This week the big news centres around Microsoft. Members of the PC Pro team give their opinions on whether Windows 7 will be a new dawn, chat about the Live Mesh service and ponder on Office 14. Plus we look at some hot Nikon camera hardware.
PC Pro podcast 27
This week we reveal why Nvidia could be about to bring 3G gaming – and much more – to mid-range laptops for the first time. Are computers a necessity for today’s schoolchildren? The team air their views. Plus we discuss why the credit crunch won’t be as bad as the dotcom disaster, Acer’s march to the top of the PC hill, and Darien nominates the hot hardware of the week.
PC Pro Podcast 26
This week we discuss the merits (or otherwise) of Apple’s new MacBooks. Windows 7 has a shock new name – find out what the team think. Plus, we talk about Nvidia’s latest GPU problems, the launch of OpenOffice 3 and Dell’s Inspiron Mini 9 is nominated for Hot Hardware of the Week.
Clearing saved network username and passwords
Ever mapped a network drive and it works fine, and then go back another day and it says
"Windows cannot access \\server\share"
Check the spelling of the name. Otherwise, there might be a problem with your network. To try to identify and resolve network problems, click Diagnose"
..and under details it says "Error code: 0x80070005 Access is denied."
Here is how to check (and remove or amend) the stored network passwords (works on Xp and Vista)
Start > Run
Type in:
rundll32.exe keymgr.dll, KRShowKeyMgr
This then brings up an application built in to Windows that lists all of the stored User Names and Password.
Sorted!
Follow-up – removing a current share (where it says it is shared, but no drive letter appears)
On the off-chance that this doesnt sort out the problem, another (even better way) is:
Start > Run
cmd (and then press Enter)
type in "net use" (and then press Enter)
This will list all of the mapped network shares. In my case, this listed my share I was having a problem with but with no drive letter.
To delete a share simply type in the following to your command window:
net use \\server\share /DELETE
this then removes the current mapping to the share, so that you can re-map it with the correct credentials.
Really sorted!
PC Pro Podcast 25
Has AMD made a huge mistake by splitting into two? Can the Lenovo ThinkPad X200 become PC Pro’s hot hardware of the week? Is Intel’s X58 chipset for Core i7 (aka Nehalem) processors anything to get worked up about? And what exactly is Matt wearing on his wrist? Find out in this week’s not entirely joke-free podcast.
PC Pro Podcast 24
How dumb can local government get? Find out in this week’s PC Pro podcast, along with analysis of more news stories of the day, some interesting new hardware and a series of bad jokes.