Adding an additional Windows Server 2003 Domain Controller in the domain 29 April 2008
Posted by it2tp in Active Directory.Tags: Active Directory, Domain Controller
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Just a brief procedure to add an extra Domain Controller (more specific the first DC in a new site)
Install Windows Server 2003 with same version and service pack level as other DC’s
Install all Windows Update patches
Set static IP
Put server in domain
Telenet: uploading homepage 29 April 2008
Posted by it2tp in Internet.Tags: Telenet
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Create an FTP session to users.telenet.be and enter your username and password.
Error 1056: Virtual Driver name not found in MODULE.INI 29 April 2008
Posted by it2tp in Citrix.Tags: Citrix
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Problem:
Error 1056: Virtual Driver name not found in MODULE.INI when starting a Citrix application.
This was caused by uninstalling the ThinPrint client 7.0.
Solution:
Reinstall the Citrix ICA Client.
SP3 for Windows XP available from 29 april on 22 April 2008
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SP3 will be available for download from 29 april on Microsoft Download Center. Availability via Automatic Update will be early summer. See announcement on Microsoft Technet.
Edit (10/05/2008): SP3 is now availabable here.
Speeding-up Citrix printing in a WAN environment 21 April 2008
Posted by it2tp in Citrix.Tags: Citrix, Printing
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When using Auto Created printers, the size of the spool file often grows to more than 10 times the normal size (= size when printing directly, without Citrix). I did some tests with a heavy PDF file which normally spools 14MB, that is when printed directly from Windows (or with Citrix session printers). When using Citrix Auto Created printers this grew up to a horrible 412MB ! Can you imagine the time it takes ? Tests with other files resulted in the same behaviour.
Luckily there are some solutions.
SQL Server 2005 setup fails 17 April 2008
Posted by it2tp in SQL Server.Tags: SQL Server
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Several parts of the SQL Server Standard 2005 installation failed.
- Uninstalled SQL Server
- Disabled McAfee Framewark Service and McAfee McShield
- Reinstalled SQL Server and … no problems anymore
HP Smart Array 6400 Controller Array Accelerator Post-Write Cache is temporarily disabled 17 April 2008
Posted by it2tp in Hardware.Tags: Smart Array 6400
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Problem:
Message during boot on a HP ProLiant server with a HP Smart Array 6400 Array Controller:
… Array Accelerator Battery Charge Low
Array Accelerator Posted-Write Cache is temporarily disabled.
Array Accelerator batteries have failed to charge and should be …
Solution:
- Update driver
- Reboot server
- Update firmware using online flash
- Reboot server
Now the following message is displayed
… Array Accelerator Battery Charge Low
Array Accelerator Posted-Write Cache is temporarily disabled.
Array Accelerator will be reenabled when batteries reach full…
After batteries are on full charge again, the issue is fixed.
If batteries still fail, replace batteries.
Thanks to my college Michael for this procedure.
Turn off Windows Vista startup sound 16 April 2008
Posted by it2tp in Windows Vista.Tags: startup sound, Windows Vista
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Start -> Control Panel -> Sound
Then select the “Sounds” Tab, and uncheck “Play Windows Startup sound”
How to identify your SQL Server version and edition 16 April 2008
Posted by it2tp in SQL Server.Tags: SQL Server
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This query should do the trick:
SELECT @@VERSION
or
SELECTÂ SERVERPROPERTY(‘productversion’), SERVERPROPERTY (‘productlevel’), SERVERPROPERTY (‘edition’)
See this Microsoft article and here.
Add local group using Group Policies 16 April 2008
Posted by it2tp in Active Directory.Tags: Active Directory, Group Policies
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Add a Group Policy in:
Computer Configuration, Windows Settings, Scripts (Startup/Shutdown) -> Startup and apply to the appropriate OU’s.
Add a batch file here with the following content (example):
NET LOCALGROUP Administrators /ADD “DOMAINNAME\Domain Admins”
NET LOCALGROUP Administrators /ADD “DOMAINNAME\Group_IT”
Now you can simply add the necessary users in “DOMAINNAME\Group_IT”, and they will have local administrator rights on the PC’s in the selected OU’s.
Citrix: not able to print – no default printer 15 April 2008
Posted by it2tp in Citrix.Tags: Citrix, CPS4, Printing
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You cannot print from within a Citrix session, because you cannot set a default printer.
Possible solutions:
1) Logoff from Citrix session(s)
2) Reset security on TS profile (on TS profile, Properties, Security, Advanced, Check Replace permission entries on all child objects with entries shown here that apply to child objects and click OK). Logon to Citrix session and check.
3) If not OK, completely reset TS profile.
Extra information in Active Directory 15 April 2008
Posted by it2tp in Active Directory.Tags: Active Directory
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After clicking Active Directory Users and Computer -> View, Advanced Features extra tabs are available. For computers this is: Security and Object: handy if you want to find a computer, because this shows the Canonical name of the computer object.
Even more information will be available if you install Acctinfo.dll from the Windows 2003 Resource Kit. See here for more information.
Shortcut to lock your computer 14 April 2008
Posted by it2tp in Windows.Tags: lock
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Create a shortcut to: [%windir%\system32\rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation].
Or type [Windows key] + L
Reference: see Microsoft article.
HP Printers Supported in Citrix Presentation Server Environments 14 April 2008
Posted by it2tp in Citrix.Tags: Citrix, CPS4, printers
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Citrix KB link.
Last update: 21/01/2008.
Note:
Avoid PCL6 drivers. Test which driver gives the best result for each specific printer: PCL5 or PS (see list above first).
Citrix: troubleshooting ICA 32-bit and Web Client Connectivity Issues 13 April 2008
Posted by it2tp in Citrix.Tags: Citrix, CPS4
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See Citrix KB here.
Citrix: ICA Client File Security: Web Client Drive Access and the Webica.ini File Explained 13 April 2008
Posted by it2tp in Citrix.Tags: Citrix, Citrix Web Interface 4.x
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Citrix KB article on ICA Client File Security.
Vista and personal firewalls 13 April 2008
Posted by it2tp in Free- & shareware, Windows, Windows Vista.Tags: Comodo, Windows Vista
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If you’d like to try another firewall than the build-in: a good, free one is ZoneAlarm. I installed version 7.1.248. Solid and no problems at all.
On the contrary Comodo Firewall Pro showed too much pop ups; it looked like they would never stop. Even removing the thing was a pain. The standard uninstall left a lot of crap. If you want to get rid of it, see here.
Keyboard settings at logon 13 April 2008
Posted by it2tp in Windows.Tags: Windows
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The logon keyboard settings need to be modified in the registry.
Here is how:
Summarized:
1. Run Registry Editor (REGEDT32.exe).
2. From the HKEY_USERS subtree, go to the following key:
\.DEFAULT\Keyboard Layout\Preload
3. Change the value for the following entry to contain the keyboard layout that you want to have avilable at logon. This example would set the default keyboard layout to Japanese:
\.DEFAULT\Keyboard Layout\Preload
“1″ REG_SZ = “0411″
