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Synergy Setup: Part 2

Harv — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 06:38:07 +0000

If you haven’t yet seen part one, please refer to http://learnwithharv.com/blog/synergy-setup-part-1/ before continuing. In step one, we installed synergy, decided which would be the server/client, and either came up with a common naming scheme, or wrote down the names of our computers for easy identification. Phew! Okay, now we’re going to dive into Synergy – how to [...]

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Synergy Setup: Part 2

0×0000007b – the dreaded blue screen of death.

Harv — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 06:38:06 +0000

While installing Windows XP on a computer the other day, I ran into a rather strange problem. I got a blue screen of death and my STOP code was 0x0000007b. The solution?

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0×0000007b – the dreaded blue screen of death.

The remote computer requires Network Level Authentication, which your computer does not support.

Harv — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 06:38:03 +0000

Update: I have created a registry file which makes these changes for you. Please see the disclaimer below. Download the file here. Simply run it to merge the registry changes, and reboot for the changes to take effect. If you get this message, it’s because you’re trying to connect to a computer which uses a newer [...]

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The remote computer requires Network Level Authentication, which your computer does not support.

Synergy Setup: Part 1

Harv — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 06:38:00 +0000

What you’ll need: Two computers, each with its own monitor At least one set of peripherals (keyboard, mouse) Synergy (http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/) on both computers Okay. First, you need to find out the names of your computers. Remember, Synergy needs to know which computers to communicate with. You can use their names or their IP addresses, I suggest names simply because [...]

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Synergy Setup: Part 1

Synergy Setup: Part 3

Harv — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 06:37:59 +0000

This will be the last in the Synergy series. If you haven’t read the first two, links are here: Synergy Setup: Part 1 Synergy Setup: Part 2 Okay. We’ve come up with a naming scheme, installed synergy, set up our screens, and created our links. So far we’ve only really done any configuration on the server. [...]

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Synergy Setup: Part 3

An authentication error has occured (Code: 0×80090303)

Harv — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 06:37:15 +0000

An authentication error has occured (Code: 0x80090303)

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An authentication error has occured (Code: 0×80090303)

Downgrading to XP

Harv — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 06:36:23 +0000

My client was tired of Vista. He asked me to take the laptop and downgrade it to XP. So I took it, popped in an XP Pro SP3 disk, and found out to my dismay that the SATA controller in use by the laptop is not naturally recognized by the XP installer.

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Downgrading to XP