Procedure for clearing the Task Scheduler log in Windows. Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. It seems to be an on-going oversite and a silly issue. Clearing the Task Scheduler log is not obvious or intuitive. The other problem is the log in not ordered properly. To clear the log requires stopping the Task Scheduler … Read more
To quickly install multiple DNN modules without having to upload them one by one: Copy your module install files to the /install/module/ folder of your DNN site. Launch this URL to process the install files: http://(your DNN site)/install/install.aspx?mode=installresources
Environment: Windows Server 2003 IIS 6.0 Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.x Symptoms: Installation of the Symantec Endpoint Protection manager fails after the Configuring IIS stage. Rolling back In the Windows Event Viewer – The Application log shows the following entry: “Event ID 11708. Source: MSI Installer. Description: Product: Symantec AntiVirus — Installation operation failed.” … Read more
Microsoft Windows XP End of Life and Retirement Dates. History of Windows XP Retirement Windows XP, one of Microsoft’s most popular operating systems, officially reached its end of life on April 8, 2014. This marked the end of extended support, following the end of mainstream support on April 14, 2009. Over its lifecycle, various editions … Read more
This is an update to a previous article about adding faxing capability to a FreePBX Asterisk system. From a NerdVittles article they point to a script available from the PbxInaFlash site. Here is the summary: Go to the default source download folder and download the script cd /usr/src wget http://pbxinaflash.net/source/fax/fax.pbx Make the script executable and … Read more
Using Skype, if you can make calls and others can hear you but you cannot hear them, check if your phone is on silent of vibrate. Skype seems to use the same volume as playing MP3 or the ringing. Turning up the volume fixed it for me after driving me crazy for almost … Read more
The proper SMTP server to use with DotNetNuke hosted on a GoDaddy shared hosting platform is: relay-hosting.secureserver.net Here are the Details. Under Host Settings: Advanced Settings: SMTP Server Settings: SMTP Server and port:: relay-hosting.secureserver.net SMTP Authentication: Anonymous SMTP Enable SSL: Unchecked
We have found a really annoying and recurring problem on some of our Windows 2008 R2 servers. The Hyper-V virtual machines will not start after a reboot. You cannot create or mount virtual drives in Disk Management. The problem seems to appear randomly after a reboot. The problem also appears to be related to either Adaptec … Read more
How to get the file associations to work with 7-zip in Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2. I have been asked a lot of questions about how to get the file associations to work with 7-zip in Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2. The problem is you can go into the … Read more
One annoying problem with Remote Assistance it the mapping of the ESC key. Pressing the ESC key ends your control of the remote computer requiring you to request control again. I use Microsoft Windows Remote Assistance once in a while to remotely support some users. It generally works pretty well if you do not have … Read more
