Howto: Block Windows 2003 SP2 from Automatic Updates
Starting June 12, 2007, Windows 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2) will be automatically installed on Windows 2003 servers that have Automatic Update (AU) setup to download and install critical updates without...
View ArticleeDirectory 8.8 / 8.8.1 and nw65sp6
According to the readme file included with Netware 6.5 Service Pack 6 (Last modified: 06Nov2006), “If you have eDirectory 8.8 installed on the server, copy the dhost.nlm (dated 18Sep2006 09:36AM) to...
View ArticleHowto: Deploy the Groupwise Client 7 using Zenworks
Beginning with Groupwise 6 SP1 I deployed the Groupwise client using the .aot files included with the client setup program . Starting with Groupwise 7 you’ll need to deploy the client via Zenworks...
View ArticleHowto: Patch an OES Linux server after a new installation using the Red...
Before you do anything else, if you’re running an OES version prior to SP2, make sure you prepare the OES server for patching. A Cool Tool is available to make this process easier. If you are running...
View ArticleMSTview.exe – A free, portable .MST viewer
MSTview.exe is a free, portable transform (.mst) viewer that is found in the Office 2003 Editions Resource Kit, as well as the Office XP Resource Kit. Rather than install the entire Resource Kit just...
View ArticleHowto: Uninstall Adobe Flash Player from the command line
It seems like Adobe is releasing new Flash Players on a regular basis to deal with security issues. It’s important to remove old versions of Flash Player prior to installing the new version....
View ArticleMcAfee consumer products uninstaller tool
McAfee has an uninstaller tool, MCPR.exe, that it recommends running after removing one of their Windows products through Add/Remove programs. This tool runs on Windows 2000, XP, and Vista. See...
View ArticleWorkaround for Dell OpenManage Server Administrator installation fails...
When trying to install Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) on a PowerEdge R610 server running Windows Server 2003 R2, I received the following error from the prerequisite checker: ”This is...
View ArticleHowto automatically change the CD-ROM drive letter after running sysprep
I’m finalizing a Windows 2003 R2 build that will become our gold image, which will be the source of all new server deployments within our organization. One challenge I had to overcome was getting the...
View ArticleHowto: Disable a NIC when running Sysprep
Disabling a network card when running sysprepping a Windows machine is easy. Two things need to happen: 1. Add the following command to the [GuiRunOnce] section of your sysprep.inf file...
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