Notes: Don't ask why the SharePoint server is a DC. It is not recommended that a SharePoint Server is a DC, but in some situations we don't have a choice… Don't ask why we had to demote and then re-promote the SharePoint server as a DC. You ...[Read More]

I had a weird error today to address on a client SharePoint (WSS) Server. CAPI2 errors, indicating it couldn't get trusted root cert's from Microsoft for an application. In the end, it was a corrupt WSS search Index (go figure?) but digging into W ...[Read More]

No, clicking on the checkbox won't cut it… :-) But I see that often...   I see lots of posts and links but none that seem to spell it out clearly. It's simple though and involves: A Registry Change A Reboot Reference: Reference KB: http ...[Read More]

Well, what d'ya know? I'm not sure how far back this feature goes (at least Vista, maybe XP, gosh, maybe even Windows 2000?), but it became a very practical solution for me today.   My Requirement I'm the "a picture is worth a 1000 words ...[Read More]

This quick blog entry was created because I was getting nowhere, trying to find a quick resolution to two obscure errors I was getting, when trying (in my case) to download and extract SQL Server 2008 SP1 (though this should apply to just about an ...[Read More]

I've seen these Event ID's appear in situations where:   Active Directory was unhealthy (or a single DC, that a workstation was attempting to connect to was unhealthy) DNS Servers that a workstation points to, are unhealthy Combinat ...[Read More]

I was enabling some 3rd party web server statistics software today (Smarterstats by www.smartertools.com) on a SharePoint server and it was necessary to make sure all the appropriate fields necessary for returning all information, in all reports w ...[Read More]

We ran into this little gem today at a client site (running SBS 2008) – thanks for the detail Avi. The client called, explaining how their Outlook clients were unable to connect to the server (Outlook stated it was 'Trying to connect' in the botto ...[Read More]

Gents, I ran into this the other day. A server (VM to be exact, RG Exchange) was trying to apply some new Security Patches on boot but it kept saying "Applying updates, 3 of 3, 0% complete". This went on for an hour (and who knows how ...[Read More]

Ok, it's a web world now, but this old tip still crops up enough to warrant sharing.   If you want to change an icon on your desktop to something sexier, you have a number of choices. You can of course download a new one (thanks Steve, for poin ...[Read More]