Install .Net 2.0 on Server 2019 & 2016
Jan21

Install .Net 2.0 on Server 2019 & 2016

KB ID 0001506 Problem .Net2, man thats old! Well I was setting up PowerCLI for VMware today and was faced with this; .Net Framework 2.0 is not installed on this machine. Please download and install .Net Framework 2.0 before installing VMware PowerCLI. Solution Pop in the Server 2019/2016 DVD, (or present the ISO if it’s a VM.) Then execute the following commands, (Note: It’s installed with .Net 3); dism /online...

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Print Migrator Error ‘WARNING: Kernel Mode drivers (version 2) are blocked on the target machine’
Nov17

Print Migrator Error ‘WARNING: Kernel Mode drivers (version 2) are blocked on the target machine’

KB ID 0000811  Problem I really like Print Migrator, it makes a time consuming laborious task really easy. It’s so good Microsoft don’t use/support it any more, (after Server 2003). So this week when I was migrating printers from an SBS 2003 server to a clients 2003 CRM server, I was really happy, and dragged out PrintMig. Download Print Migrator 3.1 However when trying to restore the printers on the target server this...

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Why Securing Your VPN Solution With Computer Certificates ‘Only’ Is A BAD Idea
Nov17

Why Securing Your VPN Solution With Computer Certificates ‘Only’ Is A BAD Idea

KB ID 0001055  Problem After a large AnyConnect 4 roll-out, I had the following conversation with a client; Client: Can we change the way the clients authenticate? Me: Yes, no problem what do you need? Client: Well instead of user based certificate authentication, we want to use computer certificates only. Me: Really why? Client: So when we roll out a lot of imaged new machines we don’t need to get the users to log onto them and...

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Installing Exchange 2010 on Server 2012

KB ID 0000785  Problem With the release of Exchange 2010 Service Pack 3, Exchange 2010 is now supported on Windows Server 2012, but as there (at time of writing) is no media with SP3 slipstreamed into it, installing the product on Windows Server 2012 is a little problematic. If you got here because you have tried and have got an error, follow the procedure below and you should have the product installed and running without any further...

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