GoldMine 9 Truncates Long Detail Names
In the process of upgrading from GoldMine 6.7 to 9.2, I discovered that Detail names longer than 20 characters were cut off. The UI seems to be inserting the comment …
GoldMine Filter Syncs Too Many Records
Recently I upgraded from GoldMine 6.7 to 9.2.1.92. I have a filter defined that I use when syncing to Outlook. The filter count shows 1184 records, but it actually syncs …
Add a Lookup Menu to GoldMine 9.2
I’m in the process of upgrading from GoldMine 6.5 to 9.2.1.92. I really don’t want to give up the super-fast keyboard access to the search function. For example, in GoldMine …
Connect to SQL Server 2012 Express Over the Network
I’ve recently installed SQL Server 2012 Express SP1 under Windows Server 2012 Essentials. I’m using it to host GoldMine CRM databases. There is so much information about network and firewall …
GoldMine 9 Zip Code Refresh
I’ve been using GoldMine for CRM since 1992, starting with version 3.2 for DOS. Sometime early on, I obtained and imported a Zip Code database. Very handy: just type in …
List Users and Their SIDs
An incredibly useful one-liner: wmic useraccount get disabled,domain,name,sid Run that from an administrative command prompt while logged in as a domain admin to list all the users and their SIDs. …
FilterManager Event ID 3 During Backups
I have a 2-week-old installation of Server 2012 Essentials. Windows Server Backup runs twice per day. Every time the backup runs, I get about five of these errors in the …
Index Microsoft Office Files for Windows Search on Server 2012
After setting up Server 2012 Essentials, I discovered that the native Windows Search indexes .doc, .docx, .ppt, and .xls files, but not .pptx or .xlsx files.
MS DTC Can’t Connect after Server 2012 Transition
I recently transitioned from SBS 2008 to a clean install of Server 2012 Essentials. Most things went smoothly, but one issue took a lot of work to resolve: on an …
Delete Old Windows Server Backups
A client uses Windows Server Backup to back up a small Hyper-V server running Windows Server 2008 R2. Today free space on the backup drive F: dropped below 100GB of …