The default RDP client RDesktop does not seem to work when tryingt to connect to Windows 8. The client xFreeRDP allows to connect to Windows 8 without any issues. Installation of XFreeRDP This needs to be installed from source Install dependencies sudo apt-get install build-essential git-core cmake libssl-dev libx11-dev libxext-dev libxinerama-dev \ libxcursor-dev libxdamage-dev libxv-dev […]

To create a base image, we need to run the sysprep tool. The location of the tool is C:\Windows\System32\sysprep\sysprep.exe Run the tool and select OOTB Experience Generalize

When we create a new web application using a custom host header. There is an issue which prompts for username password repeatedly when trying to access it from the SharePoint server. Method 1: Specify host names (Preferred method if NTLM authentication is desired) To specify the host names that are mapped to the loopback address […]

Execute the following in a command line window to extract the contents of the msi to a temporary directory. msiexec /a PathToMSIFile /qb TARGETDIR=DirectoryToExtractTo

If you have incorrect key setup. You can change it and activate by using the following commands. slmgr.vbs /ipk XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX Put in a valid key for the above. This registers windows with that key. slmgr.vbs /ato The above activates it.

“Error 0x8007007B The File name, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.” The Solution Using the key provided to you (MSDN etc.) you will need to run the following in an elevated command prompt – if you are new to Windows 8, click Start –> type “cmd” –> right-click on a command prompt and […]

Add .net 3.5 fails if added using the Add Features via the UI The one way to install is to mount the Windows Server 2012 cd and run the following command from an elevated shell. dism.exe /online /enable-feature /all /featurename:NetFX3 /Source:D:\sources\sxs

Oracle Open Command prompt, navigate to the sqlplus directory and run sqlplus / as sysdba In the sqlplus type the following alter user SYSTEM identified by stormer; Use SQL Developer to connect using the SYSTEM account.

Setup the Linux Server Install tightvncserver sudo apt-get install tightvncserver Start a vnc instance sudo tightvncserver Set the vnc connection password sudo vncpasswd Setup the client Install the VNCViewer for Mac OSX Connect to the server inputting ipaddres:590X Enter the password that was set in the Debian server where X is the name of the […]

SharePoint updates for 2010 and 2013 are located at here