How-to resize disk volumes in Vista. This blog entry makes it look easy.
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats
Posted by ptsnorth
on June 19, 2007
By installing the Compatibility Pack in addition to Microsoft Office 2000, Office XP, or Office 2003, you will be able open, edit, and save files using the file formats new to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007. The Compatibility Pack can also be used in conjunction with the Microsoft Office Word Viewer 2003, Excel Viewer 2003, and PowerPoint Viewer 2003 to view files saved in these new formats. For more information about the Compatibility Pack, see Knowledge Base article 924074.
Terminal Services - Enable User Environment Debug Logging
Posted by ptsnorth
on June 19, 2007
Microsoft article on how to enable debugging for Terminal Service sessions and Citrix - Win2k and Win2k3.
How to enable user environment debug logging in retail builds of Windows
Free Online Training From Microsoft
Posted by ptsnorth
on June 19, 2007
Many of the courses listed here are for up and coming Microsoft products.
Capturing Application Crash Dumps
Posted by ptsnorth
on June 18, 2007
A very nice write up on application crash dumps (dr. watson).
Ask the Performance Team : Capturing Application Crash Dumps
Free Screensharing - Remote Access
Posted by ptsnorth
on June 16, 2007
CrossLoop is a FREE secure screen sharing utility designed for people of all technical skill levels. CrossLoop extends the boundaries of VNC’s traditional screen sharing by enabling non-technical users to get connected from anywhere on the Internet in seconds without changing any firewall or router settings. It only takes a few minutes to setup and no signup is required.
VirtuaWin - Virtual Desktops for Windows
Posted by ptsnorth
on June 13, 2007
VirtuaWin , an excellent virtual Windows desktop manager.
VirtuaWin is a virtual desktop manager for the Windows operating system (Win9x/ME/NT/Win2K/XP). A virtual desktop manager lets you organize applications over several virtual desktops (also called ‘workspaces’). Virtual desktops are very common in Unix/Linux, and once you get accustomed to using them, they become an essential part of a productive workflow.
VirtuaWin is designed to be simple and elegant to use yet still be highly configurable and extensible.
TestDisk - Hard Drive Data Recovery Utility
Posted by ptsnorth
on June 13, 2007
TestDisk is a powerful free data recovery software! It was primarily designed to help recover lost partitions and/or make non-booting disks bootable again when these symptoms are caused by faulty software, certain types of viruses or human error (such as accidentally deleting your Partition Table). Partition table recovery using TestDisk is really easy.
TestDisk can
- Fix partition table, recover deleted partition
- Recover FAT32 boot sector from its backup
- Rebuild FAT12/FAT16/FAT32 boot sector
- Fix FAT tables
- Rebuild NTFS boot sector
- Recover NTFS boot sector from its backup
- Fix MFT using MFT mirror
- Locate ext2/ext3 Backup SuperBlock
TestDisk has features for both novices and experts. For those who know little or nothing about data recovery techniques, TestDisk can be used to collect detailed information about a non-booting drive which can then be sent to a tech for further analysis. Those more familiar with such procedures should find TestDisk a handy tool in performing onsite recovery.
How To Check For Terminal Service Install On Windows 2003
Posted by ptsnorth
on June 11, 2007
Open a command window and type:
change user /INSTALL <Enter>
If the message that returns is “INSTALL mode does not apply to a Terminal server configured for remote administration”, the application version of terminal services is not installed on the server.
Clear Explaination Of Various Raid Options
Posted by ptsnorth
on June 11, 2007
This is a link to a PowerPoint presentation that gives what I thought was a clear explanation of the various kinds of hardware RAID.
Thank you sqlserverfaq.com