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Disable Error Reporting in Server 2003

This is not something I recommend you do, as this limits the ability to properly obtain details about errors in applications which reside on your server.  However there are times where the application developers and support staff are reluctant to resolve the issue so you take steps to prevent these error log messages from running […]

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vSphere – Creating User and Group Permissions

Create Privileges Click “View | Administration | Roles” Right client and cick “Add” Select a name and select the required privileges Create User Click on the “Users and Groups” tab Click on the “Users” button Right click and select “Add” Specify the desired User Name, Password, etc and Click “OK” Create a Local Group Click […]

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VHD! Booting Windows 8

Why wipe your system clean to preview Windows 8 developer preview when you can simply use the good old VHD to boot it up on your system. Here is the quickest method to do this.  <Warning — This is GEEK / not GREEK > Boot from the Win8dev DVD or USB When in setup the […]

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Install Updates on an EWF-Protected Image | Windows Thin PC

To update a run-time image that is protected by EWF RAM mode Use EWF Manager to disable the overlay by typing the following command:ewfmgr c: -disable Restart the system. Install the application or update. Wait for the install to complete and restart the computer if required. Re-enable the EWF overlay by using the following command:ewfmgr […]

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Disabling Windows Error Recovery

  While doing some testing with Windows 7 ThinPC  I noticed that when locking the system state to revert to the base image each restart would show the Windows Error Recovery.  This is shown regardless of shutdown type; clean, dirty… So to avoid seeing this, I have used the following command to set changed this […]

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ESXi 4 – Tech Support Mode

Tech Support Mode (TSM) provides a command-line interface that can be used by the administrator to troubleshoot and correct abnormal conditions on VMware ESXi hosts. TSM can be accessed in two ways: Logging in directly on the console of the ESXi server Logging in remotely via SSH Both of these methods can be disabled, and […]