Author: Michael

Windows Server 8

It seems like Windows Server 8 has a lot to offer.  Hope it comes out sooner rather than later… Server 8 will unleash a massive tsunami of new features specifically targeted at building and managing infrastructure for large multi-tenant Clouds, drastically increased scalability and reliability features in the areas of Virtualization, Networking, Clustering and Storage,… Continue reading Windows Server 8

Restoring Deleted Items in SharePoint

We are using SharePoint Document Libraries for some projects now.  The users are mapping the Document Library as a mapped drive.  Users are also creating and deleting files.  For the Projects site, the recycle bin settings are default: Items in the Recycle Bin remain there until you decide to permanently delete them from your Web… Continue reading Restoring Deleted Items in SharePoint

Unable to login to Citrix server via RDP or ICA

We have recently set up some new Windows Server 2008 R2/Citrix XenApp 6.0 servers.  For some reason, users could not launch a remote desktop to them even though we (thought) allowed this.  Turns out there is a policy which blocks this by default.  I found the answer here: Re: Unable to login using RDP or… Continue reading Unable to login to Citrix server via RDP or ICA

“Blue Screens”

Mark Russinovich writes his blog posts for people who want to get REALLY deep into the causes of computer problems.  But today, he posted something that is a little on the “fun” side as well.  “Blue Screens” in Designer Colors with One Click markrussinovich 11 Jan 2011 12:15 PM Comments 0 My last blog post… Continue reading “Blue Screens”

Changes in Leadership within the Server & Tools Business.

Wonder what this will mean for the Server and Tools Business at Microsoft? In conjunction with this leadership change, Bob has decided to leave Microsoft this summer. He will continue to actively run STB as I conduct an internal and external search for the new leader.  Bob will onboard the new leader and will also… Continue reading Changes in Leadership within the Server & Tools Business.

Hyper-V host blank black screen

I recently had a problem with a couple of IBM Blades that I was trying to deploy as Hyper-V hosts.  I employ the use of a replay volume from our Compellent storage to create an image for my blades.  Basically, I install one, sysprep it, and then copy the volume mount the copy as the… Continue reading Hyper-V host blank black screen

Windows cannot access the specified device

This is an old problem, but I still see it from time to time.  You are trying to run and executable that you downloaded, and you are on a Windows 2003 system.  You double click and get:   As you can see here, I am simply trying to install the windirstat utility to figure out… Continue reading Windows cannot access the specified device

Using Powershell to get logon script path from Active Directory

If you want to know what logon script users are getting, this is an easy way to get that information: Import-Module -Name ActiveDirectory Get-ADUser -Filter * -SearchBase "OU=YourOUName,DC=YourDomain,DC=COM" -properties ScriptPath | Export-Csv "c:\script\ADUser.csv" Note: In order for this to work, you have to have the ActiveDirectory Module loaded.