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Local host file not resolving correctly

22 December 2009 | windows | No Comments

We recently re-built a machine with a fresh copy of Windows that had issues resolving names listed in the local host file. All of the entries matched the ones that were on PCs that were able to resolve them. We made sure that the file had no extension listed, and it didn’t. We even copied [...]

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Configuring Server 2008 on HP EVA

15 October 2009 | server 2008 | 1 Comment

While we were installing SQL 2008 on our Server 2008 cluster, we received the following error during the validation steps:
Failed at Validate SCSI-3 Persistent Reservation
After searching around, I came across a few posts which led me to this pdf from HP – Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 on HP ProLiant servers. On page 17, it [...]

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Event ID 4311

28 September 2009 | windows xp | No Comments

A few weeks ago, we had a user complain that they were not able to access anything on the network. If I recall correctly, she was able to log in to the domain, but that was pretty much it. She wasn’t able to access any of the resources on the network.
After we started researching the [...]

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HP Network Configuration Utility for Server 2008 R2 (resolved)

13 September 2009 | server 2008 r2 | 10 Comments

UPDATE: HP has updated their drivers to include support for Server 2008 R2. The version number is 9.80.10.0.
If you look inside the cp011548.xml file, you will see the following:

As you can see, Server 2008 R2 is listed as a supported OS. There is no longer a need to make the changes.
However, if you want [...]

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Converting VDMK to VHD

20 May 2009 | Hyper-V, asides, vmware | No Comments

I recently installed Windows Server 2008 R2 release candidate at home on a spare machine, and wanted to convert my VMWare virtual machines to Hyper-V. I used VMToolKit’s VDMK to VHD Converter to do the conversions. After my first conversion, I got the dreaded BSOD. After searching around the web, I came across this comment [...]

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Windows Mobile 6.1 Screenshots

4 December 2007 | asides, windows mobile | No Comments

Screenshots of Windows Mobile 6.1 (via BGR).

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Windows XP SP3 hack

27 November 2007 | asides, windows xp | No Comments

Hack Attack : Get Windows XP SP3 Through Windows Update

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Server 2008 virtualization installation

9 November 2007 | asides, server 2008 | No Comments

How to install and enable the Windows Server virtualization CTP in Windows Server 2008 Release Candidate. I spent about 15 minutes trying to get this configured on my test Server 2008 machine before I realized that I had installed the 32-bit version of the OS. Doh!

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MSDTC

10 July 2007 | asides, services, windows | No Comments

What is MSDTC and why do I need to care about it?

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Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2

14 March 2007 | asides, server 2003 | No Comments

Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 has been released.

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Live Messenger and Vista

14 March 2007 | asides, live messenger, vista | No Comments

It turns out that Windows Vista and Live Messenger don’t play well together. The culprit seems to be Adobe Flash. Even after the suggested fix, it still has the possibility of crashing. UPDATE: After searching around some more online, I came across this fix for Acer laptops. A setting in their security management software was [...]

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Creating Windows Server 2003 clusters

13 March 2007 | asides, cluster, server 2003 | No Comments

How can I create a new cluster in Windows Server 2003?

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Exchange 2003 OWA and Vista’s Internet Explorer issues

11 March 2007 | internet explorer, owa, vista | No Comments

We recently acquired a Microsoft Vista machine to aid us in testing its compatibility with our software. As we started to test a few things, we noticed that we had an issue with OWA; when replying to a message, we’d get what looked like a broken image in the area where you would type your [...]

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Automatic updates using Group Policy

7 March 2007 | asides, group policy, windows, wsus | No Comments

How to configure automatic updates by using Group Policy or registry settings.

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Remote refresh group policy

6 March 2007 | group policy, windows | No Comments

Over the weekend, we implemented some needed changes to the GPO that would force the clients to use the WSUS server instead of checking Windows Update. After we made the changes, we needed to refresh the policy on each of the clent machines. Being a lazy admin, I didn’t want to go to each machine [...]

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recover from a corrupted registry

26 September 2006 | asides, windows xp | No Comments

How to recover from a corrupted registry that prevents Windows XP from starting

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Windows Vista RC1 download

21 September 2006 | asides, vista | No Comments

Windows Vista RC1 download site.

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Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor

21 September 2006 | asides, vista | No Comments

Microsoft has released a Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor for you to see if your PC is compatible with Windows Vista. Unfortunately, mine wasn’t compatible. If I wanted to take advantage of the Aero features, I’d have to upgrade the video card on the laptop.

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create a default association for files with no extension

23 June 2006 | asides, tips/tricks, windows | No Comments

one of things that has always irked me about windows is having to select a program everytime i run across a file with no extension. i’ve always wanted to have some default program associated with those files types, but never been able to do it. now there is a way to do it.

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10 intermediate ways to speed up windows

22 December 2005 | asides, tips/tricks, windows | No Comments

here is one of the better guides to help speed up your windows machine that i’ve run across in some time now. the first step involves turning off certain services, and i would be careful when turning off the ones recommended. chances are you won’t need them, but always double check first. read this guide [...]

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windows auto-restart fix

13 November 2005 | asides, tips/tricks, windows | No Comments

one thing that annoys me about windows is it’s auto-restart after a windows update. i would like to decide when to restart my machine, not ms. here is a registry fix to prevent windows from restarting on its own after an update. just download the file, and run it.

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windows 1.0 to xp screenshots

4 July 2005 | asides, windows | No Comments

a nice collection of screenshots of windows from 1.0 to xp.

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microsoft shared computer toolkit for windows xp

4 July 2005 | windows xp | No Comments

The Microsoft Shared Computer Toolkit for Windows XP provides a simple and effective way to defend shared computers from untrusted users and malicious software, safeguard system resources, and enhance and simplify the user experience. The Toolkit runs on genuine copies of Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Home Edition, and Windows XP Tablet PC Edition.
download here.

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terminal services command line administration

1 July 2005 | asides, windows server | No Comments

here is a nice write up about how to use the command line in a terminal session. combine a few of these with some batch scripts, and you could save yourself some time.

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remote enable RDP access tool

9 May 2005 | asides, software, windows | No Comments

bink.nu posted an article about remote enabling the RDP protocol via software.

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