Don’t Paste That ClickFix Verification Link
This morning I visited the web site of a faucet supplier. Initially, things looked fine:
Can’t Start VM with Virtual TPM on HPE MicroServer
I manage several HPE Gen10 Plus v2 MicroServers set up as Hyper-V hosts, running a mixture of Server 2022 and Server 2025. HPE BIOS is currently at v2.40. I discovered …
QuickBooks Support Scam
One of my clients received a voicemail advising them they were having issues with their QuickBooks “communications link”:
HPE Intelligent Provisioning, Server 2025, and VROC
I’m setting up a new HPE MicroServer Gen10 Plus v2. I’ve purchased an HPE Server 2025 Essentials Reseller Option Kit (ROK) to install. I thought this time, I’d use the …
An A.I. Test
After reading a New York Times article about how Artificial Intelligence degenerates when it gets its input from A.I., I posted some thoughts in a private forum. A colleague replied …
Restore Server Test – 2024 Edition
Over the years, I’ve published multiple articles about testing a server restore at a client site. The idea is to confirm that if the server went down, I could quickly …
sqlcmd No credentials, cannot generate SSPI context
I recently set up SQL 2022 Express and needed to connect to it over the LAN using sqlcmd. I thought enabling TCP/IP in SQL Server 2022 Configuration Manger and opening …
Restart 3CX 18 Services from Debian Command Line
I have a 3CX server running on a small Azure B1ls virtual machine, 1 vCPU, 0.5 GiB RAM. This has been working fine for years. I recently did an apt …
Veeam 6 Fails to Restore to Hyper-V Gen 2
Recently I had a Windows Server 2022 machine installed on bare metal, backed up with Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows 6.0.2.1090 – Free Edition. I decided to virtualize this machine …
It’s a Match! MCB GoldLink and 3CX Version 18
3CX has released version 18 of its namesake telephony server and I’m happy to report that it is compatible with MCB GoldLink to 3CX.