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How to renew an IP address?

For those that are newbies in the Windows environment, here is how to renew an IP address in Windows.
1. Open the Command Prompt
Click Start -> Run -> type CMD
2. In the Command Prompt, type “ipconfig /release” and hit enter.  This will release your current IP address.
3. Next, type in “ipconfig /renew” and hit enter.  This [...]

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How to increase the Windows disk partition in VMWare?

Below are some useful links on how to increase the Windows disk partition in VMWare.

Increasing the size of the disk partition: Link

Extending partitions in Windows using Diskpart: Link

* Watch the YouTube video on the second link.

How to extend a data volume in Windows Server 2003, in Windows XP, in Windows 2000, and in Windows Server [...]

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Failed to modify the necessary properties for the machine account.Access is denied

When you are trying to DCPROMO a domain controller as a secondary DC, you received the following error message:
“Failed to modify the necessary properties for the machine account. Access is denied”
Follow the microsoft link below for resolution instructions:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/232070
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Dynamic Linked Library winsrv could not be found in the specified path

If you are getting the following Blue Screen Of Death (BSOD) when booting up your machine.
Dynamic Linked Library winsrv could not be found in the specified path. Default load Path
This is most likely that your system is having a problem reading the winsrv.dll file or the registry.
You can follow the Microsoft fix to solve this. 
Microsoft
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How to remove Exchange Server transaction log files?

How to remove Exchange Server transaction log files?
There are several ways where you can have you Exchange server to remove the transaction logs.
1- Running Full Backup on the Exchange server
2- Running an Incremental Backup on the Exchange server (* A full backup will still be needed for the first time so that there are references [...]

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How to run multiple IE versions in Windows?

In order to run multiple IE versions in Windows, you will need to download a program called “Multiple IE”.
Download Link
This package is bundled with different versions of IE in it.

IE 3.0
IE 4.01
IE 5.01
IE 5.5
IE 6.0

This is a great tool for developers that need to test their codes against different versions of the IE browser.
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How to disable Windows Updates with Group Policy?

You can pretty much disable any services in Windows with Group Policy.  Below is an example for a Windows 2008 AD environment.
1. Open the “Group Policy Manager” under the Administrator Tools  (You might need to do this in a domain controller)
2. Create a new GPO or edit your default one.
3. Edit the GPO by right [...]

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Outlook 2007 Certificate Security Alert

If you are getting a certificate security alert with the following error when you open Outlook 2007.
“the name on the security certificate is invalid or does not match the name of the site”
 This is because the name on the server and the name on the certificate is mismatched.  To resolve this, you will need to [...]

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IIS Deadlock Error

Our Exchange 2007 CAS server recently logged with an IIS deadlock error.
Event Type: Warning
Event Source: W3SVC-WP
Event Category: None
Event ID: 2262
Description: ISAPI ‘C:\WINNT\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\aspnet_isapi.dll’ reported itself as unhealthy for the following reason: ‘Deadlock detected’.
All of our users weren’t able to access their emails with OWA or Outlook clients.  The only solution was to restart all of our [...]

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How to Run as Administrator in Windows 7?

There are several ways to do this, but the two most common are:
1. Using the shortcut keys:  By holding down the Control and Shift keys, you simplying double clicking on the program that you want to run as administrator.  You might be prompted for UAC.  If so, simpily select “Yes”.
2. Right clicking on the program:  [...]

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