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Guys today I am sharing a scripts to clean all the unwanted, Temp and waste files . I have added few scripts which are tested in cleaning the waste files so please do not fear to use it and I am using it in daily tasks. I have also included the Tree size View software with which you can find out which folder is taking more space if the scripts are unable to free up space. Please click the below Link and download the files... https://www.dropbox.com/s/dcw324tr2i71ezl/Temp%20Clean.zip?dl=0 Please let me know if anything else is required.

Guys when you are  trying to install or Uninstall any software and your getting the below error which is preventing you from doing your work. Please follow the steps mentioned below and you can complete your task. When your stuck on this error message please follow the below steps. 1.  Press   + R  and put  regedit  in  Run  dialog box to open  Registry Editor  (if you’re not familiar with  Registry Editor , then click  here ). Click  OK. 2.  In the  Registry Editor  window, navigate to following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products 3.  Expand  Products  registry key and you’ll see some long randomly named sub-keys. For each of these sub-keys, in the corresponding right pane, you can use  ProductName  registry string ( REG_SZ ) to identify to which program this sub-key belongs. Following that, you’ve to find the correct sub-key for the program with which you’re having issues. Once you spotted correct sub-key, right click on it and sele

When you log on to a Windows Servers by using a temporary profile, you receive the following error message: The User Profile Service failed the logon. User profile cannot be loaded. Occasionally, Windows might not read your user profile correctly, such as if your antivirus software is scanning your computer while you try to log on. Before you follow the methods here, try restarting your computer and logging on with your user account again to resolve the issue. If you restart your computer and it does not resolve this issue, use the following methods to resolve this issue. Fix the User Account Profile Please connect to the remote registry and follow the below steps to resolve the issue. This error occurs when the profile folder is deleted from C drive but still the entry is present in registry 1) Click Start, type regedit in the Search box, and then press ENTER. 2) In Registry Editor , locate and then click the following registry subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft

Background This article describes how to resolve VSS Writer errors without rebooting Windows. Here are the scenarios in which you'd want to use these instructions: Scenario 1: Failed VSS Writers. There are instances when backups are failing due to an agent's VSS writers being in a failed state, but it is impossible or not desirable to restart the server until at least after business hours. Scenario 2: VSS Writers Not Started There may also be a writer that is not running and needs to be. Running the command  - " vssadmin list writers"  will only show a list of writers that are currently started Scenario 3: Using VShadow for Windows Server 2003 or XP VSS is available in the Volume Shadow Copy Service 7.2 SDK, which you can download from the Windows Download Center . Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Scenario 1: Failed VSS writers Find the failed VSS writers and their associated services, and restart them: 1) Run Command Prompt as Administrator (

The problem looks like this: when you are trying to connect via RDP to a remote Windows server, the  mstsc.exe  client freezes for a minute and a window with the following message RDP error appears: Remote Desktop Connection This computer can’t connect to the remote computer. Try connecting again. If the problem continues, contact the owner of the remote computer or your network administrator .   If you can configure Remote Desktop setting using local group policy editor ( gpedit.msc ). The necessary policies are located in the following section: Local Computer Policy -> Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Remote Desktop Services -> Remote Desktop Session Host. RDP security level can be specify using policy named  Require user of specific security layer for remote (RDP) connections . Enable this policy and in dropdown select  RDP Security  level.

                                            ESM log Size is full ---- How to Clear If your getting the below error in event viewer you can follow the below steps and solve it. Generally when we open Dell open manage console, suddenly we see that Hardware log status is showing critical and event logs are filling saying ESM log is full... We need to clear the ESM logs regularly before it reaches 100%. However please follow the below command and procedure before clearing the logs. Open Dell Manage console, go to logs tab. Then select ESM logs, you will see an export option. Export the logs and save it on local drive for future use. Now open command prompt and Runas administrator. Type omconfig system esmlog action=clear Done, your logs are cleared. Come back to Dell open manage console. Now hardware logs will show green which is normal. :-) :-)

Windows Server 2008 is something every admin likes to work with (sense the sarcasm over the internet, Dr Cooper?).  The Problem Believe me or not, but an essential (Windows) tool, cleanmgr.exe, is not present in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 by default. This is by Microsoft’s, at the very least hard-to-explain, design, who likely believe it’s more of a desktop experience feature than a must-have tool. Why on Earth would I want to install Windows Photo Gallery and Windows Media Player on a server just to have Disk Cleanup? Moreover, it requires a server restart. Bonus: if you want to use WebClient service, you need to have Desktop Experience feature installed too. The Solution Windows Server 2008 (64-bit) Copy the following files: > copy C:\Windows\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-cleanmgr_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6001.18000_none_c962d1e515e94269\cleanmgr.exe C:\Windows\System32\ > copy C:\Windows\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-cleanmgr.resources_31b