Block USB in Windows 7 using Group Policy
Create and assign a group policy to the appropriate OU with this configuration: Computer Configuration…
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Fix Fast Logon Issue Causing H:\ Drive Not Being Mapped
a. Click Start, click Run, type REGEDIT, and then click OK. b. Locate and click…
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DDWRT Open DNS
1. Setup an OpenDNS account and associate it with your ipchicken.com address2. Setup DNS masquerading:Services…
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VMware ESX Installation Procedures
1. Install ESX from ISO Putty Rufus MWware-VCSA-all-6.0.0-2562643.iso VMware-viclient.exe KVM console (ie. Lantronix) 2. Install…
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Measuring Bandwidth between Sites
Matching the right tool for the job: Latency: use PING Jitter: user iPerf UDP test…
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Upgrade from Windows 2008 R2 to 2012 R2
1. Run: f:\support\adprep\adprep /forestprep f:\support\adprep\adprep /domainprep 2. Start Windows setup to upgrade the OS…
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Fix DFS Replication Problems
1. Remove failed server from Replication Group 2. Right-click "System Volume Information" >> Properties >>…
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Fix Missing User Special Folders
1. create C:\Users\KimConnect\Pictures 2. Regedit >> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders >> modify "My Pictures" value to…
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File Services
DFS Considerations: 1. NTFS permissions still apply. One must set additional folder security settings on…
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RSA SecureID Authentication
Implementation Objectives: 1. Install the primary instance as a virtual appliance 2. Use software/hardware tokens…
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Recover Windows CD Key
Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")MsgBox ConvertToKey(WshShell.RegRead("HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\DigitalProductId"))Function ConvertToKey(Key)Const KeyOffset = 52i = 28Chars = "BCDFGHJKMPQRTVWXY2346789"DoCur =…
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Reset Windows XP Activation
Reboot >> F8 >> Safe Mode >> Logon as Adminitrator >> CMD: rundll32.exe syssetup,SetupOobeBnk >>…
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Symantec Antivirus
Issue: Symantec Embedded Database stuck on "Starting" status Resolution: a. Backup License Files b.…
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Veritas Backup Exec Account Setup to Authenticate Domain Controllers
1. ADUC >> Create domain user account named "backup" belonging to Administrators, Backup Operators groups…
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Veeam
Backup Solution Notes: 1. Download and import the Storage gateway from AWS (VTL). 2.…
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User Account Control
Via Domain Policy: Create new GPO >> Edit >> Computer Configuration >> Policies >> Windows…
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Some AWS Quick Notes
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vm-import/latest/userguide/vmimport-image-import.htmlOpen Virtual Appliance (OVA) image format, which is compatible with VMware vSphere versions 4 and…
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Print Server Setup
Enable WSD Discovery: CMD >> Services.msc >> set DNS Client, Function Discovery Provider Host, SSDP…
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AWS Highlights
Features: 1. Multi-regions: compliance with Section 404 of COBIT requirements 2. Amazon S3 with redundancy,…
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