Getting Past VSS Error 80042316 from DriveImage XML
I’m using Runtime Software’s free DriveImage XML to back up several XP machines over a network to Windows 2003 server. Scheduled tasks run DriveImage XML in command-line mode and are …
Comparing NOD32 2.7 to Trend Client-Server 3.6
A response to my previous blog post asked a fair question: what sets NOD32 apart or even on par with Trend Client-Server Messaging? I decided that I would do some …
Comparing NOD32 Version 2.7 to Version 3.0
Version 2.7: The Fine Print As I mentioned in the updates to my previous blog post, after encountering some issues with NOD32 version 3.0, and on the advice of experienced NOD32 …
Setting Up ESET NOD32 Antivirus 3.0 Business Edition on SBS 2003
Yet Another Antivirus Program The time had come to renew my antivirus program. I decided instead to try one that I’ve been reading good things about on some Yahoo forums: …
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 …