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Nearly every day we come across a tid bit of information that can help you solve a problem or improve your business.  We like to pass those tid bits along.  Stop by to see what pearls of wisdom or nuggets of information we've uncovered.  If you have a tid bit you'd like to share, please drop us a line at info@hudsoncomputerservices.com.
 

 
Q:  My AT&T Tilt (HTC 8925) with Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional Calendar Won't Sync
 
A:  The AT&T Tilt, actually an HTC 8925 came with Windows Mobile 6.0 before October 31, 2008 and Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional after October 31, 2008.  You may have upgraded yours to Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional. 
 
After the Daylight Savings Time patch pushed out in early November, the AT&T Tilt's calendar would not synchronize with Exchange Server.

E-mail, contacts and tasks continued to synchronize with both Exchange Server 2003 and Exchange Server 2007, but if you try to synchronize the calendar, the ActiveSync would go into an endless loop of appointments.  Even if you somehow get that to stop, you still cannot get an appointment created or edited on your phone to sync with the server.  Appointments created on the server will, however, sync to the phone and appointments deleted from the phone will be deleted from the server.
 
The solution is to manually change the date on the phone to a date before the fall Daylight Savings Time change and then change it back to the correct date.  Here's how:
 
1.  Stop your phone's data communications.  Click the 3G or E symbol on the information bar at the top of the screen and then click Disconnect.
 
2.  Change the time zone:  Navigate to START | SETTINGS | SYSTEM | Clock.  On the Time tab, change the time zone to London (GMT).
 
3.  Synchronize with your server:  Navigate to START | PROGRAMS | Active Sync and click the left soft key for Sync.
 
4.  Change the time zone:  Navigate to START | SETTINGS | SYSTEM | Clock.  On the Time tab, change the time zone to YOUR TIME ZONE.
 
You should now be able to synchronize correctly in both directions (phone to server and server to phone).
 


A:  Tired of that annoying sound and want a simple solution?

1. Create a wave file you like or create a blank .wav file. To create a blank file, right-click your desktop and select New Text Document. Rename the file to 3G_Up_Soft.wav (you'll need to make sure that you can see the file extension). You should end up with an empty wave file on your desktop.

2. Using ActiveSync or Windows Mobile Device Manager, save the file you made to your Tilt (storage card works nicely).

3. Copy that file into the \Windows directory on the Tilt.

4. Using File Explorer on the Tilt, rename the file you created within the \Windows directory to 3G_Up.wav. (It should allow you to do this without warning or issue, even though a file of that name already exists!)

5) Soft reset and enjoy the new sound or no sound at all!


 
 
February 11

Talking about How to fix your Facebook News Feed so it's chronological | The Web Life | ZDNet.com

 

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January 26

Talking about Bogus IQ test with destructive payload in the wild | Zero Day | ZDNet.com

Just say no!  Do you really need to take another IQ Test or play another Facebook game?  Here's a link to a story about one of many that are just trying to sucker you in so they can crash your PC.  If you're not sure about your PC's protection, take a look at HCS Personal Data Security.  For 39 cents per day we can help you prevent these kinds of attacks by keeping your PC protected and up to date.

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Bogus IQ test with destructive payload in the wild | Zero Day | ZDNet.com
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April 16

Get Started with Office Live' (add-in) window [Won't Go Away!]
If you continue to get the message, “Get Started With Office Live”, when opening Microsoft Office applications after you have checked the checkbox, “Do not show me this message again”, and clicked the Close button, then another user or service probably installed the connector.  Here's how to stop it:
 
One User at a Time: 
This solution works well if you only have one or a few computers and you don't mind following these steps for each user with the problem.  If, on the other hand, you have a domain environment, see the "Domain Fix" below.
 

Registry FIX (from http://blogs.technet.com/arykhus/archive/2009/01/26/get-started-with-office-live-add-in-window-keeps-popping-up-after-first-startup-of-word-excel-powerpoint-2007.aspx)

Steps:

WARNING : If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

  1. Logged in as the user that has the problem, click on Start, clcik Run, type regedit, click OK.
  2. On the left pane expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER, expand Software, select Microsoft.
  3. From the Edit menu point to New and select Key.
  4. Type OfficeLive and press the Enter key.
  5. Close Registry Editor.
  6. Start Word, Excel, or PowerPoint, you'll get the prompt, make sure 'Do not show me this message again' is checked, click Continue.
  7. Close the application (Word, Excel, or PowerPoint), the registry DWORD values should be created under OfficeLive for that user.

Domain Fix:

If you have several computers in a domain environment, this fix will resolve the issue for all users through a login script.

First, create a registry file and save it to the domain controller's NETLOGON directory.

  1. Follow the steps in "One User at a Time", above, on one computer but don't close Registry Editor.
  2. (HKCU=HKEY_CURRENT_USER) Right-click on the registry key you created, HKCU\Software\Microsoft\OfficeLive, and choose Export Key.
  3. (You will need to be a domain administrator to do this)  Save the key to the NETLOGON directory of a domain controller (i.e. \\yourdomaincontrollername\NETLOGON) as HKCU-Software-Microsoft-OfficeLive.reg.  (You may have to save the file to your desktop first and then move it to the domain's NETLOGON directory).

Second, create or modify a login script for users.

  1. If you already use a login script, prceed to step 4.
  2. If you don't already use a login script, create a text file in the NETLOGON directory of your domain controller and name it something like login.bat. 
  3. Using Active Directory Users and Computers put the name of the login script created in step 1 in the Login Script box on each user's Profile tab.
  4. Modify the user login script by adding the lines below and then saving the file:

rem ******************* Add Registry Entry for OfficeLive ***********************

REG QUERY HKCU\Software\Microsoft\OfficeLive || IF ERRORLEVEL 1 REGEDIT /S HKCU-Software-Microsoft-OfficeLive.reg

rem **********************************************************************************

The next time user's log on to the domain, the login script will run.  The REG QUERY command will return an error code if the OfficeLive key does not exist causing the IF ERRORLEVEL statement to execute the REGEDIT command.  The REGEDIT /S will merge the exported registry file you created into the current user's registry without any user input.

When the user chooses not to see the Get Started dialog box now, the choice will be added to the new registry key and the user should not see that dialog again.

 

You can find other tidbits from Hudson Computer Services at our web site, www.hudsoncomputerservices.com on the TidBits page.

Mitchel Hudson

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer

Microsoft Certified Small Business Specialist

Phone:  1-877-399-0003, option #1

Email:  mhudson@hudsoncomputerservices.com

 



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April 09

Fake "Conficker Infection Alert" spam campaign circulating | Zero Day | ZDNet.com

…And if that weren’t enough…

What kind of low-life creates a fake spam message to trick honest people into downloading their software by pretending to detect Conficker?  Apparently that is exactly what is going on. 

Be wary of pop-up messages or e-mails on your computer that claim to have detected Conficker on your computer and ask you to download a cure.  Trust your anti-virus/anti-malware protection software to do the job for you, not your e-mail.  If you’re not sure about your protection, call Hudson Computer Services, 877-399-0003, or visit our web site, www.hudsoncomputerservices.com, for more information.

Fake "Conficker Infection Alert" spam campaign circulating | Zero Day | ZDNet.com

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Conficker wakes up, updates, drops payload | Between the Lines | ZDNet.com

If you’re not using updated anti-virus and anti-malware software or you’re not sure if you are, please get some help.  The Conficker worm previously reported to be having little or no impact in the US may have lulled us into a false sense of security.  According to this article, Trend Micro has detected and is continuing to investigate some activity by Conficker.  It may be just the beginning of an orchestrated sequence of events.

It appears that the current activity of Conficker is to “phone home” about your computers, download an update, and then remove all traces of itself from your computer.  What may be left behind, however, is the ability for the hijacker to use your computer later to attack other computers, get your information, or any other purpose.

Hudson Computer Services is proud to use Trend Micro’s Worry Free Business Protection and deploy it to protect our client’s e-mail, servers, and workstations.  If you aren’t sure about your protection, please call 877-399-0003 or visit our web site , www.hudsoncomputerservices.com, for more information.

Even if you do not have a company or your want to try it yourself, you can try one of these recommended solutions:

AVG (recommended for 1 home computer):  free for non-commercial use but they have a professional package too.

http://free.avg.com/

Microsoft OneCare Live (recommended for 1 or more home computers or businesses with 1 – 25 computers):  Protects up to 3 computers for $49.95 per year with additional benefits including centralized management.  There is also a server solution but you’ll need additional software to protect an e-mail server.

http://onecare.live.com/standard/en-us/3/default.htm

Trend Worry Free Business Protection (recommended for business):  See the site for an idea of pricing but call us to get a discount.

http://www.trendmicro.com

Computer infections spread from one computer or another.  You can spend a little time and money now or a lot of time and money later after you lose your data and potentially infect others by helping to spread the infection.  Thanks for taking the time to keep your computer up to date and protected.

Conficker wakes up, updates, drops payload | Between the Lines | ZDNet.com

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