Can’t Delete a File or Folder or Take Ownership
KB ID 0000887 Problem I have a portable drive that I carry in my laptop bag that has all the service packs and iso images that I might need. The problem is when I install service packs and updates on clients servers and PC’s, they have a habit of creating folders on my portable drive that are a pain to delete. While tidying up the drive today, it was telling me I did not have the rights to do so. When I tried to take ownership...
Rename / Change all File Extensions In a Folder and All Subfolders Recursively
KB ID 0000896 Problem I long time ago this site was hosted in my dining room, on a PC under my desk. I was running Windows and IIS. When I moved the site to a hosted Apache Linux server, I discovered that Linux is a little more rigid on its rules for file extensions. For example in Windows .JPG and .jpg is the same thing, but on a Linux box that’s NOT the case. As I’ve used the Windows Snipping Tool a lot in the past my older...
No Speakers or Headphones with HDMI Device Connected
KB ID 0000961 Problem My laptop does not have RGB or DVI on it for an external monitor, it has just got an HDMI connector. While I was working in the office I thought I’ll pop my headphones in and listen to some music, and was met with silence? Solution When you connect an HDMI device windows ‘assumes’ that you will be outputting sound to that device, (great thanks). 1. Open Control Panel (Window Key+X on Windows 8)...
Windows – Export / Recover WEP and WPA Wireless Keys
KB ID 0001015 Problem If you need to connect to your wireless network with a new machine and have forgotten the key, you can view the WEP or WPA key in cleartext using the following procedure on a machine that has connected before. Solution 1. First launch PowerShell, ensure you ‘Run as administrator’. 2. To show all the wireless profiles stored on this machine, issue the following command; netsh wlan show profiles 3....
NDES – Fails to Issue Certificates (Signature Algorithm)
KB ID 0001021 Problem I was trying to enroll some ASA firewalls to NDES to get some certificates. Each time the process failed with the following error. % Error in receiving Certificate Authority certificate: status = FAIL, cert length = 0 That’s a pretty generic error, and does not give me a lot to go on. So I thought I would try from another network device, (a Cisco Catalyst switch). It’s a little easier to...