Windows Update can be a frustrating thing - this PC was failing to update - I had to do
Tools > Internet Options > Advanced > and then uncheck the “Enable memory protection to help mitigate online attacks” option.
Friday, 8 March 2013
Friday, 1 March 2013
Dell Optiplex 755
I have been setting up some Optiplex 755s and started to get machines which failed to install Windows XP. I had forgotten that you have to switch the SATA configuration from AHCI to IDE - the alternative would be to add SATA drivers during the install. Oh - and the machines had the BIOS locked and noone knows the password, so I had to remove the password jumper on the motherboard to get access!
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