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Date April 29, 2009 Author By kadmin Category Windows XP
Also known as: Windows XP Logs Off immediately after Log On There are several forums that tell you to do this: Fix: 1. Boot using your winxp cd. 2. Enter recovery console. 3. at the command prompt go to C:/windows/system32 4. next type: copy userinit.exe wsaupdater.exe 5. exit and reboot normally. You should now be […]
Read MoreDate April 24, 2009 Author By kadmin Category General
Over the years, there have been many great spyware / malware removal tools. Adaware and Spybot Search and Destroy come to mind. But those old tools are pretty much useless against today’s malware. A search for the next great clean-up tool brought me to Malwarebytes. It hasn’t let me down yet. Try it for yourself.
Read MoreDate April 24, 2009 Author By kadmin Category Windows XP
Open control panel, Network Connections Click Advanced, Advanced Settings Change the order of Connections Remote Access Local Area Connection Wireless Connection Disconnect any open VPN connections and Reconnect them for the change to take effect. This would be the end, except for the bug in Windows XP that ignores the connection order for remote connections. […]
Read MoreDate April 23, 2009 Author By kadmin Category Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008
Set up a secondary zone for your domain on the new server. Set it to point to your current DNS server as the master. On the master server, allow zone transfers to the new server. Wait for it to update. Now, on the new server, change the Zone Type from Secondary to Primary.
Read MoreDate April 23, 2009 Author By kadmin Category Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008
DHCP Dump On the current server, use netsh to dump your DHCP settings to a text file: netsh -c dhcp server 192.168.5.9 scope 192.168.5.0 dump > c:dhcpdump.txt Note – the line above should use your actual server IP and scope. DHCP Import On the new server, use netsh to execute a the dump file you […]
Read MoreDate April 23, 2009 Author By kadmin Category Windows Vista
By default, Vista doesn’t install the Telnet client. The client is for text-based communication with remote systems. You can install it by following these steps: 1. Click Start then select Control Panel. 2. Select Programs and Features. 3. Select Turn Windows features on or off. 4. Select the Telnet Client option. 5. Click OK. 6. […]
Read MoreDate August 1, 2008 Author By kadmin Category Microsoft Exchange
Symptoms: Your Exchange 2003 server stops receiving messages The SMTP service is still running You telnet to port 25 (from the server – telnet localhost 25) and get this banner: service not available, closing transmission channel You open Exchange System Manager and drill down to view the Current Connections on your SMTP virtual server. It […]
Read MoreDate July 20, 2008 Author By kadmin Category Windows Server 2003
How: Download TestDisk Run the program. Select Create to create a log file. Select the drive to convert and choose Proceed. Select the partition table type – Intel Select Analyse Select Proceed Press Enter to continue on the next page To convert the drive from Dynamic to Basic, select Write and press Y to confirm. […]
Read MoreDate July 20, 2008 Author By kadmin Category Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
Problem: You connect a USB external hard drive to your Windows computer. You create a folder on the drive and share it. You then browse to computersharename but the share will not open. Shares created on internal drives work fine. Solution: Solving this problem requires a Registry edit: Click Start, and then click Run. Type […]
Read MoreDate June 24, 2008 Author By kadmin Category Microsoft Exchange
Symptoms: Outlook is in a constant state of Disconnected You confirmed that your DNS settings are correct and that you can ping your exchange server by name. You create a new outlook profile and it will not initiate – Outlook says: “Cannot open your default e-mail folders. Microsoft Exchange is not available. Either there are network […]
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