Procedure for clearing the TaskScheduler og in Windows. It seems to be an on-going oversite and a silly issue. Clearing the Task Scheduler log is not obvious or intuitive. The other problem is the log in not ordered properly. To clear the log requires stopping the Task Scheduler service. There are a couple ways to do it. The easier way: Open the Task Scheduler control panel. View the...
Read MoreTo quickly install multiple DNN modules without having to upload them one by one: Copy your module install files to the /install/module/ folder of your DNN site. Launch this URL to process the install files: http://(your DNN site)/install/install.aspx?mode=installresources ...
Read MoreEnvironment: Windows Server 2003 IIS 6.0 Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.x Symptoms: Installation of the Symantec Endpoint Protection manager fails after the Configuring IIS stage. Rolling back In the Windows Event Viewer - The Application log shows the following entry: "Event ID 11708. Source: MSI Installer. Description: Product: Symantec AntiVirus -- Installation operation failed." Installation of Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager rolls back at Configuring IIS with...
Read MoreMicrosoft Windows XP End of Life and Retirement Dates. Products Released General Availability Date Mainstream Support Retired Extended Support Retired Service Pack Retired Notes Windows XP Home Edition 31/12/2001 14/04/2009 8/4/2014 30/08/2005 Windows XP Media Center Edition 2002 28/10/2002 14/04/2009 8/4/2014 30/08/2005 Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 27/10/2003 14/04/2009 8/4/2014 10/10/2006 Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 30/12/2004 14/04/2009 8/4/2014 Windows XP Professional 31/12/2001 14/04/2009 8/4/2014 30/08/2005 Windows XP Professional x64 Edition 24/04/2005 14/04/2009 8/4/2014 14/04/2009 Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 Not Available Review Note Review Note Support ends 24 months after the next service pack releases or at the end...
Read MoreThis is an update to a previous article about adding faxing capability to a FreePBX Asterisk system. From a NerdVittles article they point to a script available from the PbxInaFlash site. Here is the summary: Go to the default source download folder and download the script cd /usr/src wget http://pbxinaflash.net/source/fax/fax.pbx Make the script executable and run it. chmod +x fax.pbx ./fax.pbx That is it. Almost too easy!...
Read MoreUsing Skype, if you can make calls and others can hear you but you cannot hear them, check if your phone is on silent of vibrate. Skype seems to use the same volume as playing MP3 or the ringing. Turning up the volume fixed it for me after driving me crazy for almost an hour....
Read MoreThe proper SMTP server to use with DotNetNuke hosted on a GoDaddy shared hosting platform is: relay-hosting.secureserver.net Here are the Details. Under Host Settings: Advanced Settings: SMTP Server Settings: SMTP Server and port:: relay-hosting.secureserver.net SMTP Authentication: Anonymous SMTP Enable SSL: Unchecked ...
Read MoreWe have found a really annoying and recurring problem on some of our Windows 2008 R2 servers. The Hyper-V virtual machines will not start after a reboot. You cannot create or mount virtual drives in Disk Management. The problem seems to randomly appear after a reboot. The problem also appears to be related to either Adaptec SCSI cards or Backup Exec. Uninstalling and re-installing the Hyper-V role does...
Read MoreHow to get the file associations to work with 7-zip in Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2. I have been asked a lot of questions about how to get the file associations to work with 7-zip in Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2. The problem is you can go into the 7-zip File Manager options, select all the file extensions, press ok and it never saves the...
Read MoreOne annoying problem with Remote Assistance it the mapping of the ESC key. Pressing the ESC key ends your control of the remote computer requiring you to request control again. I use Microsoft Windows Remote Assistance once in a while to remotely support some users. It generally works pretty well if you do not have to go through a firewall. One annoying problem with Remote Assistance...
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