WMI Critical error
Hi Lilracoon, You might want to try these steps: 1 – Start the computer and press F8. Select Safe Mode. 2) Type “cmd” in Start menu, press Ctrl+Shift+Enter to run it as administrator 3) Type “net stop winmgmt” and press Enter to ensure WindowsManagementInstrumentation (WMI) service isn’t running. 4) Open a Windows Explorer and locate [...]
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| February 15, 2011 3:22 PM
Windows 7, Windows 7 Administration, Windows Management Instrumentation, Windows Management Interface, WMI
Hi Lilracoon, You might want to try these steps: 1 – Start the computer and press F8. Select Safe Mode. 2) Type “cmd” in Start menu, press Ctrl+Shift+Enter to run it as administrator 3) Type “net stop winmgmt” and press Enter to ensure WindowsManagementInstrumentation (WMI) service isn’t running. 4) Open a Windows Explorer and locate [...]
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| February 15, 2011 3:22 PM
Windows 7, Windows 7 Administration, Windows Management Instrumentation, Windows Management Interface, WMI
Outlook 2003 do not print Japanese fonts properly
1. Insert 2003 CD in the CD/DVD drive & press shift key to prevent autorun 2. Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs > select Microsoft Office 2003 and click Add/Remove 3. Click Add or Remove Features 4. Now click plus sign to expand the Office Tools tree, and then click to expand [...]
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| February 15, 2011 10:56 AM
HTML, Internet Explorer 8, Outlook 2003, Outlook 2003 SP3, Windows XP SP3
1. Insert 2003 CD in the CD/DVD drive & press shift key to prevent autorun 2. Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs > select Microsoft Office 2003 and click Add/Remove 3. Click Add or Remove Features 4. Now click plus sign to expand the Office Tools tree, and then click to expand [...]
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| February 15, 2011 10:56 AM
HTML, Internet Explorer 8, Outlook 2003, Outlook 2003 SP3, Windows XP SP3
How to hide UNC path of a mapped drive in MyComputer in Windows 7
You could right click on the mapped drive and choose “rename”. ———————- From Rechil…. U can use GPO to solve ur problems ! Click Start > regedit and locate this folder in the Windows Registry: HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software Microsoft Windows CurrentVersion Policies Explorer Now right click on the right pane and from the menu [...]
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| February 15, 2011 9:04 AM
Hide UNC path, Network security, UNC path, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows XP Professional
You could right click on the mapped drive and choose “rename”. ———————- From Rechil…. U can use GPO to solve ur problems ! Click Start > regedit and locate this folder in the Windows Registry: HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software Microsoft Windows CurrentVersion Policies Explorer Now right click on the right pane and from the menu [...]
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| February 15, 2011 9:04 AM
Hide UNC path, Network security, UNC path, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows XP Professional
Windows 7 AD users connecting to OS X servers via login script.
“net use z: \macserversharename /persistent:yes” Make that into a .bat file and put in the “netlogon” share of your DC. Open Active Directory Users and Computers, find the user account, go to the “Profile” tab, set the logon script to the name of the .bat file. Next time the windows users logon, they will have [...]
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| February 15, 2011 5:19 AM
Active Directory, Login scripts, Mac, Mapped Drive, Windows 7
“net use z: \macserversharename /persistent:yes” Make that into a .bat file and put in the “netlogon” share of your DC. Open Active Directory Users and Computers, find the user account, go to the “Profile” tab, set the logon script to the name of the .bat file. Next time the windows users logon, they will have [...]
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| February 15, 2011 5:19 AM
Active Directory, Login scripts, Mac, Mapped Drive, Windows 7
Using wireless router stand alone
Simple answer is yes however if you need to change any settings on the router in future you want to check if it has a setting to allow Administration from a Wireless client and if it does enable it otherwise you will need to dig out the CAT 5 cable again. ———————– Like the others [...]
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| February 15, 2011 3:36 AM
Windows Vista, Wireless in 2010, Wireless Network, Wireless network management, Wireless router
Simple answer is yes however if you need to change any settings on the router in future you want to check if it has a setting to allow Administration from a Wireless client and if it does enable it otherwise you will need to dig out the CAT 5 cable again. ———————– Like the others [...]
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| February 15, 2011 3:36 AM
Windows Vista, Wireless in 2010, Wireless Network, Wireless network management, Wireless router
Windows Server 2008 activation
If you are asking how to activate server 2008, click on the start button and type “activate windows”. Click on the result, if it’s not connected to the internet, there is an option to activate by telephone, which is automated and only takes a couple of minutes.
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| February 15, 2011 12:29 AM
Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Administration, Windows Server 2008 Installation, Windows Server Installation
If you are asking how to activate server 2008, click on the start button and type “activate windows”. Click on the result, if it’s not connected to the internet, there is an option to activate by telephone, which is automated and only takes a couple of minutes.
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| February 15, 2011 12:29 AM
Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Administration, Windows Server 2008 Installation, Windows Server Installation
Windows Server 2008 adding multiple users
You are trying to use a CSV and not Text. Your script seems to pull and put into text format.
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| February 14, 2011 10:25 PM
Active Directory, Windows Server 2008, Windows server administration, Windows Server User Profiles
You are trying to use a CSV and not Text. Your script seems to pull and put into text format.
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| February 14, 2011 10:25 PM
Active Directory, Windows Server 2008, Windows server administration, Windows Server User Profiles
VLAN setup advice
Depends. Vlan’s separate the network so do you want to separate the network for any reason?. Maybe for security reasons or for sizing purpose (is your network growing bigger than you expected?). Most people that create Vlans do it basically for these two reasons, amongst many. Hope this helps ———————————– Agreed – the best reason [...]
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| February 14, 2011 7:59 PM
HP ProCurve, Mac, ProCurve Switch 4000, Virtual LAN, VLAN, VLAN Setup, Windows, Windows Server
Depends. Vlan’s separate the network so do you want to separate the network for any reason?. Maybe for security reasons or for sizing purpose (is your network growing bigger than you expected?). Most people that create Vlans do it basically for these two reasons, amongst many. Hope this helps ———————————– Agreed – the best reason [...]
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| February 14, 2011 7:59 PM
HP ProCurve, Mac, ProCurve Switch 4000, Virtual LAN, VLAN, VLAN Setup, Windows, Windows Server
Cisco 2960 configuration
The 169.254.210 address is the default address microsoft assigns when there is no DHCP server to grab an IP address from. If you want to run two VLANs on your 2960 switch and have them both reach the internet you are going to have to setup a trunk port from the switch to the router. [...]
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| February 14, 2011 7:48 PM
Cisco 2960, IP configuration, VLAN configuration, VLAN management, Windows 7 in 2010
The 169.254.210 address is the default address microsoft assigns when there is no DHCP server to grab an IP address from. If you want to run two VLANs on your 2960 switch and have them both reach the internet you are going to have to setup a trunk port from the switch to the router. [...]
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| February 14, 2011 7:48 PM
Cisco 2960, IP configuration, VLAN configuration, VLAN management, Windows 7 in 2010
how to network computers
get a switch, create your AD on 1 pc, get the other pc to join the AD and your done.. ———————— Set up the server services for Active Directory, then add the other PC to the Domain
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| February 14, 2011 6:14 PM
Domain Controllers, Network Configuration, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
get a switch, create your AD on 1 pc, get the other pc to join the AD and your done.. ———————— Set up the server services for Active Directory, then add the other PC to the Domain
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| February 14, 2011 6:14 PM
Domain Controllers, Network Configuration, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
IT training
Certifications can be extremely helpful to have depending on the job. Where I work at least one cert is required, and the more you have the more likely you are to get a job here, but there are some very talented team members who do not have certs. The best of the best are MCSE [...]
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| February 14, 2011 2:40 PM
A+, Certifications, IT careers, IT education, IT training and certifications, MCP, MCSA, Microsoft certifications, Network+, Networking certifications
Certifications can be extremely helpful to have depending on the job. Where I work at least one cert is required, and the more you have the more likely you are to get a job here, but there are some very talented team members who do not have certs. The best of the best are MCSE [...]
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| February 14, 2011 2:40 PM
A+, Certifications, IT careers, IT education, IT training and certifications, MCP, MCSA, Microsoft certifications, Network+, Networking certifications
Which certs should I take first?
Net+ will probably be the easiest and take the least time to prepare for. It will give you confidence as you continue on your path. Good luck to you! —————————————– Go CCENT / CCNA… covers all the networking basics and leads you to other certification tracks. (Plus Cisco certs are more in demand)
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| February 14, 2011 2:33 PM
CCENT, CCNA, Certifications, Cisco certifications, MCSA, MCSE, Microsoft certifications, Network+, Networking certifications, Security certifications, Security+
Net+ will probably be the easiest and take the least time to prepare for. It will give you confidence as you continue on your path. Good luck to you! —————————————– Go CCENT / CCNA… covers all the networking basics and leads you to other certification tracks. (Plus Cisco certs are more in demand)
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| February 14, 2011 2:33 PM
CCENT, CCNA, Certifications, Cisco certifications, MCSA, MCSE, Microsoft certifications, Network+, Networking certifications, Security certifications, Security+
Microsoft Excel report generation from Oracle Forms 10g
You can create a .CSV file using Text_IO builtin. Another way, u can try…. Oracle SQLDeveloper, It has an extension called: Oracle2Excel ! In SQLDeveloper > check for updates > third party extensions > Oracle2Excel. This helps to create or execute Oracle2Excel from within a .bat / .sh file from database using java.
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| February 14, 2011 5:26 AM
excel, Excel Forms, Oracle Enterprise Edition, Oracle Forms 10g
You can create a .CSV file using Text_IO builtin. Another way, u can try…. Oracle SQLDeveloper, It has an extension called: Oracle2Excel ! In SQLDeveloper > check for updates > third party extensions > Oracle2Excel. This helps to create or execute Oracle2Excel from within a .bat / .sh file from database using java.
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| February 14, 2011 5:26 AM
excel, Excel Forms, Oracle Enterprise Edition, Oracle Forms 10g
Windows Server 2008 domain group policy
For Windows XP as client, and Windows Server 2008, the <b>gpupdate</b> command helps to do the job…. Type the command as: gpupdate /target:computer /force and to refresh user policies in Windows XP…. gpupdate /target:user /force It is also possible remotely update the group policy from the server ! But that is required a script / [...]
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| February 14, 2011 5:11 AM
DNS server, Group Policy, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Domain
For Windows XP as client, and Windows Server 2008, the <b>gpupdate</b> command helps to do the job…. Type the command as: gpupdate /target:computer /force and to refresh user policies in Windows XP…. gpupdate /target:user /force It is also possible remotely update the group policy from the server ! But that is required a script / [...]
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| February 14, 2011 5:11 AM
DNS server, Group Policy, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Domain
Networking courses
A lot of colleges already have a preset catalog of course that you need to take inorder to earn your IT Networking Degree. Are you looking to go to vocational school? ————————– The classes you need to be taking really depend on your planned focus in networking – If you’re just after routing/switching, then Go [...]
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| February 12, 2011 9:48 PM
IT career development, IT career planning, Networking careers, Networking certifications
A lot of colleges already have a preset catalog of course that you need to take inorder to earn your IT Networking Degree. Are you looking to go to vocational school? ————————– The classes you need to be taking really depend on your planned focus in networking – If you’re just after routing/switching, then Go [...]
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| February 12, 2011 9:48 PM
IT career development, IT career planning, Networking careers, Networking certifications
Printing in network printer with Windows XP
Dear Ravanan, u did not mention either it is DMP or USB Printer !. If the printer is Dot Matrix, then it is possible to take print from DOS. Just open BIOS of Local Computer, and make the parallel port Bi-Directional save the BIOS. After that u may print from both DOS and Windows. Or [...]
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| February 12, 2011 8:27 AM
FoxPro, FoxPro 2.6, FoxPro 2.6 performance, Network printers, Printer management, Windows XP, Windows XP Printing
Dear Ravanan, u did not mention either it is DMP or USB Printer !. If the printer is Dot Matrix, then it is possible to take print from DOS. Just open BIOS of Local Computer, and make the parallel port Bi-Directional save the BIOS. After that u may print from both DOS and Windows. Or [...]
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| February 12, 2011 8:27 AM
FoxPro, FoxPro 2.6, FoxPro 2.6 performance, Network printers, Printer management, Windows XP, Windows XP Printing
Contest Bounties: Last chance to win an iPad!
tweeted about IT Knowledge Exchange via twitter..
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| February 12, 2011 1:03 AM
AS/400, Channel, CIO, CRM, Database, DataCenter, Development, Exchange, ITKE Contests, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP, Windows Server
tweeted about IT Knowledge Exchange via twitter..
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| February 12, 2011 1:03 AM
AS/400, Channel, CIO, CRM, Database, DataCenter, Development, Exchange, ITKE Contests, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP, Windows Server
Software firewall that act like hardware firewalls
I do not think you could find software but just get your hands on the old PII pc with 256MB of Ram with 4GB hard drive install few ISA/PCI networks cards and use http://www.ipcop.org/ hope this helps
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| February 11, 2011 8:21 PM
Firewalls, Windows 7, Windows 7 Professional, Windows firewall
I do not think you could find software but just get your hands on the old PII pc with 256MB of Ram with 4GB hard drive install few ISA/PCI networks cards and use http://www.ipcop.org/ hope this helps
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| February 11, 2011 8:21 PM
Firewalls, Windows 7, Windows 7 Professional, Windows firewall
Windows Server 2003 cluster server
If chkdsk is running when the resource comes online the disk probably has come corruption. You need to let the chkdsk process finish.
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| February 11, 2011 7:16 PM
Windows Cluster, Windows Clustering, Windows Server 2003
If chkdsk is running when the resource comes online the disk probably has come corruption. You need to let the chkdsk process finish.
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| February 11, 2011 7:16 PM
Windows Cluster, Windows Clustering, Windows Server 2003
Open IT Forum: Security Worst-Cases
We had an IT exec who also wanted to write code, especially SQL. He would take nice compact stored procedures and turn them into a nightmare. Not only did he rewrite 75 % of the stored procedures, he bypassed our content control system doing it so none of it was documented. He had procedures that [...]
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| February 11, 2011 6:18 PM
AS/400, Channel, CIO, Cloud Security, CRM, Database, DataCenter, Development, Exchange, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Open IT Forum, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP, Windows Server
We had an IT exec who also wanted to write code, especially SQL. He would take nice compact stored procedures and turn them into a nightmare. Not only did he rewrite 75 % of the stored procedures, he bypassed our content control system doing it so none of it was documented. He had procedures that [...]
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| February 11, 2011 6:18 PM
AS/400, Channel, CIO, Cloud Security, CRM, Database, DataCenter, Development, Exchange, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Open IT Forum, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP, Windows Server
