For the occasional Microsoft updates and patches delivered via web browser….
This is the website *I’ve* always relied upon for OS updates. Up until last year, this URL provided a very obvious link to Microsoft Office updates. WIndows update web site:
<http://www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/v6/default.aspx?ln=en-us>
And this is the website I should have been using to grab Microsoft updates, including the updates for Microsoft OFFICE products:
<http://www.update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/v6/default.aspx?ln=en-us>
Click through a few buttons and pop-up messages.
Windows
My trusty Dell C640 laptop with Windows XP doesn’t have a built-in function key sequence for disabling the wireless LAN card.
On a Intel support forum, I ran across this thread and I followed the suggestions for installing the Microsoft DevCon utility and launching an on or off batch file. I’m now using an on and off batch file in conjunction with the free version of the Keybreeze utility
Laptop, Weekend Warrior, Windows
The GPDBPA tool is a stand-alone program that an administrator can run
from a Windows Server 2003-based system or from a Windows XP-based
system. You can use the tool to do the following:
| • |
Perform
a proactive health check on the Group Policy environment to detect
common configuration errors that frequently generate support incidents. |
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Collect diagnostic information and initial data from an environment, and then automate some analysis of that data. |
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Obtain
a snapshot of the Group Policy configuration for archiving. This data
may be a useful reference if a future problem occurs. |
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940122
Active Directory, Windows
Meaningless technical tidbit, but if Computer Associates (CA) is good enough for Microsoft’s coders, why not the rest of us? Mark Russinovich in a recent blog posting.
Weekend Warrior, Windows
It turns out my encounter with this error was due to a “bad” install of .NET 2.0. I could not perform a security update of .NET 2.0. I ignored the security update error and proceeded to perform the Citrix PS 4.5 install. Near the end of the Citrix server component installation, the installer began uninstalling all of the PS 4.5 server software components. The Citrix error returned after the uninstall was 10001.
In my earlier blog post I described how I uninstalled and reinstalled .NET 2.0 (a requirement for PS 4.5). After I reinstalled and patched .NET 2.0 I was able to perform a satisfactory PS 4.5 server installation.
Citrix, Terminal Services, Windows
Windows 2003 Enterprise R2 SP2. When patching the server’s .NET 2.0 for security update – encountered an error message. Rebooted and attempted to patch once again – same error. Tried to uninstall .NET 2.0 from the Add/remove control panel applet. Could not uninstall – another error message.
Found this link (read Daniel’s reply) and then downloaded the utility from this link. The utility performed the “cleanup” after I selected .Net 2.0 from the pull down list. Other .NET versions listed in the utility were 1.1, 2.0. 3.0 and 3.5.
After the cleanup, reboot the server, launch Windowsupdate.microsoft.com and download and reinstall the .NET 2.0 framework. After the install, reboot. Don’t forget to obtain the .NET 2.0 security update after the reboot and then reboot once again for good measure.
Terminal Services, Windows
Looking for older versions of the free Acrobat Reader (7.x and 8.0)? Begin here and walk the directory tree to find the version you want:
ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/8.x/8.0/enu
Terminal Services, Windows
Experienced this problem with HP DL360 servers w/ 2-72GB disks, RAID 1.
After restoring a Windows 2003 DISK image (GHOST image) to the server, able to boot and work with drive C:. Unable to see and access drives E: and F: also thought to have been restored in the DISK image.
Solved by using DiskPart this way:
- At a command prompt, type Diskpart <enter>
- Type List Volumes <enter>
- Missing volumes are seen, but they don’t show labels or drive letter assignment
- Type Select Volume 2 <enter>
- Type Assign <enter>
- You’ll see an affirmative message.
- Type List Volumes <enter>
- Does the drive letter appear along with a volume label? Good.
- Type Select Volume 3 <enter>
- Type Assign <enter>
- You’ll see an affirmative message.
- Type List Volumes <enter>
- All drive letters appear with their volume labels?
- Type exit <enter> and close the command prompt.
- Reboot the server to verify drive letters appear normally.
Windows
Works from a command prompt. It extracts files and maintains their target directory structure just like a new install.
Less MSIerables Utility
Weekend Warrior, Windows
Backing up a GPO copies the data in the GPO to the file system. The backup function also serves as the export capability for GPOs. A GPO backup can be used to restore the GPO to the backed-up state, or to import the settings in the backup to another GPO.
Using the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) in a Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Environment
Windows
