Microsoft Licensing Explained
Microsoft Geek
No one can buy a copy of Windows. When you pay for Windows, you are simply paying for a license that says you can use Windows. While this may seem…
October 2012
How to remove formatting marks from Outlook
This will show you how to remove the formatting marks in MS Outlook 2007/2003. Issue example below: Look familiar? So, how does one fix this problem? Office 2007 1. Click…
Using Remote Assistance with Windows Firewall Enabled
This article looks at how to use Remote Assistance in an environment where your desktop computers have Windows Firewall enabled. Topics covered include using Group Policy to create a Remote…
How do I ping a specific port on a remote server?
Question: How do I ping a specific port of a remote server? I need to find out whether the port on the remote server is open. Answer: ping utility does…
Restoring Windows Server to Bare Metal
This article demonstrates how to restore a backed-up Windows Server 2008 R2 installation to a bare metal system that has no operating system installed on it. Introduction Successful disaster recovery…
SOHO Network Repair
At this office the network was kaput and they needed their Internet, network, NAS, VPN, and VoIP access online asap. This is how I found the network when I walked…
SMB Network setup
In this project we setup a complete SMB network. This included SBS 2008 server, DC, AD, Exchange, BESX. We ran setup a patch panel and ran CAT 5e cable to…
Data Center setup
Helping setup a Data Center for an SMB IT Service Provider in Minneapolis. In this project we moved all workstations, rack servers, rack cabinets, tons of networking equipment to the…
10 Ways to Troubleshoot DNS Resolution Issues
Introduction We all need proper DNS resolution for our network applications. When it this is not working, what do you do? Let us find out… Let’s face it, when DNS…
Windows 2003 Terminal Services (Part 1)
Terminal Services, known to some as an Admin’s best friend, uses RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol), relies on TCP/IP, and falls under the application layer of the ISO 7-layer model. It…