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...
MS Office – Cannot Add Trusted Location
KB ID 0001171 Problem I was doing a Domain/Exchange/RDS migration for a client this week. He had some Macros that he used for printing. Now Macros are something I know very little about. So I had made it clear, if he had problems with them, I would not be the best person to ask. So when the call came in, that they were having problems with Macros I cringed! As it turned out, the problem wasn’t the Macros at all, it was the...
VMware View – Using Persona Management
KB ID 0000615 Problem Persona Management, is the VMware version of “Roaming Profiles” and “Redirected Folders” rolled into one. Though the redirected folders bit is a lot easier to set up and less problematic than the Microsoft Folder Redirection policy. Its handy if you using floating pools but still want your users to have a persistent user interface. Having these files centrally makes them easier to backup,...
Deploy the Trend Worry Free Business Client via Group Policy
KB ID 0000491 Problem Trend Worry Free is a nice product, though to deploy the client software out to your machines, you need them to be switched on, have the firewalls off, and the remote registry service running. You can of course connect the clients to the web portal and install the client on a machine by machine basis, (default https://servername:4343), but if you are rolling out a lot of machines this can get tedious. So you can...
Failed to open the GP object. You may not have appropriate rights
KB ID 0000008 Problem When you try and edit a GPO, you get the error above. Solution 1. Install the Support Tools from the Windows media 2. Start > All Programs > Windows Support tools > command prompt. 3. dfsutil.exe /purgemupcache {enter} 4. Click Start, click Run, type regedit in the Open box, and then click OK. 5. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionWinlogon 6. If the WaitForNetwork...