Resolving BackupExecAgentBrowser Event ID 57414
Wow is this an exciting topic or what? This falls squarely in the category of “write it down in case you need to find it in the future.” Environment Windows …
BartPE and UBCD4Win Tips and Tricks
I’ve been working with Bart Lagerweij’s BartPE (Preinstalled Environment) lately to see if I could get a reliable method for restoring partition images created by Runtime Software’s free DriveImage XML. …
Hotfix Lets W32time Sync with Very High Precision NTP Servers
Time Server Upgrades Expose W32Time Bug Some time ago, I set up two NTP time sources for my Windows 2003 / SBS 2003 domain controllers: time-nw.nist.gov in Redmond, Washington, and …
Server Replacement Using Hardware Independent Imaging
In the last year or so, hardware-independent imaging has received increasing attention. The idea is that you can create an image of a live server and restore it to another …
Storming the Castle
I've been learning about so many development strategies in the last few months that my head is spinning! My journey has taken me in two main directions: Learning about concepts …
The Way We Were, 1977 to 1984
Today as I was pondering some modern architectural paradigms, I got to thinking about my procedural programming roots, which led me down memory lane to my early computing days. Basement …
Changing DNS Root Hint for b.root-servers.net
The Only Thing Constant is Change On January 29, 2004, the the IP address for the DNS root hint for b.root-servers.net changed to 192.228.79.201: New IPv4 address for b.root-servers.net Copy …
NetDiag Warns about NetBT Errors Because Messenger Service Not Running
System and Configuration I manage a server running Windows 2003 R2. This is a single-server network. The server acts as an Active Directory controller and as a DNS server. There …
Testing SMTP Using Telnet
I’m trying out a hosted anti-spam solution. This service works by becoming my public-facing mail server (DNS MX record), and relaying non-spam mail to the mail server in my office. …
Windows Media Services and a Change of IP Address
A short while ago I changed the IP address configuration on my Small Business Server 2003 SP2 machine. The main reason for the change was to choose an oddball local …