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Saturday, July 31, 2010

n-able desktopauthority

want to remotely login, desktopauthority wont be available if professional mode is not enabled

Thursday, July 29, 2010

wbadmin backup windows 2008 server ... local backup only?

wbadmin backup windows 2008 server ... local backup only? ntbackup is gone

you have to add the wbadmin feature as a feature in server manager

worse, it can backup to network drive ... as I recall, it wont support tape either.

it suppose to backup to local device, and that local device shouldn't be system drive

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

outlook 2007 very slow to attach files on desktop ... broken shortcut

updated windows, not much luck. ..

remove sav9 and install MS security essentials, no luck

disabled all pluggins, no luck ....

the start menu is very slow to expand ...

eventually it is found out that a shortcut is pointing to a previous intranet website which is now remove.

remove this shortcut from desktop and the start-menu, everything is all good again,.

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

outlook username and password for mademon email accounts

with multi-email-domain configuration, the username would be like user1@mydoom.com

old user1 may work until the server restarts or the mdaemon server updated.

currently the mdaemon server version is 11.0.3

Monday, July 26, 2010

can't download pop3 emails - sbs 2003

telnet test to port 110, no proper prompt response

run services.msc ... ms exchange pop3 service was disabled

start this pop3 ... still not working ...

there is a pop3 virtual inside esm ... goto sbs 2003 pop3 virtual server, it was off, right-click ... start .../

all should be good ..

Sunday, July 25, 2010

linksys USB wireless - G network adaptor

I used the vista driver in my desktop W7 PC, that crashed often, especially browsing chinese website.

now I manually updated the windows 7, ralink driver replaced the original driver. the connection rate increased from 11mpbs to 24~38mbps. the new problem is that the connection is not stable. sometimes it just drops.
quite annoying.

Saturday, July 24, 2010

Friday, July 23, 2010

group policy logs

group policy logs, in w-xp, apps log will show the results

in w7, it is showing in the systems log

Thursday, July 22, 2010

microsoft word interface not registered

outlook 2003

try to send email



http://support.microsoft.com/kb/870707

RegSvr32 OLE32.DLL
RegSvr32 MSRDO20.DLL

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

deploy SQL SERVER 2008 AS OLE DB Provider

With Co000 using SQL 2008, each pc (and the Terminal Server)needs to have the Feature Pack for SQL Server loaded. Jorno's pc has been done.

It is SQL SERVER 2008 AS OLE DB Provider
It is part of Feature Pack for SQL Server
You need to download the version for 2008 SP1


Computer Configuration (Enabled)hide
Software Settingshide
Assigned Applicationshide
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services 10.0 OLEDB Providershow

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Turn Windows Defender on or off on windows vista

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-NZ/windows-vista/Turn-Windows-Defender-on-or-off
1.Open Windows Defender by clicking the Start button , clicking All Programs, and then clicking Windows Defender.

2.Click Tools, and then click Options.

3.Under Administrator options, select or clear the Use Windows Defender check box, and then click Save. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

Monday, July 19, 2010

n-able end point security installed on the exchange 2010 server

somehow, n-able end point security installed on the exchange 2010 server ...

I have lost two emails, lucily I already processed those two. when I wanted to come back a bit later, I couldn't find those two emails anywhere ...

also the outlook reports the connection to the server on and off again and again ...

now the n-able sep has been removed from the terminal server.

Sunday, July 18, 2010

n-able anti-virus default installation

n-able anti-virus default installation ... it is a disaster whether you like it or not ...

the problem is the server running slow, users got bombed out of xls/sql sessions.

i lost a customer because after the installation, the server is very slow ... and I was slow to visit their office .... eventually they kick me out ...

Saturday, July 17, 2010

shadow protect IT edition pen drive or

usb drive or usb stick whatever the name

you can create a cd from an ISO file in the pen drive.

but when you use the cd, either put in the windows or boot from cd, it will look for a license file on the local-subnet... you can start the license from the pen drive ...


how lame that is ...

Friday, July 16, 2010

Determining the MTU Value for Your Internet Connection

Contact your ISP for the recommended MTU size for your Internet connection (cable, DSL, T1, etc...) or you can also use the PING command at the Operating System prompt to determine the MTU size.

Ping -f -l #

Example: Ping -f -l 1500 www.yahoo.com

Note: Reduce packet size by 8 byte (1500-8 = 1492, 1484, 1404, etc.) until you get 0% packet LOSS.

Example: Ping -f -l 1492 www.yahoo.com

I steal this from sonicwall manual

Thursday, July 15, 2010

the ugly release of new shadow protect it edition

nullits cometh in a usb drive...

you download a 3 day iso from their website....

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

two type of PC2-5300 DDR2?

one is PC2-5300 DDR2-667 ... used in IBM servers? sheets got a different notch

the other is PC2-5300 DDR2-800 this one has the proper notch so I can fit to a HP workstation. pity ... windows XP can only 3.23GB out of 4GB in that HP model.

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

new virus/trojan desktop security

nullsav10 cannot kill it, use malware byte anti-spyware and MS security essentials. ... to kill part of it...

run msconfig to tick off some reference to local settings \ desktop security 2010

Monday, July 12, 2010

only allow a particular pc access a / or a certain website -- using sonicwall

nullsonicwall... tz170 yeah .. still in use ...

put a user as non-admin

assign reserved ip in dhcp server

in sonicwall cfs, exclude all other devices, exception the ip in question

then in cfs configuration, tick only allow access to allowed websites,..

Saturday, July 10, 2010

local telecom cancelled their non-quota plan

nulllocal telecom here admiited their failure doing traffic control/banwidth shaping ... they can't offer un-limited download anymore...

thus they are changing monthly plans to something like 20G

Friday, July 9, 2010

bpos

nulli got an earful of bpos

Thursday, July 8, 2010

upgrade w-xp to sp3, one 30 minutes, the other 2 hours

nullyeah, windows xp still around, in the last few days, I have installed Sp3 on two HP w-xp pro PCs. all P4 - with HT about 512MB ram.

one is not too bad, 30 minutes.

the other 2 hours, what a pain, clean up installation seemed never finish...

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Note that in Windows Vista and Windows 7 by default the Tools menu is hidden. Press the ALT key to make it visible.

nullhttp://www.msoutlook.info/question/55

map a drive

tools menu mssing in vista and w7

press alt key to bring it up

the size of mdaemon securityplus

nullour supplier is kind enough to provide a ftp server for us to download.

funny the correct size for the securityplus is 71MB (the current version)

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

outlook 2007 very slow to attach hyperlink

the dreadful problem that bugged me
got a problem with a user's outlook 2007. it is running on windows 7 pro. the problem is when she inserts a UNC hyperlink, the outlook is very slow to bring up the folder list on the remote server. she connects to the server via pptp-vpn.however explorer opens file folders much faster on the fileserver.

outlook 2007 very slow to attach hyperlink

Monday, July 5, 2010

external fax modem can't send fax

nullprocess of elimination, use another phone line, it can dial out.

although it can receive fax. the phone line either being blocked to dial-out or got a cabling problem.

Sunday, July 4, 2010

new canon A3 printer's clear kit problem

nullinstalled a canon A3 bubblejet for a cad guy/....
funny those ink tanks now got led now.

there is a separate clear kit tank installed in the cavity on the top of the A3 printer. during install, the install program keeps tell me its is empty, pull it out and shake it ... make it bit better...

Saturday, July 3, 2010

outlook express and windows live mail (from windows xp to windows 7)

import outlook express files (like inbox.dbx) to windows live mail.

windows live mail need be downloaded and installed on w7.

copy outlook express files from w-xp to w-7. then import to windows live mail. this is straight forward.

however I got a problem import from live mail to outlook 2007. nothing imported from the live mail account to the outlook account.

then I have to import the outlook express to the outlook 2003 at the w-xp. copy the pst file over afterwards.
btw the .nk2 file is located at ...roaming folder, sent an email, search the .nk2

Friday, July 2, 2010

windows 7 easy transfer failed

nullits the first time, it failed completely for me.

it wont detect the current profile, but detected other profiles

its a windows xp domain PC

Thursday, July 1, 2010

saga continues with compaq 615

nullwell, after reloading the windows xp from scratch, I still have a re-crashing notebook compaq 615... long story why they bought it...

anyway called hp tech again, I am told ...

run full hard drive scan
change sata mode from ahci to ide because ahci is a vista thing..
this requires reloading the windows xp again... another more than 3 hours work.
worse still I need do a low-level format before the reloading ... it is under security ... disk sanitizer ... this takes very long 23.6% for more than 3 hours...

the manager wasn't happy ... he called hp local various managers to complain... funny .... those manager are all potato-faced ... they said its a software issue ...need a firmware update as well....stay tuned... for the drama