The Volume Shadow Copy (VSS) service is a pretty good feature of Windows Vista. Windows XP offered a similar feature in a "Previous Versions" client that needed to be installed by the user. This allowed users to take advantage of the backups that had been deployed. Vista's Shadow copy is on by default for the "system" drive and is "built-in". What VSS does is to write a new copy of the file. So, instead of replacing an existing file, VSS creates a new file in available space and points to … [Read more...]
Zune error Code:C00D1316
Well, several months back I decided I wanted a Zune 80gig. So, I got online, found out who carried them locally and went and got one. I will have to say it has been a great investment. It is much better than my wife's 80gig video IPOD. Bigger screen, more vibrant colors, etc.. But, today I started the Zune software to update my Podcasts and found that they would not download. Each podcast showing this error: EPISODE DOWNLOAD ERROR Can't download this episode. There could be a … [Read more...]
Windows XP SP 3
This will be somewhat of an anti-climatic follow-up for most of you guys... After installing Service Pack 3 for Windows XP, I have experienced absolutely no ill side-effects. This is a completely different experience from the release of Service Pack 2.. Whew!! I can say that beyond the download (approx 70meg for me) being a little slow, that was the fault of my internet connection, this has gone without a hitch. In fact, I don't know if this was the intension or not but, my XP machine … [Read more...]
Windows XP SP 3
I heard from geekhat over on twitter that Service pack three for Windows XP was in his Updates this morning... So I checked my Windows XP machine and .... BEHOLD Service pack three is here! I'm downloading it now. I'll update again after the installation is complete. … [Read more...]
Remote Desktop /console change in Vista SP1
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...]
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 – 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...]