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Microsoft SQL Server Error 3219

If you getting the following error when trying to restore a database.  This is because you have selected the restore a ‘file or filegroup’ option instead of using the restore ‘database’ option. Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 3219

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Microsoft Security Bulletin Minor Revision

****************************** ************************************** Title: Microsoft Security Bulletin Minor Revisions Issued: September 1, 2010 ******************************************************************** Summary ======= The following bulletins have undergone a minor revision increment. Please see the appropriate bulletin for more details. * MS10-056 – Critical * MS10-049 – Critical Bulletin Information: ===================== * MS10-056 – Critical – http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms10-056.mspx – Reason for Revision: V1.3 (September [...]

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Content was blocked because it was not signed by a valid security certificate

If you are getting the following message when accessing a website, “Content was blocked because it was not signed by a valid security certificate” You might want to check the followings:  1. Check the website certificate and make sure it is from the correct website. 2. Check your browser’s security settings and make sure it is [...]

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How to expand a SAN volume in windows?

How to expand a SAN volume in windows? * Make sure you have extended the spaces on the SAN first Windows 2000 / Windows 2003 =========================== You will need to use the “diskpart” utility tool to do this. 1. Start up the command prompt 2. Type in “diskpart” 3. Type “list volume” to display all [...]

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Microsoft Security Bulletin Minor Revision

****************************** ************************************** Title: Microsoft Security Bulletin Minor Revision Issued: August 24, 2010 ******************************************************************** Summary ======= The following bulletin has undergone a minor revision increment. Please see the appropriate bulletin for more details. * MS10-046 – Critical Bulletin Information: ===================== * MS10-046 – Critical – http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms10-046.mspx – Reason for Revision: V1.2 (August 24, 2010): Added an [...]

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Event ID 474 and 705

Recently, we are seeing the Event ID 474 and Event ID 705 errors in our Event Logs.  Event ID 474 – an error (checksum error) on our Exchange database Event ID 705 – online maintance issue from event 474 Searching through the web, we found several ways in fixing this.  One, is to restore the database from [...]

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Test Exchange 2007 with Powershell

There are many way you can monitor your Exchange environment. – MOM – Third party application – Scripting With Exchange 2007, it comes with its own powershell cmdlets where you can use to monitoring your Exchange environment.  Some of my favorites are:  Test-ReplicationHealth Test-ServiceHealth You can also find more information by searching the microsoft site.

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File Replication Error

If you are getting the following event id 13508 in your event logs and no 13509 afterward, then this is most likely that the File Replication between domain controllers isn’t working correctly. File Replication Service Error Event Type: Warning Event Source: NtFrs Event Category: None Event ID: 13508 Date: Time: User: N/A Computer: DC1 Description: [...]

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How to access Network Connections using runas?

Once in a while you will need to login to an user’s computer and modify its network connection.  E.g. when you need to release and renew an IP address without rebooting the machine. One way to do this is by being an administrator, but the problem is that for the “Network Connections” there is no [...]

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Secure channel to domain ‘‘ is broken

The secure channel between members of a domain and the domain controller can sometimes be broken.  Recently, we have experienced with this where one of our Windows file server loses its secure channel to the DC.  We ran several tests on it, e.g. netdiag, nltest.  And all of them are pointing to the “Secure channel [...]

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