XProtect Database Errors after System Crash
I’m running Milestone XProtect Essential+ 2019 R2 in a Windows 10 virtual machine. The Hyper-V host is having some issues and crashing periodically, which of course causes the XProtect guest …
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Windows Backup Fails after Renaming User
If you rename a user under Windows 10 following a procedure like this, your Windows 7 backup may start failing, unable to find files from the previous username. In the …
3CX and GoldLink Plans
As we start a new year, I want to let you know about some changes coming in 3CX that affect MCB GoldLink to 3CX. Note Be sure to scroll to …
GoldMine Named Pipes Provider Error
In an environment running GoldMine on client PCs and SQL on a separate server, I recently started getting this error when starting GoldMine: “Named Pipes Provider: Could not open a …
WID Service Master Key Could Not Be Force Regenerated
Started getting this error on Server 2012 R2, after installing the Remote Desktop Gateway service (part of Windows Server Essentials). I believe this is the first app to use the …
Set Up Group Policy Admin Templates
Here are brief instructions on setting up Group Policy Administrative Templates on a single Server 2012 R2 or 2016 domain controller. More detailed instructions, as well as the latest Windows …
Recurring VSS 8193 and VSS 8228 errors
After migrating a Windows 10 desktop to a new domain, it was throwing multiple VSS errors every day during the Veeam backup:
Veeam Free Causes SQL Error 3041
I’m running Veeam Free 3.0.1.1039 on a Server 2016 running SQL Server 2016. Every time the backup runs, I see MSSQLSERVER event ID 3041 in the Application event log: “BACKUP …
Remove IMG_ Prefix from Photo Names
My Android phone prepends every photo file with “IMG_”. After copying the files to my computer, I use this simple Windows command to remove the prefix on all files in …
Dell PowerEdge T30 Notes
I recently bought a Dell PowerEdge T30 for a small customer. I can’t guarantee yours will arrive the same way, but here are a some notes on what it did …