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VMWare Workstation 6.5 beta
If you are curios and interested like I am than the latest VMWare Workstation 6.5 beta is definitely something to download and install on your system. Why Participate in a VMware Beta Program? Here are a few reasons why you should participate in VMware beta programs. Exposure to the next generation features helps you grow your technical skills and understand the direction of the virtualization industry. Ability to prove that... -
Internet Explorer and del.icio.us bookmarks extension
One week ago Del.Icio.Us released their new beta extension for Internet Explorer (6.0,7.0 and 8.0). I am using the IE extension button for a while at work & home to tag and group my Internet favorites. To me this is one of best tools you should have when using Internet. In the past I struggled many times with different kind of favorites folders and sync those with Firefox and vise-versa.... -
Data really deleted???
Today I moved my data using the robocopy.exe tool and using the /move switch; the tool migrated data from one usb disk to another one. Before returning my usb disk to the IT department I checked the disk partition with one of the tools I use to check deleted files. Guess what the tool found 18000 files in 10 minutes scan on the usb volume which was empty… Before I... -
Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 uninstall script
Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 cannot start. The product license may be expired because you are using a pre-release or evaluation copy of the program, or the product key information may have been modified in your windows registry. Please run Setup to uninstall and then reinstall communicator. For some reason I installed the Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 which has limited license usage. I am not able to figure out now... -
Windows XP: Administrator account login failure
I am sure most of us hit this problem before when working with a workgroup client. I keep forgetting to change simple file sharing setting over and over. Most of my enterprise clients are sitting in a domain, but some will be workgroup clients. Prodcution or Process Control networks are commonly connected in a Workgroup setup. Today I am testing a remote installation of Symantec Antivirus 10.2 server and I... -
SCVMM: Add new host for SCVMM 2007 / Error 421
I installed Windows Server 2008 (x64) on one of my Dell PowerEdge 2900 servers. The storage driver was missing for x64 bit installation of Windows and I had to install Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x86. The server was up and running and I installed Virtual Server 2005R2 SP1 Enterprise. Through the SCVMM console I initiated the Add Host of this new Windows Host. The job failed with a message... -
HP Lights-Out Online Configuration Utility (HPONCFG)
Recently the motherboard of one of the HP ProLiant ML370 G4 was replaced due faulty hardware, but the ILO was never reconfigured back. The ILO board was not reachable anymore on the old IP address. Last weekend we had issues with Active Directory and none of the domain accounts were able to logon locally with a RDP session; so the ops team tried the ILO remote web interface and this... -
Exchange 2007 SP1 upgrade Windows Server 2003 x64
After fixing my Active Directory I start the upgrade of my current Exchange 2007 server. As you will see from the screenshots below the installation is straight forward but the requirements are killing me with this service pack upgrade. First of all make sure a) your Active Directory replication is working properly, b) Exchange 2007 server has been installed with Windows Server 2003 SP2 and c) Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0... -
Remove Active Directory without replication
Couple minutes ago I initiated the remove of Active Directory and forced the demotion of a virtual machine domain controller. The domain controller exceed the 60day not being able to replicate and I was not able to get the replication working. It took me more than 90 minutes to troubleshoot and fix the problem. Since Windows 2003 there is option in the dcpromo tool to force the Active Directory removal.... -
Canon EOS 400D
Vorige week stond in MediaMarkt folder een fantastische aanbieding waar ik al weken op had gewacht. Canon EOS 400D met 18-55MM Canon lens was nu voor een ongelooflijke betaalbare prijs te koop. Ik mocht tijdje geleden aantal foto’s mee maken en was meteen verliefd op dit apparaat. De kwaliteit die deze foto camera maakt is echt waanzinnig en natuurlijk voor een prijs waar ik als amateur voor wil betalen. ...
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