You can do this with a bootable Windows PE USB stick or by using Windows RE. You can start Windows RE by booting the Windows Vista or Windows 7 setup DVD and then selecting “Repair” instead of “Install Windows.” By the way, you can’t use the Windows XP boot CD for this purpose because its Recovery Console [...]

SYDI is the open source project aimed to help you to document your network. SYDI consists of a collection of scripts which collects information from your servers and networks, then writes the data to a report. There are scripts to document Windows Machines, Exchange, SQL, and Linux. It works really slick. Give it a try. [...]

With the new iPhone version 4.2 Apple has made the Find My Phone feature of MobilMe free. If you have the old ID style login and not an email address you will have trouble logging in. The fix below worked for me. I found it here on the Apple forums. Easy Fix that worked for [...]

When I first migrated to Windows 7 I noticed that I could not get the Microsoft Exchange tools and tabs to show up in Active Directory Users and Computers. I finally found this walkhrough on the site linked below and low and behold I can now manage it from my Windows 7 desktop. A beautiful [...]

When you buy a new PC, laptop or server and install a Linux you want to know what hardware is actually in the Linux box and more importantly which piece of hardware is supported by the kernel out of the box and which needs special tweaking with modules to get it work. Here is a [...]

Ok so I have had a few times now when nobody remembers what the VPN passwords are as we just exchange profile files. If you want to go back and look them up you can’t as they are hidden both on the client and on the firewall ends. This cool little page will allow you [...]

Ever wanted to know if that Intel processor you have is dual core? Maybe the cache size or bus speed? Well if so you are going to want to check the link below out. It takes you to Intel’s site where you can easily look-up all the details and information on your processor. Click here [...]

I recently installed the SMTP service on a new server and it would not start. I would receive an error to check the event log but nothing was even logged. What ended up fixing the problem was the following: Check this registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SMTPSVC for a dword value called Start. If it’s not there, create [...]

Presumably, you want to test your fax machine by sending a fax from it and receiving a fax with it. Here’s how to do both: To test the send functionality of your fax machine, send a one-page fax to 1-510-545-0990 (a number in Northern California.) When it’s finished transmitting, point your web browser to Fax [...]

So I finally made the move to a new OS after running Windows XP for what seems like forever. I am now running Windows 7 and I must say so far I really do like it.   One feature I love is how I can switch my backgrounds and have them keep changing automatically. What is [...]