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Convert an ESD File to a WIM File
Convert ESD Create a folder. Go to the sources directory on your installation media. Copy the install.esd file to the folder. Open Command Prompt as Administrator. Change directory to the working directory. Show the available images within the install.esd file. Determine the Index number to modify (in this example we are modifying Index 2) Export the … Read more
Synchronizing your computer’s clock to a time server
From an administrative command prompt To poll an ntp server for time: NTP GPO details explained So what all these settings mean. Configuring Windows NTP Client: Enabled NtpServer: Here you specify which NtpServers to use seperated by a space but also with a special NTP flag. I decided to use the public ntp.org pools:0.se.pool.ntp.org,0x1 1.se.pool.ntp.org,0x1 2.se.pool.ntp.org,0x1 … Read more
Fixing Windows Updates
A common error with Windows update is error 80070057. To resolve, stop the Windows Update service and delete the C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution folder. Restart the service and check for updates will succeed.
How to configure pfSense pfBlockerNG
This how-to aims to install and configure pfblockerNG package 1. Package Manager First of all, you need to install the package on pfSense appliance To do it, go to System > Package Manager > Available Packages In Search section, fill the following fields: Search terms: Type pfBlockerNG Click on Search button In Packages section, the pfBlockerNG will be appear Click on + Install and then on Confirm buttons to launch installation … Read more
How to allow shell and SCP access in vCenter 6 appliance
Few days back. I had installed vCenter 6 appliance and configured it. Today I need to copy Microsoft sysprep files into the vcenter appliance to configure guest customization. But when I tried to connect using winscp client. I got the following error. If you click on “Abort” Button then the actual error displayed. Which tells you … Read more
Veeam Prerequisites for SQL Transaction Log Backup
Any database that you want to be backup up needs to have two settings checked. The Recovery model of the database needs to be in Full. The Auto Close settings needs to be set to False
How to Color Inactive Title Bars in Windows 10
By default, programs’ title bars in Windows 10 are white. You can change the color of the active program window, but what about the title bars on inactive windows? No worries. There’s an easy registry tweak to solve that. Here’s what a normal background window looks like in Windows 10, with no color: When we’re done, it’ll … Read more
HOW TO SET UP VMWARE ESXI, A SYNOLOGY NFS NAS, AND FAILOVER STORAGE NETWORKING
There are some pretty significant differences between iSCSI and NFS, both in terms of architecture and performance. One big difference is that NFS really doesn’t have support for multi-pathing (MPIO) in the way that iSCSI does. It has a few work-arounds like using alternate subnets and so forth, but for today we’re going to rely … Read more