I often find my self working on a computer where the control panel has been restricted so that only selected item are shown (hidden). Some of the missing items can still be started and also as an other user if necessary. Item Command Action Center wscui.cpl Date and Time timedate.cpl
Before upgrading SCCM 2012 to for example 2012 R2 we should test the upgrade on a copy of the database. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/8b6ff5c8-3c84-49fb-8bc7-930bed865de5#BKMK_TestSiteDBUpgrade The documentation states: Make a copy of the site database, and then restore that copy to an instance of SQL Server that uses the same edition as your site
I have been writing about this before: http://larslohmann.blogspot.dk/2013/05/cscript-error-can-find-script-engine.html Apparently not only vbscript is affected by this but also PowerShell. Get-WmiObject : Retrieving the COM class factory for component with CLSID {xxx} failed due to the following error: 80070005. The script works outside the task sequence also with alternate credentials and
I often need to use a PowerShell script in a task Sequence, so in order to do that without any problems I use the following command line: Powershell.exe -noprofile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -file .Script.ps1 PowerShell.exe Command-Line The Windows PowerShell Profile
In some environments I really don’t want this message when trying to shut down or restart a Windows server. Luckily we got a GPO setting that can remove this prompt. Computer Configuration – Policies –Administrative Templates – System – Display Shutdown Event Tracker Setting this to Disabled will remove the
Let’s take a closer look on how to identify the powerShell version installed. We can check the version by using $psversiontable or get-host ($psversiontable is first available from version 2.0). Version 1.0 Version 1.0 is available for Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926139
Some times I find my self working on a machine with administrative rights but Internet Explorer Security tab has been removed by a Group Policy. For testing only I really need to add an address to the trusted zoned. Because of my local administrative rights I am able to temporary
This is once again an old trick, that unfortunately does not work for all drivers, but this might be the place to start. When I need to install a driver silent, I always start with PNPUTIL. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff800798.aspx First step is to collect the files needed with the INF file in
You might see this message when connecting to your published XenAPP desktop. The remote session was disconnected because there are no Terminal Server License Servers available to provide a license. In a production environment we will of cause have to take a closer look at the RDS License Server, but
In order to check your current Active Directory schema version we can use the attribute objectVersion. The attribute objectVersion on the schema container object stores the schema version of the forest. This attribute is set during the creation of the first domain in a forest and is changed during schema
You might not be able to logon to your computer and Windows will sat that The trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed. Typical this will mean that the secure channel with the domain is broken, as explained in this post: http://blogs.technet.com/b/asiasupp/archive/2007/01/18/typical-symptoms-when-secure-channel-is-broken.aspx Nowadays we are able to
Cumulative Update 1 for System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2 has been released http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2938441 So once again it’s time to take a closer look at the version changes, this time for R2. After upgrading to System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2 CU1, you will be able to identify the update
This post is just in case should I ever need this again, yes I know it’s very old stuff To create an administrative installation point for .Net 1.1 with SP1 and hotfix, follow this: Create a temporary folder for files, in this example c:DotNet.Tmp Download DotNet 1.1 http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=26 to c:DotNet.Tmp
I often need to check if a specific update is installed on a server or client. A quick command to this would be: wmic qfe | find “hotfixID” Of course this can also be done with PowerShell: get-hotfix -id HotfixID
Some times I am asked to help with member servers where nobody any longer can remember the local administrator password. In these situations I use an old trick. Boot the system with your Windows CD, in this example we are working with Windows 2008 R2 and press SHIFT + F10.
You might see this error when you try to configure EdgeSight after installation. Server Error in ‘/edgesight/setup’ Access is denied This error is related to the problem with configuring Report Services http://larslohmann.blogspot.com/2013/12/ssrs-user-does-not-have-required.html The solution is once again to start Internet Explorer as administrator. And the we are able to start
You might find yourself in a situation where Folder redirection on Windows 8.1 does not apply anymore. If the redirected folder is not already on the share it is not created. Apparently, there is no errors in the event log, but event ID 1012 might be there: Folder Redirection configuration
You might see this error when you try to start the console 180 days after the installation of System Center Operations Manager 2012 SP1. If you scroll down in Additional Information you will find the message: You have exceeded the evaluation period of this product. Please upgrade to the retail
The default KMS keys used for volume licensing editions of Office 2013 are shown here: KMS Client Setup Keys Product KMS Client Setup Key (GVLK) Office 2013 Professional Plus YC7DK-G2NP3-2QQC3-J6H88-GVGXT Office 2013 Standard KBKQT-2NMXY-JJWGP-M62JB-92CD4 Project 2013 Professional FN8TT-7WMH6-2D4X9-M337T-2342K Project 2013 Standard 6NTH3-CW976-3G3Y2-JK3TX-8QHTT Visio 2013 Professional C2FG9-N6J68-H8BTJ-BW3QX-RM3B3 Visio 2013 Standard J484Y-4NKBF-W2HMG-DBMJC-PGWR7
You might see this error when deploying a captured image in the step Apply Operating System: When taking a closer look at SMSTS.log we will see these error’s: Unable to find a Windows system root at C: Failed to find the system root for the applied OS. This might be
Cumulative Update 4 for System Center Configuration Manager 2012 SP1 has been released http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2922875 So once again it’s time to take a closer look at the version changes. After upgrading to System Center Configuration Manager 2012 SP1 CU4, you will be able to identify the update as shown here. First
On Windows 7 you might not want your users to be able to see the recent opened documents in the start menu. Or in the jump list of the program. And finally nor in the application as shown here: One way to deal with this is to clear the history
I often need to know what has changed in a software package since the last version. but just as often I need to debug with different versions of the same program. So here is a short list with links to old versions and version history/change logs. This is list is
This is an old and classical error, when trying to capture a Windows Image from SCCM 2012. Your build and capture task sequence is returning the error 0x00000004 when running the step Prepare OS (sysprep). If we take a closer look at the SMSTS.log we can see that the computer
In order to play around with Windows 8.1 (x64) and UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) on VMware Workstation 10, we can add one line to the VMX file. firmware = “efi” After this change select Power On to BIOS You should now see this dialog instead of the traditional BIOS.
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