Recently, I had a Windows 2008 R2 server, running Backup Exec, that was constantly failing during snapshot processing backing up the system state. The backups would show the following error: AOFO: Initialization failure on: "System$State". Advanced Open File Option used:…
I've noticed on several occasions that the right shift key doesn't seem to work in RDP sessions when I am using a VMware View desktop with PCoIP. The first couple times, I thought I was just mistyping the password, but…
I acquired an Asus Transformer tablet, and wanted to share my thoughts on it. Here are the specs: Nvidia Tegra 2 1Ghz dual core CPU, 1 GB RAM 16GB or 32BG storage Android 3.0 Honeycomb Wifi 802.11b/g/n, bluetooth, and GPS…
AdminSDHolder is a container inside active directory that maintains a master list of permissions for objects that are members of privileged groups in active directory. Below are some of the groups: Administrators Domain Admins Enterprise Admins Schema Admins Domain Controllers…
I've been working on an exchange migration recently, and was at the point that I needed to replicate the public folders to the new 2010 server from 2007. This particular Exchange Server had only a few public folders, so I…
Microsoft released their iSCSI target software earlier this month for Windows Server 2008 R2. This used to be only for windows 2008 Storage Server. This is good news for those who wish to have a Windows 2008 Server host storage…
It was pointed out to me by a co-worker that the NIC in a VMware virtual machine shows up as a removable device in the system tray. While this may not seem like a big deal, it actually can be. …