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Raise Forest Function Level

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:26:46 +0000

I was raising the forest function level to 2008 r2 and the option was missing,

it turns out you should select “Active Directoy Domains and Trusts” and not the actual Domain in the MMC

Take a screenshot with galaxy nexus ICS 4.0

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 13:33:50 +0000

Press and hold at the same time

Volume down + Power button

That’s it!

Windows 7 Service Pack 1 – Access Denied (no further details)

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:04:38 +0000

I was trying to install Windows 7 Sp1 on a laptop and I was getting an “ACCESS DENIED” error with no further errors. After a bit of tshooting I ended up running processmon and it turned out there was a DENY set on the C drive for USERS, that means when the service pack was attempting to install it would not be able to create the C:\32893928109093829312\ folder.. that’s one of the first steps.

I removed the DENY permission and everything worked well.

process mon is a great tool, Good luck

SCCM State Migration Point Errors

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:36:15 +0000

I was installing SMP on a 2008 r2 (X64) and I was getting these errors

SMS_STATE_MIGRATION_POINT received START notification. SMS_STATE_MIGRATION_POINT 22/12/2011 10:22:45 7128 (0x1BD8)
SMPPeriodicActivityInterval = 1440 minutes
Failed to find the certificate in the store, retry 1.
Failed to find the certificate in the store, retry 2.
Failed to find the certificate in the store, retry 3.
CCMRetrieveCertificateContext failed : 0×80004005
RetrieveCertificateContext() failed. SMP Cert does not exist. Creating a SelfSignedEncryptionCert.
Creating Encryption Certificate…
Failed to create certificate hr=0×80070005
CreateSelfSignedEncryptionCert() failed.
GetSMPSerializedKey failed : 0×80070005
GetSMPSerializedKey failed.
SMPManager failed to start, Error = (0×80070005).
SMS_EXECUTIVE started SMS_STATE_MIGRATION_POINT as thread ID 3496 (0xDA8).

It was related to READ permissions on the MachineKey folder C:\Users\All Users\Microsoft\Crypto\RSA

I basically had to enable the LOCALSYSTEM access to this folder and restarted the service, All is well now

Disable startup repair (7/2008)

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:42:51 +0000

So one of my servers was rebooted and never came back up. It was stuck on the startup repair screen. I would rather it boot loop then never retry. So to disable the startup repair run this command.

bcdedit /set {default} bootstatuspolicy ignoreallfailures

And to re-enable it

bcdedit /set {default} bootstatuspolicy displayallfailures

BattleField 3 Beta 5850 Crossfire Problems (stutter / slow fps)

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:41:44 +0000

I was getting mega stutter and low fps in battlefield 3 beta, It was stopping me from playing at all. Best after loads of playing around, I ended up following this guide and it worked.

Clean it with Atiman Uninstaller v.6.0.0.msi. Download LINK

Run it with administrator privilege. Some antivirus software will give false alarm but it is just a false positive.

Then install Catalyst 11.9 + ( Catalyst 11.8 CAP5 http://www.overclock.net/ati-drivers…11-8-cap5.html only if you are crossfire).

Disable ULPS http://www.overclock.net/amd-ati/667…ling-ulps.html

During Catalyst install, if you get any error messages, ignore it and let it complete. Restart PC, then go to folder where the files extracted/unzipped to, find in CCC2 **.exe then perform repair.

After rebooting and finallay loading the drivers, Battlefield 3 worked perfectly!

Thanks!

RSCLIENT Installation

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:16:36 +0000

I needed to deploy reporting services print client to my domain, so I found you need to manually do it.

Here is the batch I used

if %PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%==x86 (

copy \\SERVERNAME\deployment\AppDeploy\Tools\rsclient\x86\*.* /y %windir%\system32\
regsvr32 /s %windir%\system32\rsclientprint.dll

) else (

copy \\SERVERNAME\deployment\AppDeploy\Tools\rsclient\x64\*.* /y %windir%\system32\
regsvr32 /s %windir%\system32\rsclientprint.dll

)

You need to extract the rsclient cab from the reporting server (see image) to a network share, then you need to use admin rights to install (either psexec, sccm or some startup script)

Nexus S Water Damage – Poweron

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14:07:03 +0000

Basically, I ended up in the pool and my phone was damaged (nothing showing up) So far I have it in “download mode” as I have no power button (fell off)

These are the steps to get it to power on at least (not complete)

Disassemble phone
clean all parts with some electronics cleaner (I actually used alcohol)
let dry
reassemble
I could get it to detect in ADB but then when I attempted to reboot it, it got stuck in download mode and then the power button broke.
to get past the no power button, press both volumes and insert barrery (download mode)
still trying more now…

XBMC – live (10.1) logon prompt (not autostarting)

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 17:18:53 +0000

I installed xbmc on a Revo 3600 (from usb drive) and although it took a bit to get working (including creating a loop device for to mount the iso to actually install it)

I had an issue with xbmc not actually booting into xbmc. It was just booting into the logon prompt (shell)

running

aptitude reinstall xbmc-live

Seems to have fixed it..

New Watercooling – Corsair H80

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:19:27 +0000

I upgraded my PC and had to get a new watercooling unit to support the i7-2600k chip. I didn’t have a problem with the old one but it wont fit the new size CPU. I went for a good self contained unit and decided on the H80. The reviews were pretty good.

Installation was simple enough and happily the sound levels are MUCH lower than the old one. Its actually possible to leave on in the same room and not really notice it.

Anyway Here are some pics.

In the end it was well worth the cost. I can run at 4500mhz all tday long and not have a single issue. Temps normally float around 50-60c NOT BAD!