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Access 2003 Preparing to Install Message

Dale — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:42:53 +0000

If Microsoft Access 2003 keeps saying preparing to install everytime you load it just import this file into your registry.

http://cl.ly/DtZZ

Job done

SharePoint Config Database Log file Big

Dale — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:58:21 +0000

Most of the times its located in :

C:\Windows\SYSMSI\SSEE\MSSQL.2005\MSSQL\Data

If it needs shrinking do the following :-

Backup the database using SQL Management. Connect to the instance using

\\.\pipe\MSSQL$MICROSOFT##SSEE\sql\query

as the server name.

Once backed up right click on the Database Sharepoint Config and click new query.

Execute each of the following querys in turn

BACKUP LOG [Sharepoint_Config_blahblahblah] TO DISK='D:\temp\configLogBackup.bak' GO

BACKUP LOG [Sharepoint_Config_blahblahblah] WITH TRUNCATE_ONLY USE [Sharepoint_Config_blahblahblah] GO

DBCC SHRINKFILE (N'Sharepoint_Config_blahblahblah_log' , 50) GO

Rebuild VSS

Dale — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:56:17 +0000

Server 2008

net stop "System Event Notification Service" net stop "Background Intelligent Transfer Service" net stop "COM+ Event System" net stop "Microsoft Software Shadow Copy Provider" net stop "Volume Shadow Copy" cd /d %windir%\system32 net stop vss net stop swprv regsvr32 /s ATL.DLL regsvr32 /s comsvcs.DLL regsvr32 /s credui.DLL regsvr32 /s CRYPTNET.DLL regsvr32 /s CRYPTUI.DLL regsvr32 /s dhcpqec.DLL regsvr32 /s dssenh.DLL regsvr32 /s eapqec.DLL regsvr32 /s esscli.DLL regsvr32 /s FastProx.DLL regsvr32 /s FirewallAPI.DLL regsvr32 /s kmsvc.DLL regsvr32 /s lsmproxy.DLL regsvr32 /s MSCTF.DLL regsvr32 /s msi.DLL regsvr32 /s msxml3.DLL regsvr32 /s ncprov.DLL regsvr32 /s ole32.DLL regsvr32 /s OLEACC.DLL regsvr32 /s OLEAUT32.DLL regsvr32 /s PROPSYS.DLL regsvr32 /s QAgent.DLL regsvr32 /s qagentrt.DLL regsvr32 /s QUtil.DLL regsvr32 /s raschap.DLL regsvr32 /s RASQEC.DLL regsvr32 /s rastls.DLL regsvr32 /s repdrvfs.DLL regsvr32 /s RPCRT4.DLL regsvr32 /s rsaenh.DLL regsvr32 /s SHELL32.DLL regsvr32 /s shsvcs.DLL regsvr32 /s /i swprv.DLL regsvr32 /s tschannel.DLL regsvr32 /s USERENV.DLL regsvr32 /s vss_ps.DLL regsvr32 /s wbemcons.DLL regsvr32 /s wbemcore.DLL regsvr32 /s wbemess.DLL regsvr32 /s wbemsvc.DLL regsvr32 /s WINHTTP.DLL regsvr32 /s WINTRUST.DLL regsvr32 /s wmiprvsd.DLL regsvr32 /s wmisvc.DLL regsvr32 /s wmiutils.DLL regsvr32 /s wuaueng.DLL sfc /SCANFILE=%windir%\system32\catsrv.DLL sfc /SCANFILE=%windir%\system32\catsrvut.DLL sfc /SCANFILE=%windir%\system32\CLBCatQ.DLL net start "COM+ Event System"

Server 2003

cd /d %windir%\system32 Net stop vss Net stop swprv regsvr32 ole32.dll regsvr32 oleaut32.dll regsvr32 vss_ps.dll vssvc /register regsvr32 /i swprv.dll regsvr32 /i eventcls.dll regsvr32 es.dll regsvr32 stdprov.dll regsvr32 vssui.dll regsvr32 msxml.dll regsvr32 msxml3.dll regsvr32 msxml4.dll

Exchange 2010 : The user has insufficient access rights

Dale — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:38:03 +0000

If you see the error message :-

The User has insufficient access right

When trying to delete, move or carry out other operations on a mailbox do the following :

AD Users and Computers
View, Show Advanced
Double click on user
Click Security
Click Advanced
Tick the box include inheritable permissions

Symantec Endpoint 2008 Resetpass

Dale — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:12:33 +0000

If you forget the password for the management console and the resetpass.bat doesn’t work. Then try the following :-

Right click on command prompt
Run as Administrator
Then CD to the tools folder and type resetpass.

Should work now.

How to Install Couchpotato to XBMC Live

Dale — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 10:30:26 +0000

SSH to your XBMC Live machine

sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install git-core cd /usr/local/sbin sudo git clone http://github.com/RuudBurger/CouchPotato.git sudo mv CouchPotato couchpotato


cd /usr/local/sbin/couchpotato
sudo cp initd.ubuntu /etc/init.d/couchpotato

sudo cp default.ubuntu /etc/default/couchpotato

sudo nano /etc/default/couchpotato

–> Change Run as to xbmc
–> Change path to /usr/local/sbin/couchpotato
–> Change port to whatever you want.
–> Change Daemon to 1

sudo chmod a+x /etc/init.d/couchpotato sudo update-rc.d couchpotato defaults sudo service couchpotato start

Symantec Endpoint Losing connection to console

Dale — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:29:12 +0000

If you install Symantec Endpoint Protection Management console and get the error :

The Java Virtual Machine has exited with a code of -1, the service is being stopped

Set the authentication properties of the symantec site to integrated windows authentication. Also set Authenticated users full control on C:\program files\symantec

Restart the services. Good to go

Source : Symantec

Self Issued Certificates

Dale — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:20:26 +0000

You can use the makecert tool to make your own self issued certificates.

makecert -pe -r -n "CN=certnameinhere" -sky exchange -sr localmachine -ss my -len 2048 -eku 1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.1 -e 01/01/2100

Restarting Blackberry Services in the Correct Order

Dale — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 08:17:02 +0000

I was fed up with trying to find out the correct way to stop and start the Blackberry services. Here is the correct order and a script to do it.

net stop "BlackBerry Controller" net stop "BlackBerry Dispatcher" net stop "BlackBerry Router" net stop "BAS-AS" net stop "BAS-NCC" net stop "BlackBerry Server Alert" net stop "BBAttachServer" net stop "BlackBerry MailStore Service" net stop "BlackBerry MDS Connection Service" net stop "BlackBerry Policy Service" net stop "BlackBerry SyncServer"

net start "BlackBerry Router" net start "BlackBerry Dispatcher" net start "BlackBerry Controller" net start "BAS-AS" net start "BAS-NCC" net start "BlackBerry Server Alert" net start "BBAttachServer" net start "BlackBerry MailStore Service" net start "BlackBerry MDS Connection Service" net start "BlackBerry Policy Service" net start "BlackBerry SyncServer"

Restart VMware Service Management Port

Dale — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:50:03 +0000

To restart the service management port on ESX and ESXi carry out the following commands :

ESX

service mgmt-vmware restart

ESXi

/sbin/services.sh restart