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http://www.kevintaber.com/2010/09/22/add-remove-programs-by-runas-administrator-command-line/ If the machine is running Windows XP you may want to install a program for someone without having to log them off. A simple way is to use the “runas” command line utility to invoke the Control Panel applet Add Remove Programs. Start > Run… > cmd > runas /user:Administrator cmd (this will prompt … Read more
This is a quick how to which will enable you to remove any disconnected mailboxes from exchange 2010, since the purge mailbox feature is no longer available. http://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/show/27071-removing-disconnected-mailboxes-from-exchange-2010 1. Run a clean on your mailbox store Perform the below command in order to run the Clean task on your exchange mailbox store, you need to … Read more
http://www.mdmarra.com/2012/11/why-you-shouldnt-use-local-in-your.html Why you shouldn’t use .local in your Active Directory domain name. There are an awful lot of .local, .corp, and .lan Active Directory domains out there for many reasons. Sometimes, there is no easy way to change this due to things like Exchange, custom apps that integrate tightly with AD, or just the massive … Read more
Top 10 Questions on ThinApp ThinApp can package 32-bit applications as well as 16-bit applications (both 16-bit Win and 16-bit DOS apps). NOTE: 16-bit applications cannot be executed on 64-bit platforms due to an OS limitation. ThinApp does NOT support 64-bit apps at this time.
This is a very good explanation of why you need a battery backup unit if you do hardware RAID with write cache enabled http://www.hostdime.com/blog/bbu-raid/ “What is a BBU for RAID and do I need one?” This question comes up often for HostDime technicians, so let’s examine the purpose of a BBU, which stands for “battery … Read more
http://www.computerhope.com/beep.htm#05 Quick links POST ABCs POST troubleshooting AMI BIOS beep codes Award BIOS beep codes IBM BIOS beep codes Macintosh startup tones Phoenix BIOS beep codes Motherboard help POST ABCs The computer power-on self-test (POST) tests the computer to make sure it meets the necessary system requirements and that all hardware is working properly before … Read more
Here is how you can create a Bootable Windows Server 2008 USB Stick C:\> diskpart DISKPART> list disk Select the USB device DISKPART> select disk 1 DISKPART> clean DISKPART> create partition primary DISKPART> select partition 1 DISKPART> active DISKPART> format fs=fat32 DISKPART> assign DISKPART> exit xcopy X:\*.* /s/e/f Y:\ where X:\ is your mounted image … Read more
Change the BIOS back to IDE Enhanced so Windows can boot. In Windows go to : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\iaStorV Change REG_DWORD “Start” from 3 to 0 Reboot Change the setting to RAID in the BIOS and it will boot with no BSOD.
http://blog.nowherelan.com/2013/04/04/boot-seatools-off-of-a-usb-drive/ Seagate SeaTools is free hard drive testing software. SeaTools for DOS runs independent from your operating system on its own CD or bootable USB drive. You do not need to own a Seagate or Maxtor hard drive to use SeaTools. Download the SeaTools for DOS ISO file Use 7-Zip to open the SeaTools for DOS … Read more
http://techbeat.com/2013/08/mit-flow-battery-promises-cheap-energy-storage/ http://www.gizmag.com/flow-battery/28747/ Can you imagine filling up your electric car like you do with your gasoline car? You would need to do a fluid exchange though.