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    Windows Updates ?

    in General

    Posted

    Hello,

    All Windows Update actions are running in background. This means that no user interaction will be required. You can check for updates / install updates / restart the computer without any user being logged into the computer.

    Paul

    Wrong Installation folder

    in Windows

    Posted

    Hello,

    Try browsing to the PC Monitor folder (C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Monitor) and right click on PCMonitorSrv.exe and go to Properties. Please click the unblock button if it exists. Try checking the other files in that directory if they are blocked.

    Example:

    2uhy26o.png

    If there is no unblock button please tell me if the computer is part of a domain.

    If nothing works let's try to create the service manually:

    
sc create "PC Monitor" BinPath= "C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Monitor\PCMonitorSrv.exe"

    Can you please confirm that your system date is accurate too?

    Thank You,

    Paul.

    Wrong Installation folder

    in Windows

    Posted · Edited by Paul

    This is very weird. Basically the msi works well since every person used it to install PCM. I'm very interested in this case. For some reason the msi installer is not performing a normal install.

    Here are the steps to perform a manual install:

    1. Download PC Monitor files from here.

    2. Extract your files in the desired path.

    3. Run this .reg file from here (WARNING: Please verify it's contents as it's a public paste, anyone can change it and it can lead to system malfunction).

    4. Browse to your .NET 4.0 folder (x86 Default Location: C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319 ; x64: C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319).

    5. Run InstallUtil with the full path of PCMonitorSrv.exe as a parameter.

    Example:

    InstallUtil.exe "C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Monitor\PCMonitorSrv.exe"

    Note: Add brackets if your path contains spaces.

    6. Add pcmontask.exe to your startup folder in start menu or create a string value in the registry at path:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

    With any name and in the value put the full path of pcmontask.exe:

    Example:

    "C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Monitor\pcmontask.exe"

    Here is a REG file:

    
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]

"PC Monitor Operations"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\PC Monitor\\pcmontask.exe"

    Note: Add brackets if your path contains spaces.

    Now try running PC Monitor Manager and configure it's settings.

    I hope this helps and I am looking forward to know if you encounter this problem on other machines.

    Paul.

    Another Newbie Question

    in General

    Posted

    Hi Paul,

    Wasn't trying to cheat - hadn't even thought about it, hence the question.

    Looks like the Enterprise solution would be better for us (we are a small Computer Support company - there are only 2 of us - that need to monitor 20+ Servers). Just didn't really want to have to put the software on a local system/host our own [monitoring] server.

    Many thanks for your help,

    Dom

    Hello,

    I expressed myself wrong. I wasn't trying to say you tried to cheat ^_^ . Sorry about that.

    Same here, I use the PC Monitor software for support and we can't really host a server due to our bandwidth problems, but the retail servers are working awesome. I am in the same situation as you are, me and my brother use the same account so that's what I was trying to tell you.

    Thanks Marius for clearing it out.

    Paul.

    Another Newbie Question

    in General

    Posted

    Hello,

    There is a rule that clearly states that one person can have only one account. This is enforced to prevent evaluation cheating. You are allowed to share your account with anyone as long as you want as long as you understand the risks this may cause.

    Enterprise servers allows you to make computer sharing with multiple account based an access policies, if you need something more professional.

    Alert received showing PC as online without going offline

    in Bugs

    Posted

    That happens when an update has failed to download, the service was closed and started again with the same version thus causing the "Up and running" message. This notification will not happen if you

    deselect the "Send a notification when a computer is offline" in PC Monitor -> Notifications -> Status.

    As Marius said. Just a question: Are you sure you don't have network problems?

    Paul.

    AD integration

    in Feature Requests

    Posted

    Finally, there's no "read-only" in PCM, unless I've missed it. A device either has all access or no access.

    There is, you can share a computer with another account in read-only mode as Marius stated in his first reply.

    PCM users are admins, but systems of any size restrict admins to permissions that apply to their specialties, and nothing more.

    This can be fixed with an Enterprise Server which gives you access to account management. Consider this scenario you have 3 servers all under the same uber-admin account. From that account you create a share with your account with full-access and the other two read-only access in order to get notifications. The other admins can get full access on their servers too.

    Last Seen Online Property

    in Feature Requests

    Posted

    Hello,

    I would really love to know when my computer was last seen online (Date and Time if possible). This information should be included when the computer is offline. It's useful to know when the computer got offline if you don't actually monitor it's power state.

    Any comments on this?

    Thanks.

    Some Newbie Questions

    in General

    Posted

    No users are allowed to view other profiles for privacy reasons. You can still access your PM box using the envelope letter on the top of the forum ( two icons on the left of your name). Here is a quick link to compose a new message and here is a link to your PM box.

    Paul.

    Resizable dialog needs help

    in Bugs

    Posted

    It's not only dialogs that can be resized like this. It's more of a estetical bug. Nothing that can mess up the functionality of the application. I think it was designed like this to allow enlargments of forms.

    Immediate shutdown on Windows machine with Kernel-Power event

    in General

    Posted · Edited by Paul


    I'm an apple fan so I use Apple and I found I big difference in support for everything they produce.. from iPods to laptops and I can really say..wow..they just know what support means :))


    Apple does do a better job supporting consumer products than anyone else.


    Apple takes a computer from it's factory price adds the brand and amplifies the price with 50% then sells it. No thank you -_- . No offense intended but other than providing paid customer support and "We are sorry but for this type of question you must contact one of our phone support agents". I've been using some of their products and I can tell you for sure their products are highly overrated and overpriced. I find it shame to waste a lot of money only to buy from a brand.

    If you would like good support try approaching some enterprise level products such as HP or Dell.

    Apple is a successful company for it's brand not for quality products. If you're an apple customer please answer just one question, what do you do when your computer starts slowing down in time? [You buy a new one, everyone does. Nobody bothers opening one of their products to see that they apply some form of transparent glue that oxides the contacts and kills it in time.]

    I'm sorry but I just couldn't help it. I can't be a fan of a product made to die only to buy a new one.

    @Thread: I recommend you purchasing some SSDs as they are more safe and faster than normal hard drives.

    Paul.
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