Did you know you can configure the Microsoft IIS 6 web server to automatically insert an HTML-formatted file to the bottom of every web page sent out by your Web Server? Well, you can. For example, you host several sites and want to add a link back to your company for advertisement. You could create a simple HTML file that contained a text message and an image that you hyperlink back to your web site. Then enable the footer function in IIS 6. Once you enable this feature, IIS … [Read more...]
Win_root System32 Hal.dll missing or corrupt
Had a dandy today. A client called saying that their computer would no longer boot. When I asked them if there was any kind of error message, they read me the following: Win_root\System32\Hal.dll missing or corrupt: Please re-install a copy of the above file. Sounds serious, huh? It is. When I arrived at the office there was an ominous "clicking" sound coming from the hard drive area of the computer. (cue scary music) And we all know what that generally means. Being … [Read more...]