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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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QOTD (quote of the day)

“my next door neighbors dogs have created more shovel ready jobs than this administration”

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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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Windows 8

The folks at Microsoft made available a developer preview edition of Windows 8, which permits us to get a good hands on the new windows to operating system.    After some testing and attempts to get this to install on VMware products such as ESX and VMware Workstation 7 / Player I was able to test […]

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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 […]