1. How to move the WINS database in Windows Server 2008
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...dir%\system32\wins). Click OK to close the properties and select no when asked do you want to restart the service. Stop the service and create the folder structure that you typed for the new lo...

2. Remotely managing the disk management snap-in in Windows Server 2008
(Blogs/paulw)

...anagement snap-in, or more specifically why the disk management snap-in cannot connect to the virtual disk service is simply a matter of the firewall rules. The firewall is enabled by default on Wind...

3. Troubleshooting Microsoft Application Virtualization/ SoftGrid error 0060922C-800736B1
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...ricity\SoftGrid for Windows Desktops\SFTLOG.TXT): [05/01/2008 13:36:09.396 VSCM INF] Starting automatic service 'MDM'. [05/01/2008 13:36:26.488 SWAP INF] Elapsed time for upload: 23.434 seconds ...

4. Moving and renaming Active Directory objects in LDIF using LDIFDE
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I was in the middle of writing a post for this blog (on AD recovery and the new database mount tool, if you’re interested) the other day when I needed to make some quick changes to a reanimated

5. Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services Last Interactive Logon Information Feature
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...ndows Server 2008 documentation or attending events discussing Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) you might have noticed that one of the new features that is enabled with Win...

6. Troubleshooting the Microsoft.MetadirectoryServices.MissingParentObjectException Error
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...o keep the entry concise and for search-engine reasons. The second error I hit was Microsoft.MetadirectoryServices.MissingParentObjectException. In my case the stack trace looked like this: Micros...

7. Troubleshooting the Microsoft.MetadirectoryServices.NoCompatiblePartitionFoundException Error
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...to keep the entry concise and for search-engine reasons. The first error I hit was Microsoft.MetadirectoryServices.NoCompatiblePartitionFoundException. In my case, the stack trace looked like this: ...

8. Disabling custom errors in Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) 3.0
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..., because of the ILM “2” beta, I’m having to get my hands a little dirty with SharePoint Services –specifically Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) 3.0 Service Pack 1 (SP1). Wel...

9. Disabling logging in Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) 3.0
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One of the pre-requisites for ILM “2” is SharePoint Services. SharePoint Services 3.0 is no longer part of Windows Server 2008 (it was during beta), but is available as a free download fr

10. Automating Windows Server 2008 installations
(Blogs/paulw)

...n the subject. Essentially, forgetting System Centre Configuration Manager (SCCM), Windows Deployment Services (WDS) and Microsoft Deployment (formerly Business Desktop Deployment, a.k.a. BDD) yo...