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If SQL Server ERRORLOG files are filling up your C: drive, change the -e startup parameter in SQL Configuration Manager. You can redirect them to another drive without reinstalling.
Want live NetBotz camera feeds inside SolarWinds Orion without constant login prompts? Here's the server-side image prefetch workaround that handles HTTP auth for you.
Did you know Clariion vault drives boot Windows under the hood? Here's a quick breakdown of the EMC Clariion FLARE vs. Symmetrix Enginuity architecture differences.
If your OpenSolaris VM shows no IP in XenCenter, you need the Linux guest agent installed so the VM can pass network info to the hypervisor. Quick fix.
If SharePoint 2007 search can't find content inside PDFs, you need the Adobe iFilter. Here's how to install it and configure the index service for both x86 and x64.
Here are my favorite free SharePoint 2007 add-ons from CodePlex. Color-coded calendars, chart generation, SLK e-learning, permission checking, and admin tools I've actually used.
If you need to change the URL of an existing SharePoint 2007 site, don't touch IIS. Use Central Administration's Alternate Access Mappings. Here's how to do it safely.
If .NET 2.0 performance counters are missing in perfmon with the /wmi switch, apply hotfix KB951683, restart WMI, and run winmgmt /resyncperf. That brings them all back.
If you need to install SNMP silently on a bunch of Windows servers, sysocmgr with an answer file does the job. Here's the command-line approach for Server 2003 and 2008.
Don't restore an entire Exchange mail store just because a user deleted archived items in Enterprise Vault. Enable Recover Deleted Items or export to PST from VAC instead.
If a w3wp.exe process is eating memory and you need to know which app pool it belongs to, run cscript iisapp.vbs. Maps every PID to its application pool.
If you need Apache to run PHP inside .html files, it's one line in .htaccess. Here's every variant (AddHandler, AddType, PHP4 vs PHP5) so you can find the syntax that works on your host.
If SharePoint is slow every morning, it's because IIS app pool recycling kills the cache overnight. Use SPWakeUp to pre-warm your front-end servers before users arrive.
If Outlook keeps prompting for credentials every time it launches over RPC over HTTP, switch proxy auth to NTLM and adjust LmCompatibilityLevel. Fixes the caching issue.
If you don't understand why browsers don't trust your SSL cert, you probably have a broken chain. Here's how root CAs, intermediates, and full chains work together.
If your BES license count shows a user you can't find in Blackberry Manager, it's a hidden orphan. Remove it directly from the BESMgmt SQL database with osql.
Here's my full BES setup guide. Covers prerequisites, SQL config, BESAdmin permissions, port 3101, and the common install pitfalls I've hit, including the free BES Express edition.
Exchange 2003 has built-in spam filtering that actually works. Here's how to configure Spamhaus RBLs, recipient filtering, Sender ID, and the IMF. No third-party software needed.
Colin
Hi Jason. Great article. I'm looking to migrate from on-prem MFA Server to Azure MFA. You mentioned you could provide an...
Eric
Jason, amazing post for not only home automation newbies, but even veterans such as yourself. I really got a lot out of...
Alain Assaf
Jason, this is a great explanation. I can't wait to try this out in XenApp 7.11. I appreciate all the articles you do an...
