Category Archives: Windows

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Server 2008 R2: Online license edition upgrade

Posted on 18 October, 2011 by Daniel

I’ve had to google this a few times, so I’ll blog the results here for future reference. It’s possible to upgrade, for example, a Server 2008 R2 Standard server to Enterprise without rebuilding Windows. This is all covered in detail … Continue reading →

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Determine which DFS target a client is connected to

Posted on 17 August, 2011 by Daniel

If you want to figure out which servers your DFS client is connected to, just run the following command from the command prompt: dfsutil /pktinfo To quote the inbuilt usage information: Dfsutil /PktInfo is a special problem diagnosis command that … Continue reading →

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Shoretel Call Manager: Outlook Integration issues

Posted on 1 March, 2011 by Daniel

Since we moved from Shoretel 7.5 –> 8.1, we’ve had a niggling issue that’s about to become a show-stopper on a new deployment for our entire Melbourne office. The client software is easily deployed via Active Directory and Group Policy, … Continue reading →

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Quick Tip: Set the “FLAGS” value in a captured WIM after capture

Posted on 3 February, 2011 by Daniel

Today I had a problem where MDT2010 didn’t apply the correct “FLAGS” value to the OS within the captured WIM when capturing an image via MDT. This shouldn’t happen in theory, but there’s nothing like a gnarly problem when you’re … Continue reading →

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HP Continuous Data Protection application fails to recognise a new RDX cartridge

Posted on 27 January, 2011 by Daniel

Just something I came across last week on a SBS 2011 setup; the current version of HP’s CDP software refuses to recognise a newly-inserted RDX cartridge if you’re connected to the server via RDP. This had me puzzled for a … Continue reading →

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