Hide "Recently Modified Items" in SharePoint 2010

If you're creating a new page in SharePoint then you have probably come across this:












It is pretty annoying so here is how you can remove it permanently.

1. On the computer that is hosting SharePoint, go to "Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\Template\DocumentTemplates"
2. Open the "wkpstd.aspx" file.
3. Do a search for the tag "SharePoint:RecentChangesMenu".
4. Add visible="false" at the end of the tag.
5. Finally save this file and refresh the SharePoint site. The "Recently Modified" menu should now be gone.

ADP Light Speed POS Equipment

Here is a list of equipment that we are getting prices on to setup a new point of sale station to work with ADP Light Speed.  The computer, monitor, and printers can be any brand.   We will list what we are looking to put in.  We found that standardizing on the equipment leads to faster installation, few issues, issues resolved faster, better pricing, high level of satisfaction, etc.


Equipment List for ADP Light Speed POS

• Computer - HP Pro 4300
• Monitor - LCD 21.5 Acer
• Receipt Printer - Star TSP 743IIC
• Printer - Brother HL-5470DW
• Cash Drawer - APG Heavy Duty Cash Drawer with serial connection
• Scanner - Symbol MT2000 (Can be used for POS or Inventory) or any basic USB or PS2          Scanner

Configuring Hyper-V Virtual Machine Settings and Loading an Operating System from an ISO File

In my last blog post, I showed you how to create a basic virtual machine (VM) within Hyper-V.  In this post, I will show you how to go one step further, and  load an operating system (OS) from an ISO file.

 

1.  Within Hyper-V Manager, click the VM you want to configure, and click Settings from the right-side menu.

2.  Within the VM settings, there are two sections:  Hardware & Management.  The Hardware section allows you add/remove additional memory, processors, drives, etc.  You can also change the boot order here.  To load an OS using an ISO, begin by clicking the DVD drive under the Hardware menu.

 

3. Under Media, click the radio button for Image File, and click Browse.

4. Navigate to an ISO file you already have downloaded or copied, and click Open.  Click OK at the bottom.  The VM will now try to boot to this ISO during the next boot up.

5. Select the VM under the Virtual Machines list, and click Start from the right-side menu.

6. The VM should now boot to the ISO file.  Proceed through the OS installation like you normally would.  After the OS Install is done, you should have an operating VM!

Can you use a Polarized Lens with a VIN Camera?

We have a couple dealerships using a VIN Camera.  Got a call from Cody asking about a Polarized Filter.  Vin uses a Ricoh G700SE camera.  On Ricoh's website, there is a PDF document that references that filter use is possible and to use 37 mm diameter filter.

With the use of the polarized lens will help provide color and contrast enhancement.  Reflected light often shows up as a whitish glare that washes out color in an image.  The circular polarizer corrects this problem producing deeper, dramatically colors.  It removes glare from non-metallic surfaces, such as windows and water color saturation in general, especially outdoors.

Ricoh camera information - http://www.ricoh.com/r_dc/support/brochure/pdf/g700se.pdf

VIN Camera information - http://www.vinsolutions.com/vincamera.aspx

Windows Startup Options.

After you start installing a lot of programs you may notice your computer slowing down when it starts. Most programs add a startup entry when installed so that program will start right when Windows loads. If you don't use a certain program often it is a waste of resources. To disable these programs, do these steps:

1. Go to the "Start" menu and type "msconfig" and then select the top option or hit the "enter" key.

2. This is the window that will come up. Select the "startup" tab.

3. You will then see a list of startup items. Go ahead and uncheck all of the programs you do not want to have startup when Windows does. After you unchecked all the programs you want to disable, press apply then restart your computer. If you want to re-enable the programs later, just check the boxes.

Unable to Open Outlook 2003 Error: "MAPI32.DLL is corrupt or the wrong version"

Received a phone call this morning where the user received the following error message trying to open Outlook 2003.

Error:  Cannot start Microsoft Office Outlook.  MAPI32.DLL is corrupt or the wrong version.  This could have been caused by installing other messaging software.  Please reinstall Outlook.

Fix for this issue.

1. Find the file MSMapi32.dll.
2. Which should be located in - C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\Msmapi\1033\.
3. Rename the file to MSMapi32.old
4. Click on the Outlook icon and the program should repair itself and replace the file with the correct version.

Creating a Basic Virtual Machine in with Windows 8 Hyper-V

One of the neat features of Windows 8 Pro is the included client Hyper-V software.  While it may be a tad limited compared to the server Hyper-V(details can be found here), it can still be used as a great tool for creating virtual machines (VM) for testing, developing, etc.  Today, I will show you how to create a basic VM in Hyper-V.

Note:  You must have virtualization enabled in the BIOS, and have the Hyper-V feature enabled in Programs and Features.

First, open up Hyper-V Manager.  You can find it easily by doing a search for Hyper-V in the Start screen.



With Hyper-V open, click New, then Virtual Machine under the Actions menu.

On the Before You Begin screen, click Next.

On the Specify Name and Location screen, enter in a name for the VM in the Name box, and select a location to store the VM in.  You can leave it to the default location (can be configured in the Hyper-V Server Settings), or you can override the default location by placing a check in the "Store the virtual machine in a different location" checkbox, and entering in a new path.  For my example, I chose "C:\Virtual".  Click Next.

 Next, choose what generation you would like your VM to be.  Note that most OS's pre-Windows8/Server 2012 are not supported as a Generation 2 VM.  I selected Generation 1 for this example.  Click Next.
Note:  There are no supported ways of changing the generation of a VM.

On the Assign Memory screen, type in the amount of memory you would like to assign to this machine.  You can also choose "Dynamic Memory" (memory adjusts as needed) as well, but I left that unchecked for this VM.  I chose 1024MB (or 1GB).  Click Next.

On the Configure Networking, select any pre-configured connection, or leave it as none.  I already had an "external" connection configured, so I selected that one.  Click Next.

On the Connect Virtual Hard Disk screen, you have the option of creating a new virtual disk, selecting an existing virtual disk, or attaching one later.  I chose to create a new virtual disk, and kept the default settings.
Note:  When selecting a new virtual disk, it automatically creates a dynamic VHDX disk.  If you want a fixed disk or a VHD disk, you will want to select "Attach a virtual hard disk later" and create a new disk after the VM setup.

If you chose to create a new virtual disk, the next screen will allow you to install a OS later, or now from a bootable drive (physical disc, .iso, or .vfd), or from a network-based installation server.  I chose to install an OS later.  Click next when you have selected your choice.

The last screen will present you with summary of all the settings for your new VM.  If everything looks correct, click Finish.

If the VM was created successfully, you should see it listed under Virtual Machines.

For my next blog post, I will show you how to customize a few of the virtual machine settings, and install a OS from an ISO.  Stay tuned!