I have a server located in a data centre miles away from where I work. It currently runs Windows 2000 Server. Every now and then when I try to connect to the server I get the following message about the number of Remote Desktop connections being exceeded:
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Way back in 2002 Microsoft released a security bulletin regarding what they called a ‘vulnerability in HTML Help that Could Allow Remote Code Execution’. The issue is related to help files that many software vendors use in the form of compiled HTML help files that use the .chm file extension.
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I used to work in a Secondary School and whilst I was there I developed an application using VB.net for students to run checks on and upload e-portfolios to a shared resource before submission to the examination board. The application worked fine so I packaged it into an MSI and deployed it. Everything was ok until the e-portfolio criteria was changed. I had to modify the application and redeploy the MSI.
Here is a tip to uninstall Symantec Antivirus (I use the corporate edition) when the uninstall password has been forgotten (NOTE: the default password is symantec) OR you are using a Symantec Antivirus Server to manage clients and the server has been reinstalled or corrupted thus losing the server group root certificate (stored in the ‘pki’ folder located in C:\Program Files\Symantec AntiVirus, this should always be backed up!).
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A while ago I had an old computer with a single IDE hard disk in it running Windows XP Pro with many applications installed. I had a second computer with totally different hardware (different motherboard, vga, lan etc) and I wanted to move the hard disk from the old computer into the second one, retaining my windows installation/applications and boot from it. I was determined not to install Windows XP Pro again so I started looking into why the disk wouldn’t boot when moved onto new hardware. It turns out that it’s a problem with the driver for the IDE controller.
I was recently looking for a utility to mount an ISO so that I could install a program from the ISO image. Most of the applications that I have ever used for this (Daemon Tools, Alcohol 120%) require a reboot after installation to initialize the virtual CD-Rom drive before it can be used. I actually didn’t want to reboot my workstation so I thought id have a quick Google for an alternative application. It turns out that Microsoft have written an application called ‘Virtual CD Control Panel’ (I’ve called it VCP for short).
I recently purchased a Netgear DG834GT ADSL Router from eBay, knowing that it was restricted with Sky Broadband’s custom firmware.
A common problem I have encountered when using the legacy Remote Installation Services (RIS) to install operating system(s) onto new computers, is caused by the size of the hard disk that you wish to install the operating system onto.
After its recent release I installed Service Pack 2 on all computers running Microsoft Windows Server 2003 at work. I encountered a few strange problems.
I recently encountered a problem whereby I had a batch of brand new Hewlett Packard DC5700 (small form factor) computers which would not allow me to set a widescreen resolution of 1440×900. The chipset model was an Intel Q963 Express, and the onboard graphics media accelerator was an Intel GMA 3000.
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