This post is mainly for my own benefit. I mount Windows shares on my SuSE linux box so infrequently, I have to dig through past notes to remind myself what […]
Reinstalling the McAfee Common Management Agent Framework (framepkg.exe) without a reboot
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Normally reinstalling the McAfee Common Management Agent (CMA) requires a reboot in order for the server to be properly displayed in the EPO management interface. Here’s how to perform the […]
I ran across Claus’s link to the makeuseof.com article that shows how to run Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Connection program as a portable application from a USB drive. This lead me to […]
The clicking sound that Windows plays when you click on a link in Internet Explorer or open a folder in Windows Explorer can get annoying. Here’s how to disable the […]
Howto: Use msizap to Remove Orphaned Cached Windows Installer Data Files to Increase Free Disk Space
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Msizap is a command-line tool that can delete the configuration data that Windows Installer maintains for products that it installs, including the directories, files, registry subkeys, and registry entries in […]
I was recently performing some performance testing that required me to copy many files of a particular size from one Windows workstation to a Windows file server. I had a […]
Figuring out how to edit the order of NIC bindings on a Windows 2008 Server took quite a bit of Googling. It seems that you need to know a secret […]
Howto: Change the IP Address of a Dell 4/P DRAC from the Command Line Without Rebooting
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Normally you configure a Dell Remote Access Card (DRAC) when a server is initially commissioned. Once the card is set, administrators rarely if ever need to modify the settings. If […]
Found this solution on the LogBlog after another failed Vista boot up. This issue is being referred to as the blacK Screen Of Death (KSOD), and is described as: “KSOD […]
Dell Dset Utility Default Password
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I always forget this, so I’m posting this here for the next time I need to review a Dell Dset report, that the default password is ‘dell’. If you are […]