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Installing of Citrix XenApp 6.5 Hotfixes fails with "Installation ended...
Submitted by PhilEddies on Mon, 12/19/2011 - 17:37administrator | 4563 pointsSoftwareCitrix XenApp Problem:Recently I was having issues installing the Hotfixes XA650W2K8R2X64001 and XA650W2K8R2X64002...
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Allowing Citrix Receiver 3.1 to use HTTP as well as HTTPS
Submitted by PhilEddies on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 12:39administrator | 4563 pointsSoftwareCitrix XenAppCitrix XenDesktopProblem:I have just upgraded Citrix Receiver from version 3.0 to 3.1 and I found it...
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Installing Select Plus Remote Desktop Cals
Submitted by PhilEddies on Fri, 01/06/2012 - 12:59administrator | 4563 pointsSoftwareWindows Server Problem:Recently I needed to install a bundle of server 2008 Remote Desktop cals which had been...
View ArticleChange Windows File Associations via the Command Prompt
Submitted by PhilEddies on Tue, 02/07/2012 - 12:34administrator | 4563 pointsSoftwareWindows ClientThe blow shows how to reset file associations via the command prompt.File associations are per...
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SCCM 2007: Clients not receiving new Software Metering Rules
Submitted by PhilEddies on Fri, 05/25/2012 - 23:15administrator | 4563 pointsSoftwareSCCM Problem:Recently I noticed that clients had not received my changes to my SCCM 2007 software meeting rules,...
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PowerPoint: Some of your fonts cannot be saved with the presentation
Submitted by PhilEddies on Mon, 06/11/2012 - 12:08administrator | 4563 pointsSoftwareMicrosoft Office Problem:When trying to save a PowerPoint file you get a message similar to the below;In my case I...
View ArticleChanging the time zone on CentOs from the shell
Submitted by PhilEddies on Fri, 10/19/2012 - 18:00administrator | 4563 pointsSoftwareLinuxSoftYou can enter the command date to view the current time zoneTo change the time zone you need to create a...
View ArticleGetting a list of databases on a MS SQL Server
Submitted by PhilEddies on Fri, 12/21/2012 - 17:31administrator | 4563 pointsSoftwareSQLThe below query will return a list of none system databases on a Microsoft SQL Server;SELECT name FROM...
View ArticleCitrix XenApp Rolling Reboot Script
Submitted by PhilEddies on Sun, 02/24/2013 - 22:28administrator | 4563 pointsSoftwareCitrix XenAppI want to share one of my recent finds, I have a Citrix farm that has users logged on 24/7 so...
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IBM iSeries Client Access License Error on Citrix XenApp
Submitted by PhilEddies on Mon, 02/25/2013 - 22:24administrator | 4563 pointsSoftwareIBM Client AccessProblem:I recently had the need to deploy IBM Client Access 6.1 on a Citrix XenApp 6.5 farm,...
View ArticleDisabling and Enabling All SQL Server Agent Jobs
SoftwareSQLAs part of a recent Microsoft SQL Server migration project I had a need to disabled and enable all of the Agent Jobs as various points, the below scripts did the job. This scripts have been...
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Citrix XenApp Health Monitor
SoftwareCitrix XenAppDetails Recently I had a need for a tool that would easily allow me or our Service Desk to monitor the health of our XenApp farm, there are obviously commercial products for this...
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WSUS Clients failing to download updates (80244019)
SoftwareWindows UpdateProblemClients were unable to download updates from our internal WSUS server, the download failed with error 80244019 however the same clients could download the updates fine...
View ArticleFinding SUSE and openSUSE version number and service pack level via the shell
SoftwareLinuxTo find the version of SUSE or openSUSE and the service pack / patch level installed via the shell run the command;cat /etc/SuSE-releaseYou should get an output like the below;SUSE Linux...
View ArticleGetting a user of Linux users via the shell
SoftwareLinuxIf you have a need to find the user accounts present on a linux computer via te shell the below command should help;cat /etc/passwd | grep "/home" | cut -d: -f1This will list all users on...
View ArticleChanging a Windows Product Key Using Command Prompt
SoftwareWindows ClientFrom time to time the need arises to change a Windows product key, the below uses slmgr.vbs to change the Windows product key and activates Windows;- Open an Administrative...
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Unable to delete a folder with a trailing space
SoftwareWindows ServerWindows ClientProblem:Two folders on a file server I administer had been created with a space at the end of the folder name. If I tried to delete these folders I got the message...
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Windows Azure Active Directory Sync Set CoexistenceConfigureation Error
SoftwareWindows ServerWhile setting up Office 365 I ran into an issue with the Active Directory Synchronization tool, at the configuration stage I was presented with the error...
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VMware: The parent virtual disk has been modified since the child was...
SoftwareVMWare VSphereProblem:After my weekend backups I was greeted this morning with a virtual guest that would not power on, instead I was getting the below error; An on the summary tab for the...
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SQL Script - Report the disk size each table is using in a database
SoftwareSQLThe below sql script will return a list of tables in a database along with the table sizes in MB. select object_name(id) [Table Name], [Table Size] = convert (varchar, dpages * 8 / 1024) +...
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