Migrating Local Profiles to Domain Profiles
KB ID 0001235 Problem Moving a machine onto a Windows domain, is a simple task, I’ve done this for a lot of clients. The main complaint (post migration,) is that something is missing. This is because your-account-name on your PC or laptop, and your-account-name in the domain are TWO DIFFERENT ACCOUNTS, (even if they have the same name). Microsoft have produced some tools help you, but I challenge you to start reading the USMT...
Robocopy – File Server Migration
KB ID 0001233 Problem I’ve done a lot of migrations, and moving a client’s files and shared data, usually makes them cringe. I’ve lost count of the amount of times I’ve heard ‘We can’t have any downtime’, which is fine, until you tell them how much its going to cost to do this on a Saturday! As I posted recently, Microsoft have made this a lot easier with the file serve migration tools,...
IIS – Cannot Download File From Website (With Extension .xyz)
KB ID 0001223 Problem I first saw this problem a few months ago, when I wasted to download some .bin and .pkg files from a web server running IIS, into a Cisco firewall. Then again this week I needed to get a large .iso file into a clients network so I put it on a publicly accessible web server running IIS, and had the problem again. Solution On the IIS server, open administrative tools > Internet Information Services (IIS)...
Windows Server – Change a DHCP Scopes Subnet Mask
KB ID 0001177 Problem You have probably tried to do this and found he option ‘greyed out’ because in the DHCP management console you can’t change the subnet mask of a scope. I needed to change a clients DHCP scope because I was changing their subnet from /24 to /16. I could have simply deleted and recreated the scope, but they has a lot of custom settings for their phone system, and hundreds of reservations (which...
Remote Desktop Web Access – Connection Error
KB ID 0001141 Problem Eleven days! That’s how long it took to fix this, after seven days, I bit the bullet and logged a call to Microsoft. I spent hours on the phone to the Remote Desktop Team, The Web Application Proxy Team, and the Networking Team. I replicated the error by building a complete new domain, PKI, ADFS, Remote Desktop Deployment and Web Application Proxy Server. Then today I got a call from the...
Publish CRL Error – Access Denied 0x80070005
KB ID 0001135 Problem Seen when attempting to publish a CRL on a Windows Certificate Services Server. Access is denied. 0x80070005 (WIN32: 5 ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED) Solution The problem is the COMPUTER ACCOUNT attempting to publish the CRL, (i.e. the Windows Certificate Services Server), needs rights to the physical folder the CRL files live in, like so; Related Articles, References, Credits, or External Links...
Windows Firewall – Enable ‘Ping’ / ICMP Echo Reply
KB ID 0001134 Problem By default all modern distributions of Windows come with their client firewall enabled. Which is a good thing, most corporate networks simply disable it using the rationale that they have a corporate firewall and security software etc. Again thats fine, but what if you want to leave it on, and still be able to ping that host to see if its alive. Solution The firewall exception is already written for you, you...
Event ID 27 – “The description for Event ID 27 from source e1iexpress cannot be found”
KB ID 0001130 Problem I was seeing intermittent network drops on my Server 2012 R2 servers, so when I took a lot in the logs this was what I found; Log Name: System Source: e1iexpress Date: {time} Event ID: 27 Task Category: None Level: Warning Keywords: Classic User: N/A Computer: {host-name} Description: The description for Event ID 27 from source e1iexpress cannot be found....
Windows 10 – Transparent Command Window
KB ID 0001123 Problem Not really a problem, more of a cosmetic requirement. With Windows 10 you have the option to set your command windows as ‘transparent’ by adjusting their opacity. Solution With a command window open right click the title bar of the windows and select properties > Colours > Adjust the slider. You can also do the same with the PowerShell window. Related Articles, References, Credits, or External...
Windows – ‘Sorry, there was a problem mounting the file’ With ISO Files
KB ID 0001122 Problem Seen on Windows 10, and Server 2012, when attempting to open or mount an ISO file, (even downloaded direct from Microsoft). You get the following error; Note: Can also been seen with .VHD files. Couldn’t Mount File Sorry, there was a problem mounting the file. Solution Before you try anything else simply COPY the iso file to the root of your C: drive, and try again. 99% of the time simply copying the file...