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Windows Server 2012 - This computer’s hardware may not support booting to this disk.

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This usually occurs when you are using a new SATA or solid-state drive that hasn’t been initialized yet.

  1. To fix this issue – use the Windows Server 2012 device manager tools during setup to create the partition on the hard drive that you are attempting to install to. You can use this opportunity to layout any extra partitions that you may need.

Clear Print Queue from Printer Installer

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  1. Open the Printer Installer admin interface
  2. Login with your Printer Installer details.
  3. You are now logged into the Printer Installer Admin panel
  4. In the search field up the top – type in the Print Queue name of the printer – once found select to bring up the printer’s configuration.
  5. Click on Queue (top menu bar)
  6. Select – Delete all – to delete all queued jobs. This could take a few minutes.

How to remove user accounts from Windows 7 registry after being incorrectly removed

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Note: This usually needs to be done when the Windows 7 profile has been manually deleted and not properly removed – as Windows 7 uses a security identifier attached to the user account in the registry and this needs to be cleared as well_

Note: It is also recommend making a backup of the registry before this change – and you may need to restart the PC for the registry entry to be able to be removed.

  1. Press Windows Key + R to open the Run dialog window.
  2. Type in: regedit and press Enter or click Ok
  3. Press yes to accept UAC prompt.
  4. Navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionProfileList****
  5. This lists the SID (security identifier) that is linked to your account – scroll down the list and on the right hand side under CentralProfile and ProfileImagePath find the correct user profile you would like to remove.
  6. Once you have found the correct one – right click the SID key you would like to remove and select Delete.
  7. Exit out of the Registry Editor and restart the workstation – the user should now be able to login and generate a new profile folder and security identifier.

How to mount a VHD in Windows 7

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Mounting a VHD (Virtual Hard Disk) in Windows 7 is extremely useful and this technique can be used to recover files from a Windows system image.

  1. Click Start
  2. Right click Computer
  3. Left click Manage
  4. Left click on Disk Management
  5. Left click on Action
  6. Left click on Attach VHD
  7. Navigate to location of the VHD file and click Ok