Detect SQL servers on a domain

To find whether there is a connection to a SQL server and which SQL servers are available on the Network, type:

sqlcmd -L on the shell

DCOM and ASP.NET error and warning after SharePoint installation

In case you get the DCOM error logged to the windows events after installing SharePoint (MOSS), go to the IWAN Reg Admin Service reacheable from the administrative Tools -> Component services and grant the accounts (application Pool accounts) specified in the event error, launch permissions.

If you have the ASP.NET warning and do not reach your SSP admin site, add the following Windows accounts and permissions to the Windows\temp folder:
IISwpg Read and Network service modify permissions.

If you still have a problem, follow KB 825791.

Disable the Shutdown Event Tracker

To disable the teasing Shutdown Event Tracker, choose start > Run... > and type GPedit.msc

Then go to Local Computer Policy > Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Dbl-Click "Display Shutdown Event Tracker" and select Disabled.

Setting up a Virtual Domain

Getting Multiple Virtual PCs to Work Together

extending a virtual hard drive vhd for Virtual PC / Virtual Server

I saw this good link http://blog.donnfelker.com/post/Resizing-a-VHD-and-a-Volume.aspx to extend virtual hard disks. I change it a bit and here is what I did:

(please check as well the good post http://kb.dutchalps.com/microsoftvirtualpc.htm)

To extend the VHD you need to use a tool called VHResizer from the host. It is really good. Then add the new drive as a secundary HD of some virtual machine (does not need to be the one you are going to use that VHD - I used a Windows XP VM. In Disk management from windows, right click the just extended space and create a volume.

Then use the diskpart.exe command line tool from microsoft to extend the volume.

VMWare ESX has a tool for that included on the product called vmkfstools.

Network adapter problems

When moving VM HD and VM machines from machine to machine, sometimes we get problems with the Network adapters. VM creates new ones and it can be that you have some hidden ones still running.

To check the non visible ones, please do the following:

from a command prompt type: set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1

Then type Start DEVMGMT.MSC, and then press ENTER from the command prompt

go to the device manager and choose show hidden devices under the view menu.

That's it, you shoul be able to see and delete if you want the not necessarely adapters.

Windows prompting you again and again: Do you want to view only the webpage content that was delivered securely?

Solution is to enable:

tools>internet options>security>custom level>display mixed content: enable!


Credits go to an anonymous comment in http://ebersys.blogspot.com/2009/03/do-you-want-to-view-only-webpage.html