A while back I blogged about Remote Desktop in Windows XP. Since the start of my Vista Quest I have continued to use the Vista remote desktop with great success. That is until I installed Services pack 1. Here lately I've been noticing some differences when I log into some servers I manage. Nothing drastic mind you but there were some things that were no longer the same. So I got to Googeling... I use the /console when logging in to these servers. For those who don't know the /console … [Read more...]
Archives for 2008
Friday Funny – The Druggist
Ahh, the Friday Funnies. They've not been around in a while. Now they're back with the following little gem I received in my e-mail. The Druggist: Upon arriving home, a husband was met at the door by his sobbing wife. Tearfully, she explained, "It's the druggist. He insulted me terribly this morning on the phone. I had to call multiple times before he would even answer the phone." Immediately, the husband drove downtown to confront the druggist and demand an … [Read more...]
Site of the Week: FreeRice.com
It's been a while since my last Site-of-the-week... Sorry for the long delay but nothing has really shown through, IMHO, until now. My wife found this one and I think it's great! FreeRice.com FreeRice is a sister site of the world poverty site, … [Read more...]
Unable to log you on because of an account restriction
Here's a "duh" for you... If, when trying to log onto a Win XP machine via Remote Desktop, you get: "Unable to log you on because of an account restriction." This can occur if the account you are using to connect with has a null (blank) password. Apparently you cannot establish Remote Desktop connections when you are using an account with a null (blank) password. … [Read more...]
Vista Service Pack 1 – Short Update
Just a quick note... For some reason the Service Pack one update cleared the activation of my Vista Ultimate install and I was required to re-activate. Be prepared for that. Wonder Why?? … [Read more...]
Vista Service Pack 1 – The Update
Ok. All things considered in a Microsoft world, this was a pretty painless update. It may be hard to read but, the image left says that this installation will take an hour or more. Well, it's not joking. The entire process took me right at 1 hour to complete. Step one - Download the update. Now, make sure and download this update through Windows Update. The size of this update could be 65 - 427 MB. This size will be determined by your current level of patches (udates) my machine was pretty … [Read more...]
Get Fax Receipts from SBS 2003 Fax Services
This had eluded me.. But I just found the solution so I thought I would post it... I had to reinstall a Windows 2003 Small Business Server last week.. This particular customer made use of the Fax Service. Before the reinstall the Fax Service would e-mail a receipt through Exchange to the sending user but this was no longer happening. After a little digging I found the reason why.. It was not turned on. So, to turn on The Fax receipt function in SBS 2003 you will need to do the following: Open … [Read more...]