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.
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…
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…
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….
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…
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….