imaging a windows 2008 R2 domain controller

on a HP ML100 G6 server

shadow protect image of 250GB

installed two new 1TB mirrored ( in the bios  it shows Raid 1+0)

restore the image using shadow protect RE 4.2.7

oh, dear after starting the low end server from cd, the win-pe can't find the CDROM,

I downloaded a windows 2008 R2 driver for the raid controller, wrong wont load.

read the manual again, copy \additional drivers from the RE cd to my USB key/pen drive

then load the raid driver, ah.... finally the 1TB disk and cdrom appeared

restore the image .... 1 minutes 1GB as thumb of rule


.... a glitch is when the server fisrt start, it boot to safe mode, but I can't login to safe mode until I plug in the network cable

disable circular logging in SBS 2011

http://www.sbsfaq.com/?p=2728

If you are using other third party backup products such as StorageCraft ShadowProtect or BackupAssist, then you will want to manually go into the Exchange System Manager console and disable circular logging yourself.

Test PowerShell with WhatIf

Test PowerShell with WhatIf

www.trainsignal.com/blog/test-powershell-with-whatif

install netgear UTM50 vs sonicwall tz180

configure netgear UTM50 is like configure tz180

it takes about 45 minutes to update definitions and new firmware for the UTM50

oh, dear I need go home to do some cooking, don't really wait for the download/updates to finish

netgear UTM50 is cheap compared to sonicwall ???


also someone can get the Netgear UTM working with a Samsung voip pabx, while having a problem with sonicwall.


 

security compliance manager 3.0

security compliance manager 3.0

can do server 2012

its all about baselines
 

The Microsoft Surface tablet with Windows RT

The Microsoft Surface tablet with Windows RT
http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/surface-tablet/surface-windows-rt-pc-replacement-144692
http://www.zdnet.com/hands-on-with-microsofts-surface-rt-can-it-hit-the-sweet-spot-7000006258/

some ppl like it

some dont

I dont have it

I wont go special stuff.... I like generic things
 

How to Limit Targeted Ad Tracking in iOS 6

http://www.petri.co.il/limit-targeted-ad-tracking-ios-6.htm

To turn off IDFA Ad Tracking in iOS 6 begin by opening the Settings app.


Tap the General category then tap About.


Tap Advertising.


Turn the slider ON for Limit Ad Tracking.

here are some VOIP telephony terms

here are some VOIP telephony terms

automated attendant - IVR

Interactive Voice Response - IVR

After hours - call flow -- step 1 - IVR

Business Hours - call flow --

operators - call flow --

public holiday -- call flow --

Dial plan -- from - internal
                            -- inbound --?

Hunt Groups / Queues

pickup groups

users / extensions

for this particular system
pickup group *8
record #1234
voicemail *97
password is extension number

Iphone app to measure blood pressure

Iphone app to measure blood pressure

there is none without additional strap
 

pin code required for activesync account in a new SBS 2011

pin code required for activesync account in a new SBS 2011
after the default installation, the activesync test user locked up my iPhone.
what the helll......
ok the solution should be simple like ...
http://blog.ronnypot.nl/?p=868
To disable or change this feature open Exchange Management Console, go to Organization Configuration, Client Access and choose the Exchange ActiveSync Mailbox Policies. Do properties on the Default policy and select the Passwords tab

after years put ads in my sheeeet, I got this from goggle

Hello XYS
Thank you for your interest in Google AdSense. After reviewing your
application, our specialists have found that it does not meet our program
criteria. Therefore, we are unable to accept you into our program.

We have certain policies in place that we believe will help ensure the
effectiveness of Google ads for our publishers as well as for our
advertisers. We review all publishers, and we reserve the right to decline
any application. As we grow, we may find that we are able to expand our
program to more web publishers with a wider variety of web content.

Please note that we may not be able to respond to inquiries regarding the
specific reasons for our decision. Thank you for your understanding.

Sincerely,

The Google AdSense Team

join a windows XP to SBS 2011 domain; http://connect

join a windows XP to SBS 2011 domain; http://connect

if the XP pro never joined to a domain, the user will be a private account, .... , and wizard won't detect the proper user account to be transformed ....., so make the user account public

ah wel... co-work told me about this , I kind remembeed this ......

wooooopssssssssssss....

learn something everyday .....


 

SBS 2011 RWW wont show files , but show folders on W7, IE 9

SBS 2011 RWW wont show files , but show folders on W7, IE 9

what a day for me ....

firefox works fine , tho...

lots of google search gave a clue,

use IE compatibility mode .... yeah, I can see the files now...

........ phew .............. bedding time .........

MS SU EMAILING ME,,,,,,,,,, dang ......... got hacked ...........

Upload Data to System Center Advisor - manual upload

http://onlinehelp.microsoft.com/en-us/advisor/gg697803.aspx

if you don't want to want and

especially during the initial install

To upload data to Advisor on demand

1. Package data from the agent and send it to the gateway. To do this, on the computer where the agent is installed, create a file named AgentUpload.cfg, and save it to %Program Files%\System Center Advisor.
   

   Note
   The contents of the file are ignored.

   
   
   When the agent detects this file, it will package the collected data and send it to the gateway. After this is complete, the file itself is deleted.
2. Trigger the upload of data from the gateway to Advisor. To do this, run the following PowerShell cmdlets on the computer where you installed the gateway:
   
   add-pssnapin microsoftadvisorsnapin
   Send-SCAdvisorGatewayData
   

configure site-to-site VPN between TZ180 / TZ 105W and NetScreen concentrator

configure site-to-site VPN between TZ180 / TZ 105configure site-to-site VPN between TZ180 / TZ 105W and NetScreen concentratorW and NetScreen concentrator

configure site-to-site VPN between TZ180 / TZ 105W and NetScreen concentrator
this is a drama
after a client site changed their internet connection to another ISP
the result is the Site-to-site VPN is broken between TZ180 and a NetScreen
the error is remote party time-out ....
I changed lots of settings on the sonicwall side, no luck.
the netscreen guy on the other side said noothing to change at their end... phew ... their configure file is so simple
at some stage , tz180 does show the tunnel is up, but I can't ping the other side, weird ....
long story short ...
the client eventually decided to get a new TZ105
I program the TZ105 like the TZ180....
if the shared secret not typed correctly or a protocol mismatch, you can also get pair-time-out errors in the log
once get the shared secret right, booom.... the VPN is up and running.
btw, for those shared secrets, you better manually type those in...

question : why you disable circular logging in exchange server

question : why you disable circular logging in exchange server

well.... its not shadow protect ....

its for exchange recovery
 

Microsoft System Center advisor - interesting product

Microsoft System Center advisor

www.systemcenteradvisor.com

60 day trial

SCOM 2007 R2 agent

no real time monitor

it uses port 80

use MS cloud service to do analysis



 

SBS 2011 NIC teaming

SBS 2011 NIC teaming

..... not supported on a physical platform

- virtual machine ok

only 1 NIC in a physical SBS 2011 server
 

SBS 2011 install - hard drive requirements

SBS 2011 install - hard drive requirements

- the C: drive must be at least 80GB

70GB wont do,

- 120GB recommended

nephew's HP notebook got wiped , sister blamed ......

while on the internet, a message appeared , restart needed

and after restart everything is gone;

got /boo/bcd error

put in your installation desk...

I tried to repair over the phone, press F8, nothing seems to happen. eventually run the HP diagnostics, the hardware seemed fine

last nite, I physically started the recovery, no luck.... I found out the hard drive space used to about 500MB, everything is gone,...

finally decided press F11 to reload everything

backup up, backup and backup your data ... phew ..........

I got blamed for using Microsoft security essentials .... I failed to stop it ....

but this could be some physical fail?

a couple of their classmate with HPs also had this problem in the last couple of days....

I wonder HP got hacked or some cosumer notebook got defexcts

 

Microsoft User State Virtualization - the new UE-V

Microsoft User State Virtualization

MS add User Experience Virtualization (UE-V)  in addtition to Folder-redirection and offline files

Microsoft User State Virtualization includes several Windows technologies that together can provide a consistent desktop and application experience for a user across multiple Windows desktops. User State Virtualization provides access to data and personal settings on any device.
User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) synchronizes application and personal settings to a file share in your datacenter. This means that users can move to any device and the settings are copied to the device when required. Application settings are not handled as a single entity such as a user profile, but are treated as separate for each application and synchronized separately. This means that the synchronization task is a small, fast synchronization that occurs after changes have been made and the user locks the screen or logs off the desktop
By adding folder redirection,and offline files if required, users always have access to their data in the same location from every device, providing a seamless desktop experience while enabling users to roam from device to device, or ensuring desktop consistency in the case of a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) pooled deployment

( source MS MVA)

how to solve a server/client performance problem - shadow volume copy

how to solve a server/client performance problem - In this case , volume shadow copy ...

a customer is running sbs 2008, on a low end HP ML110
Rob said every morning at 7:xx am or 12:xx pm in there afternoon, they couldn't print and open excel file on server
what could be casuing the problem....
by default, MS volume shadow copy will run at 7:00am and 12:00pm
I changed the schedule a bit early in the mroning and bit later in the afternoon....
ah... they said still slow at those times....
I checked again, well the volume shadow copy session wont finish in 30 minutes, it actually run for more that 1 hours....
or dear I will never assume how soon it will finish,,,, only the log will tell


by the way ,,, the google bloggeer is way too slow , oftern stopped responding

how to re-activate windows xp after re-imaging

how to re-activate windows xp after re-imaging

the activation screen just wont appear, the PC just will shutdown upon login

need boot to safe mode

do something to re-arm windows xp trial (in 30 days)

but it still wont show the activation wizard...

the trick in this case is to install IE8, (not the ie 6 on the PC)

 

now .... this is my weekend project ....... clone a 80 Hdd to 300Hdd , running windows 8 preview and using Macrium Reflect

now .... this is my weekend project ....... clone a 80 Hdd to 300Hdd , running windows 8 preview and using Macrium Reflect.....

clone a windows 8 disk

or image it to another hard drive

well .... as you know I tried to use the storagecraft shadow protect IT key, but they don't support w8 or server 2012. yeah ... their policy is support those new OS after 3 months

phew ......... its time to find another one and better still a free one

Macrium Reflect v5 is free for personal use ...

I download it, install it in my windows 8 preview

I created the w8 drive image to an external usb drive, 60 GB took about 37 minutes, not bad

then create a rescue disc ... this involves downloading windows waik kit (1.6GB), and customized it...

don't worry, Macrium Reflect handled all this for you....

the rescue disc is only 200MB

ok, ... now I put the 300GB drive in the notebook, start the notebook from CD, restore the image to the 300GB hard drive, this took about 60 minutes.... again not bad....

the fist boot worked straight away ...

I am so impressed by Macrium Reflect

no hassels at all in the process ........

Macrium Reflect

http://www.macrium.com/default.aspx



 

I found out a difference between XP and windows 2003 shutdown cmd

I found out a difference between XP and windows 2003 shutdown cmd ....

the shutdown for xp can do shutdown -s -t 1500

while windows 2003 can only do shutdown -s -t 600

heh..........

system internals psshutdown comes to the rescue......

trying to install linksys wireless G USB adatpor on windows 2003 CN is nitemare

trying to install linksys wireless G USB adatpor on windows 2003 CN is nitemare....

wasting my two days over the weekend ,........, still failed to get it working

mum dad want to watch streaming network TV,

I want to use my old windows 2003 CN for them , its an asus P4B533 mainboard , very expensive at the time, pity its USB 1.0; I never got it working on the USB 2.0 port..

blush ... blush ....

I install the xp driver on the PC for the v4 of Linksys wireless G usb dongle .... whatever you call it...

the server sometimes crash (no screen), sometimes ok ...

sometimes lost connection, sometimes asking for a reboot.....

ah ...... well ..... too much trouble ......

forget it ,,, use another w-xp pc to try....

Linksys wireless G usb  ........... is actually RALINK

working friday hell ....... remote access service wont start

working friday hell ....... remote access service wont start

I am shocked and surprised that .........

I just supplied a brand name w7 x64 notebook, joined to the domain ,
...

when I am just about to go ... the hell broke out ,

saddenly after a restart, there is a message like the remote access manager service failed to start ...

and as a result pptp dial-up wont work because device missing...

I tried to see what's in the log, but I couldn't open eventvwr, it gave me an error ...

at least I can still start services.msc

manually started eventvwr

ah...... shucks............

luckiy google point me to a link (sorry forgot the exact URL) ....

basically give local server and network service to logs folder under windows\system32 ... or something like that

after that, need do a restart of the PC/Notebook, thank good , I am closer to Friday night