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A MUST HAVE for those running SCOM 2007 – easy overrides.
Though I didn't mean to "yell" in the title of this post, I did mean to get the point across: this is one cool tool and if you don't already have it, you probably should. There is a little but of basic functionality that I believe should have been part of SCOM (System Center Operations Manager) 2007. The ability to easily disable or enable multiple rules, monitors, or discoveries...and all at the same time.
Continue reading...Automating GPO backups (you’re doing this right?)
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
What happens when you delete a Group Policy Object (GPO)? You restore it from backup right? Well as it turns out, this is a much more complicated process than you'd imagine. Here is a simple solution that I rolled out to automate GPO backups, allowing for simple restores of GPOs (deleted or not).
Continue reading...Fix: KB954459 fails to install
Monday, August 17, 2009
When installing KB954459, security update for Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0 Service Pack 2, you receive a failure and the following Event ID 1015 in the Windows Event Log: "Failed to connect to server. Error: 0x80070422".
Continue reading...How to sysprep Windows Server 2008
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Sysprep, the process of stripping configuration out of your windows installation for the “out of box experience”, has [finally] been integrated into Windows Server 2008. The process on pre-2008 operating systems consisted of creating a sysprep folder in the root of C, copying them over the new folder, then launching them. The process has been [...]
Continue reading....NET Framework removal took works like a charm!
Monday, March 23, 2009
After spending hours (literally) fighting with a corrupt .NET 2.0 installation on a Windows Server 2003 box, I found the golden ticket. It’s called .NET Framework Cleanup tool and it can be found here: http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/pages/8904493.aspx. I was unsuccessful in running a repair or an uninstall. I also spent some time going through the manual uninstall KB [...]
Continue reading...KMS vs. MAK – Activation options for Windows Server 2008 and Vista
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
For those who might be confused about the activation options for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista, I’ve compiled a bit of a breakdown on MAK (Multiple Key Management) and KMS (Key Management Service): KMS Pros: Activation is automated. New servers will attempt to discover the KMS via DNS (an SRV record) and activate automatically. Internet [...]
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Tuesday, September 1, 2009
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