Symantec Backup Exec 2012 – Restore Option ‘Greyed Out’
Nov17

Symantec Backup Exec 2012 – Restore Option ‘Greyed Out’

KB ID 0000721  Problem Seen when trying to carry out a restore in Bexec 2012, when you select the server you wish to restore, (on the Backup and restore tab), both the restore icon, and restore on the right click menu, are greyed out and cannot be selected. Solution 1. Double click the server in question to open its properties. Select the job history tab and locate either the last good backup, or the backup you wish to restore from....

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Windows – Get a List of all Installed Programs (and Updates)
Nov17

Windows – Get a List of all Installed Programs (and Updates)

KB ID 0000619 Problem I needed to get a list of installed programs from a server I was having problems with, so I could compare the results with another server. Note: This will work on Windows client OS’s as well. Solution 1. On the machine in question launch a command window. 2. To display all the installed programs execute the following two commands; WMIC product get name,version 3. To export all the installed programs to a...

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How to Join a Windows Domain
Nov17

How to Join a Windows Domain

KB ID 000085 Problem For Windows 11 See: How to Join Windows 11 to a Domain This process was done with Windows 10, but the procedure is the same going all the way back to Windows 2000. Solution Note: The main reason this procedure fails, is because the client that you are attempting to perform the join from cannot resolve the domain name of your domain! Make sure it has one of your domain servers listed in the properties of its...

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Windows Server 2012 – Install Error
Nov17

Windows Server 2012 – Install Error

KB ID 0000618  Problem I thought I’d spin up Server 2012 today, and as usual with all new OS’s I run them up in VMware Workstation to take a look (I’m running Workstation 8.0.3 build-703057). As soon as it started up I was greeted by this. Your PC needs to restart. Please hold down the power button. Error Code: 0x0000005D Parameters: 0x000000000FEBFBFF 0×0000000020000800 0×0000000000000000 0×0000000000000000 Below is...

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Windows Server – Disable IESC  (IE Enhanced Security Configuration)
Nov17

Windows Server – Disable IESC  (IE Enhanced Security Configuration)

KB ID 0000728  Problem We have had IESC (or IE Enhanced Security) in previous iterations of Windows Server, It is not a bad thing, in most cases you will not want people browsing the internet from a server anyway. Though when you have just built a server, and you are trying to get software and patches onto it it can be very annoying. With IESC enabled you will see this every time you visit a site; Content from the website listed below...

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