Jan
09

Brocade DCFM Pro Default Login and Password

Problem:  After installing Brocade DCFM Pro (Data Center Fabric Manager), you are prompted for a User ID and Password but the setup wizard never asked you to create one. Solution:  Use the default credentials:  User ID:  “Administrator” , Password:  “password” -n

Jan
06

Microsoft Office Asks User to Accept License Agreement Each Time An Office Program Is Launched

Symptom:  On Windows Vista or Windows 7, each time a Microsoft Office program is launched the user is asked to accept the license agreement.  This will typically happen on versions of Office older than 2007. Problem:  Due to the difference in the way that user rights are handled in Windows XP and Windows Vista/7, older …

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Jan
03

Error: The Add-in ‘ESET Outlook Plugin’ (C:\PROGRA~1\ESET\ESETNO~1\EPLGOU~1.DLL) cannot be loaded and has been disabled by Outlook. If no update is available, please uninstall the Add-in.

Problem:  After uninstalling an ESET security product, the following message is displayed upon launching Outlook: The Add-in ‘ESET Outlook Plugin’ (C:\PROGRA~1\ESET\ESETNO~1\EPLGOU~1.DLL) cannot be loaded and has been disabled by Outlook. If no update is available, please uninstall the Add-in. Solution:  This article from ESET’s  knowledgebase recommends deleting the “extend.dat” file in the user’s Outlook folder, …

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Dec
05

Using Presonus FaderPort with Nuendo 4+

Problem:  Your Presonus FaderPort controller worked fine in and earlier version of Steinberg Nuendo, but no longer shows up in the list of devices that can be added in “Device Setup” since upgrading to version 4 or 5. Solution:  Copy “FaderPort.dll” from the Presonus FaderPort folder to the Nuendo components folder.  Assuming installation defaults (in …

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Aug
18

Transferring FSMO Roles in Windows Server 2003 and 2008

Introduction This article will provide step-by-step instructions describing the process for transferring one or more FSMO (Flexible Single Master Operation) roles from one server to another in Active Directory.  This is a necessary step during a server migration, reorganization of an existing domain or a handful of other situations in which the needs or level …

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Aug
09

How To: Time Sync Across Windows Network

**Note from the Author:  Although this may be helpful for older OS versions, the process below is no longer the correct method. There are many reasons that a network administrator may want to synchronize the clocks on all Windows computers across the Active Directory domain.  The following steps will demonstrate how to easily accomplish that …

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Jul
21

Symantec Backup Exec: “Error e000fefd – The media server has lost the network connection…” during restore

Symptom: While attempting to restore files backed up from a DFS share using Symantec Backup Exec shadow copy, the job fails with the following error: Error category:  Other Errors Error:  e000fefd – The media server has lost the network connection to the remote agent. This only seems to happen when attempting to redirect the restored …

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May
17

SSL-VPN: MAC NetExtender Client on Snow Leopard Will Not Connect

Symptom: Upon trying to connect to a SonicWall SSL VPN with the NetExtender client for Mac OS X, the software immediately reports that the user is disconnected.  The log file on the client will contain the line: FATAL: Pppd is not setuid-root and the invoking user is not root. Problem: The latest version of Mac …

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May
06

You receive a “The document name or path is not valid” error message when you open a document in Word 2002 or 2003

Symptom: After crashing out of Microsoft Word 2002 or 2003, the document that was open can no longer be opened.  The user receives the message: “The document name or path is not valid…” along with some suggestions on how to fix the problem (that don’t work). Problem: Part of the  document has been corrupted, most …

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Apr
21

Blue Screen on Windows 2008 R2 – “0x00000101 – CLOCK_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT”

Symptom: A computer running Windows 2008 R2 with the Hyper-V role installed will randomly blue screen.  The blue screen error contains the message: “0x00000101 – CLOCK_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT” The affected server is equipped with one or more Intel Xeon 55xx series processors or a Core ix desktop processor. Problem: According to Microsoft, these Intel processors “generate incorrect …

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