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Windows Server 2008 R2 Cleanup Windows Directory

Date June 11, 2016 Author By kadmin Category Windows Server 2008

Problem: Your hard drive is full and you run your favorite spacesniffer to see that WINSXS and CBS logs are the problem. Solution: Winsxs article Key info: paste this into a command prompt: copy C:\Windows\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-cleanmgr_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.16385_none_c9392808773cd7da\cleanmgr.exe c:\Windows\System32 copy C:\Windows\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-cleanmgr.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.16385_en-us_b9cb6194b257cc63\cleanmgr.exe.mui c:\Windows\System32\en-US This ONLY works on 2008R2. The files are already present on those locations, you just need […]

How to Diagnose Blue Screens BSOD

Date July 9, 2013 Author By kadmin Category Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows XP

Crash dump files A crash dump is essentially a snapshot of what was held in memory at the point in time when Windows crashed, so it contains a lot of useful information that can be used to identify what caused the crash. So the first thing you need is to obtain the crash dump file […]

Print Jobs Stuck in Print Queue

Date October 24, 2012 Author By poster Category Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows XP

Scenario: When you send a print job to a local printer ( connected via usb), it sits in print queue and wont print. Solution: Clear the print spool – the right way to do it Click “start” and go to “Run” Type “services.msc” at the prompt Scroll down the alphabetical list in the right window […]

The IP address XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX you have entered for this network adapter is already assigned to another adapter Name of adapter.

Date May 29, 2011 Author By kadmin Category VMware, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows XP

This is common if you migrate a virtual machine to a new VMware host and it automatically reconfigured the hardware with a new NIC. You can safely click NO and everything will work but it is annoying that the message appears every time you open your network settings. Here is how to remove the old […]

Install Adobe Creative Suite 3 on Windows Server

Date April 7, 2011 Author By kadmin Category Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008

1. Install using DVD other components, like Dreamweaver etc. 2. Now go to Program FilesCommon FilesAdobeInstallers498b43b77cac072081a5692bfc52804 (please note the big number there will be different than what you see, depending on computer to computer i suppose. 3. Now open up the payloads folder you see in above folder. Edit AdobePhotoshop10en_US.proxy.xml found in folder : AdobePhotoshop10en_US […]

How To Collect System Info With Login Script

Date March 18, 2011 Author By kadmin Category General, Support Articles, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008

Save this as a .vbs file: —————————————————————————– Dim strComputer Dim objFS Dim objFile Set objFS = CreateObject(“Scripting.FileSystemObject”) Set objFile = objFS.OpenTextFile(“P:AdminComputerLogLOGINLOG.txt”, 8, True) Dim WshNetwork Set WshNetwork = WScript.CreateObject(“WScript.Network”) objFile.WriteLine “Domain = ” & WshNetwork.UserDomain objFile.WriteLine “Computer Name = ” & WshNetwork.ComputerName objFile.WriteLine “User Name = ” & WshNetwork.UserName On Error Resume Next Const HKLM […]

Exchange 2010 Setup Checklist for Windows Server 2008 R2

Date March 11, 2011 Author By kadmin Category Microsoft Exchange, Windows Server 2008

Compiled Mostly from here. In practice I have found that these hotfixes are included in Microsoft Updates and don’t need to be installed. I have kept them listed anyway. ——————————————begin hotfix list———————————————————————— The following hotfixes are required for the Client Access server for Windows Server 2008 R2: Install the update described in Knowledge Base article 979099, An update […]

USB Drive Infected – Hidden Folders with Malware Shortcuts

Date February 1, 2011 Author By kadmin Category Anti-Virus, General, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows XP

Problem: Your USB hard drive is infected. All of the folders are marked with Hidden and System attributes and have been replaced by shortcuts which point to the folders. The shortcuts also contain extra code which will launch when you click them. You can unhide your folders by using the command attrib f:foldername -h -s […]

Configuring Automatic Updates by editing the registry

Date September 29, 2010 Author By kadmin Category Windows 7, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows XP

In a non-Active Directory environment, you can edit registry settings to configure Automatic Updates. Note You must manually create these registry keys. You can use either of the following methods to set these registry keys: Manually edit the registry by using Registry Editor (regedit.exe). Centrally deploy these registry keys by using the Windows NT 4.0-style […]