by ray | Sep 25, 2008 | IT / Tech News
Yesterday, I finished setting up a second instance of TFS 2005 so that I could test the upgrade to TFS 2008. I restored all the databases from the original TFS, ran the Tfs utility to rename the application tier and the data tier, connected with Visual Studios. Then...
by ray | Sep 22, 2008 | IT / Tech News
I just tried this service and it works pretty well. You need to install a little application on both the server at home and the machine you are trying to connect from, but if you haven’t tried it, give it a spin. The free version only allows for remote access...
by ray | Sep 22, 2008 | IT / Tech News
Go to Applications > Internet > Terminal Server Client to launch application. Important tip: Enter IP address (server name didn’t seem to work) and select RDP as the protocol.
by ray | Sep 22, 2008 | IT / Tech News
Remote Desktop is disabled by default in Windows Vista, but it’s easy enough to turn it back on. If you need to access your Vista PC from another box, it’s an essential thing to turn on. To get to the configuration page, you can either right-click the...
by ray | Sep 19, 2008 | IT / Tech News
You may have installed WSS 2.0 using the default configuration only to find out later that to use this for TFS 2005, you need to install it using Server Farm mode.When you use the Add or Remove Programs control panel to remove Windows SharePoint Services from a...
by ray | Sep 19, 2008 | IT / Tech News
Installing Microsoft Team Foundation Server is a ridiculously arduous and difficult process. I’ll spare you my own complaints and simply list the checklist for installing this beast. This assumes you’re installing TFS in a domain-enabled environment and in...
by ray | Sep 18, 2008 | IT / Tech News
Many, many people have complained about having difficulty installing SQL 2005 SP2. I got it half installed (it failed on certain services and it failed entirely with the first security update after SQL SP2.I tried a bunch of things including registry changes,...
by ray | Sep 13, 2008 | IT / Tech News
By default, the Windows Update client records all transaction information to the following log file:%windir%Windowsupdate.logIf you receive an error message on the Microsoft Windows Update Web site or from the Automatic Updates service, you can use the information...
by ray | Sep 13, 2008 | IT / Tech News
Here are the setup instructions – http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms156034.aspx
by ray | Sep 13, 2008 | IT / Tech News
Go to Start > Programs > Windows UpdatesClick "Review your revision history."Click the failure icon under the Status column for the failed update in question.A pop up window will appear. There you will find the Installation Failure Error Code.
by ray | Sep 13, 2008 | IT / Tech News
Event ID:20Update error 0x80070643Installation error code 0x7358Here is a workaround – http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/925976/Make sure you back up your registry before performing the workaround above.
by ray | Sep 12, 2008 | IT / Tech News
1. On the worksheet, do one of the following:To lock rows, select the row below the row or rows that you want to keep visible when you scroll.To lock columns, select the column to the right of the column or columns that you want to keep visible when you scroll.To lock...
by ray | Sep 12, 2008 | IT / Tech News
This step-by-step article describes how to use the Backup feature to back up and restore data on your Windows Server 2003-based computer. This article is intended for users who back up and restore data, and it includes information about how to back up and restore the...
by ray | Sep 8, 2008 | IT / Tech News
(If applicable, don’t forget to NAT a private IP to a public IP on your firewall). If you’re a website owner that is running a dedicated server, you will probably want to know how to setup FTP Sites, in order to transfer files to and from your server. This...
by ray | Sep 7, 2008 | IT / Tech News
If you are like me, you hate the automatic text inputting method and want to return to the simpler MultiTap method, just go to a screen where you can enter text, open the menu and select "Enable MultiTap."
by ray | Sep 1, 2008 | IT / Tech News
Incremental Versus Differential BackupsEven a casual home computer user can accumulate some pretty large amounts of data that need backing up. People may mail you large attachments that contain spreadsheets or big documents, making your mailbox bigger and bigger over...
by ray | Sep 1, 2008 | IT / Tech News
Check out Cobian — http://www.educ.umu.se/~cobian/cobianbackup.htm
by ray | Aug 21, 2008 | IT / Tech News
From a command prompt, try ipconfig /flushdns or arp -d * (the latter should delete all the arp entries on a machine).
by ray | Aug 19, 2008 | IT / Tech News
ProblemConfiguration error for SQL Reporting Services -The report server has encountered a configuration error. See the report server log files for more information. (rsServerConfigurationError) Access to the path ‘C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL...
by ray | Aug 19, 2008 | IT / Tech News
Once you use this version of notepad on steriods — Notepad++ — you can never go back. Check it out at http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm
by ray | Aug 18, 2008 | IT / Tech News
I recently decided to experiment with hosting my own blog and after looking at the various packages available decided that I wanted to use WordPress. However, when it came to installing WordPress, I found that there was a lack of really good documentation available if...
by ray | Aug 12, 2008 | IT / Tech News
http://lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_free.php
by ray | Aug 12, 2008 | IT / Tech News
Just install package on each server/machine and then select the folder(s) you want to sync.https://www.foldershare.com/clientdownload.aspx
by ray | Aug 12, 2008 | IT / Tech News
http://free.avg.com/http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html
by ray | Aug 11, 2008 | IT / Tech News
I tried a bunch on Windows 2008 and this is the only one that worked – http://www.magiciso.com/tutorials/miso-magicdisc-overview.htm
