I wanted to be able to remotely connect to a server and see if it had a profile directory for a particular user. I wrote a VBScript that will connect to a machine through WMI, find out what the ProfilesDirectory path is and then list all the folders in that directory. It wouldn’t take much… Continue reading List All Folders in the User Profile Directory
Windows Server Virtualization Calculator
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
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…
TSM and SQL queries
I was looking for a way to get some information out of the TSM Database to use in a reporting project and came across this: IntroductionThis tutorial is intended to help with the first steps into working directly with the TSM database for the SQL illiterate administrator. We give a brief overview of the table… Continue reading TSM and SQL queries
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