Installing .Net 3.5 Fails on Windows 8 With 0x800F0906 Error

Windows 8 and it required .NET 3.5.  I tried to install it (both download and from Programs and Features) and the installer tried to download the code.  The download would fail with a 0x800F0906 error:

Windows couldn’t connect to the Internet to download necessary files. Make sure that you’re connected to the Internet, and click Retry to try again.

Some googling ensued and I found a fix.  Pop in the installation media for Windows 8 and run DISM from an elevated (admin) command prompt.  E: was the path to my Windows 8 installation USB.





Not exactly user friendly!  The Live Essentials 2012 install worked fine after that.
It appears that this is caused by the machine being policy configured to use WSUS or similar with the download of .NET 3.5 not being available.

Creating Windows UEFI Boot-Stick in Windows

Preparing the USB Stick

In order to use DiskPart, open the command prompt as an administrator and then follow these instructions:

1. Enter the following command in the CMD window:
   • diskpart
2. With this command you can display the list of drives.
   • list disk
3. Now, identify your USB stick and enter the following command as a number (instead of "#"):
   • select disk # example
4. You can delete all existing partitions from the USB stick with this command:
   • clean
5. With this chain of command, a new partition is created, then selected, activated and then formatted to FAT32. A drive is subsequently assigned when the procedure is completed:
   • create partition primary
   • select partition 1
   • active
   • format quick fs=fat32
   • assign
6. Now you can exit Diskpart:
   • exit

Copying Windows installation files onto the USB stick

Next, Windows installation files need to be copied to the USB stick.

Here is an example of how you can copy the files via Windows Command Prompt from the mounted ISO file or from the inserted Windows DVD to the USB stick:

• Drive D: for the mounted Windows ISO File / Windows DVD
• Drive F: for the USB stick
  • xcopy d:\* f:\ /s /e

The USB stick is now ready for the "normal" BIOS-based Windows installation. The necessary steps for UEFI-based installations are listed below.

Preparing the USB Stick for UEFI

Check if the file 'BOOTX64.EFI' via the path \EFI\BOOT\ is available on the stick.

If this is not the case, you can copy the file to the stick by using one of the two methods below:

• If access to the stick is via a UEFI-enabled computer with a Windows 7 (or higher) x64, the Bootloader can simply be copied and renamed to the stick. You can do this on the system partition under: C:\Windows\Boot\EFI for the file 'bootmgfw.efiand copy it to the stick in the \EFI\BOOT\ folder and rename this file BOOTX64.EFI.
• The file bootmgfw.efi can also be extracted from a Windows 7 (or higher) x64 - DVD. It is located in the 2.7 GByte large archive Install.wim in the subdirectory \sources. The archive can be extracted with an archiving program. This file is located in the subdirectory "1" of the archive at 1\Windows\Boot\EFI\.

Aspire E1-510 Laptop on Windwos 7 Install

It works with update/change in BIOS

1. Download the file E1-510BIOS.Zip from the below FTP site

  

2. Make the pen drive ready by formatting with Fat-32 file system

3. Extract the file E1-510BIOS.zip to the USB pen drive, which will create a bootable pendrive.

4. Connect the pen drive to E1-510 notebook where the BIOS have to be updated.

5. Ensure that the notebook is plugged with the AC adapter and the battery is also having the charge of 40%.

6. Press F12 and power on the notebook to select the Boot option.

7. Select USB Boot and press enter, Notebook will boot from the USB Pen drive with the command prompt window.

8. Type C:\ which will be the root of the Thumb drive.

9. Type Z5WE3207W.exe which will start updating the BIOS.

10. Follow the steps displayed in the screen.

11. After completing the BIOS update the Notebook will take 1 minute to power on.

12. Press F2 and get into the BIOS setup.

13. In the BOOT Menu there will be the option for UEFI / Legacy mode

14. To load Windows 7 change to legacy mode.

“SecureBoot isn’t Configured Correctly” Watermark Showing on Windows 8.1 Desktop

Today we are going to address one of the most annoying and frequently faced problems ofWindows 8.1 operating system. There are many people who installed or upgraded to recently released Windows 8.1 OS and started facing a weird issue.

Suddenly a watermark "SecureBoot isn't configured correctly" starts showing on their Desktop. This text message is shown in lower-right corner of Desktop as shown in following screenshot:

Windows 8.1 Pro
SecureBoot isn't configured correctly
Build 9600

Users have no idea why this watermark appears on Windows 8.1 Desktop? There is no way or option available in Windows 8.1 Settings to remove this watermark from Desktop.

Actually "Secure Boot" is a new security feature of Windows 8.1 which helps users in increasing the security of their computer system. It automatically prevents unauthorized software from running in Windows. But this feature can only be used if your computer BIOS supports it. If you see "SecureBoot isn't configured correctly" watermark on Desktop, it means this feature has been disabled from BIOS settings.

But sometimes the watermark doesn't go away even if you correct the settings in BIOS or your BIOS doesn't support this feature at all.

Microsoft has acknowledged this issue and released a hotfix "KB2902864" to solve this problem. Once you install this hotfix, it'll remove the annoying watermark from Windows 8.1 Desktop.

Windows 8.1 users who are having "SecureBoot isn't configured correctly" watermark on Desktop, can download this hotfix using following links:

• Download Link for Windows 8.1 (32-bit or x86)
• Download Link for Windows 8.1 (64-bit or x64)
• Download Link for Windows Server 2012 R2

Install the hotfix and restart your system. After reboot the annoying watermark will disappear forever.

How to Install WhatsApp on Nokia X, XL, X+ (“devive does not support”. Error)

Nokia X series smartphone don’t come with pre installed WhatsApp

Due to non presence of Google Play Store you will not able to install apps that are only available on it . Instead you got nokia store , But not many apps such as WhatsApp are available on Nokia X Store . But we found out an easy way to install WhatsApp on Nokia X devices.

Steps To Install WhatsApp :

• First Search an App Named “1MobileMarket” From Nokia Store
• Install That App And After Installing Run It
• Search for “WhatsApp” In 1MobileStore
• Go To settings > security > disable > Unknown source … and then install from 1MOBILE APP STORE …and use freely
•  First Link Must be official WhatsApp from WhatsApp Inc. Make sure you install the Official WhatsApp
• Install It and Run
• Now Enter And Verify your number .
• Congratulations Your WhatsApp is Running Now On Your Nokia X Smartphones

WhatsApp open & Show this message “device does not support”. 

http://www.mediafire.com/download/0pyfiwghiv0gp77/WhatsAppPLUSv5.77D-211238.apk use this to install whatsapp plus

List of tasks to be performed when you get the error ‘Memory Access Violation’ while loading/opening Tally 9

List of tasks to be performed when you get the error ‘Memory Access Violation’ while
loading/opening Tally 9:

What is this document about?

This document will guide you through step by step troubleshooting process when you get
‘Memory Access Violation’ in Tally9.

What do I need to do?

Check the following points on your computer
 1. Tally.ini File Settings
2. Delete Printer Drivers
3. Windows Resolution (Display) Settings


Detailed procedure for each task of the checklist

1. Tally.ini (Configuration) File Settings

Go to Tally folder and open Tally.ini file.

Disable any user-defined TDLs defined, for disabling you need to put two semi colons (;;) as
shown above (Fig. 1). Now open Tally and check:
 o If it opens without error, then contact the person who has given the TDL file for
customization and ask him to rectify
o If it opens with the same error, then follow next check list.

Set Default Companies to No (Fig. 2) and save the file.

Remove ‘Yes’ and set it to ‘No’

Now start Tally and check:

o If it opens without error, it indicates that the default company is corrupted. In such
cases, please follow the steps mentioned below:
™ Take a backup of your company data by copying the data folder and pasting it on
your desktop
™ Restore the earlier backup and continue

o If it opens with the same error, then follow the next check list.

  2. Delete Printer Drivers

Go to Start Æ Settings Æ Printers and Faxes

 Delete the Printer Drivers (Fig. 3) available in the Printer Panel and execute Tally. Here you
can delete printer drivers one by one and execute Tally and check, otherwise you can delete all
of them at once.

o If this resolves the issue, you can then re-install the printer drivers.
o If not, then follow the next check list.

 3. Windows Resolution (Display) Settings

Go to Windows Display Properties (Right click on Desktop Æ Properties Æ Settings) and set
the following:

 
o Windows 2000 and above versions:
™ Screen Resolution : 1024 by 768 pixels
™ Color Quality : Highest [32 bit]
o Windows 98:
™ Screen Resolution : 1024 by 768 pixels
™ Color Quality : 16 bit High Color
™ Font Size : Small Fonts

Accept the settings and restart the computer, then open Tally. 

Active Directory : You do not have sufficient privileges to delete Organizational Unit

Working in Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC) trying to delete an Organizational Unit (OU), you get the following error :

Active Directory Domain Services
You do not have sufficient privileges to delete < Organizational Unit >, or this
object is protected from accidental deletetion.

By default, you need to uncheck the box “Protect object from accidental deletion”. To achieve this, you need to activate Advanced Features on ADUC console.

1) Click on : View > Advanced Features

Now you got a lot more options!

2) Right click on the OU you want to remove and then Properties ;
3) Click on Object tab ;
4) Uncheck the box Protect object from accidental deletion.

You’re done!