252 posts tagged with "Windows"

Usually caused by a missing/damaged “mfc42.dll” file. You can repair this by doing the following.

1. Download mfc42.dll (Remember don’t click any of the Ads, look for “Click Here to Download mfc42.dll”)
2. Now go to the location of your newly downloaded file (Usually in Downloads) and right click the file & choose Copy.
3. Open My Computer
4. Go to C:\Windows\System32
5. Right click and select Paste
6. Choose Yes if you are asked to overwrite.
7. Attempt Age of Empires 3 install again.

This error is caused by the Flexnet Licensing service being disabled. This is how you fix it

1. Click Start
2. Click Run, or in Search Box
3. Type services.msc press Enter
4. The Windows services list will open, look for** FLEXNet Licensing**
5. Open it, choose Automatic
6. Selection Start
7. Press Ok
8. Open Photoshop

“An error occurred while using SSL configuration for socket address %2. The error status code is contained within the returned data.”

This error occurs when the SSL certificates that allow you to access secure content, such as Emails & Internet Banking becomes damaged or corrupted. Follow the instructions below to fix.

1. Click Start click All Programs, click Accessories
2. Right–click Command Prompt & click Run as Administrator  then click Continue.
3. Type netsh http show sslcert,  press Enter to view the installed certificates.
4. Type netsh http delete sslcert, press Enter to delete the incorrectly installed certificate.
5. Type netsh http add sslcert, press Enter to re-install the certificate.

Trying to boot Windows XP and getting the STOP 0x0000007B BSOD?

This usually occurs when Windows is trying to repair/load from a SATA drive, without the appropriate SATA drivers. This is the way I fixed it, due to the fact that many BIOs are different they are generic instructions which should hopefully be easy to follow in your particular circumstance.

1. Enter the Computer’s BIOs (Usually it is F1 or F2 at computer boot)
2. Go into the HDD Section or an area indicating any Controller options (Using the Arrow Keys & the Enter button to navigate)
3. Change the HDD controller from AHCI/SATA or Raid to ATA or IDE
4. Restart the computer boot up or Windows install.

Want to know how to change your Windows 7 Logon background to something a bit more modern/fancy? Follow the options below.

1. Launch Regedit, and browse to ‘HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionAuthenticationLogonUIBackground‘.
2. Double click the dword key called ‘OEM Background‘ (c_reate it if not there_) and set its value to 1. Locate the log-in background image you’d like to use. It must be a JPG file that’s less than 245kB in size.
3. Copy the image you want to use to C:Windowssystem32oobeinfobackgrounds folder.
4. Rename it to backgroundDefault.jpg
5. Restart computer and check out your new handy work.