Robert Owen 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 … Read more
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??
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 … Read more
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. … Read more
First I'd, like to type my normal apology for slow posts… It's been a hectic month. ANYWAY, today I see that Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is now being pushed out via windows update. I know it was released last week but today is the first time it has showed up in my automatic updates. My friend Doug requested that … Read more
Sorry for the lack of Friday Funnies…. I'm trying to do better… With that in mind, this came in my e-mail this morning and I thought I would share.. Ben Franklin Said. This is to those who enjoy a glass of wine… and those who don't. As Ben Franklin said: In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is freedom, … Read more
I was having some trouble today getting a flash file to work. I was trying to stream a FLV (Flash video) file and although it was working great on my local machine it would not stream when I loaded it up on my server. The SWF file would play, well.. the controls would come up but the file wouldn't stream.. … Read more