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How to run a Memory Diagnostic in Windows 8
Ever needed to check your memory for problems from within Windows 8/8.1 ? Then check out the video below to show you how to run a memory test from within windows.
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How to promote Windows Server 2012 to a Domain Controller
Microsoft has done away with dcpromo when it comes to Windows Server 2012. We’ve been so accustomed to using dcpromo that I actually struggled a bit to promote a 2012 server to a DC in one of my labs. This short video shows how to install the Active Directory Directory Services role on the server and that there is a small step you need to complete after the installation as just installing the role does not promote your server to DC status. This small step cost me 5 minute of head scratching and going back to my training manual. Easy to forget and find but here’s a quick how to.…
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Out of Office not working – Using Exchange Autodiscover Redirect
Had an interesting one today with a bit of a lesson at the end of the article. Scenario: Users are able to connect to Exchange with Outlook, send and receive mails etc. Users are however unable to set up their Out of Office using Outlook but they are able to set it using Outlook WebApp. We have a hybrid Exchange environment with 2010 and 2007 CAS servers. In the back-end we are running an Exchange 2007 CCR Cluster. Past troubleshooting with regards to Out of Office not working has taught me to check and test autodiscover. I bet that the OAB is also not downloading? I ran the normal checks…
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A Java Runtime Environment (JRE) or Java Development Kit (JDK) must be available in order to run Eclipse.
I started learning development for Android and downloaded the Eclipse IDE that includes the Android SDK from the Android Development site. Eclipse should be installed after you installed the Java Runtime Environment. On both my machines I received the below error when starting Eclipse. In my case I think it has to do with the fact that i installed Eclipse and the JRE to D: instead of the default locations in the installers. I solved this issue by: 1. Right click the Eclipse exe and choose properties. 2. In the Target field add -vm “D:Program FilesJavajdk1.7.0bin” behind the D:adt-bundleadt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20130729eclipseeclipse.exe 3. In essence it…
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Error Code: 0x000000C4 when trying to install Windows 8 or 8.1 in Virtual Box
I tried installing Windows 8.1 Preview in Virtual Box and received the below error: (If memory serves me correctly this was the same for Windows 8) Run the following command and then try installing Windows 8.1 Preview again. “c:Program FilesOracleVirtualBoxVBoxManage.exe” setextradata “VM Name” VBoxInternal/CPUM/CMPXCHG16B 1 This solved the issue for me. Found the information to the solution at this article here.
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Meeting requests sent to a room mailbox, replaces the Subject, with the Senders name
We received a call today where a meeting request sent to a Room mailbox shows the meeting organiser’s name in the subject line. This can be rectified by running the following: Exchange 2010/2013: Set-CalendarProcessing -identity “meeting room name” -DeleteComments $true -AddOrganizerToSubject $true -DeleteAttachments $true -DeleteSubject $true Exchange 2007: set-mailboxcalendarsettings -identity “meeting room name” -deletesubject $false -addorganizertosubject $false Hope this makes your life a bit easier.
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How to install the GUI for Ubuntu Server
I’m busy installing a server for my dad’s home and need a Graphical User Interface (GUI) for him to manage the server. I decided to install Kubuntu on my Ubuntu Server that I’m testing in virtual box. We are planning on getting him a Raspberry Pi running RaspBMC and the choices are OpenMediaVault or Ubuntu server to be the media server hosting his media to be streamed from. Still deciding which way to go but here is a short tutorial on how to get the GUI installed on an Ubuntu Server after you have finished installing the Ubuntu Server Operating System. 1. After the server has booted you need to…
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Raspberry Pi and OpenElec
Got myself a Raspberry Pi this week to replace our current media player. Our previous media player could not connect to the home network and I had to keep copying media to an external hard drive which as you could expect an irritation to say the least. The technology world has changed quite a lot with the introduction of the Raspberry Pi. The Pi is a credit card sized computer that has HDMI, Audio, RCA, USB and LAN connections built-in to it. Do a google search to see some of the amazing things people have done with the Raspberry Pi. My goal was to replace the media player with the…
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Exchange 2010 Backups fail with Replica Writer Error
We had a backup fail this week with an error stating something to the lines of Exchange Writer is in a failed state. After some digging around I found that the Microsoft Exchange Replica Writer was in a failed state. To check the writers do the following: Open the command prompt on the Exchange server where the backup is failing. (In my case the server with the passive copies) In the command prompt type: vssadmin list writers and hit enter. You will now see a list of all the writers with their current state. The picture below shows the writer in the failed state. To resolve this issue I had…
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When installing Exchange 2010 you receive “The start mode for the Net. TCP Port Sharing service must be set to Automatic before Setup can continue”
During my lab testing and installing Exchange Server 2010 on Windows Server 2008 R2 I keep receiving this pre-requisite that fails. The start mode for the Net. TCP Port Sharing service must be set to Automatic before Setup can continue. As far as I know (I might be wrong) this pre-requisite only fails the readiness check on Windows Server 2008 R2. In order to set the Net.TCP Port Sharing Service to Automatic at start-up do the following: Open Power Shell on the Windows 2008 R2 Server that you are trying to install Exchange 2010. Type: Set-Service NetTcpPortSharing -StartupType Automatic Hit enter. Run the Exchange installation wizard again and you should be…
