keyboard Layout\Preload]
"1"="00000419"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Keyboard Layout\Preload]
"1"="00000419"
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5 Steps to follow:
Isolate and shutdown critical systems
Enact your business continuity plan
Report the cyberattack
Restore from backup
Remediate, patch, and monitor
https://thehackernews.com/2021/06/5-critical-steps-to-recovering-from.html

Enable:
dism /online /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:Internet-Explorer-Optional-amd64

Disable:
dism /online /Disable-Feature /FeatureName:Internet-Explorer-Optional-amd64

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/browsers/disable-internet-explorer-windows



Keywords: IE11, Missing, Reinstall, InternetExplorer, Enable, Disable, Uninstall

Win10 Scanner Control Panel:
C:\Program Files\Windows Photo Viewer\ImagingDevices.exe


NAPS2 (Not Another PDF Scanner 2)
https://www.naps2.com/

WinScan2PDF 7.22
https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/winscan2pdf.html

PdfScanManager 1.23
https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/pdfscanmanager.html

PaperScan 3.0.130 - Free up to 10 pages per PDF
https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/paperscan_free.html

Ashampoo PDF Free 2.0.7
https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/ashampoo_pdf_fre...<Too long, click to read the rest>

Windows Defender Application Guard basically runs an Edge window (or Microsoft Office applications) in a HyperV VM to enable very secure browsing with very little chance of anything bad escaping.
Enable by going to Programs and Features, Turn Windows features on or off.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-application-guard/md-app-guard-overview


Keywords: Secure, Isolated, VM, Virtual Machine, Safe Browsing, Malware, Protected, Web Browser, Edge, Offi...<Too long, click to read the rest>

Softperfect Networx - 5.5.5 was the last free version, newer versions are time limited trials.
https://filehippo.com/download_softperfect-networx/5.5.5/


Keywords: SNMP, Logging, Monitor, Bandwidth

Process Hacker
https://processhacker.sourceforge.io/

Process Explorer (Sysinternals Suite)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/sysinternals-suite

TrueCanal:
Install:
1: Enable .NET 2.0
2: Install J# Runtime from Microsoft
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=4712
3: Install SQL Server Express. Create password for sa account: SQLds4123
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/Download/details.aspx?id=101064
May need to install SQL Management studio to enable password authentication instead of just windows authentication.
4: Install https://truecanal.domain.com/TrueCanalInstall/
When running, create new database when prompted. May n...<Too long, click to read the rest>

Webroot:
"C:\Program Files\Webroot\WRSA.exe" -uninstall
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Webroot\WRSA.exe" -uninstall



Keywords: Removal Tool, Uninstall, Cleanup

"C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\OfficeC2RClient.exe" /update user updatetoversion=16.0.13901.20462

Start VM via command line:
"C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxManage.exe" startvm "VM-Name"


Do graceful shutdown of Client when Host restarts or shuts down:
"C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxManage.exe" setextradata "VM-Name" GUI/DefaultCloseAction Shutdown



Keywords: VM, Virtual Machine, Oracle Virtualbox, Hypervisor

Multi Commander (also available in Microsoft Store)
http://multicommander.com/downloads

Explorer++
https://explorerplusplus.com/download



More options:
https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/best-windows-file-explorer-replacements/

Keywords: File Browsing, Explorer