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Cannot install Server 2012 – The file may be corrupt or missing. Error...
For disclosure – No such issues on VMWare Workstation 9 and i got the ISO to eventually install on the old desktop by burning it at 4x…… I could not however get it to install on Workstation 8 without...
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“Code 800B0001 Windows update ran into a problem” on Windows 8 and 2012 when...
This issue is caused by Windows 8 using a newer update client than WSUS SP2 is aware of, consequently the client doesnt trust the server. Despite having KB2720211-x64 installed, still see this error on...
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HA Exchange 2010 two All-In-One servers in a DAG, CAS arrays, Windows NLB….....
In the process of lab testing for the viability of a HA mail installation with HP’s E5000 series of messaging appliances I came up against some confusion about the configuration of the CAS array when...
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Server 2012 on Vmware ESXi –“Your computer ran into a problem and needs to...
Trying to migrate a 2012 VM from VMWare Workstation 9 to an ESXi host i found i saw the ‘sad face’, as below. “Your computer ran into a problem and needs to restart” A little research led me to this:...
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VMWare vCenter Converter “Unable to obtain hardware information for the...
When converting a machine from VMWare Workstation to another virtualisation platform you may come up against a ”Unable to obtain hardware information for the selected machine.” warning and red cross...
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ISP Redundancy on Checkpoint R75.45 Gaia – does not work
I installed R75.45 Gaia on a UTM-1 270 appliance recently, installation from USB went fine and performance was adequate with a low load, VPN, default IPS and a short QOS rule set. In order to support a...
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Converged Fabric for Hyper-V hosts on Server 2012 – super elegant.
Recently I’ve been working to simplify and consolidate our service provision. The path of least pain has been determined as placing core applications in colocation. While investigating the provision of...
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Microsoft System Centre EndPoint Protection 2012 vs Sophos
Having noticed an increasing number of fake AV and ransom-ware installations on our network where we now run Forefront Client Security as endpoint protection, I ran a comparison between the latest...
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OWA Outlook Web Access – 500 error, Forms-Based authentication fails to start
In the process of creating a DAG lab i noticed that once the servers were in a DAG cluster, I was not able to log onto OWA, the symptoms were: User could authenticate, if they failed to enter their...
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Install Windows 8 Enterprise onto Surface Pro – Easy thanks to Rufus
The new MS Surface Pro is a fantastic bit of kit – however it comes installed with Windows 8 Pro, a lot of enterprises will want to get Windows 8 Enterprise onto it so they can take advantage of...
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Windows 8.1 – Surface Pro and WMI GPO filters for Windows 8.1 and other findings
Just put windows 8.1 enterprise on my surface pro, works lovely, boot seems faster and it ‘seems’ to run less hot when doing low-power activities like reading or web browsing. Not noticed any...
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Sysprep 3.14 error when imaging Windows 8.1/2012 R2
If you have to build any 8.1 or 8 desktops/laptops and image them, heed the below advice or waste days. If you sysprep a machine more than an hour after installing it you will get a Sysprep 3.14 error...
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PSTN calls not connecting when made through Lync 2010 Edge server. “Call...
Took a few days to get to the bottom of this. Root of the issue is people could make pstn calls through our IPOffice via Lync when in the office, or on the vpn, but if connected over the edge server...
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KB2919355 fails to install via SCCM on Windows 8.1 or Server 2012 R2
This update has been a mess on a number of levels from what I read but even after the April 15th update i was still unable to deploy it through SCCM until i found this:...
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Office 365 Update: OneDrive for Business – Too Buggy
ccolonbackslash:Totally, totally agree with this. Been finding it pretty fickle, thankfully we haven’t deployed yet partly due to lack of OSX support and problems syncing sharepoint libraries, but for...
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Lync 2010 Standard – 33060 events – PSTN dial in fails, SIP/2.0 503 Service...
Audio error message on PSTN dial-in of: “sorry i can’t seem to connect you to your meeting right now”….. And in the event log: User failed to join the conference....
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MDT 2013 – WSUS updates not installing in task sequence
Following this great technet KB, i had issues applying WSUS updates to a reference image. The pre and post application installation tasks were not running properly, although they didn’t error they...
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Migrate VM’s from Hyper-V 2008 R2 to Hyper-V 2012 R2
There is no easy way aside a file copy and paste to move virtual machines between 2008 R2 and Hyper-V 2012 R2 with the native tools. You can move from 2008 R2 to 2012, but not to 2012 R2. I have found...
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