Remotely Enable RDP

This method assumes remote registry is enabled on the remote PC that you wish to access. If that is also disabled, a physical trip to the PC may be in order.

1. Open Regedit and "Connect Network Registry..."
2. Connect to the remote computer by name or IP address
3. Find HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ CurrentControlSet \ Control \ Terminal Server
4. Locate the fDenyTSConnections entry
5. Change the value from 1 to 0
6. You should now be able to connect via RDP

References:
http://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/show/33687-remotely-enabling-rdp?utm_source=swemail&utm_medium=newsletterresource&utm_campaign=0806

Symantec Endpoint Protection Has Detected Pending Changes

When installing Symantec Endpoint Protection, sometimes you will see an error message that "Symantec Endpoint Protection has detected that there are pending system changes that require a restart", but a restart does not fix the issue.

In that case, do the following:

Delete the registry key: "PendingFileRenameOperations" in "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager".

References:
http://www.symantec.com/connect/forums/win7-issue-symantec-endpoint-protection-has-detected-there-are-pending-system-changes-require

Reset Offline Files Cache in Windows 7

To reset the offline files cache in Windows 7

1. Create a registry file called resetcache.reg file with the following contents:
   
   Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\CSC\Parameters] "FormatDatabase"=dword:00000001
2. Double click the file and it should merge with registry. Alternatively, use command line:
   E.g. regedit.exe /s resetcache.reg
3. Reboot the PC

Reference:
http://www.networknet.nl/apps/wp/archives/1093