Here at Focused IT we regularly test our clients backup by performing a bare metal restore to dedicated hardware every three months to ensure it's going to be okay in the event of a disaster. Whilst this was working for…
One of the great new tools included in Windows 7 is the port query command line tool known as portqry.exe It allows you to query a specific TCP/IP port on a remote computer or server to see if it is…
We've always liked CutePDF as a quick way to create PDFs from any application but v2.8 by default installed the Ask Toolbar, urgh, a bit of research indicated that /no3d got rid of it. So we updated our installation routine…
Flash Player updates seem to come out all the time and we certainly don't advocate local administrative rights to users so we use a couple of batch files and Group Policy to keep machines up to date. Download WGET from…
It's important that your backups are stored offsite, which means it's important that they are encrypted. We used an article (How to encrypt backups and optionally the system disks on Windows Server 2008 and SBS 2008 and Windows Vista too)…
Trying to configure Wake-on-Lan on a batch of new HP Windows 7 PCs wasn't as straight forward as expected. There were 3 things that I needed to do in order for a scheduled batch file to wake them up in…
If you're having issues with the SBS Connect Computer Wizard (http://connect) where it doesn't complete the wizard and perpetually logs the _sbs_netsetup user in then follow these steps to complete the wizard... Run %SystemRoot%System32compmgmt.msc as an administrative user either locally…
If you're getting the following error: Log Name: ApplicationSource: Microsoft-SharePoint Products-SharePoint FoundationEvent ID: 6398Task Category: TimerLevel: CriticalDescription:The Execute method of job definition Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPSqmTimerJobDefinition (ID b6794ffa-87e5-4893-b3a3-107234d3b574) threw an exception. More information is included below. Then load SharePoint 2010 Central Administration and…
If you're having problems printing multiple copies with a HP LaserJet in Windows 7 then try disabling Mopier mode... Click Start Click Devices and Printers Right click the LaserJet printer you're having problems with Select Printer Properties Click the Device…
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