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Enabling Tape Drives on vSphere Hosts |
| 21/03/11 - I've got a couple of Hewlett Packard LTO Ultrium 5 Tape drives to deploy with ESXi 4.1 U1 [more] |
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Exchange 2010 (c/w SP1) Install - Greenfield Site |
| 21/03/11 - Microsoft have not only slipstreamed the service pack into the install media, [more] |
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Internet Explorer 9 |
| 15/03/11 - IE9 went on full release yesterday, heres how to update, and a few reasons why you should [more] |
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vSphere - Guest VM is shown as (Orphaned) |
| 14/03/11 - I've seen this happen a few times now, while looking at your Virtual infrastructure, one or more client machines is greyed out and shown as (Orphaned). [more] |
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Possible bug in VMware VI client 4.1? |
| 08/03/11 -Seen on Windows 7 x64 Ultimate, with and without aero enabled, on two separate machines). [more] |
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Sharing Files from Ubuntu to Windows |
| 10/03/11 - Quick run through installing and configuring samba, for access from a Windows PC [more] |
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VMware - Ubuntu Screen Resolution Problem |
| 08/03/11 - I have a guest VM on my vSphere test rig that's running Ubuntu 10.10,
[more] |
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Ubuntu - Samba Install Error |
| 08/03/11 - While trying to set up a samba share, I got the following error today.
[more] |
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Dropbox - Windows, Linux, Apple and Dropbox Portable (USB) Installation |
| 06/03/11 - Dropbox, is a service that lets you keep files in "The Cloud" and synchronise them across multiple machines and platforms. [more] |
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Windows 7 / 2008 R2 - Cannot Install Service Pack 1 |
| 03/03/11 - Service Pack 1 has been out for a just over a week now, so we have had enough time to see any glitches and problems. [more] |
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Ubuntu - Initial Setup, Restricted Extras, Screenlets and Cairo Dock |
| 03/03/11 - You have taken the plunge and installed Ubuntu, what are you going to do next? [more] |
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Linux - Cisco AnyConnect Error (Package could not be located) |
| 02/03/11 - While attempting to connect to a Cisco firewall with a Linux client (In my case Ubuntu 10.10). [more] |
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Ubuntu - Change the Logon Screen Keyboard Layout and language |
| 26/02/11 - Ubuntu wants to use a US keyboard layout for the logon/login screen. [more] |
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CA ARCserve Error W3831 |
| 25/02/11 - There's probably a few reasons for this error, in my case the fix was alarmingly simple, [more] |
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Freecom Tough Drive - Remove Password and CD Drive |
| 25/02/11 - I'm a big fan of Tough Drives! My old 260GB was getting a bit full, [more] |
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Dell Inspiron 1525 - Bluetooth Problem |
| 23/02/11 - I promised to take a quick look at one of my mum's friends laptops the other evening, [more] |
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VMware - Datastore Browser shows "Searching Datastore...." |
| 22/02/11 - Seen while doing a VMware migration today, and fixed by accident [more] |
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Server 2008 Group Policy Preferences and Client Side Extensions |
| 21/02/11 - For all the settings you can't usually find a group policy for, use GPP. [more] |
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Ubuntu - Managing Cisco Devices via Serial / Rollover Cable |
| 18/02/11 - I prefer to work at command line, with a new firewall my only choice is via the console port, [more] |
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Office Install Error 1935 |
| 17/02/11 - Seen while installing Office 2007 Enterprise On Server 2008 R2 (Don't ask). [more] |
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Windows - Remove the Username (Personal Folder) From the Start Menu |
| 17/02/11 - Normal users probably won't care, but if you're in a corporate environment, [more] |
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Server 2008 R2 - Inbound traffic Blocked - Outbound Traffic works? |
| 16/02/11 - My colleague had this problem this week, and it involved a call to Microsoft to resolve. [more] |
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Cisco ASDM - Accessing with Ubuntu |
| 11/01/11 - Even though I prefer to use command line, there are times I need to manage Cisco firewalls from the ASDM. [more] |
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Ubuntu - Installing Java |
| 11/01/11 - This is really a five minute job, when you get the correct information! [more] |
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Windows 7 - Search the Internet from the Start Menu |
| 10/01/11 - A quick policy change, and you can search straight from the search / run box. [more] |
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PeteNetLive - Online Port Scanner / Port Checker |
| 09/02/11 - Here is an online port scanner you can bookmark, for testing open ports and comms, [more] |
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Cisco CSC Module Error - Activation Warning |
| 08/02/11 - Getting and Activation error on your CSC when you try and connect to it? [more] |
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Cisco ASA - Changing VPN IP Addresses |
| 07/02/11 - Changing one site is easy enough, but what about all the remote sites? [more] |
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Does My PC Have the Faulty "Cougar Point" Chipset? |
| 04/02/11 - Are you worried your machine has the recently discovered flaw in the Intel "Cougar Point" Chipset? [more] |
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Windows - Explorer Has Stopped Working - Crashes Windows |
| 02/02/11 - Spend any time working in Windows and sooner or later something will upset Windows Explorer, [more] |
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iPhone - How to use mp3 files as ringtones |
| 01/02/11 - With previous phones I could just select an mp3 track and hey presto it's your ringtone. But hey this is Apple! [more] |
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Ubuntu - Adding your domain user to the welcome screen |
| 31/01/11 - I'm far to lazy to type my user name in every time I start up, I tried and searched for a solution to no avail, [more] |
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Chrome (Linux) Installing x64 bit Flash Plugin |
| 31/01/11 - At the time of writing, Adobe have pulled the previous beta of x64 bit flash for Chrome, [more] |
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Ubuntu - Joining / Logging into Windows Domains |
| 27/01/11 - You have a Linux client machine, and you want to authenticate to, and log into a Windows domain. [more] |
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Server 2008 R2 Enable the "Snipping Tool" |
| 26/01/11 - The Windows Snipping Tool is not in the default build of Server 2008 R2, [more] |
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Backup Exec Job Fails With an E000FE30 Error |
| 25/01/11 - A remote agent comms problem, common on Bexec 12. [more] |
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Re sizing Windows Volumes / Drives in VMware vSphere |
| 24/01/11 - What to do if you don't have vCenter and need to resize VM's without cloning them. [more] |
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Using Openfiler and vSphere ESX / ESXi 4 |
| 24/01/11 - Openfiler is a free iSCSI Target for your VMware environment, [more] |
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Is Virtual Center 4.1 Supported on Windows Server 2008 R2? |
| 20/01/11 - The Matrix says it is, but you may see a strange error message, [more] |
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Connecting Evolution Mail Client to Exchange 2010 (and Exchange 2007) |
| 19/01/11 - Out of the box Evolution can only connect to Exchange 2000 and Exchange 2003, [more] |
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VMware Jumpy /Erratic mouse on Server 2008 R2 Virtual Machine |
| 18/01/11 - Seen on Windows Server 2008 R2 running on VMware ESX/ESXi 4.0 and 4.1 , [more] |
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Cannot delete a Virtual Machine (Another task is already in progress) |
| 17/01/11 - In my case it was a failed hardware upgrade, [more] |
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Ubuntu - Evolution Error MAPI_E_LOGON_FAILED |
| 16/01/11 - Seen when trying to connect the Evolution mail client to a Microsoft Exchange server (via evolution-mapi). [more] |
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iPhone - Bluetooth Problem |
| 13/01/11 - Following on from yesterdays post, a common bluetooth driver problem I fell foul of yesterday. [more] |
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Tether your iPhone |
| 12/01/11 - Or Using your iPhone as a Wireless Access Point (without jail breaking it) [more] |
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Blackberry Express - Blackberry Enterprise Server - Greyed Out? |
| 11/01/11 - Seen this morning, not really a fix, but more of an explanation [more] |
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Outlook 2010 - Stop - Do you want to send this message without a subject? |
| 10/01/11 - Stop Outlook 2010 asking you every time! [more] |
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Groupshield - Mail Error "Corrupt Content Alert" |
| 10/01/11 - Caused by McAfee Groupshield. [more] |
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Update VMware ESXi from 4.0 to 4.1 |
| 06-01-11 - I did this for ESX4 a while ago, I've caught up and also done ESXi4 [more] |
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Windows XP (Safe Mode) Cannot access USB Drive (Access Denied) |
| 31/12/10 - A few weeks back I was working on a Windows XP machine, [more] |
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ActiveSync Error Support Code: 0x85010014 |
| 29/12/10 - This error is so common, every time I fix it I berate myself for not documenting it, [more] |
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Configure Microsoft Outlook for Gmail |
| 26/12/10 - Got asked on EE today, and I've got Outlook and a Gmail account, so I thought I'd set it up [more] |
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Fitting an HP SAS Expander Card (DL380 G7) |
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Windows XP Service Pack 3 Hangs on "Performing cleanup" |
| 22/12/10 - Saw this a while ago, and just thought it was a "One Off", [more] |
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Spyware / Malware Rogue AV and Rogue Antispyware "Scareware" |
| Updated - 22/12/10 - A popular article gets updated, [more] |
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Event ID 63 - SideBySide - Adobe Air Error |
| 20/12/10 - Annoying error on my Laptop, thankfully a 2 minute fix [more] |
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Cisco AnyConnect Error (iPhone) |
| 09/12/10 - While connecting an iPhone/iPad to a Cisco ASA via AnyConnect. [more] |
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iPhone - Taking Screenshots / Screendumps |
| 08/12/10 - All iPhones (above version 2) have the ability to take screenshots without having to download an app![more] |
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iPhone and iPad - Configure the Cisco VPN Client |
| 07/12/10 - You have already configured a Cisco ASA / PIX device to provide Client VPN connectivity, and you now wish to configure the iPhone/iPad Device. [more] |
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Windows Update Fails |
| 06/12/10 - There are a LOT of different reasons for Windows Updates to fail, I can't cover every eventuality, but there a a few common steps to try. [more] |
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Event ID 9314 - Managed Mailbox Policy Will Not Run |
| 06/12/10 - Either the account specified to run the Mailbox Manager process does not have rights, or an account has not been specified. [more] |
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Site to Site IPSEC VPN from SonicWALL to Cisco ASA |
| 26/11/10 - Complete run through of setting up site to site VPN from SonicWALL to Cisco ASA, [more] |
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SBS 2008 - Administrator Account (Enabling?) |
| 22/11/10 - By default the Administrators account in SBS 2008 is disabled, while this is not a bad thing, [more] |
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Burning a DVD and Changing its Booktype |
| 21/11/10 - Hoops I had to jump through to make a copy of the SatNav disk in my X-Type, [more] |
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Google Chrome - Can't Open jnlp (Java) files |
| 16/11/10 - It's annoying but for some reason Google Chrome simply downloads .jnlp files rather than opening and launching the Java applications, [more] |
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Event ID 7023 - Internet Authentication Server |
| 15/11/10 IAS service fails and refuses to start, seen this today on an SBS 2003 server (post update). [more] |
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Exchange 2010 - Install Anti-Spam Agents |
| 11/11/10 - You are having a problem with spam, the Exchange agents are no replacement for a proper Anti-Spam solution, [more] |
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Cisco Firewalls and PING |
| 09/11/10 - Been a long time coming, but here's the answer to most ping/icmp Cisco firewall questions. [more] |
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Event ID 434 - CPQTeamMP |
| 05/11/10 - Seen on HP servers, with the HP Teaming software installed. [more] |
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Backup Exec - Error "0xe0009585 - Unable to open a disk of the virtual machine" |
| 05/11/10 - Seen backup a VM using the VMware backup agent, [more] |
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Exchange 2007 - Unable to Mount Stores (log file missing) |
| 04/11/10 - In my case AV had deleted a log file, and the store refused to mount. [more] |
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SBS - 2008 Loses connectivity to Active Directory (5-7 Day intervals) |
| 04/11/10 - UPDATED - Second time this has bit me [more] |
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Cisco AnyConnect Error "The VPN client driver has encountered an error" |
| 02/11/10 - I rolled out AnyConnect for a client this week, and saw this error on one of the clients. [more] |
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Sonicwall 2040 Port Forwarding |
| 27/10/10 - You would like to set up port forwarding on a Sonicwall 2040, [more] |
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Exchange 2003 - ActiveSync Stops working after IP change |
| 25/10/10 - After an IP swap-over last week, all went well, except ActiveSync stopped working on the clients phones, [more] |
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Microsoft Exchange Server Build Numbers |
| 22/10/10 - A definitive list to bookmark. [more] |
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Exchange 2007 / 2010 Search for and Delete Emails Containing "yoursearchtext" |
| 14/10/10 - This afternoons puzzler for Allen and myself, [more] |
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Setup FTP Server with Windows Server 2008 R2 (and configure the firewall). |
| 13/10/10 - Step by step instructions, incl firewall config, [more] |
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Event ID 3 -
SystemServiceModel |
| 12/10/10 - IIS Permissions error commonly associated with exchange and other WCF applications. [more] |
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Exchange 2010 - Error in IIS Manager When Editing Authentication |
| 12/10/10 - Very common, saw an a client server, then on my own test server [more] |
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SBS 2003 has lost its CAL's (Client Access Licenses reset to 5) |
| 12/10/10 - Server has run out of room, or the licences have corrupted? Despite Microsoft's advice to restore from backup, it's easy to fix. [more] |
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Beware "Free Public WiFi" |
| 11/10/10 - Ever sat in a train station, cafe, or airport, and seen "Free Public Wifi"? [more] |
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Cisco PIX / ASA Port Forwarding |
| 08/10.10 - UPDATED, one of the busiest pages on the site gets an update to reflect the new port forwarding commands. [more] |
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Configure Cisco EasyVPN With Cisco ASA 5500 |
| 07/10/10 - Site to site VPN's are great for main office to branch office connections, but for remote workers in a SOHO environment, [more] |
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Active Sync on Small Business Server 2003 with iPhone |
| 05/10/10 - I don't know why but ActiceSync will NOT work out of the box with SBS2003. [more] |
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Securing Cisco SSL VPN's with Certificates |
| 01/10/10 - It's been a while since I wrote a walk though on the Cisco AnyConnect/SSL VPN solution [more] |
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Backup Exec - Cannot Display Job Logs "{name} contains an invalid path" |
| 01/10/10 - Seen when trying to open job logs in Bexec, [more] |
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Is Exchange 2010 Supported on VMware? |
| 30/09/10 - My colleague tried to log a third line support call with Microsoft this week, [more] |
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Windows gets a 0.0.0.0 Default Gateway |
| 28/09/10 - Seen on Windows 7 but can also occur on Vista, I had this problem a while ago, and fixed it then it reoccurred this morning. [more] |
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ZyXEL - Router Setup (Public IP Range) |
| 28/09/10 - You have a ZyXEL router (In my case a P-600R-D1) and you want to put a device behind it with a public IP. [more] |
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Internet Explorer 9 - First Look |
| 21/09/10 - The IE9 Beta came out a few days ago so I thought I'd take a look, [more] |
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IE9 Crash / Restart Loop |
| 21/09/10 - I downloaded the IE9 Beta today to give it a test drive and maybe write a review for the site, and it failed miserably and got stuck in a crash loop. [more] |
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Display Logon (Legal Notice) Text |
| 20/09/10 - It's been a while but when I was asked my notes were seriously out of date, [more] |
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Exchange change the SMTP response Banner |
| 20/09/10 - You can change the response Exchange gives the outside world from "I'm a Microsoft Server" to something else. [more] |
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Google Chrome - AutoFill stopped working |
| 17/09/10 - A recent update of Chrome (in my case to 6.0.472.59), turned off AutoFill, [more] |
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Event ID 2098 - Groupshield error |
| 16/09/10 - This is usually caused by a fault in the Groupshield databases, [more] |
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Server 2008 - Disable Password Complexity |
| 14/09/10 - Users can't remember complex passwords, or how turn things of an on again, [more] |
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Blocking Google Talk (Cisco ASA) |
| 13/09/10 - Saw this question on EE and it aroused my interest. [more] |
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Google Chrome - Page Icon Has Disappeared |
| 09/09/10 - Recently updated google chrome?, [more] |
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Windows Server 2008 - Enable Aero |
| 09/09/10 - Disabled by default, but not that hard to turn on, [more] |
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Windows 7 - Disable Fast User Switching |
| 07/09/10 - Fast user switching was introduced with Windows XP, [more] |
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Adding a Windows Server 2008 NFS Share to VMware ESX Server as a Datastore |
| 07/09/10 - You have a Windows 2008 R2 Server with plenty of storage space to present that to an ESX/ESXi server, [more] |
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Watermark: Windows 7 Evaluation copy. Build 7601- How to Remove |
| 03/09/10 - Seen on my Laptop, after installing Windows 7 SP1 (beta), [more] |
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Exchange 2010 Adding Custom Disclaimers |
| 01/09/10 - Exchange 2010 the updated disclaimer system, makes it easier to insert personal details, [more] |
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Outlook Error "The name of the security certificate is invalid.." |
| 31/08/10 - Updated - Your certificate name is not set for some exchange virtual directories, updated for Exchange 2010.[more] |
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Event ID 9548 |
| 31/08/10 - Updated - Caused by a disabled account that does not have rights to its
own mailbox, [more] |
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ASA 5500 Adding a DMZ Step By Step |
| 27/08/10 - Placing a web server in a DMZ - step by step, [more] |
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Exchange 2010 - "You Don't have sufficient permissions to view this data" |
| 25/08/10 - Or, how to add an Exchange 2010 Administrator, [more] |
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Adding Drivers to Images on Windows Deployment Services (2008 R2) |
| 25/08/10 - The process on 2008 R2 is a lot easier and far more elegant, [more] |
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Message ID 6600: sms wsus configuration manager failed to configure upstream server |
| 23/08/10 - Basically a comms/configuration error, In my case the SUP was using the wrong ports, [more] |
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DNS resolves intermittently - EDNS Problems |
| 20/08/10 - Seen on Server 2003 and Server 2008 R2 DNS Servers, caused by Extension Mechanisms for DNS. [more] |
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Windows 7 "Auto Suspends" In ESX |
| 17/08/10 - Has annoyed me for a while, Seen on VSphere4 ESX and ESXi, [more] |
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Windows Deployment Services (On Server 2008 R2)
Deploying Windows 7 |
| 13/08/10 - An old topic updated, [more] |
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Booting ESX VMware Guest Machines from the Network |
| 12/08/10 - I do a lot of deployment testing for things like WDS, Ghost and SCCM, [more] |
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Cisco Remote (IPSEC) VPN Clients Timeout / Disconnect |
| 11/08/10 - By default, your remote VPN clients will timeout their connections after 300 seconds of inactivity, [more] |
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VMware ESX - WDS Fails "The network location cannot be reached" |
| 11/08/10 - WindowsPE is missing some NIC Drivers, [more] |
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Backup Exec Error - Exchange Backup "The VSS Writer failed 0x800423f3" |
| 10/08/10 - Easy one to fix, requires downtime! [more] |
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ESX Error: TSC: xxxxxxx cp0:0)Init: 461: The Execute Disabled/No Execute CPU feature is not enabled for this machine |
| 05/08/10 - Seen on HP Proliant's running ESX, [more] |
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Upgrade ESX to version 4.1.0 |
| 05/08/10 - I had to upgrade some ESX hosts from ESX 3.5 the other day,[more] |
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Event ID 4107 - Failed extract of third-party root list from auto update |
| 02/08/10 - Stubborn Error on my home Windows 7 Machine, took a while to track down the culprit.[more] |
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Event ID 9690 - Exchange 2003 Database Limit Exceeded |
| 24/07/10 - Most of my clients are at least Exchange 2007 now, so this was a blast form the past:) .[more] |
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Domain Replication Issues - Troubleshooting |
| 24/07/10 - Dipped into my personal database to drag this one up last week, so here are my notes, .[more] |
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SCCM 2007 Initial Setup and Configuration |
| 22/07/10 - Once you have it installed, you need to perform a few further actions to get your machines imported.[more] |
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Enable SSH Access to ESXi4 |
| 20/07/10 - Should you wish to get SSH (remote secure console) access to your ESXi 4 hosts.[more] |
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Install SCCM 2007 on Windows Server 2008 R2 - Step by Step |
| 19/07/10 - I had to work out how to do this for a client, I'll try and save you some of the pain I endured.[more] |
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VMware ESX Error "cmd addnode failed for primary node: Internal AAM error" |
| 16/07/10 - Cannot get HA configured on one host? I was stuck on this for about 30 minutes the other day.[more] |
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SCCM Error "The site server computer's machine account does not..." |
| 14/07/10 - Seen while installing System Center Configuration Manager 2007.[more] |
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Server 2008 R2 - WSUS Install Error (compatibility issues) |
| 13/07/10 - When you try and install Windows Update Services 3.0 SP1 onto Windows Server 2008 R2 you see the following error,[more] |
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Nero Install Error: "The Installation process cannot be resumed..." |
| 12/07/10 - This added an hour onto a routine install for me today, why is Nero so bloated these days? [more] |
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IIS Error WebDAV
IIS Version 7.0 is required to use this product |
| 08/07/10 - I had this error in Windows Server 2008 R2, though you will see the same on Windows 7, [more] |
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Event ID 12016 - There is no valid SMTP Transport Layer Security (TLS) |
| 02/07/10 -One of the server installed certificates that has the "S" attribute (SMTP) has expired, [more] |
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Reinstalling Windows XP |
| 30/06/10 - Reinstalling Windows XP from scratch can cure a multitude of slowness problems, I rebuild all my machines at least once a year, [more] |
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| 28/06/10 - It's a question every techy hates "Why is my PC running so slowly?"[more] |
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Can't see Google Ads! |
| 26/06/10 - I had this "Problem" for a while, at first I thought it was a setting in Google Chrome that needed enabling,[more] |
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Posting To Facebook "Images Missing" from "Choose a Thumbnail" |
| 24/06/10 - When using AddThis or by posting a URL into your facebook status, It wont show the thumbnail you want for your web page,[more] |
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Exchange 2010 - Installing Groupshield 7.0.2 with Antispam |
| 24/06/10 - Without reading a lot of readme files and head scratching, it's confusing which Groupshield package you need,[more] |
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Exchange 2007 - Export Mailbox's to PST files |
| 22/06/10 - In the days of Exchange 2000/2003 we used to use EXMerge to do this, [more] |
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Exchange 2007 - Install the x32 Bit Management Tools |
| 21/06/10 - As you may already be aware Exchange 2007 on a x32 bit machine is NOT supported in a production environment, [more] |
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Outlook Autocomplete / Nickname / Nk2 file |
| 17/06/10 - When you work with Outlook, every time you type or send an email, the email address that you are sending to, gets added to a cache, [more] |
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Show Hidden Files or Folders in Windows |
| 17/06/10 - Any files or folders with the attribute "H" are not shown in windows explorer by default, [more] |
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Event ID 9646 |
| 17/06/10 - Mapi session "/o=domaicn=username" exceeded the maximum of 32 objects of type "session. [more] |
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Windows 7 - "Test Mode Windows 7 build 7600" in the Bottom right hand corner of the screen. |
| 15/06/10 - Also seen on server 2008. [more] |
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IIS7 - Disable SSL 2.0 Enable TLS and SSL 3.0 |
| 15/06/10 - One of my colleagues, rolled out an SBS 2008 domain the other week. The client then had an independent security review, [more] |
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ESX - Shut down from Script/Command |
| 14/06/10 - I was asked the question last week "How do I shutdown my ESX server remotely from script", [more] |
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Event ID 257 and 258 |
| 14/06/10 - VirusScan Enterprise, message: Would be blocked by behaviour blocking rule, [more] |
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ESX4 - Grant Root User SSH Access |
| 12/06/10 - ESX is built on Linux - and in the Linux environment, to root user is denied, [more] |
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Exchange - Export all your Email Addresses |
| 11/06/10 - If you want to get all your Email addresses in one place, either for a report or just for your own records, [more] |
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ESX Server - Change The Hostname |
| 10/06/10 - Should you wish to change the hostname of your ESX server, [more] |
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Installing the HP Power Agent on ESX |
| 09/06/10 -Assuming you already have the HP Power Monitor installed on another server, [more] |
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Installing ESXi 4 on SD Card (HP Proliant) |
| 09/06/10 -You have a diskless HP Proliant server - or simply a Proliant with an internal SD card, [more] |
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Install a BBWC in a HP Proliant DL380 G6 |
| 09/06/10 - I while ago I did this for an ML330, so while I had the lid of a new DL380, [more] |
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ESXi 4 - Adding a license key |
| 08/06/10 -ESXi is free, however when you have installed it you will see, [more] |
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Event ID 32 and 59 SideBySide Error |
| 07/06/10 - Seen on Microsoft CRM Servers.[more] |
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Event ID 1525 - Offline Caching, enabled on profile share |
| 07/06/10 - Common error, caching is enabled on all shares by default, not good on a profile share.[more] |
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Event ID 5008 - The message tracking log file... |
| 07/06/10 - Not Really an error but can easily be rectified.[more] |
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Cisco ASA: Error: Unable to reserve port 443 for static PAT |
| 01/06/10 - You can't port forward a port that you are already using for something else.[more] |
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Event ID 7518 - Sender Id must be configured with a list of trusted mail servers. |
| 01/06/10 - Exchange 2003 (Post SP2) Error.[more] |
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Event ID 9688 - This database size is approaching the size limit |
| 01/06/10 - Exchange 2003 (Post SP2) Error.[more] |
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Event ID 257 - VirusScan Enterprise, message: Would be blocked. |
| 01/06/10 - Updated - Common Event Error with McAfee. .[more] |
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HP - Printer not configured to collate |
| 28/05/10 - An old problem jumped up to bite me this afternoon, the fix is a little different on a Windows 7 machine. [more] |
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Backup Exec error: (0xE0008520): Device could not be snapped because it contains an active cache file |
| 28/05/10 - You are trying to perform a snapshot using Backup Exec Open File Option, [more] |
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Transferring Certificates from Exchange 2003/2007 to Exchange 2010 |
| 28/05/10 - As a rule most of my clients use self signed certificates, (even though you can buy certs cheap as chips these days). [more] |
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Installing Exchange 2007 On Windows Server 2008 |
| 27/05/10 - Step By Step Instructions for installing Exchange 2007 onto a Windows Server 2008 (or 2008 R2) Server. [more] |
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Error 3221684229 Exchange 2007 (Mailbox Role) - On Windows Server 2008 R2 |
| 27/05/10 - Seen Installing Exchange 2007 SP1 on Windows Server 2008 R2. [more] |
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Event ID 1388 Lingering Objects Replication Error. |
| 26/05/10 - Active Directory Replication encountered the existence of objects in the following partition, [more] |
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Windows cannot open Help And Support |
| 26/05/10 - Assuming that if you Start > Run > services.msc > {Enter} > The service is not there, if it is, set it to automatic and start it, if not do the following. [more] |
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Upgrade Exchange 2000 to Exchange 2003 (On Different Hardware) |
| 26/05/10 - Another blast from the past revisited. [more] |
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Ldife error: "The server side error is "Schema update is not allowed on this DC |
| 25/05/10 - Seen when running an ldife command like this . [more] |
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ADPREP /FORESTPREP error "There is a schema conflict with Exchange 2000" |
| 25/05/10 - Seen when running "adprep /forestprep" to raise the domain schema to Windows Server 2003. [more] |
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Adding a 2003 Domain Controller to a 2000 Domain |
| 25/05/10 - If you have an existing Windows Server 2000 domain, and you would like to add a Windows Server 2003 Domain controller, there's a few extra hoops to jump through. [more] |
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Exchange 2000 Install Step by Step |
| 24/05/10 - It's been so long since I did this, I thought I'd document it this time round, as it's probably going to be the last time I ever do it. [more] |
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IE Error "A Runtime Error has occurred. Do you wish to Debug?" |
| 24/05/10 - I've not seen this error for a while, then I had to run up a Windows 2000 server for a client, and like an old friend there it was. [more] |
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Adding / Injecting Drivers into Windows PE 3.0 |
| 19/05/10 - Updated - A subject revisited 3 times now! Hope this helps a few people out. [more] |
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Exchange Error 451 4.4.0 primary target IP address responded with... |
| 18/05/10 - Essentially this is a communication error, you can't connect to the other end, [more] |
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Exchange Certificate Import Error (reason: PrivateKeyMissing) |
| 18/05/10 - "Just a quick job!" famous last words :) got this while trying to renew an Exchange 2007 Certificate this morning, [more] |
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Booting VMware Workstation Guest from USB |
| 17/05/10 - Last week I wrote an article about installing Windows PE on a USB thumb drive, after making several trips across the room to test my progress, [more] |
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Build a Bootable Flash Drive with Windows PE 3.0 |
| 14/05/10 - I've had my trusty Reatogo Boot CD in the back of my CD wallet for a few years now, [more] |
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HP MSA 2000 G2 Firmware update loop |
| 12/15/10 - You attempt to upgrade the firmware on this unit and, it applies to the first controller, that restarts and then it constantly tries to update the other controller. [more] |
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Cisco PIX/ASA 8.3 Command Changes |
| 10/05/10 - I posted to a forum the other day, the poster had a problem with their VPN, basically my response was, "Your Nat statements look bizarre - what is this config from?" [more] |
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Suppress "Windows can't verify the publisher of this driver software" |
| 07/05/10 - Seen when installing device drivers on Windows (Windows 2000 and above), you get this error because the driver itself has not been "digitally signed". [more] |
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Windows 7 - How Do I Delete Old Networks? |
| 06/05/10 - If you move around a lot from client site to client site, your Windows 7 network list can get huge. [more] |
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Windows 7 - VNC Wont Work |
| 05/05-10 - You have VNC and have suddenly realised that its stopped working for your Windows 7 clients. It's been a while since I've used VNC, [more] |
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Exchange 2010 - ActiveSync Step by Step |
| 03/05/10 - You want to pick up your Exchange 2010 email on a Windows Mobile or an iPod? [more] |
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Windows 7 - Using the Windows Mobile Emulator |
| 01/05/10 - I first saw the Windows Mobile emulator after Exchange 2003 service pack 2 came out, and we had a deluge of jobs to install "Push Email" to Windows Mobile Devices. [more] |
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Transferring Your FSMO Roles |
| 30/04/10 - If you are replacing a domain controller, or simply taking one offline for a while, you might want to transfer it's FSMO roles to another Domain Controller. [more] |
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Server 2008 "dcpromo error" & adprep procedure |
| 29/04/10 - Seen when adding a 2008 domain controller to a domain with an earlier schema/domain version. [more] |
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Exchange 2010 Mailbox Move Error "Property expression isn't valid" |
| 29/04/10 - Error:
Property expression "username" isn't valid. Valid values are: Strings that include '@' where '@' cannot be the last character. [more] |
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Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2010 Transition |
| 28/04/10 - I recently posted an article on Exchange 2003 to 2010 Transition, Only to be asked, "Can you do the same for Exchange 2007 to 2010?", so here it is :) [more] |
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Control Panel "Mail Icon Missing" |
| 27/04/07 -
Usually seen on x64 machines, on versions of vista you have the chance to view x32 bit control panel Icons. But I was on Server 2003 x64. And I wanted to set up some mail profiles. [more] |
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Exchange 2003 to 2010 Transition "Swing Migration" |
| 25/04/10 - There are a lot of people who held out on the upgrade to Exchange 2007, and those people will now be looking to jump straight to Exchange 2010. Unfortunately you can just "Pop in the DVD" and let it upgrade. [more] |
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Exchange 2003 Service Pack 2 Hangs at "Stopping IIS Admin Service" |
| 23/04/10 - Had this, this morning (On SBS 2003) saw a few posts on Technet and other forums but, the given advice of "Reboot it" was not the elegant suggestion I was looking for. [more] |
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Cannot Sync HTC HD2 with Windows Mobile Device Center |
| 19/04/10 - This one had me stumped for a while. [more] |
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Vmware Error - Host {name} currently has no management network redundancy |
| 17/04/10 - As far as errors go this one's pretty straight forward (and very common). I've seen it in ESX3 and VSphere networks, with high availability clusters. [more] |
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HP C3000 - Blade Enclosure - BL490(G6) Mezzanine Presentation |
| 15/04/10 - If (Like me) you struggle to understand what is mapped to what, here's a quick pictorial view. [more] |
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Password Does Not Meet Complexity Standards |
| 13/04/10 - Server 2008 has a password complexity requirement to make sure passwords are strong. Yes it can be disabled, but while it is in place you need your passwords to confirm to the following, [more] |
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Exchange 2007 - Uninstall Error - Source Transport Server |
| 13/04/10 - Error: This computer is configured as a source transport server for 1 connector(s) i the organization, These must be moved or deleted before Setup can continue." [more] |
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Exchange 2007 - Uninstall Error - Public Folder Database |
| 13/04/10 - Uninstall cannot continue: Database 'Public Folder Database': The public folder database "server name\storage group\database" contains folder replicas. [more] |
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Cisco Firewalls "My Prompt has changed / Disappeared" |
| 12/04/10 - Whilst messing around with my home firewall, I noticed that it no longer displayed the hostname on the command prompt,I checked Telnet and SSH, the results were the same. [more] |
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Windows Mobile 7 - First Look |
| 11/04/10 - Although it was only unveiled in February, you can now get a better idea of what Windows Mobile 7 is going to look like. [more] |
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Windows Mobile 7 - First Look |
| 11/04/10 - Although it was only unveiled in February, you can now get a better idea of what Windows Mobile 7 is going to look like. [more] |
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Online Subnet Calculator IPv4 and IPv6 |
| 11/04/10 - IPv4 and IPv6 Subnet calculator . [more] |
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Domain Name / IP Address Lookup Tool |
| 10/04/10 - Look up domain registrants and owners of registered IP ranges. [more] |
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Windows - Printing Folder Listings / Structures |
| 10/04/10 - You might simply want a record of your .mp3 collection, or a print out of all your users home drives. Whatever the reason sometimes you just want what's on the screen on paper. [more] |
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Locate your FSMO Role Servers |
| 09/04/10 - There are five FSMO (Flexible Single Master Operations) Roles that need to Exist in a Windows AD Forest. [more] |
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Windows Update Error [Error number: 0xC80003FE] |
09/04/10 -
Windows update produces this error. [more]
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What is the Windows Desktop Player? |
| 09/04/10 - The Microsoft Desktop Player is a new tool for IT professionals, I'ts designed to put IT Pros/Developers in touch with technical content. [more] |
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Adding Drivers to WindowsPE (Windows 7) |
| 08/04/10 - while ago I wrote an article about adding drivers to a WindowsPE Image, this was part of an installing Symantec Ghost with WDS procedure [more] |
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