Dreamweaver – ‘You Need To Install The Legacy Java SE 6 Runtime’
Jun28

Dreamweaver – ‘You Need To Install The Legacy Java SE 6 Runtime’

KB ID 0001213  Problem I used to use Dreamweaver all the time, it was used to design and build the site and handle all the uploads etc. Since I moved to WordPress I don’t use is as much. But it’s still a great code editor so I still fire it up on occasion. At least I did until this started happening; To open “dreamweaver” you need to install the legacy Java SE 6 runtime. Click “More info…” to...

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Windows BranchCache (Hosted and Distributed)
Jun28

Windows BranchCache (Hosted and Distributed)

KB ID 0001212  Problem The purpose of BranchCache is, (as the name implies) to cache files in branch sites, without the need for a local file server or DFS. There are essentially two deployment models, In Hosted Mode a server in the branch caches the files locally as they are requested by clients. This works because the main file server provides a hash of the requested file, the branch server will download it, and if another client...

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CentOS 7 – Serving HTTPS with Apache2
Jun23

CentOS 7 – Serving HTTPS with Apache2

KB ID 0001210   Problem  This week I’ve been working on changing the site over to https. Buying a digital certificate used to be an expensive long winded affair, but not anymore. A quick internet search turned up a 3 year SSL certificate for less than 15 quid. Getting the certificate was the easy bit, getting it installed so that Apache would use it was another ‘challenge’. On a scale of one to ten, I’m about a...

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Windows RDWeb – Remote Desktop Shortcut Missing
Jun23

Windows RDWeb – Remote Desktop Shortcut Missing

KB ID 0001208  Problem  As soon as you start publishing apps to your RDWeb server the ‘Remote Desktop’ icon disappears. Now there’s a good reason for this, it stops users having a desktop open, then opening apps on multiple different servers, and the whole thing turning into a resources nightmare. But what if you only have one RDS server?  Solution To get the shortcut back you need to change a registry key. Navigate...

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RDS – Custom Start Menu (Remove Administrative Tools)
Jun22

RDS – Custom Start Menu (Remove Administrative Tools)

KB ID 0001207  Problem  Why is it so difficult to remove Administrative tools! The one folder you might not want your users having access to is on everyones start menu by default? I’ve seen posts saying to change the permissions so users can’t run the snap-in’s in that folder, and other posts that suggest removing it from the ‘all users’ profile, and yet more posts that say remove it in preferences with a...

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