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I have an old first-generation (G1) Compaq ML310 server that I use as a multi-server on my home network. Since it is so old the server is only capable of running an x86 OS, but it has 3 GB of memory so I manages the job for my small network. It is certified for Windows …
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This nice error popped up when trying to install ADMT v3 on a Windows Server 2008 x64 server: ————————— ADMT Installer ————————— The Active Directory Migration Tool v3 must be installed on Windows Server 2003.
[stub] The Office Communicator 2007 OCS client requires that the domain name of the FQDN returned for the SRV record _sipinternaltls._tcp.<SIP domain> match the SIP domain. If not, you will not be able to use automatic sign-in.
Trying to install a new child domain in an existing forest I received this error from DCPROMO: ————————— Active Directory Installation Wizard ————————— The wizard cannot gain access to the list of domains in the forest. This condition may be caused by a DNS lookup problem. For information about troubleshooting common DNS lookup problems, please …
Find this key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREVMware, Inc.VMware Tools or, if you’re on x64: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREWow6432NodeVMware, Inc.VMware Tools Change the ShowTray DWORD value to 0. Since this is in the HKLM hive it will take precedence over the same setting under HKCU. If you want to disable the icon only for the logged on user, change the same value …
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[stub] Oracle client requires the Create Global Objects user right. Add the required users to the Local Security Policy or a GPO to assign them this right.
For some reason Microsoft has decided to not let us install any of the Windows Live programs; Messenger, Gallery etc. on Windows Servers or x64 editions of Windows XP. If you try to run the installer (WLInstaller.exe) on any of these OSs you see this error: ————————— Windows Live Installer ————————— Sorry, Windows Live programs …
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What are Restricted Groups? The Restricted Groups security setting in Group Policy allows an administrator to define two properties for security-sensitive groups (“restricted” groups). The two properties are Members and Member Of. In short it lets an Administrator decide which security principals are members of a restricted group, and which groups the restricted group is …
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Exchange 2007 uses the Windows Operating System Automatic Updates Client as a proxy to download it’s anti-spam signatures and reputation lists. The Exchange component responsible for this is the Microsoft Exchange Anti-spam Update service (witht he somewhat confusing description The Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server anti-spam update service.) This service is referred to in …
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Some books distinguish themselves by having exceptionally good opening lines. Here are some of my favorites: The Gunslinger by Stephen King The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed. Neuromancer by William Gibson The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel. Farenheit 451 by …