I came across Ben Armstrong’s Blog today while doing a little searching. He has some good stuff about Microsoft Virtual Server on there and one of the things he posted on has to do with a calculator to figure out how to configure your Virtual environment. It doesn’t take much to figure out that Data Center… Continue reading Windows Server Virtualization Calculator
Category: Microsoft
Virtual Machine Remote Control Client
I have been using Microsoft Virtual Server since it was first released. I have also used Virtual PC a good bit. (I like VPC 2007 on Vista 64bit hardware.) I have only ever used the web interface to work with MSVS. I just today decided to try the VMRC Client. Overview VMRCplus is a tool… Continue reading Virtual Machine Remote Control Client
The start up screen is all black and you can’t see what you are typing into the logon box
I have had a few machines that occasionally have strange color combinations and you can’t see the logon box to view what you are typing. I finally put the right words in the search to come up with the answer: SYMPTOMS After you press CTRL+ALT+DELETE to log on to a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based computer, the logon screen turns… Continue reading The start up screen is all black and you can’t see what you are typing into the logon box
SQL and ODBC
I was trying to figure out how to get some data from an ODBC source and put it into SQL, and found a post with an interesting possible answer: Recently, I discovered an issue with SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) regarding how the Execute SQL Task item handles returning a result set to the control flow. Lets start by… Continue reading SQL and ODBC
Processing the date can be a pain…
I was trying to migrate a table from one database to another using a script. It shouldn’t have been too complicated. It probably wouldn’t be for someone who has done it before. I had a problem getting some of the fields to copy over. They all involved date/time information. My search led me to this… Continue reading Processing the date can be a pain…
Product instance … has had update 3054 installed…
So when I tried to install the update that I downloaded in my earlier post, I got the following message: The product instance SQL Tools has had update 3054 installed. You do not need to install this update. An update equal to or greater than 3159 should be downloaded. Isn’t that special… Guess I need… Continue reading Product instance … has had update 3054 installed…
Please visit the IDE in Script Task Editor…
I was trying to build a tool to move some data between a TSM Database and a SQL 2005 Database. Mostly so that I can create a few reports to impress people who don’t have any idea what it is that I am reporting on. There are a number of issues with trying to do… Continue reading Please visit the IDE in Script Task Editor…
Multiple Categories in a SharePoint Blog
I recently came up with an idea to use an internal blog to document stuff happening in our group at work. (Document what you know…) The problem was that SharePoint Blogs by default limit you to one category per post and that just would be as helpful in my mind. So I did a search… Continue reading Multiple Categories in a SharePoint Blog
Windows Live Writer
I happened to read one of the many junk e-mails that I get from Microsoft (I get them on purpose) and saw this tool for posting to a blog. I thought I would try it out. I just downloaded and installed it, but I haven’t read anything on it yet. I thought I would go… Continue reading Windows Live Writer
Windows cannot access the specified device…
Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item. OR you may just need to removed Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration. I haven’t ever like it. This is just one more reason.