Restore Server 2012 R2 to a ThinkCentre M93p Desktop, Take 3
Once a year, I test restoring a server to a desktop. The server is backed up with standard Windows Backup. The idea is to confirm that if the server went …
Manually Delete Pending Printer Documents
Sometimes when a document is “stuck” waiting to print and Microsoft’s cancel/restart approach doesn’t help, you need a way to delete it manually. These commands, run from an administrative command …
HitmanPro.Alert Slows Software Protection Service
On one Windows Server 2012R2 Essentials machine, the Software Protection Service, which runs once an hour or so to verify licenses, was usually failing to start within 30 seconds, raising …
Update TeamViewer ID in MaxFocus Remote Management
On one machine running TeamViewer (not Take Control), the TeamViewer ID changed. Not sure why but it may have to do with having installed a new network card in the …
Script Timing Out in MaxFocus Remote Management
Sometimes a script times out because it really is trying to do more than is possible in the time allowed. But what if a script runs fine in the command …
Debugging Scripts in MaxFocus Remote Management
Sometimes a script is failing or timing out when run from the MaxFocus dashboard and you need to duplicate dashboard behavior manually from a command prompt. Here’s how:
Replace Fan in APC Back-UPS XS 900 (BX900R)
The Young Lin DFB401024H fan that comes in the Back-UPS XS 900 VA (BX900R) uninterruptible power supply is rated for 50,000 hours or 5.7 years. At some point the bearings …
Manually Determine User’s Profile Path
If you can log on as a user, you can run echo %UserProfile% to get the correct profile path. But if you are logged on as another user, or even …
Set Up and Download Scripts and Helpers
Scripting is great, but if you manage a bunch of computers, how do you get those scripts and their helper programs onto the computers in the first place? I wrote …
Windows 10 Update Breaks 2012 R2 Essentials Connector
If you have a Windows 10 machine connected to an Essentials 2012 R2 server and you apply the Windows 10 November update (1511), all Essentials connections will be lost.