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Rebuilding the Search Index in Windows 7

Written by Daniel Mundy on Sunday, 16 May 2010 11:16.

If you cannot find certain items that you know are there, it might be time to rebuild the search index.

  1. Click Start
  2. Type "Indexing Options" and press Enter
  3. Click Advanced (you may need to enter an administrator password)
  4. Click Rebuild

 

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Troubleshooting Business Banking Online

Written by Daniel Mundy on Sunday, 16 May 2010 00:00.

St George and Bank SA website can be used interchangeably for Business Banking Online. If one doesn’t work, try the other.

  1. Delete temporary internet files
  2. Delete cookies
  3. Check whether Microsoft Java VM is installed
  4. If it is, there should be 3 check boxes, only the third should be ticket (JIT compiler)
  5. If Microsoft VM is installed, Sun Java should not be. They conflict
  6. If Microsoft VM is not installed, download Sun Java from the bank’s website (there should be a help link on the logon page)
  7. Go to the Privacy tab > set to Medium
  8. Click Advanced, tick Override automatic cookie handling, tick Always allow session cookies

 

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Message Limits in Exchange 2003

Written by Daniel Mundy on Friday, 14 May 2010 14:06.

There are several places to check when configuring message limits in Exchange 2003.

  • Exchange Manager > Global Settings > Message Delivery > Default
  • The Default SMTP Virtual Server > Message
  • Also in Active Directory > Users: Properties > Exchange General > Delivery Restrictions
  • There is also an "Allowed Sizes" option on the Content Restrictions tab if you use an SMTP connector (under Routing Groups)
  • You can also configure limits at the user level: Active Directory > Users: Properties > Exchange General > Delivery Restrictions

 

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Setting up Remote Administration for Hyper-V Server

Written by Daniel Mundy on Wednesday, 12 May 2010 18:04.

Some things in Hyper-V Server can be managed from the command line or by using PowerShell. But when you need to use a MMC console like Hyper-V Manager, you'll need to do it remotely from either a Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 system.

Before you can do that, though, you'll need to configure the firewall and permissions. My Hyper-V Server installs have been for small businesses where the only domain controller is running virtually, so these examples assume the Hyper-V Server itself is not joined to the domain.

 

The Process

On the server:

  • Create a local account called daniel using the Server Core Configuration Tool
  • Grant the account access: cscript hvremote.wsf /add:daniel

On the client:

  • Set credentials for local account: cmdkey /add:hyper-v /user:hyper-v\daniel /pass - set it to the same password as above
  • Set firewall exception: cscript hvremote.wsf /mmc:enable
  • Grant anonymous logon for remote access: cscript hvremote.wsf /mode:client /anondcom:grant
  • Download RSAT on client
  • Add Windows Feature to install Hyper-V Manager
  • Remember to run Hyper-V Manager as Administrator or it won't work

To verify configuration for errors on both server and client: cscript hvremote.wsf /show /target:othercomputername

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How to disable the program compatibility assistant in Windows 7 and Vista

Written by Daniel Mundy on Monday, 10 May 2010 15:52.

Sometimes the program compatibility messages in Vista and Windows 7 can be useful. A lot of the time, however, they are just annoying. Did you know that you can turn them off?

This is the message I'm talking about:

This program might not have installed correctly
Reinstall using recommended settings
This program installed correctly

You can disable it temporarily by stopping the Program Compatibility Assistant Service. Or you can disable it permanently by disabling the service. You can also disable it via policy. (more info)

 

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HP – Install an EIO hard disk

Written by Daniel Mundy on Sunday, 09 May 2010 11:40.

I got the following error when trying to print to an HP Color LaserJet 2500:

job storage status page
Error: Unable to store job at printer
Reason: Printer not configured to collate
Solution: Install an EIO hard disk

I tried to auto-load the tray and memory configuration by clicking the update button in device settings, and it reported a communications error. I found a recommendation in the HP forums to go back to the PCL5 driver.

 

On other HP models, this may be related to the “mopier” feature.  Go to Printer settings >> Device Settings, and set “Mopier Mode” to Disabled. Also set “Printer Hard Disk” to Disabled, if you don’t have an EIO hard disk installed in the printer. These options weren’t available on the 2500.

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Generate activation context failed for MFC80.DLL

Written by Daniel Mundy on Sunday, 09 May 2010 09:22.

Activate Errors
Log: System
Type: Error
Event: 59
Source: SideBySide
Category: None
Description: Generate Activation Context failed for C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\x86_Microsoft.VC80.MFC_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.163_x-ww_39049d00\MFC80.DLL.
Reference error message: The operation completed successfully.

Log: System
Type: Error
Event: 59
Source: SideBySide
Category: None
Description: Resolve Partial Assembly failed for Microsoft.VC80.MFCLOC.
Reference error message: The referenced assembly is not installed on your system.

 

Resolution

Use the Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Package to install the runtime libraries (MS KB923014).

 

Source: http://www.eventid.net/display.asp?eventid=59&eventno=4228&source=SideBySide&phase=1

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