Where to Find CHKDSK Results
In Server 2008 R2 (and probably other OS’s), when you do a chkdsk /f or chkdsk /r, you’ll probably have to reboot your system let chkdsk have exclusive access to …
VSS Errors While Formatting Drive
In Server 2008 R2, I started a full (not quick) format on an external USB drive. While that was running, I wanted to check the shadow copy setup on some …
PowerEdge 1500SC: Bogus Memory and Linux Errors
Sometimes the trickiest errors are the ones you should ignore. I’m running PBX in a Flash, based on CentOS 5.2, on a Dell PowerEdge 1500SC. Back in February, I got …
Activate Windows 7 Enterprise with a MAK Key – GUI Method
In spite of what it says in MSKB article 929826, and in spite of what I wrote in a previous blog article, it is possible to activate Windows 7 Enterprise …
Windows 7 UAC Blocks DRAC II Web Console
You have an old Dell server with a DRAC II remote access card. You just installed Windows 7 and you want to control the DRAC II from that desktop. You’ve …
Hyper-V Virtual Machine Failed to Start after Copying VHD
On Windows Server 2008 R2 running Hyper-V, I copied a VHD to an external drive using Windows Explorer. After compacting the drive, I copied the VHD back to its original …
Hyper-V Failed to Compact VHD
On Windows Server 2008 R2 running Hyper-V, I’m trying to compact a (dynamically expanding) VHD on an external hard drive (USB drive, NTFS format). The drive is 59GB and there …
How to Duplicate Administrator Permissions on Server 2008 R2
When administering Windows servers, I prefer not to use the built-in Administrator account especially when working through Remote Desktop, So I always copy the account to a new account, e.g. …
Reset Roaming Profile and Folder Redirection Permissions
One of the biggest challenges of working with roaming profiles and folder redirection is setting permissions on the shared objects. I recently migrated a Server 2003 domain controller to Server …
Got Backup?
Computer backup is an insurance plan for your data. Like any other insurance, it’s hard to think about when everything is going great, but you sure are glad it’s there …