SOLVED: Cannot Send Email From SQL Database Mail Even Though The Account is...
If your SQL applications can’t send email using database mail (I assume you already have DBMail Account and Profile setup), there are two things to set: SQL MANAGEMENT STUDIO > MANAGEMENT >...
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SOLVED: What Version of Internet Explorer Does Compatibility Mode Run In?
When you click the “compatability mode” icon Internet Explorer starts to emulate a previous version of IE… but which one. The answer is you can see it and force it to IE 7, IE8, or IE9 yourself by...
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SOLVED: How to Migrate Printers Into Server 2012
Migrating printers between servers used to be accomplished using a free add-on tool from Microsoft called PRINTMIG.EXE but as of Server 2008, the tool is built in. These instructions assume you are...
View ArticleSOLVED: Missing Windows 8 COA / Certificate of Authenticity / CD Key
Dell, HP, Toshiba, Samsung (‘da big boys) are no longer shipping PC’s and laptops with Microsoft Windows 8 stickers. Smaller companies are still using Win8 COA stickers which contain the CD Key you...
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SOLVED: How to Remove Old Hidden Network Adaptors
If you have ever moved a virtual machine or replaced a NIC (Network Interface Card) on a physical server and wanted to keep the same IP Address, you will have seen the following error: “The IP address...
View ArticleSOLVED: On a RAID Controller, What is the Correct WRITE Policy
Typically you have two policies as described below. Which one you use should use depends on having a battery on your RAID controller: If you have a battery on your RAID controller then your disk cahse...
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SOLVED: Outlook Error ‘Cannot send this meeting request. The property does...
If you modify an Outlook Calendar event, click SEND UPDATE and then see: Cannot send this meeting request. The property does not exist. Your meeting likely has some hidden attachments Download...
View ArticleSOLVED: Sharepoint 2010 Displays only a Black Box for YouTube Embedded Videos
This was definately an odd issue as all seemed well until I rebooted my Sharepoint 2010 server to complete some software patches. In the end the problem was completely unrelated to that reboot and the...
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SOLVED: Video: How to Easily and Corretly Flash The Firmware on An Intel...
If your like me flashing Intel Servers is a pain as the process seems unnecessarily complex. Well, here is a quick and easy tutorial and Video: Surf to www.intel.com/support Find your product (in my...
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SOLVED: How to Unlock the Onscreen Display (OSD) on a Dell Monitor
This is an odd one. After a Dell U2412 LCD had been placed on its face to connect cables, the screen became locked. After some research this apparently happens when the MENU button is held in for 15...
View ArticleSOLVED: How to Configure Server 2012 Hyper V For Replication
HyperV 2012′s Replica service is designed for disaster recovery and given the complexity of what is happening in the background, this is a shockly simple task. Below are the steps and a lovely video...
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SOLVED: How to Robocopy On Server 2012 With Data Deduplication
This was surprisingly tricking issue to deal with. If you are copying TO or FROM a Deduplicated file share you must make certain: Do NOT robocopy the a partition or volume – only robocopy...
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SOLVED: Why Does Data Deduplication Have SIZE ON DISK and DEDUPLICATION...
This was a tough one that required alot of work with Microsoft Partner Support over many WEEKS, but the answer is surprisingly simple. PROBLEM: When I right click and check the Properties on a data...
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SOLVED: Does a ‘Shared Nothing’ Hyper-V Move Benefit From a Pre-Existing Replica
I use Hyper-V 2012 Replica’s and I move VM’s from server to server periodically using the Hyper-V, MOVE option. This got me to thinking, if I have a replica on another server, can I MOVE to that...
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SOLVED: How to Get SharePoint 2013 Foundation Installed on a Single Server...
SharePoint 2013 was much easier to install than its predecessors but to get a site going is still complex, mostly because of the a-typical names Micosoft has developed to describe sites and pages....
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SOLVED: How to Customize Sharepoint 2013 Foundation
I have written a number simple SharePoint 2013 articles recently and was going to add another on explaining how to change your logo, add columns to a page, set a background graphic… but then I found...
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SOLVED: HIDDEN is Enabled but Greyed Out So You Cannot Change It After Using...
This has been an annoyance for many versions of Windows starting somewhere around the Vista \ Server 2008 time frame. PROBLEM: If you use Robocopy to copy folders they will be set to HIDDEN and the...
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SOLVED: RSS VIEWER Missing from SharePoint Foundation 2013
If you read the dozens of threads around this problem you will be told that the real problem is that for you to see EDIT (page) > INSERT > WEB PARTS > CONTENT ROLLUP > RSS VIEWER you need...
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SOLVED: Can Sharepoint 2010 Web Parts be Used on Sharepoint 2013 Foundation...
In a word, yes. I did not want to spend my life configuring the new APP PART repository that is required to run APP PARTS from the Microsoft Sharepoint Store (which is new to Sharepoint 2013). So, I...
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SOLVED: How to Remove the Left Menu Bar from A Sharepoint 2013 Site / Page
It is not difficult to remove the left menu bar from Sharepoint 2013 but unfortuately it is not as simple as clicking a checkbox and the steps are tedious: Click EDIT (top right of your site) Click...
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