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Mac EFI and SMC firmware updates
edited by on April 4th 2013, at 10:19

A complete list of firmware updates of all Intel-based Macs can be found here, together with download links:

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1237

 
Install vCenter Server 5.1 on Windows Server 2012
edited by on April 3rd 2013, at 10:15
Currently, vCenter Server 5.1 is not supported on Windows Server 2012. Trying to install usually results in several errors, but they can be resolved with some workarounds and things to consider. This post is a gathering of (some of) those things.

First of, be sure to install .NET 3.5 using the Server Manager. It can be found as a feature. The installation delivered in the vCenter installation cannot be installed.

It's best to install the required components (SSO and Inventory Service) separately to ensure the installation of the different components goes smoothly. You will have to type in and remember the SSO passwords though.

Upon installation of the vCenter Server, it will insta  ...
 
Install the Windows Recovery console
edited by on April 2nd 2013, at 13:01
The Windows Recovery console allows you to boot into a CLI which you can use to resolve issues when Windows no longer boots. Normally, you would start the console from the installation CD/DVD, but you can also install it so the installation media is no longer required. Instead, you get an additional option in the boot menu where you can select it.

To install it, insert the installation media, open up a command prompt and run these:

x:cd \i386winnt32.exe /cmdcons

This will install the recovery console. If you get an error about a too new version, you may have to slipstream the latest service pack into your installation media. You can also run the installer from a local path (i.e. copy t  ...
 
Allow public access on your SQL Azure database
edited by on March 29th 2013, at 12:08
By default, Azure blocks all access to your SQL Azure database, unless you specifically add firewall rules for your IP. In some cases you may need access from any IP in the world (e.g. when you want to use Remote Desktop Manager through Azure and require access from any IP). In this case, you have to adjust the firewall so access from all IP's are allowed. Here's how.

Warning
Allowing public access to your SQL database effectively opens up access from anywhere, increasing the risk of unauthorized access. Do not use this with in a production environment, or with sensitive data. Change the login and password to your database to something very complex.
In case of Remote Desktop Manager, enable  ...
 
Change delimiter of a for-loop in Bash shell-scripts
edited by on March 28th 2013, at 14:15

You can change the delimiter of a for-loop by changing the value of the global variable $IFS. By default this is set to a space.

For example, if you want the delimiter to be a new line, set it like so:

IFS=$'n'
 
Disable automatic creation of tunnel adapters in Windows 7
edited by on March 27th 2013, at 16:31
Occassionally, Windows 7 has a tendency to automatically create an excessive amount of various tunnel adapters, ranging from isatap, 6to4 and Teredo. The result is a slowdown during startup because of all the interfaces, and ifconfig's output gets cluttered.

You can manually remove the interfaces through Device Manager. Start it up (run devmgmt.msc), then turn on hidden devices:



Under Network adapters, you'll find the whole list of adapters, starting with Microsoft 6to4 Adapter or Microsoft ISATAP Adapter, followed by a number. You can manually delete ("uninstall") all but the unnumbered adapters.

There are also ways to automatically uninstall these adapters, which is recommen  ...
 
Outlook 2010 error 0x8004010F
edited by on March 25th 2013, at 12:54

When attempting to send and receive e-mail in Outlook 2010, you may get the error:

Error
Outlook data file cannot be accessed (0x8004010F)

This occurs when the Outlook profile is somehow corrupted.

You can attempt to resolve the issue by re-setting the delivery location in your Accounts, but sometimes this does not work, and the delivery location remains unset. In this case, you have to create a new Outlook profile, recreate your e-mail accounts in it, set the delivery location and reopen any other Outlook data files.

 
Reactivate the Java-plugin in Safari on Mac OSX 10.7 and 10.8
edited by on March 22nd 2013, at 14:42

Since a recent update of OSX, there's an issue with the Java-plugin not being active, even though Java Control Panel says it is. This is because in Safari the plugin is still set to inactive.

To resolve, surf with Safari to www.java.com/nl/download/testjava.jsp. You see the Java website with in the center the notification that the plugin is not active. Click on the text to re-active the plugin.

 
Reset the Trend Micro OfficeScan web console password
edited by on March 22nd 2013, at 14:36
If you've lost the password to the Trend Micro OfficeScan web console, you can attempt to reset it to something known by editing a certain file using notepad.

Find the file C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\Officescan\PCCSRV\Private\ofcserver.ini. Open it with notepad and look for the parameter master_pwd. Change its value so the parameter reads:

master_pwd="!CRYPT!523F7DC2E525044E2800FCDEA7E5D78B70C0A4165387060525E3EE66D5D2D2F460EA361E712B5F871FD473C7A6C"

Using this hash changes the root password to trendmicro. Restart the OfficeScan Master service (via Services) to apply the new password.

With newer versions (10.0), you may also have to edit the file C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\O  ...
 
Uninstall Trend Micro OfficeScan without a password
edited by on March 22nd 2013, at 12:25

If you don't know the password of your Trend Micro OfficeScan client, you can still do the uninstallation by changing a value in the registry.

  1. As an elevated user, start up regedit.
  2. Navigate to the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\TrendMicro\PC-cillinNTCorp\CurrentVersion\Misc.
  3. Find the value Allow Uninstall and set it to 1.

You should be able to uninstall the client without a password prompt.

 
GUI enhancer for XP and Vista
edited by on March 20th 2013, at 11:52

Almost forgot about these, and as I've never posted their links before, there they are:

  • XPize is a GUI enhancer for XP
  • Vize is a GUI enhancer for Vista

Both run on the same engine. These tools can almost completely change the appearance and visual styles of XP and Vista.

 
KBC Online for Business
edited by on March 20th 2013, at 10:20

I found it a bit hard to find the download link for KBC Online for Business, so here it is:

https://www.kbc.be/site/~N/~KBC/~/-BZLL4YI/~-BZP5TP7

 
Clean up the WinSxS folder in Windows 7 and 8
edited by on March 20th 2013, at 09:34

Starting from Windows 7, there's a folder %systemroot%\WinSxS which is part of the Windows Side-by-Side system. Incidentally, this folder can become quite large, usually because installing updates or new applications often installs new versions of components in the WinSxS folder while keeping the old versions. There is a way to clean up these old versions by running the command:

dism /online /cleanup-image /spsuperseded

Additionally you can also use the disk cleanup tool to remove old service pack backup files.

 
Control VMs in ESX/ESXi using CLI
edited by on March 19th 2013, at 14:29
If a host cannot be managed via vCenter or from vSphere client, you can still use the CLI (on the host itself or via network using SSH or vSphere CLI/RCLI) to partially manage the VMs on the host.

For this to work you must have already enabled the local console, Tech Support Mode and/or SSH access:

Enabling root SSH login on an ESX host (8375637)

Tech Support Mode for Emergency Support (1003677) (ESXi 3.5 and 4.0 only)

Using Tech Support Mode in ESXi 4.1 and ESXi 5.0 (1017910)

Once logged in, you can use these commands to control the VMs. Note that there are differences between ESX and ESXi.

table.score th { border-left: 1px solid #094269;}table.score th.first { border-left: none} tabl  ...
 
Turn off Computer Maintenance in Windows 7
edited by on March 19th 2013, at 10:25
The Computer Maintenance service in Windows 7 sometimes has a tendency to automatically remove desktop shortcuts to network locations, which can be really annoying. You can turn off this service locally or via GPO to prevent the shortcuts from being removed automatically.

Through Control Panel → Troubleshooting. On the left, select Change Settings, then choose to disable Computer Maintenance.

The policy setting is located at Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\system\Troubleshooting and Diagnostics\Scheduled maintenance. Set the policy setting Configure Scheduled Maintenance Behavior to disabled.

Notice
Note that you need the Windows 7 (ADMX) Templates (download: http://w  ...
 
Windows Fax and Outlook Address Book compatibility
edited by on March 18th 2013, at 11:15
Windows Fax has some shortcomings concerning how address lists are being used. The original design was to allow the Windows Fax client to use Outlook's address lists whenever Outlook was installed. However, due to incompatibilities between 32-bit and 64-bit, there are some issues where the fax client would not use Outlook, even though Outlook has been installed properly. Unfortunately, if such is the case, there's no real solution, other than switching the architecture of the OS or upgrading to a newer OS. I've jotted down a short and simple matrix of OS and Office versions to indicate which combination is known to work properly with Outlook's address lists.

table.compatma  ...
 
Shared protection point operation failed 0x81000101
edited by on March 18th 2013, at 09:28
If Windows Server backup occassionally gives you a timeout, and you get the following error:

Error
The shared protection point operation failed with error 0x81000101.

This error is caused when the volume shadow copy is taking more than 10 minutes and is timing out. You can try to increase the timeout value to fix this issue. This is done by adding a registry key:

Fire up regedit.

Navigate to key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SPP.

Create a new DWORD value with name CreateTimeout, set its value to the number of millis.
For 20 minutes this would be decimal 12000000 (20·60·1000).

Try re-running the backup. The timeout should no longer occur.   ...
 
APN-settings for BASE (Belgium)
edited by on March 14th 2013, at 14:38

Use these to set up mobile internet on your device:

  • APN name: gprs.base.be
  • Username: base
  • Password: base
 
Hotfixes for Fax Services on 2008 and 2008R2 (incl. SBS)
edited by on March 14th 2013, at 12:16

When you're planning on configuring Fax Services on Server 2008, 2008R2, and their SBS counterparts (SBS 2008 and SBS 2011), it's strongly recommended to install these hotfixes as they resolve intermittent crashes with the Fax Server services.

It's highly recommended to install both hotfixes. On the link above, select the proper hotfix for your version of Windows Server. For SBS-users, select these:

  • SBS 2008 → 2008
  • SBS 2011 → 2008R2
 
Unable to send faxes from Windows XP with SBS 2011
edited by on March 14th 2013, at 10:51
The SBS 2011 Fax printer 32-bit drivers currently shipped with SBS 2011 are not compatible with Windows XP. They only work with Vista and newer. Attempting to send a fax on an XP machine with these settings does nothing and no error messages are displayed.

To solve, you can use the driver from SBS 2003 SP2, as these are compatible with the SBS 2011 Fax system. They can be found inside the Windows 2003 SP2 download (see below for detailed instructions), or directly from an SBS 2003 (located in c:\windows\system32\spool\drivers\w32x86\3. The files you need are these:

FXSAPI.DLL

FXSDRV.DLL

FXSRES.DLL

FXSTIFF.DLL

FXSUI.DLL

FXSWZRD.DLL

Most people won't have an SBS 2003 with SP2 anymore.   ...
 
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