Domain Controller Wont Boot: Stop Code ‘0x00002e2’
KB ID 0001494 Problem I had this problem after a VMware host upgrade last night, this domain controller would not boot, I tried ‘Last Known Good Configuration’, I tried ‘Safe Mode’ it would not boot. More out of desperation than procedure, I tried to boot to ‘Directory Services Restore Mode’ and it booted up (hooray!) I tried all the client’s usual passwords, and could not log in, I messaged...
Safari: This connection Is Not Private Loop
KB ID 0001462 Problem This has been bugging me for a while, I use Safari for most things, but recently going to an https (SSL secured) web page that uses a self signed, or expired certificate, give me this; Now this is to be expected, normally you click ‘visit this website’ it asks for you password, and away you go. However now it doesn’t, it loops you back here again and you can go round many times, until you give...
Audacity – Looping Audio (Repeating Sections)
Looping Audio KB ID 0001290 Problem Those that know me, will know I’ve been struggling to learn the guitar over the last few months. Recently my teacher, (the extremely talented Mr John Robson,) gave me some tab to learn, and helpfully recorded a backing track. Now it’s only 8 bars long, and not particularly fast, but I was still struggling to keep up. 🙁 Like all practical skills I learn by good old EDIP, (Explanation...
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...
Server 2008 R2 – Hangs “Preparing to configure Windows. Do not turn off your computer”
KB ID 0000657 Problem Saw this today on a Windows 2008 R2 Server, post reboot it just hung like this. Solution 1. At first I thought this was the problem, but a CTRL+AL+DELETE didn’t work. 2. A Google search prompted me to connect to the ‘services’ from another server to see if the Windows Modules Installer Service was stuck stopping or starting, but that was OK as well. 3. It was the client’s Virtual...