The latest version of the Case Of The Unexplained by Mark Russinovich has been released on the Microsoft Tech Ed website. The case of the unexplained allows you to see how Mark walks through issues step by step to resolve them. Mark uses Microsoft Debugging Tools along with his own tools from Sysinternals. This sessions continues to be one of the most popular sessions at Tech Ed.
Case Of The Unexplained 2010
http://www.msteched.com/2010/NorthAmerica/WCL315
Windows 7 adds a great new security feature called UAC. There are certain situations where you have to disable UAC which you can do by following the below steps.
1. Open control panel by going to the start menu -> Control Panel
2. From the control panel select User Accounts And Family Safety
3. Select User Accounts
4. Select Change User Account Control Settings
5. Move slider bar to the bottom so it is at never notify. Then click OK.
If you have a home network and router you have probably struggled with port forwarding. There are several different reasons why you might need to forward a port from you router to a system on your network. One of the best resources I have found to help accomplish this is www.portforward.com. This site has directions on how to accomplish port forwarding on almost every mainstream router that exists. All you have to do is find your router in the list and click on it. This will bring you to a long list of application. Then all you have to do is find your application or game in the list and click on it. You will then be provided with step by step instructions on how to add the port forwarding rules to your router. So stop by and check out www.portforward.com. I think you will find it very useful. It is also great to send to family and friends so they can take care of this task themselves.
Portforward Site
http://www.portforward.com
