Windows XP – Sysprep (for imaging)
Nov17

Windows XP – Sysprep (for imaging)

KB ID 0000599  Problem A client who we recently did a WDS (Windows 7) install for, needed to image a couple of Windows XP machines, (They had some software that either would not run, or was not supported on Windows 7). They asked me for some documentation on how to do this, it’s been such a long time since I imaged any XP machine, so I took the opportunity to document it properly. Solution Before you begin, be aware you need to...

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Error Adding Office KMS Keys “0x80072F8F”
Nov17

Error Adding Office KMS Keys “0x80072F8F”

KB ID 0000584  Problem Seen when adding an Office 2010 KMS key on a Windows 2008 R2 KMS Server. Note: Using the Microsoft Office 2010 KMS Host License pack as per this article. An error occurred: 0x80072F8F To display the error text run the following: slui.exe 0x2a 0x80072F8F Solution 1. If you do run the command that they have asked you to, all you get is; Code: 0x80072F8F Description: A Security error occurred 2. Not very helpful,...

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Cisco ISE NFR Appliance Setup
Nov17

Cisco ISE NFR Appliance Setup

KB ID 0001066 Problem The Cisco ISE NFR appliance is for demos and test bench use, I’m currently building a test lab for ISE so I spun a copy up. I looked at the associated ReadMe.pdf for instructions on the basic setup, and found a hyper-link to the instructions, that didn’t work! bah. Solution The appliance comes as an OVA file for importation into vSphere/ESX, I’m assuming you have already imported the appliance....

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