The ramblings of a computer geek
Sometimes you need to restart a server automatically, e.g. some time in the early hours of the morning. The best way to do this is using the “Task Scheduler” within Windows. 1. Open Task Scheduler and click on the “Task Scheduler Library” in the left hand pane. 2. Click “Create Task…” 3. On the “General” […]
More...On a Dell PowerEdge R710 had this error when trying to install Windows Server 2008 R2 Setup. PROBLEM Fails when selecting the disk: “setup was unable to create a new system partition.” All seems to be fine up until that point then it just fails. Even booting from the Dell utility CD gives the same […]
More...When using PCounter you have a separate queue that will take the job from the client; this is then passed to the queue that relates to the printer identified by the swipe card box the user swiped their card through. I.e. you print to a holding queue, the job stays there until you swipe your […]
More...This can be a bit tricky as it is not obvious how you add them. Follow the below: 1. Logon to the admin.dns.ja.net console, then click on the forward zone you want to add the records to e.g. mycollege.ac.uk. 2. Now click on the “Service Address” records section. 3. Now enter the settings as shown […]
More...I always get the plug types confused. A IEC C14 plug (shown below) connects to an IEC C13 socket. This type of socket has a maximum power load of 13 amps. An IEC C20 plug (shown below) connects to an IEC C19 socket. This type of socket has a maximum power load of 16 amps.
More...To see if your partitions are aligned correctly, hit the Start menu and type in msinfo32. Enter Msinfo32 and go to Components > Storage > Disks. Look for your disk on the list and find the “Partition Starting Offset” item. If this number is divisible by 4096 (that is, if dividing it by 4096 equals […]
More...If you are thinking about using VMware with Windows 2008 R2 server, you are going to want to eliminate the 100 MB System Reserved Partition at installation. If you are not using BitLocker on your servers, it will only give you headaches. Below are the quick and easy steps to head off a potential headache. […]
More...To setup the NTP settings for the storage domain, you need to open Navisphere, then click on “file”, then click on “Set up Domain…” Then from this menu, select “NTP”, within this dialog, configure your organisation’s NTP server(s). I set a sync time of 1 hour. Once this is done, apply the settings and wait. […]
More...Settings this normally through the User Configuration => Policies => Windows Settings => Internet Exploirer Maintenance => Security => Security Zones and Content Rating “Applying the trusted sites through these settings, can give the error “You have chosen to import settings that are compatible with computers that don’t have the Internet Explorer Enchanced Security Configuration […]
More...Error 1935: An Error occourred during the installation of assembly ‘Microsoft.VC80.CRT,type=”win32″,version”8.0.50727.42″,publickeyToken=”1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b”,processorArchitecture=”x86″. Please refer to help and support for more infor……. This appears to be caused by a failure of the .net framework not being installed or is corrupted. Only things I could find say to reinstall or install it. So started with .net 2.0. Download […]
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