This software is a very minor adjustment to our Free Visitor Management software which you can source HERE. It was written for a specific school as the teacher was having troubles modifying it but I assure you it is VERY easy to adjust Click here to DOWNLOAD my COMPLETELY Student Hall […]
This is the first of three tutorials explaining how to run a simple Server 2012 Remote Desktop Services environment. This is ideal for companies with less than (say) 20 concurrent users if you source good hardware. BACKGROUND: It used to be that all you need to do to get a Terminal […]
If you see the following error on your Server 2012 RD install: The Remote Desktop Connection Broker server could not enumerate the targets for the provider named NULL from the database. Pooled virtual desktop collection name: NULL Error: Logon to the database failed. you likely have either an old domain or […]
When you use Remote Desktop Connections you may see the following error: BITMAP DISK CACHE FAILURE: Your disk is full or the cache directory is missing or corrupted. Some bitmaps may not appear. You then have three real options: Do nothing. Your RDP session will function but will “lock up” […]
There are several solutions to the error below, but in my case the issue was resolved after a simple WSUS > OPTIONS > SERVER CLEANUP. This was odd because I run the Server Cleanup Wizard with regularity. SYNCRONIZATION DETAILS > RESULT: THE ERROR TYPE IS UNKNOWN TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for ‘Microsoft.UpdateServices.ServerSyncWebServices.ServerSync.ServerSyncProxy’ threw […]
Well this is just as annoying as can be but it turns out to be pretty quick to resolve. If you reboot your client PC’s but find some software you pushed via Group Policy did not install, you likely are in Asyncronous Policy Processing Hell. First verify that the policy did make […]
If you know Group Policy and your question is really, WHERE IS AN .MSI FOR JAVA THAT IS ALREADY TO BE DEPLOYED UNATTENDED THROUGH AN ACTIVE DIRECTORY GROUP POLICY, you can download my Java 7 Patch 13 from Feb 1 2013 (jre1.7.0_13) HERE. Note that while I have had no problems with […]
If you are like me and you used to Microsoft Mesh for SkyDrive, you were likely frustrated when Microsoft anounced they were scrapping Mesh all together. I had head I could use a SkyDrive App to sync files to SkyDrive, just like I did with Mesh but I could not figure […]
In a word, VM’s. The only difference (other than price) is the number of VM’s you can use. Data Center provides unlimited and Standard provides 2. Below is Microsofts conciese explaination of the differences in the versions which I copied from: microsoft.com/licensing/about-licensing/windowsserver2012.aspx#tab=2 Datacenter Datacenter edition is ideal for customers that […]
Well, ‘solved’ is a bit misleading as these sorts of problems are unlikely to ever by truly resolved and while some of it just offensive, some of it is actually dangerous. Worse, these are getting very hard to spot. The old rules of looking for poor grammar or other obvious […]
UPDATE: August 5, 2014 See our updated explanation and screen shots: www.urtech.ca/2014/08/solved-how-to-disable-password-expiry-and-password-complexity-rules-in-office-365/ To disable Office 365’s Password complexity requirements and to stop your passwords from expiring every 90 days is not difficult, but must be done through command line as Microsoft has not allowed these settings to be customized through the Office […]
I have confirmed with Microsoft support that there is no GUI to change the Seattle graphic that Windows 8 displays when SWITCHING USER or on boot of a new PC. Further, I have not found any “tweakers” to adjust it yet, although you know they are coming. Until then it […]
The Office 2013 admin kit is no longer a separate tool : The OCT is part of the Setup program and is the recommended tool for most customizations. The OCT is available only with volume licensed versions of Windows Installer-based Office 2013, Office 2010, and the 2007 Office system. To […]
Augmented Reality is exactly what the words say. Reality with something added on. That may not be the most useful definition if you are not already following the concept so let me explain further. Augmented Reality (or “AR” as it is becoming known) lets you see what is there but […]
One of the changes Microsoft made to reduce complexity in IE10 was to remove the RECENTLY CLOSED TABS button page when you open a new tab. This is not good… but wait, they have just relocated that feature. All you have to do is RIGHT CLICK on any existing tab: […]
Windows 8, both RT and the full x86 / x64 versions, store their Apps in three places: C:\ProgramFiles\WindowsAPPS This is a hidden folder so you will not see it unless you have HIDDEN FOLDERS enabled as you can see in the screen shot below To get into the folder you will […]