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Error 1603 when installing Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable and Autodesk Revit 2019
Today I got error 1603 while installing Autodesk Revit 2019 on a student’s laptop. The best solution is to uninstall all Microsoft Visual C++ runtimes, reboot the computer, and let the Revit installer get its way installing the supplied versions.
Read More → Error 1603 when installing Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable and Autodesk Revit 2019Connecting to guest-access allowed, readonly Samba shares
Sometimes security is on the border of being ridiculous. Modern Windows 10 is very anxious when connecting to guest-access allowed, readonly Samba shares, Here’s how to allow “insecure” guest logons for stand-alone computers. The same is true when configuring a GPO. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4046019/guest-access-smb2-disabled-by-default-in-windows-10-server-2016.
Read More → Connecting to guest-access allowed, readonly Samba sharesClient for OES 2 SP4 IR7a on Windows 10 1709
While trying to log in on our Novell servers using Client for OES 2 SP4 IR7a on Windows 10 1709, I was greeted with: A required network service has not started. Please check your error log for details. The third reply of this post gave me a clue, simply run setup.exe one more time and […]
Read More → Client for OES 2 SP4 IR7a on Windows 10 1709Error 0x800F081F while installing .NET Framework 3.5 on Windows 10
Error 0x800F081F while installing .NET Framework 3.5 on Windows 10 might be due to corporate WSUS servers not allowing such updates. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU in the Windows registry and set UseWUServer to 0 (zero). Restart the Windows Update service (net stop wuauserv & net start wuauserv) and retry installing .NET Framework 3.5. Set UseWUServer back […]
Read More → Error 0x800F081F while installing .NET Framework 3.5 on Windows 10Star Trek Online and InstallLocation
I keep Star Trek Online installed in two separate directories. One of the copies is simply a backup which I update but never play, while the other is for playing. Keeping these two copies updated got a bit messy after the STO launcher began recording the InstallLocation in the Windows registry. Subsequently, I have to […]
Read More → Star Trek Online and InstallLocationMathType 6.9b, Word 2016, and McAfee products
If you can’t edit formulas with MathType and you receive a cryptic error message: Word cannot open the document: user does not have access privileges In Norwegian this becomes: Word kan ikke åpne dokumentet. Brukeren har ikke tilgangsrettigheter. Check to see if any McAfee products are installed. Remove them, reboot the computer, and see if […]
Read More → MathType 6.9b, Word 2016, and McAfee productsWindows 10 wedges itself
One or more of the recent updates for Windows 10 rendered my laptop incapable of communicating with the outside world. The Windows Firewall failed to run due to Base Filtering Engine not being able to run either. It’s the dreaded “Error 5: Access denied” error message all over again. Windows 10 also thought it was […]
Read More → Windows 10 wedges itselfOffice 365 and error 30125-28 (404)
The Office 365 instance installed on a student’s laptop showed signs of not being activated and in need of an update. Clicking on any of the small buttons below the ribbon made no difference. Running Office updates manually from “File → Account → Update” gave us an error message: 30125-28 (404). Running sfc /scannow with […]
Read More → Office 365 and error 30125-28 (404)Revit 2018.1 and Licensing System Error 1
A student experienced Revit 2018.1 giving him this rather useless error message: Licensing System Error 1 After Googling for a solution, we installed/repaired all the Visual C++ runtimes we could find in 3rdParty\x64\VCRedist and in 3rdParty\x86\VCRedist from the Revit 2018 distribution. Success! Shame on lazy developers not willing to code reasonable error messages explaning what […]
Read More → Revit 2018.1 and Licensing System Error 1Revit 2018.1 and GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Yesterday, a student installed Autodesk Revit 2018 on his Windows 10 x64 laptop. He then upgraded to Revit 2018.1. After entering the licensing details, Revit crashed. Installing the latest drivers from nVidia, currently at version 385.41, and rebooting the laptop saved us from any more grief.
Read More → Revit 2018.1 and GeForce GTX 1050 Ti