Author: --Anand--

Being in Silicon Valley for years, I became a IT Infrastructure Geek by experience and surrounded by other Geeks everywhere. I try to help others by the solutions I found on odd occasions.

SCOM Web Console: “Server Error in ‘/’ Application” Runtime Error


This error occurs when, You installed SCOM full management console first Then you installed Web Console on a later date Now, you are getting this error  when you visit SCOM web console The issue is SCOM setup doesn’t install the following four DLL files correctly to the web console installed location.  The solution is really … Continue reading SCOM Web Console: “Server Error in ‘/’ Application” Runtime Error →

Find what is filling up the hard disk space?


This free software named FolderSize does a great job with simple interface. And the best part is it’s available as portable software, so you can carry it in your USB disk. FolderSize is intended to be a simple application to determine what folders takes up place on your machine and to present it to you … Continue reading Find what is filling up the hard disk space? →

Windows 7: Make your Windows 7 laptop as hotspot with a free program (Connectify)


While ago I blogged about Windows 7: Turn your Laptop as Wireless Router (Wi-Fi Hotspot) using netsh commands. Now I found there is a free software named Connectify does it for you in few easy clicks. This is what the developer has to say about the software: Connectify is an easy to use software router … Continue reading Windows 7: Make your Windows 7 laptop as hotspot with a free program (Connectify) →

ClearLock: Lock your desktop and still see what’s going on your desktop


ClearLock provides a convenient way to lock your desktop with a transparent layer, allowing you to see what's happening on your desktop and at the same time prevent access to the computer without the proper password. ClearLock comes as standalone executable, just run it, set your password and click the ClearLock icon whenever you want … Continue reading ClearLock: Lock your desktop and still see what’s going on your desktop →

Windows 7: Disable All Balloon Notifications


Have you seen this? Isn’t annoying? Let’s disable these popups altogether. Open Registry Editor (click Start Orb, type RegEdit and press Enter) Go to this location: HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerAdvanced Create a new key. Right click on Advanced and click New and select DWORD (32-bit) Value. Type the key name as EnableBalloonTips Double click to open "EnableBaloonTips key … Continue reading Windows 7: Disable All Balloon Notifications →

Open Windows Explorer to My Computer (instead of Libraries)


I heard my friends say Windows 7 Explorer opens to Libraries page automatically. They have been used to see “My Computer” page in Explorer like below. No Fear. To open Explorer to “My Computer” by default, follow the steps below. If you pinned Explorer to the task bar (by default Windows 7 does it), right … Continue reading Open Windows Explorer to My Computer (instead of Libraries) →

Configure applications as “Run as an Administrator” every time


User Account Control kicks in when you try to run some applications (e.g., Administrative tools), you have to click UAC window. Or some times you simple want to run an application with high privileges and you hate every time you had to right click and select “Run as an Administrator” option. Here is the easy … Continue reading Configure applications as “Run as an Administrator” every time →

Windows 7: Defrag hard disk from command line or schedule a task manually


Windows 7 defrag GUI tool is simple and easy.  Click Start Orb, type Defrag and Press Enter. You can configure schedule to defrag automatically on your specified time. I usually choose the day time, because my laptop is off during night. Here are command line options for more control (check out /X option). Defrag <volume> … Continue reading Windows 7: Defrag hard disk from command line or schedule a task manually →