Posted in 3 November 2008 ¬ 05:47h.John
I had to set up a new SQL Server database, which I haven’t done in a while as I tend to focus my efforts on mySQL. Nevertheless I needed to get grip on a new site to migrate.
After setting most things up, I managed to get to a point where the database wasn’t starting.
Microsoft OLE [...]
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Posted in 4 April 2008 ¬ 10:19h.John
So, Vista’s been out for a while now - some people think it’s great (usually they are selling it), some think that it’s pants.
Now, I’m not far from the front of the queue when it comes to raving about Linux. Ubuntu was the second Linux distro that I have tried, and I’ve stuck with it quite [...]
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Posted in 6 September 2007 ¬ 07:18h.John
Yes, it’s true!
Windows Vista may actually start making use of the 3D effects enjoyed by other operating systems for so long now.
Most notably, the virtual desktop has been toyed around with before in Windows, but it never seems to be executed well. So it seems fitting that there’s a Vista / XP Virtual Desktop Manager [...]
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Posted in 18 July 2007 ¬ 13:41h.John
I’ve been using Office 2007 quite happily for some time now. But the niggles are starting to hit me.
One of the main issues is the new .docx format not being supported across the board yet. And with me being a sucker for all things new, I have to make a point of saving an alternate [...]
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Posted in 25 May 2007 ¬ 13:24h.John
Now that MS Office 2007 is doing the rounds, I suppose it’s time to lookat some of its shortcomings.
It has a few when it comes to deployment. The biggest nuisance being deployment.
You have four options:
Install it on a PC manually (not great)
Deploy through group policy with no customisations
Use a deployment system such as SMS
Use a [...]
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TechnologyGroup Policy, Microsoft, Networking, Office, Office 2007, Scripting, Server 2003, VBScript, Vista, Windows, Windows 2000, WSUS, XP
Posted in 18 May 2007 ¬ 10:57h.John
I’ve been having numerous errors in the event log appearing on one of my servers from the ESENT service:
Event Type: Error
Event Source: ESENT
Event Category: Database Corruption
Event ID: 467
Date: 18/05/2007
Time: 09:33:06
User: N/A
Computer: SERVER123
Description:
ntfrs (5660) Index GChangeOrderGuid of table OUTLOGTable00002 is corrupted (0).
For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
These errors are appearing regularly, and contain various tables with problems.
After scouring eventid.net and [...]
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